Death Benefits for Active Duty Servicemembers; Revising the amount and conditions of payment of death benefits; requiring that payment be made to the beneficiary through the process set out by the Department of Military Affairs; requiring the department to request the Chief Financial Officer to draw a warrant for payment of benefits from the General Revenue Fund, etc.
Provisional Child Care Licensing; Requires local licensing agency or DCF to issue provisional license or registration for family day care home.
Estoppel Letters; Revises timeframe for mortgagee or mortgage servicer to send estoppel letter; revises requirements for estoppel letter; prohibits mortgagee or mortgage servicer from denying accuracy of estoppel letter; requires payments be applied to unpaid balance of mortgage; provides methods for sending written request for estoppel letter, estoppel letter, & corrected estoppel letter; requires mortgagee or mortgage servicer to take actions within specified time after unpaid balance of loan secured by mortgage has been fully paid; authorizes attorney fees & costs; provides liability.
Florida Scholars Academy; Creates Florida Scholars Academy within DJJ; provides academy’s mission; provides for admission of students; requires DJJ to contract for services; provides for appointment of superintendent & trustees; provides powers & duties of board; provides for funding of academy. APPROPRIATION: $12,000,000
Monuments; Providing legislative intent; establishing the Florida Space Exploration Monument; providing for administration of the monument by the Department of Management Services; providing for the creation of a design contest and selection committee; requiring the department to develop a plan for the design, placement, and cost of the monument; requiring the plan to be submitted to the Governor and the Legislature by a specified date, etc.
Unlawful Dumping; Specifying that it is unlawful to dump litter in or on any water control district property or canal right-of-way without specified consent; providing that when litter is thrown or discarded from a boat, the operator or owner, or both, are in violation of certain provisions; requiring a water control district board of directors member or district manager to report an unlawful dumping to the appropriate law enforcement agencies; revising the definition of the term “posted land” to include land owned by a water control district which has no trespassing signs placed at specified points, etc.
Protections of Medical Conscience; Authorizes health care providers & health care payors to opt out of participation in or payment for health care services by conscience-based objections without discrimination or threat of adverse actions; requires health care provider to notify patient and health care provider’s supervisor or employee or educational institution in writing when such health care provider declines to participate in health care services; prohibits boards and DOH from taking certain disciplinary actions.
Collegiate Purple Star Campuses; Requires SBE to adopt rules & BOG to adopt regulations to establish Collegiate Purple Star Campuses program; provides requirements for such program.
Redesignate the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia as a Foreign Terrorist Organization; Urging United States Secretary of State to redesignate Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia as Foreign Terrorist Organization.
Certified Nursing Assistants; Provides nursing home may authorize registered nurse to delegate certain tasks to CNAs; provides for designation of CNAs as qualified medication aides; prohibits qualified medication aides from being included in computation of specified hours of direct care & staffing ratios; authorizes registered nurses to delegate to CNAs administration of medications to residents; authorizes CNAs to administer medications to residents & patients; requires Board of Nursing to establish standards & procedures certified nursing assistant must follow when administering medication to resident of nursing home facility.
Venomous Reptiles; Revising the penalty for certain release or escape of nonnative venomous reptiles; providing a penalty for specified activities involving venomous reptiles without a special permit or license issued by the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, etc.
Missing Persons; Revises provisions concerning missing children & adults to include references to National Missing & Unidentified Persons System.
