Sen. Stan McClain

Fair Repair of Agricultural Equipment; Requires original equipment manufacturers of agricultural equipment to provide certain manufacturing, diagnostic, & repair information to independent repair providers & owners; prohibits original equipment manufacturers from excluding certain information concerning security-related functions; provides civil liability.

Administrative Procedures; Provides requirements for certain notices; provides requirements for material incorporated by reference; revises circumstances under which proposed rule's adverse impact on small businesses is considered to exist; revises requirements for agency's consideration of lower cost regulatory alternative; provides requirements for Florida Administrative Code & Florida Administrative Register; provides requirements for agency's regulatory plan.

Vacation and Timeshare Plans; Revises provisions relating to vacation & timeshare plans, including public offering statements; delivery methods, including electronically; incidental benefits; cancellation rights of purchaser; termination of timeshare plans, termination trustees, disputes relating to distribution of funds after termination; electronic meetings; emergency powers of managing entity or board of administration for owners' association; multisite timeshare plans; & trustee foreclosures of assessment & mortgage liens.

Dissolution of Marriage; Revises various provisions relating to dissolution of marriage & alimony; creates presumption that equal time-sharing is in best interests of minor child; creates presumption for purposes of modifying parenting plan or time-sharing schedule; authorizes separate adjudication of issues in dissolution of marriage under certain circumstances; provides for temporary orders to protect parties & their children.

Postsecondary Education; Revises provisions relating to FCS institution & state university requirements for information related to textbooks & instructional materials, registration process, & tuition & fee rates; revises provisions relating to certain postsecondary registration processes, acceptance & application of specified courses & credits, accrediting processes for certain postsecondary institutions; creates a specified cause of action; & provides requirements for FCS institution or state university, respectively, to raise, impose, or authorize certain fees.

Financial Assistance for Municipal Solid Waste-to-Energy Facilities; Requires DACS to provide annual financial assistance & incentive grants to certain municipal solid waste-to-energy facilities, establish verification process for certain energy purchases, & adopt rules; directs PSC & DEP to provide certain assistance to DACS; prohibits use of funds for specified purposes; provides appropriations & authorizes positions. APPROPRIATION: $100,159,816

Children with Developmental Delays; Revises definition of term "exceptional student" to include additional students with developmental delays.

Private Provider Inspections of Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems; Authorizes private provider inspections of onsite sewage treatment & disposal systems; specifies requirements for private providers & onsite sewage treatment & disposal system owners & authorized contractors; authorizes DEP to audit performance of such inspections; requires DEP to submit report to Legislature.

Indecent, Lewd, or Lascivious Touching; Prohibits indecent, lewd, or lascivious touching of certain minors; provides penalty.

Agritourism; Revises legislative intent regarding promotion of agritourism; prohibits denial or revocation of property's agricultural classification; requires certain farm buildings, structures, facilities, or other improvements to be assessed according to specified provisions.