Sen. Manny Diaz, Jr.

Dissolution of Marriage; Requiring the court to make certain written findings in its awards of alimony; removing the court’s ability to consider adultery of either spouse in determining the amount of an alimony award; revising factors that the court must consider in determining the proper type and amount of alimony; revising a provision authorizing the modification of rehabilitative alimony upon completion of the rehabilitative plan to include a certain condition; requiring the court to consider specified factors when determining an alimony award involving the existence of a supportive relationship between the obligee and another person, etc.

Retail Theft; Prohibiting certain retail theft at multiple locations within a specified timeframe; providing criminal penalties, etc.

Education; Authorizing members of the Legislature to visit any public school in the legislative district of the member; creating the Charter School Review Commission within the Department of Education, subject to appropriation; requiring the department to contract with a college or university to provide administrative and technical assistance to the commission; authorizing the commission to solicit and review certain charter school applications; prohibiting a charter school from being subject to certain land use regulations if such regulations would not be required for certain public schools; establishing the Florida Institute for Charter Schools Innovation at Miami Dade College, subject to appropriation, etc.

Motor Vehicle Insurance; Requiring agencies that employ law enforcement officers to maintain motor vehicle insurance under certain circumstances; providing exceptions; providing liability limitations; providing methods in which the employing agency may meet the liability insurance requirements, 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.

Telehealth; Revising the prohibition on prescribing controlled substances through the use of telehealth to include only specified controlled substances, etc.

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.

Student Assessments; Renaming “Next Generation Sunshine State Standards” as “state academic standards”; deleting provisions relating to the coordinated screening and progress monitoring program; providing that certain end-of-year comprehensive progress monitoring assessments are the statewide, standardized ELA and Mathematics assessments for certain students; requiring the coordinated screening and progress monitoring system to identify the educational strengths and needs of students; requiring 2022-2023 school and school district grades to serve as an informal baseline for schools and school districts; providing that school improvement ratings will not be calculated for the 2022-2023 school year, etc.

Civil Actions for Deprivation of Rights, Privileges, or Immunities; Providing a cause of action for the deprivation of certain rights, privileges, or immunities under the State Constitution; prohibiting injunctive relief under certain circumstances; providing that the plaintiff is considered the prevailing party under certain circumstances; providing for damages and reasonable attorney fees and costs, including contingency fees and expert witness fees; providing that interest accrues on a judgement beginning on a certain date; providing a waiver of sovereign immunity under certain circumstances, etc.

Florida Institute for Charter School Innovation; Requiring the Department of Education to collaborate with the Florida Institute for Charter School Innovation in developing a sponsor evaluation framework for charter schools; establishing the institute at Miami Dade College; authorizing the institute to apply for and receive certain grants; requiring the District Board of Trustees of Miami Dade College to establish policies regarding the institute, etc. APPROPRIATION: $1,000,000