Sen. Keith Perry

Probationary or Supervision Services for Misdemeanor Offenders; Authorizing the Department of Corrections to supervise certain misdemeanor offenders; deleting a prohibition on private entities providing probationary or supervision services to certain misdemeanor offenders; requiring the department to reduce a probationer’s or offender’s supervision term by a specified amount of time for completing an educational advancement activity; authorizing a private or public entity to provide probation services and other specified programming to misdemeanor offenders, etc.

Indecent, Lewd, or Lascivious Touching; Defining conduct prohibited as indecent, lewd, or lascivious touching of certain minors; ranking the offense on the offense severity ranking chart of the Criminal Punishment Code, etc.

Education for Student Inmates; Authorizing the Department of Corrections and each county, respectively, to contract with Florida College System institutions to provide education services for student inmates; authorizing the expenditure of state funds for the education of state inmates who have a specified amount of time remaining to serve on their sentences, etc.

School Concurrency; Revising provisions specifying when school concurrency is deemed satisfied; requiring a district school board to notify a local government that capacity is available for development within a certain timeframe; specifying that proportionate-share mitigation must be set aside and not spent if an improvement has not been identified, etc.

Alarm Systems; Authorizing individuals with certain fire alarm certifications to complete a reduced number of training and continuing education hours for the prevention of false alarms; revising the definition of the term “low-voltage alarm system project” to include certain video cameras and closed-circuit television systems; prohibiting a local enforcement agency from requiring plans and specifications as a condition for obtaining a permit for a fire alarm system project; requiring a local enforcement agency to issue certain permits in person or electronically; requiring a local enforcement agency to perform at least one inspection for a fire alarm system project, etc.

Victims of Crimes; Requiring law enforcement personnel to ensure that crime victims are given information about specified rights, upon request, at all stages of criminal, parole, or juvenile proceedings; requiring law enforcement personnel to ensure that crime victims are given information about their right to employ private counsel; encouraging The Florida Bar to develop a registry of attorneys willing to serve on a pro bono basis as advocates for crime victims, etc.

Florida Commission on Offender Review; Increasing the rate of payment for work performed by retired or former commissioners assigned to temporary duty, etc.

Recreational Off-highway Vehicles; Revising the definition of the term “ROV” to increase the weight limit of a specified vehicle, etc.

Early Childhood Music Education Incentive Pilot Program; Extending the expiration date of the Early Childhood Music Education Incentive Pilot Program, etc.

In-person Visitation; Citing this act as the “No Patient Left Alone Act”; requiring certain providers to establish visitation policies and procedures within a specified timeframe; authorizing the resident, client, or patient to designate an essential caregiver; requiring in-person visitation in certain circumstances; authorizing providers to suspend in-person visitation of specific visitors under certain circumstances, etc.