Sen. Bobby Powell

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.

Trust Fund for Victims of Human Trafficking; Specifying the authorized uses of funds from the Trust Fund for Victims of Human Trafficking, etc.

Tax Exemption for Diapers and Incontinence Products; Exempting the sale for human use of diapers, incontinence undergarments, incontinence pads, and incontinence liners from the sales and use tax, etc.

Abandoned and Historic Cemeteries; Creating the Historic Cemeteries Program within the Division of Historical Resources of the Department of State; designating the State Historic Preservation Officer as the program’s director and requiring him or her to hire employees, subject to legislative appropriation; creating the Historic Cemeteries Program Advisory Council within the division; revising the definition of the term “conservation easement” to include a right or interest in real property which is appropriate to retaining the structural integrity or physical appearance of certain cemeteries, etc.

Florida Museum of Black History; Creating the Florida Museum of Black History Task Force within the Division of Historical Resources of the Department of State; requiring the division to provide staff and expend funds as necessary to assist the task force; requiring the task force to submit a report to the Governor and the Legislature before a certain 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

Pretrial Release and Detention; Providing for setting, reduction, and alteration of bail; requiring the Supreme Court to create and periodically update a statewide uniform bail bond schedule for certain offenses; authorizing a court to consider nonmonetary conditions in addition to or in lieu of a monetary amount subject to specified limitations; providing that a person arrested for a dangerous crime may not be granted nonmonetary pretrial release at a first appearance hearing, 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.