Rep. Jim Mooney

Exceptional Students and Video Cameras in Public Schools; Removes references to Video Cameras in Public School Classrooms Pilot Program; removes obsolete definition; requires certain district school boards to vote to establish policy to provide video cameras in self-contained classrooms upon request of parent; prohibits school or school district from concealing identity of employee in video recording; & provides that video recording made available after request must include accompanying audio.

Designation of the State Birds; Designates American flamingo as official state bird and the Florida scrub-jay as the official state songbird; provides that such designation supersedes designation of mockingbird as official Florida state bird.

Coverage by Citizens Property Insurance Corporation; Revises eligibility for coverage of residential structures in certain counties by Citizens Property Insurance Corporation; requires corporation to implement certain rate increases annually in such counties for single policies issued by corporation; provides additional policies issued by corporation which do not require policyholders to purchase flood insurance as condition for maintaining policies.

Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact; Creates Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact; provides for recognition of access to social work services, including through telehealth, in member states; provides for development of data system, reporting procedures, & exchange of specified information between member states; specifies licensees practicing in remote state under compact must adhere to laws & rules of that state.

Repair of Motorized Wheelchairs; Requires original equipment manufacturer to make available any documentation, parts, & tools, required for diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of motorized wheelchair & parts for motorized wheelchair; requires original equipment manufacturer of motorized wheelchair with electronic security lock to make available any special documentation, parts, & tools, needed to access & reset lock when disabled in course of diagnosis, maintenance, or repair of motorized wheelchair; provides that violation of act is unlawful practice under Florida Deceptive & Unfair Trade Practices Act; provides that original equipment manufacturer is not required to divulge trade secrets.

Civil Remedy for Parental Abduction; Provides civil cause of action if child is unlawfully abducted from parent for specified amount of time; provides standard of proof & specified damages; authorizes reasonable attorney fees & costs for either party; provides when specified timeframe begins; provides affirmative defenses; requires specified court division to preside over such cause of action; provides statute of limitations; tolling such statute of limitations.

Revenue Administration; Revising provisions related to taxes & assessments including terminology, powers of governing bodies, administration, property appraisers, valuation, agricultural land, millage, state lands, delinquencies, collection, and interest.

Ad Valorem Property Tax Exemption for the Surviving Spouse of Quadriplegics; Proposes amendment to State Constitution to authorize Legislature to provide for property tax exemption for surviving spouse of quadriplegic who was receiving property tax exemption on real estate used & owned as homestead at time of their death.

Nature-based Methods for Improving Coastal Resilience; Requires Florida Flood Hub for Applied Research & Innovation at USF College of Marine Science to develop design guidelines & standards for green & gray infrastructure & models for conceptual designs of green infrastructure & green-gray infrastructure; requires DEP to develop specified guidelines for nature-based methods for coastal resilience & to finalize & publish guidelines by specified date; requires department to encourage local governments to participate in certain restoration efforts.

Areas of Critical State Concern; Provides exemption from specified payment & performance bond requirements for specified entities; extends specific Florida Forever appropriations to be used for purchase of lands in Florida Keys Area of Critical State Concern; revises requirements for specified local comprehensive plans in Florida Keys Area relating to hurricane evacuation clearance time for permanent residents; requires certain entities to maintain building permit allocation systems; provides for award of additional building permit allocations for specified entities; provides requirements for award of such building permits.