Unauthorized Aliens; Prohibits unauthorized aliens from receiving certain licensing or certification, financial assistance, & claim reimbursement; requires certain procedures, instruction, & testing to be conducted in English; prohibits alternate language accommodations; requires employers & licensees to verify employment eligibility & citizenship status, respectively, before taking certain actions; provides civil cause of action & criminal penalty; provides penalties; authorizes certain complaints; requires Office of Financial Regulation to conduct random audits; creates rebuttable presumption against unauthorized out-of-state drivers; provides exemptions & standard of proof; provides requirements for law enforcement officers, DHSMV, insurers, & OIR; provides administrative penalties; authorizes private cause of action; prohibits certain financial institutions from accepting certain forms of personal identification.
HJR 1411 proposes a constitutional amendment to prevent property tax increases when a property's actual market value (just valuation) decreases. It directly affects homeowners and property owners whose market value drops year-over-year, prohibiting tax assessors from raising their property tax assessments in such cases. The key mechanism requires that assessments "may not increase if the just value for the property is less than the just value of the property on the preceding January 1." This amendment would apply to all property subject to ad valorem taxation under Florida's current assessment rules, with no changes to existing homestead exemptions or other valuation methods. The bill is currently in committee referral and requires voter approval after legislative passage.
Ambulatory Surgical Centers; Provides penalty for failure by ambulatory surgical center to timely provide good faith estimate; requires AHCA to notify Division of Law Revision upon adoption of certain federal rules.
Nurse Registries ; Requires each nurse registry to display specified disclaimer in clear & conspicuous manner on its website & all advertising & marketing materials.
Capitol Center and Complex; Provides that DMS is responsible for aesthetics of Capitol Center for visitors; requires DMS to consider certain factors when developing specified plan; requires DMS, in consultation with Capitol Police, to establish enhanced security measures in certain parking areas; authorizes Capitol Police to patrol area surrounding Capitol Complex to ensure safety of certain persons; provides requirement for certain operational plan; requires Capitol Police to provide certain report to Legislature; authorizes certain ex officio agents to patrol Capitol Complex & area surrounding Capitol Complex.
Assisted Living Facilities; Prohibits AHCA from requiring assisted living facility without limited nursing services residents to meet staffing requirements for limited nursing services; extends period of time for facility to file preliminary adverse incident report; authorizes additional tasks relating to assistance with self-administration of medication; revises specified information that each assisted living facility must provide to agency.
First Responders; Adds newly employed firefighters to Florida Law Enforcement Officer & Firefighter Recruitment Bonus Payment Program; requires Department of Commerce to consult with Division of State Fire Marshal to verify certain information; requires division to define firefighter misconduct by rule; revises date program expires; authorizes CFO to appoint review panel to assist in reviewing certain grants; provides for review panel membership; provides duties & responsibilities of each review panel; provides for general program support grants & specific fire program grants; requires CFO to review panel's recommendations and, beginning on specified date, include approved grant applicants in DFS' legislative budget request; requires certain projects to be funded until all appropriated funds are depleted; creates, subject to appropriation, Institute for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder within DFS for specified purpose; provides duties & responsibilities of institute; authorizes institute to collaborate with other entities to enhance program development & service delivery.
Department of Labor; Creates Department of Labor as new department of state government; provides for secretary of department to be appointed by Governor & confirmed by Senate; authorizes secretary to establish divisions & regional offices of department; provides purpose of department; revises requirements for notifying employees of certain rights; designates Department of Labor as state Agency for Workforce Innovation for purposes of implementing s. 24, Art. X of State Constitution; revises protected rights of employee; creates rebuttable presumption & burden of proof for employer; revises process for filing complaint for violation of protected rights; prohibits person or entity from entering into certain contracts; authorizes & providing department certain powers to conduct investigations, issue citations, enforce & collect judgments by certain means, & partner with other entities for enforcement & education outreach; provides for injunctive relief; provides process for review of citation, levy, or stop-order issued by department; tolling statute of limitations during investigation; provides liability; requires certain records be maintained for specified length of time; creates Department of Labor Community Advisory Board within Department of Labor; provides for membership, meetings, & duties of advisory board; requires annual report to Secretary of Department of Labor, Governor, & Legislature by specified date
Portable Benefits Accounts for Independent Contractors and Sole Proprietors; Authorizes certain parties to make voluntary contributions to portable benefits accounts for independent contractors & sole proprietors; provides requirements for such contributions.
Town of Loxahatchee Groves, Palm Beach County; Provides exception to general law; prohibiting the sale and use of fireworks within the Town of Loxahatchee Groves agricultural residential zoning district except under specified circumstances.
Department of Business and Professional Regulation; Expands jurisdiction of law enforcement officers for Division of Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco; provides DBPR enforcement authority over employment eligibility verification; revises prohibitions relating to minors for talent agencies; requires Barbers' Board & Board of Cosmetology, respectively, to establish certain minimum standards & penalties for failing to adhere to such standards; requires department to report penalties imposed to DOE; authorizes department to take certain actions against certain establishments for violating laws relating to hemp extract; authorizes department to validate identity & work authorization of applicant before issuing license or renewing license; specifies personal identification information department may request from applicant; authorizes department to submit such personal identification information to & enter into memoranda of understanding with appropriate federal agencies; requires department to suspend license of person not authorized to work in United States; requires department to reinstate license without charge; provides immunity; authorizes division to suspend or revoke permit of dealer if division finds sufficient evidence of violation of laws of this state or any other state or territory of United States; prohibits licensed or permitted dealers from possessing, selling, intending to sell, delivering, or giving nitrous oxide on or from dealer's licensed premises; provides criminal penalties.
Task Force to Study Private Sector Retirement; Creates Retirement Savings Task Force within Department of Commerce to serve specified purpose; Provides for competition & appointment of task force members; require task for to have first meeting within specified time; requires task force to meet on certain schedule or upon specified event; requires task force to create report containing specified information; requires interim & final report to be provided to specified persons by certain dates
