Rep. Anna Eskamani

Condominium Windstorm Pilot Program; Requires OIR to establish Condominium Windstorm Pilot Program for specified purpose; requires office to submit certain information to Legislature by specified date; provides for expiration of program; requires majority vote of total voting interests of condominium association in order to participate in program; provides requirements for associations to participate in program; requires insurance policies issued under program to align with estimated reserves of association; authorizes office, in collaboration with other stakeholders, to create certain educational materials.

Climate Resilience and Drinking Water Standards; Requires DEP to establish Blue Communities Program & Blue Communities Fund; establishes advisory board within DEP; provides for membership; establishes Ocean State Climate Adaptation & Resilience Grant Fund within DEP; specifies sources & uses of funding & project eligibility requirements; provides duties of DEP & Florida Oceans & Coastal Council; provides reporting requirements; requires DEP & council to jointly adopt rules; establishes Marine Resources Conservation Account within Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund to be administered by FWCC; requires DEP, or local county health department designated by DEP, to monitor level of forever chemicals in certain water systems; provides monitoring standards.

Immigration and State-issued Identification; Revises provisions relating to driver licenses; removes provisions relating to: patient immigration status data collected by hospitals, licenses to practice law for unauthorized immigrants, employers using E-Verify, human smuggling, & sanctuary policies; requires state & political subdivisions to accept certain identification documents; revises provisions related to: person's immigration status and obtaining a professional or occupational license, law enforcement agreements with ICE, cooperation with federal immigration authorities by correctional facilities, visa applications, & children's immigration status affecting access to public schools.

Damages Recoverable in Wrongful Death Actions; Removes provision that prohibits adult children & parents of adult children from recovering certain damages in medical negligence suits.

Windstorm Coverage by Citizens Property Insurance Corporation; Removes provisions relating to windstorm risk apportionment plan agreements among property insurers; requires Citizens Property Insurance Corporation to make windstorm coverage available to homeowners for any residential structures & commercial lines residential structures; provides underwriting & administering requirements for windstorm coverage portion of insurance.

Policy Cancellations and Nonrenewals by Property Insurers; Prohibits authorized insurers & eligible surplus lines insurers from canceling & nonrenewing policies covering dwellings & residential properties damaged by covered perils within certain timeframes; provides exceptions to prohibitions against insurers' policy cancellations & nonrenewals within certain timeframes; authorizes FSC to adopt rules & Commissioner of Insurance Regulation to issue orders; provides conditions under which structure is deemed to be repaired.

Child Care and Early Learning Providers; Revises positions related to tax credits for corporations providing or paying for child care; licensing standards for child care facilities; child care personnel; minimum standards; child care regulation; & large family child care homes.

Aftercare Services Under Road-To-Independence Program; Revises eligibility requirements for young adult to receive aftercare services; limits aftercare services available to certain young adults; authorizes DCF to distribute federal funds to young adults, regardless of their eligibility, under certain circumstances.

Advanced Technology; Creates Government Technology Modernization Council; provides for council membership, meetings, & duties; requires certain entities, persons, & state agencies to adopt safety & transparency standards & provide statements & disclosures for communications & interactions generated by artificial intelligence; prohibits knowingly possessing, controlling, intentionally viewing, or intentionally creating, or reproducing specified child pornography generated by certain means; authorizes DLA to bring actions for violations under Florida Deceptive & Unfair Trade Practices Act; provides civil & criminal penalties.

Community-based Child Welfare Agencies; Authorizes DCF to extend contracts with community-based care lead agencies under certain circumstances; revises requirements for entity to serve as lead agency; requires lead agency's board of directors to disclose any known or potential conflicts of interest; requires department contracts with lead agencies to include certain contractual penalty provisions; requires department, in collaboration with lead agencies & providers of child welfare services, to develop specific funding methodology for allocation of core services which meets certain criteria; prohibits department from changing lead agency's allocation of funds provided in General Appropriations Act without legislative approval; requires contract between department & lead agency to specify rights & obligations to real property held by lead agency during term of contract.