Sen. Jennifer Bradley

Appointment of Attorneys for Dependent Children with Certain Special Needs; Revising the circumstances under which the court must appoint an attorney for a dependent child; increasing the maximum attorney fees that may be charged per child per year by attorneys appointed to represent dependent children; requiring the Department of Children and Families to enter into an agreement with the Justice Administrative Commission to obtain specified federal funds, etc.

Real Property Fraud; Requiring the clerk of the circuit court to create, maintain, and operate an opt-in recording notification service; requiring such clerk to ensure that registration for such service is possible through an electronic registration portal; clarifying that an action may be brought under ch. 65, F.S., to quiet title after a fraudulent attempted conveyance; requiring the court to quiet title and award certain title and rights under certain circumstances; requiring a real estate licensee to send a fraud prevention notice under specified circumstances, etc.

Mental Health; Authorizing the Department of Children and Families to issue a conditional designation for up to a certain number of days to allow the implementation of certain corrective measures by receiving facilities, treatment facilities, and receiving systems; requiring the sheriff to administer or to permit the department to administer the appropriate psychotropic medication to forensic clients before admission to a state mental health treatment facility; revising what an expert is required to specifically report on for recommended treatment for a defendant to attain competence to proceed, if the expert finds that a defendant is incompetent to proceed; revising the circumstances under which every defendant who is charged with a felony and who is adjudicated incompetent to proceed may be involuntarily committed for treatment upon specified findings by the court, etc.

Solicitation of Minors to Commit Lewd or Lascivious Acts; Prohibiting a person 24 years of age or older from soliciting a person 16 or 17 years of age in writing to commit a lewd or lascivious act, etc.

Florida Atlantic University Men’s Basketball Team; Recognizing and celebrating the incredible accomplishments of the Florida Atlantic University men’s basketball team and the university’s commitment to both academic and athletic excellence, creating a collegiate brand that is nationally renowned, etc.