Rep. Susan Valdés

Mangrove Replanting and Restoration; Requires DEP to adopt specified rules for mangrove replanting & restoration; conduct, in consultation with Division of Insurance Agent & Agency Services, statewide feasibility study regarding use of mangroves & other nature-based solutions for flood insurance purposes; & submit report to Governor & Legislature by specified date.

Affordable Housing; Authorizes municipalities to create community land bank programs to sell eligible real property by private sale for purposes of affordable housing & provides requirements for such programs; authorizes Florida Housing Finance Corporation to allocate tax credit among certain projects; authorizes tax credit to be transferred by recipient; creates Retail-to-residence Tax Credit Program; requires corporation to establish & adopt procedures & to prepare annual plan; requires plan to be approved by Governor; authorizes corporation to exercise certain powers; creates Affordable Housing Construction Loan Program; provides corporation with certain powers & responsibilities relating to program; provides requirements for program.

Limited Barbering; Authorizes persons without license to practice barbering to perform limited barbering in licensed barbershops if certain requirements are met; authorizes Barbers' Board to discipline persons authorized to perform limited barbering.

Veterinary Professional Associates; Authorizes certain individuals to use title "veterinary professional associate"; authorizes such associates to perform certain duties & actions; prohibits such associates from prescribing certain drugs or controlled substances or performing surgical procedures; provides exceptions; provides that veterinarians are liable for acts or omissions of veterinary professional associates under their supervision & control.

Florida Homeowners' Construction Recovery Fund; Provides scheduled increase in maximum payment amounts that may be made from recovery fund for Division I & Division II individual & aggregate claims.

Medicaid Eligibility for Medical Assistance and Related Services; Extends Medicaid eligibility to specified adults.

Food Allergy Education; Requires Division of Hotels & Restaurants to develop course for food managers that addresses issues surrounding food allergies & actions to assist; requires public food service establishments to post summaries in prominent places that address allergic reactions & appropriate actions to assist; provides specification for such summaries.

Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote; Provides for enactment of Agreement Among States to Elect President by National Popular Vote; provides method by which state may become member state; requires statewide popular election for President & Vice President of U.S.; establishes procedure for appointing presidential electors in member states; provides that agreement becomes effective upon occurrence of specified actions; provides for withdrawal of member state; requires notification of member states when agreement takes effect in nonmember state or when member state withdraws from agreement.

Financial Accountability in Publicly Funded Education; Revises requirements for private school to participate in certain educational scholarship programs; requires DOE to suspend payment of funds to participating private schools; creates K-12 Education Funding Task Force within DOE; & provides requirements for task force.

Voter Assistance; Requires supervisor of elections or political subdivision that administers election to provide language-related assistance to limited English-proficient voter; requires supervisor or political subdivision to provide election materials in covered language; requires supervisor to operate & provide public notice of assistance hotline; provides for translation services; authorizes legal actions against supervisor or political subdivision; creates Language Assistance Task Force.