Rep. Susan Valdés

Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program Student Service Requirements; Authorizes student's service requirements for award under Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program to be paid rather than volunteer; authorizes, rather than requiring, student to identify specified interest or develop plan for his or her service requirements.

Court Fiscal Administration; Revises calculation for presumed ability to pay; provides formula for determining down payment; revising duties of the Florida Clerks of Court Operation Corporation; authorizes the corporation to request reimbursement at a specified rate; authorizes clerk to review certain records when making a determination of indigence; requires DHSMV to implement certain technology.

Educational Opportunities for Disabled Veterans; Provides that disabled veterans receiving certain federal educational assistance benefits are eligible to receive waiver for tuition & fees at certain institutions; provides calculation for waiver amount; requires amount awarded by state to be contingent on application of specified federal benefits; requires institutions to submit annual report to Board of Governors & State Board of Education; requires boards to adopt regulations & rules.

Protective Injunctions; Specifies timeframe in which clerk of court must transmit specified documents relating to protective injunctions to appropriate local sheriff or law enforcement agency; provides for electronic transmission of certain documents rather than by facsimile; provides that electronically submitted copies of injunctions must be served in same manner as certified copies.

General Operating Support for Educational Programming; Provides an appropriation for the General Operating Support for Educational Programming. APPROPRIATION: $350,000

Tampa - Purity Springs Restoration; Provides an appropriation for the Tampa - Purity Springs Restoration. APPROPRIATION: $96,000

Juvenile Diversion Program Expunction; Requires FDLE to expunge nonjudicial arrest record of minors who successfully complete diversion program for specified felony offenses, rather than only for misdemeanor offenses; authorizes minor who successfully completes diversion program & is granted expunction for any covered offense to lawfully deny or fail to acknowledge certain information.

"Victims of Communism Day"; Requires Governor to proclaim November 7 of each year as "Victims of Communism Day"; requires day to be observed in public schools & by public exercise; requires day other than November 7 to be observed by public schools under specified circumstance; requires high school students to receive specified instruction; requires SBE to adopt specified revised social studies standards.

Child Welfare; Requiring the Department of Children and Families and Department of Juvenile Justice to identify and meet the needs of dually-involved children within a specified timeframe; revising information that must be included in a transition plan; requiring prenatal and infant health care delivery programs to include certain father engagement activities; requiring the Department of Children and Families to contract for the development and implementation of the Responsible Fatherhood Initiative and to provide grants to community-based not-for-profit organizations to offer certain mentorship programs; designating the month of June as "Responsible Fatherhood Month", etc.

Uterine Fibroid Research and Education; Requires DOH to develop & maintain electronic database of information related to uterine fibroids; requires health care providers to submit information to DOH for inclusion in database; prohibits database from including personal identifying information; requires DOH to develop & include information related to fibroids in literature currently made available to public; provides appropriation & authorizes position. APPROPRIATION: $802,900