Rep. Mike Caruso

Mangrove Replanting and Restoration; Requires DEP to adopt specified rules for mangrove replanting & restoration; conduct, in consultation with Division of Insurance Agent & Agency Services, statewide feasibility study regarding use of mangroves & other nature-based solutions for flood insurance purposes; & submit report to Governor & Legislature by specified date.

Medicaid Coverage for Prescribed Foods for Disease Treatment and Prevention; Requires AHCA, in conjunction with DOH, to establish Food Is Medicine Pilot Program to provide Medicaid coverage for purchases & deliveries of prescribed health-promoting foods; requires AHCA, in conjunction with DOH, to seek federal approval & waivers for pilot program; requires federal waiver application to seek matching funds; requires referrals of pilot program patients to certain federal & federally funded programs; requires allocation of portion of pilot program implementation budgets to specified organization for establishment of specified center; provides operation requirements for center.

Homesteads; Proposes amendments to State Constitution to allow newly established homestead property to be assessed at less than just value if the property was previously assessed as nonhomestead property and has not changed ownership and authorizing residency requirements for homestead exemptions be provided by general law.

Wrecker Operators; Requires counties to establish maximum rates for storage of electric vehicles; authorizes wrecker operator's storage facility to charge certain costs for certain cleanup, containment, & disposal; specifies financial responsibility for vehicles stored for more than 30 days at wrecker operator's storage facility; authorizes governmental entity to instruct or authorize removal of vehicle or vessel; requires certain communications among governmental entity, DHSMV, & person in charge of location where vehicle or vessel is stored; requires public notice of sale of unclaimed vehicle or vessel to be published in electronic format approved or operated by DHSMV; removes requirement that notice be published in newspaper.

Foreign Polluters; Urges Congress to support solutions that examine pollution differential between United States production & other countries & that hold foreign polluters accountable for their pollution.

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.

Online Protections for Minors; Requiring certain social media platforms to prohibit certain minors from creating new accounts and to verify the age of account holders; specifying the age verification methods the social media platform is required and authorized to offer; requiring certain social media platforms to terminate certain accounts and provide additional options for termination of such accounts; authorizing the Department of Legal Affairs to bring actions for knowing or reckless violations under the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act; providing penalties, etc.

Security Grants; Expands Nonprofit Security Grant Program to include additional organizations; specifies that grants may be used for certain materials; revises criteria to be awarded grant; requires DEM to provide information to Legislature annually by specified date; provides appropriations. APPROPRIATION: $45,000,000

Family Empowerment Scholarship Program; Revises number of students eligible to participate in Family Empowerment Scholarship Program.

Scrutinized Companies; Revises provisions related to scrutinized companies including definitions, criteria for being identified as scrutinized company, name of scrutinized company list, assembly & updating of such list, removal from such list, & government contracting.