HB 7117CS

CHAMBER ACTION




1The Education Appropriations Committee recommends the following:
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3     Council/Committee Substitute
4     Remove the entire bill and insert:
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A bill to be entitled
6An act relating to sexual predators and offenders;
7amending s. 322.141, F.S.; requiring distinctive markings
8for driver's licenses and identification cards issued to
9persons who are designated as sexual predators or subject
10to registration as sexual offenders; providing procedures
11for offenders to obtain such licenses or identification
12cards; providing for initial issuance; providing for
13future repeal of a specified provision; amending s.
14322.212, F.S.; prohibiting the alteration of sexual
15predator or sexual offender markings on driver's licenses
16or identification cards; providing criminal penalties;
17amending s. 775.21, F.S.; requiring sexual predators to
18obtain a distinctive driver's license or identification
19card; amending s. 943.0435, F.S.; requiring sexual
20offenders to obtain a distinctive driver's license or
21identification card; amending s. 944.607, F.S.; requiring
22specified offenders who are under the supervision of the
23Department of Corrections but are not incarcerated to
24obtain a distinctive driver's license or identification
25card; amending ss. 1002.33 and 1003.63, F.S.; revising
26cross-references; amending s. 1012.32, F.S.; revising
27provisions relating to background screening of school
28district personnel; revising provisions relating to
29fingerprints; providing procedures for periodic
30rescreening of certain personnel; amending s. 1012.465,
31F.S.; revising provisions relating to background
32screenings of certain noninstructional school district
33employees and other specified individuals; revising
34provisions relating to periodic rescreening of certain
35persons; creating s. 1012.4561, F.S.; providing
36definitions; prohibiting contract workers who are
37designated as sexual predators, subject to registration as
38a sexual offenders, or who appear on the National Sex
39Offender Public Registry from being present on school
40grounds; providing criminal penalties; requiring contract
41workers working on school grounds to be subject to a check
42of Florida driver's licenses or identification cards for
43the purposes of ascertaining their sexual offender and
44sexual predator status and checked against the National
45Sex Offender Public Registry; providing duties for certain
46contract workers; providing penalties; requiring certain
47individuals to report certain offenses; providing
48penalties; providing exceptions; providing that no
49provision of the section shall give rise to private civil
50liability or create a private cause of action for monetary
51damages; providing rulemaking authority to school boards;
52amending s. 1012.56, F.S.; revising provisions relating to
53background screening for educator certification; revising
54provisions relating to periodic rescreening of such
55persons; providing an appropriation; providing effective
56dates.
57
58Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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60     Section 1.  Effective August 1, 2006, subsection (3) is
61added to section 322.141, Florida Statutes, to read:
62     322.141  Color or markings of certain licenses or
63identification cards; procedures for sexual offenders and
64predators to obtain marked licenses or identification cards.--
65     (3)  All licenses for the operation of motor vehicles or
66identification cards originally issued or reissued by the
67department to persons who are designated as sexual predators
68under s. 775.21 or subject to registration as sexual offenders
69under s. 943.0435 or s. 944.607 shall have on the front of the
70license or identification card the following:
71     (a)  For a person designated as a sexual predator under s.
72775.21, the marking "775.21, F.S."
73     (b)  For a person subject to registration as a sexual
74offender under s. 943.0435 or s. 944.607, the marking "943.0435,
75F.S."
76     (c)  Each sexual predator under s. 775.21 or sexual
77offender under s. 943.0435 or s. 944.607 shall report to the
78department during the month of his or her reregistration
79requirement pursuant to s. 775.21(8), s. 943.0435(14), or s.
80944.607(13) to obtain a marked driver's license or
81identification card as required under this subsection unless he
82or she previously secured such a marked driver's license or
83identification card.
84     (d)  Notwithstanding paragraph (c), sexual predators under
85s. 775.21 and sexual offenders under s. 943.0435 or s. 944.607
86whose birth month is January or July must report during the
87month of August 2006, to the sheriff's office in the county in
88which they reside or, if they have no permanent or temporary
89residence, the county in which they are located, to receive
90their marked driver's license or identification card as required
91by s. 322.141(3). This paragraph expires January 1, 2007.
92     Section 2.  Paragraph (c) is added to subsection (5) of
93section 322.212, Florida Statutes, to read:
94     322.212  Unauthorized possession of, and other unlawful
95acts in relation to, driver's license or identification card.--
96     (5)
97     (c)  It is unlawful for any person on or after January 1,
982007, to knowingly have in his or her possession a driver's
99license or identification card upon which the sexual predator or
100sexual offender markings required by s. 322.141(3) are not
101displayed or have been altered.
102     Section 3.  Paragraph (f) of subsection (6) of section
103775.21, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
104     775.21  The Florida Sexual Predators Act.--
105     (6)  REGISTRATION.--
106     (f)  Within 48 hours after the registration required under
107paragraph (a) or paragraph (e), a sexual predator who is not
108incarcerated and who resides in the community, including a
109sexual predator under the supervision of the Department of
110Corrections, shall register in person at a driver's license
111office of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
112and shall present proof of registration. At the driver's license
113office the sexual predator shall:
114     1.  If otherwise qualified, secure a Florida driver's
115license, renew a Florida driver's license, or secure an
116identification card. The sexual predator shall identify himself
117or herself as a sexual predator who is required to comply with
118this section, provide his or her place of permanent or temporary
119residence, including a rural route address and a post office
120box, and submit to the taking of a photograph for use in issuing
121a driver's license, renewed license, or identification card, and
122for use by the department in maintaining current records of
123sexual predators. A post office box shall not be provided in
124lieu of a physical residential address. If the sexual predator's
125place of residence is a motor vehicle, trailer, mobile home, or
126manufactured home, as defined in chapter 320, the sexual
127predator shall also provide to the Department of Highway Safety
128and Motor Vehicles the vehicle identification number; the
129license tag number; the registration number; and a description,
130including color scheme, of the motor vehicle, trailer, mobile
131home, or manufactured home. If a sexual predator's place of
132residence is a vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat, as
133defined in chapter 327, the sexual predator shall also provide
134to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles the hull
135identification number; the manufacturer's serial number; the
136name of the vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat; the
137registration number; and a description, including color scheme,
138of the vessel, live-aboard vessel, or houseboat.
139     2.  Pay the costs assessed by the Department of Highway
140Safety and Motor Vehicles for issuing or renewing a driver's
141license or identification card as required by this section. The
142driver's license or identification card issued shall comply with
143s. 322.141(3).
144     3.  Provide, upon request, any additional information
145necessary to confirm the identity of the sexual predator,
146including a set of fingerprints.
147
148The sheriff shall promptly provide to the department the
149information received from the sexual predator.
150     Section 4.  Subsection (3) of section 943.0435, Florida
151Statutes, is amended to read:
152     943.0435  Sexual offenders required to register with the
153department; penalty.--
154     (3)  Within 48 hours after the report required under
155subsection (2), a sexual offender shall report in person at a
156driver's license office of the Department of Highway Safety and
157Motor Vehicles, unless a driver's license or identification card
158that complies with the requirements of s. 322.141(3) was
159previously secured or updated under s. 944.607. At the driver's
160license office the sexual offender shall:
161     (a)  If otherwise qualified, secure a Florida driver's
162license, renew a Florida driver's license, or secure an
163identification card. The sexual offender shall identify himself
164or herself as a sexual offender who is required to comply with
165this section and shall provide proof that the sexual offender
166reported as required in subsection (2). The sexual offender
167shall provide any of the information specified in subsection
168(2), if requested. The sexual offender shall submit to the
169taking of a photograph for use in issuing a driver's license,
170renewed license, or identification card, and for use by the
171department in maintaining current records of sexual offenders.
172     (b)  Pay the costs assessed by the Department of Highway
173Safety and Motor Vehicles for issuing or renewing a driver's
174license or identification card as required by this section. The
175driver's license or identification card issued shall comply with
176s. 322.141(3).
177     (c)  Provide, upon request, any additional information
178necessary to confirm the identity of the sexual offender,
179including a set of fingerprints.
180     Section 5.  Subsection (9) of section 944.607, Florida
181Statutes, is amended to read:
182     944.607  Notification to Department of Law Enforcement of
183information on sexual offenders.--
184     (9)  A sexual offender, as described in this section, who
185is under the supervision of the Department of Corrections but
186who is not incarcerated shall, in addition to the registration
187requirements provided in subsection (4), register and obtain a
188distinctive driver's license or identification card in the
189manner provided in s. 943.0435(3), (4), and (5), unless the
190sexual offender is a sexual predator, in which case he or she
191shall register and obtain a distinctive driver's license or
192identification card as required under s. 775.21. A sexual
193offender who fails to comply with the requirements of s.
194943.0435 is subject to the penalties provided in s. 943.0435(9).
195     Section 6.  Paragraph (g) of subsection (12) of section
1961002.33, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
197     1002.33  Charter schools.--
198     (12)  EMPLOYEES OF CHARTER SCHOOLS.--
199     (g)  A charter school shall employ or contract with
200employees who have undergone background screening as required
201under provided in s. 1012.32. Members of the governing board of
202the charter school shall also undergo background screening in a
203manner similar to that required under provided in s. 1012.32.
204     Section 7.  Paragraph (c) of subsection (7) of section
2051003.63, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
206     1003.63  Deregulated public schools pilot program.--
207     (7)  EXEMPTION FROM STATUTES.--
208     (c)  A deregulated public school shall employ or contract
209with employees who have been fingerprinted as required under
210provided in s. 1012.32.
211     Section 8.  Section 1012.32, Florida Statutes, is amended
212to read:
213     1012.32  Qualifications of personnel; background screening
214requirement.--
215     (1)  To be eligible for appointment in any position in any
216district school system, a person shall be of good moral
217character; shall have attained the age of 18 years, if he or she
218is to be employed in an instructional capacity; and shall, when
219required by law, hold a certificate or license issued under
220rules of the State Board of Education or the Department of
221Children and Family Services, except when employed pursuant to
222s. 1012.55 or under the emergency provisions of s. 1012.24.
223Previous residence in this state shall not be required in any
224school of the state as a prerequisite for any person holding a
225valid Florida certificate or license to serve in an
226instructional capacity.
227     (2)(a)  Background screening is required of instructional
228and noninstructional personnel who are hired or contracted to
229fill positions in any district school system and of other
230persons authorized by the school district to perform services
231for compensation as follows:
232     1.(a)  Instructional and noninstructional personnel who are
233hired or contracted to fill positions requiring direct contact
234with students in any district school system or university lab
235school shall, upon employment or engagement to provide services,
236undergo background screening as required under s. 1012.465 or s.
2371012.56, whichever is applicable.
238     2.(b)  Instructional and noninstructional personnel who are
239hired or contracted to fill positions in any charter school and
240members of the governing board of any charter school, in
241compliance with s. 1002.33(12)(g), shall, upon employment,
242engagement of services, or appointment, undergo background
243screening as required under s. 1012.465 or s. 1012.56, whichever
244is applicable, by filing with the district school board for the
245school district in which the charter school is located a
246complete set of fingerprints taken by an authorized law
247enforcement agency or an employee of the school or school
248district who is trained to take fingerprints.
249     3.(c)  Instructional and noninstructional personnel who are
250hired or contracted to fill positions requiring direct contact
251with students in an alternative school that operates under
252contract with a district school system shall, upon employment or
253engagement to provide services, undergo background screening as
254required under s. 1012.465 or s. 1012.56, whichever is
255applicable, by filing with the district school board for the
256school district to which the alternative school is under
257contract a complete set of fingerprints taken by an authorized
258law enforcement agency or an employee of the school or school
259district who is trained to take fingerprints.
260     4.(d)  Student teachers, persons participating in a field
261experience pursuant to s. 1004.04(6) or s. 1004.85, and persons
262participating in a short-term experience as a teacher assistant
263pursuant to s. 1004.04(10) in any district school system, lab
264school, or charter school shall, upon engagement to provide
265services, undergo background screening as required under s.
2661012.56.
267     (b)1.  Background screening shall be initiated by filing
268with the district school board for the school district in which
269the school, charter school, or lab school is located or to which
270the alternative school is under contract a complete set of
271fingerprints taken by an individual authorized to take
272fingerprints on behalf of an authorized law enforcement agency,
273a private service provider, or the school or school district.
274     2.  Fingerprints required for a background screening shall
275be submitted to the Department of Law Enforcement for state
276processing and to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for
277national federal processing. The Department of Law Enforcement
278shall invoice the department for the fingerprints submitted each
279month. The school districts shall screen background results to
280determine if an applicant meets licensure or employment
281requirements. Persons subject to this subsection found through
282fingerprint processing to have been convicted of a crime
283involving moral turpitude shall not be employed, engaged to
284provide services, or serve in any position requiring direct
285contact with students. Probationary persons subject to this
286subsection terminated because of their criminal record have the
287right to appeal such decisions.
288     3.  The cost of the background screening may be borne by
289the district school board, the charter school, the employee, the
290contractor, or a person subject to this subsection.
291     (c)  Persons subject to this subsection found through
292fingerprint processing to have been convicted of a crime
293involving moral turpitude shall not be employed, engaged to
294provide services, or serve in any position requiring direct
295contact with students. Probationary persons subject to this
296subsection terminated because of their criminal record have the
297right to appeal such decisions.
298     (3)(a)  Beginning July 1, 2004, All fingerprints submitted
299to the Department of Law Enforcement as required by subsection
300(2) shall be retained by the Department of Law Enforcement in a
301manner provided by rule and entered in the statewide automated
302fingerprint identification system authorized by s. 943.05(2)(b).
303Such fingerprints shall thereafter be available for all purposes
304and uses authorized for arrest fingerprint cards entered in the
305statewide automated fingerprint identification system pursuant
306to s. 943.051.
307     (b)  Beginning December 15, 2004, The Department of Law
308Enforcement shall search all arrest fingerprint cards received
309under s. 943.051 against the fingerprints retained in the
310statewide automated fingerprint identification system under
311paragraph (a). Any arrest record that is identified with the
312retained fingerprints of a person subject to the background
313screening under this section shall be reported to the employing
314or contracting school district or the school district with which
315the person is affiliated. Each school district is required to
316participate in this search process by payment of an annual fee
317to the Department of Law Enforcement and by informing the
318Department of Law Enforcement of any change in the affiliation,
319employment, or contractual status or place of affiliation,
320employment, or contracting of individuals its instructional and
321noninstructional personnel whose fingerprints are retained under
322paragraph (a). The Department of Law Enforcement shall adopt a
323rule setting the amount of the annual fee to be imposed upon
324each school district for performing these searches and
325establishing the procedures for the retention of instructional
326and noninstructional personnel fingerprints and the
327dissemination of search results. The fee may be borne by the
328district school board, the contractor, or the person
329fingerprinted.
330     (c)  Personnel whose fingerprints are not retained by the
331Department of Law Enforcement under paragraphs (a) and (b) are
332required to be refingerprinted and must meet the applicable
333level 2 screening standards requirements as described in this
334section upon reemployment or reengagement to provide services in
335order to comply with the requirements of this subsection.
336     (4)  For each person subject to background screening under
337this section who is required by law to be rescreened
338periodically, the district school board shall request the
339Department of Law Enforcement to forward the person's
340fingerprints for rescreening purposes to the Federal Bureau of
341Investigation for national processing. If the person's
342fingerprints were not retained by the Department of Law
343Enforcement after the initial screening, the person must file a
344complete set of fingerprints. Upon submission of fingerprints
345for this purpose, the district school board shall request the
346Department of Law Enforcement to forward the fingerprints to the
347Federal Bureau of Investigation for national processing, and the
348fingerprints shall be retained by the Department of Law
349Enforcement under paragraphs (3)(a) and (b). The cost of the
350rescreening may be borne by the district school board, the
351charter school, the employee, the contractor, or any other
352person subject to rescreening as specified in this subsection.
353     Section 9.  Section 1012.465, Florida Statutes, is amended
354to read:
355     1012.465  Background screening requirements for certain
356noninstructional school district employees and other specified
357individuals contractors.--
358     (1)  For purposes of s. 1012.32, the following individuals
359Noninstructional school district employees or contractual
360personnel who are permitted access on school grounds when
361students are present, who have direct contact with students or
362who have access to or control of school funds must meet the
363level 2 screening standards in s. 435.04: requirements as
364described in s. 1012.32.
365     (a)  Noninstructional school district employees who have
366direct, unsupervised contact with students or who have access to
367or control of school funds.
368     (b)  Other individuals who are authorized by the school
369district to perform services for compensation and that involve
370access to or control of school funds.
371     (c)  Other individuals who are authorized by the school
372district to perform services for compensation that involve
373direct, unsupervised contact with students. This paragraph does
374not apply to any individual who, by law due to the nature of his
375or her occupation or business, is required to submit to a state
376and national criminal history check for licensing or other
377purposes, if such license or other certificate is current and in
378good standing and the individual submits proof of good standing
379to the school district. Contractual personnel shall include any
380vendor, individual, or entity under contract with the school
381board.
382     (2)  The Department of Law Enforcement shall implement a
383system that allows for criminal history record information
384provided under paragraph (1)(c) to a school district to be
385shared with other school districts through a secure website or
386other electronic means.
387     (3)  An individual subject to paragraph (1)(c) shall inform
388a school district if he or she has had a criminal history check
389in another school district within the last 5 years. If he or she
390has had such a check, the school district shall verify the
391results of the contractor's criminal history check using the
392shared system implemented under paragraph (2). The school
393district shall not charge the individual a fee for verifying the
394results of his or her criminal history check.
395     (4)(a)(2)  In accordance with s. 1012.32(4), every 5 years
396following employment or entry into a contract in a capacity
397described in subsection (1), each person who is so employed or
398under contract with the school district must meet the level 2
399screening standards of s. 435.04 requirements as described in s.
4001012.32, at which time the school district shall request the
401Department of Law Enforcement to forward the fingerprints to the
402Federal Bureau of Investigation for the level 2 screening. If,
403for any reason following employment or entry into a contract in
404a capacity described in subsection (1), the fingerprints of a
405person who is so employed or under contract with the school
406district are not retained by the Department of Law Enforcement
407under s. 1012.32(3)(a) and (b), the person must file a complete
408set of fingerprints with the district school superintendent of
409the employing or contracting school district. Upon submission of
410fingerprints for this purpose, the school district shall request
411the Department of Law Enforcement to forward the fingerprints to
412the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the level 2 screening,
413and the fingerprints shall be retained by the Department of Law
414Enforcement under s. 1012.32(3)(a) and (b). The cost of the
415state and federal criminal history check required by level 2
416screening may be borne by the district school board, the
417contractor, or the person fingerprinted.
418     (b)  Under penalty of perjury, each person who is employed
419or under contract in a capacity described in subsection (1) must
420agree to inform his or her employer or the party with whom he or
421she is under contract within 48 hours if convicted of any
422disqualifying offense while he or she is employed or under
423contract in that capacity.
424     (5)(3)  If it is found that a person who is employed or
425under contract in a capacity described in subsection (1) does
426not meet the level 2 screening standards of s. 435.04
427requirements, the person shall be immediately suspended from
428working in that capacity and shall remain suspended until final
429resolution of any appeals.
430     Section 10.  Section 1012.4561, Florida Statutes, is
431created to read:
432     1012.4561  Contractors and contract workers having access
433to school grounds when students are present; exclusions.--
434     (1)  As used in this section, the term:
435     (a)  "Contractor" means a person who is engaged by the
436school district to provide goods or services for compensation
437that do not involve direct, unsupervised contact with students
438and who employs contract workers or subcontracts with a person
439who employs contract workers to provide such goods or services.
440"Contractor" also means an individual who is engaged by a school
441district to provide such goods or services for compensation.
442     (b)  "Contract worker" means a contractor or any
443individual, other than an individual described in s. 1012.465(1)
444or s. 1012.56, who has access to school grounds for business or
445employment purposes of a contractor for compensation when
446students are present.
447     (c)  "School grounds" means the buildings and grounds of
448any public prekindergarten, kindergarten, elementary school,
449middle school, junior high school, high school, or secondary
450school, together with the school district land on which the
451buildings are located. The term "school grounds" does not
452include:
453     1.  Any other facility or location where school classes or
454activities may be located or take place;
455     2.  Any buildings or grounds described in this paragraph
456during any time period in which students are not permitted
457access; or
458     3.  Any building described in this paragraph during any
459period in which it is used as an adult, career, or technical
460center under part IV of chapter 1004.
461     (2)  A contract worker who is designated as a sexual
462predator under s. 775.21, who is subject to registration as a
463sexual offender under s. 943.0435, or who appears on the
464National Sex Offender Public Registry maintained by the United
465States Department of Justice may not be on school grounds. A
466contract worker who is present on school grounds in violation of
467this subsection commits a misdemeanor of the first degree,
468punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
469     (3)(a)  Before allowing a contract worker to have access to
470school grounds, a contractor must provide the school district
471with certification that the contractor has:
472     1.  For an individual who holds a Florida driver's license
473or identification card, examined the contract worker's license
474or identification card and confirmed that it does not have the
475markings required by s. 322.141(3). The requirements of this
476subparagraph do not apply to certifications made before January
4771, 2007.
478     2.  Checked and confirmed that the individual is not on the
479National Sex Offender Public Registry.
480
481The contractor shall make its records supporting the
482certification available for inspection at the request of a
483school district employee.
484     (b)1.  Each contract worker who has been issued a Florida
485driver's license or identification card shall possess the card
486at all times while working on school grounds and shall show it
487to any school district employee upon request.
488     2.  Each contract worker who has not been issued or does
489not have in his or her possession a Florida driver's license or
490identification card shall submit to a check against the National
491Sex Offender Public Registry upon the request of any school
492district employee.
493     (c)  Any person who knowingly and willfully violates this
494subsection and who holds a professional license under chapter
495455 commits an act constituting grounds for discipline as
496described in s. 455.227(1)(a). Any person who knowingly and
497willfully violates this subsection and who holds a professional
498license under chapter 456 commits an act constituting grounds
499for discipline as described in s. 456.072(1)(a).
500     (d)  An contract worker must inform the contractor within
50148 hours if he or she is arrested for an offense for which a
502conviction could lead to the person being designated as a sexual
503predator under s. 775.21 or subject to registration as a sexual
504offender under s. 943.0435. A person who willfully fails to
505comply with this paragraph commits a misdemeanor of the first
506degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
507     (4)  This section does not apply to law enforcement
508officers, as defined in s. 943.10, assigned by their employing
509agencies to work on school grounds as part of their official
510duties or first responder personnel responding to a request for
511assistance. For purposes of this subsection, the term "first
512responder personnel" includes law enforcement officers, as
513defined in s. 943.10, emergency medical technicians, paramedics,
514and firefighters.
515     (5)  This section may not give rise to any private civil
516liability nor be construed to create a private cause of action
517for monetary damages.
518     (6)  A school board may adopt rules under ss. 120.536(1)
519and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this section.
520     Section 11.  Subsection (9) of section 1012.56, Florida
521Statutes, is amended to read:
522     1012.56  Educator certification requirements.--
523     (9)  BACKGROUND SCREENING REQUIRED, INITIALLY AND
524PERIODICALLY.--
525     (a)  For purposes of s. 1012.32, each person who seeks
526certification under this chapter must meet the level 2 screening
527standards of s. 435.04 requirements as described in s. 1012.32
528unless a level 2 screening has been conducted by a district
529school board or the Department of Education within 12 months
530before the date the person initially obtains certification under
531this chapter, the results of which are submitted to the district
532school board or to the Department of Education.
533     (b)1.  A person may not receive a certificate under this
534chapter until the level 2 screening under s. 435.04 has been
535completed and the results have been submitted to the Department
536of Education or to the district school superintendent of the
537school district that employs the person.
538     2.  In accordance with s. 1012.32(4), every 5 years after
539obtaining initial certification, each person who is required to
540be certified under this chapter must meet the level 2 screening
541standards of s. 435.04 requirements as described in s. 1012.32,
542at which time the school district shall request the Department
543of Law Enforcement to forward the fingerprints to the Federal
544Bureau of Investigation for the level 2 screening. If, for any
545reason after obtaining initial certification, the fingerprints
546of a person who is required to be certified under this chapter
547are not retained by the Department of Law Enforcement under s.
5481012.32(3)(a) and (b), the person must file a complete set of
549fingerprints with the district school superintendent of the
550employing school district. Upon submission of fingerprints for
551this purpose, the school district shall request the Department
552of Law Enforcement to forward the fingerprints to the Federal
553Bureau of Investigation for the level 2 screening, and the
554fingerprints shall be retained by the Department of Law
555Enforcement under s. 1012.32(3)(a) and (b). The cost of the
556state and federal criminal history check required by level 2
557screening may be borne by the district school board or the
558employee.
559     3.  Under penalty of perjury, each person who is certified
560under this chapter must agree to inform his or her employer
561within 48 hours if convicted of any disqualifying offense while
562he or she is employed in a position for which such certification
563is required.
564     (c)  If it is found under s. 1012.796 that a person who is
565employed in a position requiring certification under this
566chapter does not meet the level 2 screening standards of s.
567435.04 requirements, the person's certification shall be
568immediately revoked or suspended and he or she shall be
569immediately suspended from the position requiring certification.
570     Section 12.  The sum of $30,000 is appropriated from the
571Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund to the Department of Highway
572Safety and Motor Vehicles for the 2006-2007 fiscal year for
573computer programming costs related to this act.
574     Section 13.  Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
575act, this act shall take effect July 1, 2006.


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