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.
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Care of Students with Epilepsy or Seizure Disorders; Requires school to provide epilepsy or seizure disorder care to student; provides for creation & implementation of individualized seizure action plan for students with epilepsy or seizure disorders to receive health care at school; provides requirements for DOE, schools, school nurses & certain other school employees, & such plans.
Additional Homestead Property Tax Exemption for Specified Critical Public Service Workforce; Proposes amendment to State Constitution to authorize Legislature, for all levies other than school district levies, to grant additional homestead property tax exemption on $50,000 of assessed value of homestead property owned by classroom teachers, law enforcement officers, correctional officers, firefighters, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, child welfare services professionals, active duty members of United States Armed Forces, & Florida National Guard members.
Putnam County - Northern Putnam Drainage; Provides an appropriation for the Putnam County - Northern Putnam Drainage. APPROPRIATION: $2,000,000
Bradford County Fire Rescue - Heilbronn Springs Fire Station and Training Facility - Phase II; Provides an appropriation for the Bradford County Fire Rescue - Heilbronn Springs Fire Station and Training Facility - Phase II. APPROPRIATION: $850,000
Lake Butler Drinking Water Tank Upgrade; Provides an appropriation for the Lake Butler Drinking Water Tank Upgrade. APPROPRIATION: $875,000
UF/IFAS Nutrient Application Research; Provides an appropriation for the UF/IFAS Nutrient Application Research. APPROPRIATION: $2,263,753
West Putnam Fire Station; Provides an appropriation for the West Putnam Fire Station. APPROPRIATION: $2,000,000
Union County Public Safety Complex; Provides an appropriation for the Union County Public Safety Complex. APPROPRIATION: $10,451,841
Putnam County - South Putnam Drainage; Provides an appropriation for the Putnam County - South Putnam Drainage. APPROPRIATION: $560,000