Rep. Anna Eskamani

Mangrove Replanting and Restoration; Requires DEP to adopt specified rules for mangrove replanting & restoration; conduct, in consultation with Division of Insurance Agent & Agency Services, statewide feasibility study regarding use of mangroves & other nature-based solutions for flood insurance purposes; & submit report to Governor & Legislature by specified date.

Affordable Housing; Authorizes municipalities to create community land bank programs to sell eligible real property by private sale for purposes of affordable housing & provides requirements for such programs; authorizes Florida Housing Finance Corporation to allocate tax credit among certain projects; authorizes tax credit to be transferred by recipient; creates Retail-to-residence Tax Credit Program; requires corporation to establish & adopt procedures & to prepare annual plan; requires plan to be approved by Governor; authorizes corporation to exercise certain powers; creates Affordable Housing Construction Loan Program; provides corporation with certain powers & responsibilities relating to program; provides requirements for program.

Victims of Criminal Offenses; Provides that private counsel retained by victim of sexual offense may be present during victim depositions.

Protection from Surgical Smoke; Requiring hospitals & ambulatory surgical centers to adopt & implement policies requiring use of smoke evacuation systems during certain surgical procedures.

Youth Conflict Resolution and Peer Mediation Pilot Program; Establishes Youth Conflict Resolution and Peer Mediation Pilot Program within the Community School Grant Program; provides requirements for program.

Gay and Transgender Panic Legal Defenses; Prohibits individuals from using nonviolent sexual advance or specified perceptions or beliefs about another individual as defense to criminal offense, to excuse or justify conduct of an individual who commits criminal offense, or to mitigate severity of criminal offense.

Compensation for Advising or Assisting in Veterans' Benefits; Provides short title; provides purpose; prohibits person from receiving compensation for preparation, presentation, or prosecution of claim or advising or assisting individual with regard to veterans' benefits matter except as authorized by federal law; prohibits person from receiving compensation for referring individual to another person for such services; requires person who receives compensation for such services to be held to certain standards in rules regulating The Florida Bar; provides that violation is deceptive & unfair trade practice.

Sexual Misconduct Information in Public K-20 Education; Requires district school boards to provide certain information relating to Title IX & sexual misconduct complaints to students, parents, & school employees; requires FCS institutions & state universities to create sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, & stalking policy & comprehensive prevention & outreach program on sexual harassment, sexual assault, dating violence, & stalking & provide certain information to students.

Limited Temporary Cash Assistance; Removes provisions relating to limited temporary cash assistance for children born to families receiving temporary cash assistance.

Medicaid Eligibility for Medical Assistance and Related Services; Extends Medicaid eligibility to specified adults.