Rep. Christopher Benjamin

Operation New Hope; Authorizes DOC to contract with Operation New Hope for specified services.

Florida Kidcare Program Eligibility; Increases income eligibility threshold for coverage under Medikids program component; increases income eligibility threshold for coverage under Florida Kidcare program; requires applicant seeking coverage under program to provide certain documentation if eligibility cannot be verified using reliable data sources; requires that premiums for certain enrollees under Florida Kidcare program be based on tiered system of uniform premiums.

Children's Initiative Projects; Revises objectives for specified working groups within Florida Children's Initiatives; provides that initiatives are administratively housed in DCF; exempts initiatives from control, supervision, or direction by DCF or any state department; requires initiatives to be managed by not-for-profit corporations.

Education and Training For Alzheimer's Disease and Related Forms of Dementia; Requires DEA to offer education about Alzheimer's disease & related forms of dementia to general public; requires employees of covered providers, health agency or nurse registry or companion or homemaker service provider, or nursing home, assisted living facility, adult family-care home, or adult day care center to complete specified training; authorizes completed training hours to count toward preservice orientation, other required training, or continuing education hours.

Visiting County and Municipal Detention Facilities; Authorizes specified persons to visit county & municipal detention facilities.

Flooding and Sea Level Rise Vulnerability Studies; Revises purposes for which DEP may provide grants under Resilient Florida Grant Program to counties, municipalities, & water management districts; requires state-financed constructors to take specified actions before commencing construction; requires DEP to develop specified sea level impact projection study standard; provides for civil actions, injunctive relief, recovery of certain funds, & enforcement; provides for future repeal of requirements for construction of certain structures in coastal building zone.

Homeowners' Associations; Revises provisions relating to homeowners' associations including official records, fines & suspensions, attorney fees & costs, liens, & removing & reinstating certain officers & directors from office; prohibits certain funds from being commingled with association funds & requires certain accounting and remittance of funds within specified timeframe; provides criminal & civil penalties for actions by officers, directors, or managers of association & requires disclosures; provides criminal penalties for fraudulent voting activities.

Limitation of Actions Involving Real Estate Appraisers and Appraisal Management Companies; Specifies statutes of limitations periods for certain actions involving real estate appraisers & appraisal management companies; provides construction; provides applicability.

State Estate Tax; Provides exceptions relating to state estate tax for certain estates.

Collateral Protection Insurance; Providing a restriction on insurance charges made to mortgagors; providing for the calculation of collateral protection insurance coverages and premiums, providing construction relating to noncircumvention, etc.