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Notice: 13793320

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Division:

State Board of Education

Chapter:

COMMUNITY COLLEGES

Overview

RULE:

6A-14.099

Failure of Florida College System Administrator or Law Enforcement Agency to Report Child Abuse, Abandonment or Neglect

PURPOSE:

The purpose of this rule development is to establish penalty procedures by the State Board of Education for assessing a fine to Florida College System (FCS) institutions and Law Enforcement Agencies (LEAs) that fail to report child abuse as required by Section 39.205(10), Florida Statutes.  FCS institution administrators and LEAs are required to report information received about child abuse that occurred on institution property or at an event sponsored by the institution to the Florida Department of Children and Family Services.  This rule also defines the term “administrator” and the term “Law Enforcement Agency.”  The effect of this rule is that if an administrator of an FCS institution or an LEA is informed of child abuse and does not report it, the institution will be fined $1,000,000 by the SBOE.  FCS institutions will be allowed to challenge the SBOE’s determination that there was a knowing and willful failure to report this information.

SUBJECT:

Penalties for Failure to Report Child Abuse.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

39.205, Florida Statutes.

LAW:

39.205, Florida Statutes.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

11/8/2013 Vol. 39/219

RELATED STATUTES
AND LAWS:

39.205, Florida Statutes., 39.205, Florida Statutes.

OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE:

Joint Administrative Procedures Committee
Florida Administrative Law Central Online Network (F.A.L.C.O.N.)

RELATED COURT CASES:

Division of Administrative Hearings

FEDERAL eRULEMAKING
WEB PORTAL:

Regulations.gov

HOW TO LINK TO
THIS NOTICE:

http://www.flrules.org/gateway/ruleno.asp?id=6A-14.099&PDate=11/8/2013&Section=1

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