Transferring Years of Creditable Service; Requiring the Department of Management Services adopt rules to establish a process for employees in the Florida Retirement System to transfer years of creditable service to another employee in the system, etc.
Motor Vehicle Racing Penalties; Increasing penalties for violations of the prohibition against coordinating through social media or otherwise or facilitating a prohibited race, a drag race, a street takeover, stunt driving, a competition, a contest, a test, or an exhibition, etc.
Missing Endangered Persons; Authorizing hospitals to disclose specified information about admitted patients to law enforcement agencies for a specified purpose and under certain circumstances; authorizing hospitals to search and use hospital records of admitted patients to identify potential matches to persons listed as missing on the Missing Endangered Persons Information Clearinghouse, etc.
Patient-directed Blood Donations; Creating the “Patient-Directed Blood Donation Act”; requiring blood banks to comply with a licensed physician’s order for an autologous or directed blood donation for a named patient, subject to certain conditions; authorizing blood banks and hospitals to charge a reasonable and necessary fee to cover administrative costs; requiring that all autologous and directed donations be collected, tested, stored, and transfused in accordance with certain laws and standards, etc.
Court Records of Eviction Proceedings; Authorizing persons who are defendants in certain eviction proceedings to file a motion with the court to have the records of such proceedings sealed and to have their names substituted on the progress docket under certain conditions; providing that certain persons are ineligible for such relief; requiring persons seeking such relief to serve a copy of the motion on all parties to the proceeding and file a specified affidavit with the court; requiring the court to schedule a hearing under certain circumstances, etc.
Newborn Screenings; Citing this act as “Mattie’s Law”; requiring that newborns, beginning on a specified date, be screened for biliary atresia; requiring the Department of Health to consult with the Genetics and Newborn Screening Advisory Council before adopting certain rules; requiring hospitals that provide birthing services to screen for biliary atresia in a specified manner, etc.
Speech and Debate Education; Creating the Florida Speech and Debate Hall of Fame; designating Florida Speech and Debate Week annually in February; establishing the Florida Debate Initiative, Inc., (FDI) as a statewide speech and debate organization that performs certain functions in support of the Florida Civics and Debate Initiative (FCDI) in the Department of Education; requiring the Board of Governors of the State University System and the State Board of Education to develop specified undergraduate and graduate coursework, certificates, and micro-credentials, etc. APPROPRIATION: $2,400,000
Recovery of Damages for Medical Negligence Resulting in Death; Deleting a provision that precludes certain persons from recovering damages for medical negligence resulting in death, etc.
Complaints Against Law Enforcement and Correctional Officers; Requiring that a copy of a complaint, signed by the complainant under oath, be provided to law enforcement officers and correctional officers who are under investigation before any interrogation begins; providing that complainant names and signatures are not required if a complaint is accompanied by corroborating evidence; prohibiting certain personnel actions from being taken against a law enforcement officer or correctional officer unless such officer receives a copy of the complaint signed by the complainant under oath, etc.
My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program; Revising eligibility requirements for participation in the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program; requiring the Department of Financial Services to adopt rules to verify household income; specifying that condominium property with mixed-income occupancies is eligible to participate in the pilot program under certain circumstances; authorizing financial grants to be used by associations for a specified purpose; limiting the award of grant funds, etc.
