Rep. Lisa Dunkley

School Chaplains; Authorizes school districts & charter schools to adopt policy to allow volunteer school chaplains; requires district school boards & charter school governing boards to assign specified duties to such volunteer school chaplains; requires volunteer school chaplains to meet certain background screening requirements; requires school districts and charter schools to publish specified information under certain circumstances.

Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day; Designates Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day, which occurs on fourth Thursday in March, as legal holiday.

Special Observances; Designates each November as "Veterans Appreciation Month"; removes provisions relating to Veterans Week; authorizes Governor to issue proclamation with specified information.

Pub. Rec./Medical Examiners; Provides exemption from public records requirements for personal identifying & location information of current or former medical examiners & names & personal identifying & location information of spouses & children of such medical examiners; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemption; provides for retroactive application; provides statement of public necessity.

911 Public Safety Telecommunicators; Revises FRS Special Risk Class criteria to include members employed as 911 public safety telecommunicators; specifying number of creditable years needed to receive a full retirement benefit without penalty; requires such members to have retirement benefits calculated in accordance with provisions for Regular Class members.

Elections; Requires Florida Commission on Offender Review to develop & maintain database containing certain information; repeals provisions relating to Office of Election Crimes & Security & prohibition on use of private funds for election-related expenses; prohibits certain governmental entities from taking certain actions relating to elections; establishes Florida Voting Rights Act Commission; requires commission to designate certain languages for which assistance in voting & elections must be provided in certain circumstances; requires commission to enter into agreement to create Florida Voting & Elections Database & Institute; provides that enactment or implementation of certain policies by covered jurisdiction is subject to preclearance by commission; authorizes court to order certain appropriate remedies; authorizes certain persons to register to vote & immediately thereafter cast vote in certain circumstances authorizes DHSMV to preregister certain individuals to vote; revises provisions relating to third-party voter registration organizations & vote-by-mail ballots; establishes General Election Day as paid holiday; repeals prohibition on ranked-choice voting; authorizes certain persons to file certain civil actions.

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.

Veterans' Assistance; Requires DVA, subject to appropriation, to expand programs connecting veterans & their families & survivors to certain services, benefits, & support; requires DVA to host public events for such purpose; requires report to Governor & Legislature.

Reading Achievement Initiative for Scholastic Excellence Program; Authorizes tutoring to be provided after school day; & authorizes school districts that participate in specified tutoring program to provide stipend to instructional personnel & high school students serving as tutors for after-school tutoring.

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