Florida Statutes § 1012.321 — Exceptions for certain instructional personnel from background screening requirements.
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Part III — PUBLIC SCHOOLS; PERSONNEL
Instructional personnel who are required to undergo level 2 background screening under s. 393.0655 or s. 402.305 and who meet the level 2 screening standards in s. 435.04 are not required to be rescreened in order to satisfy the screening requirements in s. 1012.32 if the instructional personnel:
(1) Have completed the criminal history check within 5 years prior to having direct contact with students;
(2) Are rescreened every 5 years and meet the level 2 screening standards; and
(3) Have their fingerprints retained by the Department of Law Enforcement.
History
History.—s. 9, ch. 2007-207.
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