Rep. Webster Barnaby

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.

Required Instruction in the History of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders; Requires history of Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders to be included in specified instruction; & provides requirements for such instruction.

Entertainment Industry Tax Credit Program; Creates Florida First Production Partnership Program within DEO; provides tax credit award for entertainment industry projects; provides eligibility & application requirements; provides for liability & penalties on applicant that submits fraudulent information; authorizes transfer of tax credits; authorizes certified project to relinquish tax credits to DOR in exchange for certain payments; provides for expiration of program on specified date.

911 Public Safety Telecommunicators; Revises definition of term "first responder" to include 911 public safety telecommunicators; revises criteria & number of hours of training required for 911 public safety telecommunicator certification.

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.

Automatic Sealing of Criminal History Records and Making Confidential Related Court Records; Requires that all counts of an indictment, information, or charging document be dismissed or nolle prosequi or that verdict of not guilty or judgment of acquittal be entered on all counts to be eligible for automatic sealing; requires clerk of court to automatically keep confidential & exempt court records related to certain criminal history records that meet specified criteria.

Noncoverage-related Regulation of Insurance; Revises minimum coursework qualification for licensure as life agent; provides that certain restrictions against unfair discrimination or unlawful rebates do not include value-added products or services offered or provided by life or health insurers or their agents if certain conditions are met; provides requirements for & restrictions on life or health insurers or their agents offering or providing such products or services; authorizes life or health insurers or their agents to provide such products or services as part of pilot or testing program; prohibits life or health insurers or their agents, or representatives of such insurers or agents, from offering or providing insurance as inducement to purchase of another policy or from using certain words in advertisement.

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.

Substitution of Work Experience for Postsecondary Education Requirements; Provides requirements for hiring considerations by employing agencies; provides postsecondary degree may be baseline requirement; authorizes applicant to request review of hiring consideration; provides requirements for DMS & Public Employees Relations Commissions relating to requests; provides jurisdiction to commission; provides remedies if DMS substantiates report; authorizes agency to elect to substitute work experience for postsecondary educational requirements for person seeking to enter into contract with agency.

Interests of Foreign Countries; Prohibits governmental entities from knowingly entering into contracts & taking specified actions relating to contracts that give access to personal identifying information; requires government entities to require affidavit from applicants before providing any economic incentive; prohibits foreign principals from purchasing agricultural land & certain real property in state; prohibits People's Republic of China, Chinese Communist Party, any other political party or member of political party in People's Republic of China, & certain persons & entities from purchasing or acquiring real property in state; requires information held by health care providers utilizing certified electronic health record technology to be maintained in specified locations.