Business Services Action Item

DATE:	Tuesday, January 14, 2020
TO:	School Board Members
FROM:	Jeff Eakins, Superintendent
SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS
Approve the Agreement with the City of Tampa/Tampa Police Department for the 2019/2020 School Resource Officer Program (Business Services Division)
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 City of Tampa. The agreement with the City of Tampa will cover the requirements of the Safe Schools Officer Program. The agreement will be administered by the City of Tampa for the 2019/2020 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.
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 of this request is not to exceed $1,770,439 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 Second Calculation is $10,977,296.
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
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Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20200114_977 (Board Meeting) * Section C Item# 6.21