Rep. Dr. James Bush III

Transportation Facility Designations; Designates 98 Points of Light Way in Miami-Dade County; directs DOT to erect suitable markers.

Regulation of Smoking by Counties and Municipalities; Authorizing counties and municipalities to further restrict smoking within the boundaries of public beaches and public parks under certain circumstances; providing an exception, etc.

Homestead Property Tax Exemptions for Classroom Teachers, Law Enforcement Officers, Firefighters, Emergency Medical Technicians, Paramedics, Child Welfare Professionals, and Servicemembers; Specifies information that must be supplied annually to property appraiser by specified professionals who qualify for specified exemption; provides conditions under which those specified professionals may receive additional homestead property tax exemption; specifies amount of homestead property tax exemption; provides requirements for applying for & receiving exemption; specifies actions property appraiser may take if taxpayer improperly claims exemption; provides penalties under certain conditions; requires Legislature to appropriate moneys to offset reductions in ad valorem tax revenues experienced by fiscally constrained counties due; specifies procedures for distributing such moneys.

Pharmacies and Pharmacy Benefit Managers; Revises entities conducting pharmacy audits to which certain requirements & restrictions apply; authorizes audited pharmacies to appeal certain findings; provides that health insurers & HMOs that transfer certain payment obligation to pharmacy benefit managers remain responsible for specified violations; provides penalty for failure to register as pharmacy benefit managers.

Educational Opportunities for Disabled Veterans; Provides that disabled veterans receiving certain federal educational assistance benefits are eligible to receive waiver for tuition & fees at certain institutions; provides calculation for waiver amount; requires amount awarded by state to be contingent on application of specified federal benefits; requires institutions to submit annual report to Board of Governors & State Board of Education; requires boards to adopt regulations & rules.

Protective Injunctions; Specifies timeframe in which clerk of court must transmit specified documents relating to protective injunctions to appropriate local sheriff or law enforcement agency; provides for electronic transmission of certain documents rather than by facsimile; provides that electronically submitted copies of injunctions must be served in same manner as certified copies.

Fraud Prevention; Requires that electronic credentialing system display certain vehicle information, provide notification, & allow drivers to update information; requires DHSMV to provide Legislature with recommendations for compliance verification with financial responsibility requirements; requires certain sellers to allow consumers to cancel in specified manner & by specified means service contracts that have automatic renewal provisions; revises maximum fines for public adjusters & public adjuster apprentices; revises requirements for advertisements issued or caused to be issued by service agreement companies or salespersons; provides transfer of funds & appropriation. APPROPRIATION: $1,413,270

Workers' Compensation Benefits for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder; Provides that time for specified notice in certain cases is measured from time of qualifying event or diagnosis of disorder, rather than manifestation of disorder, whichever is later; provides that posttraumatic stress disorder suffered by correctional officer is compensable occupation disease; provides standard of proof; provides requirements for benefits offered to correctional officer for posttraumatic stress disorder; specifies when claim for posttraumatic stress disorder must be noticed; requires certain employing agencies to provide certain educational training; requires DFS to adopt rules.

Comprehensive Review Study of the Central and Southern Florida Project; Directs SFWMD to prepare & submit consolidated annual report regarding status of project to EDR, DEP, Governor, & Legislature; provides report requirements.

Value of Motor Vehicles Exempt from Legal Process; Revises upward value of motor vehicles owned by certain natural persons that is exempt from certain legal processes;