Charter School Charters; Revises provisions relating to consolidation of multiple charter into single charter, renewals, nonrenewals, & terminations of charters.
Rep. Alex Rizo
Sponsored bills
Firefighter Inquiries and Investigations; Provides firefighters have certain rights during informal inquiry; provides firefighter may not be subjected to certain disciplinary action during informal inquiry or interrogation.
"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.
Child Welfare; Requiring the Department of Children and Families and Department of Juvenile Justice to identify and meet the needs of dually-involved children within a specified timeframe; revising information that must be included in a transition plan; requiring prenatal and infant health care delivery programs to include certain father engagement activities; requiring the Department of Children and Families to contract for the development and implementation of the Responsible Fatherhood Initiative and to provide grants to community-based not-for-profit organizations to offer certain mentorship programs; designating the month of June as "Responsible Fatherhood Month", etc.
Administration of Vaccines; Authorizes registered pharmacy technicians to administer specified vaccines under certain circumstances; authorizes certified pharmacists to administer specified vaccines under certain circumstances; revises immunizations or vaccines that certified pharmacists, registered interns, & registered pharmacy technicians may administer; revises & provides continuing education requirements for registered pharmacy technicians.
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.
Law Enforcement ; Authorizes a sheriff to transfer funds between specified categories and code levels after his or her budget is approved; revises salary minimums for county sheriffs; provides for adoption benefits for law enforcements officers; creates Florida Law Enforcement Recruitment Bonus Payment Program; provides exemption from certain law enforcement officer training requirements for military veterans; provides requirements for skills training for law enforcement officers relating to officer health & safety; makes children of law enforcement officers eligible for Family Empowerment Scholarships; encourages school districts to establish public safety telecommunication training programs & offer law enforcement explorer programs; requires Board of Governors & State Board of Education to create process that enables eligible law enforcement officers or former officers to earn credit for college-level training & education acquired while serving an officer; creates Florida Law Enforcement Academy Scholarship Program; provides for reimbursement for out-of-state & special operations forces law enforcement equivalency training.
Care of Students with Epilepsy or Seizure Disorders; Requires school to provide epilepsy or seizure disorder care to student; provides for creation & implementation of individualized seizure action plan for students with epilepsy or seizure disorders to receive health care at school; provides requirements for DOE, schools, school nurses & certain other school employees, & such plans.
Additional Homestead Property Tax Exemption for Specified Critical Public Service Workforce; Proposes amendment to State Constitution to authorize Legislature, for all levies other than school district levies, to grant additional homestead property tax exemption on $50,000 of assessed value of homestead property owned by classroom teachers, law enforcement officers, correctional officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, child welfare services professionals, active duty members of United States Armed Forces, & Florida National Guard members.
Pub. Rec. and Meetings/In-hospital Medical Staff Committees; Provides exemption from public records requirements for certain confidential information held by in-hospital medical staff committees of public hospitals; provides exemption from public meetings requirements for portions of meetings held by such committees wherein such information is discussed; requires recording & transcription of exempt portions of such meetings; provides exemption from public records requirements for such recordings & transcripts; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemptions; provides statement of public necessity.