Balancing the Federal Budget; Urges Congress to take immediate actions to begin reducing the federal debt and to enact legislation requiring a balanced federal budget.
Aquatic Plant Management; Directs FWCC, in partnership with Institute of Food & Agricultural Sciences at University of Florida & Water School at Florida Gulf Coast University, to study nutrient removal technologies & mechanical aquatic plant management techniques within Lake Okeechobee watershed; directs UF/IFAS to submit report to FWCC; directs FWCC to submit report to Governor & Legislature.
Film, Television, and Digital Media Project Rebate Program; Creates Targeted High Wage Production Program within DEO; provides rebate eligibility requirements & application procedures; requires Commissioner of Film & Entertainment to review applications & take certain actions; requires annual report to Governor & Legislature; provides for expiration of program & reversion of appropriated funds.
Aggravated Animal Cruelty; Prohibits certain acts against an animal while engaged in specified offenses; prohibits unlawful killing an animal belonging to family member.
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders; Revises definition of term "developmental disability" to include fetal alcohol spectrum disorders; defines term "fetal alcohol spectrum disorders"; requires APD to allow certain individuals diagnosed with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders to receive home & community-based services.
District Boundaries; Prohibits counties, municipalities, & district school boards from taking specified actions when redrawing individual district boundaries; specifies certain existing or future ordinances adopted or enacted by such entities are void; authorizes municipalities to fix district boundaries for certain purposes; specifies frequency of any changes that may be made to such municipal district boundaries.
Governor's Medal of Freedom; Abrogates repeal of provisions authorizing Governor to present Governor's Medal of Freedom to certain persons.
High School Graduation Requirements in Personal Finance; Revises required credits for standard high school diploma to include one-half credit of instruction in personal financial literacy & money management & seven & one-half, rather than eight, credits in electives; authorizes students to earn one-half credit in personal financial literacy & money management as elective.
Free Trade Agreement Between the United States and the United Kingdom; Encourages Congress to reenact trade promotion authority to guide executive branch; urges executive branch to negotiate comprehensive & mutually beneficial free trade agreement between US & UK; urges Congress to ratify agreement.
Financial Institutions; Provides that failure of foreign nationals to participate through video conference in certain hearings is grounds for denial of certain applications; revises quantity of assets mutual financial institutions may not sell to stock financial institutions, subject to certain conditions; requires OFR, upon receiving applications for authority to organize bank or trust company, to investigate need for target market & ability of primary service area or target market to support proposed & existing banks or trust facilities; authorizes office to waive requirement that certain proposed financial institution presidents or chief executive officers have certain experience within specified timeframe; requires person or group to notify office within specified timeframe upon acquiring controlling interest in state bank or state trust company; revises type of institution with which certain family trust companies are required to maintain deposit account; revises banks with which international bank agencies and international branches are required to maintain certain deposits or investment securities; requires qualified limited service affiliates to suspend certain permissible activities under certain circumstances.
