Sen. Ben Albritton

Domestic Violence; Citing this act as "Greyson’s Law"; requiring the court with jurisdiction over the proceeding to consider certain factors in deciding whether shared parental responsibility is detrimental to the child; providing additional conduct regarding domestic violence which the court must consider when ordering a parenting plan; providing an additional factor that the court must consider in determining whether a petitioner of a domestic violence injunction is in imminent danger, etc.

Deferred Retirement Option Program; Increasing the period of time for which specified instructional and administrative personnel may extend their participation in the Deferred Retirement Option Program, if such personnel enter the program before a specified date; providing a statement of important state interest, 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.

Emergency Response; Creating the Local Government Emergency Bridge Loan Program within the Department of Economic Opportunity, subject to appropriation; authorizing the department to provide interest-free loans to eligible local governments through specified means; requiring the loan amount to be based on demonstrated need of the local government and disbursed in a lump sum; authorizing the department to approve loans through the end of the 2023-2024 fiscal year, subject to the availability of funds, etc. APPROPRIATION: $700,000,000

Municipal Solid Waste-to-Energy Program; Creating the Municipal Solid Waste-to-Energy Program within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services for a specified purpose; requiring the department, subject to appropriation, to provide annual financial assistance grants to municipal solid waste-to-energy facilities that meet certain requirements; requiring the department to establish a process to verify the amount of certain electric power purchases; directing the Public Service Commission to provide assistance in verifying grant eligibility, etc.

Nutrient Application Rates; Defining the terms “certified professional” and “site-specific nutrient management”; authorizing the use of site-specific nutrient management in specified circumstances; authorizing citrus producers to use written recommendations from certified professionals to tailor their recommended nutrient application rates under certain circumstances; directing the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences to analyze the use of site-specific nutrient management for certain crops, develop a research plan and certain recommendations, and submit an annual report to the Governor and Legislature by a specified date, etc.

Agritourism; Revising legislative intent regarding the promotion of agritourism; prohibiting the denial or revocation of a property’s agricultural classification under certain circumstances; requiring certain farm buildings, structures, facilities, or other improvements to be assessed according to specified provisions, etc.

Licensure Examinations for Dental Practitioners; Revising licensure examination requirements for dentists to require applicants to demonstrate certain clinical skills on a manikin rather than a live patient; revising requirements for regional licensure examinations offered by dental schools to dental students; revising licensure examination requirements for dental hygienists to require applicants to demonstrate certain clinical skills on a manikin rather than a live patient; deleting a requirement that applicants for dental practitioner licensure examinations maintain medical malpractice insurance to cover any incident of harm to a patient during the clinical examination, etc.

Financial Literacy Instruction in Public Schools; Citing this act as the “Dorothy L. Hukill Financial Literacy Act”; revising the requirements regarding financial literacy for the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards; revising the required credits for a standard high school diploma to include one-half credit of instruction in personal financial literacy and money management and seven and one-half, rather than eight, credits in electives; modifying the requirements for the award of a standard high school diploma for Academically Challenging Curriculum to Enhance Learning options, etc.

Public Records/Human Trafficking Victims; Expanding an existing public records exemption relating to human trafficking victims seeking expunction of certain records related to an offense listed in s. 775.084(1)(b)1., F.S.; providing for future review and repeal of the expanded exemption; providing for the reversion of specified provisions if the exemption is not saved from repeal; providing that a petition for human trafficking victim expunction and all pleadings and documents related to the petition are confidential and exempt from public records requirements; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.