Rep. Michelle Salzman

Sexual Images; Prohibits person from possessing with intent to promote specified depictions including lewd or lascivious image; prohibits person from soliciting, possessing, controlling, or intentionally viewing depiction including lewd or lascivious image; provides criteria that may be used to evidence actual or simulated lewd exhibition of genitals; prohibits person from soliciting depiction including child pornography; prohibits person from willfully generating an altered sexual depiction of an identifiable person, without consent; prohibits person from soliciting an altered sexual depiction of an identifiable person without consent; prohibits person from possessing with intent to maliciously promote altered sexual depiction of identifiable person without consent.

Sexual Cyberharassment; Revises requirements for enhanced penalty for second or subsequent conviction; prohibits violations for pecuniary or any other financial gain; provides for award of punitive damages in civil actions; provides statute of limitations for prosecution.

Department of Law Enforcement; Repeals provisions relating to Florida Violent Crime & Drug Control Council & Violent Crime Investigative Emergency & Drug Control Strategy Implementation Account, respectively; changes name of Crimes Against Children Criminal Profiling Program to Child Exploitation & Crimes Against Children Program & expands scope of program; revises membership of Domestic Security Oversight Council; revises requirements for report by Chief of Domestic Security; increases maximum that may be spent for veterinary care of retired police dogs.

Emergency Services; Removes limitation on number of red or red & white warning signals that certain vehicles may display; revises circumstances under which certain applicants for specified license are exempt from specified requirement; requires applicant seeking such exemption to submit sworn affidavit to DOH attesting to certain facts; revises number of counties that may be granted such exemption; prohibits licensed volunteer ambulance service from applying for, receiving funds under, or participating in certain grant programs.

Maddy summaryHB 85, titled "Hazardous Walking Conditions," revises the criteria used to determine what constitutes a hazardous walking condition for public school students. This bill directly affects public school students by potentially altering the conditions under which they might be eligible for transportation services due to unsafe walking routes. The official abstract does not specify the new or revised criteria that would be implemented.

Licensure of Family Foster Homes ; Requires DCF to adopt rules to streamline licensure application process for licensed foster parents who relocate within this state; requires such rules to include priority review of applications, expedited home studies & background checks, & recognition of prior foster parent training coursework.

False Reporting; Provides enhanced criminal penalties for specified violation relating to use of emergency communications services which results in great bodily harm, permanent disfigurement, permanent disability, or death; revises requirements for specified violation relating to continued misuse of emergency communications services; provides that conviction includes determination of guilt regardless of whether adjudication is withheld or plea of nolo contendere is entered; requires courts to order person convicted of violation to pay costs of prosecution & investigation & restitution for certain damages & injuries; requires courts to order person convicted of violation to pay costs of prosecution & investigation & restitution for certain damages & injuries; ranking offenses on offense severity ranking chart of Criminal Punishment Code.

Cardiac Emergencies; Requires, rather than authorizing, school districts to provide training in basic first aid to certain students; provides requirements for such training; requires each public school to develop plan for urgent life-saving emergencies (PULSE) for specified purposes; & provides requirements for school, staff, & defibrillator use & storage.

Maddy summaryHouse Bill 447 mandates the inclusion of disability history and awareness instruction within educational curricula. This bill specifically requires that such instruction incorporate designated materials. The legislation aims to ensure students receive education on the history of individuals with disabilities and promote greater awareness.

Newborn Screenings; Beginning on specified date, subject to appropriation, provides that DOH's rules must require certain newborns to be screened for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.