Transportation; Requiring the driver of a vehicle to perform certain actions in the presence of a disabled motor vehicle under certain circumstances; requiring the Department of Transportation to coordinate with certain entities to establish certain standards relating to grading certain roads’ compatibility with the operation of autonomous vehicles; requiring political subdivisions to consider certain factors in airport land use compatibility zoning regulations; establishing the Implementing Solutions from Transportation Research and Evaluating Emerging Technologies Living Lab (I-STREET) within the University of Florida, etc.
Abandoned and Historic Cemeteries; Creating the Historic Cemeteries Program within the Division of Historical Resources of the Department of State; designating the State Historic Preservation Officer as the program’s director and requiring him or her to hire employees, subject to legislative appropriation; creating the Historic Cemeteries Program Advisory Council within the division; revising the definition of the term “conservation easement” to include a right or interest in real property which is appropriate to retaining the structural integrity or physical appearance of certain cemeteries, etc.
Florida Kidcare Program Eligibility; Increasing the income eligibility threshold for coverage under the Medikids program component; increasing the income eligibility threshold for coverage under the Florida Kidcare program; requiring an applicant seeking coverage under the program to provide certain documentation if eligibility cannot be verified using reliable data sources; requiring that premiums for certain enrollees under the Florida Kidcare program be based on a tiered system of uniform premiums, etc.
Controlled Substance Testing; Revises definition of "drug paraphernalia" to exclude certain narcotic-drug-testing products.
Adoption of Children in Dependency Court; Specifies certain adoption consents are valid for certain period of time & enforceable by court; removes provision regarding sufficiency of home study provided by adoption entity; requires evidentiary hearing & certain determinations to be made under certain circumstances; provides rebuttable presumption; requires court to grant party status to current caregivers for certain period of time; requires transfer of custody of child to adoptive parents in accordance with transition plan; requires adoption entity to provide certain report to DCF; requires specified entities to provide OPPAGA with certain information; requires OPPAGA to submit report to Legislature.
Environmental Protection; Requiring the Department of Environmental Protection and water management districts to conduct a holistic review of certain permitting processes and programs; revising the required components of a local government comprehensive plan capital improvements element and general sanitary sewer, solid waste, drainage, potable water, and natural groundwater aquifer recharge element; requiring the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to submit an updated priority list for the acquisition of certain agricultural lands to the Acquisition and Restoration Council by a specified date; revising requirements for onsite sewage treatment and disposal system remediation plans for springs; prohibiting the installation of new onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems within specified areas under certain circumstances; increasing the estimated value threshold for the appraisal of specified conservation easement acquisitions, etc.
Private Instructional Personnel; Revising the definition of the term “private instructional personnel” to include registered behavioral technicians employed by certain providers, etc.
Child Protective Investigative Services; Repealing provisions relating to sheriffs of certain counties providing child protective investigative services; requiring certain sheriffs to transfer the functions of providing child protective investigative services to the Department of Children and Families; providing that certain sheriffs remain the custodians of certain files and documents; authorizing the department and certain sheriffs to enter into an agreement to allow certain employees to remain in office space owned or leased by the sheriff for a specified time, etc.
Vacation Rentals; Revises provisions relating to vacation rentals including taxes collected by advertising platforms; licensing; local registration; & information included on advertising platforms.
Ethics Requirements for Officers and Employees of Special Tax Districts; Specifying that certain conduct by certain public officers and employees is deemed a conflict of interest; requiring certain ethics training for elected local officers of independent special districts, beginning on a specified date, etc.
Public School Student Progression for Students With Disabilities; Requires comprehensive plans for student progression to provide for specified students with disabilities to be retained in prekindergarten at discretion of student's parent; authorizes certain prekindergarten students to receive instruction in early literacy skills, rather than intensive reading interventions; requires certain prekindergarten students to receive such instruction; & revises requirements for certain students with disabilities to receive good cause exemption from mandatory retention in grade 3.
Dental Services for Indigent Veterans; Establishing the Veterans Dental Care Grant Program within the Department of Veterans’ Affairs; requiring the department to contract with a direct-support organization to administer the program; requiring the department to use a specified standard for determining indigency, etc.
