Suits Against the Government; Increasing the statutory limits on liability for tort claims against the state and its agencies and subdivisions; authorizing a subdivision of the state to settle a claim in excess of the statutory limit without further action by the Legislature regardless of insurance coverage limits; prohibiting an insurance policy from conditioning payment of benefits on the enactment of a claim bill; specifying that the limitations in effect on the date the claim accrues apply to that claim, etc.
Dental Therapy ; Authorizes Medicaid to reimburse for dental services provided by certain mobile dental units; creates Council on Dental Therapy; specifies licensure requirements, services, limitations, & prohibitions relating to practice of dental therapy; requires DOH, in consultation with Board of Dentistry & AHCA, to submit reports to Legislature.
Display of Flags by Governmental Entities; Prohibits governmental entities from erecting or displaying certain flags; requires governmental entities to remain neutral in certain circumstances; requires that United States flag displayed by governmental entities be in certain position relative to other flags; authorizes current or retired member of United States Armed Forces or National Guard to use reasonable force to prevent desecration, destruction, or removal of United States flag or to replace such flag to position of prominence.
Dental Therapy; Authorizing Medicaid to reimburse for dental services provided in a mobile dental unit that is owned by, operated by, or has a contractual agreement with a health access setting or another similar setting or program; requiring the Department of Health to allow any person who fails the dental therapy examination to retake the examination; providing application requirements and examination and licensure qualifications for dental therapists; authorizing a dental therapist to perform specified services under the supervision of a dentist under certain conditions, etc.
Complaints Against Law Enforcement and Correctional Officers; Requires copy of complaint, signed by complainant under oath, to be provided to law enforcement officers & correctional officers who are under investigation; prohibits certain personnel action from being taken against law enforcement officer or correctional officer unless such officer receives copy of complaint signed under oath by complainant; prohibits investigative file of certain investigations of law enforcement officers or correctional officers from being included in such officer’s personnel file; prohibits existence of certain investigations from affecting officer’s ability to receive promotion, raise, or other commendation; requires complaint against law enforcement officer or correctional officer to be in writing & signed under oath by person filing complaint; provides penalties for making false complaint.
Dry Sandy Beaches; Revising the definition of the term “conservation purposes”; revising requirements for tax exemptions for certain real property; revising the goal of a comprehensive, statewide 5-year plan to conserve, restore, and protect certain lands; requiring the Division of State Lands and the Office of Coastal and Aquatic Managed Areas to establish a pilot program to conduct an inventory of dry sandy beaches in preparation for a specified application, etc.
Contracting with Foreign Countries of Concern; Prohibiting governmental entities from entering into certain contracts for products with governments of foreign countries of concern if such governments have specific ownership interests in those products; requiring certain entities that bid or propose to provide goods or services to sign a certain affidavit; removing provisions that prohibit governmental entities from entering into or renewing specified contracts with certain entities if doing so would give access to personal identifying information, etc.
Community Associations; Creating the Condominium and Homeowners’ Association Economic Crime, Fraud, and Corruption Investigation Pilot Program within the Department of Legal Affairs; authorizing the department to contract with a private entity to achieve the program’s purpose; requiring that the pilot program be funded from the Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes Trust Fund; requiring the division to monitor condominium associations’ compliance with requirements relating to maintenance of certain insurance or fidelity bonding of certain persons, etc.
Local Government Salaries and Benefits; Revises requirements for board of county commissioners salary formula to apply to noncharter counties; provides for determination of salaries of members of boards of county commissioners of certain counties; requires referendum for board of county commissioners to increase salary, retirement benefits, or other compensation paid to its members; requires referendum election costs to be paid by county; requires referendum for governing body of municipality to increase salary, retirement benefits, or other compensation paid to its members; requires referendum election costs to be paid by municipality; requires referendum for governing body of special district to increase salary, retirement benefits, or other compensation paid to its members; requires referendum election costs to be paid by special district.
Homeowners' Association Ombudsman; Creates Office of Homeowners' Association Ombudsman within Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, & Mobile Homes of DBPR; provides for funding of office; directs Governor to appoint ombudsman; provides requirements for ombudsman; prohibits ombudsman & officers & full-time employees of office from holding certain positions, engaging in certain activities, or receiving certain remuneration; provides for principal location of ombudsman's office; specifies powers & duties of ombudsman; provides for administration of election monitoring process; provides that specified rule governs administration of election monitoring.
Grants for Low-income Senior Citizen Condominium Unit Owners; Requires Florida Housing Finance Corporation to establish by rule requirements for specified grant; provides maximum amount for such grant.
Complaints Against Law Enforcement and Correctional Officers; Requiring that a copy of a complaint, signed by the complainant under oath, be provided to law enforcement officers and correctional officers who are under investigation; prohibiting certain personnel actions from being taken against a law enforcement officer or correctional officer unless such officer receives a copy of the complaint signed by the complainant under oath; providing penalties for making a false complaint, etc.
