Rep. Patt Maney

Children with Developmental Disabilities ; Revises scope of the Dr. & Mrs. Alfonse & Kathleen Cinotti Health Care Screening & Services Grant Program to allow grant funds to be used for screenings, referrals for treatment,& related services for autism; revises requirements for annual grant application submitted by DOH for Early Steps Program to conform to changes made by act; provides purpose for Early Steps Extended Option; authorizes department to implement Early Steps Extended Option regardless of certain federal funding; requires University of Florida Center for Autism & Neurodevelopment to fund specialized summer programs for children with autism spectrum disorder; creates University of Florida Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment.

Ethics; Prohibits candidates, elected public officers, appointed public officers, & public employees from knowingly misrepresenting their Armed Forces of United States service records, awards, or qualifications or wearing any uniform, medal, or insignia that they are not authorized to wear; provides civil penalties; provides that certain penalties are delinquent if they aren't paid to Commission on Ethics within specified timeframe; requires Attorney General to attempt to determine whether individual owing certain penalties is current public officer or public employee; requires Attorney General to notify CFO or governing body of county, municipality, school district, or special district of total amount of any such penalty owed by current public officer or public employee; requires CFO or governing body to begin withholding portions of any salary-related payment that would otherwise be paid to officer or employee; requires that withheld payments be remitted to commission until penalty is satisfied; authorizes CFO or governing body to retain portion of each retained payment for administrative costs; authorizes Attorney General to refer certain unpaid fines to collection agency; authorizes collection agency to use any lawful collection method; authorizes Attorney General to collect unpaid fine within specified period after issuance of civil penalty or restitution penalty.

Vietnam Veteran POW/MIA Day; Recognizes March 29, 2025, as "Vietnam Veteran POW/MIA" Day & acknowledges brave men & women who were lost or imprisoned during the Vietnam War.

Maddy summaryHB 5401 revises the authorized number of judges for circuit courts and county courts in the state. This bill directly affects the state's judicial system by changing the legal limits on how many judges can serve in these courts. The key provision amends the specific numbers without specifying whether they are increased or decreased. The change will require courts to operate within the revised staffing levels.

Midway Fire District, Santa Rosa County; Removes district's authority to levy ad valorem taxes; establishes maximum rates for non-ad valorem assessments; provides exception to general law relating to initial levy of non-ad valorem assessments.

Avalon Beach-Mulat Fire Protection District, Santa Rosa County; Removes district's authority to levy ad valorem taxes; establishes maximum rates for non-ad valorem assessments; provides exception to general law relating to initial levy of non-ad valorem assessments.

Pace Fire Rescue District, Santa Rosa County; Removes district's authority to levy & collect ad valorem taxes; establishes maximum rates for non-ad valorem assessments; provides exception to general law relating to initial levy of non-ad valorem assessments.

Dorcas Fire District, Okaloosa County; Provides that district is dependent special district; removes provisions relating to district's status as independent special district; provides that Okaloosa County Board of County Commissioners or its appointees shall serve as governing board; removes provisions relating to duties, election, terms, compensation, & meetings of district board of commissioners; removes requirement that resolution or ordinance adopted by board & approved by referendum only be repealed by referendum; authorizes district to assess ad valorem taxes & non-ad valorem assessments, & to impose & foreclose non-ad valorem assessment liens, as authorized by law; removes board's authority to enter into certain agreements; revises rate of assessment of non-ad valorem assessments; provides that expansion & merger of district shall be ratified by board.

North Okaloosa Fire District, Okaloosa County; Authorizes Board of Fire Commissioners of district to establish schedule of impact fees for new construction within its jurisdictional boundaries; provides for use of such impact fees; requires recordkeeping; authorizes agreements with general purpose local governments for certain purposes.

Security for Jewish Day Schools and Preschools; Requiring DOE to establish program to provide funds to Jewish day schools & preschools for specified security purposes; provides authorized uses for such funds.