Business Services Action Item

DATE:	Tuesday, July 17, 2018
TO:	School Board Members
FROM:	Jeff Eakins, Superintendent
SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS
Approve the Agreement with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office for the 2018/2019 School Resource Deputy Program (Business Services Division) (Revised Executive Summary and Financial Impact)
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Following the passage of Senate Bill 7026/Public Safety, Chapter 2018-3, Laws of Florida, the Florida Department of Education is requiring all school districts to comprehensively address gun violence on school campuses, promote school safety and enhance coordination between education and law enforcement entities at the state and local level. The specific actions require the establishment of a Hillsborough County Public Schools (HCPS) Safe School Specialist; the hiring, training, and deployment of full-time, guardian certified HCPS Security personnel; the temporary deployment and funding of law enforcement officers to a school site as detailed in the respective Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the district and the respective law enforcement agency of jurisdiction; and the continued deployment and funding of law enforcement officers to all middle and high school campuses as detailed in the respective MOU between the district and the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office.  The agreement with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office will cover the requirements of the Safe Schools Officer Program.  The agreement will be administered by Hillsborough County for the 2018/2019 fiscal year.  The participating law enforcement agency in the School Resource Officer Program pays 50 percent of the program cost.  HCPS will be staffing School Resource Officers in the district Charter Schools designated on the attaching listing.  The Charter Schools will be invoiced for payment on a monthly basis to cover their portion of these expenses. The Chairman of the Hillsborough County Board of Commissioners requires that The School Board of Hillsborough County, Florida be the first signature on the agreement.
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
• Establish a strong foundation of financial stewardship • Demonstrate "best practices" in all aspects of safety: student, employee, visitor, facility, transportation, and health
FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted:  Yes)
Total expenditure for the year of this request will be forthcoming not exceed $7,452,085.  We will be using General Fund, project 9999, and Safe Schools Allocation, project 5318.  The Safe Schools Allocation for our district as of the Florida Education Finance Program First Calculation is $9,965,653.
EVALUATION
SUBMITTED BY:  John Newman, Chief of Security & Emergency Management

John Newman		Gretchen Saunders
Chief of Security & Emergency Management (813) 840-7229		Chief Business Officer (813) 272-4270
		C 6.20R
Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20180717_892 (Board Meeting) * Section C Item# 6.20R