Jai Alai Permitholders; Authorizing holders of valid pari-mutuel permits to lease certain facilities to any other holder of the same pari-mutuel permit or to any jai alai permitholder when located within a specified radius of each other; authorizing such lessees to apply for a certain license; prohibiting such lessees from operating a cardroom or slot machine at the leased facility, etc.
School Buses; Revising the definition of the term “school bus” as it relates to state uniform traffic control; revising the definition of the term “school bus” as it relates to driver licenses to include a motor vehicle used to transport students to and from a charter school, in addition to a public or private school, etc.
Certified Recovery Residences; Revising the definition of the term “certified recovery residence”; requiring a credentialing entity to revoke a certified residence’s certificate of compliance if the certified recovery residence willfully, knowingly, or intentionally provides false or misleading information to the credentialing entity, etc.
Dog Breeding; Establishes presumption that breeding female dog is being used for breeding purposes unless certain conditions are met; requires dog breeder certificate of registration & dog breeding facility certificate of inspection; provides criteria for DACS to enter into cooperative agreements to conduct certain inspections; authorizes DACS to create risk-based inspection frequency system; requires DACS to create database on its website which contains certain information on dog breeders, dog breeding facilities, & retail establishments that sell dogs; requires DACS to create whistleblower program; requires dog breeders to microchip certain dogs; provides specifications relating to microchipping requirements & retail establishments; provides civil penalties; provides for enforcement; authorizes civil & criminal penalties.
Political Polls; Defining the term “political poll”; requiring that political polls contain a specified phrase; providing criminal penalties; defining the term “person”, etc.
Tax Exemptions for Surviving Spouses of Quadriplegics; Authorizes surviving spouses of certain quadriplegics to carry over certain tax exemption in certain circumstances.
Regulation of Auxiliary Containers; Defines "auxiliary container"; requires DEP to review & update specified report; prohibits local regulation of auxiliary containers; preempts such regulation to state.
Family Empowerment Scholarship Program; Requiring private schools participating in the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program to provide specified information in writing to certain parents before their student’s initial enrollment in the school; providing private school requirements relating to certain services, etc.
Public Records and Meetings/Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact; Providing an exemption from public records requirements for certain information held by the Department of Health or the Board of Occupational Therapy pursuant to the Occupational Therapy Licensure Compact; authorizing disclosure of the information under certain circumstances; providing an exemption from public meetings requirements for certain meetings, or portions of meetings, of the Occupational Therapy Compact Commission; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing statements of public necessity, etc.
Licensing and Regulating Locksmith Services Businesses; Requires licensure of locksmith services businesses by DACS; requires fingerprinting & background screening for criminal history record checks of license applicants & certain persons ; authorizes licensure through endorsement & reciprocity agreements; provides for denial, suspension, revocation, or refusal to renew licenses; requires locksmith services business to maintain liability insurance; establishes qualifications & training requirements for locksmiths, automotive-only locksmiths, & apprentice locksmiths; requires locksmith services businesses to keep certain records & issue photo ID cards to locksmiths & apprentices; requires display of photo ID cards & licenses & display license numbers & business names in all advertising; authorizes review of records by law enforcement & DACS; prohibits persons from obtaining, owning, & possessing locksmith tools; preempts to state regulation of locksmith services, locksmiths, & locksmith services businesses; prohibits issuance or renewal of local business tax receipts to locksmith services businesses; creates Advisory Council within DACS.
Medicaid Oversight; Establishing the Joint Legislative Committee on Medicaid Oversight for specified purposes; requiring the Auditor General and the Agency for Health Care Administration to enter into a data sharing agreement by a specified date; providing that the committee must be given access to certain records, papers, and documents, etc.
Public Records and Meetings/Interstate Compact for School Psychologists; Providing an exemption from public meetings requirements for certain portions of meetings of the Interstate Compact for School Psychologists Commission and its executive committee; providing an exemption from public records requirements for recordings, minutes, and records generated during exempt portions of such meetings; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemptions; providing statements of public necessity, etc.
