Rep. John Temple

Home Repairs and Solicitation Sales; Requires unlicensed vendors to take certain actions within specified timeframe after receiving initial payment; provides conditions under which such vendors do not have just cause; provides criminal penalties & guidelines for prosecuting violations; revises exemption from permitting requirements for certain solicitors, salespersons, & agents.

Anti-drug Instruction in Public Schools; Requires each school district to provide anti-drug instruction to certain students; provides requirements for instruction; requires DOE to develop or procure curriculum for such instruction; provides requirements for delivery of instruction; provides for funding for curriculum & instruction.

William L. Boyd, IV, Effective Access to Student Education Grants; Removes exemption to licensure by Commission for Independent Education for institutions eligible to participate in William L. Boyd, IV, Effective Access to Student Education Grant Program; & revises William L. Boyd, IV, Effective Access to Student Education Grant Program.

Local Tax Referenda Requirements; Requires referendum to reenact expiring tourist development tax or tourist impact tax, respectively, to be held at general election; limits occurrence of such referendum; requires referendum to approve millage rate increase for children's services independent special district property tax to be held at general election; limits occurrence of such referendum; limits occurrence of referendum to approve county or municipal ad valorem tax millage increase, respectively; requires referendum to reenact local government discretionary sales surtax to be held at general election; limits occurrence of such referendum; requires referendum to adopt, amend, or reenact ninth-cent fuel tax or local option fuel taxes, respectively, to be held at general election; limits occurrence of such referendum; removes provisions that authorize school district millage elections to be held at any time & specify limit on such elections; limits occurrence of such referendum.

Designated Safe Exchange Locations; Requires court to consider use of safe exchange location when approving, granting, or modifying parenting plan; requires boards of county commissioners to designate certain areas as safe exchange locations; provides requirements for such areas; provides for immunity from liability.

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.

Capital Sexual Battery; Provides for death sentences for certain child sexual offenders; provides for separate death penalty proceedings in such cases; provides for findings & recommended sentences by jury; provides for imposition of sentence of life imprisonment or death; provides requirements for court order in support of death sentence; provides for automatic review of sentences of death; specifies aggravating factors & mitigating circumstances; provides for victim impact evidence; authorizes state to appeal from sentence on specified grounds.

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.

Protections of Medical Conscience; Authorizes health care providers & health care payors to opt out of participation in or payment for health care services by conscience-based objections without discrimination or threat of adverse actions; requires health care provider to notify patient and health care provider’s supervisor or employee or educational institution in writing when such health care provider declines to participate in health care services; prohibits boards and DOH from taking certain disciplinary actions.