Rep. Felicia Robinson

Reinstatement of Suspended Driver Licenses; Creates Drive for Success Pilot Program within Florida Clerks of Court Operations Corporation to assist certain persons in reinstating suspended driver licenses; requires administration of program by clerks of court in certain counties; authorizes collaboration with Florida Association of Court Clerks & Comptrollers for certain purposes; provides duties of clerks of court; prohibits eligibility under certain circumstances; requires clerks of court to submit reports to Florida Clerks of Court Operations Corporation; requires Florida Clerks of Court Operations Corporation to submit report to Governor & Legislature; provides for expiration of pilot program.

Pembroke Pines Senator Howard C. Forman Human Services Campus Utilities Improvements/Connections; Provides an appropriation for the Pembroke Pines Senator Howard C. Forman Human Services Campus Utilities Improvements/Connections. APPROPRIATION: $1,236,792

Correctional Facility Oversight and Programming; Creates Citizens Oversight Council within DOC; specifies duties & responsibilities concerning adult & juvenile correctional facilities of DOC & DJJ; requires Florida Commission on Offender Review & DOC to jointly develop voluntary long-term inmate program; requires program to be offered to male & female inmates; requires program to provide evidence-based programming.

First Responder's Employment-related Accidents and Injuries; Revises definition of "first responder" to include 911 public safety telecommunicators for purposes of eligibility for workers' compensation benefits for first responders; requires employing agency to provide educational training annually; requires such training be provided by certain mental health practitioners.

Drinking Water in Public Schools; Requires each school district to install certain number of water bottle filling stations which have certified point-of-use filter installed to remove lead & to identify all drinking water sources, install barcode on each source, & install filters that meet certain specifications on all such sources; requires school districts to publish & maintain specified list; authorizes each school district to use specified funds for certain purposes.

Boating and Vessel Safety; Requires boating safety education courses & temporary certificate examinations to include specified components; directs FWCC to include such components in boating safety education campaigns & educational materials; requires instructors of water sports & activities to use engine cutoff switches & wear operative links to switches under certain conditions.

Commissioner of Education; Proposes amendments to the State Constitution to provide for election of Commissioner of Education & his or her inclusion as a member of the Cabinet & the State Board of Education.

Criminal Rehabilitation; Specifies to rehabilitate offender to transition back to community successfully is one of primary purposes of sentencing; reduces minimum sentence that must be served by defendant from 85 percent of sentence to 65 percent; revises provisions concerning gain time to provide for outstanding deed gain-time, good behavior time, & rehabilitation credits; revises limits on awards.

State Contracting; Requires agencies to require vendor awarded competitively solicited contract for commodities or contractual services to use certified minority, woman-owned, or veteran-owned business enterprises as subcontractors or subvendors for at least specified minimum percentage of contract value; requires Office of Supplier Diversity to commission disparity study to review & evaluate use of minority, women-owned, & veteran-owned business enterprises within this state; requires study to be presented to Legislature; provides appropriation. APPROPRIATION: $500,000

State Medicaid Plan; Proposes amendment to State Constitution to require amending state Medicaid plan to provide Medicaid coverage to persons under age 65 with income equal to or below 138 percent of federal poverty level.