Rep. Fentrice Driskell

Funding for Environmental Resource Management; Requires specified Seminole gaming compact revenues be used for land management activities; creates Local Trail Management Grant Program within DEP; authorizes FWCC to enter into wildlife corridor agreements with private landowners; requires Land Management Uniform Accounting Council to submit specified recommendations to Governor & Legislature; revises project prioritization for water quality improvement grant program; requires DEP & SWFMD to coordinate studies with Water School at FGCU & submit reports to Governor & Legislature; provides appropriations. APPROPRIATION: $536,000,000

Dental Services for Veterans; Establishes Veterans Dental Care Grant Program within DVA; specifies purpose of program; requires DVA to contract with direct-support organization to administer program; provides program funding is subject to legislative appropriation.

Abandoned and Historic Cemeteries; Creates Historic Cemeteries Program within Division of Historical Resources of DOS; creates Historic Cemeteries Program Advisory Council; authorizes certain entities to acquire conservation easements to preserve cemeteries; provides appropriations & authorizes positions. APPROPRIATION: $1,254,454

Florida Legislative Investigation Committee; Acknowledges injustices perpetrated against targets of Florida Legislative Investigation Committee between 1956 & 1965, & offers formal & heartfelt apology to those whose lives, well-being, & livelihoods were damaged or destroyed by activities & public pronouncements of those who served on committee.

Prohibited Discrimination Based on Hairstyle in the Education System; Defines "protected hairstyle"; prohibits discrimination based on protected hairstyle in Florida K-20 public education system; provides that term "race" includes protected hairstyles for purposes of United States Code within public & private education system.

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 to certain projects; authorizes tax credit to be transferred by recipient; authorizes corporation to establish procedures, exercise powers, & prepare annual plan; requires plan to be approved by Governor; provides FHFC with certain powers & responsibilities relating to Affordable Housing Construction Loan Program; provides requirements for program.

Small Business Investment Corporation; Creates Small Business Investment Corporation; provides purpose; provides for board of directors appointed by Secretary of Economic Opportunity; provides that Secretary of Economic Opportunity shall serve as chief executive officer; provides powers of corporation; requires corporation to establish certain fund; authorizes & requires deposit of certain moneys into fund; requires certain moneys to be used for certain purpose.

Weapons And Firearms; Requires background checks on all persons involved in firearm sales or other transfers; requires firearm sales or other transfers to be conducted through, & processed by, licensed dealer; revises requirements for safe storage of firearms; revises criminal penalties for violations; requires firearms to be sold by dealers with trigger locks or gun cases; provides exceptions; revises warnings to be posted in gun dealerships; requires certain materials to be given to gun purchasers; prohibits specified acts involving unfinished firearm frames or receivers; prohibits certain activities involving three-dimensional printer or CNC milling machine.

Insurance; Creates Property Insurance Commission; provides for election of Commissioner of Insurance Regulation; revises homeowners' eligibility criteria for mitigation grants; requires interests earned on insurance proceeds received by mortgagees & assignees to be paid to insureds; prohibits property insurers from claiming insolvency under certain circumstances; authorizes persons that engage in property insurance activities in other states to engage in insurance activities in this state only under certain circumstances; requires property insurers to cap premiums or to create sliding fee scales for premium rates; prohibits property insurers from using certain defenses as claims denials; revises requirements for risk assignment agreements; requires OPPAGA to conduct study of effectiveness of property insurance mediation program. APPROPRIATION: $300,000,000

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 department; & provides requirements for such task force.