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Jessica Lunsford Act FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions about the Jessica Lunsford Act

Orange County Public Schools adjudges your eligibility for a vendor badge based upon the level of contact you have with students. You are either a contact vendor, or a no-contact vendor. See our website for further details.

    • The law states that Level 2 screening is required: If a vendor has a contractual business relationship with the District and one of the following apply: Employees or agents will be on school grounds during the time students are present; have direct contact with students; or have access to or control of school funds. Further, the district and charter schools under its governance, reserve the right to require a criminal history background check in order to issue a badge, keys or access to any of its facilities.

    • A Professional Visitor is someone that does not fall into the category that requires fingerprint screening, but they should be screened using Raptor, the school district’s visitor tracking application. The Professional Visitor must be escorted while on school property by a badged OCPS employee.

    • Simply go to (OCPS fingerprint site) – select the option that applies to you, then follow the directions provided when completing the online enrollment and service center scheduling process. Then you will take your confirmation to any number of the convenient service center locations.

    • The cost for this service for vendors can be found on district’s website or by clicking here, the fee includes the OCPS Security Badge.

    • The vendor is fully responsible for paying all fingerprinting and badge related services online during the enrollment and scheduling process.

    • In order to be fingerprinted vendors and contractors will need to bring Registration Receipt and the government issued photo identification used during the online enrollment and scheduling registration. Note: Payment for Services is paid online and can NOT be paid at the Service Center. Tow forms of identification are required.

    • Fingerprints are sent directly to Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE). The results of the data are returned to OCPS usually within 24-hours and reviewed by Human Resources. Due to the volume of fingerprints, at peak periods it can take 2 to 4 weeks to process and for the Contractor/Vendor to obtain a badge from OCPS.

    • No

    • OCPS participates in the Florida Shared Schools Results database commonly known as FSSR.

    • For questions relating to the appeals process, please call 407.317.3200 and request to speak with the Fingerprinting Department. 

    • The results are received directly by the Human Resources Department. They are reviewed according to applicable Florida Statutes and the individual is provided a “Clear” or “Not Cleared” status. All background information received from FDLE is confidential.

    • Non-instructional contractors who provide pick-up or delivery services and those services that involve brief visits on school grounds when students are present are exempt. See FS §1012.468.

    • Yes, however the schools and/or facilities should check them against the Federal and State sexual using the district’s Raptor visitor tracking system.

    • No, they are considered “Professional Visitors” and may be escorted through each school.

    • No, not unless there is a contract between these vendors and the school district. All Volunteers must be checked against the Federal and State Sexual Offender databases:
    • STATE SITE
    • FEDERAL SITE

    • The law states that only contracted vendors meeting the criteria of the Jessica Lunsford Act must obtain Level 2 Screening. If the contract for bus service is between Valencia Community College and the Bus Line, Level 2 Screening is not required; however, it is recommended that drivers be checked against the federal and state sexual predator databases as an added safety measure.
    • STATE SITE
    • FEDERAL SITE

    • The inference of the JLA is that field trips are exempt. However, schools should require individuals to be checked against the Federal and State Sexual Predator Databases as an added safety measure.
    • STATE SITE
    • FEDERAL SITE

    • If there is an agreement/contract between OCPS and the consultant/contractor to provide services, the requirements of the Jessica Lunsford Act would apply.

    • No. However, they should be checked against the predator databases and escorted. Florida State fire inspectors are not vendors or employees of OCPS and do not need to complete Level 2 screening.

    • STATE SITE

    • FEDERAL SITE

    • Nurses escorting students or riding OCPS buses are required to obtain Level 2 Screening and a vendor badge.

    • The providers do not need to go through OCPS fingerprinting because DCF already screens them.

    • Yes. Badges are only valid for one year

    • Yes, the vendor/contractor must follow the same process.

    • The company/vendor is responsible for notifying OCPS and surrenders the employee’s badge to the OCPS Procurement Services Department within 24 hours.

    • Currently, district vendor badges identify the individual, not the company. You are required to do a FSSR request associating you with the second company, but a new badge will not be produced. You will receive a clearance notification as if you are receiving an new badge, but your current badge will suffice for multiple companies. 

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