Shore Protection; Urges Congress to direct U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to amend current easement policy for shore protection projects to allow such critical projects in Florida to proceed without delay.
Ad Valorem Property Tax Exemption for the Surviving Spouse of Quadriplegics; Proposes amendment to State Constitution to authorize Legislature to provide for property tax exemption for surviving spouse of quadriplegic who was receiving property tax exemption on real estate used & owned as homestead at time of their death.
Protection from Surgical Smoke; Requiring hospitals & ambulatory surgical centers to adopt & implement policies requiring use of smoke evacuation systems during certain surgical procedures.
Social Media Protection for Minors; Requires social media platforms to disclose policies & provide resources, measures, & disclaimers; authorizes social media platforms to post compliance statements on Internet homepage or user login page; prohibits schools from using or having social media platform accounts & requiring students to register, enroll, or participate in social media platforms for educational purposes.
Direct Filing of an Information; Prohibits holding child transferred to adult court for criminal prosecution in adult facility before hearing; provides exception; removes provisions concerning involuntary mandatory waivers; removes provisions allowing discretionary waivers of children 14 or 15 years of age for specified offenses; removes references to state attorney's discretion to direct file juvenile; revises discretionary direct file criteria; requires court to advise child & his or her parent or guardian of child's right to hearing after information transferring child to adult court is filed; authorizes request for evidentiary hearing; requires hearing within certain time; requires judge to consider specified information & factors; authorizes judge to consider certain reports; provides for continued jurisdiction; requires adult court's order to include certain findings.
Medicaid Behavioral Health Provider Performance; Revises AHCA's quality selection criteria for Medicaid program provider service networks to include behavioral health care providers; requires AHCA to establish provider network standards for behavioral health providers in Medicaid program; revises network testing requirements; requires AHCA to identify specified managed care plans' scores, to establish such scores as baseline indicators for plans, & to notify plans of their baselines for such scores; requires AHCA to establish outcome performance goals related to behavioral health; revises requirements for quality measures for managed care plans.
Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact; Creates Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact; provides for recognition of access to social work services, including through telehealth, in member states; provides for development of data system, reporting procedures, & exchange of specified information between member states; specifies licensees practicing in remote state under compact must adhere to laws & rules of that state.
Restorative Justice; Revises intent of specified provisions; requires DOC to develop & implement training programs for eligible inmates which include training about restorative justice; revises guideline for providing information concerning services available to victims of crime to include restorative justice; defines "restorative justice.”
Florida Kratom Consumer Protection Act; Prohibits processors from selling, preparing, distributing, or exposing for sale certain kratom products & selling, delivering, bartering, furnishing, or giving kratom products to individuals under 21 years of age; revises penalties; provides exception.
Behavioral Health; Requires law enforcement officer to provide parent or legal guardian of minor being transported to certain facilities with specified facility information; establishes Office of Children's Behavioral Health Ombudsman within DCF for specified purpose; provides responsibilities of office; requires DCF & managing entities to include specified information in specified manner on their websites.
