Rep. Kristen Aston Arrington

Osceola Recovery Project; Provides an appropriation for the Osceola Recovery Project. APPROPRIATION: $250,000

Improved Access to Care Through Transportation; Provides an appropriation for the Improved Access to Care Through Transportation. APPROPRIATION: $60,000

Osceola County Lake Runnymede Boat Ramp and Vegetation Harvesting Project; Provides an appropriation for the Osceola County Lake Runnymede Boat Ramp and Vegetation Harvesting Project. APPROPRIATION: $375,000

Kissimmee Shingle Creek Regional Trail Security and Protection Project; Provides an appropriation for the Kissimmee Shingle Creek Regional Trail Security and Protection Project. APPROPRIATION: $400,000

Juvenile Diversion Program Expunction; Requires FDLE to expunge nonjudicial arrest record of minors who successfully complete diversion program for specified felony offenses, rather than only for misdemeanor offenses; authorizes minor who successfully completes diversion program & is granted expunction for any covered offense to lawfully deny or fail to acknowledge certain information.

Taxation; Prohibiting counties from imposing requirements on borrowers other than requiring proof of the borrower's income; providing for the assessment of land used in the production of aquaculture to be based solely on its agricultural use; providing that real property includes certain portions; revising the military operations that qualify certain servicemembers for an additional ad valorem tax exemption; increasing the property tax exemption for residents who are widows, widowers, blind persons, or totally and permanently disabled persons; defining the term "residential improvement"; providing for an abatement of ad valorem taxes and non-ad valorem assessments for certain residential improvements destroyed due to a sudden and unforeseen collapse; exempting certain federal loans from documentary stamp taxes; exempting certain Formula One Grand Prix race admissions from the sales tax on admissions; exempting certain Daytona 500 race admissions from the sales tax on admissions; exempting from sales and use tax the retail sale of children's books during a specified timeframe; exempting from sales and use tax the retail sale of children's diapers during a specified timeframe, etc.

Child Welfare Placements; Authorizes DCF to place children in its custody in therapeutic group homes for residential mental health treatment without prior court approval; defines "therapeutic group home"; provides that DCF, rather than AHCA, shall appoint qualified evaluators to conduct suitability assessments of certain children in department's custody; specifies qualifications for evaluators conducting suitability assessments for placement in therapeutic group home; revises requirements for suitability assessments; specifies when DCF must provide copy of assessment to guardian ad litem & court; removes department's & agency's rulemaking authority; revises definition of term "special needs child".

Homeless Youth; Revises & provides provisions relating to specified homeless youth, including ability to receive documents at no charge, aid in achieving postsecondary education success, assistance in acquiring motor vehicle insurance & driver licenses, certification as unaccompanied homeless youth, removal of disability of nonage, card issued by school board containing specified information, ability to consent to certain care, & fee exemption eligibility.

Kissimmee Public Safety Training Support Annex; Provides an appropriation for the Kissimmee Public Safety Training Support Annex. APPROPRIATION: $500,000

Housing and Financial Education Center - Kissimmee; Provides an appropriation for the Housing and Financial Education Center - Kissimmee. APPROPRIATION: $1,285,976