HB 859FLORIDA · STATEWIDESession 2026Died in Rules

HB 859: Video Camera Requirements in Special Education Classrooms

Original title: Exceptional Students and Video Cameras in Public Schools

March 13, 2026

education school safety privacy special education surveillance

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The Frame

What this does

This bill changes the legal requirements for school districts regarding the monitoring of s, specifically impacting how video and audio evidence is recorded and shared with parents or guardians.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

District School Boards

They are required to establish and implement new policies regarding video and audio recording in specific classrooms.

Exceptional Students and their Families

They are the subjects of the classroom monitoring policies and have the right to request recordings that include audio.

School Employees

Their identities cannot be concealed in video recordings made in self-contained classrooms.

What changed

Last recorded activity March 13, 2026.

What's next

Introduced.

Summary

This bill mandates that school districts establish policies for placing video cameras in s for . It also requires that any video recordings provided upon request must include audio and prohibits the obscuring of employee identities in these recordings.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

Does this bill apply to all classrooms?

No, the bill specifically mentions 's' for .

Are school districts required to have a policy on this?

Yes, the bill mandates that district school boards establish a specified policy regarding these cameras.

Can the school blur out the faces of teachers in the videos?

No, the bill explicitly prohibits the concealment of employee identities in the recordings.

Why It Matters

This bill changes the legal requirements for school districts regarding the monitoring of s, specifically impacting how video and audio evidence is recorded and shared with parents or guardians.

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Voting Record

Motion succeededhouse2/25/2026Official roll call ↗

Passage, Third Reading

Total

119

Yes

113

Present

Not Voting

Abstain

How they voted (119)

+ 95 more

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Discoveries

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

policy shift90% confidence

Transition from Pilot to Mandate

The bill shifts from a 'pilot program' framework to a mandatory district-wide policy requirement, indicating a move toward permanent, standardized implementation.