Trust Fund/Creation/Emergency Residential Property Insurance Assistance Trust Funds/DFS; Creates Emergency Residential Property Insurance Assistance Trust Fund within DFS; provides purpose, funding, & administration of trust fund; provides eligibility for trust fund; provides for future review & termination or re-creation of trust fund.
Adverse Personnel Actions Against Employees; Prohibits agencies & independent contractors from taking specified actions against employees for disclosing certain information to Commission on Ethics; requires that information disclosed include specified violations or alleged violations; requires disclosure of specified information to commission; provides that specified provisions protect employees & persons who submit written complaints to commission or provide information to investigator during investigation of complaint; authorizes certain employees or applicants for employment to file complaints in accordance with specified provisions; authorizes such employees or applicants to pursue specified administrative remedy or civil action within specified timeframe; authorizes local public employees to file complaint with appropriate local governmental authority; provides requirements for administrative procedures created by local governmental authorities; authorizes such employee to bring civil actions in court of competent jurisdiction; requires specified relief; provides that it is affirmative defense to certain actions that adverse action was predicated on grounds other than exercising of certain protected rights.
Registration of Agents and Organizations Associated with Foreign Countries of Concern; Requiring agents of foreign countries of concern and foreign-supported political organizations to register with the Division of Elections within a specified timeframe; requiring the registration of an agent of a foreign country of concern be signed under oath; requiring the division to create registration forms; providing requirements for such forms; requiring periodic updates by agents and organizations, etc.
Nursing Education Programs ; Revises application requirements for nursing education program approval; authorizes Board of Nursing to revoke program's approval; revises requirements for annual reports program directors of approved programs are required to submit to board; provides for revocation of program's approval & discipline of its program director; revises remediation procedures; removes provision authorizing board to extend program's probationary status; authorizes agents of DOH to conduct onsite evaluations & inspections; authorizes DOH to collect evidence as part of such evaluations & inspections; removes provision authorizing approved nursing education programs to request extension to meet board's accreditation requirements.
Broward County; Provides nonapplicability of provisions on alcoholic beverage-related actions & activities to special alcoholic beverage licenses issued for premises that are located within identified areas of Broward County; provides nonapplicability of such provisions to actions & activities of other alcoholic entities in relation to special alcoholic beverage licenses & premises; defines specified areas of county to which such provisions do not apply.
Public Records/Crime Stoppers Organizations; Providing an exemption from public records requirements for specified personal identifying and location information of employees of crime stoppers organizations and the board members and volunteers of such crime stoppers organizations; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing for retroactive application; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.
SB 972 designates October 21 of each year as "Celia Cruz Day" in Florida to honor the late Cuban-American singer Celia Cruz. The bill creates an annual state observance recognizing her cultural impact and contributions to music. This is a symbolic resolution with no binding policy changes or direct effects on individuals or regulations. It solely establishes a date for commemorative recognition within Florida.
Pub. Rec./Victims of Crime; Expands exemption from public record for names of crime victims as well as documents or records that could locate or harass victim or victim’s family; provides that certain records identifying law enforcement officers who become crime victims are confidential for limited periods of time; provides extension of time if certain procedures are followed; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemption; provides statement of public necessity.
Public School Personnel Salary Schedules; Deleting a requirement relating to cost-of-living salary adjustments; revising requirements for salary schedules for school employees; revising conditions under which a district school board must provide salary supplements; deleting a provision that prohibits a performance salary schedule from being reduced due to budget constraints, etc.
Fees/Expedited Service Fees; Provides filing fees for expedited services; specifies manners in which expedited service fees may be paid; provides that expedited service fees are nonrefundable.
Working Floridians Tax Rebate Program; Creating the program; specifying the purpose of the program; specifying eligibility requirements for receiving a rebate under the program in a specified tax year; requiring the Department of Revenue to issue rebate payments not exceeding a certain amount by a specified time, etc.
Individualized Investigational Treatments ; Authorizes certain actions by eligible facilities, manufacturers operating within eligible facilities, & eligible patients relating to individualized investigational treatments; authorizes health plans, third-party administrators, & governmental agencies to provide coverage for cost of individualized investigational drug, biological product, or device, or cost of certain services; limits liability; prohibits licensing boards, disciplinary subcommittees, & entities responsible for Medicare certification from taking certain actions against health care provider's license; prohibits certain persons from blocking or attempting to block eligible patient's access to individualized investigational drug, biological product, or device; provides construction.
