Rep. Robin Bartleman

"Victims of Communism Day"; Requires Governor to proclaim November 7 of each year as "Victims of Communism Day"; requires day to be observed in public schools & by public exercise; requires day other than November 7 to be observed by public schools under specified circumstance; requires high school students to receive specified instruction; requires SBE to adopt specified revised social studies standards.

Taxation; Prohibiting counties from imposing requirements on borrowers other than requiring proof of the borrower's income; providing for the assessment of land used in the production of aquaculture to be based solely on its agricultural use; providing that real property includes certain portions; revising the military operations that qualify certain servicemembers for an additional ad valorem tax exemption; increasing the property tax exemption for residents who are widows, widowers, blind persons, or totally and permanently disabled persons; defining the term "residential improvement"; providing for an abatement of ad valorem taxes and non-ad valorem assessments for certain residential improvements destroyed due to a sudden and unforeseen collapse; exempting certain federal loans from documentary stamp taxes; exempting certain Formula One Grand Prix race admissions from the sales tax on admissions; exempting certain Daytona 500 race admissions from the sales tax on admissions; exempting from sales and use tax the retail sale of children's books during a specified timeframe; exempting from sales and use tax the retail sale of children's diapers during a specified timeframe, etc.

Statewide Flooding and Sea Level Rise Resilience; Establishes Statewide Office of Resilience within EOG; provides for appointment of Chief Resilience Officer; requires DEP to submit report to Governor & Legislature; requires DOT to develop resilience action plan for State Highway System & submit plan & reports to Governor & Legislature; revises projects DEP may fund within Resilient Florida Grant Program; revises vulnerability assessment requirements for noncoastal communities; extends dates by which DEP must complete comprehensive statewide flood vulnerability & sea level rise data set & assessment; requires projects to be ranked in Statewide Flood & Sea Level Rise Resilience Plan; requires Florida Flood Hub for Applied Research & Innovation to provide tidal & storm surge flooding data to certain entities; revises requirements for copies of evaluation certificates that must be submitted to DEM.

Private Instructional Personnel Providing Applied Behavior Analysis Services; Revises definition of "private instructional personnel" to include certain registered behavior technicians; requires such technicians to meet specified requirements.

Managed Care Plan Performance; Requires managed care plans to collect & report specified measures beginning with certain data reporting period; requires plans to stratify reported measures by specified categories beginning with certain data reporting period; requires plan's performance to be published on its website in specified manner; requires AHCA to use measures to monitor plan performance.

Child Welfare Placements; Authorizes DCF to place children in its custody in therapeutic group homes for residential mental health treatment without prior court approval; defines "therapeutic group home"; provides that DCF, rather than AHCA, shall appoint qualified evaluators to conduct suitability assessments of certain children in department's custody; specifies qualifications for evaluators conducting suitability assessments for placement in therapeutic group home; revises requirements for suitability assessments; specifies when DCF must provide copy of assessment to guardian ad litem & court; removes department's & agency's rulemaking authority; revises definition of term "special needs child".

Telecommunicator Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation; Requires certain 911 public safety telecommunicators to complete biennial telecommunicator cardiopulmonary resuscitation training; authorizes certain agencies to enter into reciprocal agreements to provide telephonic assistance in administering cardiopulmonary resuscitation.

Funding for Sheriffs; Authorizing sheriffs who provide child protective investigative services to carry forward a certain percentage of unexpended state funds each fiscal year; requiring certain funds to be returned to the Department of Children and Families; requiring that certain expenditures be reported to the department, etc.

Homeless Youth; Revises & provides provisions relating to specified homeless youth, including ability to receive documents at no charge, aid in achieving postsecondary education success, assistance in acquiring motor vehicle insurance & driver licenses, certification as unaccompanied homeless youth, removal of disability of nonage, card issued by school board containing specified information, ability to consent to certain care, & fee exemption eligibility.

Step-therapy Protocols; Revises circumstances under which step-therapy protocols may not be required; requires health insurers & HMOs to publish on their websites & provide to their insureds & subscribers specified information; provides requirements for procedures for requests & appeals of denials of protocol exemptions; provides requirements for authorizations & denials of protocol exemption requests; authorizes health insurers & HMOs to request specified documentation.