Cybersecurity Internships; Requiring the Department of Commerce to create the Cybersecurity Experiential Learning Program in a specified fiscal year, subject to legislative appropriation; requiring the department use a certain percentage of appropriated funds in a specified fiscal year to enter into an agreement with Cyber Florida at the University of South Florida to collaborate in designing the program for implementation and plan for expansion of the program; requiring Cyber Florida to report specified information to the department; providing the department with authorized uses of unspent funds, etc.
Vertiports; Revising the definition of the term “airport infrastructure”; authorizing the Department of Transportation to fund up to specified percentages of public vertiport project costs, etc.
One-cent Piece; Authorizes dealers to round to nearest nickel in certain circumstances; provides methodology for such rounding; provides that such rounding is not deceptive & unfair trade practice in certain circumstances; requires certain cash payments be made in full amount due or rounded in a specified manner.
Customer Service Callback Queues; Establishing a pilot program to require the Department of Commerce to use a callback queue for returning certain calls; requiring that calls be returned in a specified manner; requiring the department to report specified information to the Legislature by a certain date, etc.
Health Care Coverage; Establishing the Joint Legislative Committee on Medicaid Oversight for specified purposes; revising encounter data reporting requirements for prepaid Medicaid plans; requiring managed care plans to report to the agency and the Office of Insurance Regulation the existence of and specified details relating to certain affiliations by a specified date and annually thereafter; revising requirements for contracts between a pharmacy benefit manager and a participating pharmacy; revising and specifying additional practices pharmacy benefit managers are prohibited from engaging in, etc.
Claims Against the Government; Increasing the statutory limits on the liability of the state and its agencies and subdivisions for tort claims; revising exceptions relating to instituting actions on tort claims against the state or one of its agencies or subdivisions; revising the period after which the failure of certain entities to make a final disposition of a claim shall be deemed a final denial of the claim for certain purposes; revising the statute of limitations for tort claims against the state or one of its agencies or subdivisions and exceptions thereto, etc.
Athletics in Public K-12 Schools; Requires FHSAA to adopt bylaws authorizing coach to support welfare of student by using personal funds to provide certain effects to student; requires coach to report such use of personal funds to FHSAA; provides that such use of personal funds is presumed not to be impermissible benefit; provides exceptions & provides specified limitations on amount of personal funds coach may use.
Final Disposition, Funeral, and Cemetery Services ; Revises provisions relating to solicitations of sales of final disposition, funeral, & cemetery services by licensees of such services; cemetery land requirements; licensure of specified positions relating to final disposition, funeral, & cemetery services; disposal of human remains; & requirements for notices to purchasers & legally authorized persons of unfulfilled preneed contracts; provides requirements for licensure of natural organic reduction facilities & requirements for practice of natural organic reduction; revises provisions relating to waiting time period for funeral & direct disposal establishments to dispose of cremated remains; excludes preneed contracts from requirements that insured persons apply for or consent to such contracts & terms.
HB 567 revises Florida's continuing education requirements for podiatrists who prescribe controlled substances. It mandates that these practitioners complete at least 2 hours of continuing education focused on the safe and effective prescribing of controlled substances every two years, in addition to the existing 40-hour biennial requirement. The bill directly affects podiatrists registered with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) and authorized to prescribe controlled substances. The change takes effect July 1, 2026, and aligns Florida's requirements with federal prescribing standards for these medical professionals.
This bill creates the University of Florida Diabetes Institute within the University of Florida College of Medicine to advance research, prevention, treatment, and education related to all forms of diabetes. The institute will conduct scientific research, develop clinical care strategies, provide patient services, train healthcare professionals, and collaborate with various organizations while maintaining a secure data repository for research purposes. It authorizes the institute to run statewide pilot programs, convene a research consortium to coordinate efforts and seek funding, and submit annual reports to state leadership starting in 2027. The institute's operations will depend on available funding from the state budget or other sources.
Felony Battery; Provides enhanced criminal penalties for persons who commit subsequent battery after having prior conviction for resisting officer with violence.
Problem-solving Court Reports; Requires specified data to be included in problem-solving court reports; revises frequency with which mental health & treatment-based drug court program reports must be reported to Office of State Courts Administrator.
