Required Instruction in History of African Americans; Prohibits specified instruction & state academic standards from indicating or implying that enslaved person benefited from slavery or enslavement experience in any way.
Reduction in Black Female and Women's Maternal Mortality Grant Program; Establishes Reduction In Black Female & Women's Maternal Mortality Grant Program within DOH; provides purpose & requirements for program; & provides appropriation. APPROPRIATION: $5,000,000
Law Enforcement Officers; Requires FDLE to create program to appoint & supervise unpaid auxiliary law enforcement officers with statewide jurisdiction to support law enforcement agencies; specifies status of such officers; provides training courses may be taught from any location in virtual classroom without an instructor present.
Mass Shootings and Acts of Terrorism; Revises prohibition on making threats to conduct mass shooting or act of terrorism to include audio & video telephones; prohibits planning to conduct mass shooting or an act of terrorism; specifies what constitutes plan to conduct mass shooting or an act of terrorism.
Cold Case Murders; Requires law enforcement agencies to review certain cold cases upon receiving written application from designated person & make specified determination; provides requirements for such reviews; requires law enforcement agencies to conduct full reinvestigation of cold case; provides requirements for such reinvestigations; requires certain procedures to ensure compliance; requires law enforcement agencies to provide specified training; requires law enforcement agencies to provide written confirmation of receipt of application; requires written explanation of reason or reasons for denial; provides timeframe & notice requirements; requires law enforcement agencie to report certain data to Global Forensic & Justice Center at FIU; requires coordination between law enforcement agencies if more than one law enforcement agency conducted initial investigation;; authorizes medical examiner to issue death certificates with nonspecific causes of death & manner of murder.
Air Conditioning in Inmate Housing; Provides requirements for air conditioning in inmate housing units in DOC.
Appointment of Courtroom Animal Advocates; Authorizes court to order separate advocate be appointed in interests of justice for certain criminal proceedings regarding cat or dog's welfare or custody; provides judge's decision denying appointment is not subject to appeal; authorizes appointed advocate to take certain actions involving proceedings; provides requirements for advocate.
Landlord's Obligation to Maintain Premises; Requires certain landlords to provide functioning facilities for air-conditioning.
State-certified Doulas; Prohibits persons from using title "state-certified doula" unless certified under specified provisions; specifies requirements for certification of doulas; prohibits entities from holding themselves out as providing specified training & education unless approved by DOH for such purpose; requires DOH to publish list of entities approved to provide training & education of doulas for certification purposes.
Elections; Requires Florida Commission on Offender Review to develop & maintain database containing certain information; repeals provisions relating to Office of Election Crimes & Security & prohibition on use of private funds for election-related expenses; prohibits certain governmental entities from taking certain actions relating to elections; establishes Florida Voting Rights Act Commission; requires commission to designate certain languages for which assistance in voting & elections must be provided in certain circumstances; requires commission to enter into agreement to create Florida Voting & Elections Database & Institute; provides that enactment or implementation of certain policies by covered jurisdiction is subject to preclearance by commission; authorizes court to order certain appropriate remedies; authorizes certain persons to register to vote & immediately thereafter cast vote in certain circumstances authorizes DHSMV to preregister certain individuals to vote; revises provisions relating to third-party voter registration organizations & vote-by-mail ballots; establishes General Election Day as paid holiday; repeals prohibition on ranked-choice voting; authorizes certain persons to file certain civil actions.
