Rep. Linda Chaney

Agency for Persons with Disabilities; Creates workgroup for continuum of guidance & information for individuals with developmental disabilities; requires APD to make eligibility determinations within specified timeframes; provides requirements for developmental disabilities home & community-based services Medicaid waiver program; revises background screening requirements for direct service providers; requires licensure of adult day training programs; provides that for purposes of disciplinary action for certain violations, licensee is ultimately responsible for care of clients in its facility or participants of program; authorizes agency to immediately suspend or revoke license of adult day training programs.

Electronic Monitoring of Persons Charged with or Convicted of Offenses Involving Schools or Students; Requires court to consider electronic monitoring & location restrictions as conditions of pretrial release, probation, or community control for persons charged with certain offenses against schools or students.

Fire Sprinkler System Projects; Provides requirements for simplified permitting process for certain fire sprinkler system projects.

Rapid DNA Grant Program; Creates Rapid DNA Grant Program within FDLE for county jails or sheriffs' offices; requires department to annually award grant funds to county jails or sheriffs' offices; provides funding requirements; authorizes department to establish criteria & set specific time periods for acceptance of applications & selection process for awarding grant funds.

State Estate Tax; Provides exceptions relating to state estate tax for certain estates.

Rural Development; Requiring certain agency agreements to include a provision authorizing the agency to provide for the payment of specified invoices to certain counties or municipalities for certain verified and eligible performance; revising the percentages of total infrastructure project cost which the Department of Economic Opportunity may award through grants from the Rural Infrastructure Fund; revising authorized uses of eligible funds; authorizing the department to award grants up to a specified amount for specified planning and preparation activities; revising a provision that requires that awarded funds for specified surveys or other activities be matched with a specified amount of local funds, etc.

Controlled Substances; Revises elements of murder offenses; provides criminal penalties for adults who unlawfully distribute specified substances or mixtures & an overdose or serious bodily injury of user results; provides enhanced criminal penalties for repeat offenders provides that specified persons have certain protections from arrest & prosecution.

Home Health Aides for Medically Fragile Children; Requires home health agencies to ensure tasks delegated to home health aides for medically fragile children meet specified requirements; provides individuals exemption from costs associated with specified training; authorizes home health aides for medically fragile children to perform tasks delegated by registered nurse; requires AHCA to conduct annual assessment of certified health aide program; requires agency to submit report to Governor & Legislature; requires agency to establish a specified fee schedule; provides appropriations. APPROPRIATION: $472,317

Driver License, Identification Card, and Motor Vehicle Registration; Revising the parties that may receive confidential crash reports to include law enforcement agencies and their contracted service providers; requires that motor vehicle registration form and registration renewal form and driver license or ID card application form, respectively, include option to make voluntary contribution to Best Buddies International; defining the terms "control" and "motor vehicle dealer's leasing or rental affiliate", etc.

Economic Programs; Providing for a type two transfer of the duties and functions of Enterprise Florida, Inc., to the Department of Commerce; providing legislative intent; providing for a transition period; requiring the department and Enterprise Florida, Inc., to coordinate the development and implementation of a transition plan; providing requirements for the transition plan; specifying that certain binding contracts remain binding; requiring the transfer of specified funds; requiring the department to submit specified amendments and information to the Federal Government and seek specified waivers, etc. APPROPRIATION: $11,000,000