Consumer Data Privacy; Creating the "Florida Privacy Protection Act"; requiring controllers that collect consumer personal information to provide certain information to the consumer; providing that consumers have the right to opt out of the sale and processing of their personal information by controllers; prohibiting controllers from selling the personal information of consumers younger than a specified age without express authorization from the consumer or the consumer’s parent or guardian under certain circumstances; specifying violations that are enforceable by the Department of Legal Affairs under the Florida Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act; revising the purposes for which the Legal Affairs Revolving Trust Fund may be used to include enforcement of the Florida Privacy Protection Act by the Attorney General, etc.
Sponsored bills
Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders; Providing that the use of peer specialists is an essential element of a coordinated system of care in recovery from a substance use disorder or mental illness; revising background screening requirements for certain peer specialists; requiring the Department of Children and Families to designate managing entities to conduct or contract for training for peer specialists; requiring peer specialists and certain persons to meet the requirements of a background screening as a condition of employment and continued employment, etc.
Executive Appointments; Requiring that the executive director of the Department of Law Enforcement be appointed subject to a majority vote of the Governor and Cabinet, with the Governor on the prevailing side; requiring the appointment of the secretary of the Department of Environmental Protection be subject to the concurrence of three members of the Cabinet or confirmation by the Senate; requiring the Governor to notify the Cabinet and the President of the Senate in writing of the method of confirmation; requiring that the executive director of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs be appointed subject to a majority vote of the Governor and Cabinet, with the Governor on the prevailing side, etc.
Florida National Guard; Urging Congress to impel the United States National Guard Bureau to examine the resource allocations of the Florida National Guard and allow an increase in its force structure, etc.
State Symbols; Designating strawberry shortcake as the official state dessert, etc.
Stunt Driving on Highways; Prohibiting specified acts relating to street takeovers or stunt driving on highways, roadways, or parking lots; prohibiting the operation of a vehicle for specified purposes; prohibiting a person from being a spectator at a prohibited race or street takeover, etc.
Transportation Facility Designations/98 Points of Light Road; Providing an honorary designation of a certain transportation facility in a specified county; directing the Department of Transportation to erect suitable markers, etc.
Restraint of Students with Disabilities in Public Schools; Prohibiting school personnel from using mechanical restraint on students with disabilities; providing exceptions, etc.
Educational Opportunities for Disabled Veterans; Defining the term “disabled veteran”; providing that disabled veterans receiving certain federal educational assistance benefits are eligible to receive a waiver for the remaining cost of tuition and fees at certain institutions; requiring the amount awarded by the state to be contingent on the application of specified federal benefits; requiring certain institutions to submit an annual report to the Board of Governors and the State Board of Education, etc.
School Safety; Extending the sunset date of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Commission; requiring the FortifyFL reporting tool to notify reporting parties that submitting false information may subject them to criminal penalties; requiring the Commissioner of Education to oversee and enforce compliance with requirements relating to school safety and security; requiring certain law enforcement officers to be physically present and directly involved in active assailant emergency drills, etc.