Reciprocity or Endorsement of Licensure; Provides requirements for applicable board or DBPR relating to licensure by reciprocity & by endorsement; requires respective boards of occupations or DBPR to allow licensure by endorsement if applicant meets certain criteria; requires applicable health care regulatory boards or DOH to issue license or certificate to applicants who meet specified conditions; revises licensure by endorsement requirements for practice of acupuncture, medicine, professional or practical nursing, certified nursing assistants, pharmacy, midwifery, speech-language pathology & audiology, nursing home administration, dietetics & nutrition, electrology, massage therapy, opticianry, physical therapy, physical therapist assistantship, psychology & school psychology, & clinical social work, marriage & family therapy, & mental health counseling.
Rep. Danny Alvarez
Sponsored bills
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.
Treatment by a Medical Specialist; Authorizes firefighter, law enforcement officer, correctional officer, & correctional probation officer to receive medical treatment by medical specialist for certain conditions; requires continuing care & treatment by medical specialist to be reasonable, necessary & related to firefighter's or officer's condition & authorized by workers compensation carrier, self-insured employer, or third-party administrator; specifies reimbursement percentage for such treatment.
Pub. Rec./Competitive Solicitation Sealed Bids, Proposals, and Replies; Revises exemption from public records requirements for sealed bids, proposals, or replies received by agency pursuant to competitive solicitation; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemption; provides statement of public necessity.
State of Israel; Expresses support for State of Israel.
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.
Crime Victim Compensation Claims; Provides for waiver of deadlines for filing for victim compensation claims if delay occurred because of delay in testing of DNA or DNA profile matching from material collected as evidence related to sexual offense.
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; Revises, creates, & deletes various provisions under jurisdiction of DACS relating to Florida farm TEAM cards; purchase of food commodities by state agencies, state universities, & FCS institutions; selling of food; enforcement duties of DACS; food permits; bottled water; mislabeled food, food processing equipment, & food areas; milk & milk products; frozen desserts & dairy confections; bulk milk haulers & samplers; bulk milk tankers & hauling services; land acquisition; fertilizer; school food & nutrition programs; beekeepers; aquaculture; & drone use.
Emergency Response Mapping Data; Creates School Mapping Data Grant Program within DOE; provides requirements for such program. APPROPRIATION: $14,000,000
Required African-American Instruction; Requires each school district to certify & provide certain evidence to DOE regarding certain instruction; authorizes DOE to seek input from & contract with certain educational organizations for specified purposes; requires each school district to submit implementation plan to Commissioner of Education & post plan on its website; provides requirements for plan; requires commissioner or DOE to provide certain notification; provides timeframe within which school district must submit revisions to its plan; authorizes SBE to take certain actions.