Required Instruction in the History of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders; Requires history of Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders to be included in specified instruction; & provides requirements for such instruction.
Homestead Exemptions for Persons Age 65 and Older; Increases just value limit of real estate eligible for homestead tax exemption that may be adopted by counties or municipalities for certain persons age 65 & older; requires local government entities to amend or adopt ordinances to comply with this act; provides ordinances are null & void after certain date; provides that recipients of homestead exemptions do not need to submit additional application.
Massage Establishments; Authorizes DOH to immediately suspend license of certain health care practitioners & massage establishments in certain circumstances; revises quorum requirements for Board of Massage Therapy; authorizes specified enforcement officers to perform inspections & investigations of massage establishments for specified purposes; requires code enforcement officers, & authorizes law enforcement officers, to submit affidavits with specified photos & other evidence or documentation to DOH within specified timeframe; requires certain law enforcement agencies to notify DOH within specified timeframe after discovering certain violations by massage therapist or massage establishment; requires board to adopt certain rules; prohibits sexual activity & certain devices in massage establishments; specifies prohibited conduct by massage establishment owners & employees; provides requirements for outside windows & signs in massage establishments. APPROPRIATION: $876,704
911 Public Safety Telecommunicators; Revises definition of term "first responder" to include 911 public safety telecommunicators; revises criteria & number of hours of training required for 911 public safety telecommunicator certification.
Enforcement of School Bus Passing Infractions; Authorizes school districts to install & operate school bus infraction detection systems & to contract with private vendor or manufacturer; requires school districts to enter into interlocal agreements with law enforcement agencies to enforce violations; requires school district to provide certain public notice; provides notification requirements & procedures for vendors, manufacturers, & law enforcement agencies; requires person who receives notification of violation to pay civil penalty or request hearing within specified timeframe; provides for distribution & use of funds; specifies requirements of & prohibitions on use of video & images recorded by system; requires reports to DHSMV, Governor, & Legislature; requires SBE to establish system specifications; provides civil penalties for violations enforced by system.
Public Construction; Revises provisions relating to payments for purchases of construction services by local governmental entities & public entities; revises time periods within which certain proceedings must be commenced & concluded; provides dates by which undisputed portion of payment requests must be paid; prohibits political subdivision from requiring entity to dedicate funds to or make expenditures for art in public places in excess of certain amount except.
Independent Postsecondary Educational Grants; Authorizes DOE to award grants to students enrolled at certain colleges & universities; provides requirements for such colleges & universities; & provides that such colleges & universities are not under jurisdiction of Commission for Independent Education.
Public Nuisances; Prohibits person from distributing onto private property any material for purpose of intimidating or threatening owner, resident, or invitee; prohibits person from willfully & maliciously harassing, threatening, or intimidating another person based on person's wearing or displaying of any indicia relating to any religious or ethnic heritage; requires violations be reported as hate crimes; prohibits display or projection of images onto building, structure, or property without permission; prohibits person who willfully enters campus of state university or Florida College System institution for purpose of threatening or intimidating another person from remaining on such campus after being warned to depart.
Substitution of Work Experience for Postsecondary Education Requirements; Provides requirements for hiring considerations by employing agencies; provides postsecondary degree may be baseline requirement; authorizes applicant to request review of hiring consideration; provides requirements for DMS & Public Employees Relations Commissions relating to requests; provides jurisdiction to commission; provides remedies if DMS substantiates report; authorizes agency to elect to substitute work experience for postsecondary educational requirements for person seeking to enter into contract with agency.
Temporary Commercial Kitchens; Requires operators of public food service establishments who provide commissary services to maintain temporary commercial kitchen registry; requires temporary commercial kitchen operators to display license numbers; defines "temporary commercial kitchen"; authorizes mobile food dispensing vehicles & temporary commercial kitchens in specified locations to operate during certain hours; provides conditions for operating temporary kitchen; preempting regulation of temporary commercial kitchens to state.
