Reusable Tenant Screening Reports; Authorizing a landlord to accept reusable tenant screening reports and require a specified statement; prohibiting a landlord from charging certain fees to an applicant using a reusable tenant screening report, etc.
Child Welfare; Citing this act as the “Child Safety and Custody Compliance Act”; specifying that every Child Protection Team investigator employed by the Department of Children and Families is required to perform all specified duties; requiring the department to verify, and seek up-to-date and accurate records of, the parenting plan or court-ordered custody arrangement, if one exists, as part of every investigation involving parents or guardians who reside in separate households; prohibiting anonymous reports from being afforded the same presumption of good faith as reports made by a person who identifies himself or herself; specifying that schools are responsible for and are required to enforce and adhere to any parenting plan or court order that specifies custody arrangements, etc.
Public Records/Crime Stoppers Organizations; Providing an exemption from public records requirements for specified personal identifying and location information of employees of crime stoppers organizations and the board members and volunteers of such crime stoppers organizations; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing for retroactive application; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.
Maddy summarySB 360 prevents students from losing their in-state tuition status at public colleges or universities solely due to incarceration or certain other circumstances. This directly affects individuals who are incarcerated or face similar situations that might otherwise trigger a loss of residency for tuition purposes. The bill's key provision ensures that a person’s residency status for tuition eligibility remains intact regardless of their incarceration status or other specified factors.
Maddy summarySB 358 specifies certain rights for inmates within the state's correctional system and outlines how those rights can be enforced. It directly affects individuals incarcerated in state correctional facilities by defining their protected rights. The bill authorizes legal relief (such as court actions) if these rights are violated by correctional staff or facilities. Key provisions include clearly listing the rights inmates are entitled to and establishing a process for seeking redress when those rights are denied. This creates a concrete legal pathway for addressing rights violations in prisons and jails.
Federal Approval for Community Health Workers as Medicaid Providers; Requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration to seek federal approval by a specified date to enroll and recognize community health workers as Medicaid providers and to use certain funds and means to secure financing for the workers’ services, etc.
Agreement Among the States to Elect the President by National Popular Vote; Requiring a statewide popular election for President and Vice President of the United States; establishing a procedure for appointing presidential electors in member states; providing that the agreement becomes effective upon the occurrence of specified actions, etc.
Cold Case Murders; Citing this act as "The Decker Act"; requiring the heads of law enforcement agencies or their designees to review certain cold cases and make a specified determination upon receiving a written application from a designated person; requiring law enforcement agencies to conduct a full reinvestigation of a cold case under certain circumstances; requiring law enforcement agencies to provide specified training; requiring law enforcement agencies, by a specified date and periodically thereafter, to report certain data to the Global Forensic and Justice Center at Florida International University, etc.
Agronomic Study on Emerging Crops; Requiring Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University to conduct an agronomic study on emerging crops in this state, subject to legislative appropriation; requiring Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University to submit a report to the Governor and the Legislature by a specified date, etc.
Doula Support for Healthy Births Pilot Program; Establishing the pilot program in Broward, Miami-Dade, and Palm Beach Counties for a specified purpose; requiring the Department of Health, in collaboration with its maternal and child health section, to implement and oversee the pilot program; requiring the pilot program to target specified populations for enrollment; requiring the department to collaborate with specified entities to integrate doula services into existing maternal health programs and facilitate outreach and service delivery, etc.
