Rep. Alex Andrade

Compensation for Wrongfully Incarcerated Persons; Revises requirements for when petition seeking compensation must be filed; requires prosecuting authority to petition Governor to appoint substitute prosecuting authority under certain circumstances; provides deceased person's heirs, successors, or assigns do not have standing to file petition; revises compensation eligibility requirements; revises requirements for awarding compensation & continuing appropriations.

Postsecondary Educational Institutions; Revises powers & duties of BOG; revises academic & research excellence standards for preeminent state research universities; provides requirements for hiring university faculty; provides requirements for employment, promotion, & evaluation processes for state university employees; authorizes state university boards of trustees to review tenure status of faculty members; requires such boards to confirm selection & reappointment of specified personnel; requires state university presidents to annually present specified information to such boards; creates Institute for Risk Management & Insurance Education within College of Business at UCF; revises requirements for general education core courses.

Public Nuisances; Prohibits person from distributing onto private property any material for purpose of intimidating or threatening owner, resident, or invitee; prohibits person from willfully & maliciously harassing, threatening, or intimidating another person based on person's wearing or displaying of any indicia relating to any religious or ethnic heritage; requires violations be reported as hate crimes; prohibits display or projection of images onto building, structure, or property without permission; prohibits person who willfully enters campus of state university or Florida College System institution for purpose of threatening or intimidating another person from remaining on such campus after being warned to depart.

Dissolution of Marriage; Revises various provisions relating to different forms of support, maintenance, or alimony, including requirements for written findings; factors to consider when awarding support, maintenance, or alimony; rebuttable presumptions; criteria for modifying or terminating certain awards; removes permanent alimony; requirements relating to modifying or terminating award based on supportive relationships & retirement; revises provisions relating to modifying parenting plan & time-sharing schedule.

Electronic Filing of Records with the Department of State; Authorizes DOS to implement password protected system for electronic filing of certain records; provides person using system may be required to verify his or her credentials; authorizes DOS to allow entities to identify authorized account holders; requires DOS to use e-mail addresses as initial authorized account holder & send codes to such e-mail addresses; authorizes DOS to require verification of identities through use of certain methods.

Pregnancy and Parenting Support; Prohibits use of state funds for person to travel to another state to receive services to support abortion; requires DOH to report to Governor & Legislature information relating to Florida Pregnancy Care Network, Inc.; prohibits physician from knowingly performing or inducing termination of pregnancy after specified period of time; provides exceptions; requires physician to perform or induce termination of pregnancy or to dispense abortion-inducing drugs in person; removes provisions relating to termination of pregnancies during viability; prohibits telehealth provider from using telehealth to provide abortion; provides appropriations. APPROPRIATION: $30,000,000

Public Safety; Authorizes person to carry concealed weapon or firearm if he or she is licensed to do so or meets specified requirements; requires person who is carrying concealed weapon or firearm without license to carry identification & display upon demand by law enforcement; prohibits person who is carrying concealed weapon or firearm without license from carrying such weapon or firearm in specified locations; authorizes nonresident to carry concealed weapon or firearm in this state if he or she meets same requirements as resident; requires Office of Safe Schools to develop behavioral threat management operational process. APPROPRIATION: $60,177,846

Education; Revises provisions relating to Family Empowerment Scholarship Program, Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program, part-time enrollment in public schools, transportation of students, graduations requirements, Commissioner of Education duties, & educator certifications.

Causes of Action Based on Improvements to Real Property; Revises time in which action founded on design, planning, or construction of improvement to real property must be commenced; revises events after which statute of limitations & repose periods begin to run; provides exceptions for model homes & improvements with multiple buildings; limits actionable violation under Florida Building Code to material violation.

Reedy Creek Improvement District, Orange and Osceola Counties; Reenacting, amending & repealing chapter 67-764, Laws of Florida, relating to district; provides for continuation of authority for revenue collection & powers to meet outstanding obligations; renames district; provides boundaries; revises manner of selection of board of supervisors; provides term limits; revises board member compensation; revises powers of board; revises powers of district; provides for transition; provides for continued effect of stipulation between district & Orange County; provides exception to general law.