Rep. Fentrice Driskell

Grounds for Termination of Parental Rights; Prohibits DCF & either party to dissolution of marriage proceeding from filing petition for termination of parental rights solely because parent of child is qualified patient using medical marijuana; prohibits court from granting petition for termination of parental rights solely because parent of child is qualified patient using medical marijuana.

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.

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

Community Violence Task Force; Creates task force within FDLE; provides for membership, duties, & meetings of task force; requires state agencies to provide assistance when requested by task force; authorizes task force to receive exempt or confidential & exempt information & specifying that information maintains such status; requires task force to submit report to Governor & Legislature by specified date.

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.

Insurance; Creates Property Insurance Commission; provides powers & duties of commission; provides for election of Commissioner of Insurance Regulation; prohibits commissioner from engaging in certain activities or employment for specified period after leaving office; requires interest earned on insurance proceeds received by mortgagees & assignees to be paid to insureds; prohibits property insurers from claiming insolvency; authorizes persons who engage in property insurance activities in other states to engage in insurance activities in this state; prohibits property insurers from using certain defenses as claims denials; requires insurance agents to advise insurance applicants of flood risk; requires OPPAGA to conduct study of effectiveness of property insurance mediation program; increases appropriation to My Safe Florida Home Program; provides effective date. APPROPRIATION: $300,000,000

Climate Resilience and Drinking Water Standards; Requires DEP to establish Blue Communities Program & Blue Communities Fund; establishes advisory board within DEP; provides for membership; establishes Ocean State Climate Adaptation & Resilience Grant Fund within DEP; specifies sources & uses of funding & project eligibility requirements; provides duties of DEP & Florida Oceans & Coastal Council; provides reporting requirements; requires DEP & council to jointly adopt rules; establishes Marine Resources Conservation Account within Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund to be administered by FWCC; requires DEP, or local county health department designated by DEP, to monitor level of forever chemicals in certain water systems; provides monitoring standards.

Child Care and Early Learning Providers; Revises positions related to tax credits for corporations providing or paying for child care; licensing standards for child care facilities; child care personnel; minimum standards; child care regulation; & large family child care homes.

Individuals with Disabilities; Requires APD to develop & implement electronic application process; requires agency to maintain printable paper application on its website &, upon request, provide printed paper application to an applicant; requires agency to provide applicants with specified information upon receipt of application for services; revises timeframes within which agency must make eligibility determinations for services; lowers age that caregiver must be for individual to be placed in certain preenrollment category. APPROPRIATION: $38,852,223