Rep. Griff Griffitts

AMIkids, Inc.; Authorizes DJJ, DOE & DCF to contract with AMIkids, Inc., for specified services.

United States-produced Iron and Steel in Public Works Projects; Requires governmental entities to include requirement in certain contracts that certain iron or steel products must be produced in United States; provides exceptions; authorizes use of foreign steel & iron materials in certain circumstances; requires DMS & DOT to adopt rules.

Anti-drug Instruction in Public Schools; Requires each school district to provide anti-drug instruction to certain students; provides requirements for instruction; requires DOE to develop or procure curriculum for such instruction; provides requirements for delivery of instruction; provides for funding for curriculum & instruction.

Required Instruction in the History of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders; Requires history of Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders to be included in specified instruction; & provides requirements for such instruction.

Public Construction; Revises provisions relating to payments for purchases of construction services by local governmental entities & public entities; revises time periods within which certain proceedings must be commenced & concluded; provides dates by which undisputed portion of payment requests must be paid; prohibits political subdivision from requiring entity to dedicate funds to or make expenditures for art in public places in excess of certain amount except.

Protection from Discrimination Based on Health Care Choices; Prohibits business entities, governmental entities, & educational institutions from imposing COVID-19 testing, facial covering, & vaccination mandates; prohibits hospitals from interfering with patients' right to choose COVID-19 treatment alternatives; requires health care practitioners to obtain informed consent about COVID-19 treatment options.

Pub. Rec./Protection from Discrimination Based on Health Care Choices; Provides exemption from public records requirements for certain information held by DLA & DOH; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemption; provides statement of public necessity.

Public Nuisances; Prohibits person from distributing onto private property any material for purpose of intimidating or threatening owner, resident, or invitee; prohibits person from willfully & maliciously harassing, threatening, or intimidating another person based on person's wearing or displaying of any indicia relating to any religious or ethnic heritage; requires violations be reported as hate crimes; prohibits display or projection of images onto building, structure, or property without permission; prohibits person who willfully enters campus of state university or Florida College System institution for purpose of threatening or intimidating another person from remaining on such campus after being warned to depart.

Blood Clot and Pulmonary Embolism Policy Workgroup; Requires Secretary of Health Care Administration, in conjunction with State Surgeon General, to establish blood clot & pulmonary embolism policy workgroup; provides for duties, membership, terms of office, & meetings of workgroup; requires Secretary of Health Care Administration to submit annual reports, & final report by specified date, to Governor & Legislature.

Protections of Medical Conscience; Authorizes health care providers & health care payors to opt out of participation in or payment for health care services by conscience-based objections without discrimination or threat of adverse actions; requires health care provider to notify patient and health care provider’s supervisor or employee or educational institution in writing when such health care provider declines to participate in health care services; prohibits boards and DOH from taking certain disciplinary actions.