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Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant (JAG ) Program Florida Department of Law Enforcement access to abuse records are deemed to be persons and positions of special trust or responsibility and require employment screening pursuant to Chapter 435 , F. S . , 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 Investigation , and may include local criminal records checks through local law enforcement agencies . ( 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. 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 . A Drug Court Project funded by the JAG Grant Program must contain the 10 key elements outlined in the U . S . Department of Justice , Office of Justice Programs , Drug Courts Program Office , program guidelines "Defining Drug Courts : The Key Components", January 1997 . This document can be obtained from FDLE , Office of Criminal Justice Grants , at (850 ) 410-8700 . b . To ensure more effective management and evaluation of drug court programs , the subgrant recipient agrees that drug court programs funded with this award shall collect and maintain follow-up data on criminal recidivism and drug use relapse of program participation . The data collected must be available to U . S . DOJ and FDLE upon request . 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 . 30 . Criminal Intelligence System a . The purpose of the federal regulation published in 28 CFR Part 23 - Criminal Intelligence Systems Operating Policies is to assure that subgrant recipients of federal funds for the principal purpose of operating a criminal intelligence system under the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 , 42 U .S . C . 3701 , et seq . , as amended , use those funds in conformance with the privacy and constitutional rights of individuals . b . The subgrant recipient and a criminal justice agency that is the implementing agency agree to certify that they operate a criminal intelligence system in accordance with Sections 802 (a) and 818(c) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 , as amended and comply with criteria as set forth in 28 CFR Part 23 - Criminal Intelligence Systems Operating Policies and in the Bureau of Justice Assistance's Formula Grant Program Guidance . Submission of this certification is a prerequisite to entering into this agreement. SFY 2006 Page 8