Middle School and High School Start Times; Providing requirements for middle school and high school start times; requiring such school start times to be implemented by a specified date; providing district school board requirements, etc.
Sponsored bills
Deceased Individuals; Citing this act as "Curtis’ Law"; requiring law enforcement agencies to provide certain information during the investigation of the death of a minor; providing an exception, 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
Florida Virtual School; Providing for flexibility in the administration of specified assessments for Florida Virtual School full-time students of military families residing outside this state; providing a process for the parents or guardians of such students to request the flexibility in assessment administration from the Florida Virtual School; providing flexibility in the administration of specified assessments for certain Florida Virtual School students, etc.
Parenting Plans; Creating a presumption that equal time-sharing is in the best interests of the child, with exceptions; establishing the manner by which such presumption may be rebutted; requiring the court to evaluate certain factors and make specific written findings of fact under certain circumstances, 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.
Black History Month in Florida; Recognizing February 2023 as “Black History Month” in Florida, etc.
Lodging Standards; Citing this act as "Miya’s Law"; requiring landlords of nontransient or transient apartments to require employees to undergo background screenings as a condition of employment; revising what constitutes reasonable notice for repairs of dwelling units; requiring public lodging establishments licensed as nontransient or transient apartments to take certain actions relating to employee background screenings and keys for dwelling units; prohibiting an operator of a public lodging establishment from offering an hourly rate for an accommodation, etc.
County and Municipal Detention Facilities; Establishing the Florida Model Jail Standards Working Group for a specified purpose; requiring that each entity that operates a municipal or county detention facility adopt the Florida Model Jail Standards approved by the working group; requiring the jail standards to identify what actions result in serious violations and notable violations; providing financial penalties for persons in charge of detention facilities who refuse to allow inspections or who refuse to provide access to detention facilities, or for facilities found to be noncompliant with the jail standards during an annual inspection or any reinspection, etc.
Children with Developmental Delays; Revising the definition of the term “exceptional student” to include additional students with developmental delays, etc.