Rep. Hillary Cassel

Windstorm Coverage by Citizens Property Insurance Corporation; Removes provisions relating to windstorm risk apportionment plan agreements among property insurers; requires Citizens Property Insurance Corporation to make windstorm coverage available to homeowners for any residential structures & commercial lines residential structures; provides underwriting & administering requirements for windstorm coverage portion of insurance.

Policy Cancellations and Nonrenewals by Property Insurers; Prohibits authorized insurers & eligible surplus lines insurers from canceling & nonrenewing policies covering dwellings & residential properties damaged by covered perils within certain timeframes; provides exceptions to prohibitions against insurers' policy cancellations & nonrenewals within certain timeframes; authorizes FSC to adopt rules & Commissioner of Insurance Regulation to issue orders; provides conditions under which structure is deemed to be repaired.

Aftercare Services Under Road-To-Independence Program; Revises eligibility requirements for young adult to receive aftercare services; limits aftercare services available to certain young adults; authorizes DCF to distribute federal funds to young adults, regardless of their eligibility, under certain circumstances.

Behavioral Health Teaching Hospitals; Specifies manner in which hospitals may seek designation as behavioral health teaching hospital & requirements hospital must meet to receive such designation; establishes Florida Center for Behavioral Health Workforce within Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute; establishes Florida Behavioral Health Professions Scholarship & Grants Program; requires DCF to contract for study.

Individuals with Disabilities; Requires APD to develop & implement electronic application process; requires agency to maintain printable paper application on its website &, upon request, provide printed paper application to an applicant; requires agency to provide applicants with specified information upon receipt of application for services; revises timeframes within which agency must make eligibility determinations for services; lowers age that caregiver must be for individual to be placed in certain preenrollment category. APPROPRIATION: $38,852,223

Reading Achievement Initiative for Scholastic Excellence Program; Authorizes tutoring to be provided after school day; & authorizes school districts that participate in specified tutoring program to provide stipend to instructional personnel & high school students serving as tutors for after-school tutoring.

Online Protections for Minors; Requiring certain social media platforms to prohibit certain minors from creating new accounts and to verify the age of account holders; specifying the age verification methods the social media platform is required and authorized to offer; requiring certain social media platforms to terminate certain accounts and provide additional options for termination of such accounts; authorizing the Department of Legal Affairs to bring actions for knowing or reckless violations under the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act; providing penalties, etc.

Disclosure of Grand Jury Testimony; Revises list of persons prohibited from disclosing testimony of witness examined before grand jury or evidence it receives; creates exception for request by media or interested person.

Security Grants; Expands Nonprofit Security Grant Program to include additional organizations; specifies that grants may be used for certain materials; revises criteria to be awarded grant; requires DEM to provide information to Legislature annually by specified date; provides appropriations. APPROPRIATION: $45,000,000

State of Israel; Expresses support for State of Israel.