Bill Text: FL S0524 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Student Voter Education [SPSC]

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Failed) 2010-04-30 - Died in Committee on Education Pre-K - 12 [S0524 Detail]

Download: Florida-2010-S0524-Introduced.html

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Florida Senate - 2010                                     SB 524 
 
By Senator Fasano 
11-00307D-10                                           2010524__ 
1                        A bill to be entitled 
2         An act relating to student voter education; providing 
3         for a voter-education program; requiring that each 
4         district school board and county supervisor of 
5         elections jointly provide the program for high school 
6         students who are eligible to register or preregister 
7         to vote; requiring that such education consist of a 
8         mandatory presentation made by the supervisor of 
9         elections to public high school students who are 
10         eligible to register or preregister to vote; requiring 
11         that the presentation be made available to nonpublic 
12         high schools upon request; providing guidelines for 
13         the content of the program; requiring that the program 
14         be conducted during school hours and at least once 
15         each term of the school year; prohibiting the 
16         exclusion of any student who is eligible to register 
17         or preregister to vote; requiring that the voter 
18         education program be provided to students enrolled in 
19         a magnet school; providing an effective date. 
20 
21  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
22 
23         Section 1. (1) Each district school board and county 
24  supervisor of elections shall cooperate to provide voter 
25  education to high school students who are eligible to register 
26  or preregister to vote. The voter-education program shall 
27  consist of a mandatory presentation to the students and be made 
28  available to nonpublic high schools upon their request. Each 
29  supervisor of elections shall conduct the presentation. 
30         (2) The presentation must include information concerning: 
31         (a) How to register to vote and preregister. 
32         (b) The operation of voting machines. 
33         (c) When and where to vote. 
34         (d) The process of voting, including voter identification 
35  requirements. 
36         (e) The importance of voting. 
37         (3) The voter-education program must provide students with 
38  sufficient information and time to complete and hand in to the 
39  supervisor of elections applications for voter registration. 
40         (4) The voter-education program shall be conducted during 
41  school hours and at least once each term of the school year in 
42  order to reach a maximum number of students in the most 
43  effective and efficient manner. 
44         (5) A student who is eligible to register or preregister to 
45  vote may not be excluded from the voter-education program. 
46         (6) The voter-education program must be provided to 
47  students enrolled in a magnet school in accordance with this 
48  section. 
49         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010.