Florida Senate - 2012                      CS for CS for SB 1610
       
       
       
       By the Committees on Budget Subcommittee on Education Pre-K - 12
       Appropriations; and Education Pre-K - 12; and Senator Dean
       
       
       
       602-04219-12                                          20121610c2
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to education; amending s. 1012.467,
    3         F.S.; requiring the Department of Education to create
    4         a uniform, statewide identification badge to be worn
    5         by noninstructional contractors signifying that a
    6         contractor has met specified requirements; requiring
    7         school districts to issue the identification badge to
    8         a qualified contractor; providing that the
    9         identification badge shall be recognized by all school
   10         districts; providing that the identification badge is
   11         valid for 5 years; establishing conditions for return
   12         of an identification badge; requiring the department
   13         to determine a uniform cost that a school district may
   14         charge a contractor for receipt of the identification
   15         badge, which shall be borne by the contractor;
   16         providing an exception for certain contractors;
   17         providing an effective date.
   18  
   19  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   20  
   21         Section 1. Subsection (8) is added to section 1012.467,
   22  Florida Statutes, to read:
   23         1012.467 Noninstructional contractors who are permitted
   24  access to school grounds when students are present; background
   25  screening requirements.—
   26         (8)(a) The Department of Education shall create a uniform,
   27  statewide identification badge to be worn by noninstructional
   28  contractors signifying that a contractor has met the
   29  requirements of this section. The school district shall issue an
   30  identification badge to the contractor, which must bear a
   31  photograph of the contractor. An identification badge shall be
   32  issued if the contractor:
   33         1. Is a resident and citizen of the United States or a
   34  permanent resident alien of the United States as determined by
   35  the United States Bureau of Citizenship and Immigration
   36  Services;
   37         2. Is 18 years of age or older; and
   38         3. Meets the background screening requirements under this
   39  section.
   40         (b) The uniform, statewide identification badge shall be
   41  recognized by all school districts and must be visible at all
   42  times a noninstructional contractor is on school grounds.
   43         (c) The identification badge shall be valid for a period of
   44  5 years. If a noninstructional contractor provides notification
   45  pursuant to subsection (6), the contractor shall, within 48
   46  hours, return the identification badge to the school district
   47  that issued the badge.
   48         (d) The Department of Education shall determine a uniform
   49  cost that a school district may charge a noninstructional
   50  contractor for receipt of the identification badge, which shall
   51  be borne by the recipient of the badge.
   52         (e) This subsection does not apply to noninstructional
   53  contractors who are exempt from background screening
   54  requirements pursuant to s. 1012.468.
   55         Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.