Rep. Rachel Plakon

Controlled Substances; Revises elements of murder offenses; provides criminal penalties for adults who unlawfully distribute specified substances or mixtures & an overdose or serious bodily injury of user results; provides enhanced criminal penalties for repeat offenders provides that specified persons have certain protections from arrest & prosecution.

Dental Services for Veterans; Establishes Veterans Dental Care Grant Program within DVA; specifies purpose of program; requires DVA to contract with direct-support organization to administer program; provides program funding is subject to legislative appropriation.

Funeral Service Benefits for Public Safety Officers; Authorizes travel expenses for members of law enforcement agency for specified purpose; increases amount of money to be paid toward funeral & burial expenses of officers killed in line of duty; authorizes number of hours of administrative leave to be granted to members of law enforcement agency for specified purpose; authorizes head of law enforcement agency to deny such administrative leave; authorizes use of state motor vehicle to attend funeral within state of law enforcement officer who was killed in line of duty.

Taxation; Revises provisions related to taxation including tourist tax reimbursement, homestead exemptions, exemptions for religious & educational property, refunds of certain property taxes, discretionary sales surtaxes, taxes on certain loans, surtaxes found to be unconstitutional, exemptions from sales & use taxes, tax on rental & license fees, tax credits for certain systems & equipment & Strong Families tax credits. APPROPRIATION: $35,129,550

Solicitation of Minors to Commit Lewd or Lascivious Act; Prohibits person 24 years of age or older from soliciting person 16 or 17 years of age in writing to commit lewd or lascivious act.

Facility Requirements Based on Sex; Provides requirements for exclusive use of restrooms & changing facilities by gender; prohibits willfully entering restroom or changing facility designated for opposite sex & refusing to depart when asked to do so; provides requirements for exclusive use of domestic violence centers by gender; provides requirements for correctional institutions; requires entities that receive state licenses to submit compliance documentation; authorizes AG to bring enforcement actions provides exception for individuals born with certain genetically or biochemically verifiable disorder of sex development.

Education; Defines "sex" for Florida Early Learning-20 Education Code; provides requirements relating to titles & pronouns; revises provisions relating to instruction & materials for specified instruction relating to reproductive health; provides additional requirements for instruction regarding human sexuality; provides district school boards are responsible for materials used in classroom libraries; revises provisions relating to objections of certain materials & process related to such objections; revises school principal, school district & district school board duties & responsibilities relating to certain materials & processes.

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.

Florida Museum of Black History; Creates Florida Museum of Black History Task Force within Division of Historical Resources of DOS; provides for appointment of task force members by Governor & Legislature; provides requirements for members of task force; requires task force to develop certain plans & recommendations; requires task force to submit report to Governor & Legislature before certain date; provides for expiration of task force; authorizes Legislature to consider commissioning, construction, operation, & administration of Florida Museum of Black History.

Education; Requiring school districts to annually review and confirm that specified information is accurate and up to date; creating the Year-round School Pilot Program for a period of 4 school years beginning with a specified school year; requiring the Commission for Independent Education to annually prepare an accountability report by a specified date; providing requirements for searches of students’ personal belongings; requiring dual enrollment courses to be age and developmentally appropriate; authorizing students to use a combination of volunteer service hours and paid work hours to meet certain program eligibility requirements; providing an appropriation, etc. APPROPRIATION: $6,800,000