Hands-free Driving; Prohibits person from operating motor vehicle while using wireless communications device in handheld manner; provides exception; requires sustained use of wireless communications device by person operating motor vehicle to be conducted through hands-free accessory until such use is terminated; provides penalties.
Relief/Mark Lagatta/Department of Transportation; Provides appropriation to compensate Mark LaGatta for injuries & damages sustained as result of negligence of DOT; provides limitation on compensation & payment of attorney fees. CLAIM WITH APPROPRIATION: $2,200,000
Transportation Facility Designations; Designates Dylan Roberts Memorial Crosswalk in Alachua County; directs DOT to erect suitable markers.
Tax Exemptions for Surviving Spouses of Quadriplegics; Authorizes surviving spouses of certain quadriplegics to carry over certain tax exemption in certain circumstances.
Shore Protection; Urges Congress to direct U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to amend current easement policy for shore protection projects to allow such critical projects in Florida to proceed without delay.
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.
The Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program; Requires public high schools to establish Bright Futures Scholarship mentorship program for students; provides requirements for such program.
Construction Contracting; Requiring certain disciplinary action for specified offenses by a licensee; requiring designated contractors and qualified businesses that receive a specified amount of money for improvements to residential real property to place such payments in an escrow account with specified institutions or persons or to provide a copy of a performance bond in certain circumstances; authorizing certain disciplinary action under certain circumstances; etc.
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.
Veterinary Professional Associates; Authorizes certain individuals to use title "veterinary professional associate"; authorizes such associates to perform certain duties & actions; prohibits such associates from prescribing certain drugs or controlled substances or performing surgical procedures; provides exceptions; provides that veterinarians are liable for acts or omissions of veterinary professional associates under their supervision & control.
