Pub. Rec./County and City Attorneys; Provides exemption from public records requirements for personal identifying & location information of current county attorneys, assistant county attorneys, deputy county attorneys, city attorneys, assistant city attorneys, & deputy city attorneys & names & personal identifying & location information of spouses & children of such attorneys; provides for future legislative review & repeal; provides statement of public necessity.
Pub. Rec./Clerks of the Circuit Court, Deputy Clerks, and Clerk Personnel; Provides exemption from public records requirements for personal identifying & location information of current clerks of circuit court, deputy clerks of circuit court, & clerk of circuit court personnel & names & personal identifying & location information of spouses & children of such clerks, deputy clerks, & clerk personnel; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemption; provides for retroactive application; provides statement of public necessity.
Economic Self-sufficiency; Provides requirements for local workforce development boards; requires DOC to develop certain training; authorizes participation in programs or courses for specified number of hours per week; authorizes DOC to suspend work requirements; requires DCF to administer exit survey; provides requirements for voluntary case management services; requires development of intake & exit surveys & survey results to be disseminated quarterly; creates School Readiness Plus Program within DOE; provides requirements for such program.
This bill updates Florida laws regarding wills, estates, and the handling of community property acquired by married couples. It expands the types of probate documents that must be recorded with the clerk of the circuit and clarifies which assets count toward a person's probate estate. The legislation also establishes specific rules for waiving a surviving spouse's rights to community property, requiring written agreements with particular language to be valid. Additionally, it sets a strict deadline for filing lawsuits related to these property disputes and removes certain legal duties to search for specific types of property.
Equitable Distribution of Marital Assets and Liabilities; Requires court to consider certain factors when determining if extraordinary circumstances exist; provides certain actions do not change whether real property is marital property; provides that business interests in closely held business is marital asset; requires court to consider certain factors when determining value of such interest; provides that certain real property is nonmarital asset.
Medical Treatment Under the Workers’ Compensation Law; Increasing limits on witness fees charged by certain witnesses; increasing maximum reimbursement allowances for physicians and surgical procedures, etc.
Background Screenings and Certifications; Provides qualifications for person seeking certification as person with lived experience; requires continuum of care lead agencies to submit certain information to DCF for purposes of background screening; expands certain background screening requirements to apply to all health care practitioners; revises licensure, registration, or certification requirements for acupuncturists; optometrists; pharmacists; dentists; midwives; speech-language pathologists & audiologists; nursing home administrators; occupational therapists; respiratory therapists; dietitian/nutritionists; practitioners of orthotics, prosthetics, or pedorthics; electrologists; clinical laboratory personnel; medical physicists; genetic counselors; opticians; physical therapists; psychologists & school psychologists; clinical social workers, marriage & family therapists, & mental health counselors. APPROPRIATION: $250,000
Community Associations; Provides requirements & penalties for community association managers & management firms relating to conflicts of interest; revises & provides provisions relating to condominium & cooperative associations, including milestone inspections, reporting requirements, financial reports, unit owner & board meetings, director education, criminal activity & penalties, official records, legal actions, electronic voting, & notices; requires Division of Florida Condominiums, Time Shares, & Mobile Homes to submit report to Governor & Legislature & create database. APPROPRIATION: $7,416,269
Mental Health and Substance Abuse; Revises written notice requirements relating to filing petitions for involuntary services; revises requirements relating to voluntary admissions to facility for examination & treatment, ordering person for involuntary services & treatment, petitions for involuntary service, appointment of counsel, & continuances of hearings; revises actions that constitute unlawful activities relating to assessment & treatment & court actions relating to involuntary assessments. APPROPRIATION: $50,000,000
Health and Human Services; Providing for the deposit and use of funds from the Dental Student Loan Repayment Program and the Florida Reimbursement Assistance for Medical Education Program, respectively, which are returned by a financial institution to the Department of Health; revising the cap on the grant award levels for continuum of care lead agencies designated by the State Office on Homelessness; authorizing area agencies on aging to carry forward a specified percentage of documented unexpended state funds, subject to certain conditions, etc.
Education; Providing for the initial open enrollment period for specified employees; providing requirements for the minimum participation period for specified institutions; requiring charter schools to report full-time equivalent student membership rather than student enrollments for funding purposes; providing that funding for students enrolled in charter schools sponsored by state universities or Florida College System institutions is provided in the Florida Education Finance Program and General Appropriations Act; etc. APPROPRIATION: $250,000,000
Implementing the 2024-2025 General Appropriations Act; Implements specified appropriations of the General Appropriations Act for 2023-2024 fiscal year.
