Law Enforcement ; Authorizes a sheriff to transfer funds between specified categories and code levels after his or her budget is approved; revises salary minimums for county sheriffs; provides for adoption benefits for law enforcements officers; creates Florida Law Enforcement Recruitment Bonus Payment Program; provides exemption from certain law enforcement officer training requirements for military veterans; provides requirements for skills training for law enforcement officers relating to officer health & safety; makes children of law enforcement officers eligible for Family Empowerment Scholarships; encourages school districts to establish public safety telecommunication training programs & offer law enforcement explorer programs; requires Board of Governors & State Board of Education to create process that enables eligible law enforcement officers or former officers to earn credit for college-level training & education acquired while serving an officer; creates Florida Law Enforcement Academy Scholarship Program; provides for reimbursement for out-of-state & special operations forces law enforcement equivalency training.
Sen. Clay Yarborough
Sponsored bills
Parental Rights in Education; Requires district school boards to adopt procedures that comport with certain provisions of law for notifying student's parent of specified information; requires such procedures to reinforce fundamental right of parents to make decisions regarding upbringing & control of their children; prohibits school district from adopting procedures or student support forms that prohibit school district personnel from notifying parent about specified information or that encourage student to withhold from parent such information; prohibits school district personnel from discouraging or prohibiting parental notification & involvement in critical decisions affecting student's mental, emotional, or physical well-being; prohibits classroom discussion about sexual orientation or gender identity in certain grade levels; requires school districts to notify parents of healthcare services; authorizes parent to bring action against school district to obtain declaratory judgment; provides for additional award of injunctive relief, damages, & reasonable attorney fees & court costs to certain parents.
Community Mental Health Service Program; Provides an appropriation for the Community Mental Health Service Program. APPROPRIATION: $425,000
Mary McLeod Bethune Resource Center; Provides an appropriation for the Mary McLeod Bethune Resource Center. APPROPRIATION: $612,711
Florida Association of Community Health Centers - FQHC Academic Health Centers For Primary Care Residencies; Provides an appropriation for the Florida Association of Community Health Centers - FQHC Academic Health Centers For Primary Care Residencies. APPROPRIATION: $500,000
Required Instruction in Social Media Literacy; Requires members of instructional staff of public schools to provide instruction on social media literacy; defines "social media"; requires district school boards to make social media literacy instructional material available online.
Arc Jacksonville Transition to Community Employment & Life Skills; Provides an appropriation for the Arc Jacksonville Transition to Community Employment & Life Skills. APPROPRIATION: $300,000
Big Brothers Big Sisters - Bigs in Blue Mentoring Program; Provides an appropriation for the Big Brothers Big Sisters - Bigs in Blue Mentoring Program. APPROPRIATION: $1,000,000
Home Builders Institute (HBI) Building Careers for Inmates; Provides an appropriation for the Home Builders Institute (HBI) Building Careers for Inmates. APPROPRIATION: $900,000
Auditory Oral Intervention for Children with Hearing Loss; Provides an appropriation for the Auditory Oral Intervention for Children with Hearing Loss. APPROPRIATION: $875,000