24-3447 School Resource Officer Agreement

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g. Provide for the payment of all salaries, wages, other compensation, and benefits for all SROs assigned to perform services set forth in this Agreement. h. The CITY agrees to provide to the Seminole County Public School Safety & Security Director an affidavit which shall be accepted as certification that each SRO is in compliance with the requirements of Section 1006.12 Florida Statutes, and which indicates that the CITY has completed a criminal background check, drug testing, and a psychological evaluation on the assigned SRO and that the assigned SRO is a certified law enforcement officer, as defined in section 943.10(1), who is employed by CITY, a law enforcement agency as defined in section 943.10(4). The powers and duties of the SRO must continue throughout the SRO's tenure as a school resource officer. i. The CITY shall also submit an affidavit to certify that the SRO has completed mental health crisis intervention training using a curriculum developed by a national organization with expertise in mental health crisis intervention and designed to improve officers' knowledge and skills as first responders to incidents involving students with emotional disturbance or mental illness, including de-escalation skills to ensure student and officer safety as soon as practical after completion. j. The AGENCY will ensure any officer working in a Seminole County Public School, even on a temporary basis, in the capacity of a Safe School officer as defined by Section 1006.12, Florida Statutes, has completed a criminal background check, drug testing, and psychological evaluation and is a certified law enforcement officer, as defined in Section 943.10(1), Florida Statutes, who is employed by the AGENCY, a law enforcement agency as defined in Section 943.10(4), Florida Statutes. k. Assure that the SRO uses any information made accessible to him or her by the SCHOOL BOARD or the School Safety & Security Director pursuant to this Agreement or by virtue of the SRO's participation as a member of the District's Threat Management Team, only for the purposes for which the disclosure was made or as otherwise authorized pursuant to Section 1006.07(7) Florida Statutes and The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. § 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99). AGENCY acknowledges and agrees that the assigned SROs are not "school officials" pursuant to Section 1002.221, Florida Statutes, 20 U.S.C. Section 1232g, and the federal regulations issued pursuant thereto. A disclosure of unauthorized information by the assigned SRO to any person or party of unauthorized confidential information made confidential pursuant to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act and Section 1002.22 Florida Statutes, may result in the immediate termination of the assigned SRO and may also result in termination of this Agreement. 1. Assure any SRO working in the schools in the capacity of SRO is familiar with the contents of this Agreement and the SCHOOL BOARD'S Student Conduct and Discipline 5