Rep. Vicki Lopez

Telehealth Practice Standards; Revises definition of term "telehealth."

Education; Requiring school districts to annually review and confirm that specified information is accurate and up to date; creating the Year-round School Pilot Program for a period of 4 school years beginning with a specified school year; requiring the Commission for Independent Education to annually prepare an accountability report by a specified date; providing requirements for searches of students’ personal belongings; requiring dual enrollment courses to be age and developmentally appropriate; authorizing students to use a combination of volunteer service hours and paid work hours to meet certain program eligibility requirements; providing an appropriation, etc. APPROPRIATION: $6,800,000

Private Property for Motor Vehicle Parking; Requires invoices for parking charges be sent by certified mail to specified party; prohibits late fees before certain period; authorizes late fees after such period; prohibits county or municipality from adopting certain ordinance or regulation; prohibits private property owner or operator from charging specified parties under certain conditions.

Wastewater Grants; Authorizes DEP to provide grants for certain projects to restore specified impaired water bodies & water segments.

Safe Waterways Act; Requires DOH to adopt & enforce rules & to issue health advisories under certain circumstances; directs DOH to require closure of beach waters & public bathing places under certain circumstances; requires DOH to adopt health advisory sign & posted in specified manner; provides municipalities & counties are responsible for maintaining such signage; requires DOH and FWCC to coordinate to implement signage requirements; requires DOH to establish public statewide interagency database & coordinate with DEP to adopt certain rules & procedures for such database.

Homestead Tax Exemption for Certain Senior, Low-income, Long-term Residents; Proposing amendments to the State Constitution to increase just value limit of real estate eligible for homestead tax exemption that may be granted by counties or municipalities to certain senior, low-income, long-term residents.

Homestead Assessments; Revises limitation on annual increases of homestead property tax assessments.

Upgrades to Education Facilities as Emergency Shelters; Exempts certain costs associated with upgrades to education facilities from being included in cost per student station calculations; specifies eligible upgrades that may be made; requires costs associated with upgrades to be consistent with prevailing market costs in area where education facility is located.

Limited Barbering; Authorizes persons without license to practice barbering to perform limited barbering in licensed barbershops if certain requirements are met; authorizes Barbers' Board to discipline persons authorized to perform limited barbering.

Revised Limitation on Increases of Homestead Property Tax Assessments; Proposes amendment State Constitution to revise limitation on annual increases of homestead property tax assessments.