Subject:
Title
Grant Requirements Pertaining to Background Screening Procedures and Disqualification of Sexual Predators and Sexual Offenders
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Fiscal Impact:
None
Dept/Office:
District 3 Commission Office
Requested Action:
Recommendation
It is requested that the Board of County Commissioners direct that recipients of County grants be required to certify having appropriate background screening procedures in place for any employee, contractor, or volunteer expected to have unsupervised access to or direct substantial contact with at-risk individuals.
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Summary Explanation and Background:
In awarding grants, it is imperative that the County take steps to prevent the victimization of young and otherwise vulnerable individuals participating in County-sponsored programs and events. The following special condition would place the burden of safeguarding at-risk individuals on the grant recipients. At the same time, the special condition affords grant recipients sufficient flexibility to determine appropriate screening policies and procedures for their unique projects, programs, and events in accordance with state and federal law. The District 3 Commissioner recommends that this special condition be included in all grants initiated by the County (i.e., where the County is the paramount grantor, and not a grant recipient administering sub-grants):
As a condition for receiving this grant, the Grantee certifies that it has appropriate criminal background screening procedures in place to evaluate any employee, contractor, subcontractor, agent, representative or volunteer working under this grant who is expected to have unsupervised access to or direct substantial contact with at-risk populations. The Grantee certifies that it shall disqualify any employee, contractor, subcontractor, agent, representative or volunteer who is a sexual predator (as defined in section 775.21, Florida Statutes) or sexual offender (as defined in section 944.606, Florida Statutes) from wo...
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