Sen. Jose Javier Rodriguez

Firearms; Requiring that, if neither party to a firearm sale or transfer is a licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer, all other sales or transfers may be conducted only between two persons who have valid concealed weapons or firearms licenses; requiring such a seller or transferor to retain a copy of the buyer’s or transferee’s concealed weapons or firearms license and the serial number of the firearm sold, etc.

District Cost Differential; Revising the method of calculating the district cost differential used in determining the annual allocation to school districts from the Florida Education Finance Program beginning in a specified school year; requiring the Department of Education to consult with specified individuals and entities during the development of the wage level index; requiring the department to complete the development and calculation of the wage level index by a specified date for application beginning in the 2021-2022 fiscal year, etc.

Endangered and Threatened Species; Directing the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to protect certain declassified species; prohibiting the commission from considering certain costs when designating a species as endangered or threatened; revising criteria for placement of species on the Regulated Plant Index by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; directing the department, in consultation with the Endangered Plant Advisory Council, to protect certain declassified species, etc.

Statewide Office of Resiliency; Establishes office within EOG; provides for appointment of Chief Resilience Officer by Governor; creates Statewide Sea-Level Rise Task Force within office; requires DEP to serve as task force's contract administrator; requires Environmental Regulation Commission to take certain action on task force's recommendations; provides for task force repeal; provides appropriation. APPROPRIATION: $500,000

Division of Library and Information Services; Revises duties of Division of Library & Information Services, State Archives, records & information management program, & library cooperative grants.

Public Records/Redistricting Plans; Deleting a public records exemption for drafts and draft requests for reapportionment plans, redistricting plans, or an amendment thereto, and any supporting documents, etc.

Renewable Energy; Defining the terms “renewable energy credit” and “renewable portfolio standard”; requiring the Public Service Commission to adopt rules for a renewable portfolio standard; directing the Office of Energy within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, in consultation with other state agencies, state colleges and universities, public utilities, and other private and public entities, to develop a unified statewide plan to generate the state’s energy from renewable sources by specified dates, etc.

Corporate Income Tax; Revising the definition of the term “adjusted federal income” to prohibit specified deductions, to limit certain carryovers, and to require subtractions of certain amounts paid and received within a water’s edge group for the purpose of determining subtractions from taxable income; specifying circumstances under which a corporation is presumed to be, deemed to be, or deemed not to be a member of a water’s edge group; specifying requirements for, limitations on, and prohibitions in calculating and reporting income in a water’s edge group return, etc.

School Board Employees; Proposing amendments to the State Constitution, relating to the State Board of Education, school districts, and school boards, to provide that school boards shall, subject to Article I, Section 6 of the State Constitution, set the wages, hours, and terms and conditions of employment for all school board employees, etc.

Administrative Procedures; Revises provisions relating to rulemaking, notices, hearings, development, timelines, emergency rules, material incorporated by reference, proposal of lower cost regulatory alternatives, statement of estimated regulatory costs, impacts on small businesses, rule modification, & regulatory plans.