Children's Initiative Projects; Revises objectives for specified working groups within Florida Children's Initiatives; provides that initiatives are administratively housed in DCF; exempts initiatives from control, supervision, or direction by DCF or any state department; requires initiatives to be managed by not-for-profit corporations.
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Driver License, Identification Card, and Motor Vehicle Registration; Revising the parties that may receive confidential crash reports to include law enforcement agencies and their contracted service providers; requires that motor vehicle registration form and registration renewal form and driver license or ID card application form, respectively, include option to make voluntary contribution to Best Buddies International; defining the terms "control" and "motor vehicle dealer's leasing or rental affiliate", etc.
Menstrual Hygiene Products in Public Schools; Authorizing school districts to make menstrual hygiene products available, at no charge, in schools within the district and at certain locations within such schools; specifying requirements for the menstrual hygiene products and the dispensers of such products; requiring participating schools to notify students of the availability and locations of such products; encouraging school districts to partner with specified organizations to supply and maintain such menstrual hygiene products, etc.
Treatment of Inmates; Specifies certain rights of inmates in state correctional system; requires written copy of rights to be provided to each inmate; authorizes relief for deprivation of rights.
Determination of Residential Status for Tuition Purposes; Revises requirements for person to be considered resident for tuition purposes to include time spent in certain correctional institutions.
Regional Counsel Representation for Child Welfare Matters; Provides circumstances under which regional counsel may represent indigent parents; requires child protective investigator to provide specified information relating to rights of parent or legal custodian.
Affordable Housing; Authorizes municipalities to create community land bank programs to sell eligible real property by private sale for purposes of affordable housing & provides requirements for such programs; authorizes Florida Housing Finance Corporation to allocate tax credit to certain projects; authorizes tax credit to be transferred by recipient; authorizes corporation to establish procedures, exercise powers, & prepare annual plan; requires plan to be approved by Governor; provides FHFC with certain powers & responsibilities relating to Affordable Housing Construction Loan Program; provides requirements for program.
Small Business Investment Corporation; Creates Small Business Investment Corporation; provides purpose; provides for board of directors appointed by Secretary of Economic Opportunity; provides that Secretary of Economic Opportunity shall serve as chief executive officer; provides powers of corporation; requires corporation to establish certain fund; authorizes & requires deposit of certain moneys into fund; requires certain moneys to be used for certain purpose.
Sentencing of Prison Releasee Reoffenders; Revises required sentencing structure for prison releasee reoffenders; provides legislative intent; applies revised sentencing structure to certain persons; provides resentencing requirements; removes provision that requires state attorney to explain sentencing deviation in writing in certain circumstances.
The 1920 Ocoee Election Day Riots; Requires DEO to prioritize certain applications for Black Business Loan Program; creates Ocoee Scholarship Program for specified recipients; provides requirements for such program & for funding.