Rep. Rick Roth
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Florida 2017 Regular Session
Community Redevelopment Agencies [HB-13]
[Community Development ]
[Economic Development ]
[Ethics ]
Requiring a county or municipality, by resolution, to petition the Legislature to create a new community redevelopment agency; requiring ethics training for community redevelopment agency commissioners; requiring the Department of Economic Opportunity to maintain a website identifying all inactive community redevelopment agencies, etc.
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Died In Community Affairs on 05/05/2017
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Educational Options [HB-15]
[Education ]
[Veterans ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Funding ]
Prohibiting a student who is enrolled in the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind from being eligible for the Gardiner Scholarship Program; revising student eligibility criteria for the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program; authorizing a child of a parent who is a member of the United States Armed Forces to apply for a scholarship at any time, etc.
Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Cortes
Chapter No. 2017-166, Companion Bill(s) Passed, See Cs/hb 7069 (ch. 2017-116) on 06/27/2017
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Autism Awareness Training for Law Enforcement Officers [HB-39]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Disabilities ]
[Public Health ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Education ]
Requires FDLE to establish continued employment training component relating to autism spectrum disorder; specifies instruction to be included in training component; provides that completion of training may count toward continued employment instruction requirements.
Sponsored by: Rep. Clovis Watson
Chapter No. 2017-43 on 06/02/2017
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Emergency Services for an Unintentional Drug Overdose [HB-61]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Mental Health ]
Requires hospital emergency department to develop best practices policy to promote prevention of unintentional drug overdoses; authorizes policy to include certain processes, guidelines, & protocols.
Sponsored by: Sen. Lori Berman
Died In Health Policy, Companion Bill(s) Passed, See Cs/cs/hb 249 (ch. 2017-54) on 05/05/2017
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Veteran Identification [HB-179]
[Veterans ]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Firearms/Gun Control ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
Requires DHSMV to create veteran identification card for certain purposes; provides for design of card; provides eligibility requirements & fee disposition; prohibits use of card for certain purposes; provides for termination of card; provides for future repeal; authorizes use of card as proof of veteran status for obtaining waivers of license/registration fees relating to certain businesses & occupations & carrying concealed weapons/firearms.
Sponsored by: Rep. Clovis Watson
Died In Transportation on 05/05/2017
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State Park Fees [HB-185]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Recreation ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Human Services ]
Provides certain discounts on state park fees to specified foster & adoptive families; requires Division of Recreation & Parks within DEP & DCF to establish certain standards & procedures & to hold certain events.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jason Brodeur
Chapter No. 2017-27 on 05/24/2017
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Transportation Network Companies [HB-221]
[Transportation and Motor Vehicles ]
[Labor, Jobs, Employment ]
[Consumer Protection ]
[Public Safety ]
[Disabilities ]
[Alcoholic Beverages ]
[Healthcare ]
[Law Enforcement ]
Providing that a transportation network company (TNC) driver is not required to register certain vehicles as commercial motor vehicles or for-hire vehicles; requiring a TNC to designate and maintain an agent for service of process in this state; providing fare requirements; providing that TNC drivers are independent contractors if specified conditions are met; requiring a TNC to implement a zero-tolerance policy for drug or alcohol use, subject to certain requirements; requiring a TNC to conduct a certain background check for a TNC driver after
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Sponsored by: Rep. Robert Cortes
Chapter No. 2017-12 on 05/10/2017
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Students with Disabilities in Public Schools [HB-233]
[Education ]
[Disabilities ]
[Children and Youth ]
[Public Safety ]
Provides requirements for use of seclusion, restraint, & exclusionary & nonexclusionary time; revises school district policies & procedures; requires continuing education & inservice training relating to students with certain disabilities.
Sponsored by: Rep. Rene Plasencia
Died On Calendar on 05/05/2017
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Self-Defense Immunity [HB-245]
[Crime ]
[Criminal Justice ]
[Public Safety ]
Provides that when a prima facie claim of self-defense is raised in a criminal pretrial immunity hearing, burden of proof shifts to the party seeking to overcome immunity claim.
Sponsored by: Sen. Jason Brodeur
Substituted Cs/sb 128 on 04/04/2017
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Drug Overdoses [HB-249]
[Healthcare ]
[Public Health ]
[Overdose Prevention ]
[Pharmaceuticals ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Mental Health ]
[Crime ]
Permitting certain entities to report controlled substance overdoses to the Department of Health; providing immunity for persons who make reports in good faith; requiring a hospital with an emergency department to develop a best practices policy to promote the prevention of unintentional drug overdoses, etc.
Sponsored by: Rep.
Chapter No. 2017-54 on 06/02/2017