Unlawful Use of DNA; Citing this act as as the "Protecting DNA Privacy Act"; prohibiting DNA analysis and disclosure of DNA analysis results without express consent; prohibiting the collection or retention of a DNA sample of another person without express consent for specified purposes; prohibiting specified DNA analysis and disclosure of DNA analysis results without express consent, etc.
Abandoned Cemeteries; Creating the Task Force on Abandoned African-American Cemeteries; requiring the Department of State to partner with specified entities to undertake an investigation of the former Zion Cemetery site; requiring the department to contract with the University of South Florida and Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University for the identification and location of eligible next of kin; directing the Division of Historical Resources of the department to ensure the listing of certain cemeteries in the Florida Master Site File; requiring the division to seek placement of historical markers at certain abandoned cemeteries, subject to certain limitations, etc.
Month of the Military Child; Recognizing April 2021 as "Month of the Military Child" in Florida, etc.
Educator Conduct; Requiring the Department of Education to maintain a disqualification list of certain persons; providing that certain provisions relating to conduct and prohibition from employment apply to educational support employees; prohibiting certain employees and personnel from employment under certain circumstances; prohibiting certain individuals from employment at a charter school; revising acts that warrant a disciplinary action by the Education Practices Commission, etc.
Pio Ieraci/Galt Mile Community Association; Recognizing the extraordinary leadership of Pio Ieraci in representing the interests of the Galt Mile Community Association before local and state government officials and remembering his role as a community activist and as a loyal friend and loving son, husband, and father, etc.
Taxation; Adding exceptions to the definition of the term “change of ownership” for purposes of a certain homestead assessment limitation; specifying that portions of property not used for certain purposes are not exempt from ad valorem taxation; providing that improvements to real property are deemed owned by certain educational institutions for purposes of the educational exemption from ad valorem taxation if certain criteria are met; providing that modifications of certain original documents for certain purposes on which documentary stamp taxes were previously paid are not renewals and are not subject to the documentary stamp tax; extending the expiration date of the sales tax exemption for data center property; creating the Strong Families Tax Credit; defining terms, etc. APPROPRIATION: $208,000
Bicentennial of Escambia County; Recognizing the bicentennial of Escambia County on July 17, 2021, etc.
100th Anniversary of Highlands County; Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the creation of Highlands County, etc.
Legal Notices; Revising construction as to the satisfaction of publication requirements for legal notices; requiring the Florida Press Association to seek to ensure equitable access for minority populations to legal notices posted on the statewide legal notice website; authorizing a governmental agency to choose between print publication or Internet-only publication of specified governmental agency notices with specified newspapers if certain conditions are met; authorizing a newspaper to charge for Internet-only publication of governmental agency notices, subject to specified limitations, etc.
100th Anniversary of Glades County, etc.; Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the creation of Glades County, etc.
100th Anniversary of Hardee County; Commemorating the 100th anniversary of the creation of Hardee County, etc.
Food Waste Prevention Week; Acknowledging the importance of conserving food and preventing food waste and recognizing April 5-9, 2021, as “Food Waste Prevention Week” in Florida, etc.