Sen. Lori Berman

Swimming Lesson Voucher Program; Creating the program within the Department of Health for a specified purpose; requiring the department to establish a network of swimming lesson vendors to participate in the program; requiring the department or a contracted nonprofit organization to attempt to secure a vendor in each county; specifying eligibility criteria for the program, etc. APPROPRIATION: $500,000

Sale of Rabbits; Prohibiting the sale of rabbits in specified locations and during specified months; specifying unlawful acts relating to the sale, offering for sale, and the giving away as merchandising premiums of certain rabbits; requiring local authorities to retrieve, return, and place abandoned rabbits in a specified manner; providing criminal penalties, etc.

Safe Storage of Firearms and Ammunition Within Motor Vehicles and Vessels; Defining the terms “motor vehicle,” “trunk,” and “vessel”; requiring persons who store or leave firearms or ammunition in motor vehicles or vessels under their control to keep the firearms or ammunition locked within specified locations within the motor vehicles or vessels, etc.

Campaign Finance; Authorizing a candidate to use funds on deposit in his or her campaign account to pay for child care expenses under specified conditions, etc.

State University Student Fee Waivers; Requiring state universities to waive specified fees for graduate students who meet a specified full-time equivalent appointment requirement, etc.

Universal Free School Breakfast and Lunch Program; Requiring the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, subject to the appropriation of funds by the Legislature, to establish and operate a program to provide universal free school breakfast and lunch meals to all public school students; deleting provisions requiring school districts to implement and charge students for a breakfast program; authorizing school districts to operate free school meal programs using offsite food preparation locations, etc.

Minimum Base Salary for Full-time Classroom Teachers; Citing this act as the “Save Our Teachers Act”; increasing the minimum base salary for full-time classroom teachers and certain prekindergarten teachers, etc.

Assault Weapons and Large-capacity Magazines; Prohibiting the sale or transfer of an assault weapon or a large-capacity magazine; prohibiting possession of an assault weapon or a large-capacity magazine; specifying requirements for an applicant who fails to qualify for a certificate of possession; providing enhanced criminal penalties for certain offenses when committed with an assault weapon or a large-capacity magazine, etc.

Possession or Use of a Firearm in a Sensitive Location; Defining the term “sensitive location”; prohibiting the possession or use of a firearm in a sensitive location; providing criminal penalties; providing exceptions, etc.

Amblyopia Awareness Month; Recognizing August 2024 as “Amblyopia Awareness Month” in Florida, etc.