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| DATE: | Tuesday, October 20, 2020 |
| TO: | School Board Members |
| FROM: | Addison Davis, Superintendent |
| SUBJECT / RECOMMENDATIONS | |
| <p>Approve the Agreement with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office (HCSO) for the 2020/2021 School Resource Deputy Program (<em>Finance Division</em>)</p> | |
| EXECUTIVE SUMMARY | |
| <p>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. </p> <p>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 HCSO. </p> <p>The agreement with the HCSO will cover the requirements of the Safe Schools Officer Program. The agreement will be administered by Hillsborough County for the 2020/2021 fiscal year. The participating law enforcement agency in the School Resource Officer programs pays 50 percent of the program cost. HCPS will be staffing School Resource Officers in the district Charter Schools. The Charter Schools will be invoiced for payment on a monthly basis to cover their portion of these expenses. </p> | |
| STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES | |
| <p>• Establish a strong foundation of financial stewardship</p> <p>• Demonstrate "best practices" in all aspects of safety: student, employee, visitor, facility, transportation, and health</p> | |
| FINANCIAL IMPACT (Budgeted: No) | |
| EVALUATION | |
| SUBMITTED BY: John Newman, Chief of Security & Emergency Management, john.newman@hcps.net, (813) 840-7229 | |
| Gretchen Saunders | ||
| Chief Financial Officer (813) 272-4270 |
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| C 6.06 | ||
| Hillsborough County Public Schools (Florida) * Mtg.#20201020_1012 (Board Meeting) * Section C Item# 6.06 | ||