| 24 | | - | Clearinghouse beginning on a specified date; requiring 11 |
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| 25 | | - | the Agency for Health Care Administration to perform 12 |
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| 26 | | - | certain actions beginning on a specified date; 13 |
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| 27 | | - | requiring the clearinghouse to share eligibility 14 |
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| 28 | | - | determinations with certain entities; revising the 15 |
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| 29 | | - | timeframe for certain reporting requirements; revising 16 |
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| 30 | | - | deadlines for rescreening certain employees; removing 17 |
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| 31 | | - | obsolete language; conforming provisions to changes 18 |
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| 32 | | - | made by the act; amending s. 943.0438, F.S.; revising 19 |
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| 33 | | - | the definition of the term "athletic coach"; requiring 20 |
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| 34 | | - | level 2, instead of level 1, background screening s for 21 |
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| 35 | | - | current and prospective athletic coaches; providing 22 |
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| 36 | | - | timeframes for independent sanctioning authorities to 23 |
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| 37 | | - | disqualify certain persons from acting as an athletic 24 |
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| 38 | | - | coach for certain reasons; requiring independent 25 |
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| 24 | + | Clearinghouse; removing obsolete language; conforming 11 |
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| 25 | + | provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 12 |
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| 26 | + | 943.0438, F.S.; revising the definition of the term 13 |
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| 27 | + | "athletic coach"; requiring level 2, instead of level 14 |
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| 28 | + | 1, background screenings for current and prospective 15 |
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| 29 | + | athletic coaches; requiring independent sanctioning 16 |
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| 30 | + | authorities to participate in a specified system; 17 |
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| 31 | + | conforming provisions to changes made by the act; 18 |
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| 32 | + | amending s. 943.05, F.S.; expanding the agencies and 19 |
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| 33 | + | entities which may utilize the Criminal Justice 20 |
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| 34 | + | Information Program; requiring the program to develop, 21 |
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| 35 | + | for federal approval, a specified method for 22 |
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| 36 | + | identifying or verifying an individual; amending s. 23 |
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| 37 | + | 943.0542, F.S.; requiring specified entities to 24 |
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| 38 | + | initiate criminal history checks through the 25 |
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| 51 | | - | sanctioning authorities to participate in a specified 26 |
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| 52 | | - | system; conforming provisions to changes made by the 27 |
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| 53 | | - | act; amending s. 943.05, F.S.; expanding the agencies 28 |
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| 54 | | - | and entities which may utilize the Criminal Justice 29 |
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| 55 | | - | Information Program; requiring the program to develop, 30 |
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| 56 | | - | for federal approval, a speci fied method for 31 |
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| 57 | | - | identifying or verifying an individual; amending s. 32 |
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| 58 | | - | 943.0542, F.S.; requiring qualified entities to 33 |
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| 59 | | - | initiate background criminal history checks through 34 |
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| 60 | | - | the Department of Law Enforcement or the clearinghouse 35 |
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| 61 | | - | beginning on a specified date; pr oviding requirements 36 |
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| 62 | | - | for qualified entities initiating criminal history 37 |
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| 63 | | - | checks through the clearinghouse; providing 38 |
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| 64 | | - | requirements for the clearinghouse; revising standards 39 |
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| 65 | | - | for determinations of whether a criminal history 40 |
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| 66 | | - | record shows certain information; re quiring the agency 41 |
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| 67 | | - | to make certain determinations regarding the 42 |
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| 68 | | - | eligibility of certain employees or volunteers 43 |
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| 69 | | - | beginning on a specified date; amending s. 1012.315, 44 |
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| 70 | | - | F.S.; revising screening requirements for specified 45 |
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| 71 | | - | individuals; requiring the agency to mak e certain 46 |
|---|
| 72 | | - | determinations regarding the eligibility of certain 47 |
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| 73 | | - | employees beginning on a specified date; conforming 48 |
|---|
| 74 | | - | provisions to changes made by the act; amending s. 49 |
|---|
| 75 | | - | 1012.467, F.S.; requiring the agency to make certain 50 |
|---|
| 51 | + | Department of Law Enforcement or the clearinghouse by 26 |
|---|
| 52 | + | a specified date; providing requirements for specified 27 |
|---|
| 53 | + | entities initiating criminal history checks through 28 |
|---|
| 54 | + | the clearinghouse; providing requirements for the 29 |
|---|
| 55 | + | clearinghouse; amending s. 1012.315, F.S.; revising 30 |
|---|
| 56 | + | screening requirements for specified individuals; 31 |
|---|
| 57 | + | conforming provisions to changes made by the act; 32 |
|---|
| 58 | + | amending s. 1012.467, F.S.; conforming provisions to 33 |
|---|
| 59 | + | changes made by the act; conforming cross -references; 34 |
|---|
| 60 | + | providing appropriations and authorizing positions; 35 |
|---|
| 61 | + | providing an effective date. 36 |
|---|
| 62 | + | 37 |
|---|
| 63 | + | Be It Enacted by the Leg islature of the State of Florida: 38 |
|---|
| 64 | + | 39 |
|---|
| 65 | + | Section 1. Subsections (1) through (4) and subsections (5) 40 |
|---|
| 66 | + | and (6) of section 435.02, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as 41 |
|---|
| 67 | + | subsections (2) through (5) and subsections (7) and (8), 42 |
|---|
| 68 | + | respectively, and new subsections (1) and (5) are added to that 43 |
|---|
| 69 | + | section, to read: 44 |
|---|
| 70 | + | 435.02 Definitions. —For the purposes of this chapter, the 45 |
|---|
| 71 | + | term: 46 |
|---|
| 72 | + | (1) "Affiliation" means the status of a person employed or 47 |
|---|
| 73 | + | serving as a volunteer or contractor with a qualified entity in 48 |
|---|
| 74 | + | a position for which screening is not required by law but is 49 |
|---|
| 75 | + | authorized under the National Child Protection Act. 50 |
|---|
| 88 | | - | determinations regarding the eligibili ty of certain 51 |
|---|
| 89 | | - | noninstructional contractors beginning on a specified 52 |
|---|
| 90 | | - | date; amending s. 1012.56, F.S.; requiring the records 53 |
|---|
| 91 | | - | of a person applying for educator certification to be 54 |
|---|
| 92 | | - | referred to the agency beginning on a specified date; 55 |
|---|
| 93 | | - | requiring background scre ening results to be submitted 56 |
|---|
| 94 | | - | to the clearinghouse by a specified date; providing 57 |
|---|
| 95 | | - | appropriations and authorizing positions; providing 58 |
|---|
| 96 | | - | effective dates. 59 |
|---|
| 97 | | - | 60 |
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| 98 | | - | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 61 |
|---|
| 99 | | - | 62 |
|---|
| 100 | | - | Section 1. Subsections (1) through (4 ) and subsections (5) 63 |
|---|
| 101 | | - | and (6) of section 435.02, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as 64 |
|---|
| 102 | | - | subsections (2) through (5) and subsections (7) and (8), 65 |
|---|
| 103 | | - | respectively, and new subsections (1) and (6) are added to that 66 |
|---|
| 104 | | - | section, to read: 67 |
|---|
| 105 | | - | 435.02 Definitions. —For the purposes of this chapter, the 68 |
|---|
| 106 | | - | term: 69 |
|---|
| 107 | | - | (1) "Affiliation" means the status of a person employed or 70 |
|---|
| 108 | | - | serving as a volunteer or contractor with a qualified entity in 71 |
|---|
| 109 | | - | a position for which screening is not required by law but is 72 |
|---|
| 110 | | - | authorized under the National Child Protection Act. 73 |
|---|
| 111 | | - | (6) "Qualified entity" has the same meaning as in s. 74 |
|---|
| 112 | | - | 943.0542(1). 75 |
|---|
| 88 | + | (5) "Qualified entity" has the same meaning as in s. 51 |
|---|
| 89 | + | 943.0542(1). 52 |
|---|
| 90 | + | Section 2. Paragraphs (a), (b), and (d) of subsection (1) 53 |
|---|
| 91 | + | and subsection (2) of section 435. 04, Florida Statutes, are 54 |
|---|
| 92 | + | amended to read: 55 |
|---|
| 93 | + | 435.04 Level 2 screening standards. — 56 |
|---|
| 94 | + | (1)(a) All employees required by law to be screened under 57 |
|---|
| 95 | + | pursuant to this section must undergo security background 58 |
|---|
| 96 | + | investigations as a condition of employment and continue d 59 |
|---|
| 97 | + | employment which includes, but is not need not be limited to, 60 |
|---|
| 98 | + | fingerprinting for statewide criminal history records checks 61 |
|---|
| 99 | + | through the Department of Law Enforcement, and national criminal 62 |
|---|
| 100 | + | history records checks through the Federal Bureau of 63 |
|---|
| 101 | + | Investigation, and may include local criminal records checks 64 |
|---|
| 102 | + | through local law enforcement agencies. A security background 65 |
|---|
| 103 | + | investigation under this section also includes employment 66 |
|---|
| 104 | + | history checks and a search of the sexual predator and sexual 67 |
|---|
| 105 | + | offender registries and th e child abuse and neglect registry of 68 |
|---|
| 106 | + | any state in which the current or prospective employee resided 69 |
|---|
| 107 | + | during the immediate preceding 5 years. 70 |
|---|
| 108 | + | (b) Fingerprints submitted pursuant to this section on or 71 |
|---|
| 109 | + | after July 1, 2012, must be submitted electronically to the 72 |
|---|
| 110 | + | Department of Law Enforcement. 73 |
|---|
| 111 | + | (d) An agency may require by rule that fingerprints 74 |
|---|
| 112 | + | submitted pursuant to this section must be submitted 75 |
|---|
| 125 | | - | Section 2. Paragraphs (a), (b), and (d) of subsection (1) 76 |
|---|
| 126 | | - | and subsection (2) of section 435.04, Florida Statutes, are 77 |
|---|
| 127 | | - | amended to read: 78 |
|---|
| 128 | | - | 435.04 Level 2 screening standa rds.— 79 |
|---|
| 129 | | - | (1)(a) All employees required by law to be screened under 80 |
|---|
| 130 | | - | pursuant to this section must undergo security background 81 |
|---|
| 131 | | - | investigations as a condition of employment and continued 82 |
|---|
| 132 | | - | employment which includes, but is not need not be limited to, 83 |
|---|
| 133 | | - | fingerprinting for statewide criminal history records checks 84 |
|---|
| 134 | | - | through the Department of Law Enforcement, and national criminal 85 |
|---|
| 135 | | - | history records checks through the Federal Bureau of 86 |
|---|
| 136 | | - | Investigation, and may include local criminal records checks 87 |
|---|
| 137 | | - | through local law enforcemen t agencies. A security background 88 |
|---|
| 138 | | - | investigation under this section also includes a search of the 89 |
|---|
| 139 | | - | sexual predator and sexual offender registries of any state in 90 |
|---|
| 140 | | - | which the current or prospective employee resided during the 91 |
|---|
| 141 | | - | immediate preceding 5 years. 92 |
|---|
| 142 | | - | (b) Fingerprints submitted pursuant to this section on or 93 |
|---|
| 143 | | - | after July 1, 2012, must be submitted electronically to the 94 |
|---|
| 144 | | - | Department of Law Enforcement. 95 |
|---|
| 145 | | - | (d) An agency may require by rule that fingerprints 96 |
|---|
| 146 | | - | submitted pursuant to this section must be submitted 97 |
|---|
| 147 | | - | electronically to the Department of Law Enforcement on a date 98 |
|---|
| 148 | | - | earlier than July 1, 2012. 99 |
|---|
| 149 | | - | (2) The security background investigations under this 100 |
|---|
| 125 | + | electronically to the Department of Law Enforcement on a date 76 |
|---|
| 126 | + | earlier than July 1, 2012. 77 |
|---|
| 127 | + | (2) The security backg round investigations under this 78 |
|---|
| 128 | + | section must ensure that no persons subject to the provisions of 79 |
|---|
| 129 | + | this section have not been arrested for and are awaiting final 80 |
|---|
| 130 | + | disposition of, have not been found guilty of, regardless of 81 |
|---|
| 131 | + | adjudication, or entered a plea of nolo contendere or guilty to, 82 |
|---|
| 132 | + | or have not been adjudicated delinquent and the record has not 83 |
|---|
| 133 | + | been sealed or expunged for, any offense prohibited under any of 84 |
|---|
| 134 | + | the following provisions of state law or similar law of another 85 |
|---|
| 135 | + | jurisdiction: 86 |
|---|
| 136 | + | (a) Section 393.135, relating to sexual misconduct with 87 |
|---|
| 137 | + | certain developmentally disabled clients and reporting of such 88 |
|---|
| 138 | + | sexual misconduct. 89 |
|---|
| 139 | + | (b) Section 394.4593, relating to sexual misconduct with 90 |
|---|
| 140 | + | certain mental health patients and reporting of such sexual 91 |
|---|
| 141 | + | misconduct. 92 |
|---|
| 142 | + | (c) Section 415.111, relating to adult abuse, neglect, or 93 |
|---|
| 143 | + | exploitation of aged persons or disabled adults. 94 |
|---|
| 144 | + | (d) Section 777.04, relating to attempts, solicitation, 95 |
|---|
| 145 | + | and conspiracy to commit an offense listed in this subsection. 96 |
|---|
| 146 | + | (e) Section 782.04, relating to murder. 97 |
|---|
| 147 | + | (f) Section 782.07, relating to manslaughter, aggravated 98 |
|---|
| 148 | + | manslaughter of an elderly person or disabled adult, or 99 |
|---|
| 149 | + | aggravated manslaughter of a child. 100 |
|---|
| 162 | | - | section must ensure that no persons subject to the provisions of 101 |
|---|
| 163 | | - | this section have not been arrested for and are aw aiting final 102 |
|---|
| 164 | | - | disposition of, have not been found guilty of, regardless of 103 |
|---|
| 165 | | - | adjudication, or entered a plea of nolo contendere or guilty to, 104 |
|---|
| 166 | | - | or have not been adjudicated delinquent and the record has not 105 |
|---|
| 167 | | - | been sealed or expunged for, any offense prohibited un der any of 106 |
|---|
| 168 | | - | the following provisions of state law or similar law of another 107 |
|---|
| 169 | | - | jurisdiction: 108 |
|---|
| 170 | | - | (a) Section 393.135, relating to sexual misconduct with 109 |
|---|
| 171 | | - | certain developmentally disabled clients and reporting of such 110 |
|---|
| 172 | | - | sexual misconduct. 111 |
|---|
| 173 | | - | (b) Section 394.4593, rel ating to sexual misconduct with 112 |
|---|
| 174 | | - | certain mental health patients and reporting of such sexual 113 |
|---|
| 175 | | - | misconduct. 114 |
|---|
| 176 | | - | (c) Section 415.111, relating to adult abuse, neglect, or 115 |
|---|
| 177 | | - | exploitation of aged persons or disabled adults. 116 |
|---|
| 178 | | - | (d) Section 777.04, relating to attempts, solicitation, 117 |
|---|
| 179 | | - | and conspiracy to commit an offense listed in this subsection. 118 |
|---|
| 180 | | - | (e) Section 782.04, relating to murder. 119 |
|---|
| 181 | | - | (f) Section 782.07, relating to manslaughter, aggravated 120 |
|---|
| 182 | | - | manslaughter of an elderly person or disabled adult, or 121 |
|---|
| 183 | | - | aggravated manslaught er of a child. 122 |
|---|
| 184 | | - | (g) Section 782.071, relating to vehicular homicide. 123 |
|---|
| 185 | | - | (h) Section 782.09, relating to killing of an unborn child 124 |
|---|
| 186 | | - | by injury to the mother. 125 |
|---|
| 162 | + | (g) Section 782.071, relating to vehicular homicide. 101 |
|---|
| 163 | + | (h) Section 782.09, relating to killi ng of an unborn child 102 |
|---|
| 164 | + | by injury to the mother. 103 |
|---|
| 165 | + | (i) Chapter 784, relating to assault, battery, and 104 |
|---|
| 166 | + | culpable negligence, if the offense was a felony. 105 |
|---|
| 167 | + | (j) Section 784.011, relating to assault, if the victim of 106 |
|---|
| 168 | + | the offense was a minor. 107 |
|---|
| 169 | + | (k) Section 784.021, relating to aggravated assault. 108 |
|---|
| 170 | + | (l)(k) Section 784.03, relating to battery, if the victim 109 |
|---|
| 171 | + | of the offense was a minor. 110 |
|---|
| 172 | + | (m) Section 784.045, relating to aggravated battery. 111 |
|---|
| 173 | + | (n) Section 784.075, relating to battery on staff of a 112 |
|---|
| 174 | + | detention or commitme nt facility or on a juvenile probation 113 |
|---|
| 175 | + | officer. 114 |
|---|
| 176 | + | (o)(l) Section 787.01, relating to kidnapping. 115 |
|---|
| 177 | + | (p)(m) Section 787.02, relating to false imprisonment. 116 |
|---|
| 178 | + | (q)(n) Section 787.025, relating to luring or enticing a 117 |
|---|
| 179 | + | child. 118 |
|---|
| 180 | + | (r)(o) Section 787.04(2), relating to taking, enticing, or 119 |
|---|
| 181 | + | removing a child beyond the state limits with criminal intent 120 |
|---|
| 182 | + | pending custody proceedings. 121 |
|---|
| 183 | + | (s)(p) Section 787.04(3), relating to carrying a child 122 |
|---|
| 184 | + | beyond the state lines with criminal intent to avoid producing a 123 |
|---|
| 185 | + | child at a custody hearing or delivering the child to the 124 |
|---|
| 186 | + | designated person. 125 |
|---|
| 199 | | - | (i) Chapter 784, relating to assault, battery, and 126 |
|---|
| 200 | | - | culpable negligence, if the offense was a felon y. 127 |
|---|
| 201 | | - | (j) Section 784.011, relating to assault, if the victim of 128 |
|---|
| 202 | | - | the offense was a minor. 129 |
|---|
| 203 | | - | (k) Section 784.021, relating to aggravated assault. 130 |
|---|
| 204 | | - | (l)(k) Section 784.03, relating to battery, if the victim 131 |
|---|
| 205 | | - | of the offense was a minor. 132 |
|---|
| 206 | | - | (m) Section 784.045, r elating to aggravated battery. 133 |
|---|
| 207 | | - | (n) Section 784.075, relating to battery on staff of a 134 |
|---|
| 208 | | - | detention or commitment facility or on a juvenile probation 135 |
|---|
| 209 | | - | officer. 136 |
|---|
| 210 | | - | (o)(l) Section 787.01, relating to kidnapping. 137 |
|---|
| 211 | | - | (p)(m) Section 787.02, relating to false impriso nment. 138 |
|---|
| 212 | | - | (q)(n) Section 787.025, relating to luring or enticing a 139 |
|---|
| 213 | | - | child. 140 |
|---|
| 214 | | - | (r)(o) Section 787.04(2), relating to taking, enticing, or 141 |
|---|
| 215 | | - | removing a child beyond the state limits with criminal intent 142 |
|---|
| 216 | | - | pending custody proceedings. 143 |
|---|
| 217 | | - | (s)(p) Section 787.04(3), rel ating to carrying a child 144 |
|---|
| 218 | | - | beyond the state lines with criminal intent to avoid producing a 145 |
|---|
| 219 | | - | child at a custody hearing or delivering the child to the 146 |
|---|
| 220 | | - | designated person. 147 |
|---|
| 221 | | - | (t)(q) Section 790.115(1), relating to exhibiting firearms 148 |
|---|
| 222 | | - | or weapons within 1,000 fee t of a school. 149 |
|---|
| 223 | | - | (u)(r) Section 790.115(2)(b), relating to possessing an 150 |
|---|
| 199 | + | (t)(q) Section 790.115(1), relating to exhibiting firearms 126 |
|---|
| 200 | + | or weapons within 1,000 feet of a school. 127 |
|---|
| 201 | + | (u)(r) Section 790.115(2)(b), relating to possessing an 128 |
|---|
| 202 | + | electric weapon or device, destructi ve device, or other weapon 129 |
|---|
| 203 | + | on school property. 130 |
|---|
| 204 | + | (v)(s) Section 794.011, relating to sexual battery. 131 |
|---|
| 205 | + | (w)(t) Former s. 794.041, relating to prohibited acts of 132 |
|---|
| 206 | + | persons in familial or custodial authority. 133 |
|---|
| 207 | + | (x)(u) Section 794.05, relating to unlawful sexual 134 |
|---|
| 208 | + | activity with certain minors. 135 |
|---|
| 209 | + | (y) Section 794.08, relating to female genital mutilation. 136 |
|---|
| 210 | + | (z)(v) Chapter 796, relating to prostitution. 137 |
|---|
| 211 | + | (aa)(w) Section 798.02, relating to lewd and lascivious 138 |
|---|
| 212 | + | behavior. 139 |
|---|
| 213 | + | (bb)(x) Chapter 800, relating to lewdness and indecent 140 |
|---|
| 214 | + | exposure and offenses against students by authority figures . 141 |
|---|
| 215 | + | (cc)(y) Section 806.01, relating to arson. 142 |
|---|
| 216 | + | (dd)(z) Section 810.02, relating to burglary. 143 |
|---|
| 217 | + | (ee)(aa) Section 810.14, relating to voyeurism , if the 144 |
|---|
| 218 | + | offense is a felony. 145 |
|---|
| 219 | + | (ff)(bb) Section 810.145, relating to video voyeurism, if 146 |
|---|
| 220 | + | the offense is a felony. 147 |
|---|
| 221 | + | (gg)(cc) Chapter 812, relating to theft, robbery, and 148 |
|---|
| 222 | + | related crimes, if the offense is a felony. 149 |
|---|
| 223 | + | (hh)(dd) Section 817.563, relating to fraudulent sale of 150 |
|---|
| 236 | | - | electric weapon or device, destructive device, or other weapon 151 |
|---|
| 237 | | - | on school property. 152 |
|---|
| 238 | | - | (v)(s) Section 794.011, relating to sexual battery. 153 |
|---|
| 239 | | - | (w)(t) Former s. 794.041, relating to prohib ited acts of 154 |
|---|
| 240 | | - | persons in familial or custodial authority. 155 |
|---|
| 241 | | - | (x)(u) Section 794.05, relating to unlawful sexual 156 |
|---|
| 242 | | - | activity with certain minors. 157 |
|---|
| 243 | | - | (y) Section 794.08, relating to female genital mutilation. 158 |
|---|
| 244 | | - | (z)(v) Chapter 796, relating to prostitution. 159 |
|---|
| 245 | | - | (aa)(w) Section 798.02, relating to lewd and lascivious 160 |
|---|
| 246 | | - | behavior. 161 |
|---|
| 247 | | - | (bb)(x) Chapter 800, relating to lewdness and indecent 162 |
|---|
| 248 | | - | exposure and offenses against students by authority figures . 163 |
|---|
| 249 | | - | (cc)(y) Section 806.01, relating to arson. 164 |
|---|
| 250 | | - | (dd)(z) Section 810.02, relating to burglary. 165 |
|---|
| 251 | | - | (ee)(aa) Section 810.14, relating to voyeurism, if the 166 |
|---|
| 252 | | - | offense is a felony. 167 |
|---|
| 253 | | - | (ff)(bb) Section 810.145, relating to video voyeurism, if 168 |
|---|
| 254 | | - | the offense is a felony. 169 |
|---|
| 255 | | - | (gg)(cc) Chapter 812, relating to theft, robbery, and 170 |
|---|
| 256 | | - | related crimes, if the offense is a felony. 171 |
|---|
| 257 | | - | (hh)(dd) Section 817.563, relating to fraudulent sale of 172 |
|---|
| 258 | | - | controlled substances, only if the offense was a felony. 173 |
|---|
| 259 | | - | (ii)(ee) Section 825.102, relating to abuse, ag gravated 174 |
|---|
| 260 | | - | abuse, or neglect of an elderly person or disabled adult. 175 |
|---|
| 236 | + | controlled substances, only if the offense was a felony. 151 |
|---|
| 237 | + | (ii)(ee) Section 825.102, relating to abuse, aggravated 152 |
|---|
| 238 | + | abuse, or neglect of an elderly person or disabled adult. 153 |
|---|
| 239 | + | (jj)(ff) Section 825.1025, rela ting to lewd or lascivious 154 |
|---|
| 240 | + | offenses committed upon or in the presence of an elderly person 155 |
|---|
| 241 | + | or disabled adult. 156 |
|---|
| 242 | + | (kk)(gg) Section 825.103, relating to exploitation of an 157 |
|---|
| 243 | + | elderly person or disabled adult, if the offense was a felony. 158 |
|---|
| 244 | + | (ll)(hh) Section 826.04, relating to incest. 159 |
|---|
| 245 | + | (mm)(ii) Section 827.03, relating to child abuse, 160 |
|---|
| 246 | + | aggravated child abuse, or neglect of a child. 161 |
|---|
| 247 | + | (nn)(jj) Section 827.04, relating to contributing to the 162 |
|---|
| 248 | + | delinquency or dependency of a child. 163 |
|---|
| 249 | + | (oo)(kk) Former s. 827.05, relating to negligent treatment 164 |
|---|
| 250 | + | of children. 165 |
|---|
| 251 | + | (pp)(ll) Section 827.071, relating to sexual performance 166 |
|---|
| 252 | + | by a child. 167 |
|---|
| 253 | + | (qq)(mm) Section 843.01, relating to resisting arrest with 168 |
|---|
| 254 | + | violence. 169 |
|---|
| 255 | + | (rr)(nn) Section 843.025, relating to depriving a law 170 |
|---|
| 256 | + | enforcement, correcti onal, or correctional probation officer 171 |
|---|
| 257 | + | means of protection or communication. 172 |
|---|
| 258 | + | (ss)(oo) Section 843.12, relating to aiding in an escape. 173 |
|---|
| 259 | + | (tt)(pp) Section 843.13, relating to aiding in the escape 174 |
|---|
| 260 | + | of juvenile inmates in correctional institutions. 175 |
|---|
| 273 | | - | (jj)(ff) Section 825.1025, relating to lewd or lascivious 176 |
|---|
| 274 | | - | offenses committed upon or in the presence of an elderly person 177 |
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| 275 | | - | or disabled adult. 178 |
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| 276 | | - | (kk)(gg) Section 825.103, relating to exploi tation of an 179 |
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| 277 | | - | elderly person or disabled adult, if the offense was a felony. 180 |
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| 278 | | - | (ll)(hh) Section 826.04, relating to incest. 181 |
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| 279 | | - | (mm)(ii) Section 827.03, relating to child abuse, 182 |
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| 280 | | - | aggravated child abuse, or neglect of a child. 183 |
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| 281 | | - | (nn)(jj) Section 827.04, relatin g to contributing to the 184 |
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| 282 | | - | delinquency or dependency of a child. 185 |
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| 283 | | - | (oo)(kk) Former s. 827.05, relating to negligent treatment 186 |
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| 284 | | - | of children. 187 |
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| 285 | | - | (pp)(ll) Section 827.071, relating to sexual performance 188 |
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| 286 | | - | by a child. 189 |
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| 287 | | - | (qq)(mm) Section 843.01, relating to resisting arrest with 190 |
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| 288 | | - | violence. 191 |
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| 289 | | - | (rr)(nn) Section 843.025, relating to depriving a law 192 |
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| 290 | | - | enforcement, correctional, or correctional probation officer 193 |
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| 291 | | - | means of protection or communication. 194 |
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| 292 | | - | (ss)(oo) Section 843.12, relating to aiding in an escape. 195 |
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| 293 | | - | (tt)(pp) Section 843.13, relating to aiding in the escape 196 |
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| 294 | | - | of juvenile inmates in correctional institutions. 197 |
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| 295 | | - | (uu)(qq) Chapter 847, relating to obscene literature. 198 |
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| 296 | | - | (vv)(rr) Section 874.05, relating to encouraging or 199 |
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| 297 | | - | recruiting another to join a criminal gang. 200 |
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| 273 | + | (uu)(qq) Chapter 847, relating to obscene literature. 176 |
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| 274 | + | (vv)(rr) Section 874.05, relating to encouraging or 177 |
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| 275 | + | recruiting another to join a criminal gang. 178 |
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| 276 | + | (ww)(ss) Chapter 893, relating to drug abuse prevention 179 |
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| 277 | + | and control, only if the offense was a felony or if any other 180 |
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| 278 | + | person involved in the offense was a minor. 181 |
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| 279 | + | (xx)(tt) Section 916.1075, relating to sexual misconduct 182 |
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| 280 | + | with certain forensic clients and reporting of such sexual 183 |
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| 281 | + | misconduct. 184 |
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| 282 | + | (yy)(uu) Section 944.35(3), relating to inflicting cruel 185 |
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| 283 | + | or inhuman treatment on an inmate resulting in great bodily 186 |
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| 284 | + | harm. 187 |
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| 285 | + | (zz)(vv) Section 944.40, relating to escape. 188 |
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| 286 | + | (aaa)(ww) Section 944.46, relating to harboring, 189 |
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| 287 | + | concealing, or aiding an escaped prisoner. 190 |
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| 288 | + | (bbb)(xx) Section 944.47, relating to introduction of 191 |
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| 289 | + | contraband into a correctional facility. 192 |
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| 290 | + | (ccc)(yy) Section 985.701, relating to sexual misconduct 193 |
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| 291 | + | in juvenile justice programs. 194 |
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| 292 | + | (ddd)(zz) Section 985.711, relating to contraband 195 |
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| 293 | + | introduced into detention facilities. 196 |
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| 294 | + | Section 3. Subsections (1) and (2) of section 435.12, 197 |
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| 295 | + | Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 198 |
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| 296 | + | 435.12 Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse. — 199 |
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| 297 | + | (1) The Agency for Health Care Administration in 200 |
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| 310 | | - | (ww)(ss) Chapter 893, relating to drug abuse prevention 201 |
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| 311 | | - | and control, only if the offense was a felony or if any other 202 |
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| 312 | | - | person involved in the offense was a minor. 203 |
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| 313 | | - | (xx)(tt) Section 916.1075, relating to sexual misconduct 204 |
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| 314 | | - | with certain forensic clients and reporting of such sexual 205 |
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| 315 | | - | misconduct. 206 |
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| 316 | | - | (yy)(uu) Section 944.35(3), relating to inflicting cruel 207 |
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| 317 | | - | or inhuman treatment on an inmate resulting in great bodily 208 |
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| 318 | | - | harm. 209 |
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| 319 | | - | (zz)(vv) Section 944.40, relating to escape. 210 |
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| 320 | | - | (aaa)(ww) Section 944.46, relating to harboring, 211 |
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| 321 | | - | concealing, or aiding an escaped prisoner. 212 |
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| 322 | | - | (bbb)(xx) Section 944.47, relating to introduction of 213 |
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| 323 | | - | contraband into a correctional facility. 214 |
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| 324 | | - | (ccc)(yy) Section 985.701, relating to sexual misconduct 215 |
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| 325 | | - | in juvenile justice programs. 216 |
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| 326 | | - | (ddd)(zz) Section 985.711, rel ating to contraband 217 |
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| 327 | | - | introduced into detention facilities. 218 |
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| 328 | | - | Section 3. Effective upon this act becoming a law, 219 |
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| 329 | | - | subsections (1) and (2) and paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of 220 |
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| 330 | | - | section 435.12, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 221 |
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| 331 | | - | 435.12 Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse. — 222 |
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| 332 | | - | (1) The Agency for Health Care Administration in 223 |
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| 333 | | - | consultation with the Department of Law Enforcement shall create 224 |
|---|
| 334 | | - | a secure web-based system, which shall be known as the "Care 225 |
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| 310 | + | consultation with the Department of Law Enforcement shall create 201 |
|---|
| 311 | + | a secure web-based system, which shall be known as the "Care 202 |
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| 312 | + | Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse" or 203 |
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| 313 | + | "clearinghouse.," and which shall be implemented to the full 204 |
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| 314 | + | extent practicable no later than September 30, 2013, subject to 205 |
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| 315 | + | the specified agencies being funded and equippe d to participate 206 |
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| 316 | + | in such program. The clearinghouse must shall allow the results 207 |
|---|
| 317 | + | of criminal history checks provided to the specified agencies 208 |
|---|
| 318 | + | and, beginning January 1, 2025, qualified entities participating 209 |
|---|
| 319 | + | in the clearinghouse for screening of persons qu alified as care 210 |
|---|
| 320 | + | providers under s. 943.0542 to be shared among the specified 211 |
|---|
| 321 | + | agencies and qualified entities when a person has applied to 212 |
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| 322 | + | volunteer, be employed, be licensed, or enter into a contract , 213 |
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| 323 | + | or has an affiliation that allows or that requires a state and 214 |
|---|
| 324 | + | national fingerprint -based criminal history check. The Agency 215 |
|---|
| 325 | + | for Health Care Administration and the Department of Law 216 |
|---|
| 326 | + | Enforcement may adopt rules to create forms or implement 217 |
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| 327 | + | procedures needed to carry out this section. 218 |
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| 328 | + | (2)(a) To ensure that the information in the clearinghouse 219 |
|---|
| 329 | + | is current, the fingerprints of a person an employee required to 220 |
|---|
| 330 | + | be screened by a specified agency and included in the 221 |
|---|
| 331 | + | clearinghouse must be: 222 |
|---|
| 332 | + | 1. Retained by the Department of Law Enforcement pursuant 223 |
|---|
| 333 | + | to s. 943.05(2)(g) and (h) and (3), and the Department of Law 224 |
|---|
| 334 | + | Enforcement must report the results of searching those 225 |
|---|
| 347 | | - | Provider Background Screening Clearinghous e" or 226 |
|---|
| 348 | | - | "clearinghouse.," and which shall be implemented to the full 227 |
|---|
| 349 | | - | extent practicable no later than September 30, 2013, subject to 228 |
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| 350 | | - | the specified agencies being funded and equipped to participate 229 |
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| 351 | | - | in such program. The clearinghouse must shall allow the results 230 |
|---|
| 352 | | - | of criminal history checks provided to the specified agencies 231 |
|---|
| 353 | | - | and, beginning January 1, 2026, or a later date as determined by 232 |
|---|
| 354 | | - | the Agency for Health Care Administration, to qualified entities 233 |
|---|
| 355 | | - | participating in the clearinghouse for screening of persons 234 |
|---|
| 356 | | - | qualified as care providers under s. 943.0542 to be shared among 235 |
|---|
| 357 | | - | the specified agencies and qualified entities when a person has 236 |
|---|
| 358 | | - | applied to volunteer, be employed, be licensed, or enter into a 237 |
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| 359 | | - | contract, or has an affiliation that allows or that requires a 238 |
|---|
| 360 | | - | state and national fingerprint -based criminal history check. 239 |
|---|
| 361 | | - | Beginning January 1, 2025, or a later date as determined by the 240 |
|---|
| 362 | | - | Agency for Health Care Administration, the Agency for Health 241 |
|---|
| 363 | | - | Care Administration shall review and determine eligibility for 242 |
|---|
| 364 | | - | all criminal history checks submitted to the clearinghouse for 243 |
|---|
| 365 | | - | the Department of Education. The clearinghouse shall share 244 |
|---|
| 366 | | - | eligibility determinations with the Department of Education and 245 |
|---|
| 367 | | - | the qualified entities. The Agency for Health Care 246 |
|---|
| 368 | | - | Administration and the Depa rtment of Law Enforcement may adopt 247 |
|---|
| 369 | | - | rules to create forms or implement procedures needed to carry 248 |
|---|
| 370 | | - | out this section. 249 |
|---|
| 371 | | - | (2)(a) To ensure that the information in the clearinghouse 250 |
|---|
| 347 | + | fingerprints against state incoming arrest fingerprint 226 |
|---|
| 348 | + | submissions to the Agency for Health Care Administration for 227 |
|---|
| 349 | + | inclusion in the clearinghouse. 228 |
|---|
| 350 | + | 2. Retained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the 229 |
|---|
| 351 | + | national retained print arrest notification program as soon as 230 |
|---|
| 352 | + | the Department of Law Enforcement begins participation in such 231 |
|---|
| 353 | + | program. Arrest prints will be searched against retained prints 232 |
|---|
| 354 | + | at the Federal Bureau of Investigation and notification of 233 |
|---|
| 355 | + | arrests will be forwarded to the Florida Department of Law 234 |
|---|
| 356 | + | Enforcement and reported to the Agency for Health Care 235 |
|---|
| 357 | + | Administration for in clusion in the clearinghouse. 236 |
|---|
| 358 | + | 3. Resubmitted for a Federal Bureau of Investigation 237 |
|---|
| 359 | + | national criminal history check every 5 years until such time as 238 |
|---|
| 360 | + | the fingerprints are retained by the Federal Bureau of 239 |
|---|
| 361 | + | Investigation. 240 |
|---|
| 362 | + | 4. Subject to retention on a 5 -year renewal basis with 241 |
|---|
| 363 | + | fees collected at the time of initial submission or resubmission 242 |
|---|
| 364 | + | of fingerprints. 243 |
|---|
| 365 | + | 5. Submitted with a photograph of the person taken at the 244 |
|---|
| 366 | + | time the fingerprints are submitted. 245 |
|---|
| 367 | + | (b) Until such time as the fingerprints are enrolled i n 246 |
|---|
| 368 | + | the national retained print arrest notification program at the 247 |
|---|
| 369 | + | Federal Bureau of Investigation, a person an employee with a 248 |
|---|
| 370 | + | break in service of more than 90 days from a position that 249 |
|---|
| 371 | + | requires screening by a specified agency or qualified entity 250 |
|---|
| 384 | | - | is current, the fingerprints of a person an employee required to 251 |
|---|
| 385 | | - | be screened by a specified agency and included in the 252 |
|---|
| 386 | | - | clearinghouse must be: 253 |
|---|
| 387 | | - | 1. Retained by the Department of Law Enforcement pursuant 254 |
|---|
| 388 | | - | to s. 943.05(2)(g) and (h) and (3), and the Department of Law 255 |
|---|
| 389 | | - | Enforcement must report the results of searching those 256 |
|---|
| 390 | | - | fingerprints against state incoming arrest fingerprint 257 |
|---|
| 391 | | - | submissions to the Agency for Health Care Administration for 258 |
|---|
| 392 | | - | inclusion in the clearinghouse. 259 |
|---|
| 393 | | - | 2. Retained by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in the 260 |
|---|
| 394 | | - | national retained print arrest notification program as soon as 261 |
|---|
| 395 | | - | the Department of Law Enforcement begins participation in such 262 |
|---|
| 396 | | - | program. Arrest prints will be searched against retained prints 263 |
|---|
| 397 | | - | at the Federal Bureau of Investigation and notification of 264 |
|---|
| 398 | | - | arrests will be forwarded to the Florida Department of Law 265 |
|---|
| 399 | | - | Enforcement and reported to the Agency for Health Care 266 |
|---|
| 400 | | - | Administration for inclusion in the clearinghouse. 267 |
|---|
| 401 | | - | 3. Resubmitted for a Federal Bureau of Investigation 268 |
|---|
| 402 | | - | national criminal history check every 5 years until such time as 269 |
|---|
| 403 | | - | the fingerprints are retained by the Fede ral Bureau of 270 |
|---|
| 404 | | - | Investigation. 271 |
|---|
| 405 | | - | 4. Subject to retention on a 5 -year renewal basis with 272 |
|---|
| 406 | | - | fees collected at the time of initial submission or resubmission 273 |
|---|
| 407 | | - | of fingerprints. 274 |
|---|
| 408 | | - | 5. Submitted with a photograph of the person taken at the 275 |
|---|
| 384 | + | must submit to a national screening if the person returns to a 251 |
|---|
| 385 | + | position that requires screening by a specified agency or 252 |
|---|
| 386 | + | qualified entity. 253 |
|---|
| 387 | + | (c) An employer of persons subject to screening or a 254 |
|---|
| 388 | + | qualified entity participating in the clearinghouse by a 255 |
|---|
| 389 | + | specified agency must register with the clearinghouse and 256 |
|---|
| 390 | + | maintain the employment or affiliation status of all persons 257 |
|---|
| 391 | + | included in employees within the clearinghouse. Initial 258 |
|---|
| 392 | + | employment or affiliation status and any changes in status must 259 |
|---|
| 393 | + | be reported within 10 business d ays after a person receives his 260 |
|---|
| 394 | + | or her initial status or after a change in his or her status has 261 |
|---|
| 395 | + | been made. 262 |
|---|
| 396 | + | (d) An employer or a qualified entity participating in the 263 |
|---|
| 397 | + | clearinghouse must register with and initiate all criminal 264 |
|---|
| 398 | + | history checks through the c learinghouse before referring an 265 |
|---|
| 399 | + | employee or potential employee or a person with a current or 266 |
|---|
| 400 | + | potential affiliation with a qualified entity for electronic 267 |
|---|
| 401 | + | fingerprint submission to the Department of Law Enforcement. The 268 |
|---|
| 402 | + | registration must include the person's employee's full first 269 |
|---|
| 403 | + | name, middle initial, and last name; social security number; 270 |
|---|
| 404 | + | date of birth; mailing address; sex; and race. Individuals, 271 |
|---|
| 405 | + | persons, applicants, and controlling interests that cannot 272 |
|---|
| 406 | + | legally obtain a social security number must provid e an 273 |
|---|
| 407 | + | individual taxpayer identification number. 274 |
|---|
| 408 | + | Section 4. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1), paragraphs (a) 275 |
|---|
| 421 | | - | time the fingerprints are su bmitted. 276 |
|---|
| 422 | | - | (b) Until such time as the fingerprints are enrolled in 277 |
|---|
| 423 | | - | the national retained print arrest notification program at the 278 |
|---|
| 424 | | - | Federal Bureau of Investigation, a person an employee with a 279 |
|---|
| 425 | | - | break in service of more than 90 days from a position that 280 |
|---|
| 426 | | - | requires screening by a specified agency or qualified entity 281 |
|---|
| 427 | | - | must submit to a national screening if the person returns to a 282 |
|---|
| 428 | | - | position that requires screening by a specified agency or 283 |
|---|
| 429 | | - | qualified entity. 284 |
|---|
| 430 | | - | (c) An employer of persons subject to screening or a 285 |
|---|
| 431 | | - | qualified entity participating in the clearinghouse by a 286 |
|---|
| 432 | | - | specified agency must register with the clearinghouse and 287 |
|---|
| 433 | | - | maintain the employment or affiliation status of all persons 288 |
|---|
| 434 | | - | included in employees within the clearinghouse. Initial 289 |
|---|
| 435 | | - | employment or affiliation status and any changes in status must 290 |
|---|
| 436 | | - | be reported within 5 10 business days after a person receives 291 |
|---|
| 437 | | - | his or her initial status or after a change in his or her status 292 |
|---|
| 438 | | - | has been made. 293 |
|---|
| 439 | | - | (d) An employer or a qualified entity participating in the 294 |
|---|
| 440 | | - | clearinghouse must register with and initiate all criminal 295 |
|---|
| 441 | | - | history checks through the clearinghouse before referring an 296 |
|---|
| 442 | | - | employee or potential employee or a person with a current or 297 |
|---|
| 443 | | - | potential affiliation with a qualified entity for electronic 298 |
|---|
| 444 | | - | fingerprint submission to the Depa rtment of Law Enforcement. The 299 |
|---|
| 445 | | - | registration must include the person's employee's full first 300 |
|---|
| 421 | + | and (b) of subsection (2), and subsection (4) of section 276 |
|---|
| 422 | + | 943.0438, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 277 |
|---|
| 423 | + | 943.0438 Athletic coaches for indepen dent sanctioning 278 |
|---|
| 424 | + | authorities.— 279 |
|---|
| 425 | + | (1) As used in this section, the term: 280 |
|---|
| 426 | + | (a) "Athletic coach" means a person who: 281 |
|---|
| 427 | + | 1. Is authorized by an independent sanctioning authority 282 |
|---|
| 428 | + | to work as a coach, assistant coach, manager, or referee for 20 283 |
|---|
| 429 | + | or more hours within a calendar year, whether for compensation 284 |
|---|
| 430 | + | or as a volunteer, for a youth athletic team based in this 285 |
|---|
| 431 | + | state; and 286 |
|---|
| 432 | + | 2. Has direct contact with one or more minors on the youth 287 |
|---|
| 433 | + | athletic team. 288 |
|---|
| 434 | + | (2) An independent sanctioning authority shall: 289 |
|---|
| 435 | + | (a)1. Conduct a level 2 1 background screening under s. 290 |
|---|
| 436 | + | 435.04 pursuant to s. 435.03 of each current and prospective 291 |
|---|
| 437 | + | athletic coach. The authority may not delegate this 292 |
|---|
| 438 | + | responsibility to an individual team and may not authorize any 293 |
|---|
| 439 | + | person to act as an athletic coach un less a level 2 1 background 294 |
|---|
| 440 | + | screening is conducted and does not result in disqualification 295 |
|---|
| 441 | + | under paragraph (b). Level 1 background screenings shall be 296 |
|---|
| 442 | + | conducted annually for each athletic coach. For purposes of this 297 |
|---|
| 443 | + | section, a background screening shall in clude a search of the 298 |
|---|
| 444 | + | athletic coach's name or other identifying information against 299 |
|---|
| 445 | + | state and federal registries of sexual predators and sexual 300 |
|---|
| 458 | | - | name, middle initial, and last name; social security number; 301 |
|---|
| 459 | | - | date of birth; mailing address; sex; and race. Individuals, 302 |
|---|
| 460 | | - | persons, applicants, and controlling intere sts that cannot 303 |
|---|
| 461 | | - | legally obtain a social security number must provide an 304 |
|---|
| 462 | | - | individual taxpayer identification number. 305 |
|---|
| 463 | | - | (3)(a) Employees of each district unit under s. 1001.30, 306 |
|---|
| 464 | | - | special district units under s. 1011.24, the Florida School for 307 |
|---|
| 465 | | - | the Deaf and the Blind under s. 1002.36, the Florida Virtual 308 |
|---|
| 466 | | - | School under s. 1002.37, virtual instruction programs under s. 309 |
|---|
| 467 | | - | 1002.45, charter schools under s. 1002.33, hope operators under 310 |
|---|
| 468 | | - | s. 1002.333, private schools participating in an educational 311 |
|---|
| 469 | | - | scholarship program estab lished pursuant to chapter 1002, and 312 |
|---|
| 470 | | - | alternative schools under s. 1008.341 must be rescreened in 313 |
|---|
| 471 | | - | compliance with the following schedule: 314 |
|---|
| 472 | | - | 1. Employees for whom the last screening was conducted on 315 |
|---|
| 473 | | - | or before June 30, 2021 2019, must be rescreened by June 30 , 316 |
|---|
| 474 | | - | 2025 2024. 317 |
|---|
| 475 | | - | 2. Employees for whom the last screening was conducted 318 |
|---|
| 476 | | - | between July 1, 2021 2019, and June 30, 2022 2021, must be 319 |
|---|
| 477 | | - | rescreened by June 30, 2026 2025. 320 |
|---|
| 478 | | - | 3. Employees for whom the last screening was conducted 321 |
|---|
| 479 | | - | between July 1, 2022 2021, and December 31, 2023 322 |
|---|
| 480 | | - | 2022, must be rescreened by June 30, 2027 2026. 323 |
|---|
| 481 | | - | Section 4. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1), paragraphs (a) 324 |
|---|
| 482 | | - | and (b) of subsection (2), and subsection (4) of section 325 |
|---|
| 458 | + | offenders, which are available to the public on Internet sites 301 |
|---|
| 459 | + | provided by: 302 |
|---|
| 460 | + | a. The Department of Law Enforcem ent under s. 943.043; and 303 |
|---|
| 461 | + | b. The Attorney General of the United States under 42 304 |
|---|
| 462 | + | U.S.C. s. 16920. 305 |
|---|
| 463 | + | 2. For purposes of this section, a background screening 306 |
|---|
| 464 | + | conducted by a commercial consumer reporting agency in 307 |
|---|
| 465 | + | compliance with the federal Fair Credit Repo rting Act using the 308 |
|---|
| 466 | + | identifying information referenced in subparagraph 1. that 309 |
|---|
| 467 | + | includes a level 1 background screening and a search of that 310 |
|---|
| 468 | + | information against the sexual predator and sexual offender 311 |
|---|
| 469 | + | Internet sites listed in sub -subparagraphs 1.a. and b. s hall be 312 |
|---|
| 470 | + | deemed to satisfy the requirements of this paragraph. 313 |
|---|
| 471 | + | (b) Disqualify any person from acting as an athletic coach 314 |
|---|
| 472 | + | as provided in s. 435.04 s. 435.03 or if he or she is identified 315 |
|---|
| 473 | + | on a registry described in paragraph (a) . The authority may 316 |
|---|
| 474 | + | allow a person disqualified under this paragraph to act as an 317 |
|---|
| 475 | + | athletic coach if it determines that the person meets the 318 |
|---|
| 476 | + | requirements for an exemption from disqualification under s. 319 |
|---|
| 477 | + | 435.07. 320 |
|---|
| 478 | + | (4) The Legislature encourages Independent sanctioning 321 |
|---|
| 479 | + | authorities for youth athletic teams must to participate in the 322 |
|---|
| 480 | + | Volunteer and Employee Criminal History System, as authorized by 323 |
|---|
| 481 | + | the National Child Protection Act of 1993 and s. 943.0542. 324 |
|---|
| 482 | + | Section 5. Paragraph (h) of subsection (2) of section 325 |
|---|
| 495 | | - | 943.0438, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 326 |
|---|
| 496 | | - | 943.0438 Athletic coaches for independent sanctioning 327 |
|---|
| 497 | | - | authorities.— 328 |
|---|
| 498 | | - | (1) As used in this section, the term: 329 |
|---|
| 499 | | - | (a) "Athletic coach" means a person who: 330 |
|---|
| 500 | | - | 1. Is authorized by an independent sanctioning authority 331 |
|---|
| 501 | | - | to work as a coach, assistant coach, manager, or referee for 20 332 |
|---|
| 502 | | - | or more hours within a calendar year , whether for compensation 333 |
|---|
| 503 | | - | or as a volunteer, for a youth athletic team based in this 334 |
|---|
| 504 | | - | state; and 335 |
|---|
| 505 | | - | 2. Has direct contact with one or more minors on the youth 336 |
|---|
| 506 | | - | athletic team. 337 |
|---|
| 507 | | - | (2) An independent sanctioning authority sha ll: 338 |
|---|
| 508 | | - | (a)1. Conduct a level 2 1 background screening under s. 339 |
|---|
| 509 | | - | 435.04 pursuant to s. 435.03 of each current and prospective 340 |
|---|
| 510 | | - | athletic coach. The authority may not delegate this 341 |
|---|
| 511 | | - | responsibility to an individual team and may not authorize any 342 |
|---|
| 512 | | - | person to act as an athletic coach unless a level 2 1 background 343 |
|---|
| 513 | | - | screening is conducted and does not result in disqualification 344 |
|---|
| 514 | | - | under paragraph (b). Level 1 background screenings shall be 345 |
|---|
| 515 | | - | conducted annually for each athletic coach. For purposes of this 346 |
|---|
| 516 | | - | section, a background screening shall include a search of the 347 |
|---|
| 517 | | - | athletic coach's name or other identifying information against 348 |
|---|
| 518 | | - | state and federal registries of sexual predators and sexual 349 |
|---|
| 519 | | - | offenders, which are available to the public on Internet sites 350 |
|---|
| 495 | + | 943.05, Florida Statutes, is amended and paragraph (i) is added 326 |
|---|
| 496 | + | to that subsection to read: 327 |
|---|
| 497 | + | 943.05 Criminal Justice Information Program; duties; crime 328 |
|---|
| 498 | + | reports.— 329 |
|---|
| 499 | + | (2) The program shall: 330 |
|---|
| 500 | + | (h) For each specified agency, as defined in s. 435.02, 331 |
|---|
| 501 | + | each qualified entity participating in the Care Provider 332 |
|---|
| 502 | + | Background Screening Clearinghouse under s. 435.12, or any other 333 |
|---|
| 503 | + | agency or qualified entity that officially requests retention of 334 |
|---|
| 504 | + | fingerprints or for which retention is otherwise required by 335 |
|---|
| 505 | + | law, search all arrest fingerprint submissions received under s. 336 |
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| 506 | + | 943.051 against the fingerprints retained in the statewide 337 |
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| 507 | + | automated biometric identification system under paragraph (g). 338 |
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| 508 | + | 1. Any arrest record that is identified with the retained 339 |
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| 509 | + | fingerprints of a person subject to background screenin g as 340 |
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| 510 | + | provided in paragraph (g) must shall be reported to the 341 |
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| 511 | + | appropriate agency or qualified entity. 342 |
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| 512 | + | 2. To participate in this search process, agencies or 343 |
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| 513 | + | qualified entities must notify each person fingerprinted that 344 |
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| 514 | + | his or her fingerprints will be retai ned, pay an annual fee to 345 |
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| 515 | + | the department unless otherwise provided by law, and inform the 346 |
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| 516 | + | department of any change in the affiliation, employment, or 347 |
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| 517 | + | contractual status of each person whose fingerprints are 348 |
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| 518 | + | retained under paragraph (g) if such change remov es or 349 |
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| 519 | + | eliminates the agency or qualified entity's basis or need for 350 |
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| 532 | | - | provided by: 351 |
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| 533 | | - | a. The Department of Law Enforcement under s. 943.043; and 352 |
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| 534 | | - | b. The Attorney General of the United States under 42 353 |
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| 535 | | - | U.S.C. s. 16920. 354 |
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| 536 | | - | 2. For purposes of this section, a background screening 355 |
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| 537 | | - | conducted by a commercial consumer reporting agency in 356 |
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| 538 | | - | compliance with the feder al Fair Credit Reporting Act using the 357 |
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| 539 | | - | identifying information referenced in subparagraph 1. that 358 |
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| 540 | | - | includes a level 1 background screening and a search of that 359 |
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| 541 | | - | information against the sexual predator and sexual offender 360 |
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| 542 | | - | Internet sites listed in sub -subparagraphs 1.a. and b. shall be 361 |
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| 543 | | - | deemed to satisfy the requirements of this paragraph. 362 |
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| 544 | | - | (b)1. Before January 1, 2026, or a later date as 363 |
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| 545 | | - | determined by the Agency for Health Care Administration for the 364 |
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| 546 | | - | participation of qualified entities in the Care Provider 365 |
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| 547 | | - | Background Screening Clearinghouse under s. 435.12, disqualify 366 |
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| 548 | | - | any person from acting as an athletic coach as provided in s. 367 |
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| 549 | | - | 435.04 s. 435.03 or if he or she is identified on a registry 368 |
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| 550 | | - | described in paragraph (a) . The authority may allow a person 369 |
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| 551 | | - | disqualified under this subparagraph paragraph to act as an 370 |
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| 552 | | - | athletic coach if it determines that the person meets the 371 |
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| 553 | | - | requirements for an exemption from disqualification under s. 372 |
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| 554 | | - | 435.07. 373 |
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| 555 | | - | 2. On or after January 1, 2026, or a later date as 374 |
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| 556 | | - | determined by the Agency for Health Care Administration, not 375 |
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| 532 | + | receiving reports of any arrest of that person, so that the 351 |
|---|
| 533 | + | agency or qualified entity is not obligated to pay the upcoming 352 |
|---|
| 534 | + | annual fee for the retention and searching of that person's 353 |
|---|
| 535 | + | fingerprints to the department. The department shall adopt a 354 |
|---|
| 536 | + | rule setting the amount of the annual fee to be imposed upon 355 |
|---|
| 537 | + | each participating agency or qualified entity for performing 356 |
|---|
| 538 | + | these searches and establishing the procedures for the retention 357 |
|---|
| 539 | + | of fingerprints and the dissemination of search results. The fee 358 |
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| 540 | + | may be borne by the agency, qualified entity, or person subject 359 |
|---|
| 541 | + | to fingerprint retention or as otherwise provided by law. 360 |
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| 542 | + | Consistent with the recognition of criminal justice agencies 361 |
|---|
| 543 | + | expressed in s. 943. 053(3), these services must shall be 362 |
|---|
| 544 | + | provided to criminal justice agencies for criminal justice 363 |
|---|
| 545 | + | purposes free of charge. Qualified entities that elect to 364 |
|---|
| 546 | + | participate in the fingerprint retention and search process are 365 |
|---|
| 547 | + | required to timely remit the fee to th e department by a payment 366 |
|---|
| 548 | + | mechanism approved by the department. If requested by the 367 |
|---|
| 549 | + | qualified entity, and with the approval of the department, such 368 |
|---|
| 550 | + | fees may be timely remitted to the department by a qualified 369 |
|---|
| 551 | + | entity upon receipt of an invoice for such fees from the 370 |
|---|
| 552 | + | department. Failure of a qualified entity to pay the amount due 371 |
|---|
| 553 | + | on a timely basis or as invoiced by the department may result in 372 |
|---|
| 554 | + | the refusal by the department to permit the qualified entity to 373 |
|---|
| 555 | + | continue to participate in the fingerprint retention and search 374 |
|---|
| 556 | + | process until all fees due and owing are paid. 375 |
|---|
| 569 | | - | allow any person to act as an athletic coach if he or she does 376 |
|---|
| 570 | | - | not pass the background screening qualifications in s. 435.04. 377 |
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| 571 | | - | The authority may allow a person disqualified under this 378 |
|---|
| 572 | | - | subparagraph to act as an athletic coach if the person has 379 |
|---|
| 573 | | - | successfully completed the exemption from the disqualification 380 |
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| 574 | | - | process under s. 435.07. 381 |
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| 575 | | - | (4) The Legislature encourages Independent sanctioning 382 |
|---|
| 576 | | - | authorities for youth athletic teams must to participate in the 383 |
|---|
| 577 | | - | Volunteer and Employee Crimi nal History System, as authorized by 384 |
|---|
| 578 | | - | the National Child Protection Act of 1993 and s. 943.0542. 385 |
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| 579 | | - | Section 5. Paragraph (h) of subsection (2) of section 386 |
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| 580 | | - | 943.05, Florida Statutes, is amended and paragraph (i) is added 387 |
|---|
| 581 | | - | to that subsection to read: 388 |
|---|
| 582 | | - | 943.05 Criminal Justice Information Program; duties; crime 389 |
|---|
| 583 | | - | reports.— 390 |
|---|
| 584 | | - | (2) The program shall: 391 |
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| 585 | | - | (h) For each specified agency, as defined in s. 435.02, 392 |
|---|
| 586 | | - | each qualified entity participating in the Care Provider 393 |
|---|
| 587 | | - | Background Screening Clearinghouse under s. 435.12, or any other 394 |
|---|
| 588 | | - | agency or qualified entity that officially requests retention of 395 |
|---|
| 589 | | - | fingerprints or for which retention is otherwise required by 396 |
|---|
| 590 | | - | law, search all arrest fingerprint submissions received under s. 397 |
|---|
| 591 | | - | 943.051 against the fingerprints retained in the statew ide 398 |
|---|
| 592 | | - | automated biometric identification system under paragraph (g). 399 |
|---|
| 593 | | - | 1. Any arrest record that is identified with the retained 400 |
|---|
| 569 | + | 3. Agencies that participate in the fingerprint retention 376 |
|---|
| 570 | + | and search process may adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) 377 |
|---|
| 571 | + | and 120.54 to require employers to keep the agency informed of 378 |
|---|
| 572 | + | any change in the affiliation, employment, or contractual status 379 |
|---|
| 573 | + | of each person whose fingerprints are retained under paragraph 380 |
|---|
| 574 | + | (g) if such change removes or eliminates the agency's basis or 381 |
|---|
| 575 | + | need for receiving reports of any arrest of that person, so that 382 |
|---|
| 576 | + | the agency is not obligated to pay the upcoming annual fee for 383 |
|---|
| 577 | + | the retention and searching of that person's fingerprints to the 384 |
|---|
| 578 | + | department. 385 |
|---|
| 579 | + | (i) Develop, for federal approval, a method for 386 |
|---|
| 580 | + | identifying or verifying a person through automated biometrics. 387 |
|---|
| 581 | + | Section 6. Subsections (2), (3), and (4) of section 388 |
|---|
| 582 | + | 943.0542, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 389 |
|---|
| 583 | + | 943.0542 Access to criminal history information provided 390 |
|---|
| 584 | + | by the department to qualified entities. — 391 |
|---|
| 585 | + | (2)(a) Beginning January 1, 2025, or a later date as 392 |
|---|
| 586 | + | determined by the Agency for Health Care Administration, a 393 |
|---|
| 587 | + | qualified entity must initiate all background criminal history 394 |
|---|
| 588 | + | checks through the department or through the Care Provider 395 |
|---|
| 589 | + | Background Screening Clearinghouse under s. 435.12. 396 |
|---|
| 590 | + | (a)1. If a qualified entity ini tiates a background 397 |
|---|
| 591 | + | criminal history check through the department, the qualified 398 |
|---|
| 592 | + | entity must: 399 |
|---|
| 593 | + | a. Register with the department before submitting a 400 |
|---|
| 606 | | - | fingerprints of a person subject to background screening as 401 |
|---|
| 607 | | - | provided in paragraph (g) must shall be reported to the 402 |
|---|
| 608 | | - | appropriate agency or qualified entity. 403 |
|---|
| 609 | | - | 2. To participate in this search process, agencies or 404 |
|---|
| 610 | | - | qualified entities must notify each person fingerprinted that 405 |
|---|
| 611 | | - | his or her fingerprints will be retained, pay an annual fee to 406 |
|---|
| 612 | | - | the department unless otherwise provided by law, and inform the 407 |
|---|
| 613 | | - | department of any change in the affiliation, employment, or 408 |
|---|
| 614 | | - | contractual status of each person whose fingerprints are 409 |
|---|
| 615 | | - | retained under paragraph (g) if such change removes or 410 |
|---|
| 616 | | - | eliminates the agency or qualified entity's basis or need for 411 |
|---|
| 617 | | - | receiving reports of any arrest of that person, so that the 412 |
|---|
| 618 | | - | agency or qualified entity is not obligated to pay the upcoming 413 |
|---|
| 619 | | - | annual fee for the retention and searching of that person's 414 |
|---|
| 620 | | - | fingerprints to the department. The department shall adopt a 415 |
|---|
| 621 | | - | rule setting the amount of the annual fee to be imposed upon 416 |
|---|
| 622 | | - | each participating agency or qualified entity for performing 417 |
|---|
| 623 | | - | these searches and establishing the procedures for the retention 418 |
|---|
| 624 | | - | of fingerprints and the dissemination of search results. The fee 419 |
|---|
| 625 | | - | may be borne by the a gency, qualified entity, or person subject 420 |
|---|
| 626 | | - | to fingerprint retention or as otherwise provided by law. 421 |
|---|
| 627 | | - | Consistent with the recognition of criminal justice agencies 422 |
|---|
| 628 | | - | expressed in s. 943.053(3), these services must shall be 423 |
|---|
| 629 | | - | provided to criminal justice agencies for criminal justice 424 |
|---|
| 630 | | - | purposes free of charge. Qualified entities that elect to 425 |
|---|
| 606 | + | request for screening under this section. Each such request must 401 |
|---|
| 607 | + | be voluntary and conform to the requirement s established in the 402 |
|---|
| 608 | + | National Child Protection Act of 1993, as amended. As a part of 403 |
|---|
| 609 | + | the registration, the qualified entity must agree to comply with 404 |
|---|
| 610 | + | state and federal law and must so indicate by signing an 405 |
|---|
| 611 | + | agreement approved by the department. The departm ent shall may 406 |
|---|
| 612 | + | periodically audit qualified entities to ensure compliance with 407 |
|---|
| 613 | + | federal law and this section. 408 |
|---|
| 614 | + | b.(b) A qualified entity shall Submit to the department a 409 |
|---|
| 615 | + | request for screening an employee or volunteer or person 410 |
|---|
| 616 | + | applying to be an employee or v olunteer by submitting 411 |
|---|
| 617 | + | fingerprints, or the request may be submitted electronically. 412 |
|---|
| 618 | + | The qualified entity must maintain a signed waiver allowing the 413 |
|---|
| 619 | + | release of the state and national criminal history record 414 |
|---|
| 620 | + | information to the qualified entity. 415 |
|---|
| 621 | + | 2.(c) Each such request for screening must be accompanied 416 |
|---|
| 622 | + | by payment of a fee for a statewide criminal history check by 417 |
|---|
| 623 | + | the department established by s. 943.053, plus the amount 418 |
|---|
| 624 | + | currently prescribed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for 419 |
|---|
| 625 | + | the national criminal hi story check in compliance with the 420 |
|---|
| 626 | + | National Child Protection Act of 1993, as amended. Payments must 421 |
|---|
| 627 | + | be made in the manner prescribed by the department by rule. 422 |
|---|
| 628 | + | 3.(d) Any current or prospective employee or volunteer who 423 |
|---|
| 629 | + | is subject to a request for screeni ng must indicate to the 424 |
|---|
| 630 | + | qualified entity submitting the request the name and address of 425 |
|---|
| 643 | | - | participate in the fingerprint retention and search process are 426 |
|---|
| 644 | | - | required to timely remit the fee to the department by a payment 427 |
|---|
| 645 | | - | mechanism approved by the department. If request ed by the 428 |
|---|
| 646 | | - | qualified entity, and with the approval of the department, such 429 |
|---|
| 647 | | - | fees may be timely remitted to the department by a qualified 430 |
|---|
| 648 | | - | entity upon receipt of an invoice for such fees from the 431 |
|---|
| 649 | | - | department. Failure of a qualified entity to pay the amount due 432 |
|---|
| 650 | | - | on a timely basis or as invoiced by the department may result in 433 |
|---|
| 651 | | - | the refusal by the department to permit the qualified entity to 434 |
|---|
| 652 | | - | continue to participate in the fingerprint retention and search 435 |
|---|
| 653 | | - | process until all fees due and owing are paid. 436 |
|---|
| 654 | | - | 3. Agencies that participate in the fingerprint retention 437 |
|---|
| 655 | | - | and search process may adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) 438 |
|---|
| 656 | | - | and 120.54 to require employers to keep the agency informed of 439 |
|---|
| 657 | | - | any change in the affiliation, employment, or contractual status 440 |
|---|
| 658 | | - | of each person whose f ingerprints are retained under paragraph 441 |
|---|
| 659 | | - | (g) if such change removes or eliminates the agency's basis or 442 |
|---|
| 660 | | - | need for receiving reports of any arrest of that person, so that 443 |
|---|
| 661 | | - | the agency is not obligated to pay the upcoming annual fee for 444 |
|---|
| 662 | | - | the retention and search ing of that person's fingerprints to the 445 |
|---|
| 663 | | - | department. 446 |
|---|
| 664 | | - | (i) Develop, for federal approval, a method for 447 |
|---|
| 665 | | - | identifying or verifying a person through automated biometrics. 448 |
|---|
| 666 | | - | Section 6. Subsections (2) through (6) of section 449 |
|---|
| 667 | | - | 943.0542, Florida Statutes, are ame nded to read: 450 |
|---|
| 643 | + | each qualified entity that has submitted a previous request for 426 |
|---|
| 644 | + | screening regarding that employee or volunteer. 427 |
|---|
| 645 | + | (b) If a qualified entity initiates a background crimi nal 428 |
|---|
| 646 | + | history check through the Care Provider Background Screening 429 |
|---|
| 647 | + | Clearinghouse, the qualified entity must comply with s. 435.12. 430 |
|---|
| 648 | + | All fingerprints received pursuant to this section must be 431 |
|---|
| 649 | + | entered into the clearinghouse as provided in s. 435.12. 432 |
|---|
| 650 | + | (3) The department or the Care Provider Background 433 |
|---|
| 651 | + | Screening Clearinghouse shall provide directly to the qualified 434 |
|---|
| 652 | + | entity the state criminal history records that are not exempt 435 |
|---|
| 653 | + | from disclosure under chapter 119 or otherwise confidential 436 |
|---|
| 654 | + | under law. A person who is t he subject of a state criminal 437 |
|---|
| 655 | + | history record may challenge the record only as provided in s. 438 |
|---|
| 656 | + | 943.056. 439 |
|---|
| 657 | + | (4) The national criminal history data is available to 440 |
|---|
| 658 | + | qualified entities to use only for the purpose of screening 441 |
|---|
| 659 | + | employees and volunteers or persons applying to be an employee 442 |
|---|
| 660 | + | or volunteer with a qualified entity. The department or Care 443 |
|---|
| 661 | + | Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse shall provide this 444 |
|---|
| 662 | + | national criminal history record information directly to the 445 |
|---|
| 663 | + | qualified entity as authorized by the writte n waiver required 446 |
|---|
| 664 | + | for submission of a request to the department. 447 |
|---|
| 665 | + | Section 7. Section 1012.315, Florida Statutes, is amended 448 |
|---|
| 666 | + | to read: 449 |
|---|
| 667 | + | 1012.315 Screening standards. —A person is ineligible for 450 |
|---|
| 680 | | - | 943.0542 Access to criminal history information provided 451 |
|---|
| 681 | | - | by the department to qualified entities. — 452 |
|---|
| 682 | | - | (2)(a) Beginning January 1, 2026, or a later date as 453 |
|---|
| 683 | | - | determined by the Agency for Health Care Administration, a 454 |
|---|
| 684 | | - | qualified entity must initiate all background criminal history 455 |
|---|
| 685 | | - | checks through the department or through the Care Provider 456 |
|---|
| 686 | | - | Background Screening Clearinghouse under s. 435.12. 457 |
|---|
| 687 | | - | (a)1. If a qualified entity initiates a background 458 |
|---|
| 688 | | - | criminal history check through the department, the quali fied 459 |
|---|
| 689 | | - | entity must: 460 |
|---|
| 690 | | - | a. Register with the department before submitting a 461 |
|---|
| 691 | | - | request for screening under this section. Each such request must 462 |
|---|
| 692 | | - | be voluntary and conform to the requirements established in the 463 |
|---|
| 693 | | - | National Child Protection Act of 1993, as amended. As a part of 464 |
|---|
| 694 | | - | the registration, the qualified entity must agree to comply with 465 |
|---|
| 695 | | - | state and federal law and must so indicate by signing an 466 |
|---|
| 696 | | - | agreement approved by the department. The department shall may 467 |
|---|
| 697 | | - | periodically audit qualified entities to ensure compliance wit h 468 |
|---|
| 698 | | - | federal law and this section. 469 |
|---|
| 699 | | - | b.(b) A qualified entity shall Submit to the department a 470 |
|---|
| 700 | | - | request for screening an employee or volunteer or person 471 |
|---|
| 701 | | - | applying to be an employee or volunteer by submitting 472 |
|---|
| 702 | | - | fingerprints, or the request may be submitted electro nically. 473 |
|---|
| 703 | | - | The qualified entity must maintain a signed waiver allowing the 474 |
|---|
| 704 | | - | release of the state and national criminal history record 475 |
|---|
| 680 | + | educator certification or employment in any position that 451 |
|---|
| 681 | + | requires direct contact with students in a district school 452 |
|---|
| 682 | + | system, a charter school, or a private school that participates 453 |
|---|
| 683 | + | in a state scholarship program under chapter 1002 if the person : 454 |
|---|
| 684 | + | (1) Is on the disqualification list maintained by the 455 |
|---|
| 685 | + | department under pursuant to s. 1001.10(4)(b);, 456 |
|---|
| 686 | + | (2) Is registered as a sex offender as described in 42 457 |
|---|
| 687 | + | U.S.C. s. 9858f(c)(1)(C) ;, 458 |
|---|
| 688 | + | (3) Is ineligible based on a security background 459 |
|---|
| 689 | + | investigation under s. 435.04(2); 460 |
|---|
| 690 | + | (4) Would be ineligible for an exemption under s. 461 |
|---|
| 691 | + | 435.07(4)(c); or, or has been convicted or found guilty of, has 462 |
|---|
| 692 | + | had adjudication withheld for, or has pled guilty or nolo 463 |
|---|
| 693 | + | contendere to: 464 |
|---|
| 694 | + | (1) Any felony offense prohibited under any of the 465 |
|---|
| 695 | + | following statutes: 466 |
|---|
| 696 | + | (a) Section 393.135, relating to sexual misconduct with 467 |
|---|
| 697 | + | certain developmentally disabled clients and reporting of such 468 |
|---|
| 698 | + | sexual misconduct. 469 |
|---|
| 699 | + | (b) Section 394.4593, relating to sexual misconduct with 470 |
|---|
| 700 | + | certain mental health patients and reporting of such sexual 471 |
|---|
| 701 | + | misconduct. 472 |
|---|
| 702 | + | (c) Section 415.111, rela ting to adult abuse, neglect, or 473 |
|---|
| 703 | + | exploitation of aged persons or disabled adults. 474 |
|---|
| 704 | + | (d) Section 782.04, relating to murder. 475 |
|---|
| 717 | | - | information to the qualified entity. 476 |
|---|
| 718 | | - | 2.(c) Each such request for screening must be accompanied 477 |
|---|
| 719 | | - | by payment of a fee for a statewide criminal history check by 478 |
|---|
| 720 | | - | the department established by s. 943.053, plus the amount 479 |
|---|
| 721 | | - | currently prescribed by the Federal Bureau of Investigation for 480 |
|---|
| 722 | | - | the national criminal history check in compliance w ith the 481 |
|---|
| 723 | | - | National Child Protection Act of 1993, as amended. Payments must 482 |
|---|
| 724 | | - | be made in the manner prescribed by the department by rule. 483 |
|---|
| 725 | | - | 3.(d) Any current or prospective employee or volunteer who 484 |
|---|
| 726 | | - | is subject to a request for screening must indicate to the 485 |
|---|
| 727 | | - | qualified entity submitting the request the name and address of 486 |
|---|
| 728 | | - | each qualified entity that has submitted a previous request for 487 |
|---|
| 729 | | - | screening regarding that employee or volunteer. 488 |
|---|
| 730 | | - | (b) Once a qualified entity initiates a background 489 |
|---|
| 731 | | - | criminal history check through the Care Provider Background 490 |
|---|
| 732 | | - | Screening Clearinghouse, the qualified entity must comply with 491 |
|---|
| 733 | | - | s. 435.12. All fingerprints received pursuant to this section 492 |
|---|
| 734 | | - | must be entered into the clearinghouse as provided in s. 435.12. 493 |
|---|
| 735 | | - | (3) The department or the Care Provider Background 494 |
|---|
| 736 | | - | Screening Clearinghouse shall provide directly to the qualified 495 |
|---|
| 737 | | - | entity the state criminal history records that are not exempt 496 |
|---|
| 738 | | - | from disclosure under chapter 119 or otherwise confidential 497 |
|---|
| 739 | | - | under law. A person who is the subject of a state cri minal 498 |
|---|
| 740 | | - | history record may challenge the record only as provided in s. 499 |
|---|
| 741 | | - | 943.056. 500 |
|---|
| 717 | + | (e) Section 782.07, relating to manslaughter; aggravated 476 |
|---|
| 718 | + | manslaughter of an elderly person or disabled adult; aggravated 477 |
|---|
| 719 | + | manslaughter of a child; or aggravated manslaughter of an 478 |
|---|
| 720 | + | officer, a firefighter, an emergency medical technician, or a 479 |
|---|
| 721 | + | paramedic. 480 |
|---|
| 722 | + | (f) Section 784.021, relating to aggravated assault. 481 |
|---|
| 723 | + | (g) Section 784.045, relating to aggravated battery. 482 |
|---|
| 724 | + | (h) Section 784.075, r elating to battery on a detention or 483 |
|---|
| 725 | + | commitment facility staff member or a juvenile probation 484 |
|---|
| 726 | + | officer. 485 |
|---|
| 727 | + | (i) Section 787.01, relating to kidnapping. 486 |
|---|
| 728 | + | (j) Section 787.02, relating to false imprisonment. 487 |
|---|
| 729 | + | (k) Section 787.025, relating to luring or enticing a 488 |
|---|
| 730 | + | child. 489 |
|---|
| 731 | + | (l) Section 787.04(2), relating to leading, taking, 490 |
|---|
| 732 | + | enticing, or removing a minor beyond the state limits, or 491 |
|---|
| 733 | + | concealing the location of a minor, with criminal intent pending 492 |
|---|
| 734 | + | custody proceedings. 493 |
|---|
| 735 | + | (m) Section 787.04(3), relating to leading, taking, 494 |
|---|
| 736 | + | enticing, or removing a minor beyond the state limits, or 495 |
|---|
| 737 | + | concealing the location of a minor, with criminal intent pending 496 |
|---|
| 738 | + | dependency proceedings or proceedings concerning alleged abuse 497 |
|---|
| 739 | + | or neglect of a minor. 498 |
|---|
| 740 | + | (n) Section 790.115(1), relating to e xhibiting firearms or 499 |
|---|
| 741 | + | weapons at a school-sponsored event, on school property, or 500 |
|---|
| 754 | | - | (4) The national criminal history data is available to 501 |
|---|
| 755 | | - | qualified entities to use only for the purpose of screening 502 |
|---|
| 756 | | - | employees and volunteers or persons applying to be an employe e 503 |
|---|
| 757 | | - | or volunteer with a qualified entity. The department or Care 504 |
|---|
| 758 | | - | Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse shall provide this 505 |
|---|
| 759 | | - | national criminal history record information directly to the 506 |
|---|
| 760 | | - | qualified entity as authorized by the written waiver required 507 |
|---|
| 761 | | - | for submission of a request to the department. 508 |
|---|
| 762 | | - | (5) The determination whether the criminal history record 509 |
|---|
| 763 | | - | shows that the employee or volunteer has not been arrested for 510 |
|---|
| 764 | | - | and is awaiting final disposition of, regardless of 511 |
|---|
| 765 | | - | adjudication, or entered a plea of nolo c ontendere or guilty to, 512 |
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| 766 | | - | or has been adjudicated delinquent and the record has not been 513 |
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| 767 | | - | sealed or expunged for, any offense listed under s. 435.02(2) 514 |
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| 768 | | - | convicted of or is under pending indictment for any crime that 515 |
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| 769 | | - | bears upon the fitness of the employee or vo lunteer to have 516 |
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| 770 | | - | responsibility for the safety and well -being of children, the 517 |
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| 771 | | - | elderly, or disabled persons shall solely be made by the 518 |
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| 772 | | - | qualified entity. Beginning January 1, 2026, or a later date as 519 |
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| 773 | | - | determined by the Agency for Health Care Administration, the 520 |
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| 774 | | - | Agency for Health Care Administration shall determine the 521 |
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| 775 | | - | eligibility of the employee or volunteer of a qualified entity. 522 |
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| 776 | | - | This section does not require the department to make such a 523 |
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| 777 | | - | determination on behalf of any qualified entity. 524 |
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| 778 | | - | (6) The qualified e ntity must notify in writing the person 525 |
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| 754 | + | within 1,000 feet of a school. 501 |
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| 755 | + | (o) Section 790.115(2)(b), relating to possessing an 502 |
|---|
| 756 | + | electric weapon or device, destructive device, or other weapon 503 |
|---|
| 757 | + | at a school-sponsored event or on school property. 504 |
|---|
| 758 | + | (p) Section 794.011, relating to sexual battery. 505 |
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| 759 | + | (q) Former s. 794.041, relating to sexual activity with or 506 |
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| 760 | + | solicitation of a child by a person in familial or custodial 507 |
|---|
| 761 | + | authority. 508 |
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| 762 | + | (r) Section 794.05, relating to unlawful sex ual activity 509 |
|---|
| 763 | + | with certain minors. 510 |
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| 764 | + | (s) Section 794.08, relating to female genital mutilation. 511 |
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| 765 | + | (t) Chapter 796, relating to prostitution. 512 |
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| 766 | + | (u) Chapter 800, relating to lewdness and indecent 513 |
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| 767 | + | exposure. 514 |
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| 768 | + | (v) Section 800.101, relating to offenses against s tudents 515 |
|---|
| 769 | + | by authority figures. 516 |
|---|
| 770 | + | (w) Section 806.01, relating to arson. 517 |
|---|
| 771 | + | (x) Section 810.14, relating to voyeurism. 518 |
|---|
| 772 | + | (y) Section 810.145, relating to video voyeurism. 519 |
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| 773 | + | (z) Section 812.014(6), relating to coordinating the 520 |
|---|
| 774 | + | commission of theft in excess of $3,000. 521 |
|---|
| 775 | + | (aa) Section 812.0145, relating to theft from persons 65 522 |
|---|
| 776 | + | years of age or older. 523 |
|---|
| 777 | + | (bb) Section 812.019, relating to dealing in stolen 524 |
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| 778 | + | property. 525 |
|---|
| 791 | | - | of his or her right to obtain a copy of any background screening 526 |
|---|
| 792 | | - | report, including the criminal history records, if any, 527 |
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| 793 | | - | contained in the report, and of the person's right to challenge 528 |
|---|
| 794 | | - | the accuracy and completeness o f any information contained in 529 |
|---|
| 795 | | - | any such report and to obtain a determination as to the validity 530 |
|---|
| 796 | | - | of such challenge before a final determination regarding the 531 |
|---|
| 797 | | - | person is made by the qualified entity reviewing the criminal 532 |
|---|
| 798 | | - | history information. A qualified enti ty that is required by law 533 |
|---|
| 799 | | - | to apply screening criteria, including any right to contest or 534 |
|---|
| 800 | | - | request an exemption from disqualification, shall apply such 535 |
|---|
| 801 | | - | screening criteria to the state and national criminal history 536 |
|---|
| 802 | | - | record information received from the depart ment or Care Provider 537 |
|---|
| 803 | | - | Background Screening Clearinghouse for those persons subject to 538 |
|---|
| 804 | | - | the required screening. 539 |
|---|
| 805 | | - | Section 7. Section 1012.315, Florida Statutes, is amended 540 |
|---|
| 806 | | - | to read: 541 |
|---|
| 807 | | - | 1012.315 Screening standards. —A person is ineligible for 542 |
|---|
| 808 | | - | educator certification or employment in any position that 543 |
|---|
| 809 | | - | requires direct contact with students in a district school 544 |
|---|
| 810 | | - | system, a charter school, or a private school that participates 545 |
|---|
| 811 | | - | in a state scholarship program under chapter 1002 if the person : 546 |
|---|
| 812 | | - | (1) Is on the disqualifi cation list maintained by the 547 |
|---|
| 813 | | - | department under pursuant to s. 1001.10(4)(b);, 548 |
|---|
| 814 | | - | (2) Is registered as a sex offender as described in 42 549 |
|---|
| 815 | | - | U.S.C. s. 9858f(c)(1)(C) ;, 550 |
|---|
| 791 | + | (cc) Section 812.13, relating to robbery. 526 |
|---|
| 792 | + | (dd) Section 812.131, relating to robbery by sudden 527 |
|---|
| 793 | + | snatching. 528 |
|---|
| 794 | + | (ee) Section 812.133, relating to carjacking. 529 |
|---|
| 795 | + | (ff) Section 812.135, relating to home -invasion robbery. 530 |
|---|
| 796 | + | (gg) Section 817.563, relating to fraudulent sale of 531 |
|---|
| 797 | + | controlled substances. 532 |
|---|
| 798 | + | (hh) Section 825.102, relating to abuse, aggravated abuse, 533 |
|---|
| 799 | + | or neglect of an elderly person or disabled adult. 534 |
|---|
| 800 | + | (ii) Section 825.103, relating to exploitation of an 535 |
|---|
| 801 | + | elderly person or disabled adult. 536 |
|---|
| 802 | + | (jj) Section 825.1025, relating to lewd or lascivious 537 |
|---|
| 803 | + | offenses committed upon or in the presence of an elderly person 538 |
|---|
| 804 | + | or disabled person. 539 |
|---|
| 805 | + | (kk) Section 826.04, relating to incest. 540 |
|---|
| 806 | + | (ll) Section 827.03, relating to child abuse, aggravated 541 |
|---|
| 807 | + | child abuse, or neglect of a child. 542 |
|---|
| 808 | + | (mm) Section 827.04, relating to contributing to the 543 |
|---|
| 809 | + | delinquency or dependency of a child. 544 |
|---|
| 810 | + | (nn) Section 827.071, relating to sexual performance by a 545 |
|---|
| 811 | + | child. 546 |
|---|
| 812 | + | (oo) Section 843.01, relating to resisting arrest with 547 |
|---|
| 813 | + | violence. 548 |
|---|
| 814 | + | (pp) Chapter 847, relating to obscenity. 549 |
|---|
| 815 | + | (qq) Section 874.05, relating to causing, encouraging, 550 |
|---|
| 828 | | - | (3) Is ineligible based on a security background 551 |
|---|
| 829 | | - | investigation under s. 435.04(2). Beginning January 1, 2025, or 552 |
|---|
| 830 | | - | a later date as determined by the Agency for Health Care 553 |
|---|
| 831 | | - | Administration, the Agency for Health Care Administration shall 554 |
|---|
| 832 | | - | determine the eligibility of employees in any position that 555 |
|---|
| 833 | | - | requires direct contact with students in a district sc hool 556 |
|---|
| 834 | | - | system, a charter school, or a private school that participates 557 |
|---|
| 835 | | - | in a state scholarship program under chapter 1002; 558 |
|---|
| 836 | | - | (4) Would be ineligible for an exemption under s. 559 |
|---|
| 837 | | - | 435.07(4)(c); or, or has been convicted or found guilty of, has 560 |
|---|
| 838 | | - | had adjudication wit hheld for, or has pled guilty or nolo 561 |
|---|
| 839 | | - | contendere to: 562 |
|---|
| 840 | | - | (1) Any felony offense prohibited under any of the 563 |
|---|
| 841 | | - | following statutes: 564 |
|---|
| 842 | | - | (a) Section 393.135, relating to sexual misconduct with 565 |
|---|
| 843 | | - | certain developmentally disabled clients and reporting of such 566 |
|---|
| 844 | | - | sexual misconduct. 567 |
|---|
| 845 | | - | (b) Section 394.4593, relating to sexual misconduct with 568 |
|---|
| 846 | | - | certain mental health patients and reporting of such sexual 569 |
|---|
| 847 | | - | misconduct. 570 |
|---|
| 848 | | - | (c) Section 415.111, relating to adult abuse, neglect, or 571 |
|---|
| 849 | | - | exploitation of aged persons or disabled adults. 572 |
|---|
| 850 | | - | (d) Section 782.04, relating to murder. 573 |
|---|
| 851 | | - | (e) Section 782.07, relating to manslaughter; aggravated 574 |
|---|
| 852 | | - | manslaughter of an elderly person or disabled adult; aggravated 575 |
|---|
| 828 | + | soliciting, or recruiting another to join a criminal street 551 |
|---|
| 829 | + | gang. 552 |
|---|
| 830 | + | (rr) Chapter 893, relating to drug abuse prevention and 553 |
|---|
| 831 | + | control, if the offense was a felony of the second degree or 554 |
|---|
| 832 | + | greater severity. 555 |
|---|
| 833 | + | (ss) Section 916.1075, relating to sexual misconduct with 556 |
|---|
| 834 | + | certain forensic clients and reporting of such sexual 557 |
|---|
| 835 | + | misconduct. 558 |
|---|
| 836 | + | (tt) Section 944.47, relating to introduction, removal, or 559 |
|---|
| 837 | + | possession of contraband at a correctional facility. 560 |
|---|
| 838 | + | (uu) Section 985.701, relating to sexual misconduct in 561 |
|---|
| 839 | + | juvenile justice programs. 562 |
|---|
| 840 | + | (vv) Section 985.711, relating to introduction, removal, 563 |
|---|
| 841 | + | or possession of contraband at a juvenile detention facility or 564 |
|---|
| 842 | + | commitment program. 565 |
|---|
| 843 | + | (2) Any misdemeanor offense prohibited under any of the 566 |
|---|
| 844 | + | following statutes: 567 |
|---|
| 845 | + | (a) Section 784.03, relating to battery, if the victim of 568 |
|---|
| 846 | + | the offense was a minor. 569 |
|---|
| 847 | + | (b) Section 787.025, relating to luring or enticing a 570 |
|---|
| 848 | + | child. 571 |
|---|
| 849 | + | (5)(3) Has been convicted or found guilty of, has had 572 |
|---|
| 850 | + | adjudication withheld for, or has pled guilty or nolo contendere 573 |
|---|
| 851 | + | to: 574 |
|---|
| 852 | + | (a) Any criminal act committed in another state or under 575 |
|---|
| 865 | | - | manslaughter of a child; or aggravated manslaughter of an 576 |
|---|
| 866 | | - | officer, a firefighter, an emergency medical technician, or a 577 |
|---|
| 867 | | - | paramedic. 578 |
|---|
| 868 | | - | (f) Section 784.021, relating to aggravated assault. 579 |
|---|
| 869 | | - | (g) Section 784.045, relating to aggravated battery. 580 |
|---|
| 870 | | - | (h) Section 784.075, relating to battery on a detention or 581 |
|---|
| 871 | | - | commitment facility staff member or a juvenile pr obation 582 |
|---|
| 872 | | - | officer. 583 |
|---|
| 873 | | - | (i) Section 787.01, relating to kidnapping. 584 |
|---|
| 874 | | - | (j) Section 787.02, relating to false imprisonment. 585 |
|---|
| 875 | | - | (k) Section 787.025, relating to luring or enticing a 586 |
|---|
| 876 | | - | child. 587 |
|---|
| 877 | | - | (l) Section 787.04(2), relating to leading, taking, 588 |
|---|
| 878 | | - | enticing, or removing a minor beyond the state limits, or 589 |
|---|
| 879 | | - | concealing the location of a minor, with criminal intent pending 590 |
|---|
| 880 | | - | custody proceedings. 591 |
|---|
| 881 | | - | (m) Section 787.04(3), relating to leading, taking, 592 |
|---|
| 882 | | - | enticing, or removing a minor beyond the state limits, or 593 |
|---|
| 883 | | - | concealing the locatio n of a minor, with criminal intent pending 594 |
|---|
| 884 | | - | dependency proceedings or proceedings concerning alleged abuse 595 |
|---|
| 885 | | - | or neglect of a minor. 596 |
|---|
| 886 | | - | (n) Section 790.115(1), relating to exhibiting firearms or 597 |
|---|
| 887 | | - | weapons at a school-sponsored event, on school property, or 598 |
|---|
| 888 | | - | within 1,000 feet of a school. 599 |
|---|
| 889 | | - | (o) Section 790.115(2)(b), relating to possessing an 600 |
|---|
| 865 | + | federal law which, if committed in this state, constitutes a 576 |
|---|
| 866 | + | disqualifying an offense prohibited under any statute listed in 577 |
|---|
| 867 | + | s. 435.04(2) subsection (1) or subsection (2) . 578 |
|---|
| 868 | + | (b)(4) Any delinquent act committed in this stat e or any 579 |
|---|
| 869 | + | delinquent or criminal act committed in another state or under 580 |
|---|
| 870 | + | federal law which, if committed in this state, qualifies an 581 |
|---|
| 871 | + | individual for inclusion on the Registered Juvenile Sex Offender 582 |
|---|
| 872 | + | List under s. 943.0435(1)(h)1.d. 583 |
|---|
| 873 | + | Section 8. Subsections (2) through (6) of section 584 |
|---|
| 874 | + | 1012.467, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 585 |
|---|
| 875 | + | 1012.467 Noninstructional contractors who are permitted 586 |
|---|
| 876 | + | access to school grounds when students are present; background 587 |
|---|
| 877 | + | screening requirements. — 588 |
|---|
| 878 | + | (2)(a) A fingerprint -based criminal history check must 589 |
|---|
| 879 | + | shall be performed on each noninstructional contractor who is 590 |
|---|
| 880 | + | permitted access to school grounds when students are present, 591 |
|---|
| 881 | + | whose performance of the contract with the school or school 592 |
|---|
| 882 | + | board is not anticipated to result in direct con tact with 593 |
|---|
| 883 | + | students, and for whom any unanticipated contact would be 594 |
|---|
| 884 | + | infrequent and incidental using the process described in s. 595 |
|---|
| 885 | + | 1012.32(3). The results of each criminal history check must 596 |
|---|
| 886 | + | shall be reported to the school district in which the individual 597 |
|---|
| 887 | + | is seeking access and entered into the shared system described 598 |
|---|
| 888 | + | in subsection (7). The school district shall screen the results 599 |
|---|
| 889 | + | using the disqualifying offenses in s. 435.04(2) paragraph (b). 600 |
|---|
| 902 | | - | electric weapon or device, destructive device, or other weapon 601 |
|---|
| 903 | | - | at a school-sponsored event or on school property. 602 |
|---|
| 904 | | - | (p) Section 794.011, relating to sexual battery. 603 |
|---|
| 905 | | - | (q) Former s. 794.041, relating to sexual activity with or 604 |
|---|
| 906 | | - | solicitation of a child by a person in familial or custodial 605 |
|---|
| 907 | | - | authority. 606 |
|---|
| 908 | | - | (r) Section 794.05, relating to unlawful sexual activity 607 |
|---|
| 909 | | - | with certain minors. 608 |
|---|
| 910 | | - | (s) Section 794.08, relating to female genital mutil ation. 609 |
|---|
| 911 | | - | (t) Chapter 796, relating to prostitution. 610 |
|---|
| 912 | | - | (u) Chapter 800, relating to lewdness and indecent 611 |
|---|
| 913 | | - | exposure. 612 |
|---|
| 914 | | - | (v) Section 800.101, relating to offenses against students 613 |
|---|
| 915 | | - | by authority figures. 614 |
|---|
| 916 | | - | (w) Section 806.01, relating to arson. 615 |
|---|
| 917 | | - | (x) Section 810.14, relating to voyeurism. 616 |
|---|
| 918 | | - | (y) Section 810.145, relating to video voyeurism. 617 |
|---|
| 919 | | - | (z) Section 812.014(6), relating to coordinating the 618 |
|---|
| 920 | | - | commission of theft in excess of $3,000. 619 |
|---|
| 921 | | - | (aa) Section 812.0145, relating to theft from persons 65 620 |
|---|
| 922 | | - | years of age or older. 621 |
|---|
| 923 | | - | (bb) Section 812.019, relating to dealing in stolen 622 |
|---|
| 924 | | - | property. 623 |
|---|
| 925 | | - | (cc) Section 812.13, relating to robbery. 624 |
|---|
| 926 | | - | (dd) Section 812.131, relating to robbery by sudden 625 |
|---|
| 902 | + | The cost of the criminal history check may be borne by the 601 |
|---|
| 903 | + | district school board, the school, or the contractor. 602 |
|---|
| 904 | + | (b) A noninstructional contractor for whom a criminal 603 |
|---|
| 905 | + | history check is required under this section may not have been 604 |
|---|
| 906 | + | convicted of any of the following offenses in s. 435.04(2) or 605 |
|---|
| 907 | + | designated in the Florida Stat utes, any similar offense in 606 |
|---|
| 908 | + | another jurisdiction ., or any similar offense committed in this 607 |
|---|
| 909 | + | state which has been redesignated from a former provision of the 608 |
|---|
| 910 | + | Florida Statutes to one of the following offenses: 609 |
|---|
| 911 | + | 1. Any offense listed in s. 943.0435(1)(h)1., relating to 610 |
|---|
| 912 | + | the registration of an individual as a sexual offender. 611 |
|---|
| 913 | + | 2. Section 393.135, relating to sexual misconduct with 612 |
|---|
| 914 | + | certain developmentally disabled clients and the reporting of 613 |
|---|
| 915 | + | such sexual misconduct. 614 |
|---|
| 916 | + | 3. Section 394.4593, relating to sexual mi sconduct with 615 |
|---|
| 917 | + | certain mental health patients and the reporting of such sexual 616 |
|---|
| 918 | + | misconduct. 617 |
|---|
| 919 | + | 4. Section 775.30, relating to terrorism. 618 |
|---|
| 920 | + | 5. Section 782.04, relating to murder. 619 |
|---|
| 921 | + | 6. Section 787.01, relating to kidnapping. 620 |
|---|
| 922 | + | 7. Any offense under chapter 800, relating to lewdness and 621 |
|---|
| 923 | + | indecent exposure. 622 |
|---|
| 924 | + | 8. Section 826.04, relating to incest. 623 |
|---|
| 925 | + | 9. Section 827.03, relating to child abuse, aggravated 624 |
|---|
| 926 | + | child abuse, or neglect of a child. 625 |
|---|
| 939 | | - | snatching. 626 |
|---|
| 940 | | - | (ee) Section 812.133, relating to carjacking. 627 |
|---|
| 941 | | - | (ff) Section 812.135, relati ng to home-invasion robbery. 628 |
|---|
| 942 | | - | (gg) Section 817.563, relating to fraudulent sale of 629 |
|---|
| 943 | | - | controlled substances. 630 |
|---|
| 944 | | - | (hh) Section 825.102, relating to abuse, aggravated abuse, 631 |
|---|
| 945 | | - | or neglect of an elderly person or disabled adult. 632 |
|---|
| 946 | | - | (ii) Section 825.103, relating to exploitation of an 633 |
|---|
| 947 | | - | elderly person or disabled adult. 634 |
|---|
| 948 | | - | (jj) Section 825.1025, relating to lewd or lascivious 635 |
|---|
| 949 | | - | offenses committed upon or in the presence of an elderly person 636 |
|---|
| 950 | | - | or disabled person. 637 |
|---|
| 951 | | - | (kk) Section 826.04, relating to incest. 638 |
|---|
| 952 | | - | (ll) Section 827.03, relating to child abuse, aggravated 639 |
|---|
| 953 | | - | child abuse, or neglect of a child. 640 |
|---|
| 954 | | - | (mm) Section 827.04, relating to contributing to the 641 |
|---|
| 955 | | - | delinquency or dependency of a child. 642 |
|---|
| 956 | | - | (nn) Section 827.071, relating to sexual performance by a 643 |
|---|
| 957 | | - | child. 644 |
|---|
| 958 | | - | (oo) Section 843.01 , relating to resisting arrest with 645 |
|---|
| 959 | | - | violence. 646 |
|---|
| 960 | | - | (pp) Chapter 847, relating to obscenity. 647 |
|---|
| 961 | | - | (qq) Section 874.05, relating to causing, encouraging, 648 |
|---|
| 962 | | - | soliciting, or recruiting another to join a criminal street 649 |
|---|
| 963 | | - | gang. 650 |
|---|
| 939 | + | (3) If it is found that a noninstructional contractor has 626 |
|---|
| 940 | + | been convicted of any of the offenses listed in s. 435.04(2) 627 |
|---|
| 941 | + | paragraph (2)(b), the individual must shall be immediately 628 |
|---|
| 942 | + | suspended from having access to school grounds and must shall 629 |
|---|
| 943 | + | remain suspended unless and until the conviction is set aside in 630 |
|---|
| 944 | + | any postconviction proceedi ng. 631 |
|---|
| 945 | + | (4) A noninstructional contractor who has been convicted 632 |
|---|
| 946 | + | of any of the offenses listed in s. 435.04(2) paragraph (2)(b) 633 |
|---|
| 947 | + | may not be permitted on school grounds when students are present 634 |
|---|
| 948 | + | unless the contractor has received a full pardon or has had his 635 |
|---|
| 949 | + | or her civil rights restored. A noninstructional contractor who 636 |
|---|
| 950 | + | is present on school grounds in violation of this subsection 637 |
|---|
| 951 | + | commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in 638 |
|---|
| 952 | + | s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 639 |
|---|
| 953 | + | (5) If a school district has reasonable cause to believe 640 |
|---|
| 954 | + | that grounds exist for the denial of a contractor's access to 641 |
|---|
| 955 | + | school grounds when students are present, it must shall notify 642 |
|---|
| 956 | + | the contractor in writing, stating the specific record that 643 |
|---|
| 957 | + | indicates noncompliance with the standards set forth in this 644 |
|---|
| 958 | + | section. It is the responsibility of the affected contractor to 645 |
|---|
| 959 | + | contest his or her denial. The only basis for contesting the 646 |
|---|
| 960 | + | denial is proof of mistaken identity or that an offense from 647 |
|---|
| 961 | + | another jurisdiction is not disqualifying under s. 435.04(2) 648 |
|---|
| 962 | + | paragraph (2)(b). 649 |
|---|
| 963 | + | (6) Each contractor who is subject to the requirements of 650 |
|---|
| 976 | | - | (rr) Chapter 893, relating to drug abuse p revention and 651 |
|---|
| 977 | | - | control, if the offense was a felony of the second degree or 652 |
|---|
| 978 | | - | greater severity. 653 |
|---|
| 979 | | - | (ss) Section 916.1075, relating to sexual misconduct with 654 |
|---|
| 980 | | - | certain forensic clients and reporting of such sexual 655 |
|---|
| 981 | | - | misconduct. 656 |
|---|
| 982 | | - | (tt) Section 944.47, relating to in troduction, removal, or 657 |
|---|
| 983 | | - | possession of contraband at a correctional facility. 658 |
|---|
| 984 | | - | (uu) Section 985.701, relating to sexual misconduct in 659 |
|---|
| 985 | | - | juvenile justice programs. 660 |
|---|
| 986 | | - | (vv) Section 985.711, relating to introduction, removal, 661 |
|---|
| 987 | | - | or possession of contraband at a juv enile detention facility or 662 |
|---|
| 988 | | - | commitment program. 663 |
|---|
| 989 | | - | (2) Any misdemeanor offense prohibited under any of the 664 |
|---|
| 990 | | - | following statutes: 665 |
|---|
| 991 | | - | (a) Section 784.03, relating to battery, if the victim of 666 |
|---|
| 992 | | - | the offense was a minor. 667 |
|---|
| 993 | | - | (b) Section 787.025, relating to luring or enticing a 668 |
|---|
| 994 | | - | child. 669 |
|---|
| 995 | | - | (5)(3) Has been convicted or found guilty of, has had 670 |
|---|
| 996 | | - | adjudication withheld for, or has pled guilty or nolo contendere 671 |
|---|
| 997 | | - | to: 672 |
|---|
| 998 | | - | (a) Any criminal act committed in another state or under 673 |
|---|
| 999 | | - | federal law which, if committed in this state, constit utes a 674 |
|---|
| 1000 | | - | disqualifying an offense prohibited under any statute listed in 675 |
|---|
| 1001 | | - | |
|---|
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| 1013 | | - | s. 435.04(2) subsection (1) or subsection (2) . 676 |
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| 1014 | | - | (b)(4) Any delinquent act committed in this state or any 677 |
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| 1015 | | - | delinquent or criminal act committed in another state or under 678 |
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| 1016 | | - | federal law which, if committed in this state, qualifies an 679 |
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| 1017 | | - | individual for inclusion on the Registered Juvenile Sex Offender 680 |
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| 1018 | | - | List under s. 943.0435(1)(h)1.d. 681 |
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| 1019 | | - | Section 8. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 682 |
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| 1020 | | - | 1012.467, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 683 |
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| 1021 | | - | 1012.467 Noninstructional contractors who are permitted 684 |
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| 1022 | | - | access to school grounds when students are present; background 685 |
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| 1023 | | - | screening requirements. — 686 |
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| 1024 | | - | (2)(a) A fingerprint -based criminal history check must 687 |
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| 1025 | | - | shall be performed on each noninstructional contractor who is 688 |
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| 1026 | | - | permitted access to school grounds when students are present, 689 |
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| 1027 | | - | whose performance of the contract with the school or school 690 |
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| 1028 | | - | board is not anticipated to result in direct contact with 691 |
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| 1029 | | - | students, and for whom any unanticipated contact would be 692 |
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| 1030 | | - | infrequent and incidental using the process described in s. 693 |
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| 1031 | | - | 1012.32(3). The results of each criminal history check must 694 |
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| 1032 | | - | shall be reported to the school district in which the individual 695 |
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| 1033 | | - | is seeking access and entered in to the shared system described 696 |
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| 1034 | | - | in subsection (7). The school district shall screen the results 697 |
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| 1035 | | - | using the disqualifying offenses in paragraph (b). Beginning 698 |
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| 1036 | | - | January 1, 2025, or a later date as determined by the Agency for 699 |
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| 1037 | | - | Health Care Administration, the Age ncy for Health Care 700 |
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| 1050 | | - | Administration shall determine the eligibility of a 701 |
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| 1051 | | - | noninstructional contractor. The cost of the criminal history 702 |
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| 1052 | | - | check may be borne by the district school board, the school, or 703 |
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| 1053 | | - | the contractor. 704 |
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| 1054 | | - | Section 9. Paragraph (d) of subsection (2) and paragraph 705 |
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| 1055 | | - | (a) of subsection (10) of section 1012.56, Florida Statutes, are 706 |
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| 1056 | | - | amended to read: 707 |
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| 1057 | | - | 1012.56 Educator certification requirements. — 708 |
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| 1058 | | - | (2) ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA. —To be eligible to seek 709 |
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| 1059 | | - | certification, a person must: 710 |
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| 1060 | | - | (d) Submit to background screening in accordance with 711 |
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| 1061 | | - | subsection (10). If the background screening indicates a 712 |
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| 1062 | | - | criminal history or if the applicant acknowledges a criminal 713 |
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| 1063 | | - | history, the applicant's records shall be referred to the 714 |
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| 1064 | | - | investigative section in the Department of Educati on for review 715 |
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| 1065 | | - | and determination of eligibility for certification. Beginning 716 |
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| 1066 | | - | January 1, 2025, or a later date as determined by the Agency for 717 |
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| 1067 | | - | Health Care Administration, the applicant's records must be 718 |
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| 1068 | | - | referred to the Agency for Health Care Administration. If the 719 |
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| 1069 | | - | applicant fails to provide the necessary documentation requested 720 |
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| 1070 | | - | by the department within 90 days after the date of the receipt 721 |
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| 1071 | | - | of the certified mail request, the statement of eligibility and 722 |
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| 1072 | | - | pending application shall become invalid. 723 |
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| 1073 | | - | (10) BACKGROUND SCREENING REQUIRED, INITIALLY AND 724 |
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| 1074 | | - | PERIODICALLY.— 725 |
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| 1087 | | - | (a) Each person who seeks certification under this chapter 726 |
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| 1088 | | - | must be fingerprinted and screened in accordance with s. 1012.32 727 |
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| 1089 | | - | and must not be ineligible for such certification under s. 728 |
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| 1090 | | - | 1012.315. A person who has been screened in accordance with s. 729 |
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| 1091 | | - | 1012.32 by a district school board or the Department of 730 |
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| 1092 | | - | Education within 12 months before the date the person initially 731 |
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| 1093 | | - | obtains certification under this chapter, the results of which 732 |
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| 1094 | | - | are submitted to the district school board or to the Department 733 |
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| 1095 | | - | of Education, is not required to repeat the screening under this 734 |
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| 1096 | | - | paragraph. Beginning January 1, 2025, or a later date as 735 |
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| 1097 | | - | determined by the Agency for Health Care Administration, the 736 |
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| 1098 | | - | background screening results must be submitted to the Care 737 |
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| 1099 | | - | Provider Background Screening Cl earinghouse. 738 |
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| 1100 | | - | Section 10. For the 2023-2024 fiscal year, the sums of 739 |
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| 1101 | | - | $400,000 in recurring funds from the Health Care Trust Fund and 740 |
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| 1102 | | - | $4 million in nonrecurring funds from the Health Care Trust Fund 741 |
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| 1103 | | - | are appropriated to the Agency for Health Care Administ ration. 742 |
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| 1104 | | - | For the 2024-2025 fiscal year, the sum of $4 million in 743 |
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| 1105 | | - | nonrecurring funds from the Health Care Trust Fund is 744 |
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| 1106 | | - | appropriated to the Agency for Health Care Administration and 20 745 |
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| 1107 | | - | full-time equivalent positions with associated salary rate of 746 |
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| 1108 | | - | 1,238,764 are authorized for the purpose of implementing this 747 |
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| 1109 | | - | act. For the 2025-2026 fiscal year, the sum of $4 million in 748 |
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| 1110 | | - | nonrecurring funds from the Health Care Trust Fund is 749 |
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| 1111 | | - | appropriated to the Agency for Health Care Administration. 750 |
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| 1124 | | - | Section 11. The changes made to s. 435.12, Florida 751 |
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| 1125 | | - | Statutes, by this act must be implemented by January 1, 2025, or 752 |
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| 1126 | | - | a later date as determined by the Agency for Health Care 753 |
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| 1127 | | - | Administration. 754 |
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| 1128 | | - | Section 12. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this 755 |
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| 1129 | | - | act and except for this section , which shall take effect upon 756 |
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| 1130 | | - | this act becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1, 757 |
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| 1131 | | - | 2024. 758 |
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| 976 | + | this section must shall agree to inform his or her employe r or 651 |
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| 977 | + | the party to whom he or she is under contract and the school 652 |
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| 978 | + | district within 48 hours after if he or she is arrested for any 653 |
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| 979 | + | of the disqualifying offenses in s. 435.04(2) paragraph (2)(b). 654 |
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| 980 | + | A contractor who willfully fails to comply with this subsectio n 655 |
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| 981 | + | commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in 656 |
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| 982 | + | s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. If the employer of a contractor or the 657 |
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| 983 | + | party to whom the contractor is under contract knows the 658 |
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| 984 | + | contractor has been arrested for any of the disqualifying 659 |
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| 985 | + | offenses in s. 435.04(2) paragraph (2)(b) and authorizes the 660 |
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| 986 | + | contractor to be present on school grounds when students are 661 |
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| 987 | + | present, such employer or such party commits a felony of the 662 |
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| 988 | + | third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 663 |
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| 989 | + | 775.083. 664 |
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| 990 | + | Section 9. For the 2023-2024 fiscal year, the sums of 665 |
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| 991 | + | $285,367 in recurring funds from the Health Care Trust Fund and 666 |
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| 992 | + | $581,064 in nonrecurring funds from the Health Care Trust Fund 667 |
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| 993 | + | are appropriated to the Agency for Health Care Administration 668 |
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| 994 | + | and five full-time equivalent positions with associated salary 669 |
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| 995 | + | rate of 173,431 is authorized for the purpose of implementing 670 |
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| 996 | + | this act. 671 |
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| 997 | + | Section 10. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 672 |
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