Rep. Jim Mooney

Unauthorized Public Camping and Public Sleeping; Prohibits counties & municipalities from authorizing or otherwise allowing public camping or sleeping on public property without certification of designated public property by DCF; authorizes counties to designate public property for such uses for specified time period; requires counties to establish specified standards & procedures relating to such property; authorizes DCF to inspect such property & to issue notice; provides exception during specified emergencies.

Identification Documents; Prohibits counties & municipalities, respectively, from accepting certain ID cards or documents that are knowingly issued to individuals who are not lawfully present in United States as form of identification; provides exception.

Special Risk Class of Florida Retirement System; Authorizes employees enrolled in Special Risk Class to make election from investment plan to pension plan within certain timeframe, subject to certain conditions.

American Flamingo; Designates American flamingo as official state bird; provides that such designation supersedes designation of mockingbird.

Pet Insurance and Wellness Programs; Revises definition of term "property insurance" to include pet insurance; requires pet insurers to make certain disclosures to pet insurance applicants & policyholders; authorizes pet insurers to issue policies that exclude coverage on basis of preexisting conditions; provides pet insurer has specified burden of proof with regard to exclusions; requires pet insurers who issue policy that imposes waiting period to include provision allowing for waiver of waiting period upon completion of medical examination of covered pet by veterinarian.

Food Recovery; Providing definitions; directing the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, subject to legislative appropriation, to implement a pilot program to provide incentives to food recovery entities to negotiate the price for fresh food products; providing shipping requirements; authorizing food recovery entities to reject certain fresh food products; requiring the department to reimburse food recovery entities for certain costs; etc.

Rescinding a Homestead Exemption Application; Authorizes certain taxpayers to rescind homestead exemption applications; provides requirements for such action; requires property appraiser to adjust tax roll.

Trust Funds/Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Relocation and Reconstruction Trust Fund; Creates Institute of Food & Agricultural Sciences Renovation, Relocation, & Construction Trust Fund for specified purposes; authorizes Board of Trustees of Internal Improvement Trust Fund, at request of University of Florida Board of Trustees, to sell, trade, exchange, or otherwise dispose of specified real property & improvements; requires such funds to be deposited into trust fund for specified purposes; authorizes Board of Trustees of Internal Improvement Trust Fund, at request of University of Florida Board of Trustees, to purchase real property or improvements for specified facilities.

District and School Advisory Councils; Renaming "district advisory councils" & "school advisory councils" as "district community advisory boards" & "community advisory boards"; & revises requirements for such boards.

Traveling Across County Lines to Commit Criminal Offenses; Provides for reclassification of certain offenses if person who commits offense travels with intent to commit offense in county other than person's county of residence.