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Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG) Program A TRUE COPY Florida Department of Law Enforcement GERTMDAWON LAST PAGE 26. Personnel Changes J . R . SMITH , CLERK Upon implementation of the project, in the event there is a change in Chief Officials for the Subgrant recipient or Implementing Agency, project staff must notify the help desk for FDLE's online grants management system , SIMON (Subgrant Information Management Online) so that the organization can be updated in SIMON . If the project director changes, a grant adjustment must be entered in SIMON to reflect the change. 27. Background Check -� Whenever a background screening for employ' ment or a background security check is required by law for employment, unless otherwise provided by law, the provisions of § 435, Fla . State shall apply. a . All positions in programs providing care to children , the developmentally disabled , or vulnerable adults for 15 hours or more per week; all permanent and temporary employee positions of the central abuse hotline ; and all persons working under contract who have access to abuse records are deemed to be persons and positions of special trust or responsibility and require employment screening pursuant to § 435 , Fla . Stat. , using the level 2 standards set forth in that chapter. b . All employees in positions designated by law as positions of trust or responsibility shall be required to undergo security background investigations as a condition of employment and continued employment. For the purposes of the subsection, security background investigations shall include , but not be limited to, employment history checks, fingerprinting for all purposes and checks in this subsection , statewide criminal and juvenile records checks through the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, and federal criminal records checks through the Federal Bureau of Inveptigation , and may include local criminal records checks through local law enforcement arzies . ( 1 ) Any person who is required to undergo such a security background investigation and who refuses to cooperate in such investigation or refuses to submit fingerprints shall be disqualified for employment in such position or, if employed , shall be dismissed . (2) Such background investigations shall be conducted at the expense of the employing agency or employee . When fingerprinting is required , the fingerprints of the employee or applicant for employment shall be taken by the employing agency or by an authorized law enforcement officer and submitted to the Department of Law Enforcement for processing and forwarding , when requested by the employing agency , to the United States Department of Justice for processing . The employing agency shall reimburse the Department of Law Enforcement for any costs incurred by it in the processing of the fingerprints. 28. Drug Court Projects A Drug Court Project must comply with § 397 . 334 , Fla . Stat. , "Treatment-Based Drug Court Programs . " 29 . Overtime for Law Enforcement Personnel Prior to obligating funds from this award to support overtime by law enforcement officers, the U . S. Department of Justice encourages consultation with all allied components of the criminal justice system in the affected jurisdiction . The purpose of this consultation is to anticipate and plan for systemic impacts such as increased court dockets and the need for detention space. SFY 2013 Page 9 Oials