Sen. Jay Collins

Preemption Over Utility Service Restrictions; Prohibiting certain local governmental entities, subject to specified exceptions, from enacting or enforcing a resolution, an ordinance, a rule, a code, or a policy or from taking any action that restricts or prohibits or has the effect of restricting or prohibiting the use of appliances; revising an exception to preemption, etc.

Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; Authorizing farmers whose property meets certain requirements to apply to the Department of Revenue for a Florida farm tax exempt agricultural materials (TEAM) card; authorizing the Department of Revenue to make certain information available to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for the purpose of administering the Florida farm TEAM card; requiring by a specified date all food commodities purchased by certain state entities to be grown or produced in this state under certain circumstances; revising the types of entities required to obtain food permits from the department; requiring bottled water to be processed in conformance with department rule, etc. APPROPRIATION: $143,104

Emergency Response Mapping Data; Creating the School Mapping Data Grant Program within the Department of Education; authorizing each school district to apply for funds to provide mapping data for public school buildings; authorizing a school district to use the funds to procure a vendor; requiring the entity that produces the data to provide the data to certain entities, etc.

Public Records/Investigators of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; Providing an exemption from public records requirements for the personal identifying and location information of current or former inspectors or investigators of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and the spouses and children of the current or former inspectors or investigators; providing for retroactive application; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.

Florida Atlantic University Men’s Basketball Team; Recognizing and celebrating the incredible accomplishments of the Florida Atlantic University men’s basketball team and the university’s commitment to both academic and athletic excellence, creating a collegiate brand that is nationally renowned, etc.

Keiser University Day; Recognizing April 19, 2023, as the inaugural “Keiser University Day” in Florida and celebrating the university’s nearly 50 years of providing quality education as a vital institution of higher education, serving a diverse student population that positively impacts this state and the global economy, etc.

Interscholastic Activities; Authorizing charter school students and Florida Virtual School full-time students to participate in extracurricular activities at a private school under certain circumstances; authorizing charter school students to participate in interscholastic extracurricular activities at a private school under certain circumstances; deleting a requirement that the appointing authority of members of the FHSAA Board of Directors make appointments that reflect the demographic and population trends of this state; providing that all appointed board members be appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate, etc.

Public Safety; Requiring sheriffs to assist private schools in complying with a certain statute; authorizing a person to carry a concealed weapon or concealed firearm if he or she is licensed to do so or meets specified requirements; specifying that the state bears the burden of proof for certain violations; requiring a person who is carrying a concealed weapon or concealed firearm without a license to carry valid identification and display such identification upon demand by a law enforcement officer; providing that a person who is authorized to carry a concealed weapon or concealed firearm without a license is subject to specified penalties for possessing such weapon or firearm at a school-sponsored event or on school property; requiring the Office of Safe Schools to develop a behavioral threat management operational process by a specified date; authorizing a private school to partner with a law enforcement agency or security agency for specified purposes, etc. APPROPRIATION: $60,177,846

Public Records/Safe-school Officer at a Private School; Providing a public records exemption for information pertaining to a safe-school officer at a private school; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.

Education; Revising student eligibility and ineligibility requirements for the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program; revising student eligibility and ineligibility requirements for the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program; revising the eligibility criteria and obligations of private schools participating in certain educational scholarship programs; authorizing public schools, including charter schools, to enroll certain students on a part-time basis, etc.