1001.30, special district units under s. 1011.24, the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind under s. 1002.36, the Florida Virtual School under s. 1002.37, virtual instruction programs under s. 1002.45, charter schools under s. 1002.33, hope operators under s. 1002.333, private schools participating in an educational scholarship program established pursuant to chapter 1002, alternative schools under s. 1008.341, regional workforce boards providing services as defined in s. 445.002(3), and local licensing agencies approved pursuant to s. 402.307, when these agencies are conducting state and national criminal history background screening on persons who work with children or persons who are elderly or disabled. (6) “Vulnerable person” means a minor as defined in s. 1.01 or a vulnerable adult as defined in s. 415.102. History.—s. 47, ch. 95-228; s. 207, ch. 99-8; s. 36, ch. 2010-114; s. 9, ch. 2012-73; s. 257, ch. 2014-19; s. 10, ch. 2015-79; s. 7, ch. 2021-25; s. 1, ch. 2022-154; s. 1, ch. 2023-220.
1Note.—Section 1, ch. 2023-220, added new subsections (1) and (6), redesignated present subsections (1)-(4) and (5) and (6) as subsections (2)-(5) and (7) and (8), respectively, and amended present subsection (4), redesignated as subsection (5), effective July 1, 2024, to read:(1) “Affiliation” means the status of a person employed or serving as a volunteer or contractor, or seeking to be employed or to serve as a volunteer or contractor, with a qualified entity in a position for which screening is not required by law but is authorized under the National Child Protection Act.
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(5) “Employment” means any activity or service sought to be performed by an employee or a person with an affiliation which requires the employee, or for which a person with an affiliation is authorized, to be screened pursuant to this chapter.
(6) “Qualified entity” has the same meaning as in s. 943.0542(1).