Transportation Facility Designations; Provides honorary designations of certain transportation facilities in specified counties; directs DOT to erect suitable markers.
Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel Membership in the Senior Management Service Class; Provides participation in Senior Management Service Class of FRS is compulsory for assistant regional counsel supervisors, beginning on a specified date. APPROPRIATION: $950,000
Maddy summaryHB 343 would have repealed existing Florida law requiring school districts to adopt policies for middle and high school start times. Specifically, it aimed to remove the requirement that middle schools begin instruction no earlier than 8 a.m. and high schools no earlier than 8:30 a.m., as well as eliminate the mandate for school boards to inform communities about sleep deprivation impacts and later start time benefits. The bill also deleted a requirement that charter schools comply with these start time rules. However, the bill was filed on February 3, 2025, and withdrawn before introduction, so it never became law. This was a procedural repeal bill that would have affected all Florida public school districts and charter schools.
Maddy summaryThis bill updates the number of judges serving in Florida's circuit and county courts by amending specific sections of state law. It establishes new minimum staffing levels for various judicial districts, such as increasing the number of circuit judges in the First Circuit to 2,625 and county court judges in Hillsborough County to 2,523. The changes take effect on July 1, 2024, and the legislature declares the action serves an important state interest.
Florida Retirement System; Authorizing certain retirees to be reemployed after terminating employment; prohibiting such retirees from receiving both a salary from the employer and retirement benefits for a specified period after his or her retirement; removing provisions authorizing the reemployment of certain law enforcement officers as school resource officers; revising employer contribution rates to the Florida Retirement System, etc.
Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day; Designates Tuskegee Airmen Commemoration Day, which occurs on fourth Thursday in March, as legal holiday.
Hot Car Death Prevention; Designates month of April as "Hot Car Death Prevention Month"; encourages specified entities to sponsor events to promote public awareness on dangers of leaving child unattended in motor vehicle & provide methods to prevent hot car deaths.
Smoking, Vaping, and Nicotine Products; Specifies penalties for subsequent violations against certain persons who smoke or vape near school property; specifies penalties for subsequent violations against certain persons who possess nicotine products.
Crime Victim’s Rights; Requires certain entities to notify victims of certain events; specifies victim has right to retain attorney; provides for assertion of victim's rights; revises requirements for preparation of guidelines for treatment of victims; provides policy concerning grant of delays in criminal proceedings; provides goals for completion of appellate review of convictions; provides for notice of delay with review exceeds goal; provides for reports of cases that exceed goals.
Protection of Historic Monuments and Memorials; Prohibits certain acts concerning historic monuments & memorials on public property; provides for standing to bring civil actions; provides civil penalties for officials who engage in certain actions; provides local government is liable in certain instances; requires state to restore or relocate monument or memorial in certain circumstances; prohibits distribution of funding to local governments until they reimburse state; authorizes removal or temporary relocation of monument or memorial in certain instances provided certain requirements are met; specifies certain duties of Division of Historical Resources & Department of Veterans' Affairs.
