Rep. Jim Mooney

Taxation; Revises provisions related to taxation including tourist tax reimbursement, homestead exemptions, exemptions for religious & educational property, refunds of certain property taxes, discretionary sales surtaxes, taxes on certain loans, surtaxes found to be unconstitutional, exemptions from sales & use taxes, tax on rental & license fees, tax credits for certain systems & equipment & Strong Families tax credits. APPROPRIATION: $35,129,550

Secondhand Goods; Revises definition of "secondhand goods."

Venomous Reptiles; Revises penalty for certain release or escape of nonnative venomous reptiles; provides penalty for specified activities involving venomous reptiles without special permit or license issued by FWCC.

911 Public Safety Telecommunicator Certifications; Increases timeframe within which inactive 911 public safety telecommunicator certificate may be reactivated before it permanently expires; removes process by which certificateholder may voluntarily place his or her certificate in inactive status; prohibits DOH from requiring certificateholders to pay fee or to make election to place their certificates in inactive status, beginning on specified date; requires that certain fees paid by certificateholder before specified date be credited toward any future renewal fees required to be paid by certificateholder.

Deceased Individuals ; Defines "next of kin"; requires law enforcement agencies to provide certain information during investigation of death of minor.

Menstrual Hygiene Products in Public Schools; Authorizing school districts to make menstrual hygiene products available, at no charge, in schools within the district and at certain locations within such schools; specifying requirements for the menstrual hygiene products and the dispensers of such products; requiring participating schools to notify students of the availability and locations of such products; encouraging school districts to partner with specified organizations to supply and maintain such menstrual hygiene products, etc.

Sheriffs Providing Child Protective Investigative Services; Removes provisions of law relating to sheriffs of certain counties providing child protective investigative services; requires sheriffs to transfer its CPI service functions to DCF; specifies which entity becomes custodian of files & documents; provides requirements for all grants & grant-related assets; authorizes DCF to extend private leases; authorizes DCF & sheriffs to enter into specified agreement; authorizes employees to transfer their employment to DCF; requires DCF to establish positions for such employees; provides benefits to employees who transfer their employment to DCF; requiring that the defense and indemnification of certain claims be in accordance with certain agreements, etc.

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

Ad Valorem Tax Exemption for Nonprofit Homes for the Aged; Revises ownership entities for certain nonprofit homes qualifying for exemption from ad valorem taxation to include certain limited partnerships.

Local Occupational Licensing; Prohibits local governments from requiring license issued by local government or state for certain job scopes; prohibits local governments from requiring license issued by local government or state to obtain building permit for such job scopes; authorizes local governments to impose local licensing requirements for certain specialty jobs scopes.