Agenda Item Name:
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Inter-Agency User Agreement with the Office of State Courts Administrator (OSCA) for Access to Criminal Justice Information via the Judicial Inquiry System (JIS)
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Presenter:
Stuart Wegener, (352) 548-3708
Description:
Request Approval of the Inter-Agency Agreement with the Office of State Court Administrators for Access to Criminal Justice Information via JIS
Recommended Action:
[Approve the Chair to sign the Inter-Agency Agreement with OSCA, which provides for access to criminal history and other criminal justice-related information through the Judicial Inquiry System (JIS).]
Recommended Action
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Prior Board Motions:
12/11/2018: the Board approved the Inter-Agency Agreement with OSCA.
5/11/2021: the Board approved the Inter-Agency Agreement with OSCA, along with a related JIS Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Access Certification Statement
Fiscal Consideration:
Fiscal Consideration
Not Applicable
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Strategic Guide:
Strategic Guide
All Other Mandatory and Discretionary Services
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Background:
The attached document is an Inter-Agency Agreement which provides direct access to criminal history and other criminal justice-related information through the JIS, administered by OSCA. It ensures the confidentiality of all information contained within the System. This agreement is similar to the agreement with the County has with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement to run criminal histories. The JIS is a much faster and more efficient manner of retrieving criminal histories, saving County Court Services staff time and money. Under the User Agreement, OSCA allows Court Services through the County to utilize JIS, which is now in practice accessed by the staff of nearly every Department program. OSCA requires periodic updates of the Agreement, including those times when there is new Department leadership or County leadership. In addition, a new Agreement is required when the County changes its FCIC/NCIC (FAC) Coordinator. This issue is operative currently as the Department’s current FAC is retiring and a new FAC is taking this position.
As a result, the JIS Inter-Agency User Agreement must now be approved and it is required that the Board Chair sign, following the BoCC’s approval as requested herein.]