Political Activities on School Grounds; Providing that certain activities are allowed on school grounds; authorizing that candidates may be invited to speak as candidates on school grounds if certain conditions are met; prohibiting certain political activities on school grounds, etc.
Sale and Delivery of Firearms; Deleting a prohibition on a person younger than a certain age purchasing a firearm; deleting a prohibition on the sale or transfer, or the facilitation of a sale or transfer, of a firearm to a person younger than a certain age by specified licensed persons, etc.
Disqualification from Educator Certification and Employment; Prohibiting a person from being automatically found ineligible for educator certification and specified employment if certain offenses meet specified criteria, etc.
Public Records; Revising the definition of the term “actual cost of duplication”; providing that it is a violation of ch. 119, F.S., to fail to acknowledge a public record request promptly and in good faith; prohibiting an agency from asserting that a record was exempt or confidential and exempt under specified circumstances; defining the term “any electronic medium stored, maintained, or used by an agency”; providing a civil penalty for persons who violate provisions related to accessing public records, etc.
Acupuncture; Revising licensure requirements for acupuncturists; revising requirements for continuing education programs for acupuncturists; prohibiting persons not licensed to practice acupuncture from using specified titles or letters in connection with their names or places of business, etc.
Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund and Reinsurance Assistance; Specifying the retention multiple for specified contracts under the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund program beginning on a certain date; providing the adjusted retention multiple for insurers electing the 100-percent coverage level; authorizing, rather than requiring, a certain formula to provide for a cash build-up factor; requiring the cash build-up factor to be frozen beginning in a specified contract year and to freeze for a specified period ending by a specified date; authorizing, rather than requiring, eligible RAP insurers to purchase RAP coverage; revising the coverage layers of the Florida Optional Reinsurance Assistance (FORA) program, etc.
Failure to Comply with a Time-sharing Schedule; Providing a civil cause of action for a parent’s failure or refusal to comply with a court-ordered time-sharing schedule; providing affirmative defenses, etc.
Voting Opportunities on Florida College System Institution and State University Campuses; Requiring the establishment of certain early voting sites; requiring the establishment of certain polling places; requiring each campus Office of Public Policy Events to publicize certain voting opportunities in a specified manner, etc.
SB 1682 defines the term "first responder" and redefines "public agency" and "public safety agency" for legislative purposes. This is a definitional bill with no substantive policy changes or new requirements. It does not directly affect specific individuals or create new programs, but rather clarifies terminology used in other laws. The bill's sole purpose is to standardize these terms within the state's legal framework. (1 sentence summary for a procedural definitional bill)
Intestate Succession Involving Persons Born Out of Wedlock; Revising the circumstances used to determine intestate succession involving certain persons born out of wedlock, etc.
Religious Expression and Classroom Requirements in K-12 Schools; Citing this act as the “Florida Religious Liberty Awareness and Activation Act”; creating the “Florida Student and School Personnel Religious Liberties Act”; prohibiting a school district from discriminating against students, parents, or school personnel on the basis of religious viewpoints or religious expression; authorizing a student to wear clothing, accessories, and jewelry that display religious messages or symbols; authorizing a student to pray or engage in religious activities or expression; authorizing a student to organize prayer groups, religious clubs, and other religious gatherings, etc.
Physician Assistants; Deleting the requirement that a supervising physician notify the Department of Health of his or her intent to delegate prescriptive authority, or of any change in such delegation, to a physician assistant; revising requirements for prescriptions issued by a physician assistant; providing for the registration of a physician assistant to engage in practice without physician supervision; providing registration requirements, etc.
