Sen. Keith Perry

Insurance; Redefining the term “covered policy” under the Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund in relation to certain collateral protection insurance policies; authorizing any association, trust, or pool created for the purpose of forming a risk management mechanism or providing self-insurance for a public entity to use communications media technology to establish a quorum and conduct public business; authorizing insurers to file certain insurance rating plans based on certain windstorm mitigation construction standards, if certain requirements are met, etc.

Retirement; Revising the definition of the term “termination” to clarify circumstances under which a Florida Retirement System member is deemed to have terminated employment with an employer; specifying that a termination must adhere to a specified Internal Revenue Service regulation; specifying that the provision of volunteer services does not constitute employment by, or the provision of services to, a participating employer; authorizing the Division of Retirement of the Department of Management Services to adopt certain rules governing the provision of volunteer services by retirees to employers, etc.

Property Insurance; Deleting obsolete provisions related to eligibility thresholds for personal lines residential coverage with the Citizens Property Insurance Corporation; providing for a required limited annual rate increase for specified polices; providing that eligible surplus lines insurers may participate, in the same manner and on the same terms as an authorized insurer, in depopulation, take-out, or keep-out programs relating to policies removed from Citizens Property Insurance Corporation; revising a prohibition against the issuance of insurance policies containing certain deductible provisions; authorizing insurers to limit roof claim payments to the actual cash value under certain circumstances, etc.

Criminal Convictions; Revising the principles embodied by the Criminal Punishment Code as it relates to punishment and rehabilitation; authorizing the Department of Corrections to grant deductions from sentences in the form of good behavior time, rehabilitation credits, and outstanding deed awards, rather than solely for gain-time, for specified purposes; revising the “tentative release date” the department must calculate for each prisoner based on his or her good behavior time, rehabilitation credits, and outstanding deed awards; requiring the department to grant good behavior time, rather than basic gain-time, as a means of encouraging satisfactory behavior and developing character traits necessary for successful reentry to the community, subject to certain conditions, etc.

Municipal Contraction Procedures; Specifying the method of contracting a municipality when a specified percentage of landowners are not registered electors of the area; specifying the method of contracting a municipality when there are no registered electors in the area proposed to be contracted, etc.

Inmate Conditional Medical Release; Establishing the conditional medical release program within the Department of Corrections for specified purposes; authorizing certain inmates be released on conditional medical release before serving 85 percent of their term of imprisonment; requiring that inmates who meet certain criteria be considered for conditional medical release; specifying that inmates do not have a right to conditional medical release or to a certain medical evaluation; providing that inmates are considered medical releasees upon release from the department into the community, etc.

Face Covering Mandates; Prohibiting counties and municipalities from requiring that a citizen of the United States wear a face covering; prohibiting district school boards from adopting, implementing, or enforcing a policy, a rule, a code of conduct, or an order requiring the wearing of a face covering; prohibiting a district school superintendent from implementing or enforcing a policy, a rule, a code of conduct, or an order requiring the wearing of a face covering; prohibiting a school principal from implementing or enforcing a policy, a rule, a code of conduct, or an order requiring the wearing of a face covering, etc.

Recovery for Wrongful Death; Deleting a prohibition on adult children of certain decedents recovering specified damages, etc.

Occupational Licensing; Prohibiting boards within the Division of Certified Public Accounting, the Division of Professions, or the Division of Real Estate of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation from inquiring into or considering a license applicant’s criminal history until after the board determines the applicant is otherwise qualified for a license; prohibiting such boards from denying an applicant’s license application due to the applicant’s criminal history unless the applicant was convicted of a felony that directly relates to the profession; requiring such boards to provide specified notification to applicants who are determined to be ineligible for licensure because of a felony conviction, etc.

Discrimination on the Basis of COVID-19 Vaccination or Postinfection Recovery Status; Prohibiting governmental entities from requiring proof of COVID-19 vaccination or postinfection recovery status as a condition of licensure or certification in this state; prohibiting employers from requiring COVID-19 vaccination or proof of COVID-19 vaccination or postinfection recovery as a condition of employment, promotion, or continued employment or from discriminating against employees on the basis of such status unless certain conditions are met; providing a right of action for aggrieved persons, etc.