Required Instruction in the History of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders; Requiring that the history of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders be taught in the public schools; requiring that instructional materials used in teaching this subject area include specified information, etc.
Crime Victim Compensation; Revising the definition of the term “crime” to provide victim compensation for additional offenses, etc.
Health Care Provider Accountability; Providing criminal and civil immunity to health care workers of hospitals and nursing home facilities, respectively, who carry out directives of a supervising health care practitioner or entity; providing an exception; requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to provide a report on the success of the personal care attendant program to the Governor and the Legislature by a specified date each year; providing requirements for the report; requiring the agency to add a quality metric to its Quality Incentive Program for a specified purpose, etc.
Human Trafficking; Revising definitions and defining terms; revising criminal penalties to include fines of certain amounts for violations of specified offenses; requiring the Department of Education and Department of Health, in conjunction with the Statewide Council on Human Trafficking, to establish an awareness training program and community partnership on human trafficking, sex trafficking, labor trafficking, and child trafficking; requiring each state attorney to ensure prosecutors receive certain mandatory semiannual educational training, etc.
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.
Florida Kidcare Program Eligibility; Increasing the income eligibility threshold for coverage under the Medikids program component; increasing the income eligibility threshold for coverage under the Florida Kidcare program; requiring an applicant seeking coverage under the program to provide certain documentation if eligibility cannot be verified using reliable data sources; requiring that premiums for certain enrollees under the Florida Kidcare program be based on a tiered system of uniform premiums, 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
Local Occupational Licensing ; Extending the date on which certain local government occupational licensing requirements expire; requiring the Construction Industry Licensing Board, by a specified date, to establish by rule specified certified specialty contractor categories for voluntary licensure; prohibiting local governments from requiring a license issued by the local government or the state for certain job scopes; prohibiting local governments from requiring a license issued by the local government or the state to obtain a building permit for such job scopes, 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.
