Rep. Spencer Roach

Employment After Retirement of School District Personnel; Establishes exemption to reemployment after retirement limitation to authorize certain retired staff to be employed in specified positions before meeting definition of termination; prohibits the accrual of additional retirement service credits; requires SBA and DMS to request a certain letter from IRS before implementation.

Medical Use of Marijuana ; Requiring qualified physicians to perform in-person physical patient examinations before issuing initial physician certifications for the medical use of marijuana; authorizing such qualified physicians to perform patient examinations and evaluations through telehealth for renewals of physician certifications for the medical use of marijuana under certain circumstances; authorizing the Department of Health to suspend the registration of a qualified physician in the medical marijuana use registry for a specified timeframe under certain circumstances, etc.

Partisan Elections for Members of District School Boards; Proposes amendments to State Constitution to require members of district school board to be elected in partisan election.

Abandoned and Historic Cemeteries; Creates Historic Cemeteries Program within Division of Historical Resources of DOS; creates Historic Cemeteries Program Advisory Council; authorizes certain entities to acquire conservation easements to preserve cemeteries; provides appropriations & authorizes positions. APPROPRIATION: $1,254,454

Facility Requirements Based on Sex; Provides requirements for exclusive use of restrooms & changing facilities by gender; prohibits willfully entering restroom or changing facility designated for opposite sex & refusing to depart when asked to do so; provides requirements for exclusive use of domestic violence centers by gender; provides requirements for correctional institutions; requires entities that receive state licenses to submit compliance documentation; authorizes AG to bring enforcement actions provides exception for individuals born with certain genetically or biochemically verifiable disorder of sex development.

Postsecondary Educational Institutions; Revises date by which State Board of Education & Board of Governors must annually compile & publish specified assessments; prohibits public institutions of higher education from requiring completion of political loyalty test or for persons to meet certain qualifications; provides requirements for such prohibited tests & qualifications; requires each state university to establish Office of Public Policy Events; provides duties of offices; authorizes state university to assign duties of office to existing office within university; designates Florida Student Association as nonprofit advocacy organization for students of State University System; & authorizes Chancellor of BOG, with approval from BOG, to designate another organization to serve such students.

Middle School and High School Start Times; Provides requirements for middle school & high school start times; provides district school board requirements; requires charter schools to meet requirements relating to middle school & high school start times.

State Park Campsite Reservations; Requires DEP Division of Recreation & Parks to allow residents & nonresidents to make state park cabin & campsite reservations within specified timeframes; requires residents to provide specified information for advance reservations.

Telehealth Practice Standards; Revises definition of term "telehealth."

Inclusion of Taiwan in Indo-Pacific Economic Framework; Memorial to United States DOS urging inclusion of Taiwan in Indo-Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF), regional multilateral economic agreement designed to promote trade policy collaboration among IPEF nations as well as counter China's economic influence in Asia-Pacific region.