Rep. Dotie Joseph

Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote; Provides for enactment of Agreement Among States to Elect President by National Popular Vote; provides method by which state may become member state; requires statewide popular election for President & Vice President of U.S.; establishes procedure for appointing presidential electors in member states; provides that agreement becomes effective upon occurrence of specified actions; provides for withdrawal of member state; requires notification of member states when agreement takes effect in nonmember state or when member state withdraws from agreement.

Limited Temporary Cash Assistance; Removes provisions relating to limited temporary cash assistance for children born to families receiving temporary cash assistance.

Art Therapy; Requires DOH to license professional art therapists & register art therapist interns if they meet specified requirements; requires art therapist intern to practice under supervision until licensed; provides for licensure by endorsement; requires board & DOH to adopt rules establishing requirements for annual renewal of professional art therapist licenses & art therapist intern registrations; provides for inactive licenses & license reactivation; provides for license denial & disciplinary action; prohibits practice of professional art therapy for compensation & use of certain titles, letters, abbreviations, & insignia without valid, active license; provides criminal penalties; exempts certain persons from licensure & registration requirements.

Dental Services under the Medicaid Program; Revises adult dental services as optional Medicaid services for which AHCA may pay; extends date by which agency may seek state plan amendments & federal waivers to commence enrollment in Medicaid prepaid dental health program; extends term of existing program contracts with dental managed care providers; provides requirements for minimum benefits provided by program.

Indigenous Peoples' Day; Recognizes the second Monday in October 2023 as "Indigenous Peoples' Day" in Florida.

Sexual Battery on Mentally Incapacitated Persons; Prohibits sexual battery on person who is voluntarily or involuntarily mentally incapacitated.

Statehood Status for District of Columbia; Urges Congress to enact federal legislation granting statehood to people of District of Columbia.

Accessibility of Governmental Records; Requires governmental entities to make requested records available to members of Legislature, Attorney General, CFO, or Commissioner of Agriculture within specified timeframe; prohibits members of Legislature, CFO, & Commissioner of Agriculture from receiving certain records; requires that members of Legislature, Attorney General, CFO, & Commissioner of Agriculture ensure that any exempt or confidential & exempt information in records so received remains exempt or confidential & exempt; provides penalties; requires governmental entities to waive fees associated with providing certain records.

Prohibited Discrimination Based on Hairstyle in the Education System; Defines "protected hairstyle"; prohibits discrimination based on protected hairstyle in Florida K-20 public education system; provides that term "race" includes protected hairstyles for purposes of United States Code within public & private education system.

Affordable Housing; Authorizes municipalities to create community land bank programs to sell eligible real property by private sale for purposes of affordable housing & provides requirements for such programs; authorizes Florida Housing Finance Corporation to allocate tax credit to certain projects; authorizes tax credit to be transferred by recipient; authorizes corporation to establish procedures, exercise powers, & prepare annual plan; requires plan to be approved by Governor; provides FHFC with certain powers & responsibilities relating to Affordable Housing Construction Loan Program; provides requirements for program.