Rep. Dianne Hart-Lowman

Taxpayer Delinquencies; Requires DOR to convene informal conference regarding delinquencies in payment of tax, interest, or penalties; requires DOR to compromise taxpayer's liability for taxes & interest under specific conditions; creates rebuttable presumption if taxpayer does not provide specified records; authorizes DOR to settle or compromise penalties; requires DOR to give notice of amount of delinquency to informally resolve delinquency; specifies taxpayer may receive assistance from taxpayers' rights advocate; requires DOR to issue notice of intent to garnish.

Expunging Juvenile Records; Provides for petitions by juveniles to expunge; requires notice of petition to certain parties; provides for hearings; specifies factors to be considered in reviewing petitions; provides for effect of expungement.

Public Food Service Establishments; Revises requirements for certification & training; requires managers & employees to know protocols to avoid cross-contamination; revises provisions regarding approval of food safety training programs & responsibilities of public food service establishments to include all employees; requires operators of public food service establishments to display menu listing common allergens in food & drinks; requires division to develop program for public food service establishments to be designated as food allergy friendly; authorizes division to fine, suspend, or revoke license of public food service establishment.

Certificates of Completion; Requires school districts to notify students & their parents of specified education options; provides additional funding through FEFP to school districts for students who earn standard high school diploma; provides requirements for such funding.

Award of Gain-time for Time Incarcerated Before Sentencing; Provides for award of basic gain-time for periods of incarceration before sentence was imposed; provides for awards for partial months; provides for forfeiture.

Criminal Rehabilitation; Specifies that one of primary purposes of sentencing is to rehabilitate offender to transition back to community successfully; reduces minimum sentence that must be served by defendant from 85 to 65 percent; revises provisions concerning gain-time to provide for outstanding deed gain-time, good behavior time, & rehabilitation credits; revises limits on award of gain-time.

Municipal Utilities; Authorizes municipality to fund or finance general government functions with portion of revenues from utility operations; establishes limits on utility revenue transfers for municipal utilities; modifies provisions relating to permissible rates, fees, & charges imposed by municipal water & sewer utilities on customers located outside municipal boundaries.

Parole Eligibility; Requires Commission on Offender Review & DOC to jointly administer voluntary long-term inmate program; requires program to provide evidence-based programming to inmates; establishes eligibility; provides inmates may be removed from program; provides that successful completion does not guarantee parole.

Food Recovery; Directs DACS to implement pilot program to provide incentives to Florida agricultural companies to sell fresh food products to food recovery entities; authorizes food recovery entities to negotiate purchase price & reimburse agricultural companies for certain costs; requires DACS to reimburse food recovery entities for certain costs, submit report to Governor & Legislature, & adopt rules; provides shipping & invoice requirements.

National Infrastructure Bank Act; Requests Congress to pass National Infrastructure Bank Act, creating a National Infrastructure Bank to finance urgently needed infrastructure projects.