Rep. Bruce Antone

Criminal Offenses Against Law Enforcement Officers and Other Personnel; Revises prohibition on use or threatened use of force to resist arrest or detention; provides for enhanced punishment for manslaughter when committed against specified officers; revises provisions concerning assault or battery upon specified officers & other personnel; revises provision concerning resisting, obstructing, or opposing specified officers or legally authorized persons; increases level on offense severity ranking chart for committing battery on law enforcement officers & other specified personnel.

Law Enforcement Officer Interactions with Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder; Requires DHSMV to establish program to improve communication between individuals with autism spectrum disorder & law enforcement officers under certain circumstances; requires DHSMV to develop & make available to such individuals certain envelope & card by specified date; provides requirements for envelope & card; authorizes such individuals to request envelope & card from DHSMV or tax collector's office beginning on specified date; requires Criminal Justice Standards & Training Commission within FDLE to establish employment training component relating to such individuals; provides requirements for training law enforcement officers on interacting with such individuals; requires training component to be included in specified course by specified date; requires specified law enforcement officers to complete training component by specified date.

Maddy summaryHB 1419 defines the term "final group of applicants" for the position of president at a Florida state university or Florida College System institution. This bill clarifies which candidates are included in the final candidate pool considered during the presidential selection process. The definition provides a clear standard for search committees without changing existing hiring procedures.

First in Your Family Florida Medical School Scholarship and Grant Program; Establishes First in Your Family Florida Medical School Scholarship & Grant Program within DOE for specified purposes; provides requirements for such program.

Florida Commission on Human Relations; Removes requirement that Florida Commission on Human Relations send certain information to certain persons by registered mail.

Flood Zone Disclosures for Dwelling Units; Requires landlords or persons authorized to enter into rental agreements on behalf of landlords to make specified disclosures relating to flood zones before commencement of tenancy; requires landlords to notify current tenants of change in dwelling unit's flood zone designation.

Review of Compensation for Legislators and Cabinet Members; Requires OPPAGA to conduct research, analyze data, & prepare reports containing certain information; requires such reports to be provided to Governor & Legislature by specified date; provides requirements for such reports.

Structural Integrity Reserve Studies; Defines "structural integrity reserve study"; requires condominium & cooperative associations that govern building of specified height to conduct structural integrity reserve study for specified purpose; provides that condominium & cooperative associations that govern building that does not meet such specified height requirement are not required to conduct structural integrity reserve study; authorizes certain condominium & cooperative associations to elect, by majority vote of unit owners, to waive or reduce reserve contributions.

Elections; Revising provisions related to elections including elected positions, administration of election law & investigation of violations, voters rights, voter registration, vote-by-mail, ballot types, and Election Day holiday.

Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Initiative ; Requires DOEA to contract for development & implementation of Alzheimer's Disease Awareness Initiative; provides requirements for initiative; provides requirements for type of entity with which DOEA contracts; requires Alzheimer's Disease Advisory Committee to make certain recommendations to DOEA & Legislature annually.