Designation of the State Dessert; Designates strawberry shortcake with natural Florida dairy topping as official state dessert.
Education for Student Inmates; Authorizes DOC & each county to contract with Florida College System institutions for education services for student inmates; authorizes use of state funds for education of state inmates who have specified amount of time remaining on their sentences.
Ukraine; A resolution condemning the invasion of Ukraine and supporting the people of Ukraine.
Caribbean Heritage Month; Recognizes June as "Caribbean Heritage Month."
Peer Specialists; Provides peer specialists are essential element of coordinated system of care in recovery from substance use disorder or mental illness; revises background screening requirements for peer specialists; revises requirements for certification as peer specialist; requires DCF to develop training program for peer specialists.
School Absence Due to Sickness or Injury; Authorizes district school boards to determine licensed professionals that may attest to sickness or injury for certain exemption to attendance policy.
Transportation Facility Designations; Designates Virginia Creighton Bridge in Hillsborough County; directs DOT to erect suitable markers.
Retroactive Denial of Health Care Claims; Prohibits individual health insurers & health maintenance organizations from retroactively denying claim because of insured & subscriber ineligibility at any time under certain circumstances.
Vote-by-mail Ballots; Requires supervisor of elections to enclose postage paid mailing envelope with each vote-by-mail ballot.
State Contracting; Requires certain agencies to require any vendor awarded competitively solicited contract for commodities or contractual services to use certified minority, woman-owned, or veteran-owned business enterprises as subcontractors or subvendors for specified portion of contract value; requires vendor to identify subcontractors or subvendors when bidding for such contract; requires vendor to report certain information regarding subcontractors or subvendors upon performance or completion of contract.
