Rep. Yvonne Hinson

Hate Crimes; Revises requirements for acquisition & publication of hate crime data; requires such data to be reported in specified format; requires specified training; requires law enforcement agencies to adopt hate crime policies; requires judges to consider noncarceral sentencing for certain first-time hate crime offenders; provides additional requirements for annual summary.

Medical Use of Marijuana ; Requiring qualified physicians to perform in-person physical patient examinations before issuing initial physician certifications for the medical use of marijuana; authorizing such qualified physicians to perform patient examinations and evaluations through telehealth for renewals of physician certifications for the medical use of marijuana under certain circumstances; authorizing the Department of Health to suspend the registration of a qualified physician in the medical marijuana use registry for a specified timeframe under certain circumstances, etc.

Florida Kidcare Program Eligibility; Increases income eligibility threshold for coverage under Medikids program component; increases income eligibility threshold for coverage under Florida Kidcare program; requires applicant seeking coverage under program to provide certain documentation if eligibility cannot be verified using reliable data sources; requires that premiums for certain enrollees under Florida Kidcare program be based on tiered system of uniform premiums.

Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact; Creates Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact; provides for recognition of psychologist licenses in compact states; authorizes compact state to require licensure; requires compact states to meet criteria to participate in compact; establishes Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Commission; provides membership, duties, & powers; provides for state enforcement of compact; provides for termination of compact membership; requires Board of Psychology to appoint individual to serve as state's commissioner on Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Commission; designates state commissioner & other members or employees of commission as state agents for purpose of applying sovereign immunity & waivers of sovereign immunity.

Menstrual Hygiene Products in Public Schools; Authorizing school districts to make menstrual hygiene products available, at no charge, in schools within the district and at certain locations within such schools; specifying requirements for the menstrual hygiene products and the dispensers of such products; requiring participating schools to notify students of the availability and locations of such products; encouraging school districts to partner with specified organizations to supply and maintain such menstrual hygiene products, etc.

Required African-American Instruction; Requires each school district to certify & provide certain evidence to DOE regarding certain instruction; authorizes DOE to seek input from & contract with certain educational organizations for specified purposes; requires each school district to submit implementation plan to Commissioner of Education & post plan on its website; provides requirements for plan; requires commissioner or DOE to provide certain notification; provides timeframe within which school district must submit revisions to its plan; authorizes SBE to take certain actions.

Workforce Education Facilities Grant Program; Creates Workforce Education Facilities Grant Program within DOE; & provides requirements for such program.

Restorative Justice; Requires DOC to develop & implement training about restorative justice practices; requires notice to victims if restorative justice is available; defines “restorative justice."

Juror Sanctions; Revises available sanctions for any person who is duly summoned to attend court as juror & fails to attend without any sufficient excuse; prohibits court from imposing term of imprisonment on any person who fails to attend as juror without any sufficient excuse & is found in contempt of court unless person is able to obtain legal representation.

Temporary Teacher Certifications; Authorizes certain education paraprofessionals to be issued temporary teaching certificate for specified time period; requires such paraprofessionals to be assigned teacher mentor for specified number of school years; revises number of years temporary teaching certificate is valid.