Establishing the Congressional Districts of the State; Adopting the United States Decennial Census of 2020 as the official census of the state for use in redistricting the state’s congressional districts; redistricting the state’s congressional districts in accordance with the United States Decennial Census of 2020 (plan P000C0109); providing for the inclusion of unlisted territory in contiguous districts in accordance with figures from the United States Decennial Census of 2020; specifying that certain electronic maps serve as the official maps of the congressional districts of the state; requiring such maps to be made available to the public by the Office of Economic and Demographic Research within a specified timeframe; requiring actions challenging the state’s congressional districts to be brought in a specific venue; specifying limitations for actions challenging the state’s congressional districts, etc. APPROPRIATION: $1,000,000
Sponsored bills
Religious Institutions; Defining the term “religious institution”; providing that an emergency order may not directly or indirectly prohibit religious services or activities; providing an exception under certain circumstances, etc.
Immigration Enforcement; Revising the type of data required to be reported by the clerk of the court, county detention facilities, and the Department of Corrections as part of criminal justice data collection; revising the definition of the term “sanctuary policy” to include specified laws, policies, practices, procedures, or customs that limit or prohibit a law enforcement agency from providing specified immigration information to a state entity; requiring each law enforcement agency operating a county detention facility to enter into a specified agreement with the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to assist with immigration enforcement; prohibiting a governmental entity from executing, amending, or renewing a contract with common carriers or contracted carriers under certain circumstances, etc.
Mobile Home Registration Periods; Revising the registration and registration renewal periods for a mobile home owned by a natural person; requiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, beginning on a specified date, to give customers the option to renew their registrations on their dates of birth in certain years; specifying permissible renewal periods for such renewals, etc.
Private Provider Inspections of Onsite Sewage Treatment and Disposal Systems; Authorizing private provider inspections of onsite sewage treatment and disposal systems under certain conditions; specifying requirements for private providers and onsite sewage treatment and disposal system owners and authorized contractors; authorizing the Department of Environmental Protection to audit the performance of a specified percentage of such inspections; requiring the department to submit a report to the Legislature reviewing the use of private providers to perform onsite sewage treatment and disposal system inspections by a specified date, etc.
Establishing the Congressional Districts of the State; Adopting the United States Decennial Census of 2020 as the official census of the state for use in redistricting the state’s congressional districts; redistricting the state’s congressional districts in accordance with the United States Decennial Census of 2020 (plan H000C8019); providing for the inclusion of unlisted territory in contiguous districts in accordance with figures from the United States Decennial Census of 2020; requiring such maps to be made available to the public by the Office of Economic and Demographic Research within a specified timeframe, etc.
Postsecondary Education; Authorizing the Board of Governors to adopt a regulation regarding post-tenure reviews for state university faculty; revising the maintenance requirements of, and information that must be included in, the statewide course numbering system; requiring the Board of Governors and State Board of Education to identify and determine accrediting agencies or associations best suited for public postsecondary institutions by a specified date; requiring Florida College System institutions and state universities, respectively, to post specified information relating to tuition and fee rates and proposed changes to such rates on their websites, etc.
Veteran Suicide Prevention Training Pilot Program; Requiring the Department of Veterans’ Affairs to establish the pilot program; requiring pilot program participants to receive certain training; requiring the department to contract with an organization to develop the curriculum for such training; requiring the department to submit an annual report to the Legislature by a specified date, etc. APPROPRIATION: $500,000
Financial Literacy Instruction in Public Schools; Citing this act as the “Dorothy L. Hukill Financial Literacy Act”; revising the requirements regarding financial literacy for the Next Generation Sunshine State Standards; revising the required credits for a standard high school diploma to include one-half credit of instruction in personal financial literacy and money management and seven and one-half, rather than eight, credits in electives; modifying the requirements for the award of a standard high school diploma for Academically Challenging Curriculum to Enhance Learning options, etc.
Public Records and Public Meetings; Providing an exemption from public records requirements for any personal identifying information of an applicant for president of a state university or a Florida College System institution held by a state university or a Florida College System institution; specifying when the age, race, and gender of all qualified applicants considered and the personal identifying information of applicants who are in the final group of applicants are no longer confidential and exempt; providing an exemption from public meetings requirements for any portion of a meeting held for the purpose of identifying or vetting applicants for president of a state university or a Florida College System institution, including any portion of a meeting which would disclose certain personal identifying information of such applicants; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemptions; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.