Carrying Concealed Weapons and Firearms in Courthouses; Revising the list of places into which a person may not carry a handgun or a concealed weapon or concealed firearm to allow judges and magistrates to carry concealed weapons and concealed firearms into any courthouse in the circuit in which they serve in such capacity, etc.
Licensure Requirements for Surveyors and Mappers; Requires Board of Professional Surveyors & Mappers to establish & administer 1st Step Florida Surveyors & Mappers Credentialing & Licensing Protocol as temporary alternative pathway to licensure; provides requirements for eligibility to take surveyor & mapper licensure examination under protocol.
Prohibited Discrimination Based on Hairstyle; Prohibits discrimination based on protected hairstyle in K-20 public education system & specified private schools.
Contracts for Postadoption Contact; Authorizing certain parties to enter into a written contract for postadoption contact which permits contact between an adopted child and his or her birth parent and siblings; requiring that the contract be filed with, approved by, and entered into a certain final judgment by the court under certain circumstances; authorizing and providing requirements for enforcement, modification, or termination of the contract; prohibiting enforcement of the contract in certain circumstances, etc.
This bill redesignates the state's official flagship as the S.S. American Victory. It is a ceremonial procedural change that updates the state's official maritime designation without altering any laws or policies. The bill affects only the state's formal naming of its flagship vessel. No new regulations, funding, or substantive policy changes are involved.
Property Insurance Claims; Establishes mandatory procedure for resolution of disputed insurance claims; removes alternative procedure for resolution of disputed insurance claims; requires insurers, at specified times, to notify policyholders of mandatory procedure; authorizes policyholder to file with Division of Administrative Hearing petition to resolve claims; requires administrative law judge to review petition & dismiss certain petitions; specifies that dismissal of petition or portion of petition is without prejudice & does not require hearing; specifies that homeowner's insurance policy insurer is primary insurer; provides such insurer with right to seek subrogation.
Naturopathic Medicine; Creates Board of Naturopathic Medicine within DOH; provides for licensure by examination of naturopathic physicians; provides financial responsibility requirements as condition of licensure for naturopathic physicians; provides that patients are responsible for advising treating health care practitioners about any legend drug, nutrient, or natural medicinal substance that naturopathic physician has prescribed or recommended to patient; provides for licensure by endorsement of naturopathic physicians.
Required Instruction in Cursive Writing; Requires students in specified grades to receive instruction in cursive writing; provides requirements for such instruction; & requires students to demonstrate proficiency in cursive writing by end of specified grade.
Cardiac Services Providers; Revising requirements for licensure of Level I and Level II adult cardiovascular programs; requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to update specified rules as new applicable industry standards and guidelines are published, etc.
Resale-restricted Affordable Housing; Requires that resale-restricted affordable housing be assessed under specified law; specifies that resale-restricted affordable housing is land-use regulation & subject to certain limitation; requires property appraiser to consider such limitation to arrive at just valuation; requires owners of resale-restricted affordable housing to submit specified application to property appraiser.
Sickle Cell Care Management and Treatment Education; Requiring the applicable licensing boards for specified health care professions to require a 2-hour continuing education course on sickle cell disease care management as part of every second biennial licensure or certification renewal; authorizing the applicable boards to approve additional equivalent courses to satisfy the requirement; authorizing health care practitioners holding two or more licenses or certificates subject to the course requirement to show proof of completion of one course to satisfy the requirement for all such licenses or certificates, etc.
Guardianship of Property; Requires guardians of property to file quarterly, rather than annual, accounting reports by specified dates; authorizes court to set different quarterly schedule; requires guardian to mail copy of each quarterly accounting to ward's next of kin; requires first quarterly accounting period to end within certain timeframe after letters of guardianship are issued; requires guardians of property to file quarterly, rather than annual, accounting reports; requires guardian to mail copy of each quarterly accounting to ward's next of kin; authorizes certain guardians to file each monthly statement of ward's account from ward's financial institution for preceding quarter; requires court to appoint appraiser to appraise ward's property; requires all documentation, including bids submitted to purchase such property, from appraiser to be retained in court file; requires court to refer certain guardians to FDLE for criminal investigation.
