Rep. David Silvers

Juvenile Court Proceedings; Authorizes person to attend certain proceedings through audio or audio-video communication technology; requires parties to provide their primary e-mail address to court for notice purposes; provides exceptions; requires notices & summons to include instructions for parties to attend hearings through audio or audio-video communication technology; requires notices that failure to appear at hearings either in person or through audio or audio-video communication technology constitutes consent to adjudicating child as dependent or termination of parental rights.

Operation and Administration of the Baker Act; Requires DCF to provide specified information to certain individuals & organizations; requires DCF to maintain information handbook & repository of answers to frequently asked questions; provides requirements for such handbook & repository.

Custody and Supervision of Specified Offenders; Excludes certain offenders from eligibility to receive basic gain-time & incentive gain-time; excludes certain offenders from eligibility for specified reductions to term of supervision; requires court to impose additional conditions of supervision on specified offenders.

Menstrual Hygiene Products in Public Schools; Authorizing school districts to make menstrual hygiene products available, at no charge, in schools within the district and at certain locations within such schools; specifying requirements for the menstrual hygiene products and the dispensers of such products; requiring participating schools to notify students of the availability and locations of such products; encouraging school districts to partner with specified organizations to supply and maintain such menstrual hygiene products, etc.

Medicaid Behavioral Health Provider Performance; Revises provider network requirements for behavioral health providers in Medicaid program; specifies network testing requirements; requires AHCA to establish certain performance measures; requires managed care plan contract amendments by specified date; requires agency to submit annual report to Legislature.

Compensation for Wrongfully Incarcerated Persons; Revises requirements for when petition seeking compensation must be filed; requires prosecuting authority to petition Governor to appoint substitute prosecuting authority under certain circumstances; provides deceased person's heirs, successors, or assigns do not have standing to file petition; revises compensation eligibility requirements; revises requirements for awarding compensation & continuing appropriations.

Damages Recoverable in Wrongful Death Actions; Removes provision that prohibits adult children & parents of adult children from recovering certain damages in medical negligence suits.

Required Instruction in the History of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders; Requires history of Asian Americans & Pacific Islanders to be included in specified instruction; & provides requirements for such instruction.

Officer of Inspector General of the Board of Governors of the State University System; Grants Office of Inspector General of Board of Governors additional authority to take certain actions in carrying out its duties.

Step into Success Workforce Education and Internship Pilot Program; Establishes Step into Success Workforce Education and Internship Pilot Program within DCF for eligible foster youth; specifies purpose & structure of program; requires DCF to establish & administer workforce training program for eligible foster youth; revises duties of Office of Continuing Care to include establishing & operating such program.