Trespassing; Redefining the term “posted land” to include land classified as agricultural which has no trespassing signs placed at specified points, etc.
Health Care Benefit Coverage for Members of Nonprofit Organizations and Agricultural Cooperative Associations; Designating the “Florida Nonprofit Health Coverage Deregulation Act of 2023”; authorizing nonprofit membership organizations and agricultural cooperative associations to offer health care benefit coverage to their members; providing that such coverage is not considered insurance; authorizing such nonprofit membership organizations and agricultural cooperative associations to cede individual risks to certain insurers by reinsurance agreements, etc.
State Lottery Funding for Veterans’ Assistance Education Programs; Defining the term “veterans’ assistance education programs”; requiring the Department of the Lottery to create an instant-ticket lottery game that benefits veterans’ assistance education programs; providing that veterans’ assistance education programs may be funded by the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund, etc.
Regulatory Assessment Fees; Exempting certain rules adopted by the Florida Public Service Commission relating to regulatory assessment fees from the required filing of statements of estimated regulatory costs and from submission for legislative ratification, etc.
Florida School for Competitive Academics; Revising the components of the delivery of public education within the Florida Early Learning-20 education system to include the Florida School for Competitive Academics; providing for the establishment of the Florida School for Competitive Academics; requiring the Auditor General to conduct audits of the school's accounts and records; exempting the school from specified requirements in the Florida Early Learning-20 Education Code, etc.
9/11 Heroes Day; Requiring the Governor to proclaim September 11 of each year as “9/11 Heroes Day”; requiring that the day be observed in public schools and by public exercise; requiring certain middle and high school students to receive specified instruction; requiring the State Board of Education to adopt certain revised social studies standards, etc.
Special Risk Class Retirement Date; Revising the definition of “normal retirement date”; decreasing the age and years of service needed to reach the normal retirement date for certain members; authorizing certain members of the Special Risk Class to apply to participate in the Deferred Retirement Option Program within a specified time period; providing a declaration of important state interest, etc.
Regional Transportation Planning; Requiring the Department of Transportation, or its consultant, to conduct a study regarding the potential dissolution or transfer of the governance, staff, operations, funding, and facilities of the Hillsborough Area Regional Transit Authority; specifying requirements of the study; requiring the department to submit a report to the Governor and Legislature by a specified date, etc.
Benefits, Training, and Employment for Veterans and their Spouses; Requiring the Economic Development Programs Evaluation to include a periodic analysis of the Veterans Employment and Training Services Program; revising the duties of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs and Florida Is For Veterans, Inc., respectively, to include the provision of certain assistance to veterans’ spouses; requiring the Department of Health to waive certain fees for veterans and their spouses under certain circumstances; establishing the Office of Veteran Licensure Services within the Division of Medical Quality Assurance, etc. APPROPRIATION: $399,565
Veterans’ Services and Recognition; Creating the Division of Long-term Care within the Department of Veterans’ Affairs; creating the “Veterans’ Adult Day Health Care of Florida Act”; providing a purpose and definitions; providing for program audits, inspections, and operational standards; designating the week of November 11 of each year as “Veterans Week” in Florida, etc.
