Rep. Robin Bartleman

Property Insurer Financial Strength Ratings; Requires OFR's annual insurance reports to Governor & Legislature to include financial strength ratings of property insurers against which delinquency & similar proceedings were instituted; requires office to maintain information relating to financial strength ratings of property insurers & to make such information available upon request.

Heat Illness Prevention; Requires employers to implement outdoor heat exposure safety program that has been approved by specified departments; specifies requirements for safety program; provides responsibilities for employers & employees; requires specified annual training on heat illness & providing requirements for such training; requires DACS, in conjunction with DOH, to adopt specified rules.

Elections; Requires Florida Commission on Offender Review to develop & maintain database containing certain information; repeals provisions relating to Office of Election Crimes & Security & prohibition on use of private funds for election-related expenses; prohibits certain governmental entities from taking certain actions relating to elections; establishes Florida Voting Rights Act Commission; requires commission to designate certain languages for which assistance in voting & elections must be provided in certain circumstances; requires commission to enter into agreement to create Florida Voting & Elections Database & Institute; provides that enactment or implementation of certain policies by covered jurisdiction is subject to preclearance by commission; authorizes court to order certain appropriate remedies; authorizes certain persons to register to vote & immediately thereafter cast vote in certain circumstances authorizes DHSMV to preregister certain individuals to vote; revises provisions relating to third-party voter registration organizations & vote-by-mail ballots; establishes General Election Day as paid holiday; repeals prohibition on ranked-choice voting; authorizes certain persons to file certain civil actions.

Postsecondary Students Who Are Homeless or At Risk of Homelessness; Revises provisions relating to services & information provided to & for students experiencing or at risk of experiencing homelessness; establishes Fostering Independence Grant Program within DOE to be administered by FCS institutions & state universities; provides requirements for program.

Tax Exemptions for Surviving Spouses of Quadriplegics; Authorizes surviving spouses of certain quadriplegics to carry over certain tax exemption in certain circumstances.

Community-based Mobile Crisis Intervention Services; Requires AHCA to provide coverage for community-based mobile crisis intervention services for Medicaid recipients; provides duties of agency; requires agency to seek federal approval & waivers for such coverage.

Shore Protection; Urges Congress to direct U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to amend current easement policy for shore protection projects to allow such critical projects in Florida to proceed without delay.

Medical Marijuana Use Registry Identification Cards for Veterans; Prohibits DOH from charging a fee for the issuance, replacement, or renewal of an identification card for a service-disabled veteran under certain circumstances.

School Readiness Program; Revises criteria for child to receive priority for participation in school readiness program; provides eligibility requirements for school readiness program provider to receive specified funding.

Mangrove Replanting and Restoration; Requires DEP to adopt specified rules for mangrove replanting & restoration; conduct, in consultation with Division of Insurance Agent & Agency Services, statewide feasibility study regarding use of mangroves & other nature-based solutions for flood insurance purposes; & submit report to Governor & Legislature by specified date.