Rep. David Silvers

Family Caregiver Certified Nursing Assistant Program; Requires Board of Nursing, in consultation with AHCA, to develop program to train & certify family caregivers as certified nursing assistants; specifies requirements for program; authorizes family caregivers who complete program to take nursing assistant competency examination; provides such individuals are eligible for certification as nursing assistant if they pass such examination; provides conditions on certification for individuals who obtain certification as nursing assistants.

Tenant Safety; Revises what constitutes reasonable notice for repairs of dwelling units; requires operator of apartments to provide tenant or prospective tenant with certain background screening information; requires operator to provide tenant with list of employees or contractors & post such list on grounds of apartment or apartment's website; requires such operator to maintain, & make accessible to certain persons & during discovery, list that accounts for information for specified time period; requires licensee to provide Division of Hotels & Restaurants with certain information during its annual inspection.

Film, Television, and Digital Media Project Rebate Program; Creates Targeted High Wage Production Program within DEO; provides rebate eligibility requirements & application procedures; requires Commissioner of Film & Entertainment to review applications & take certain actions; requires annual report to Governor & Legislature; provides for expiration of program & reversion of appropriated funds.

Retail Petroleum Fuel Measuring Devices; Removes provisions authorizing security tape & daily inspections as security measure options for retail petroleum fuel measuring devices; requires owners & operators of retail petroleum fuel measuring devices to conduct daily inspections & report security breaches to DACS; requires registered meter mechanics to report illegal devices to DACS.

Fees/Professional Structural Engineers; Authorizes Board of Professional Engineers to establish fees relating to professional structural engineer licensing; requires applicants to pay specified fee in order to be eligible to receive professional structural engineer license.

Mental Health and Substance Abuse; Revises & provides terminology & requirements relating to petitions & procedures for voluntary & involuntary admissions, examinations, & treatment under Baker Act & Marchman Act; provides appropriation. APPROPRIATION: $633,000

Care for Retired Law Enforcement Dogs; Creates Care for Retired Law Enforcement Dogs Program within FDLE; requires FDLE to contract with nonprofit corporation to administer & manage program; specifies requirements for nonprofit corporation & disbursement of funds for veterinary care of eligible retired law enforcement dogs. APPROPRIATION: $300,000

Ukraine; A resolution condemning the invasion of Ukraine and supporting the people of Ukraine.

Recognizing Veteran Suicide; Urges Congress to recognize epidemic of suicide among veterans & fully fund suicide prevention efforts by U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.

Pub. Rec/Assessment Instruments; Expands examination & assessment instruments which are confidential & exempt from public record requirements; provides provisions governing access, maintenance, & destruction of certain instruments & related materials shall be prescribed by rules of State Board of Education and regulations of Board of Governors; provides for future legislative review & repeal; provides legislative findings; provides statement of public necessity.