Public Records/Service Providers; Defining the term “service provider”; requiring that certain public agency contracts include a requirement that service providers comply with public records laws; requiring the service provider to provide or make available the public records; providing criminal and civil penalties for failure of a service provider to provide public records, etc.
Protections for Public Employees Who Use Medical Marijuana as Qualified Patients; Prohibiting a public employer from taking adverse personnel action against an employee or a job applicant who is a qualified patient for his or her use of medical marijuana; providing exceptions; requiring a public employer to provide written notice of an employee’s or a job applicant’s right to explain or contest a positive marijuana test result within a specified timeframe; providing procedures that apply when an employee or a job applicant tests positive for marijuana, etc.
Universal Free School Breakfast and Lunch Program; Requiring the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, subject to the appropriation of funds by the Legislature, to establish and operate a program to provide universal free school breakfast and lunch meals to all public school students; deleting provisions requiring school districts to implement and charge students for a breakfast program; authorizing school districts to operate free school meal programs using offsite food preparation locations, etc.
Pharmacy; Authorizing registered pharmacy technicians to dispense medicinal drugs under certain circumstances; defining the terms “supervising pharmacy” and “telepharmacy”; providing requirements for remote-site pharmacies; exempting registered pharmacists serving as prescription department managers for remote-site pharmacies from certain practice limitations, etc.
Lowell Correctional Institution Body Cameras Pilot Program; Creating the pilot program within the Department of Corrections; requiring that each correctional officer working at the Lowell Correctional Institution wear a body camera while acting within the scope of his or her official duties; requiring the department to establish policies and procedures for the proper use, maintenance, and storage of such body cameras and for data recorded by such body cameras; requiring that audio and video data recorded by such cameras be maintained in accordance with public records laws, etc.
Public Records and Meetings/Social Work Licensure Compact; Providing an exemption from public records requirements for certain information held by the Department of Health or the Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling pursuant to the Social Work Licensure Compact; authorizing the disclosure of such information under certain circumstances; providing an exemption from public records requirements for recordings, minutes, and records generated during the closed portions of such meetings; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemptions; providing statements of public necessity, etc.
Instructional Hours for the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program; Revising the instructional hours required in the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program to provide for an 8-hour program day in the school-year and summer programs, etc.
Practice of Acupuncture; Revising education requirements for acupuncture licensure, beginning on specified dates; authorizing acupuncturist assistants to assist in the practice of acupuncture under the direct supervision of an acupuncturist; revising continuing education requirements for acupuncture licensure renewal; requiring the Board of Acupuncture to establish and maintain a formulary for acupoint injection therapies; specifying requirements for the formulary, etc.
Termination of Pregnancies; Clarifying that certain penalties relating to the unlawful termination of a pregnancy do not apply to the pregnant woman who terminates the pregnancy, etc.
Minimum Base Salary for Full-time Classroom Teachers; Citing this act as the “Save Our Teachers Act”; increasing the minimum base salary for full-time classroom teachers and certain prekindergarten teachers, etc.
Sale or Transfer of Ammunition; Citing this act as "Jaime’s Law"; requiring background checks for the sale or transfer of ammunition; providing exceptions, etc.
Postsecondary Education Students; Requiring public postsecondary educational institutions to report certain student information to the United States Department of Homeland Security; requiring a Florida College System institution to assess the out-of-state fee for students who promote a foreign terrorist organization; providing that students who promote a foreign terrorist organization are ineligible for a fee waiver; providing that students who promote a foreign terrorist organization are ineligible for any institutional or state grants, financial aid, scholarships, or tuition assistance, etc.
