Sen. Vic Torres

Individuals with Disabilities; Revising provisions related to programs and services provided by the Agency for Persons with Disabilities; requiring the agency, within available resources, to offer voluntary participation care navigation services to clients and their caregivers at specified times; requiring the agency to develop and implement an online application process; revising which types of clients are eligible for an individual support plan; clarifying the timeframe within which a family or individual support plan must be developed, etc. APPROPRIATION: $38,852,223

Limited English-proficient Voter Assistance; Requiring a supervisor of elections or a political subdivision that administers an election to provide certain language-related assistance to a limited English-proficient voter under certain circumstances, record such voter’s language preference, and conduct specified surveys of such voters; requiring a supervisor of elections and a political subdivision to operate and provide public notice of a language assistance hotline, etc.

Working Floridians Tax Rebate Program; Specifying that the annual taxes generated from a certain tax shall be allocated to the Working Floridians Tax Rebate Program; creating the Working Floridians Tax Rebate Program; specifying the purpose of the rebate program; specifying the qualifications for a person or household to receive the rebate; requiring the Department of Revenue to issue rebate payments not exceeding a certain amount by a specified time, etc.

Airbag Systems; Requiring motor vehicle dealers selling a used motor vehicle to disclose to the purchaser certain information about the vehicle’s airbag system, etc.

Death with Dignity; Creating the “Death with Dignity Act”; providing criteria for individuals to request certain medication as qualified patients; authorizing an attending physician to sign a qualified patient’s death certificate; requiring certain health care providers to report certain information to the Department of Health; providing criminal penalties, liabilities, and immunities, etc.

Puerto Rico Day; Designating January 29, 2024, as “Puerto Rico Day” at the State Capitol and recognizing the significant contributions of Puerto Ricans to Florida’s cultural mosaic, etc.

Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program; Requiring public high schools to establish a Bright Futures Scholarship mentorship program for students, etc.

Vacating Premises After Rental Agreement Termination; Requiring landlords to provide certain tenants a specified amount of time to vacate the premises after delivery of a notice to terminate the rental agreement before bringing a specified action, etc.

Abandoned Residential Real Property; Providing guidelines for what constitutes abandoned residential real property; authorizing a mortgagee of residential real property under foreclosure to file a motion to a court of competent jurisdiction to determine whether the residential real property is abandoned; requiring the mortgagee to give certain notice of the hearing to certain people with an interest in the residential real property; requiring the court to hold a hearing within a certain timeframe; requiring the court to move to trial of foreclosure under certain circumstances, etc.

Student Elopement; Requiring public schools to create a School Staff Assistance for Emergencies (SAFE) Team and a school elopement plan; providing for membership and responsibilities of the SAFE Team; requiring the SAFE Team to create student-specific elopement quick reference guides for certain students; requiring public schools to annually submit their plans to the district school board, etc.