School Readiness Program; Revises criteria for child to receive priority for participation in school readiness program; provides requirements for school readiness program provider to be eligible for specified funding.
Young Adults who are Homeless or were in the Child Welfare System; Requires each Florida College System institution & state university, in consultation with State Office on Homelessness, to develop plan to prioritize placement of certain students in residence halls or dormitory residences; provides responsibilities for Office of Continuing Care, Florida College System institutions, & state universities; requires that certain institutions & universities give priority to certain students for housing & work-study opportunities; prohibits institutions & universities from requiring cosigner or guarantor to obtain housing for certain students; requires certain entities to administer certain federal programs & vouchers; provides requirements for administering such programs & vouchers; requires specified entities to document certain actions & provide certain assurances to landlords.
Type 1 Diabetes Early Detection Program; Requires DOH, in collaboration with school districts throughout state, to develop informational materials for early detection of Type 1 diabetes for parents & guardians of certain students; provides requirements for such informational materials; requires early learning coalitions to notify parents & guardians of availability of such informational materials.
Maddy summaryHB 431 addresses the background screening process for athletic coaches. The bill's primary purpose is to revise the specific date by which certain required background screenings for these coaches must be conducted. This adjustment affects both athletic coaches and the organizations responsible for performing these screenings.
State Group Insurance Program Coverage for Diagnostic and Supplemental Breast Examinations; Prohibits state group insurance program from imposing enrollee cost-sharing liability with respect to coverage for diagnostic breast examinations & supplemental breast examinations.
Flood Disclosures; Requires landlords of residential real property, developers of residential condominium & cooperative units, & mobile home park owners to provide specified information to prospective tenant, lessee, or purchaser at or before time certain rental agreement or sales contract is executed; specifies how such information must be disclosed; defines “flooding”; authorizes tenant or lessee to terminate certain rental agreements under certain circumstances; defines “substantial loss or damage”; requires landlord or mobile home park owner to refund tenant or lessee all amounts paid in advance for any period after effective date of termination of certain rental agreement; provides that tenant or lessee is still liable for any sum owed to landlord or mobile home park owner before termination of such rental agreement; revises flood information that must be disclosed to prospective purchasers of residential real property.
Holocaust Remembrance Day; Requires Governor to proclaim specified day annually as "Holocaust Remembrance Day"; authorizes "Holocaust Remembrance Day" to be observed in this state's public schools & be observed by public exercise as Governor may designate; authorizes specified instruction.
Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders ; Requires DCF to require certain providers to use specified assessment tool; revises minimum standards for mobile crisis response service; requires facilities to update treatment plans within specified timeframes; revises requirements for discharge planning regarding medications; requires DCF, in consultation with DOE, to conduct review biennially of school-based behavioral health access through telehealth; provides requirements for review; requires Criminal Justice, Mental Health, & Substance Abuse Technical Assistance Center at Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute at University of South Florida to disseminate certain evidence-based practices & best practices among grantees; defines "person-first language"; requires DCF, in consultation with AHCA, to conduct review every other year to identify needs regarding short-term residential treatment facilities & beds; revises assistance & services Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute is required to provide; revises requirements of Florida Center for Behavioral Health Workforce to promote behavioral health professions; revises plan components for mental health assistance programs.
Maddy summaryHR 8103 designates April 2025 as "Limb Difference & Limb Loss Awareness Month" to raise awareness for individuals with limb differences and limb loss.
Maddy summaryHB 421, titled "Peer Support for First Responders," revises the definition of "first responder." This bill expands the current definition to include specified support personnel. The purpose of this change is to ensure these support personnel are eligible for and can receive peer support services.
