Rep. Linda Chaney

Property Insurance; Requires residential property insurance rate filings to account for windstorm mitigation measures undertaken by policyholders; requires wind uplift prevention to be included in windstorm damage mitigation techniques for residential property insurance rate filings; revises rate change limitations for specified policies written by Citizens Property Insurance Corporation; revises applicability of flood coverage requirements for personal lines residential policyholders of corporation; authorizes corporation to adopt policy forms that provide for resolution of certain disputes in proceedings before Division of Administrative Hearings; provides that such policies are not subject to mandatory binding arbitration provisions; prohibiting a property insurer that requires flood coverage as a condition for wind coverage from denying certain claims except under certain circumstances; requires wind-loss mitigation study conducted by OIR. APPROPRIATION: $750,000

My Safe Florida Home Program; Provides that licensed inspectors are to provide hurricane mitigation inspections on site-built, single-family, residential properties; revises information provided to homeowners as part of hurricane mitigation inspection; revises criteria for mitigation grant eligibility for homeowners; revises amount low-income homeowners may receive from DFS under grant program; removes provision authorizing low-income homeowners to use grant funds for specified purposes; removes provision requiring contracts entered into by DFS to be reviewed & approved by LBC; requires DFS to develop certain quality assurance & reinspection program.

Environmental Protection; Revises, creates, & repeals various provisions relating to procedures & requirements for acquisition, retention, & disposal of state lands & prioritization of projects relating to such lands.

Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact; Creates Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact; provides for recognition of psychologist licenses in compact states; authorizes compact state to require licensure; requires compact states to meet criteria to participate in compact; establishes Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Commission; provides membership, duties, & powers; provides for state enforcement of compact; provides for termination of compact membership; requires Board of Psychology to appoint individual to serve as state's commissioner on Psychology Interjurisdictional Compact Commission; designates state commissioner & other members or employees of commission as state agents for purpose of applying sovereign immunity & waivers of sovereign immunity.

Paid Family Leave Insurance; Authorizes life insurers to transact paid family leave insurance; provides circumstances under which paid family leave insurance may be issued & purchased under paid family leave insurance policy; provides circumstances under which family leave insurance benefits may be provided; requires that paid family leave insurance policies specify details & requirements relating to covered circumstances; specifies requirements for policies relating to benefit periods, waiting periods, benefit amounts, certain offsets, & payment of benefits; provides that eligibility for family leave insurance benefits may be limited, excluded, or reduced, but any such limitation, exclusion, or reduction must be specified in policy; provides circumstances under which limitations, exclusions, & reductions are permissible; provides applicable provisions for calculating rates; provides that paid family leave insurance forms & riders are subject to review by OIR; specifies means by which policy must offer family leave insurance benefits.

Dental Services for Veterans; Establishes Veterans Dental Care Grant Program within DVA; specifies purpose of program; requires DVA to contract with direct-support organization to administer program; provides program funding is subject to legislative appropriation.

Veterans' Services and Recognition; Creates Division of Long-term Care within DVA; revises qualifications for county & city veteran service officers; creates "Veterans' Adult Day Health Care of Florida Act"; provides for appointment, qualifications, duties, & responsibilities of program operator; establishes nondiscrimination policy; provides program admittance eligibility & priority; provides for audits, inspections, & operational standards; designates "Veterans Week."

Benefits, Training, and Employment for Veterans and Their Spouses; Requires analysis of VETS Program; revises duties of DVA & Florida Is For Veterans, Inc., to include assistance to veterans' spouses; revises purpose & duties of VETS Program to include assistance to veterans' spouses; requires Florida Is For Veterans, Inc., to assist veterans or their spouses in accessing employment & licensure in health care professions; requires DOH to waive certain fees for veterans & their spouses; requires appropriate board or DOH to expedite health care licensure applications submitted by veterans; establishes Office of Veteran Licensure Services; provides appropriations & authorizes positions. APPROPRIATION: $399,565

911 Public Safety Telecommunicator Certifications; Increases timeframe within which inactive 911 public safety telecommunicator certificate may be reactivated before it permanently expires; removes process by which certificateholder may voluntarily place his or her certificate in inactive status; prohibits DOH from requiring certificateholders to pay fee or to make election to place their certificates in inactive status, beginning on specified date; requires that certain fees paid by certificateholder before specified date be credited toward any future renewal fees required to be paid by certificateholder.

Offenses Against Certain Animals; Prohibits offering or doing violence to police horse or police canine in certain circumstances; increases classification of specified criminal offenses committed against police canines, fire canines, SAR canines, or police horses.