Pregnant Women in Custody; Designates act "Ava's Law"; requires that every female arrested & not released on bond within 72 hours after arrest be administered pregnancy test within specified timeframe, upon her request; requires that, if pregnant woman is convicted of crime & sentenced to incarceration of any length, sentencing judge provide her opportunity to defer imposed sentence until specified time after delivery; authorizes sentencing judge to order pregnant woman to comply with certain terms & conditions during deferral; requires that woman be offered, & receive upon her request, specified services within 10 days after deferral ends; requires collection & reporting of specified information.
Sponsored bills
School Teacher Training and Mentoring Program; Establishes School Teacher Training and Mentoring Program within DOE; provides for award of stipends for classroom teacher mentorship; provides DOE & school district responsibilities relating to development of policies, curriculum, & best practices relating to classroom instruction.
Auditory Oral Intervention for Children with Hearing Loss; Provides an appropriation for the Auditory Oral Intervention for Children with Hearing Loss. APPROPRIATION: $875,000
Postsecondary Intellectual Freedom and Viewpoint Diversity; Removes provisions relating to intellectual freedom & viewpoint diversity assessment within FCS institutions & state universities; removes prohibition against SBE & BOG shielding specified individuals from free speech; removes prohibition against SBE & BOG shielding specified individuals from access to or observation of certain ideas & opinions; removes authorization for students to record video or audio of class lectures.
National Infrastructure Bank; Requests Congress to pass House Resolution 3339, creating a National Infrastructure Bank to finance urgently needed infrastructure projects.
Energy Equity Task Force; Creates task force adjunct to DACS for specified purpose; provides for membership, duties, & expiration of task force; requires DACS to provide task force staff & administrative support; requires task force to submit report to specified officials by certain date.
United States-produced Iron and Steel in Public Works Projects; Requires governmental entities to include requirement in certain contracts that certain iron & steel products must be produced in United States; authorizes use of foreign-produced iron & steel materials in certain circumstances.
Conditions of Pretrial Release; Requires officer to issue notice to appear rather than make custodial arrest in certain circumstances; specifies criminal defendants who are not charged with felony offenses are presumed to be entitled to release without monetary bail; requires such defendants to be released within specified period; provides requirements for monetary bail; requires that pretrial releasees be enrolled in specified notification system; requires pretrial release without money bail for pregnant women; revises factors to be considered in determining whether defendant charged with DUI manslaughter poses threat of harm to community for purposes of considering pretrial detention.
Alachua Central Receiving Facility; Provides an appropriation for the Alachua Central Receiving Facility. APPROPRIATION: $496,850
Legalization of Recreational Marijuana; Authorizes persons age 21 & over to engage in certain activities involving personal use of marijuana in limited amounts; provides for licensure of marijuana establishments; provides limits on number of certain marijuana establishments in localities; specifies that chapter does not apply to employer drug policies or operating under influence laws; removes cannabis from schedule of controlled substances; provides for retroactive effect; provides for sentencing review for certain offenders.