911 Public Safety Telecommunicators; Revising criteria in the Special Risk Class of the Florida Retirement System to include members employed as 911 public safety telecommunicators; specifying the number of creditable years needed to receive a full retirement benefit without penalty; requiring such members to have their retirement benefits calculated in accordance with provisions for Regular Class members; making technical changes, etc.
Medical Marijuana Use Registry Identification Cards for Veterans; Providing a waiver of the issuance and renewal fees for a medical marijuana use registry identification card for veterans; providing requirements for proof of identification, etc.
Safe Storage of Firearms and Ammunition Within Motor Vehicles and Vessels; Defining the terms “motor vehicle,” “trunk,” and “vessel”; requiring persons who store or leave firearms or ammunition in motor vehicles or vessels under their control to keep the firearms or ammunition locked within specified locations within the motor vehicles or vessels, etc.
Pediatric Care in Hospital Emergency Departments; Requiring hospital emergency departments to develop and implement policies and procedures, conduct training, record weights in a certain manner, designate a pediatric emergency care coordinator, and conduct specified assessments; requiring each hospital emergency department to submit a specified report to the Agency for Health Care Administration by specified dates; requiring the agency to adopt certain rules for comprehensive emergency management plans, and, in consultation with the Florida Emergency Medical Services for Children State Partnership Program, establish minimum standards for pediatric patient care in hospital emergency departments, etc.
Campaign Finance; Authorizing a candidate to use funds on deposit in his or her campaign account to pay for child care expenses under specified conditions, etc.
Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Awareness and Assistance Training Program; Requiring the Department of Children and Families, by a specified date, to establish the training program for a specified purpose; requiring the department to select a coordinating agency to administer the training program by a specified date; providing that the coordinating agency is responsible for all aspects of administering the training program; requiring the coordinating agency to submit a 5-year statewide, phase-in implementation plan to the department, etc.
Independent Hospital Districts; Providing requirements for the conversion of an independent hospital district to a nonprofit entity; requiring the governing body of the district to determine by a supermajority vote whether conversion is in the best interests of its residents within a specified timeframe; providing for negotiation of an agreement between each affected county and the governing body of the independent hospital district, etc.
High School Graduation Requirements; Authorizing students earning a standard high school diploma through the Career and Technical Education graduation pathway option to meet a certain assessment requirement by earning a specified score on the Mathematics Postsecondary Education Readiness Test, etc.
Climate Resilience; Requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to establish the Blue Communities Program for a specified purpose; establishing an advisory board within the department; providing for membership; establishing the Ocean State Climate Adaptation and Resilience Grant Fund within the department; creating the Carbon Sequestration Advisory Council within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, etc.
Special Risk Class of the Florida Retirement System; Authorizing employees enrolled in the Special Risk Class to make an election to move from the investment plan to the pension plan within a certain timeframe, subject to certain conditions, etc.
State University Student Fee Waivers; Requiring state universities to waive specified fees for graduate students who meet a specified full-time equivalent appointment requirement, etc.
Luring or Enticing Children; Increasing criminal penalties for adults who intentionally lure or entice, or who attempt to lure or entice, children under the age of 12 into a structure, dwelling, or conveyance for other than a lawful purpose; increasing criminal penalties for committing a second or subsequent violations of such offense; increasing criminal penalties for persons with specified previous convictions who commit a violation of such offense, etc.
