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Implementation concepts for consideration by the Florida Public School Districts

Jessica Lunsford Act, 1012.465.F.S. Implementation concepts for consideration by the Florida Public School Districts. Background…. Jessica Lunsford Act passed by the 2005 Florida Legislature Increases measures used to monitor sexual offenders or predators

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Implementation concepts for consideration by the Florida Public School Districts

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  1. Jessica Lunsford Act, 1012.465.F.S Implementation concepts for consideration by theFlorida Public School Districts

  2. Background… • Jessica Lunsford Act passed by the 2005 Florida Legislature • Increases measures used to monitor sexual offenders or predators • Contains specifications related to individuals with access to school district campuses while students are present • The statute, as amended, applies to three categories of non-instructional & contractual personnel, all of whom must meet Level 2 Background Screening requirements, including those: • Who are permitted access on school grounds when students are present, • Who have direct contact with students, or • Who have access to or control of school funds. • School districts must conduct the fingerprinting/background screening of non-instructional/contractual personnel and determine whether the individual has been convicted of a crime of moral turpitude.

  3. Level 2 background screening definition… • Fingerprinting the individual & submitting the prints to the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) to compare against • Statewide criminal & juvenile records maintained by FDLE • Federal criminal records maintained through the FBI • It may also include a local criminal records check through local law enforcement agencies

  4. Maintenance of screening results… • After receiving the initial background check results from the FDLE, the original submitting district • Will thereafter be electronically notified by FDLE, in writing, of any new arrests • Should forward the arrest information to any districts with which they have shared the criminal record • Results in a labor intensive records maintenance process

  5. Act implementation challenges… • No statewide registry of vendor prints currently exists • Impact: Vendors are required to be repetitively printed in multiple schools/districts • No digital systems exist for easy sharing of data between (1) schools within a District or (2) Districts across the State • Impact: Vendors are required to be repetitively printed in multiple districts • After receiving the initial background check results from the FDLE, the original submitting district • Will thereafter be electronically notified by FDLE, in writing, of any new arrests • Should forward the arrest information to any districts with which they have shared the criminal record • Impact: No digital system exists for records maintenance & distribution of updated information • No specific funds were allocated to pay for the cost of the Act • Impact: School Boards are faced with unbudgeted, legislated requirements

  6. State-wide biometric enrollment concept… Use commercially available biometrics readers/database servers & Internet communications for rapid implementation • At the school level • Obtain the digital fingerprint of each person required by the Act to be registered for access to the school • Electronically share the fingerprint image and the person’s information with the District Office for consolidation • At the District level • Consolidate Level 2 background screen requests & submit to FDLE • Share FDLE screening results with all schools across the district where the person requires and is granted access • Maintain a centralized District database for posting on-going updates from FDLE of infractions by enrollees • At the FDLE level • Perform Level 2 background screens and publish results to the submitting District • Maintain a constantly updated, state-wide database of registered persons cleared for access to school properties, pursuant to the requirements of the Act (if desired)

  7. Enabling technology concept…(cont.) Super Master1 Master District #1 Super Master2 School #1 Slave 1 Slave 2 Super Master1 Master District #2 School #2 Slave 1 Slave 2 Super Master1 Master District #n Super Master2 School #n Slave 1 Super Mastern Slave 2 General context diagram School Level (Acquire Biometric Signatures) District Level (Consolidate & Share Biometric Signatures) FDLE Level (Perform Level 2 Background Screening) (Maintain State-wide Registry, if desired) Acquire Level 2 Background Screen Inputs Perform FDLE Database Screen Create Level 2 Background Screen Results Distribute Level 2 Background Screen Results

  8. Enabling technology concept…(cont.) Slave1 – MaintenanceS1S1 Maintenance Work Control Area Slave2 – Food ServiceS2S2 Food Serv. Delivery Dock Area Enrolling non-instructional personnel at each school Fingerprints are electronically captured at any of the three stations and consolidated for Level 1 or 2 screening as required School 1 Master – Main OfficeS1M School-level iGuard™ Fingerprint Database & Access Log If the enrollee is cleared, all future access is controlled & logged using the biometric signature

  9. Enabling technology concept…(cont.) Sharing data between schools across the District iGuard Master – Main OfficeS1M District-Level Super Master™ Server – District OfficeD1M1 School 1 iGuard Slave1 – MaintenanceS1S1 iGuard Slave2 – Food ServiceS1S2 iGuard Master – Main OfficeSnM iGuard Master – Main OfficeS2M School “n” School 2 iGuard Slave1 – MaintenanceSnS1 iGuard Slave1 – MaintenanceS2S1 iGuard Slave2 – Food ServiceSnS2 iGuard Slave2 – Food ServiceS2S2

  10. Enabling technology concept…(cont.) FDLE Level Database District Level Databases District 2 Super Masters™ (as required by the District) District n Clustered Super Masters™ for State-wide Access Control Registry Super Masters™ (as required by the District) Sharing data between the Districts & FDLE District 1 Super Masters™ (as required by the District)

  11. Benefits of adopting this approach… • To the person – • only one fingerprinting & background check is required for access to all FL school properties where access is required and is granted • To the school – • Rapid Act compliance through sharing of data between schools across the District • Positive personnel authentication for access control • Digital access control logs for audit and reporting • To the District – • Rapid Act compliance through sharing of data between Districts across the State • Centralized records maintenance point for the District • Simplifies the on-going FDLE notification process of infractions by enrollees • To Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) – • Consolidated digital input to the Level 2 Background Screen process from the District Offices • Required fewer Level 2 background screens • Simplifies distribution of notifications of infractions by enrollees

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