Education; Revises provisions relating to Family Empowerment Scholarship Program, Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program, part-time enrollment in public schools, transportation of students, graduations requirements, Commissioner of Education duties, & educator certifications.
Housing; Removes authority of local governments to adopt or maintain laws, ordinances, rules, or other measures that would have effect of imposing controls on rents; specifies requirements & restrictions on counties in approving housing developments; authorizes local governments to adopt ordinances to provide ad valorem tax exemption for portions of property used to provide affordable housing; revises total amount of community contribution tax credits which may be granted for projects; provides sales tax exemption for building materials used in construction of affordable housing units; authorizes department to make information available to corporation to administer Live Local Program; prohibits deduction of General Revenue Fund service charge on documentary stamp tax proceeds; provides appropriations. APPROPRIATION: $711,000,000
West Villages Improvement District, Sarasota County; Revises boundaries of district; requires referendum.
Transportation Facility Designations; Designates 98 Points of Light Way in Miami-Dade County; directs DOT to erect suitable markers.
Cleanup of Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances; Requires DEP to adopt statewide rules for cleanup target levels for perfluoroalkyl & polyfluoroalkyl substances in drinking water, groundwater, & soil under specified condition; requires legislative ratification of such rules; provides circumstances under which certain governmental entities & water suppliers are not subject to certain actions; provides for tolling of certain statutes of limitations.
Fraud Prevention; Requires that electronic credentialing system display certain vehicle information, provide notification, & allow drivers to update information; requires DHSMV to provide Legislature with recommendations for compliance verification with financial responsibility requirements; requires certain sellers to allow consumers to cancel in specified manner & by specified means service contracts that have automatic renewal provisions; revises maximum fines for public adjusters & public adjuster apprentices; revises requirements for advertisements issued or caused to be issued by service agreement companies or salespersons; provides transfer of funds & appropriation. APPROPRIATION: $1,413,270
Spell 2 Communicate Pilot Program at Ave Maria Preparatory School; Provides an appropriation for the Spell 2 Communicate Pilot Program at Ave Maria Preparatory School. APPROPRIATION: $530,000
High Risk Foster Youth Shelter - Safe Children Coalition; Provides an appropriation for the High Risk Foster Youth Shelter - Safe Children Coalition. APPROPRIATION: $524,552
Venice Water Treatment Plant 2nd Stage Membrane Phase 1; Provides an appropriation for the Venice Water Treatment Plant 2nd Stage Membrane Phase 1. APPROPRIATION: $850,000
Pollution Control Standards and Liability; Provides that Secretary of Environmental Protection has exclusive jurisdiction in setting standards or procedures for evaluating environmental conditions & assessing potential liability for presence of contaminants on certain agricultural lands; prohibits secretary from delegating such authority to local governmental entity.
