Rep. Wyman Duggan

Protection of Specified Personnel; Requires violation to be committed with specified intent; prohibits specified threats against justice, judicial assistant, clerk of court, or clerk personnel or family member of such person; prohibits specified harassment of certain personnel with intent to intimidate or coerce such person to perform or refrain from performing lawful duty.

Relief/Michael Barnett/Department of Children and Families; Provides appropriation to compensate Michael Barnett, individually & as natural parent & legal guardian of R.B., for injuries & damages sustained as result of negligence of DCF; provides limitation on payment of attorney fees. CLAIM WITH APPROPRIATION: $296,400

Mitigation Credits; Authorizes DEP & water management districts to release mitigation credits to certain mitigation banks under specified conditions & to authorize use of mitigation credits available within surrounding basins or within specified regions; provides circumstances under which mitigation credits are deemed unavailable in basin; requires affidavits from mitigation banks before certain mitigation credits are released; authorizes certain projects to use mitigation banks regardless of whether they are located within mitigation service area; requires DEP to begin rulemaking by specified date.

Premises Liability for Criminal Acts of Third Parties; Requires trier of fact to consider comparative fault of certain persons in certain actions for damages; provides owner or operator of multifamily complex with presumption against liability under certain circumstances; specifies safety & security measures that must be implemented to gain presumption; provides that such owners or operators do not lose presumption under certain circumstances.

Pilot Program for Individuals with Developmental Disabilities; Requires AHCA to implement a pilot program for individuals with developmental disabilities in specified Statewide Medicaid Managed Care regions to provide coverage of comprehensive services; authorizing the agency to seek federal approval as needed to implement the program; requiring the AHCA to make specified payments to certain organizations for comprehensive services for individuals with developmental disabilities; requiring the AHCA to submit the results of the evaluation to the Governor and the Legislature by a specified date, etc.

Charter Schools; Revises provisions relating to charter school charters, transfer of specified assets, governing boards, standard monitoring tool, & charter school capital outlay funding; authorizes charter schools to issue adjunct teaching certificates.

Vacation Rentals; Revises provisions relating to vacation rentals including taxes collected by advertising platforms; licensing; local registration; & information included on advertising platforms.

Insurer Accountability; Revises requirements & conditions for certain insurer market conduct examinations after hurricane; specifies factors office may consider in determining whether continued operation of insurer may be deemed to be hazardous; prohibits officer or director of insolvent or impaired insurer from receiving bonus from such insurer; prohibits Citizens Property Insurance Corporation from determining that risk is ineligible for coverage solely on specified basis; revises prohibitions on insurers against cancellation or nonrenewal of residential property insurance policies; provides if roof deductible is applied under personal lines residential property insurance policy, no other deductible may be applied to other loss to property caused by same covered peril. APPROPRIATION: $3,171,718

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.

Local Government Comprehensive Plans; Revises review process for adoption of comprehensive plan amendments; provides that prevailing party in challenge to plan or plan amendment & to compliance of small scale development order is entitled to recover attorney fees & costs.