Rep. Christine Hunschofsky

Behavioral Health Teaching Hospitals; Specifies manner in which hospitals may seek designation as behavioral health teaching hospital & requirements hospital must meet to receive such designation; establishes Florida Center for Behavioral Health Workforce within Louis de la Parte Florida Mental Health Institute; establishes Florida Behavioral Health Professions Scholarship & Grants Program; requires DCF to contract for study.

Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and Other Neurodegenerative Diseases Policy Workgroup; Requires State Surgeon General to establish progressive supranuclear palsy & other neurodegenerative diseases policy workgroup; provides for duties, membership, & meetings of workgroup; requiring State Surgeon General to submit annual reports & final report by specified date to Governor & Legislature.

Hope Cards for Persons Issued Orders of Protection; Requires clerks of circuit court, in consultation with Office of Attorney General, to develop & implement Hope Card Program; requires clerks to implement program; authorizes persons to request Hope Card after specified date; specifies when & how person may request Hope Card; requires clerks' offices to create Hope Card & provide such card to petitioners within specified time frame; prohibits assessment of fee; provides requirements for Hope Card; provides criminal penalties for fraudulent use of Hope Card.

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.

Funding for Environmental Resource Management; Requires specified Seminole gaming compact revenues be used for land management activities; creates Local Trail Management Grant Program within DEP; authorizes FWCC to enter into wildlife corridor agreements with private landowners; requires Land Management Uniform Accounting Council to submit specified recommendations to Governor & Legislature; revises project prioritization for water quality improvement grant program; requires DEP & SWFMD to coordinate studies with Water School at FGCU & submit reports to Governor & Legislature; provides appropriations. APPROPRIATION: $536,000,000

Career-themed Courses; Revises requirements for specified school district strategic plan to include certain information; requires DOE to include specified data in annual review of K-12 & postsecondary career & technical education offerings; & requires school districts to inform students & parents of specified information during middle school course selection

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Memorial Day; Recognizes February 14, 2024, as "Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Memorial Day."

Public Safety; Repeals ss 1-36, ch. 2023-18, LOF, relating to private school requesting sheriff to establish guardian program; revises training program hours required for school employees to be certified as school guardians; authorizes person to carry concealed weapon or concealed firearm if he or she is licensed to do so or meets specified requirements; prohibits person who is carrying concealed weapon or concealed firearm without license from carrying such weapon or firearm in specified locations; authorizes nonresident to carry concealed weapon or concealed firearm in this state if he or she meets same requirements as resident; requires each law enforcement agency to create & maintain an active assailant response policy; requires Office of Safe Schools to develop behavioral threat management operational process; requires DOE to establish Florida Safe Schools Canine Program.

State of Israel; Expresses support for State of Israel.

Expunction of Criminal History Records; Revises eligibility criterion under which person is eligible to petition court to expunge criminal history record if charging document was dismissed by court; expands exception to eligibility requirement for expunction of criminal history record to allow prior expunction of criminal history record granted for an offense committed when person was minor.