Rep. Robin Bartleman

911 Public Safety Telecommunicator Certifications; Increases timeframe within which inactive 911 public safety telecommunicator certificate may be reactivated before it permanently expires; removes process by which certificateholder may voluntarily place his or her certificate in inactive status; prohibits DOH from requiring certificateholders to pay fee or to make election to place their certificates in inactive status, beginning on specified date; requires that certain fees paid by certificateholder before specified date be credited toward any future renewal fees required to be paid by certificateholder.

Menstrual Hygiene Products in Public Schools; Authorizing school districts to make menstrual hygiene products available, at no charge, in schools within the district and at certain locations within such schools; specifying requirements for the menstrual hygiene products and the dispensers of such products; requiring participating schools to notify students of the availability and locations of such products; encouraging school districts to partner with specified organizations to supply and maintain such menstrual hygiene products, etc.

Required African-American Instruction; Requires each school district to certify & provide certain evidence to DOE regarding certain instruction; authorizes DOE to seek input from & contract with certain educational organizations for specified purposes; requires each school district to submit implementation plan to Commissioner of Education & post plan on its website; provides requirements for plan; requires commissioner or DOE to provide certain notification; provides timeframe within which school district must submit revisions to its plan; authorizes SBE to take certain actions.

Telehealth Practice Standards; Revises definition of term "telehealth."

Town of Southwest Ranches, Broward County; Prohibits sale & use of fireworks located within Town of Southwest Ranches; provides exception & applicability.

Surrendered Newborn Infants; Authorizes hospitals, emergency medical services stations, & fire stations to use newborn infant safety devices to accept surrendered newborn infants if device meets specified criteria; requires hospitals, emergency medical services stations, or fire stations to physically check & test devices at specified intervals; authorizes parent to leave newborn infant with medical staff or licensed healthcare professional at hospital after delivery of newborn infant; authorizes parent to surrender newborn infant by calling 911 & requesting EMS provider to meet at specified location to retrieve newborn infant.

Florida Legislative Investigation Committee; Acknowledges injustices perpetrated against targets of Florida Legislative Investigation Committee between 1956 & 1965, & offers formal & heartfelt apology to those whose lives, well-being, & livelihoods were damaged or destroyed by activities & public pronouncements of those who served on committee.

Victims of Criminal Offenses; Provides that private counsel retained by sexual assault victim may be present during victim depositions; provides that results of toxicology screening of victim may not be used to prosecute certain offenses.

Health Care Provider Accountability; Provides immunity to health care workers of hospitals & nursing home facilities who carry out directives of supervising health care practitioner or entity; requires AHCA to provide report on success of personal care attendant program; requires nursing home facilities to report to agency common ownership relationships they or their parent companies share with certain entities; requires agency to submit report of such reported common ownership relationships to Governor & Legislature; revises rate methodology for agency's long-term care reimbursement plan; requires agency to add quality metric to its Quality Incentive Program for specified purpose.

Healthy Food Financing Initiative Program; Revises requirements for administration of & participation in Healthy Food Financing Initiative program; provides & revises eligibility requirements for nonprofit organizations & community development financial institutions; revises applicant & project requirements & use of project funding; requires OPPAGA to conduct review & provide report to Legislature.