Okeechobee County; Transfers real property from Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Fund to Board of Trustees of Indian River State College, requires assessment and report.
Biosolids; Establishes biosolids grant program within DEP; authorizes DEP to provide grants to counties, special districts, & municipalities for certain wastewater conversion projects; provides eligibility, prioritization, & funding requirements; authorizes waiver of matching fund requirement; requires DEP to develop specified reporting requirements for grants awarded to counties, special districts, & municipalities.
Fishing and Hunting; Proposes amendment to State Constitution to preserve forever fishing, hunting, & taking of fish & wildlife as public right & preferred means of managing & controlling fish & wildlife; specifies amendment does not limit authority of FWCC.
Dosage Form Animal Health Products; Provides exception from guaranteed analysis requirements for products sold solely as dosage form animal products; provides labeling requirements for dosage form animal products.
Student Outcomes; Revises provisions relating to instructional materials, programs & strategies, reading interventions & programs, New Worlds Reading Scholarship Accounts, specified FEFP funding, & students with educational deficiencies. APPROPRIATION: $158,000,000
Technology in K-12 Public Schools; Prohibiting the use of certain platforms on district-owned devices and through Internet access provided by the school district; authorizing teachers and other instructional personnel to designate an area for wireless communications during instructional time; requiring public schools to provide instruction on the social, emotional, and physical effects of social media, etc.
Homestead Tax Exemptions; Revises interest rate & penalty that applies to property owners who unlawfully received homestead exemption; revises criteria under which rental of homestead property is considered abandonment for tax exemption purposes.
Public Meetings; Provides specified entities may meet in private with their attorneys to discuss claims concerning private property rights; specifies what may be discussed during such meetings; requires such meetings be transcribed; provides transcripts become public records at specified times.
Agricultural Lands; Prohibits counties from levying specified special assessments on lands classified as agricultural; provides exception; authorizes construction or installation of housing for agricultural employees on certain lands; provides requirements for such housing; exempts such housing from certain local government approval; prohibits county or municipality from requiring removal or relinquishment of agricultural land classification for certain lands; requires landowners to provide county or municipality with certain written notice regarding such lands.
Compensation for Wrongfully Incarcerated Persons; Revises requirements for when petition seeking compensation must be filed; requires prosecuting authority to petition Governor to appoint substitute prosecuting authority under certain circumstances; provides deceased person's heirs, successors, or assigns do not have standing to file petition; revises compensation eligibility requirements; revises requirements for awarding compensation & continuing appropriations.
