| Everyone in any school system has a desire to keep | | | | access to or control of school funds, they will be |
| kids safe. Parents, teachers, administrators, and school | | | | required, as mandated by Florida State Law to |
| board members and employees work together to | | | | undergo this screening. |
| ensure the safety of students. Parents and schools | | | | If the contractor or subcontractors have no personnel |
| alike rely on each other to educate their students on | | | | who meet any of the three criteria, the law does not |
| safety rules as appropriate to the age of the children. | | | | apply and no action is necessary. The fingerprints must |
| Tampa Schools are highly conscious of the need to | | | | be kept current and are required to be updated every |
| keep their students safe, and have plans in place | | | | five years. Any break in service to Tampa Schools will |
| which do so. Two such plans in Tampa Schools are | | | | require individuals to be re-screened at their cost. |
| the Life Threatening Allergy (LTA) Responsibility | | | | Outside agencies' reports will not be accepted. Prior to |
| Commitment, and the Jessica Lunsford Act. | | | | being fingerprinted, each individual will be required to |
| The Life Threatening Allergy Commitment is in place to | | | | disclose any previous criminal history on the Criminal |
| save children's lives. Millions of children throughout the | | | | Record Information form. This document must be |
| country suffer from life threatening allergies, and | | | | received and cleared by the Tampa Schools' Office of |
| Tampa Schools are ready to deal with any situation | | | | Professional Standards before being fingerprinted. All |
| that may arise. All members of the district of Tampa | | | | individuals will be required to meet the background |
| Schools have responsibilities to keep kids safe, | | | | qualification guidelines for contractors before being |
| including, but not limited to the students themselves, | | | | considered eligible for Tampa Schools site access. |
| parents, and all Student Nutrition Services employees. | | | | After eligibility is assessed, notification of such will be |
| The details of this plan may be reviewed at the | | | | sent to the contractor, along with the clearance for his |
| Tampa Schools website. | | | | or her employee(s) to report to Fingerprinting. The |
| Effective September 1, 2005, changes in legislation | | | | potential Tampa Schools contractor will receive a |
| under the Jessica Lunsford Act (a law enacted after | | | | document that indicates the employee has been |
| the abduction and murder of Jessica Lunsford) now | | | | fingerprinted and is now considered an approved |
| require all Tampa Schools contractors, subcontractors, | | | | contractor/employee once the district receives the |
| and their employees to undergo a Level II background | | | | fingerprint return from FDLE/FBI. This usually takes 24 |
| screening. This screening consists of an FDLE/FBI | | | | to 48 hours. Additionally, contractors will be mailed ID |
| search. If a Tampa Schools contractor or their | | | | badges for their employees that must be worn at all |
| employees or subcontractors and their employees will | | | | times while present at any Tampa Schools campus. It |
| be at any of Tampa Schools when students are | | | | is obvious that the district of Tampa Schools is highly |
| present, have direct contact with students, or have | | | | aware of the necessity of keeping its students safe. |