Fire Prevention and Control; Creating the Firefighter Cancer Decontamination Equipment Grant Program within the Division of State Fire Marshal of the Department of Financial Services for certain purposes; requiring the division to administer the program and annually award grants, and distribute equipment and training, to qualifying fire departments in a certain manner; requiring the State Fire Marshal to adopt rules and procedures; providing that an independent special fire control district has, and that the board of such district may exercise by majority vote, specified powers, etc. APPROPRIATION: $250,000
Children's Mental Health; Requires DCF & AHCA to identify children & adolescents who use crisis stabilization services & to meet behavioral health needs of such children & adolescents; requires development of plans promoting coordinated system of care for certain services; requires testing of provider network databases maintained by Medicaid managed care plans; requires verification of use of certain strategies & outreach before student is removed from school, school transportation, or school-sponsored activity under specified circumstances; provides exception; requires DCF & AHCA to assess quality of care provided in crisis stabilization units.
Bank Property of Deceased Account Holders; Authorizes financial institution to pay funds on deposit in certain accounts to specified family member of decedent without court proceeding, order, or judgment; requires family member to provide certified copy of decedent's death certificate & specified affidavit to receive funds; specifies that person does not have right or cause of action against financial institution for taking or failing to take certain actions; provides liability for family member who withdraws funds; authorizes financial institution to provide copies of affidavit to certain persons; provides that specified types of personal property are not subject to probate administration or formal proceedings; requires certain actions relating to decedent's creditors; provides bona fide purchasers protection from specified claims of creditors & from rights of spouses, beneficiaries, & heirs of decedents; provides limitation on liability of decedent's estate & recipients of estate.
General Appropriations Act; Provides moneys for annual period beginning July 1, 2020, & ending June 30, 2021, & supplemental appropriations for period ending June 30, 2020, to pay salaries & other expenses, capital outlay—buildings & other improvements, & for other specified purposes of various agencies of state government. APPROPRIATION: $93,215,530,723
Implementing the 2020-2021 General Appropriations Act; Implements specified appropriations of the General Appropriations Act for 2020-2021 fiscal year.
Collective Bargaining; Provides for resolution pursuant to specified instructions of collective bargaining issues at impasse between state & certified representatives of the bargaining units for state employees.
K-12 Scholarship Programs ; Revising initial scholarship eligibility criteria for the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program; requiring that priority be given to students whose household income levels do not exceed a specified amount or who are in foster care or out-of-home; requiring a scholarship-funding organization to refer students who did not receive a scholarship because of lack of funds to another scholarship-funding organization, etc.
Funds for the Operation of Schools; Revising the annual allocation to school districts to include an additional calculation of full-time equivalent membership for students who earn a College Board Advanced Placement Capstone Diploma beginning in a specified fiscal year; creating the teacher salary increase allocation; prohibiting a school district or charter school from reducing the base minimum salary; deleting the Florida Best and Brightest Allocation, etc.
Home Medical Equipment Providers; Exempting allopathic, osteopathic, and chiropractic physicians who sell or rent electrostimulation medical equipment and supplies in the course of their practice from certain licensure requirements, etc.
Bail Pending Appellate Review; Prohibits bail to specified offenders pending review following conviction for offense requiring sexual offender or sexual predator registration if victim was minor.
Sexual Battery Prosecution Time Limitation; Designates act "Donna's Law"; creates exception to general time limitations allowing prosecution to be commenced at any time for specified sexual battery offenses against victims younger than a certain age.
Student Athletes; Revises provisions relating to automated external defibrillators on school grounds, training related to CPR & defibrillators, FHSAA student athlete safety policies, & specified medical evaluations.
