Employment of Individuals with Disabilities; Requires collection & sharing of data between multiple agencies for interagency cooperative agreement; provides requirements for accountability measures; requires Office of Reimagining Education & Career Help to issue annual statewide report each year.
Rep. Kim Berfield
Sponsored bills
Improvements to Real Property; Authorizes program administrator to offer program for financing qualifying improvements for commercial & residential property; creates seller's disclosure statements for properties offered for sale which have assessments on them for qualifying improvements; requires any financing agreement executed be submitted for recording in public records of county where property is located; prohibits recorded financing agreement from being removed from attachment to property; requires program administrator comply with act & any related contracts, agreements, or interlocal agreements be amended to comply with act.
"Dysautonomia Awareness Day" in Florida; Designates June 15, 2024, as "Dysautonomia Awareness Day."
Childhood and Adolescent Cancer Awareness Month; Designates September 2024 as "Childhood and Adolescent Cancer Awareness Month."
Security Grants; Expands Nonprofit Security Grant Program to include additional organizations; specifies that grants may be used for certain materials; revises criteria to be awarded grant; requires DEM to provide information to Legislature annually by specified date; provides appropriations. APPROPRIATION: $45,000,000
Family Empowerment Scholarship Program; Revises number of students eligible to participate in Family Empowerment Scholarship Program.
Scrutinized Companies; Revises provisions related to scrutinized companies including definitions, criteria for being identified as scrutinized company, name of scrutinized company list, assembly & updating of such list, removal from such list, & government contracting.
Disaster Relief; Revising provisions related disaster relief including counties and municipalities impacted by specified disasters, loan programs, grant programs, appropriations, My Safe Florida Home Program, & tax relief. APPROPRIATION: $416,955,100
Withholding or Withdrawal of Life-prolonging Procedures; Provides requirements for court to modify or revoke authority of surrogate; requires guardian to file advance directive for health care with court; revises rights that may be removed from person by order determining incapacity; requires court approval to withhold or withdraw life-prolonging procedures of incapacitated persons; provides requirements for professional guardian to seek court approval; specifies procedures to be followed by court in acting on petition; provides requirements for initial & annual guardianship plans.
Florida Kidcare Program Eligibility; Increases income eligibility threshold for coverage under Medikids program component; increases income eligibility threshold for coverage under Florida Kidcare program; requires applicant seeking coverage under program to provide certain documentation if eligibility cannot be verified using reliable data sources; requires that premiums for certain enrollees under Florida Kidcare program be based on tiered system of uniform premiums.