Florida Administrative Code
6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Chapter 6AER23 - Emergency Rule for Year 2023
Section 6AER23-02 - District Threat Management Coordinator Designation and Reporting
Universal Citation: FL Admin Code R 6AER23-02
Current through Reg. 50, No. 187; September 24, 2024
(1) Definitions.
(a) "School district" or "district" means a
Florida school district, the Florida Virtual School (Section
1002.37, F.S.), the Florida
School for the Deaf and the Blind (Section
1002.36, F.S.), Developmental
Research (Laboratory) Schools (Section
1002.32, F.S.), and charter
schools sponsored by a university or Florida College System institution
(Section 1002.33(5),
F.S.).
(b) "Threat Management"
means the process by which schools identify individuals exhibiting threatening
or other concerning behavior, assess the risk of harm, and coordinate
appropriate interventions and services for such individuals, as provided in s.
1006.07(7),
F.S.
(2) Designation and Responsibilities of Threat Management Coordinator.
(a) Each district school superintendent must
designate a Threat Management Coordinator to oversee threat management at all
public K-12 schools, including charter schools sponsored by or under contract
with the district. Where there is no superintendent, the lead administrator for
the school must assign the Threat Management Coordinator.
(b) The Coordinator must:
1. Ensure that all district-level and
school-level threat management team personnel are trained in threat management,
including when available, training on the Florida-specific behavioral threat
management process and instrument;
2. Be a member of a district level Threat
Management Team;
3. Serve as the
liaison to the Department of Education's Office of Safe Schools under the new
Florida-specific threat management process; and
4. Assist school-level Threat Management
Teams in the district.
(3) Each school district school superintendent, or lead administrator if there is no superintendent, must report the name, phone number, and email address of the District Threat Management Coordinator to the Office of Safe Schools at SafeSchools@fldoe.org. This information must be reported by July 1, 2023, and must be updated within one (1) school day if there is a change in the information provided.
Rulemaking Authority Ch. 23-18 § 20, Laws of Florida, 1001.02(2)(n), 1001.212(12) FS. Law Implemented, 1001.212, FS.
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