Rep. Fred Hawkins

Administration of the Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly; Deletes provisions requiring AHCA to consult with DEA regarding administration of Program of All-Inclusive Care for Elderly (PACE) & prohibiting more than one PACE organization within specified service area; authorizes AHCA to enter into certain agreements with PACE organizations.

Cardiac and Medical Emergencies on School Grounds; Requires public & private schools to have automated external defibrillator on school grounds; provides requirements for defibrillators; authorizes school to establish public or private partnership & seek gifts, grants & other donations for specified purposes; requires each school to establish emergency action plan; requires each school to provide information to students & school employees; provides requirements for such plans & information; provides immunity from liability under Good Samaritan Act & Cardiac Arrest Survival Act; requires school districts to make certain trainings available annually to all school employees; & provides reporting requirements.

Charter School Loans; Establishes Charter School Revolving Loan Program; providing requirements for program, DOE, & third-party administrator; provides appropriation. APPROPRIATION: $20,000,000

Driving in the Furthermost Left-hand Lane of a Roadway; Prohibits driver from operating motor vehicle in furthermost left-hand lane of certain roadways; provides penalty.

911 Public Safety Telecommunicators; Revises definition of term "first responder" to include 911 public safety telecommunicators; revises criteria & number of hours of training required for 911 public safety telecommunicator certification.

Public School Student Progression for Students With Disabilities; Requires comprehensive plans for student progression to provide for specified students with disabilities to be retained in prekindergarten at discretion of student's parent; authorizes certain prekindergarten students to receive instruction in early literacy skills, rather than intensive reading interventions; requires certain prekindergarten students to receive such instruction; & revises requirements for certain students with disabilities to receive good cause exemption from mandatory retention in grade 3.

Pub. Rec./Human Trafficking Victim Expunction; Provides that petition for human trafficking victim expunction & all pleadings & documents related to petition are confidential & exempt from public records requirements; provides for future legislative review & repeal; provides statement of public necessity.

Level 2 Background Screenings; Revises provisions related to level 2 background screenings & the Care Provider Screening Clearinghouse; adds disqualifying offenses to screening requirements; revises reporting & rescreening timeframes; expands agencies & entities which may utilize Criminal Justice Information Program; requires program to develop method for identifying or verifying individual; requires specified entities to initiate criminal history checks through FDLE or clearinghouse by specified date. APPROPRIATION: $12,400,000

Public Nuisances; Prohibits person from distributing onto private property any material for purpose of intimidating or threatening owner, resident, or invitee; prohibits person from willfully & maliciously harassing, threatening, or intimidating another person based on person's wearing or displaying of any indicia relating to any religious or ethnic heritage; requires violations be reported as hate crimes; prohibits display or projection of images onto building, structure, or property without permission; prohibits person who willfully enters campus of state university or Florida College System institution for purpose of threatening or intimidating another person from remaining on such campus after being warned to depart.

Interests of Foreign Countries; Prohibits governmental entities from knowingly entering into contracts & taking specified actions relating to contracts that give access to personal identifying information; requires government entities to require affidavit from applicants before providing any economic incentive; prohibits foreign principals from purchasing agricultural land & certain real property in state; prohibits People's Republic of China, Chinese Communist Party, any other political party or member of political party in People's Republic of China, & certain persons & entities from purchasing or acquiring real property in state; requires information held by health care providers utilizing certified electronic health record technology to be maintained in specified locations.