Timeframes for Bringing Certain Actions; Revises timeframe within which claimant must present certain claims against governmental entity in writing to certain entities; revises timeframe within which complaint must be filed in order to bring certain claims against governmental entity.
State Recognition of Indian Tribes and Bands; Provides for state recognition of specified Indian tribes & bands.
Federal Taxation; Authorizes CFO to reimburse owner of small business attorney fees & costs from IRS Civil Liability Trust Fund; provides for action in court for award of attorney fees & costs, actual damages, & punitive damages when IRS is found to have committed violations; provides third party settlement organizations are required to submit information to DOR only for participating payees in this state; requires OFR to submit annual report to FSC & Legislature.
Wastewater Grants; Authorizes DEP to provide grants for certain projects to restore specified impaired water bodies & water segments.
Recycling of Covered Electronic Devices; Establishes statewide Covered Electronic Device Recovery Program within DEP; authorizes DEP to use specified funds to administer program; specifies requirements for statewide plan for recycling of covered electronic devices; requires counties to submit specified plan for disposal of covered electronic devices by specified date; requires owners or operators of certain facilities to begin disposing of such facilities' covered electronic devices in permitted reclamation facility beginning on specified date; prohibits any person from disposing of covered electronic devices except at permitted reclamation facility beginning on specified dates; provides civil penalties; authorizes such penalties to be waived under certain conditions.
HIV Infection Prevention Drugs; Authorizes certain licensed pharmacists to screen for HIV exposure & order & dispense HIV infection prevention drugs in accordance with certain written supervisory protocol or statewide drug therapy protocol; requires Board of Pharmacy, in consultation with Board of Medicine & Board of Osteopathic Medicine, to adopt rules & develop certain statewide drug therapy protocol.
Flood Damage Prevention; Provides specified maximum voluntary freeboard requirements for new construction & substantial improvements to existing construction; prohibits voluntary freeboard from being used in calculation of maximum allowable height for certain construction; authorizes local governments to adopt by ordinance minimum freeboard requirement or maximum voluntary freeboard that exceeds minimum requirements; requires Florida Building Commission to adopt by rule minimum freeboard requirements & to incorporate such requirements into next edition of FBC; requires commission to review freeboard requirements every 5 years.
Preemption of the Regulation of Vacation Rentals; Provides local laws, ordinances, or regulations requiring vacation rental owners or operators to provide local government with certain contact information are not prohibited or preempted to state.
Medicaid Coverage of Rapid Whole Genome Sequencing; Requires AHCA, subject to federal approval, to include coverage of rapid whole genome sequencing as separately payable service for certain Medicaid recipients; requires agency to adopt rules.
Licensed Counseling for First Responders; Requires employing agency of first responder to pay for certain licensed counseling for first responders; requires such counseling to be completed within specified timeframe; prohibits employing agency from requiring first responder to use leave for such counseling; authorizes first responder to select licensed mental health professional; prohibits payment by employing agency for such counseling from creating presumption of compensable occupational disease.
