Rep. Michelle Salzman

Areas of Critical State Concern; Provides exemption from specified payment & performance bond requirements for specified entities; extends specific Florida Forever appropriations to be used for purchase of lands in Florida Keys Area of Critical State Concern; revises requirements for specified local comprehensive plans in Florida Keys Area relating to hurricane evacuation clearance time for permanent residents; requires certain entities to maintain building permit allocation systems; provides for award of additional building permit allocations for specified entities; provides requirements for award of such building permits.

Certificates of Completion; Provides that only students with disabilities may earn certificate of completion; revises learning opportunities available to certain students.

Medicaid Enrollment for Permanently Disabled Individuals ; Requires that certain Medicaid-eligible persons who receive specified Medicaid-covered services & who are permanently disabled be presumed eligible for continued Medicaid coverage during redetermination processes; requires AHCA to continue to make payments for such services; requires certain persons to notify AHCA & DCF of certain changes in disability or economic status; authorizes DCF to conduct redetermination of eligibility; requires DCF to make notifications; requires AHCA to seek federal authorization to exempt certain persons from annual redetermination of eligibility; requires AHCA & DCF to develop specified process.

Wireless Communications Devices on School Grounds; Prohibits students from using wireless communications devices during school day, rather than during instructional time; requires district school boards to adopt rules for the use of such devices in certain locations or by certain students, etc.

Harm to Minors ; Requires manufacturers of tablets or smartphones to manufacture devices with filters enabled upon activation of device in this state; provides civil & criminal liability; authorizes Attorney General, parents, & guardians to bring certain actions; provides for damages & criminal penalties; increases criminal penalties for certain acts involving minors; revises definition of term "sexual offender".

Registration of Sexual Predators and Sexual Offenders; Revises reporting requirements for sexual predators; revises requirements for an online reporting system; revises verification requirements; revises reporting requirements for sexual offenders revising verification requirements.

Removal of Altered Sexual Depictions Posted without Consent ; Defines "covered platform"; requires covered platforms to establish process for removal of altered sexual depictions posted without consent of identifiable person; provides requirements for such process; requires notice; provides immunity for good faith compliance; prohibits unreasonable failure to comply; provides remedies; provides exceptions.

Purchase and Possession of Firearms by Law Enforcement Officers, Correctional Officers, Correctional Probation Officers, and Servicemembers; Specifies that correctional probation officers have right to carry concealed firearms during off-duty hours at discretion of superiors; authorizes correctional probation officers to perform certain law enforcement functions under limited circumstances; specifies that correctional probation officer's appointing or employing agency or department may limit officer from carrying concealed firearms during off-duty hours; revises exemptions from mandatory waiting period between purchase & delivery of firearm.

Veteran and Spouse Nursing Home Beds; Authorizes certain licensed skilled nursing facilities to request to designate or alter designation of certain beds as veteran & spouse nursing home beds if specific criteria are met; authorizes executive director of DVA to approve such requests if specific criteria are met; authorizes DVA to adopt rules; specifies conditions under which certain state veterans' nursing homes or certain licensed skilled nursing facilities are exempt from having to receive certificate of need from AHCA.

Tampering with, Harassing, or Retaliating against Court Officials; Provides criminal penalties for persons who knowingly & willfully threaten specified court personnel, knowingly & willfully harass specified court personnel with certain intent, knowingly with certain intent tamper with court officials, intentionally harass court officials when such harassment has specified outcome, or retaliate against court officials for their participation in official investigations or proceedings.