Nonopioid Alternatives; Revising exceptions to certain controlled substance prescribing requirements; clarifying that a certain patient or patient representative must be informed of specified information, have specified information discussed with him or her, and be provided with an electronic or printed copy of a specified educational pamphlet, etc.
Emergency Sheltering of Persons with Pets; Requiring the Department of Education to assist the Division of Emergency Management in determining strategies regarding the evacuation of persons with pets; requiring counties that maintain designated shelters to designate a shelter that can accommodate persons with pets; specifying requirements for such shelters, etc.
OGSR/State Child Abuse Death Review Committee; Amending a provision relating to an exemption from public records and meeting requirements for certain identifying information held or discussed by the State Child Abuse Death Review Committee or a local committee; removing the scheduled repeal of the exemption, etc.
Health Access Dental Licenses; Reviving, reenacting, and amending provisions relating to the application for a health access dental license and the renewal of such license, etc.
Drones; Adding an exception to prohibited uses of a drone, etc.
Construction Materials Mining Activities; Creating a pilot program within the Division of State Fire Marshal to monitor and report on the use of explosives in construction materials mining activities in Miami-Dade County; requiring the State Fire Marshal to hire or contract with seismologists to monitor and report blasts occurring in connection with construction materials mining activities in Miami-Dade County and to post the reports of the seismologists on the division’s website; requiring a person who engages in construction materials mining activities in Miami-Dade County to submit certain written notice relating to the use of an explosive to the State Fire Marshal, etc. APPROPRIATION: $1,040,000
Broadband Internet Service; Authorizing certain funds within the State Transportation Trust Fund to be used for certain broadband infrastructure projects within or adjacent to multiuse corridors; designating the Department of Economic Opportunity, and not the Department of Management Services, as the lead state entity to facilitate the expansion of broadband Internet service in this state; creating the Florida Office of Broadband within the Division of Community Development within the Department of Economic Opportunity, etc.
Child Welfare; Citing this act as “Jordan’s Law”; expanding the list of entities with access to certain records that relate to child abandonment, abuse, or neglect held by the Department of Children and Families; authorizing the parent or legal guardian of a child to request a second medical evaluation of a child under certain circumstances; revising the definition of the terms “guardian ad litem” and “guardian advocate”; requiring a lead agency to ensure that certain individuals receive specified training relating to head trauma and brain injuries in children younger than a specified age, etc.
Surviving Spouse Ad Valorem Tax Reduction; Authorizing the surviving spouses of certain permanently disabled veterans to carry over a certain discount on ad valorem taxes on homestead property under specified conditions; authorizing the discount to be transferred to another permanent residence under specified conditions; authorizing the Department of Revenue to adopt emergency rules, etc.
Postsecondary Education for Certain Military Personnel; Requiring the Board of Governors and the State Board of Education, in consultation with the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, to create a process for the uniform award of postsecondary credit or career education clock hours to certain servicemembers and veterans of the United States Armed Forces; requiring certain postsecondary institutions to award uniform postsecondary credit or career education clock hours for specified courses taken and occupations held by individuals during their service in the military, etc.
Student Athletes; Citing this act as the “Zachary Martin Act”; revising requirements for the availability of automated external defibrillators on school grounds; delaying implementation of a requirement that certain school employees and volunteers complete specified training; requiring that a medical evaluation be performed before a student begins conditioning; applying requirements related to medical evaluations to activities occurring outside the school year, etc.
Unlawful Use of Uniforms, Medals, or Insignia; Prohibiting certain misrepresentations concerning military service when made for specified purposes, etc.
