Sen. Alexis Calatayud

Interstate-Mobility and Universal-Recognition Occupational Licensing Act; Designating the “Interstate-Mobility and Universal-Recognition Occupational Licensing Act”; requiring certain agencies, boards, departments, and other governmental entities to issue an occupational license or a government certification to applicants under certain circumstances; authorizing such entities to require an applicant to pass a specified examination under certain circumstances; requiring licensing entities to provide a written decision to an applicant within a specified timeframe; authorizing the Governor to take certain actions relating to occupational licenses during declared states of emergency, etc.

Compulsory School Attendance; Revising the required age for compulsory school attendance from 16 to 18 years of age; deleting a requirement that a student’s parent sign a declaration of intent to terminate school enrollment; deleting a requirement that the school district notify a student’s parent upon receipt of such declaration, etc.

Public Records and Meetings/In-hospital Medical Staff Committees of Public Hospitals; Providing an exemption from public records requirements for certain confidential information held by in-hospital medical staff committees of public hospitals; providing an exemption from public meetings requirements for portions of meetings held by such medical staff committees during which such confidential information is discussed; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemptions; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.

Intravenous Vitamin Treatment; Citing this act as the "Stephanie Balais Act"; requiring the Board of Nursing to adopt rules establishing procedures for administering intravenous vitamin treatment and establishing related emergency protocols; providing requirements for persons administering intravenous vitamin treatment to new clients and certain returning clients; requiring that clients be provided certain information before the treatment is administered; requiring persons administering such treatment to have a written emergency plan, etc.

Mangrove Replanting and Restoration; Requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to adopt rules for mangrove replanting and restoration; providing requirements for the rules, etc.

Charter Schools; Authorizing a charter school to assign its charter to another governing board that meets specified requirements; authorizing certain unrestricted capital assets to be used for other charter schools in this state, rather than in the same school district; specifying the circumstances under which the landlord of a charter school or certain other individuals may serve on a charter school governing board, etc.

Academic Credit; Requiring the State Board of Education to adopt a policy regarding the transfer and acceptance of academic credit from a licensed or nonlicensed source; requiring the State Board of Education to provide notice to students and parents or guardians regarding transfer and acceptance of academic credit; requiring each district school board to provide certain notice if academic credit or grades from a nonlicensed source are not accepted; providing an appeals process for the denial of academic credit or grades, etc.

Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Grant Program; Creating the Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Grant Program within the Department of Children and Families; authorizing the department to award grants, subject to legislative appropriation, to certain organizations and entities; prohibiting the department from requiring grant recipients to participate in certain activities as a condition of receiving a grant; prohibiting grant funds from reverting to the general budget of specified entities, etc.

Residential Graywater System Tax Credits; Providing a tax credit to developers and homebuilders for certain graywater systems purchased during the taxable year; specifying information the developer or homebuilder must provide to the Department of Environmental Protection; requiring the Department of Environmental Protection to certify to the applicant and the Department of Revenue its determination of an applicant’s eligibility for the tax credit within a specified timeframe, etc.

Articulation Agreements; Requiring the Articulation Coordinating Committee to convene a workgroup by a specified date to develop specified articulation agreements; requiring Florida College System institutions to award transfer credit for certain courses; providing requirements for an associate in arts specialized transfer degree; providing that, upon approval of a new associate in arts specialized transfer degree, Florida College System institutions may offer the degree and shall report certain data, etc.