Rep. Cyndi Stevenson

Certified Nurse Midwife Out-of-hospital Care Plan; Revises requirements for autonomous practice of nurse midwifery; requires nurse midwives engaged in autonomous practice to prescribe & use emergency plan of care forms, report information & provide patient records to receiving providers when transferring patients; requires Board of Nursing to establish transfer-of-care conditions, monitor for excessive transfers, conduct reviews of adverse maternal & neonatal outcomes & monitor licensure of certified nurse midwives.

Pub. Rec. and Meetings/Physical Therapist Licensure Compact; Provides exemption from public records requirements for information held by DOH or Board of Physical Therapy pursuant to Physical Therapy Licensure Compact; authorizes disclosure of exempt information; provides exemption from public meeting requirements for meetings of Physical Therapy Compact Commission & executive board; provides exemption from public records requirements for recordings, minutes & records generated during closed portion of such meetings; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemptions; provides statement of public necessity.

Physical Therapy Licensure Compact; Creates Physical Therapy Licensure Compact; provides purpose & objectives of compact; authorizes member states to obtain biometric-based information from & conduct criminal background checks on licensees applying for compact privilege; requires member states to grant compact privilege to licensees if they meet specified criteria; requires licensees practicing in remote state under compact privilege to comply with laws & rules of that state; provides for disciplinary action; specifies circumstances under which licensees are ineligible for compact privilege.

Grandparent Visitation Rights; Creates presumption for maternal or paternal grandparent or stepgrandparent visitation of child; provides burden for overcoming such presumption.

Capitol Complex ; Prohibiting the construction and placement of a monument on the premises of the Capitol Complex unless the design and placement of such monument is approved by certain persons after considering the recommendations of certain entities; defining the term "Capitol Complex"; requiring the Department of Management Services to consult with the Governor and the Legislature before closing and reopening areas within the Capitol Complex during a declared state of emergency; prohibiting the department from closing or reopening areas within the Capitol Complex used for legislative business without the approval of the Legislature, etc.

State Group Insurance Program; Authorizing eligible former employees to participate in the state group insurance program; removing certain benefit levels for certain health plans; requiring cost savings to an enrollee to include a specified waiver, unless prohibited under certain tax laws; requiring the Division of State Group Insurance to establish and maintain, or contract with other entities to establish and maintain, a designated anti-fraud unit for certain purposes, to adopt an anti-fraud plan; specifying that eligible former employees may obtain certain health insurance coverage within a specified time after their separation from employment; providing requirements for certain health insurance coverage options; removing language that certain additional appropriations are considered a state contribution, which result in an increase in the state premium, etc.

tag! Children's Museum; Provides an appropriation for the tag! Children's Museum. APPROPRIATION: $500,000

Statewide Flooding and Sea Level Rise Resilience; Establishes Statewide Office of Resilience within EOG; provides for appointment of Chief Resilience Officer; requires DEP to submit report to Governor & Legislature; requires DOT to develop resilience action plan for State Highway System & submit plan & reports to Governor & Legislature; revises projects DEP may fund within Resilient Florida Grant Program; revises vulnerability assessment requirements for noncoastal communities; extends dates by which DEP must complete comprehensive statewide flood vulnerability & sea level rise data set & assessment; requires projects to be ranked in Statewide Flood & Sea Level Rise Resilience Plan; requires Florida Flood Hub for Applied Research & Innovation to provide tidal & storm surge flooding data to certain entities; revises requirements for copies of evaluation certificates that must be submitted to DEM.

Benchmark Replacements for London Interbank Offered Rate; Requires recommended benchmark replacements selected or recommended by specified persons be benchmark replacements on United States dollar London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) replacement date for contracts, securities, & instruments; requires fallback provisions in contracts, securities, & instruments providing specified benchmark replacements be disregarded & void; authorizes specified persons to select benchmark replacements; requires benchmark replacement conforming changes to become integral part of contracts, securities, & instruments; provides person is not liable for damages & is not subject to claims & requests for equitable relief under certain circumstances.

Law Enforcement ; Authorizes a sheriff to transfer funds between specified categories and code levels after his or her budget is approved; revises salary minimums for county sheriffs; provides for adoption benefits for law enforcements officers; creates Florida Law Enforcement Recruitment Bonus Payment Program; provides exemption from certain law enforcement officer training requirements for military veterans; provides requirements for skills training for law enforcement officers relating to officer health & safety; makes children of law enforcement officers eligible for Family Empowerment Scholarships; encourages school districts to establish public safety telecommunication training programs & offer law enforcement explorer programs; requires Board of Governors & State Board of Education to create process that enables eligible law enforcement officers or former officers to earn credit for college-level training & education acquired while serving an officer; creates Florida Law Enforcement Academy Scholarship Program; provides for reimbursement for out-of-state & special operations forces law enforcement equivalency training.