Delivery of Notices; Revising the definition of the term “registered mail” for purposes of construction of the Florida Statutes; defining the term “return receipt requested” for purposes of construction of the Florida Statutes, etc.
Employer Contributions to Fund Retiree Benefits; Revising required employer retirement contribution rates for each membership class and subclass of the Florida Retirement System; providing a declaration of important state interest, etc.
OGSR/Campus Emergency Response; Amending a provision which provides an exemption from public record and public meeting requirements for those portions of a campus emergency response which address the response of a public postsecondary educational institution to an act of terrorism or other public safety crisis or emergency; removing a provision allowing disclosure of certain information to certain entities; removing the scheduled repeal of the exemption, etc.
Public Records/Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; Providing an exemption from public records requirements for certain information held by the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.
Ethics; Increasing the maximum fine for violations of specified lobbying provisions; prohibiting a member of the Commission on Ethics from serving more than two full terms, instead of two full terms in succession; requiring the commission to submit a copy of a certain referral to an alleged violator within a specified timeframe; authorizing an investigation that must be completed within a specified timeframe if a specified number of commissioners determines further investigation is necessary, etc.
OGSR/Voter Registration Applicants; Providing an exemption from public records requirements for information concerning preregistered voter registration applicants who are minors; deleting the scheduled repeal of the exemption; authorizing the disclosure of confidential and exempt information for specified purposes, etc.
OGSR/Secure Login Credentials Held by the Commission on Ethics; Amending a provision which provides exemptions from public records requirements for secure login credentials held by the Commission on Ethics and certain information entered into the electronic filing system for financial disclosures; deleting the scheduled repeal of the exemption, etc.
Health Care Innovation; Creating the Health Care Innovation Council within the Department of Health for a specified purpose; requiring the council to submit annual reports to the Governor and the Legislature; requiring the department to administer a revolving loan program for applicants seeking to implement certain health care innovations in this state; authorizing the department to contract with a third party to administer the program, including loan servicing, and manage the revolving loan fund, etc.
Health Care; Revising the purpose of the Dental Student Loan Repayment Program; requiring the Department of Health to provide annual reports to the Governor and the Legislature on specified student loan repayment programs; providing requirements for birth centers designated as advanced birth centers with respect to operating procedures, staffing, and equipment; authorizing certain psychiatric nurses to order emergency treatment of certain patients; creating the Training, Education, and Clinicals in Health (TEACH) Funding Program for a specified purpose, etc.
OGSR/Utility Owned or Operated by a Unit of Local Government; Amending a provision which provides an exemption from public records requirements for certain information held by a utility owned or operated by a unit of local government; amending a provision which provides an exemption from public meetings requirements for certain portions of meetings held by a utility owned or operated by a unit of local government; removing the scheduled repeal of the exemption, etc.
OGSR/Department of the Lottery; Amending provisions relating to an exemption from public records requirements for certain information held by the Department of the Lottery, information about lottery games, personal identifying information of retailers and vendors for purposes of background checks, and certain financial information held by the department; removing the scheduled repeal of the exemption, etc.
Deregulation of Public Schools/Assessment and Accountability, Instruction, and Education Choice; Revising how often a school district or charter school must update its school capacity determination; deleting a requirement for the Commissioner of Education to provide for an annual comparative evaluation of charter technical career centers and public technical centers; deleting a requirement regarding assessment procedures for Department of Juvenile Justice education programs; deleting a requirement for the Commissioner of Education to review specified feedback reports and submit findings to the State Board of Education, etc.
