Professional Licensure; Authorizes practice of profession as substitute for certain professional or occupational degrees for foreign-trained professionals; revises education & work experience requirements for taking surveyor & mapper licensure examination.
Reemployment of Retired Law Enforcement Officers; Authorizes retired law enforcement officers to be reemployed in specified positions; authorizes such retired law enforcement officers to receive both compensation & retirement benefits; provides that such retired law enforcement officers may not renew membership in FRS.
Local Government Actions; Revises applicability provisions for enactment or adoption of & legal challenges to county & municipal ordinances.
Housing for Agricultural Workers; Prohibits governmental entity from inhibiting construction of housing for legally verified agricultural workers on certain agricultural land; provides requirements for construction or installation of specified housing; authorizes adoption of local land use regulations that are less restrictive than certain regulations; provides requirements for property owners & record maintenance; provides for suspension & removal of use of certain housing units; authorizes continued use of certain housing sites constructed if certain conditions are met.
Florida African American Heritage Preservation Network; Requires DOS to contract with Florida African American Heritage Preservation Network for specified purpose; specifies functions that must be provided under contract; provides that certain expenses are eligible for funding under contract.
Residential Tenancies; Preempting regulation of residential tenancies & landlord-tenant relationship to state; specifies that act supersedes certain local regulations; revises how much notice is required to terminate certain tenancies.
Use of Phosphogypsum; Authorizes DOT to undertake demonstration projects using phosphogypsum in road construction aggregate material; requires DOT to conduct study on phosphogypsum as construction aggregate material; provides that phosphogypsum used under specified circumstances is not solid waste & is allowed use in state; authorizes placement of phosphogypsum in specified stack systems.
Regional Transportation Planning; Provides legislative findings & intent; requires DOT to conduct study of the organizational structure and operation of the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority; specifies requirements of study; requires DOT to submit specified report to Governor & Legislature.
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; Revises requirements for applicants for Class "K" license; revises circumstances under which DACS may waive firearms training requirements; requires Division of Licensing of DACS to establish specified late fee by rule; authorizes DACS to publish certain information online in lieu of using paper format; provides criminal penalties for actions relating to retail fuel theft; requires law enforcement agencies to remove & reclaim, recycle, or dispose of fuel in specified manner; specifies that convicted persons are responsible for certain costs & payments.
Required Instruction in the History of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders; Requires history of Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders to be included in specified instruction; & provides requirements for such instruction.
