Palm Beach County; Provides that municipal service taxing unit whose primary purpose is to provide fire rescue & emergency medical services to residents in unincorporated areas of county remains service provider for specified length of time to real properties that are annexed into municipality; provides that geographical boundaries of municipal service taxing unit shall contract following annexation; prohibits Palm Beach County from levying ad valorem taxes through municipal service taxing unit on annexed real properties following annexation; requires annexing municipality to pay county annual service price for up to specified length of time; provides that county, through municipal service taxing unit, remains authority having jurisdiction & may continue to collect certain fees from annexed real properties; provides for transfer of services to annexing municipality & cessation of county jurisdiction to collect fees; provides circumstances under which such transfer & cessation may not occur; requires good faith discussions & negotiations between annexing municipality & county regarding transition of services & expenditure of assets for capital & operational purposes in areas proposed to be annexed; authorizes annexing municipality & county to enter into agreement on length of time for provision of county services, retention of county jurisdiction regarding fees, & annual service price payments; provides conflict resolution procedure in event annexing municipality & county do not enter interlocal agreement.
Sponsored bills
Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances; Prohibits, beginning on specified date, certain use & sale, purchase, or distribution of aqueous film-forming foam; requires, beginning on specified date, certain entities to submit aqueous film-forming foam inventories & disposal plans to DEP; prohibits, beginning on specified date, possession & use of aqueous film-forming foam; authorizes DEP to administer certain grants or cost share programs; provides penalties & injunctive relief; requires certain public entities disposing of domestic wastewater biosolids and treated effluent to quarterly conduct specified samplings & submit results to DEP; limits purpose such samplings until specified standards are established by EPA & adopted by DEP.
Professional Learning for Instructional and School Administrative Personnel; Requires certain professional learning systems to provide at least one autism-specific professional learning opportunity.
Domestic Violence and Protective Injunctions; Reclassifying penalties for committing a domestic violence offense if a person has a prior conviction for domestic violence; providing that sentencing and incentive gain-time eligibility determinations are made without regard to a penalty enhancement; establishing an electronic monitoring pilot program in a specified county; requiring the sheriff, in consultation with certain persons, to design and implement the pilot program; providing requirements for the pilot program; requiring the Department of Corrections to complete an evaluation and provide specified reports to the Legislature; requiring the Department of Law Enforcement to enter injunctions against dating violence and sexual violence into a statewide verification system, etc.
Deferred and Unpaid Taxes; Limits specified tax deferral to properties with just value of $1 million or less; increases minimum value of tax certificate that may be sold at public auction or by electronic sale.
Residential Living Arrangements; Provides purpose & duties of community residence; requires that community residence be licensed or certified, or operate pursuant to charter from entity recognized or sanctioned by Congress; authorizes local government to revoke or nullify siting approval of community residence; provides spacing distance requirements for siting of community residence; requires local government to authorize reasonable accommodation for certain proposed community residences if specified requirements are met; requires sponsoring entity to notify designated local government official or other applicable entity within specified timeframe that its license or certification has been revoked or denied; authorizes local government to require sponsoring entity of recovery community to immediately cease operations if continued operation poses immediate & significant threat to health & safety of residents or community; requires local government to respond in writing within specified timeframe to requests regarding whether proposed community residence or recovery residence is within certain spacing distance from certain other residences.
Boating Safety; Revises conditions upon which DHSMV must include certain symbol on ID cards & driver licenses; requires DHSMV to issue ID cards & driver licenses that include certain symbol without charging specified fee; requires that ID card & driver license applications indicate whether applicant has obtained FL boating safety ID card &, if so, that copy of card be submitted with application; requires courts to order mandatory placement of ignition interlock devices upon certain vehicles & vessels; provides mandatory minimum term of imprisonment for BUI manslaughter; revises substance abuse education, evaluation, & treatment requirements for certain persons; requires person convicted of certain BUI violations to maintain specified insurance policy; requires that all persons, rather than only persons born on or after specified date, have specified ID in their possession while operating vessel; revises required components of FWCC's boating safety education course & temporary certificate examination; revises & provides various penalties relating to vessels.
Water Safety for Cooling Towers, Domestic Water Holding Tanks, and Supplemental Disinfection Systems; Provides registration, reporting, inspection, & maintenance requirements for cooling towers, domestic water storage tanks, & supplemental disinfection systems; provides duties of DOH & county health departments regarding cooling towers; provides civil & criminal penalties; requires State Surgeon General to submit report to Legislature; provides for waivers & variances.
Incentive Gain-time; Authorizes award of incentive gain-time for attaining vocational certificates & completing educational or rehabilitation programs; authorizes award of incentive gain-time for participation in vocational or workforce preparedness programs; authorizes award of incentive gain-time for using time constructively & diligent commitment to rehabilitation; requires that inmates serve minimum of 65 percent of their sentence for non-violent felony & 85 percent for offense other than non-violent felony.
Perfluoroalkyl and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances; Provides for ratification of certain rules for cleanup target levels for PFAS compounds; authorizes DEP to update statewide cleanup target levels as necessary; requires such updates to be ratified by Legislature; requires department to adopt interim screening values until United States Environmental Protection Agency establishes final standards for additional PFAS compounds; provides eligibility requirements to apply for prospective purchaser protection; requires department to review applications for completeness within specified timeframe; provides that application is deemed approved; specifies timeframe in which liability protection is effective; provides liability protection for certain contaminations; authorizes department or other parties to pursue cost recovery; requires department to issue completion letters; specifies circumstances under which prospective purchaser forfeits liability protection; requires department & DOR to ensure eligibility to financial assistance for certain sites; prohibits fire service providers from using certain Class B firefighting foam after specified date except.