Rep. Patt Maney

Department of Financial Services; Requires DFS to create secure online portal to accept service of process; authorizes specified persons to purchase coverage in state group health insurance plan at specified premium costs; provides functions of Florida Open Financial Statement System; requires local governments to use system to file specified reports; requires hospitals to demonstrate financial responsibility; removes cap on transferring burial rights fees; revises requirements to practice embalming & funeral directing; provides requirements for title agencies & public adjusters; removes provisions relating to duties of AHCA & to the board of Florida Patient’s Compensation Fund; provides fund requirements.

Pub. Rec./Execution Information; Provides exemption from public records requirements for information or records that identify or could reasonably lead to identification of any person or entity that participates in execution; provides for retroactive application; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemption; provides statement of public necessity.

"Victims of Communism Day"; Requires Governor to proclaim November 7 of each year as "Victims of Communism Day"; requires day to be observed in public schools & by public exercise; requires day other than November 7 to be observed by public schools under specified circumstance; requires high school students to receive specified instruction; requires SBE to adopt specified revised social studies standards.

Breach of Bond Costs; Requires sureties to pay costs & expenses incurred in returning defendant to jurisdiction of court; specifies recoverable costs.

Reducing Fetal and Infant Mortality; Revises purpose & requirements for Comprehensive Statewide Tobacco Education & Use Prevention Program; requires DOH to contract with local healthy start coalitions for creation of fetal & infant mortality review committees; prohibits physician from performing abortion if gestational age of fetus is determined to be more than specified number of weeks; provides exception; requires directors of certain medical facilities & certain physicians to submit monthly report to AHCA electronically; requires hospitals participate in minimum number of quality improvement initiatives. APPROPRIATION: $1,602,000

Private Instructional Personnel Providing Applied Behavior Analysis Services; Revises definition of "private instructional personnel" to include certain registered behavior technicians; requires such technicians to meet specified requirements.

Restraint of Students with Disabilities in Public Schools; Prohibits school personnel from using mechanical restraint on students with disabilities.

Fort Walton Beach Fire Station; Provides an appropriation for the Fort Walton Beach Fire Station. APPROPRIATION: $1,350,000

Northwest Florida State College – Aviation Center of Excellence; Provides an appropriation for the Northwest Florida State College – Aviation Center of Excellence. APPROPRIATION: $500,000

Niceville Public Access Wastewater Reuse Distribution System; Provides an appropriation for the Niceville Public Access Wastewater Reuse Distribution System. APPROPRIATION: $6,500,000