Sen. Stan McClain

Education; Defines "sex" for Florida Early Learning-20 Education Code; provides requirements relating to titles & pronouns; revises provisions relating to instruction & materials for specified instruction relating to reproductive health; provides additional requirements for instruction regarding human sexuality; provides district school boards are responsible for materials used in classroom libraries; revises provisions relating to objections of certain materials & process related to such objections; revises school principal, school district & district school board duties & responsibilities relating to certain materials & processes.

Postsecondary Educational Institutions; Revises date by which State Board of Education & Board of Governors must annually compile & publish specified assessments; prohibits public institutions of higher education from requiring completion of political loyalty test or for persons to meet certain qualifications; provides requirements for such prohibited tests & qualifications; requires each state university to establish Office of Public Policy Events; provides duties of offices; authorizes state university to assign duties of office to existing office within university; designates Florida Student Association as nonprofit advocacy organization for students of State University System; & authorizes Chancellor of BOG, with approval from BOG, to designate another organization to serve such students.

Term Limits for District School Board Members; Revises term limits for district school board members.

Side-by-side Vehicles; Authorizes operation of side-by-side vehicles; requires side-by-side vehicles to have certain equipment; prohibits persons under certain age from operating side-by-side vehicle on public road or street; authorizes local governmental entities to enact certain ordinances pertaining to side-by-side vehicles; authorizes operation of side-by-side vehicles in retirement community; authorizes local governmental entities to enact certain ordinances pertaining to side-by-side vehicles; authorizes operation of side-by-side vehicles; authorizes law enforcement agencies to operate side-by-side vehicles; defines "side-by-side vehicle" & "UTV"; exempts person from obtaining driver's license when operating side-by-side vehicle.

Land Use and Development Regulations; Provides types of relief that may be included in negotiated settlement; requires special magistrate to consider public interest served by comprehensive plan provisions that are inconsistent with proposed relief; provides procedures for deeming relief granted by special magistrate's recommendation; revises elements that must be included in comprehensive plan; revises frequency at which local government must evaluate its comprehensive plan; prohibits local government from adopting plan amendments to its comprehensive plan when it fails to meet certain requirements; provides for expansion of existing development of housing that contains affordable dwelling units if certain requirements are met; revises substation approval process to include applications for changes to existing electric substations.

Public Construction; Revises provisions relating to payments for purchases of construction services by local governmental entities & public entities; revises time periods within which certain proceedings must be commenced & concluded; provides dates by which undisputed portion of payment requests must be paid; prohibits political subdivision from requiring entity to dedicate funds to or make expenditures for art in public places in excess of certain amount except.

Proceeds Funding Motorcycle Safety Education; Removes authorization for motorcycle safety education fee proceeds to fund general operations of DHSMV; requires annual report to Legislature.

Government and Corporate Activism; Revises provisions relating to deposits & investments of state money, retirement system & trust fund assets, & public funds; defined contribution plans; bonds; government contracts; financial institutions; consumer finance; money services businesses; & unfair & deceptive trade practices.

Independent Postsecondary Educational Grants; Authorizes DOE to award grants to students enrolled at certain colleges & universities; provides requirements for such colleges & universities; & provides that such colleges & universities are not under jurisdiction of Commission for Independent Education.

Public Nuisances; Prohibits person from distributing onto private property any material for purpose of intimidating or threatening owner, resident, or invitee; prohibits person from willfully & maliciously harassing, threatening, or intimidating another person based on person's wearing or displaying of any indicia relating to any religious or ethnic heritage; requires violations be reported as hate crimes; prohibits display or projection of images onto building, structure, or property without permission; prohibits person who willfully enters campus of state university or Florida College System institution for purpose of threatening or intimidating another person from remaining on such campus after being warned to depart.