The Jessica Lunsford Act was passed by the Florida Legislature in response to the abduction and killing of Jessica Lunsford in Citrus County. New amendments to this law, effective July 1, 2007, will affect your business with the Santa Rosa County District Schools. The new amendments to the 2005 JLA establish a system of screening of contractual personnel (vendors) who are permitted access to school grounds when students are present.
The Jessica Lunsford Act applies only to our contractors/vendors and not our service provider employees, such as custodial, food service and bus drivers - they follow the same guidelines of School Board employees.
Exempt school grounds are defined to include buildings and grounds where students are not permitted access.
Background checks will be done every 5 years and costs limited to 130% of cost.
One check required and other districts shall use the share system.
Offending criminal offenses listed and limited to 8 criminal acts (see listing below).
48-hour notification by employee and/or employer as it becomes aware (see below).
Exempting from screening are people who are physically under the supervision of those who have been checked.
Workers behind a 6 foot chain-linked fence are exempt (a 6 foot construction chain-linked fence will be required surrounding all major construction projects where practical).
The Jessica Lunsford Act applies only to our contractors/vendors and not our service provider employees, such as custodial, food service and bus drivers - they follow the same guidelines of School Board employees.
Exempt school grounds are defined to include buildings and grounds where students are not permitted access.
Background checks will be done every 5 years and costs limited to 130% of cost.
One check required and other districts shall use the share system.
Offending criminal offenses listed and limited to 8 criminal acts (see listing below).
48-hour notification by employee and/or employer as it becomes aware (see below).
Exempting from screening are people who are physically under the supervision of those who have been checked.
Workers behind a 6 foot chain-linked fence are exempt (a 6 foot construction chain-linked fence will be required surrounding all major construction projects where practical).
Offending criminal offenses listed and limited to 8 criminal acts:
(g) A non-instructional contractor for whom a criminal history check is required under this section may not have been convicted of any of the following offenses designated in the Florida Statutes, any similar offense in another jurisdiction, or any similar offense committed in this state which has been re-designated from a former provision of the Florida Statutes to one of the following offenses:
(g) A non-instructional contractor for whom a criminal history check is required under this section may not have been convicted of any of the following offenses designated in the Florida Statutes, any similar offense in another jurisdiction, or any similar offense committed in this state which has been re-designated from a former provision of the Florida Statutes to one of the following offenses:
- Any offense listed in s.943.0435(1)(a)1., relating to the registration of an individual as a sexual offender.
- Section 393.135, relating to sexual misconduct with certain developmentally disabled clients and the reporting of such sexual misconduct.
- Section 394.4593, relating to sexual misconduct with certain mental health patients and the reporting of such sexual misconduct.
- Section 775.30, relating to terrorism.
- Section 782.04, relating to murder.
- Section 787.01, relating to kidnapping.
- Any offense under chapter 800, relating to lewdness and indecent exposure.
- Section 826.04, relating to incest.
- Section 827.03, relating to child abuse, aggravated child abuse, or neglect of a child.
48-hour notification by employee and/or employer as it becomes aware....
(6) Each contractor who is subject to the requirements of this section shall agree to inform his or her employer or the party to whom he or she is under contract and the school district within 48 hours if he or she is arrested for any of the disqualifying offenses in paragraph (2)(g). A contractor who willfully fails to comply with this subsection commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s.775.082 or s.775.083. If the employer of a contractor or the party to whom the contractor is under contract knows the contractor has been arrested for any of the disqualifying offenses in paragraph (2)(g) and authorizes the contractor to be present on school grounds when students are present, such employer or such party commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s.775.082 or s.775.083.
(6) Each contractor who is subject to the requirements of this section shall agree to inform his or her employer or the party to whom he or she is under contract and the school district within 48 hours if he or she is arrested for any of the disqualifying offenses in paragraph (2)(g). A contractor who willfully fails to comply with this subsection commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s.775.082 or s.775.083. If the employer of a contractor or the party to whom the contractor is under contract knows the contractor has been arrested for any of the disqualifying offenses in paragraph (2)(g) and authorizes the contractor to be present on school grounds when students are present, such employer or such party commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s.775.082 or s.775.083.