The Jessica Lunsford Act Effective Sept. 01,2005 House 1877: Relating to Jessica Lunsford Act
H1877 GENERAL BILL/2ND ENG by Criminal Justice (JC); Dean; Kravitz; Rice; (CO-SPONSORS) Adams; Allen; Altman; Ambler; Baxley; Benson; Berfield; Bilirakis; Brummer; Bullard; Cannon; Carroll; Clarke; Cretul; Detert; Farkas; Galvano; Glorioso; Goldstein; Grant; Greenstein; Grimsley; Harrell; Hasner; Hays; Henriquez; Homan; Hukill; Kendrick; Kreegel; Legg; Llorente; Machek; Mahon; Mealor; Murzin; Needelman; Negron; Planas; Porth; Proctor; Quinones; Reagan; Roberson; Russell; Sands; Sansom; Seiler; Sobel; Stargel; Traviesa; Troutman; Williams; Zapata (Similar CS/CS/S 1216, Compare 1ST ENG/H 0391, H 1385, CS/S 0172, CS/CS/S 1220)
Jessica Lunsford Act; creates Jessica Lunsford Act; revises sexual predator criteria; requires twice yearly reregistration by sexual predators; provides criminal offenses for failing to reregister, failing to respond to address verification, failing to report or providing false information about sexual predator, & harboring or concealing sexual predator; requires electronic monitoring for certain offenders placed on conditional release supervision, etc. Amends FS. APPROPRIATION: $11,949,689. EFFECTIVE DATE: 09/01/2005.
04/01/05 HOUSE Filed; Introduced, referred to Justice Appropriations (FC); Justice Council -HJ 00334
04/08/05 HOUSE On Committee agenda-- Justice Appropriations (FC), 04/12/05, 4:00 pm, 214-C
04/12/05 HOUSE Favorable with CS amendment by Justice Appropriations (FC); YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 00509
04/13/05 HOUSE Pending review of CS under Rule 6.3(b); Now in Justice Council -HJ 00509; On Council agenda-- Justice Council,
04/14/05, 3:00 pm, 404-H
04/14/05 HOUSE Favorable with CS amendment by- Justice Council; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -HJ 00564
04/15/05 HOUSE Pending review of CS -under Rule 6.3(b); Placed on Calendar -HJ 00564
04/19/05 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar; Read second time -HJ 00543; Amendment(s) adopted -HJ 00544; Ordered engrossed -HJ 00553; Read third time -HJ 00553; Passed as amended; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 -HJ 00553; Immediately certified -HJ 00553
04/19/05 SENATE In Messages
04/20/05 SENATE Received, referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Justice Appropriations; Ways and Means; Rules and Calendar -SJ 00534; Withdrawn from Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Justice Appropriations; Ways and Means; Rules and Calendar -SJ 00511; Substituted for CS/CS/SB 1216 -SJ 00511; Read second time -SJ 00511; Amendment(s) adopted -SJ 00511 04/21/05 SENATE Read third time -SJ 00540; Amendment(s) reconsidered, adopted as further amended -SJ 00540; Passed as amended; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 00541; Immediately certified -SJ 00541
04/21/05 HOUSE In returning messages
04/22/05 HOUSE Concurred -HJ 00633; Passed as amended; YEAS 115 NAYS 0 -HJ 00647; Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -HJ 00647
04/26/05 Signed by Officers and presented to Governor -HJ 00728
05/02/05 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2005-28 -HJ 01168
Bill Text
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H 1877 04/01/2005 Web Page | PDF
H 1877C1 04/13/2005 Web Page | PDF
H 1877C2 04/15/2005 Web Page | PDF
H 1877E1 04/19/2005 Web Page | PDF
H 1877E2 04/22/2005 Web Page | PDF
H 1877ER 04/25/2005 Web Page | PDF
http://www.flsenate.gov/session/index.cfm?BI_Mode=ViewBillInfo&Mode=Bills&SubMenu=1&Year=2005&billnum=HB+1877
Gaia- 09-26-2005
Information Related to Jessica Lunsford Act/Criminal History Checks
As you may be aware, the Jessica Lunsford Act becomes effective September 1, 2005. Recently we've received a number of inquiries regarding the implementation of this legislation, particularly as it relates to the background check requirements for individuals with access to school district campuses. FDLE facilitated a meeting on July 15, 2005, with representatives from the Department of Education, the Florida School Boards Association, the Florida Association of District School Superintendents, the Florida High School Athletic Association, and legislative committee staff to address issues regarding the criminal history record checks for contractors who work in multiple school districts. The Department of Education (DOE) recently released guidelines to assist the school districts in understanding the background check provisions of the new law. The Technical Assistance Paper may be accessed at http://info.fldoe.org/docushare/dsweb/Get/Document-3151/k12_05-107a.pdff .
The school districts are responsible for conducting the fingerprinting/background screening of noninstructional or contractual personnel at a location designated by the district. A concern has been raised about the fiscal impact on certain service providers such as sports officials, vendors, etc. who provide services in multiple school districts. FDLE has advised school districts that they are allowed to share criminal history information with other school districts. If a school district elects to share the information with another district, they are required to keep a log of those criminal record disseminations. Fingerprints processed by school districts are retained by FDLE so that incoming arrests may be searched against the stored prints. In instances where a new arrest occurs, FDLE will electronically notify the original submitting school district, and that district will then be responsible for forwarding the arrest information to any other school districts with which they have shared the criminal record.
Additionally, there has been some confusion regarding the cost for fingerprinting and background checks and the time it takes for processing. The cost of the criminal history information is $47 ($23 state fee and $24 national fee). Any additional charges go to the DOE vendor and/or the school district for processing fees. Processing time is minimal as FDLE receives the fingerprint submissions from school districts in an electronic format. Within two to three working days of this receipt, FDLE provides notification that the results of the criminal history check are available. These results include both the state and the national criminal history information on the individual, as well as any other information relating to the person of inquiry. A point that we like to stress is that FDLE reports the criminal history information to the schools; we do not evaluate the results of criminal history background checks or make determinations regarding employment. Each school district must make its own case-by-case determination as to whether the results of the background check disqualifies an individual from employment.
You may access a summary of the Jessica Lunsford Act (HB 1877) provided in the FDLE 2005 Legislative Summary: http://www.fdle.state.fl.us/alerts/attach/2005LegSummary.pdfhttp://www.fdle.state.fl.us/alerts/jessica_lunsford_act.html
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