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District weighs fingerprinting vs. $15 vendor for volunteer and chaperone background checks under SB 676
Summary
Chief Montgomery told the board that Senate Bill 676 (2023) requires expanded background screening for volunteers and chaperones; the district's committees favor a $15-per-person vendor screening over fingerprinting ($65) on equity and cost grounds, with demonstrations of Raptor and Navigate360 scheduled and a recommendation targeted for October.
Chief Montgomery told the Citrus County School Board that Senate Bill 676, passed in 2023, requires districts to expand background screening for anyone affiliated with schools as volunteers or chaperones. The district has convened two committees to evaluate how to comply while balancing cost and operational impact.
"Senate bill 6 76 in 2023 required that school districts or certain, organizations adapted their background screening processes for any affiliation to the organization," Montgomery told the board, laying out the statutory driver for change. Montgomery described two implementation options: traditional fingerprint-based checks (which she said retain fingerprints for five years and cost…
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