Sen. Janet Cruz

Public Meetings During Declared States of Emergency; Providing for the suspension of certain statutory provisions during declared states of emergency for a specified timeframe; authorizing governing bodies to use communications media technology during declared states of emergency; providing that certain remote participation by a governing body member in a meeting constitutes that individual’s presence at such meeting and counts toward a quorum during the declared state of emergency; requiring meetings conducted through communications media technology to function as if they are being conducted in person, etc.

State Symbols; Designating the blue crab as the official state crustacean, etc.

Public Records/Inspector of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; Exempting personal identifying and location information of certain current or former inspectors of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, and personal identifying and location information of spouses and children of such personnel, from public records requirements; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.

Educational Opportunities for Veterans; Providing that disabled veterans receiving certain federal educational assistance benefits are eligible to receive an award for the remaining cost of tuition and fees at state universities and Florida College System institutions; specifying applicability of other laws, etc.

School Safety Funding; Revising certain allocations to school districts; specifying uses and distribution requirements for certain safe schools allocation funds for the 2021-2022 fiscal year; requiring each district school superintendent to remit specified unused funds from the 2020-2021 fiscal year to the Department of Education by a specified date; authorizing the department, upon request, to redistribute such funds to certain school districts for a specified purpose, etc.

Lewd Adult Battery; Creating the offense of lewd adult battery, which prohibits a person from knowingly and intentionally, without the consent of the victim, touching the breasts, genitals, genital area, or buttocks, or the clothing covering them, of a person 18 years of age or older, etc.

Emergency Drills in Public Schools; Revising district school board duties relating to fire drills and emergency drills for active shooter and hostage situations; expanding requirements for district school board procedures relating to drills for active shooter and hostage situations; requiring district school boards to establish procedures to provide advance notification of drills for active shooter and hostage situations to parents and to provide parents with an option to excuse their students from physical drills, etc.

World Vitiligo Day; Recognizing June 25, 2021, as “World Vitiligo Day” in Florida, etc.

Prescription Insulin Drugs; Defining the term “prescription insulin drug”; requiring individual and group health insurance policies, respectively, to cap an insured’s monthly cost-sharing obligation for covered prescription insulin drugs at a specified amount; providing that coverage for prescription insulin drugs may not be subject to a deductible, etc.

Postsecondary Fee Waivers; Providing specified fee waivers for graduate students who meet certain requirements, etc.