Florida Public Service Commission; Revises membership of PSC; requires PSC to include specified information in settlement agreement orders, ensure certain allowable returns on equity, establish certain schedules for rate change requests, & provide annual report to Governor & Legislature.
Public Records; Provides that it is a violation of specified provisions to fail to acknowledge public records request promptly & respond to such request in good faith; revises various provisions relating to custodians of public records, agencies, fees, & penalties; requires written, detailed cost estimate be provided upon request to persons seeking to inspect or copy public record; requires courts to assess specified costs, fees, & penalties.
Transportation Facility Designations/Warrior Sacrifice Way; Provides honorary designation of certain transportation facility in specified county; directs DOT to erect suitable markers.
Transportation Facility Designations ; Provides honorary designations of certain transportation facilities in specified counties; directs DOT to erect suitable markers.
Office Surgery Standards of Practice; Provides registration requirement for offices that perform specified surgeries; revises standards of practice for office surgeries & health care professionals who practice at such offices; provides liability requirements.
Withholding Funds from the Return of Cash Bonds; Requires clerk of court to withhold funds from return of cash bond posted by criminal defendant or his or her spouse, rather than to withhold from return of cash bond posted on behalf of criminal defendant by person other than bail bond agent, funds for specified purposes; requires all cash bond forms to display specified notice.
Medical Marijuana Use Registry Identification Cards; Requires medical marijuana use registry identifications cards to be renewed biennially; prohibits DOH from charging fee for issuance, replacement, or renewal of ID card for honorably discharged veteran; provides requirements for proof of identification.
Court Judgment Interest Rates and Insurance Reports and Practices; Revises calculation that CFO performs to set rate of interest payable on judgments or decrees; requires OIR to create specified reports on insurance-related entities & compensation of executive officers for insurers, licensees, & registrants; revises factors office must consider in determining whether insurance rate is excessive, inadequate, or unfairly discriminatory; requires property insurers to send policyholders written estimate of amount of loss; specifies certain requirements for insurers when creating & sending such estimates; prohibits insureds & insurers from waiving such requirements; revises manner in which property insurer must respond to notice to initiate litigation; requires claimant & property insurer to participate in mandatory mediation; requires court to determine attorney fees in specified manner for cases arising from property insurance dispute; requires property insurers to disclose to policyholders dollar amount of credit or premium discount for mandatory binding arbitration endorsement.
Jurisdiction of the Public Service Commission Relating to Water and Wastewater Systems; Revises types of nonprofit organizations that are exempt from commission jurisdiction; provides procedure for commission to determine whether organization is qualifying nonprofit organization exempt from commission jurisdiction; provides standards for making such determinations; authorizes organization to petition commission to regain qualifying nonprofit organization status; requires specified waiting period before certain organizations may petition to regain qualifying nonprofit organization status; requires commission to adopt rules
Education; Revises provisions relating to conversion schools; authorizes municipality to apply for job engine charter under certain conditions; prohibits school districts from charging specified fees for conversion school; & requires specified property to remain at conversion school.
