Rep. Robin Bartleman

Climate Resilience and Drinking Water Standards; Requires DEP to establish Blue Communities Program & Blue Communities Fund; establishes advisory board within DEP; provides for membership; establishes Ocean State Climate Adaptation & Resilience Grant Fund within DEP; specifies sources & uses of funding & project eligibility requirements; provides duties of DEP & Florida Oceans & Coastal Council; provides reporting requirements; requires DEP & council to jointly adopt rules; establishes Marine Resources Conservation Account within Marine Resources Conservation Trust Fund to be administered by FWCC; requires DEP, or local county health department designated by DEP, to monitor level of forever chemicals in certain water systems; provides monitoring standards.

Lethality Assessments; Requires law enforcement officers who investigate incident of domestic violence to administer lethality assessment; requires FDLE to consult with specified entities to develop & implement assessment; requires training for officers; provides required questions for assessment; requires officers to advise victim of results of lethality assessment & refer victim to domestic violence centers; prohibits officers from disclosing domestic violence center to which victim was referred; requires officers to document information in written police report; providing appropriations. APPROPRIATION: $142,594

Windstorm Coverage by Citizens Property Insurance Corporation; Removes provisions relating to windstorm risk apportionment plan agreements among property insurers; requires Citizens Property Insurance Corporation to make windstorm coverage available to homeowners for any residential structures & commercial lines residential structures; provides underwriting & administering requirements for windstorm coverage portion of insurance.

Domestic Violence Investigations; Requires law enforcement officers to complete lethality assessment form when investigating alleged incidents of domestic violence; provides requirements for completing form; requires FDLE to approve statewide lethality assessment form; provides requirements for form; requires department to consult with specified entities on policies, procedures, & training necessary to implement use of form; provides minimum requirements for such policies, procedures, & training; prohibits law enforcement officers from completing lethality assessment form if they have not received certain training.

Early Learning; Revises provisions relating to early learning coalitions & specified early learning programs.

Aftercare Services Under Road-To-Independence Program; Revises eligibility requirements for young adult to receive aftercare services; limits aftercare services available to certain young adults; authorizes DCF to distribute federal funds to young adults, regardless of their eligibility, under certain circumstances.

Individuals with Disabilities; Requires APD to develop & implement electronic application process; requires agency to maintain printable paper application on its website &, upon request, provide printed paper application to an applicant; requires agency to provide applicants with specified information upon receipt of application for services; revises timeframes within which agency must make eligibility determinations for services; lowers age that caregiver must be for individual to be placed in certain preenrollment category. APPROPRIATION: $38,852,223

Progressive Supranuclear Palsy and Other Neurodegenerative Diseases Policy Workgroup; Requires State Surgeon General to establish progressive supranuclear palsy & other neurodegenerative diseases policy workgroup; provides for duties, membership, & meetings of workgroup; requiring State Surgeon General to submit annual reports & final report by specified date to Governor & Legislature.

Swimming Lesson Voucher Program; Requires DOH to contract with & establish network of swimming lesson vendors to participate in program; requires DOH to secure vendor in each county; requires vendors to participate in program if requested by DOH; requires DOH to establish application process; specifies eligibility criteria; provides program is subject to specific appropriation; authorizes DOH to seek grants or other public & private funding for program.

Public Safety; Repeals ss 1-36, ch. 2023-18, LOF, relating to private school requesting sheriff to establish guardian program; revises training program hours required for school employees to be certified as school guardians; authorizes person to carry concealed weapon or concealed firearm if he or she is licensed to do so or meets specified requirements; prohibits person who is carrying concealed weapon or concealed firearm without license from carrying such weapon or firearm in specified locations; authorizes nonresident to carry concealed weapon or concealed firearm in this state if he or she meets same requirements as resident; requires each law enforcement agency to create & maintain an active assailant response policy; requires Office of Safe Schools to develop behavioral threat management operational process; requires DOE to establish Florida Safe Schools Canine Program.