Proposed Legislation for 2000 Florida
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Particular Bills of Interest => Proposed Committee Bills
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Cabinet Reorganization/Education Governance Reorganization - S1680 & H2263 | Workforce Innovation Act of 2000 - S2050 Education Employees/Sick Leave - S0910 |
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2000 Higher Education | Salaries & Retirement Insurance & Other Benefits | Schools & K-12 | Other Subjects |
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Higher Education Adult Workforce Development Educ. Salaries & Retirement Additional Salary Deferral Program |
Insurance & Other Benefits Adoption/State Employees/Benefits Other Subjects Administrative Professionals Week |
Schools & K-12 Calculating HS Students' Grades |
Proposed Committee Bills |
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House Committee on Colleges and Universities
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House Committee on Community Colleges & Career Prep
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House Committee on Insurance
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House Committee on Government Operations
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House Committee on Governmental Rules & Regulations
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House Bills |
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| H 0005 - Beverage Law/Underage Students; provides exemption for giving or serving to certain underage students alcoholic beverages that are delivered as part of required curriculum at accredited institution; provides exemption for possession of alcoholic beverages by underage students in specified circumstances. Amends 562.11,.111. (Similar CS/S 0234) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in returning Messages | ||
| H 0007 - Discrimination Remedy; constitutional amendment to authorize state, or any county, municipality, district, public college or university, or other political subdivision or governmental instrumentality of or within state, to initiate action to remedy discrimination by means of specific group-based preferences or numerical goals & specific timetables for achieving those goals, etc. Creates s. 26, Art. I. 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on Judiciary (CJC) | ||
| H 0029 - Domestic Partnerships; provides for establishment of domestic partnerships, for filing of forms with Secretary of State, & procedures for terminating said partnership; provides legal effect of such partnerships; requires group health care service plans & group disability insurance policies that provide certain hospital, medical, or surgical expense benefits for employees or subscribers to provide benefits to such person's domestic partner & other specified persons, etc. (Identical S 0686) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on Family Law & Children (CJC) | ||
| H 0033 - Grade Forgiveness Policies; revises requirements for district grade forgiveness policies. Amends 232.246. (Similar 1ST ENG/S 0842) 04/12/00 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar; Senate Bill substituted; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to SB 842 HJ 00518 | ||
| H 0063 - Schools/Category "F"/Teachers; requires each school district with school designated as performance grade category "F" to permit transfer of teachers with certain qualifications; provides bonuses for certain teachers; requires Education Commissioner to adopt rules. Amends 230.23. (Compare H 0077, H 0891, H 0995, H 1511, H 2009, H 2135, CS/1ST ENG/S 0050, 1ST ENG/S 1176, CS/S 2030, S 2290, CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 2432, CS/2ND ENG/S 2434) 06/15/00 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2000-301 | ||
| H 0073 - Students/Extracurricular Activities; provides that participation of nonpublic school students in interscholastic extracurricular activities at public schools & participation of public school students in interscholastic extracurricular activities at nonpublic schools is not mandatory; revises provisions re grade point average required for participation in interscholastic extracurricular student activities, etc. Amends 232.425,.61. (Similar 2ND ENG/S 0092) 03/29/00 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar; Senate Bill substituted; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to SB 92 (Ch. 2000-121) -HJ 00344 | ||
| H 0077 - Schools/Category "F"/Teachers; requires each school district with school designated as performance grade category "F" to permit transfer of teachers with certain qualifications; provides bonuses for certain teachers; authorizes State Board of Education to adopt alternative eligibility criteria; requires Education Commissioner to adopt rules. Amends 230.23. (Compare CS/CS/3RD ENG/H 0063, H 1511, CS/1ST ENG/S 0050, S 2290) 03/07/00 HOUSE Introduced, referred to Education Innovation (AEC); Education Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00015; On Committee agenda-- Education Innovation (AEC), 10/06/99, 9:00 am, 214-C; CS combines this bill with 63 -HJ 00142; Comm. Action: CS by Education Innovation (AEC); YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -HJ 00142; Original bill laid on Table, refer to combined CS/CS/HB 63 (Ch. 2000-301) -HJ 00142 | ||
| H 0083 - Education Employees/Leave; provides for payment into pretax annuities for accumulated sick leave to certain employees of district school systems; limits amount of pay certain employees of said systems may receive for unused sick leave upon termination of employment; provides for community college district boards of trustees to adopt rules allowing payment for unused sick leave into pretax retirement accounts, etc. Amends 231.40,.481, 240.343. (Identical S 0116, Similar CS/H 2005, 1ST ENG/S 0910) 03/07/00 HOUSE Withdrawn prior to introduction HJ 00015 | ||
| H 0099 - FRS/Average Final Compensation; revises definition of term "average final compensation"; revises method of calculating average final compensation; upgrades service credit for certain years for special risk members; provides for declaration of important state interest. Amends 121.021,.091. (Compare H 0191, 2ND ENG/H 2393 (Ch. 2000-169), CS/1ST ENG/S 1026, CS/1ST ENG/S 1352) 03/07/00 HOUSE Withdrawn prior to introduction HJ 00016 | ||
| H 0101 - Optional Retirement Program/FRS; provides for optional retirement program for all members of Florida Retirement System; amends provisions to conform to act. Creates 121.355; amends 112.363, 121.081. (Compare 2ND ENG/H 2393 (Ch. 2000-169), H 2395, CS/1ST ENG/S 1352) 03/29/00 HOUSE Withdrawn from Governmental Operations (PRC); Finance & Taxation (FRC); General Appropriations (FRC); Withdrawn from further consideration HJ 00341 | ||
| H 0103 - Schools/Reading & Literacy/K-4; provides legislative intent re required reading instruction; requires each public elementary school to develop & implement programs for reading & literacy development in kindergarten through grade 4; requires Education Dept. to provide technical support. (Identical S 1358) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on Education/K12 (AEC) | ||
| H 0131 - School Safety; creates Safe & Secure Schools Commission; requires each school district to commission district coordinator of school security; revises duties of Florida Council on Educational Management to include identification of required training re discipline & crisis situations; revises requirements for renewal of professional certificates to encourage inservice training in area of crisis management, etc. Amends Chs. 229, 230, 231. (Compare H 0753, CS/H 1963, S 0002) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on Education/K12 (AEC) | ||
| H 0135 - Citizen Participation in Gov't. Act; creates "Citizen Participation in Government Act"; provides for its purposes; defines terms; provides procedures for judiciary to respond to lawsuits re constitutional right to petition government for redress of grievances. EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon becoming law. (Compare CS/S 0306) 06/02/00 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2000-174 | ||
| H 0147 - Health Insurance/Contraceptive Drugs; creates "Equity in Prescription Insurance & Contraceptive Coverage Act"; requires certain health insurance policies & health maintenance contracts to provide coverage for prescription oral contraceptives; applies certain requirements for group coverage re prescription oral contraceptives to small employer carriers issuing health benefit plans, etc. Creates 627.64061,.65741; amends 627.6515,.6699, 641.31. (Identical S 0076) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on Health Care Services (HFC) | ||
| H 0149 - HMO Prohibited Contract Provisions; provides that HMO's subscriber contract shall not contain any provision prohibiting or restricting contracted physician's ability to provide inpatient hospital services to subscriber; provides that HMO shall not deny payment to contract provider for medically necessary inpatient hospital services provided to provider's patients which are covered under HMO's provider contract, etc. Amends 641.31,.315,.3155. (Similar CS/S 0866, Compare CS/H 2339 (Ch. 2000-256), CS/CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 2154) 05/05/00 SENATE Died in Messages | ||
| H 0153 - Tax Credit/Food Service Business; provides for credit against tax remitted under Tax on Sales, Use & Other Transactions chapter, for any food service business that makes contributions to scholarship funds; provides definitions; provides amount of credit & application requirements; provides duties of Revenue Dept.; provides penalties for fraudulent claims; provides for rules. Creates 212.099. (Identical S 0702) 03/07/00 HOUSE Withdrawn prior to introduction HJ 00018 | ||
| H 0173 - Traveling Expenses/Public Business; increases amount allowed for meals for public officers' & employees while traveling on public business; reenacts certain provision re reporting of gifts. Amends 112.061; reenacts 112.3148. (Identical S 2528) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations (FRC) | ||
| H 0189 - Kindergarten-Third Grade/Class Size; requires Legislature to annually appropriate to DOE amount sufficient to reduce class size of all kindergarten through grade three classes to twenty students per full-time equivalent teacher. Amends 236.687. (Compare H 1167) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on Education Innovation (AEC) | ||
| H 0191 - Average Final Compensation/FRS; revises definition of term "average final compensation" re members of special risk class; revises method of calculating average final compensation; upgrades service credit for certain years for special risk members; provides for declaration of important state interest. Amends 121.021,.091. (Compare H 0099, 2ND ENG/H 2393 (Ch. 2000-169), CS/1ST ENG/S 1026, CS/1ST ENG/S 1352) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died on Calendar | ||
| H 0197 - Govt. Products & Services/Internet; provides for governmental products & services to be made available on Internet under certain circumstances; directs state system of public education to make reasonable progress towards making certain products available on Internet; provides for responsibilities of DMS re information technology; provides for state agency information technology plans; provides for audits, etc. (Compare 2ND ENG/H 1625) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on Governmental Operations (PRC) | ||
| H 0201 - Government Efficiency/DMS; directs DMS to work with executive agencies to reduce layers of management in agencies & to increase agency-wide supervisor-to-employee ratios; provides for reports; requires notification; directs department to simplify state's job classification system; provides for reports. 03/07/00 HOUSE Withdrawn prior to introduction HJ 00020 | ||
| H 0235 - FRS/Vested After 5 Years; provides that members in FRS shall be vested after 5 years of creditable service. Amends 121.021,.052. (Compare 2ND ENG/H 2393 (Ch. 2000-169), CS/1ST ENG/S 1026, CS/1ST ENG/S 1352, S 1360) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on General Appropriations (FRC) | ||
| H 0239 - College Fast Start Program; establishes said program; provides procedures for application to participate in program; provides guidelines for program approval & requirements for approved programs; requires advisory council to review proposals & recommend order of priority for funding; provides for funding of program; requires interim report to Fla. Governor's Alliance for Employment of Disabled Citizens, etc. Creates 239.515. (Similar S 1812, Compare CS/1ST ENG/H 0975, 2ND ENG/S 0292) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died on Calendar | ||
| H 0257 - Prevocational Educ. & Job Placement; cites act as "Job Preparation & Retention Training Act of 2000"; authorizes LES Dept. to provide grants to counties to implement enhanced prevocational training & job placement programs for certain purposes; provides for prevocational training & job placement for welfare recipients & incarcerated persons; provides limitations; provides for coordination with local private sector businesses; authorizes dept. to adopt rules, etc. 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on Business Development & International Trade (EDC) | ||
| H 0275 - FRS/Wartime Veterans/Service Credit; directs director of Retirement Division to permit wartime veterans employed in system to claim certain military service as additional years of employment for retirement purposes. (Similar CS/S 0812) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on General Appropriations (FRC) | ||
| H 0277 - Transition to Teaching Pilot Program; creates said program with intent of addressing need of high-poverty school districts for teachers; provides procedures for applying to participate in program; provides for award of stipends; requires Education Commissioner to distribute awards equitably; requires program participant to serve in high-poverty school district for 3 years; provides funding for award of stipends; provides for program evaluation; authorizes adoption of rules, etc. APPROPRIATION: $13,500,000. (Compare H 0381, S 1444) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on Education/K12 (AEC) | ||
| H 0285 - School Performance/Discipline Data; removes school discipline data from data used to determine school's performance grade category. Amends 229.57. (Identical S 2142, Compare H 0753, CS/H 1963, CS/CS/CS/3RD ENG/S 0852 (Ch. 2000-235)) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on Education/K-12 (AEC) | ||
| H 0291 - Managed Care Org. Accountability Act; creates "Managed Care Organization Accountability Act of 2000"; provides legislative intent & definitions; provides for responsibility to patients; provides duty to exercise ordinary care when making health care treatment decisions; provides for liability; provides certain defenses in actions against health insurance carrier, HMO, or managed care entity; provides severability. (Identical S 0424, Similar S 0788, Compare S 0282) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on Judiciary (CJC) | ||
| H 0313 - Insurance Claims/Electronic Payments; authorizes payment of certain claims by debit card or other form of electronic transfer under certain circumstances. Amends 627.4035. (Identical S 0892) 04/11/00 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2000-113 HJ 00554 | ||
| H 0319 - Student Transportation; reduces 2-mile limit re identification of students subject to hazardous walking conditions to 1 mile; revises criteria for determining membership of students to be transported to include students living 1 mile or more from school. Amends 234.021, 236.083. (Compare S 0170) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on Education/K12 (AEC) | ||
| H 0321 - Jobs for Florida's Graduates; deletes time-period limitation for "Jobs for Florida's Graduates" school to work program; deletes provisions re endowment fund, & re program outcome goals re time-period limitation; deletes provisions re distribution of earnings on endowment fund; deletes provisions re startup funding; revises annual report requirements; repeals specified provisions re future legislative review & temporary pilot apprenticeship program. Amends 446.609. (Compare S 1058) 05/05/00 SENATE Died in Committee on Education | ||
| H 0323 - Math & Science Teacher-Educ. Program; authorizes mathematics & science teacher-education program; provides program purpose, required components, & resource allocation; creates nongovernmental organization to plan & implement program for mathematics & science teacher education; requires certain additions to professional development programs; authorizes salary bonus for teachers who complete certain training programs, etc. Amends FS. (Compare 2ND ENG/S 0292) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died on Calendar | ||
| H 0335 - Students/Hazardous Walking; revises definition of "student" for purposes of determining hazardous walking conditions; revises criteria for determining membership of students to be transported to conform. Amends 234.021, 236.083. 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on Education/K12 (AEC) | ||
| H 0341 - Required Public School Instruction; amends provision re required instruction; provides for inclusion of certain historic documents in required public school instruction; requires certain instruction to be provided in at least two grade levels in both elementary & high school; requires State Board of Education to adopt rules. Amends 233.061. 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on Education Appropriations (FRC) | ||
| H 0347 - Collective Bargaining; revises procedures for resolving certain impasses; provides duties of parties; requires special master to hold public hearings under certain circumstances; requires legislative body to hold public hearing under certain circumstances; provides duties of Public Employees Relations Commission. Amends 447.403. 03/07/00 HOUSE Introduced, referred to Governmental Operations (PRC); Community Affairs (PRC); General Appropriations (FRC) -HJ 00027; On Committee agenda-- Governmental Operations (PRC), 01/19/00, 1:00 pm, 317-C --Temporarily deferred; On Committee agenda-- Governmental Operations (PRC), 02/08/00, 1:00 pm, 317-C; Comm. Action: Unfavorable by Governmental Operations (PRC), laid on Table; YEAS 2 NAYS 5 -HJ 00148 | ||
| H 0349 - Sales Tax Exemptions; amends provision re tax on lease or rental of or license in real property; provides exemption for property rented, leased, subleased, or licensed by certain facilities to concessionaire selling event-related products during event at facility; provides that value of admission does not include state or local seat surcharges, taxes, or fees, or certain ticket service charges under certain conditions, etc. Amends 212.031,.04. (Compare CS/1ST ENG/S 0194) 06/20/00 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2000-345 | ||
| H 0357 - Health Insurance Policies; authorizes insurer to issue certain health insurance policies or certificates which do not include specified provisions; provides that mandated health benefits may be excluded from any such policy or certificate; defines term "mandated health benefit"; requires that policy or certificate issued under act include specified notice. (Identical S 0006) 03/07/00 HOUSE Withdrawn prior to introduction HJ 00028 | ||
| H 0381 - Transition to Teaching Act; creates said act with intent of addressing need of high-poverty school districts for teachers; provides procedures for applying to participate in program; specifies authorized activities & uses of funds; authorizes Education Commissioner to grant emergency certificates to program participants under certain circumstances; requires program participant to serve in high-poverty school district for 3 years, etc. (Compare H 0277, S 1444) 03/07/00 HOUSE Withdrawn prior to introduction HJ 00029 | ||
| H 0397 - Health Insurance Policy Forms; modifies rate filing requirements for approval of health insurance policy forms by DOI; provides guidelines for determining when benefits are considered reasonable in relation to premium charged for purposes of disapproval of such forms by department. Amends 627.410,.411. (Similar CS/S 1060) 05/05/00 SENATE Died in Committee on Banking and Insurance | ||
| H 0401 - Teacher Certification; revises standards for professional certification for classroom teachers & principals to include requirements in area of reading instruction & assessment; requires coursework in area of reading instruction & assessment for renewal of professional certificate. Amends 231.15,.24. 04/04/00 HOUSE Withdrawn from Education/K12 (AEC); Education Appropriations (FRC); Withdrawn from further consideration HJ 00421 | ||
| H 0417 - Teacher Preparation Program/USF; requires University of South Florida to develop & establish teacher preparation program; provides requirements re scholarships; requires student participants to fulfill teaching requirement; requires repayment of scholarship funds received under certain circumstances. (Similar S 1104, Compare H 1511, S 2290) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died pending review of CS under Rule 113 | ||
| H 0431 - Emergency Management; requires submission of capital improvements program; revises provisions re appointment, salary, & direction & control of county emergency management agency director; revises legislative intent; revises provisions which provide exemption from liability for persons or organizations who permit real estate or premises to be used for sheltering persons during specified emergencies, etc. Amends Ch. 252, 240.295; repeals 252.855. (Compare CS/S 0198, CS/2ND ENG/S 0430 (Ch. 2000-140)) 05/05/00 SENATE Died in Committee on Comprehensive Planning, Local and Military Affairs | ||
| H 0437 - Sales Tax/Defense Technology;
revises exemption for machinery & equipment used in silicon technology production
& research & development to include machinery & equipment used by defense
technology facilities to produce defense technology products, & machinery &
equipment used in defense technology research & development in defense technology
research & development facility; provides definition. Amends 212.08. (Compare CS/1ST
ENG/H 0899, CS/2ND ENG/S 1604 (Ch. 2000-351)) 03/07/00 HOUSE
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| H 0479 - Research & Development Authority; deletes requirements re membership of authority affiliated with National High Magnetic Field Laboratory. Amends 159.703. (Identical S 1118) 06/05/00 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2000-216 | ||
| H 0495 - Fair Pay Act of 2000; creates said act; provides additional duty of Florida Commission on Human Relations; clarifies language re discrimination against individuals in compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment which constitutes unlawful employment practice; provides for specified wage disclosure, recordkeeping, & reporting requirements; provides for relief & damages for violation of requirements, etc. Amends Ch. 760. (Similar S 1090) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on Governmental Operations (PRC) | ||
| H 0497 - Florida Prepaid College Program; revises composition of Florida Prepaid College Board; provides for transfer of benefits of advance payment contract to community college or area technical center that conducts applied technology diploma program or vocational certificate program. Amends 240.551. (Compare 1ST ENG/S 0130) 04/28/00 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar; Senate Bill substituted; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to SB 130 (Ch. 2000-193) HJ 01180 | ||
| H 0503 - Florida Academic Scholars Award; provides that student who is recipient of National Hispanic Scholar Award & who meets certain other eligibility requirements is eligible for Florida Academic Scholars award. Amends 240.40205. 05/05/00 HOUSE Died on Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to SB 354 (Ch. 2000-200) | ||
| H 0505 - Direct-Support Organizations; prohibits university, community college, & statewide community college direct-support organizations from making certain political contributions; deletes requirements that identity of donors to said organizations be protected. Amends 240.299,.331,.3315. (Similar CS/CS/S 0890) 04/12/00 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar; Senate Bill substituted; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/CS/SB 890 (Ch. 2000-267) HJ 00516 | ||
| H 0519 - Excellent Teaching Program; revises Excellent Teaching Program to include guidance counselors who participate in National Board of Certified Counselors certification program. Amends 236.08106. (Similar S 0442, S 1238) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on Education Innovation (AEC) | ||
| H 0521 - Schools/Noninstructional Personnel; requires DOE to limit number of noninstructional personnel that may be employed by school districts; requires that dept. classify school districts based on number of full-time-equivalent students enrolled in district; requires that dept. establish ratios within each district classification for maximum percentage of such personnel to full-time-equivalent students; requires dept. to determine average annual salary for such personnel, etc. (Similar S 0250) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on Education Innovation (AEC) | ||
| H 0523 - Health Insurance Policies/Eye Exams; requires certain health insurance policies & health maintenance contracts to provide for one routine eye examination & medically necessary followup for certain children. Creates 627.6414,.65753; amends 641.31. (Similar S 1086, S 1836) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on Insurance (CAC) | ||
| H 0525 - State University/Credit & Debit Card; authorizes institutions in State University System to accept payment of tuition & fees by credit cards or debit cards without imposing convenience fee for card use; authorizes such institutions to absorb costs of using such cards; authorizes such institutions to enter into contracts with financial institutions for certain purposes; requires universities to provide certain education re credit card use & debt management. Amends 240.289. (Similar H 0643, S 1808, Compare CS/S 0878) 05/05/00 SENATE Died in Committee on Education | ||
| H 0549 - Comprehensive Indemnity Dental Plan; requires provision of comprehensive indemnity dental plan providing unrestricted enrollee access to dentists. Amends 110.123. (Similar S 1102, Compare 2ND ENG/H 2167, 2ND ENG/H 2361, CS/CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 0414) 05/05/00 SENATE Died in Committee on Governmental Oversight and Productivity, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/CS/CS/SB 414 (Ch. 2000-363) | ||
| H 0567 - Nursing; amends part XV of provisions re certified nursing assistants, & transfers said part to chapter on Nursing, to transfer from Health Dept. to Board of Nursing responsibility & rulemaking authority for regulation of certified nursing assistants; transfers from DOE to board responsibility for approval of training programs; revises ground for which board may impose certain penalties, etc. Amends FS. (Linked 1ST ENG/H 1741, Similar CS/CS/S 1932, Compare CS/CS/3RD ENG/H 0591, 2ND ENG/H 1625, CS/1ST ENG/H 1659, CS/CS/S 2354, CS/S 2394) 05/05/00 SENATE Died in Committee on Health, Aging and Long-Term Care, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/CS/HB 591 (Ch. 2000-318) | ||
| H 0573 - Schools/Instructional Personnel; provides educational & training opportunities for instructional personnel employed by district school boards in same manner & to same extent as currently provided for state employees; provides for separate normal retirement date for such instructional personnel under Florida Retirement System. Amends 110.1099, 121.021. (Similar S 1190) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on General Appropriations (FRC) | ||
| H 0579 - Fla. Offsite Learning Grant Program; establishes said program to provide funding to enable nonprofit & community-based organizations to provide learning opportunities for public school students in nontraditional settings; provides grant application & review process; requires Education Commissioner to annually appoint review panel to review & rank grant applications; provides for award of grants; provides for funding of program, etc. Creates 229.604. (Similar CS/S 1122, S 2596) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died on Calendar | ||
| H 0581 - Florida Civil Rights Act; redefines term "employer". Amends 760.02. (Identical S 1038) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on Judiciary (CJC) | ||
| H 0609 - Osteoporosis/Health Insurance; expands required health insurance coverage for osteoporosis-related matters. Amends 627.6409,.6691, 641.31. (Similar CS/S 0412) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on Health Care Services (HFC) | ||
| H 0613 - Pre-K Early Intervention Program; requires Florida Partnership for School Readiness to develop legislation to expand prekindergarten early intervention program to provide access to all 4-yearold children at no cost to children's parents; requires report. Amends 230.2305. 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on Education Innovation (AEC) | ||
| H 0627 - Lottery Capital Outlay & Debt TF/DOE; creates Lottery Capital Outlay & Debt Service TF within Education Dept.; provides for sources of funds; provides purposes; provides for annual carryforward of funds; provides for transfer of certain funds to trust fund; proclaims that trust fund is exempt from constitutional termination. Creates 235.21955. (Identical S 1318) 04/18/00 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2000120 HJ 00571 | ||
| H 0633 - Student Records Release; authorizes release of personally identifiable student records to HSMV for purposes of compulsory attendance driver's license eligibility requirements & to CFS Dept. for purposes of Learnfare program compulsory attendance requirements; clarifies provisions re release of directory information. Amends 228.093. (Similar CS/S 0848, Compare H 0935) 05/05/00 SENATE Died in Committee on Education | ||
| H 0635 - FRS/Average Final Compensation; redefines term "average final compensation"; revises term as applied to municipal, county, & fire control district firefighters. Amends 121.021. (Similar S 0914) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on General Appropriations (FRC) | ||
| H 0637 - Unemployment Comp./Domestic Violence; provides that being victim of domestic violence which results in separation from work constitutes "good cause" for purposes of eligibility for unemployment compensation. Amends 443.101. (Compare CS/S 1442) 05/05/00 HOUSE Withdrawn from Finance & Taxation (FRC) -HJ 01656; Placed on Calendar; Died on Calendar | ||
| H 0639 - Threatening Public Servant/Penalties; provides penalties for threatening public servant with death or bodily injury. Amends 836.10. 01/26/00 HOUSE Withdrawn from Crime & Punishment (CRC); Governmental Operations (PRC); Judiciary (CJC); Withdrawn prior to introduction HJ 00044 | ||
| H 0643 - Student Govts. & State Universities; defines "consultation" for purposes of establishing student fees; provides requirements re recommendations of fee committees; requires establishment of student government at each state university; authorizes each student government to adopt certain internal procedures; repeals certain provision re suspension & removal from office of elected student government officials, etc. Amends 240.235,.295,.531; creates 240.236; repeals 240.136. (Similar CS/1ST ENG/H 0525, S 1808) 05/05/00 SENATE Died in Committee on Education | ||
| H 0649 - FRS & Fla. Millennium Retirement; provides for preservation of rights of members of FRS re Fla. Millennium Retirement System; redefines terms "system" & "member"; provides for compulsory participation in said millennium system after certain date; provides for election to terminate participation in FRS to participate & in said millennium system & for transfer of lump sum payments to qualified participants' accounts, etc. Amends Ch. 121. (Linked H 0651) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on Governmental Operations (PRC) | ||
| H 0673 - Clinical Laboratory Services; provides additional ground for disciplinary action re failing to report certain violators; requires certain laboratories to be staffed by certain certified physicians; provides requirements for dermatopathology testing; requires clinical laboratories to report any incident of lost or misplaced specimens; revises ground for disciplinary actions against clinical laboratories, etc. Amends Ch. 483, 458.331, 459.015. 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on Insurance (CAC) | ||
| H 0675 - Schools/Mental & Emotional Health; specifies content of required instruction in mental & emotional health. Amends 233.061. 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on Education Appropriations (FRC) | ||
| H 0701 - Public School Funding; creates Task Force on Public School Funding; revises funding for exceptional student education programs; revises provisions re instruction outside required number of school days; converts pilot program for scholarships for students with disabilities to statewide application; creates "Equity in School-Level Funding Act", etc. Amends FS. (Compare CS/1ST ENG/H0975, CS/H 1195, CS/1ST ENG/H 2057, H 2089, 1ST ENG/H 2105, 2ND ENG/H 2147, 2ND ENG/S 0292, S 1204, CS/S 1390, CS/S 1470, CS/S 2030, S 2424) 06/02/00 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2000-181; See also HB 2105 (Ch. 2000-225), HB 2147 (Ch. 2000-171) | ||
| H 0703 - Schools/Nurse-to-Student Ratios; provides for funding to improve school nurse-to-student ratios; requires local match for state funds; provides duties of Secretary of Health & Education Commissioner; provides for program proposals; specifies criteria for receipt of funding; establishes pilot project in Hillsborough Co. to provide comprehensive health & wellness services to public school students & staff members; provides for funding, etc. Creates 381.0058. (Identical S 1328, Compare S 1962) 04/18/00 HOUSE Withdrawn from Education/K12 (AEC); Health Care Services (HFC); Health & Human Services Appropriations (FRC); Withdrawn from further consideration HJ 00557 | ||
| H 0707 - State Group Insurance Program; provides period of time during which certain retired officers & employees may elect to participate under program; provides that former state officers & employees who are vested in FRS may participate in state group health insurance plan at time of receiving their state retirement benefits. Amends 110.123. (Similar S 1712, Compare 2ND ENG/H 2167, 2ND ENG/H 2361) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on General Appropriations (FRC) | ||
| H 0721 - Florida Teaching Scholarship; revises general provisions re Fla. Bright Futures Scholarship Program to reflect addition of said scholarship; revises provisions re general student eligibility requirements for said program to reflect addition of said scholarship; revises student eligibility requirements for renewal awards to reflect addition of said scholarship; creates Fla. Teaching Scholars award within scholarship program, etc. Amends Ch. 240; creates 240.40215. 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on Colleges & Universities (AEC) | ||
| H 0723 - Health Insurance/Organ Donation; requires certain health insurance policies & health maintenance contracts to provide coverage for organ donations for transplant recipients. Creates 627.6410,.65747; amends 641.31. 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on Health Care Services (HFC) | ||
| H 0727 - Industrial Partnership Professorship; establishes Industrial Partnership Professorship Program within State University System; provides that professorships shall be established by contract; provides for contribution by sponsoring corporations; provides contract specifications; provides for credit against corporate income tax for contributions made by sponsoring corporation; provides for future repeal, etc. Creates 240.6065, 220.192; amends 220.02. (Similar CS/CS/S 0074) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on Finance & Taxation (FRC) | ||
| H 0729 - Board of Dentistry/Qualifications; revises qualifications for membership on Board of Dentistry; provides applicability. Amends 466.004. (Similar S 1014) 04/11/00 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2000-115, HJ 00554 | ||
| H 0753 - School Discipline Data; removes school discipline data from data used to determine school's performance grade category; removes obsolete language; provides requirements re safety incident data collection & reporting; defines terms. Amends 229.57; creates 230.23003. (Compare H 0131, H 0285, CS/H 1963, S 0002, CS/CS/CS/3RD ENG/S 0852, S 2142) 02/10/00 HOUSE Withdrawn from Education/K-12 (AEC); Juvenile Justice (CRC); Education Appropriations (FRC); Withdrawn prior to introduction, I/S/C Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/CS/CS/SB 852 (Ch. 2000-235) -HJ 00052 | ||
| H 0759 - Schools/Students/Violence Prevention; creates pilot program to enable school districts in specified counties to provide students with skills in conflict resolution, anger management, & related subjects & provides for development, implementation, & support thereof; provides legislative findings & intent; provides for annual incentive awards from appropriated funds; provides measures for determining program effectiveness & provides for annual reporting thereon, etc. APPROPRIATION: $5,500,000. (Similar S 0046, Compare CS/CS/CS/3RD ENG/S 0852) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on Education/K-12 (AEC), Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/CS/CS/SB 852 (Ch. 2000-235) | ||
| H 0765 - Insurance/Medicare Supplement Policy; redefines term "Medicare supplement policy" for purposes of Florida Medicare Supplement Reform Act. Amends 627.672. (Similar S 0828) 04/24/00 HOUSE Placed on General Calendar; Senate Bill substituted; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to SB 828 (Ch. 2000-202) -HJ 00662 | ||
| H 0773 - Schools/Student's Medical Needs; revises provisions re administration of medication by school district personnel; authorizes only licensed medical personnel to make recommendations re student's medical needs; prohibits in-school physical or mental examinations without parental consent; prohibits certain diagnoses, tests, lessons, & activities; prohibits transportation of student to medical treatment facility without parental consent, etc. Amends 232.46,.465, 234.02. (Similar S 1346) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died on Calendar | ||
| H 0787 - Out-of-state Teachers/Certification; revises requirements for certification of out-of-state teachers; revises requirements for specialization coverages for out-of-state teachers. Amends 231.173. (Compare H 0995, S 2604) 02/08/00 HOUSE Referred to Education/K-12 (AEC); Education Appropriations (FRC); Withdrawn from Education/K-12 (AEC); Education Appropriations (FRC); Withdrawn prior to introduction -HJ 00053 | ||
| H 0803 - Visually Impaired or Blind Children; creates Blind Babies Program within Blind Services Div. of LES Dept.; provides for community-based early intervention education for certain children who are blind or visually impaired & for their parents, families, & caregivers; prescribes program emphasis; provides for eligibility & authorizes copayments; requires Blind Services Div. to submit recommendations to Legislature on method of privatizing business enterprise program, etc. APPROPRIATION: $1,000,000. (Similar CS/1ST ENG/S 0924) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died on Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/SB 924 (Ch. 2000-359) | ||
| H 0817 - Schools/Hazardous Walking Conditions; requires school districts to conduct study on hazardous walking conditions; requires report. 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on Education Appropriations (FRC) | ||
| H 0825 - Postsecondary Linkage Institutes; transfers responsibility for linkage institutes between postsecondary institutions & foreign countries from DOE to Dept. of State; corrects cross references; modifies appropriations requirements. Amends 288.8175. (Compare H 2439, CS/2ND ENG/S 1194) 05/05/00 SENATE Died in Committee on Education, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/SB 1194 (Ch. 2000-258) | ||
| H 0827 - Designations/Colleges & Universities; designates specified buildings & facilities at FAMU, Fla. Atlantic University, Fla. Gulf Coast University, FSU, University of Central Fla., University of Fla., University of North Fla., University of South Fla., FIU & University of West Fla.; designates state veterans' home in Pembroke Pines as "Alexander 'Sandy' Nininger, Jr., State Veterans' Nursing Home"; authorizes respective universities to erect suitable markers. (Identical 2ND ENG/S 0294, Similar S 1446, Compare 1ST ENG/H 0625) 05/05/00 SENATE Died in Committee on Education, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to SB 294 (Ch. 2000-373) | ||
| H 0829 - Public Records/Exemption; provides exemption from public records requirements for certain information obtained by Health Dept. from applicants for licensure re disciplinary action taken against applicant; provides exemptions from public records requirements for information contained in reports made by physicians & osteopathic physicians of adverse incidents occurring in office practice settings, etc. Amends 455.647, 766.106; creates 458.353, 459.028. (Similar CS/S 0992) 05/05/00 SENATE Died in Committee on Health, Aging and LongTerm Care | ||
| H 0831 - State Employees; requires DMS to contract with private vendor for tax-sheltered plan for state employees who are eligible for payment for accumulated sick leave or annual leave upon termination of employment; provides for review of proposed plans by State Board of Administration; provides for continuous departmental oversight; authorizes employees to withdraw such funds upon termination of employment, etc. (Compare CS/1ST ENG/S 0820, S 1434) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died on Calendar | ||
| H 0843 - Civil Actions/Insurance Companies; provides legislative findings; prohibits certain civil actions against insurers based on insurance code provisions or related rules under certain circumstances; prescribes certain conditions precedent to certain class actions; provides certain defenses in such actions; proscribes awarding attorney's fees under provisions of insurance code in excess of certain limits in certain actions. (Identical S 2146) 04/18/00 HOUSE Withdrawn from Judiciary (CJC); Insurance (CAC); General Government Appropriations (FRC); Withdrawn from further consideration HJ 00557 | ||
| H 0847 - FIU/Speech-language Pathology Degree; authorizes master of science degree program in speech-language pathology at Florida International University. (Similar S 1438) 06/07/00 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2000-248 | ||
| H 0873 - Students/Laptop Computers/Task Force; creates task force to study feasibility of providing laptop computer for every public school student in kindergarten through grade 12; establishes membership of task force; provides duties of task force; requires report. (Similar S 1636) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on Education/K12 (AEC) | ||
| H 0891 - Florida Teachers Lead Program; (THIS BILL COMBINED IN CS/CS/H63,77 & 891,995,2009,2135) requires transfer of unclaimed lottery prize money to Educational Enhancement Trust Fund to support said program; revises provisions re deposit of funds to said trust fund to include unclaimed lottery prize money; removes obsolete language re appropriation; includes unclaimed lottery prize money in funds to be distributed by Education Commissioner, etc. Amends 24.115,.121, 231.67. (Identical S 1614, Compare CS/CS/3RD ENG/H 0063) 04/13/00 HOUSE Original bill laid on Table, refer to combined CS/CS/HB 63 (Ch. 2000-301) -HJ 00551 | ||
| H 0907 - Schools/Courses of Study/Veterans; revises provisions for required instruction; includes instruction re sacrifices of veterans in required public school instruction. Amends 233.061. (Similar S 0172) 04/24/00 HOUSE Placed on General Calendar; Senate Bill substituted; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to SB 172 (Ch. 2000-196) -HJ 00650 | ||
| H 0953 - Insurance Agents/Continuing Educ.; provides exception to certain monitored examination requirements under certain circumstances. Amends 626.2815. (Similar 2ND ENG/S 2150) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died on Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to SB 2150 (Ch. 2000-297) | ||
| H 0973 - Teacher Certification/Speech; provides for certification of applicants who hold bachelor's degree in speech-language impairment; requires adoption of rules. Amends 231.17. (Identical S 0920, Compare CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 2432) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on Education/K12 (AEC) | ||
| H 0975 - Student Educational Improvement; requires school improvement plans to include strategies for implementing educational technology; provides requirements for such technology component of such plans; requires development, submission, & annual revision of district educational technology plan; establishes College Fast Start Program; provides procedures for application to participate in program, etc. Creates 229.604, 239.515; amends 229.05371. (Compare CS/H 0239, CS/3RD ENG/H 0701, 2ND ENG/S 0292, S 1812, S 2264) 05/05/00 SENATE Died in Messages, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/HB 701 (Ch. 2000-181) | ||
| H 0995 - Teacher Recruitment & Retention; (THIS BILL COMBINED IN CS/CS/H63,77 & 891,995,2009,2135) creates provisions re financial incentives to promote teacher recruitment & retention; requires DOE to award funds for tuition reimbursement to certain instructional personnel; requires dept. to award financial bonuses to certain instructional personnel; prohibits funds awarded pursuant to this act from being included in calculations of retirement benefits, etc. Amends 231.173. (Identical S 2604, Compare CS/CS/3RD ENG/H 0063, H 0787) 04/13/00 HOUSE Original bill laid on Table, refer to combined CS/CS/HB 63 (Ch. 2000-301) -HJ 00551 | ||
| H 1017 - High School/Courses/Parenting Skills; requires instruction in parenting skills to be included in one-half credit in life management skills required for graduation from high schools. Amends 232.246. (Identical S 1832) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on Education/K12 (AEC) | ||
| H 1027 - Parental Rights; provides that charter school's charter must address school's plan for promoting parental & community involvement in school; provides that school boards must implement program for parental & guardian involvement in schools; requires DOE & Board of Regents to develop, & State Board of Education to adopt, rules enabling involved parents to take free postsecondary credit hours, etc. Amends Chs. 228, 230, 231; creates 230.2304. (Identical S 1354, Compare CS/1ST ENG/S 0050) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on Education/K12 (AEC) | ||
| H 1047 - Customer Service Standards Act; creates "Florida Customer Service Standards Act;" specifies measures that state departments & agencies are directed to implement re interaction with their customers; provides for funding & enforcement; specifies that failure to comply with act does not constitute cause of action. (Similar CS/CS/S 1966) 05/05/00 SENATE Died in Committee on Governmental Oversight and Productivity | ||
| H 1079 - Students/In-school Suspension; revises definition of "in-school suspension" to include additional alternative program; provides funding for establishment of On-Campus Intervention Programs (OCIPs); provides process for applying to Education Commissioner for funds to establish & conduct OCIP; provides program requirements; requires annual report; provides for future repeal. Amends 228.041; creates 230.23155. (Identical S 1634) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on Education/K12 (AEC) | ||
| H 1085 - Schools/Average Daily Attendance; revises provisions re determination of full-time equivalent membership; removes obsolete language; removes requirement that district's full-time equivalent membership be adjusted using average daily attendance factor; requires average daily attendance factor to be used in incentive program to maximize improvement in attendance, etc. Amends 236.081. (Similar S 1562) 04/12/00 HOUSE Withdrawn from Education/K12 (AEC); Education Appropriations (FRC); Withdrawn from further consideration HJ 00507 | ||
| H 1087 - Catastrophic Pharmaceutical Expense; (THIS BILL COMBINED IN CS/CS/769,CS/1087) creates catastrophic pharmaceutical expense assistance program; prescribes duties of AHCA & other entities; requires pharmacies that participate in program or in Medicaid to agree to limitations on compensation; provides legislative findings re health care practitioners' fiduciary responsibility to patients & acceptance of certain types of compensation from pharmaceutical manufacturers, etc. Amends 455.624. APPROPRIATION: $70,000,000. (Similar CS/CS/2ND ENG/S 0940, Compare CS/CS/2ND ENG/H 0769, S 2536) 04/24/00 HOUSE Original bill laid on Table, refer to combined CS/CS/CS/HB 769 (Died in Senate Health, Aging and Long-Term Care Committee); Refer to CS/CS/SB 940 (Ch. 2000-254) -HJ 00677 | ||
| H 1103 - FRS/Disability or Death Benefits; directs Retirement Division of DMS to identify & locate specified members of FRS who have received in-line-of-duty disability benefits or in-line-of-duty death benefits; provides for reimbursement of such members for income taxes paid in error on such benefits prior to specified date; authorizes division to adopt rules. (Identical S 1298) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on General Appropriations (FRC) | ||
| H 1121 - FSU College of Medicine; establishes 4-year allopathic medical school within Florida State University; provides legislative intent; provides for partner organizations for clinical instruction in community-based medical education program; specifies targeted communities & hospitals; provides for development of plan for graduate medical education in state; provides for clinical rotation cites in local communities; provides for training to meet medical needs of elderly, etc. (Identical S 1692) 06/15/00 Approved by Governor; Chapter No. 2000-303 | ||
| H 1127 - Corporate Tax Credit/Scholarships; provides purpose & intent; provides definitions; provides credit against said tax for portion of contributions to nonprofit scholarship funding organization or public school for scholarships; provides limitations; provides for rules. Creates 220.187. (Similar S 2314) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on Education/K12 (AEC) | ||
| H 1133 - Univ. System/Hazardous Substances; creates State University System Hazardous Substance Compliance Assistance Center; provides purpose & specifies tasks of center; creates two full-time positions. Creates 403.741. 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on Education Appropriations (FRC) | ||
| H 1135 - Workforce Innovation; designates specified provisions as "Workforce Innovation Act of 2000"; revises provisions implementing federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to conform to changes made by act; redesignates Workforce Development Board as "Workforce Florida, Inc."; authorizes Workforce Florida, Inc., to create Workforce Training Institute; provides for challenge grants in support of welfare-to-work initiatives, etc. Amends FS. (Similar CS/2ND ENG/S 2050, Compare H 0287, H 2173, H 2399, CS/2ND ENG/S 0212, CS/CS/2ND ENG/S 1206, CS/CS/S 1484, CS/S 1994, CS/S 2178, CS/CS/CS/2ND ENG/S 2548) 04/28/00 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar; Senate Bill substituted; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/SB 2050 (Ch. 2000-165); See also CS/SB 212 (Ch. 2000-253) -HJ 00984 | ||
| H 1167 - Schools/Class Size; provides for funds to be made available to certain schools for construction of additional student stations to reduce class size. Amends 236.687. (Compare H 0189) 03/31/00 HOUSE Withdrawn from Education Innovation (AEC); Education/K12 (AEC); Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC); Education Appropriations (FRC); Withdrawn from further consideration HJ 00370 | ||
| H 1191 - Students/High School Grading; clarifies requirements re annual public disclosure reports; encourages certain grading practices; prohibits certain exemption; authorizes school districts to abandon certain high school grading practices; provides definitions; authorizes weighted grading system for purposes of class ranking. Amends 230.23, 232.24521,.2463. (Identical 2ND ENG/S 0990, Compare CS/CS/CS/3RD ENG/S 0852, CS/S 1906) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died on Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/CS/CS/SB 852 (Ch. 2000-235) | ||
| H 1195 - Schools & Colleges/Dual Enrollment; clarifies duty of Education Commissioner re common course designation & numbering system for postsecondary education in school districts; requires Articulation Coordinating Committee to identify & recommend to State Board of Educ. postsecondary courses that meet high school graduation requirements; revises number of hours that equal one full credit; requires school districts to annually assess & meet demand for dual enrollment, etc. Amends FS. (Similar 1ST ENG/H 2105, CS/S 1470, Compare CS/3RD ENG/H 0701) 05/05/00 SENATE Died in Committee on Education, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to HB 2105 (Ch. 2000-225), CS/HB 701 (Ch. 2000-181) | ||
| H 1453 - School Administrative Personnel; provides legislative findings re excluding school administrative personnel from collective bargaining; provides statement of compelling state interest; revises definitions; clarifies application to such personnel of exclusion from collective bargaining. Amends 228.041, 236.685, 447.203. (Identical S 2584) 05/05/00 SENATE Died in Committee on Education | ||
| H 1469 - Insurance Coverage/Drugs; prohibits insurers from excluding coverage for certain drugs to treat chronic, disabling, or life-threatening illnesses in certain insurance policies; requires HMOs providing coverage for certain drugs to comply with certain requirements. Amends 627.4239, 641.31. (Similar S 2008) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on Health Care Services (HFC) | ||
| H 1477 - Public Records Exemption; provides exemptions from public records requirements for specified identifying information re local government human resource, labor relations, or employee relations directors, assistant directors, managers, or assistant managers & their spouses & children; provides for future review & repeal; provides finding of public necessity. Amends 119.07. 05/05/00 SENATE Died in Committee on Governmental Oversight and Productivity | ||
| H 1511 - School Improvement; exempts certain students from statewide assessment program; prohibits school that has shown at least 50 percent increase in performance from being designated as performance grade category "F"; requires DOE to provide assistance to district school boards re development of local assessments; establishes minimum percentage salary increase required to be paid by district to employees who demonstrate outstanding performance, etc. Amends FS (Similar S 2290, Compare CS/CS/3RD ENG/H 0063, H 0077, CS/H 0417, CS/1ST ENG/S 0050, S 1104) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on Education/K-12 (AEC) | ||
| H 1515 - Schools/Instructional Materials; prescribes duty of school boards to provide instructional materials; defines term "adequate instructional materials"; changes references to DOE to Education Commissioner re certain duties re selection & adoption of said materials; establishes procedures for determining accuracy of instructional materials, correcting errors in content, & removing inaccurate instructional materials from state-adopted list, etc. Amends Chs. 229, 230, 233. (Similar CS/2ND ENG/S 0850) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died on Calendar | ||
| H 1531 - Health Insurance Policies/HMOs; prohibits certain health insurance policies & HMO contracts from applying certain payments to certain limits specified in policies or contracts. Creates 627.6410,.65747; amends 641.31. (Similar S 1884) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on Health Care Services (HFC) | ||
| H 1541 - Student Transportation; requires school boards to provide transportation for public school students who are subjected to hazardous walking conditions, regardless of age; revises definition of student for purposes of transportation due to hazardous walking conditions; requires hazardous walking condition to be inspected by representative of county sheriff & representative of local safety council, if safety council exists in county, etc. Amends 234.01,.021, 236.083. (Similar S 1702, Compare CS/CS/CS/3RD ENG/S 0852) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on Education/K-12 (AEC) | ||
| H 1567 - State University System/Rulemaking; revises language; clarifies rulemaking authority of Board of Regents re establishment of certain fees & delegation of authority to Chancellor or universities; provides rulemaking authority re waiver of certain fees, management of systemwide enrollment, establishment of policies re credit & noncredit offerings, & establishment & regulation of faculty practice plans for academic health science centers, etc. Amends Ch. 240. (Similar CS/1ST ENG/S 2062) 05/05/00 HOUSE Concurred -HJ 02048; CS passed as amended; YEAS 118 NAYS 0 -HJ 02054; Ordered engrossed, then enrolled -HJ 02054 | ||
| H 1589 - Health Care Providers & Insurers; cites act as "Health Care Provides Joint Negotiation Act"; provides legislative findings, application, definitions, & exclusions; provides for negotiations re nonfee-related terms; provides procedures & requirements; provides determinations of substantial market power; provides duties & responsibilities of Insurance Commissioner; provides for conduct of negotiations; provides requirements & limitations, etc. (Linked H 1591) 04/27/00 HOUSE Withdrawn from Health Care Services (HFC); Judiciary (CJC); Insurance (CAC); Governmental Rules & Regulations (PRC); Finance & Taxation (FRC); General Appropriations (FRC); Withdrawn from further consideration HJ 00837 | ||
| H 1591 - Public Records Exemption; provides exemption from public records requirements for certain information & documents pertaining to petitions re joint negotiations between health care providers & insurers; provides exceptions; provides requirements; provides finding of public necessity. (Linked H 1589) 04/27/00 HOUSE Withdrawn from Health Care Services (HFC); Judiciary (CJC); Governmental Operations (PRC); Finance & Taxation (FRC); General Appropriations (FRC); Withdrawn from further consideration HJ 00837 | ||
| H 1617 - Public Records/College Savings Prog.; provides exemption from public records requirements for account information associated with Florida College Savings Program; authorizes release of such information to community colleges, colleges, & universities under certain circumstances; requires that such institutions maintain confidentiality of information; provides for future legislative review & repeal; provides finding of public necessity. Creates 240.554. (Identical S 0836) 04/24/00 HOUSE Placed on General Calendar; Senate Bill substituted; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to SB 836 HJ 00644 | ||
| H 1631 - Student Financial Aid; deletes requirement that repayment of Critical Teacher Shortage Student Loan be made directly to holder of loan; revises student eligibility provisions for initial award of Fla. Bright Futures Scholarship; revises scholarship disbursement requirements; requires that to remain eligible for state financial aid, a student not have break in enrollment greater than 12 months, etc. Amends Chs. 240, 295, 231.621, 246.041; repeals 228.502. (Similar CS/CS/S 1888, Compare 2ND ENG/H 2283, 2ND ENG/S 0292, S 1852) 05/05/00 SENATE Died in Committee on Education | ||
| H 1645 - Teacher Salaries; establishes minimum base annual salary for instructional personnel. (Identical S 1252) 04/25/00 HOUSE Withdrawn from Education/K12 (AEC); Governmental Operations (PRC); Education Appropriations (FRC); Withdrawn from further consideration HJ 00681 | ||
| H 1673 - Workforce Development Education; creates "Workforce Development Education Unification Act of 2000"; requires formal agreement & implementation plan between community colleges & district school boards; establishes independent panel; provides for transfer of all public adult workforce development programs & area technical centers from school districts to community colleges; provides for transfer of educational plants & related equipment; provides for transfer of staff. Creates 239.214. (Compare CS/S 1208, S 1472) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died on Calendar | ||
| H 1729 - Education Curriculum; prohibits certain instruction. 03/15/00 HOUSE Withdrawn from Education/K12 (AEC); Community Colleges & Career Prep (AEC); Education Innovation (AEC); Withdrawn from further consideration HJ 00224 | ||
| H 1749 - Health Maintenance Contracts; provides that such contracts must give subscribers & their physicians right to make final decisions re subscribers' treatment. Amends 641.31. (Identical S 0762) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on Health Care Services (HFC) | ||
| H 1751 - School Emergency Preparedness; requires district school boards to establish emergency preparedness procedures for certain life-threatening emergencies; requires each district school board to adopt emergency management & said procedures according to minimum standards & model procedures established by DOE; requires school health services plans to include provisions for infectious material exposure control, etc. Amends 230.23, 232.465, 235.14, 381.0056. (Similar CS/S 2318, Compare CS/CS/CS/3RD ENG/S 0852) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on Education/K-12 (AEC) | ||
| H 1813 - Collective Bargaining Disputes; limits action of legislative body to resolve specified disputed impasse issues. Amends 447.403. (Similar S 2308) 03/15/00 HOUSE Withdrawn from Governmental Operations (PRC); Education Innovation (AEC); Withdrawn from further consideration HJ 00224 | ||
| H 1815 - Science & Technology; establishes Florida School for Science & Technology; assigns responsibility for administration & operation of school to Technological Research & Development Authority (TRDA); requires TRDA to appoint board of trustees for school; authorizes TRDA to delegate responsibilities to board of trustees; provides exemptions from certain statutes; provides for funding. (Similar S 2268) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died on Calendar | ||
| H 1823 - Hormone Replacement/Insurance; provides intent; requires managed care providers & medical insurers to reimburse patients who choose natural hormone replacement therapy; provides guidelines. (Similar S 1882) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on Health Care Services (HFC) | ||
| H 1827 - Higher Educ. Facilities Financing; provides findings & declarations re financing for private not-for-profit institutions of higher education; creates "Higher Educational Facilities Financing Act"; creates Higher Educational Facilities Financing Authority; provides for loans from revenue bonds to participating institutions; provides for validation of revenue bonds; provides for trust funds & remedies of bondholders; provides for tax exemption, etc. (Similar CS/CS/2ND ENG/S 1450, Compare 2ND ENG/S 0292, 2ND ENG/S 1024) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died on Calendar | ||
| H 1833 - Pharmacy Benefits/ID Cards; provides definitions; requires administrators of certain insurance plans to issue identification cards to covered individuals; specifies required information; prohibits pharmacy benefit managers from selling lists of patients which contain certain information; provides exceptions & application; requires certain health benefit plans to issue identification cards to plan enrollees; specifies required information, etc. (Compare S 2620) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on Health Care Services (HFC) | ||
| H 1835 - Volunteer & Community Service Act; creates Fla. Volunteer & Community Service Act of 2000; provides legislative intent; authorizes state to establish policies & procedures which provide for expenditure of funds to develop & facilitate initiatives that encourage & reward volunteerism; provides purposes of act; authorizes Fla. Commission on Community Service to provide specified assistance for establishment & implementation of programs pursuant to act, etc. Amends 14.29. (Similar CS/CS/S 1462) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on Judiciary (CJC) | ||
| H 1867 - Teachers/Professional Development; provides for funding of Project Teach Tuition Stipend Program from Educational Enhancement TF; provides for establishment of model peer assistance & review programs; includes additional professional development activities in School Community Professional Development Act; creates Project Teach Tuition Stipend Program; provides for retesting fee & program under Excellent Teaching Program, etc. Amends Chs. 231, 236, 24.121. (Identical S 1524, Compare H 2089, 2ND ENG/S 0292) 04/18/00 HOUSE Withdrawn from Education/K-12 (AEC); Governmental Operations (PRC); Education Appropriations (FRC); Withdrawn from further consideration -HJ 00557 | ||
| H 1883 - University Student Discipline; revises who appoints members to committee of Board of Regents; revises rulemaking procedures re rules that govern student judicial proceedings; requires standing committee to periodically review rules & statutes being implemented & recommend necessary revisions. Amends 120.81. 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on Education Appropriations (FRC) | ||
| H 1889 - Consensus Estimating Conferences; renames Occupational Forecasting Conference as Workforce & Economic Development Estimating Conference; revises duties of conference; revises principals of conference; changes presiding principal of conference; amends provisions to conform to conference name change. Amends 216.136, 239.115,.249,.514, 240.40207, 288.7091,.9950,.9951,.9952,.9958, 414.065. (Compare CS/2ND ENG/S 2050) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations (FRC) | ||
| H 1895 - Community Colleges; amends provision re Fla. Education Fund; establishes Community College Executive & Faculty Diversity Program; provides for fellowships; requires annual accountability report; requires service or repayment; establishes requirements; requires adoption of rules; provides appropriation to Division of Community Colleges. Amends 240.498. APPROPRIATION: $250,000. (Similar S 1320) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on Community Colleges & Career Prep (AEC) | ||
| H 1905 - Medicaid; deletes
provisions re evaluation & report on implementation of hospital mental health waiver
program; increases Medicaid reimbursement limitation for certain hospital outpatient
services; authorizes AHCA to retrospectively adjust or reclassify disproportionate share
program distributions as Medicaid benefits; increases Medicaid reimbursement limitation
for certain hospital outpatient care, etc. Amends 409.905,.908. (Compare 2ND ENG/H 2329,
CS/H 2339, CS/CS/S 0954, CS/CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 2154, CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 2242, CS/S 2456) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died on Calendar, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/HB 2339 |
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| H 1927 - Kindergarten Eligibility; revises provision re eligibility for enrollment in public kindergartens; authorizes enrollment of certain children who are determined to be ready for entrance into kindergarten; provides eligibility requirements; provides school district requirements; requires DOE to adopt rules. Amends 232.01. (Similar H 0051, CS/S 0062) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on Education Appropriations (FRC) | ||
| H 1953 - Telehealth; requires separate licensure to provide telehealth services to patients in this state; provides that telehealth licensure requirements & responsibilities shall be identical to those provided for full licensure in applicable profession; provides exemption from telehealth licensure for registered nonresident pharmacies & their employees, etc. Creates 455.5641; amends 766.102. (Identical CS/S 1718, Similar S 2492, Compare CS/1ST ENG/H 1659) 05/05/00 SENATE Died in Committee on Criminal Justice | ||
| H 1959 - Health Maintenance Contracts; requires such contracts to allow subscribers to choose their physicians. Amends 641.31. (Identical S 0864) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on Health Care Services (HFC) | ||
| H 1963 - School Safety & Student Discipline; revises definition of suspension; removes school discipline data from data used to determine school's performance grade category; revises information required to be included in student code of conduct; requires principals to notify certain persons that specified students are exhibiting pattern of nonattendance; revises behavior considered to be cause for teacher removal of students, etc. Amends FS. (Similar CS/CS/CS/3RD ENG/S 0852, Compare H 0131, H 0285, H 0753, S 2142) 04/25/00 HOUSE Placed on Special Order Calendar; Senate Bill substituted; Laid on Table, Iden./Sim./Compare Bill(s) passed, refer to CS/CS/CS/SB 852 -HJ 00725 | ||
| H 1969 - Portable Retirement Option/Education; creates Portable Retirement Option for Public Education Employees within FRS; provides legislative purpose; provides definitions; provides for administration of plan; provides for contributions, eligibility, readmission, & management; provides reporting requirements; provides legislative intent. (Similar S 1566) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on Governmental Operations (PRC) | ||
| H 1983 - Florida Family Day; designates "Florida Family Day" as day for acknowledgement of importance of family in State of Florida. Creates 683.23. 05/05/00 SENATE Died in Committee on Children and Families | ||
| H 1985 - High School Athletes/Physical Exam; requires Florida High School Activities Association to adopt bylaws which require students participating in high school athletic competition or who are candidates for high school athletic team to satisfactorily pass physical examination prior to participating in athletic competition or engaging in practice with athletic team; provides requirements re such examinations. Amends 232.61. 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on Education Appropriations (FRC) | ||
| H 1987 - Sales Tax/Public Athletic Facility; provides that public athletic facility at which collegiate athletic team is based may retain certain sales tax proceeds & may use those proceeds for purpose of renovating public facility. Amends 212.08. (Similar CS/S 0710) 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on Finance & Taxation (FRC) | ||
| H 1995 - Fla. Education Funding Act of 2000; provides legislative findings & intent; provides for hiring of additional district school instructional personnel; provides for increase in district school instructional personnel salaries; provides requirements for distribution of funds appropriated for such purposes. 05/05/00 HOUSE Died in Committee on Education/K12 (AEC) | ||
| H 2005 - Education Employees/Sick Leave; provides for payment into pretax retirement accounts for accumulated sick leave to certain employees of district school systems; limits amount of pay certain employees of said systems may receive for unused sick leave upon termination of employment; limits amount of pay certain employees of said systems may earn for unused vacation leave upon termination of employment, etc. Amends 231.40,.481, 240.343. (Similar H 0083, S 0116, 1ST ENG/S 0910) | ||
| H 2009 - Teacher Certification/ESOL Students; (THIS BILL COMBINED IN CS/CS/H63&77,891,995,2009,2135) requires applicant for professional teaching certificate to demonstrate mastery of instruction of ESOL students. Amends 231.17. (Compare CS/CS/H 0063) | ||
| H 2045 - Job Preparation Forgivable Loan; creates Florida Resident Job Preparation Forgivable Loan program; provides legislative intent; creates said program to make forgivable loans available to eligible students enrolled in associate degree programs at eligible independent colleges & universities; provides eligibility requirements for independent colleges & universities; provides student eligibility requirements, etc. Creates 240.6052. (Similar S 0754) | ||
| H 2057 - Equity in School-Level Funding Act; creates said act; requires school districts to allocate to each school within district specified minimum percentage of funds generated by school based on Fla. Education Finance program; provides for graduated increases in such percentage; provides for carryforward of unused funds allocated to schools; provides that funds for supplemental academic instruction are excluded from school-level allocation, etc. Creates 236.08103. (Compare CS/S 2030) | ||
| H 2063 - Florida On-Line High School; establishes said school & board of trustees; provides for membership, powers, duties, & organization of said board; requires board to annually prepare & submit legislative budget request; requires board to establish priorities for student admissions; requires submission of forecasted & actual student enrollments; designates Orange Co. District School Board as temporary fiscal agent of said school, etc. Creates 228.082. (Similar CS/CS/S 2260) | ||
| H 2075 - Information Technology Management; creates State Technology Office within DMS; requires office to provide support & guidance to all state agencies in order to enhance state's use & management of information technology resources; provides for enterprise resource planning & management by each state agency in consultation with office; directs office to create Task Force on Privacy & Technology, etc. Amends Ch. 282, 20.22, 119.07,.083, 216.0446, 287.073. (Similar S 2474) | ||
| H 2081 - Adoption/State Employees/Benefits; provides monetary benefit for state employee who adopts child or special needs child; defines "special needs child" for purposes of act; provides procedure; provides for eligibility for parental leave & conditions of such leave; clarifies provisions re commencement of parental leave; provides conforming provisions. Creates 110.152; amends 110.221. (Similar CS/S 2208) | ||
| H 2087 - Charter Schools; authorizes tax credit for businesses that contribute facility space for use by public charter school, or core facility for use as public educational facility, for kindergarten through grade 12; provides requirements for receipt of tax credit; limits amount of tax credit that may be granted annually; establishes statewide conversion charter school pilot program, etc. Creates 220.1835, 228.0581; amends 228.056,.0561. (Compare CS/S 1574) | ||
| H 2089 - Florida Education Finance Program; establishes exceptional student education guaranteed allocation; revises provisions re instruction outside required number of school days; revises exclusion provisions of computation of district required local effort; requires plaintiffs to provide district school board & DOE certain documentation in litigation affecting assessed value of real property above specified amount, etc. Creates 236.026; amends Ch. 236. (Compare H 1867, S 1524) | ||
| H 2105 - High School Diplomas; provides for award of high school diploma to certain honorably discharged World War II veterans. Amends 232.246. (Similar CS/S 1864) | ||
| H 2107 - Juvenile Justice Education Programs; provides for district school systems to provide instructional personnel at certain juvenile justice programs; prescribes duties of Juvenile Justice Dept. & DOE re providing educational instruction to certain delinquent youths; provides that certain full-time teachers are eligible for critical teacher shortage tuition reimbursement prog.; requires both depts. to develop plan for vocational educ. in juvenile justice facilities, etc. Amends FS. APPROPRIATION: $200,000. (Similar CS/CS/S 2464) | ||
| H 2129 - Universities/FIU & FAMU Law Schools; authorizes college of law at Florida International University & Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University; provides duties of Board of Regents & others; provides authority to accept grants & other available funds. (Identical S 0068) | ||
| H 2135 - Education Funding; (THIS BILL COMBINED IN CS/CS/H63&77,891,995,2009,2135) amends provision re calculation of additional full-time equivalent membership based on college board advanced placement scores of students; provides bonuses for teachers who provide advanced placement instruction. Amends 236.081. (Compare CS/CS/H 0063, CS/S 2030) | ||
| H 2137 - Student & School Performance Grades; requires specific criteria to be used in analysis of student performance; prohibits use of certain student's FCAT scores in determination of school performance grades; requires DOE to study effects of poverty on student achievement & to report to Legislature; prohibits use of FCAT scores of impoverished students in determining school performance grades, except in specified circumstances. Amends 229.57. (Identical S 2182) | ||
| H 2145 - Appropriations; provides moneys for annual period beginning July 1, 2000, & ending June 30, 2001, to pay salaries, & other expenses, capital outlay - buildings, & other improvements, & for other specified purposes of various agencies of State government. APPROPRIATION: $50,162,736,191. (Similar 1ST ENG/S 2200, Compare 1ST ENG/H 2147, CS/1ST ENG/S 2202) | ||
| H 2157 - State Employee Benefits; removes repeal date for prescription drug program; removes repeal dates re state group health insurance program funding. Amends 110.12315,.1239. | ||
| H 2165 - Political Committee/Definition; modifies definition of "political committee". Amends 106.011. (Similar S 1656, Compare H 1021, CS/S 1512) | ||
| H 2173 - Child Care & Early Intervention; authorizes CFS Dept. to increase family income limits for certain eligibility for subsidized child care; provides that eligible family shall be considered needy family for federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families funding, subject to appropriations; establishes Teacher Education & Compensation Helps (TEACH) scholarship program; establishes program to provide statewide network of child care health consultation services, etc. Amends Ch. 402, 409.178. (Similar CS/S 1994, Compare H 0287, CS/1ST ENG/S 2050) | ||
| H 2195 - Education Advisory Bodies; deletes provisions re Task Force on Gender Equity in Education; requires that certain former responsibilities of task force be provided for in rules of State Bd. of Education; requires DOE to identify all education advisory bodies; assigns Education Commissioner responsibility for developing, maintaining, & modifying accounting system for expenditures of education advisory bodies, etc. Amends Chs. 228, 231, 232, 235; creates 229.553. | ||
| H 2197 - Charter Schools/Tax Exemption; provides exemption from ad valorem taxes for facilities used to house charter schools; provides for cancellation of certain taxes on real property acquired by charter school; provides notice of certain tax exemptions. Creates 196.1983; amends 196.29, 228.056. (Compare CS/S 1574) | ||
| H 2201 - WAGES Program; revises payment structure provisions of WAGES Program annual statewide program plan; provides additional coalition requirements for one-stop career centers; specifies additional activities which satisfy work requirements under said program; revises & clarifies said program eligibility requirements for noncitizens; provides for extending period of eligibility for temporary cash assistance under certain circumstances, etc. Amends Ch. 414. APPROPRIATION: $5,000,000. | ||
| H 2219 - Children with Developmental Delays; creates Study on Children with Developmental Delays Act; provides purposes; provides for commission & its membership, officers, & meetings; provides for administration of study & for staff & expenses; prescribes components of study; authorizes employment of expert consultants; provides for advisory workgroups; requires reports to Legislature; provides for expiration of act. APPROPRIATION: $300,000. (Similar 1ST ENG/S 1264) | ||
| H 2229 - Student Assessment Program; requires biannual review of achievement testing program design; requires school performance grade category designations to be based on at least 2 consecutive years of performance; requires student achievement levels to be statistically adjusted according to school's socioeconomic status; deletes certain factors for determining school performance grade categories; revises student assessment data, etc. Amends 229.57. | ||
| H 2235 - School Advisory Councils; revises requirements for composition of school advisory councils; requires school boards to develop procedures to ensure balanced school advisory council membership. Amends 229.58. (Identical S 2174) | ||
| H 2241 - Schools/Instruction/History of Labor; authorizes school districts to provide instruction in history of labor. Amends 233.0612. (Similar S 0952) | ||
| H 2247 - New Univ./Master's Degree Oriented; provides for creation of baccalaureate & master's degree oriented universities; directs Postsecondary Education Planning Commission to develop operational plan; provides for mission & governance of new universities; provides for admission standards & student fees. (Similar S 2448) | ||
| H 2251 - Education (RAB); authorizes State Board of Education to adopt rules to administer educational planning & information system of DOE; requires Education Commissioner to develop course descriptions for specified courses; requires State Board of Education to adopt rules re student attendance; provides additional requirements for determining annual allocation for school districts under Fla. Education Finance Program, etc. Amends Chs. 229, 232, 236, 240. (Compare S 1870) | ||
| H 2263 - Education Governance Reorganization; creates Fla. Education Governance Reorganization Act of 2000; provides for Florida education governance reorganization; establishes Fla. Board of Education; provides for Education Commissioner; provides for Chancellors of K-12 Education, State Universities, Community Colleges & Career Preparation & Nonpublic & Nontraditional Education; provides for Education Governance Reorganization Transition Commission, etc. Repeals various FS sections. (Compare S 1388, CS/S 1680) | ||
| H 2265 - Retirement/Transferred from DMS; transfers Retirement Div. & State Retirement Commission from DMS to State Board of Administration; provides for status under Career Service System; corrects statutory references, to conform. Amends FS. (Similar S 2408) | ||
| H 2283 - Postsecondary Education Institutions; provides performance exemptions for new workforce development education programs; requires each school board or community college district board of trustees to determine method for distributing certain awards; deletes provision that limits technology fees to associate degree programs & courses; amends provision re workforce development capitalization incentive grant program, etc. Amends Chs. 239, 240. (Similar CS/S 2218, Compare S 1472, CS/S 2300) | ||
| H 2285 - FRS Protection & Stabilization Act; creates "Florida Retirement System Protection & Stabilization Act"; provides for assumption of assets & liabilities of system; provides for compulsory participation in system; provides for transfer of funds to Florida Retirement System Stabilization Trust Fund; provides for purposes of said trust fund. Creates 121.0455,.0535,.1005; amends 121.051. | ||
| H 2291 - Equal Rights for Men & Women; ratifies proposed amendment to Constitution of United States re equal rights for men & women. | ||
| H 2293 - Law Enf. Officers/Children's Educ.; provides for graduate or postbaccalaureate professional educational expenses to be waived for children of officers killed in line of duty; provides for waiver to apply to child who attends state institution as full-time or part-time student. Amends 112.19. (Similar S 1024) | ||
| H 2341 - Law School Scholarship Program; provides minimum requirements for support services provided through said program; authorizes provision of awards to part-time students; provides for establishment of amount of award for part-time student; provides guarantee of enrollment of certain number of award recipients, provided certain requirements are met; revises services provided as part of minority pre-law scholarship loan program, etc. Amends 240.498. | ||
| H 2343 - HMOs/Language Requirements; provides for translating contracts, certificates, & member handbooks into other languages under certain circumstances; specifies application of certain language translation requirements to contracts, certificates, member handbooks, & grievance procedures; requires certain disclosures to comply with language translation requirements; prohibits discrimination based upon certain factors, etc. Amends 641.305,.31,.31015,.3102,.3903. | ||
| H 2357 - Occupational Access & Opportunity; creates Occupational Access & Opportunity Div. within DOE; provides for division to contract with appropriate resource to conduct certain hearings; revises membership of Occupational Access & Opportunity Commission; requires plan adopted by commission to provide for monitoring of operations of contracted providers of services; provides for transfer of Blind Services Div. from LES Dept. to DMS, etc. Amends FS. (Compare S 2374) | ||
| H 2369 - Infant & Early Childhood Development; requires program curriculum under prekindergarten early intervention program to include music therapy services; includes music therapy services in developmental evaluation & intervention program for high-risk & disabled infants & toddlers; includes music therapy services in early intervention services for high-risk & developmentally disabled children under developmental services program, etc. Amends Chs. 230, 391, 393, 402, 411. | ||
| H 2371 - Digital Media Educ. Infrastructure; creates Digital Media Education Infrastructure Fund within Tourism, Trade, & Economic Development Office in Executive Office of Governor for purpose of upgrading quality of media labs; provides requirements for contracting & use of funds; provides for sources of moneys & purposes; provides for future review & termination or re-creation of fund. APPROPRIATION: $1,000,000. | ||
| H 2393 - Florida Retirement System; provides that certain benefits under Fla. Retirement System chapter shall be considered supplemental benefits; directs State Board of Admin. to establish optional defined contribution retirement program for members of FRS; revises language re retiree health insurance subsidy to include reference to optional retirement program; increases number of personnel that may be designated Senior Management Service Class by local governments, etc. Amends FS. (Compare H 0101, CS/H 0235, H 2395, H 2397, CS/1ST ENG/S 1026, S 1360) | ||
| H 2395 - Public Employee Optional Retirement; creates Public Employee Optional Retirement Program Trust Fund, to be administered by State Board of Administration; provides for sources of moneys & purposes; provides for exemption from general revenue service charges; provides for annual carryforward of funds; provides for future review & termination or re-creation of trust fund. Creates 121.465. (Compare H 0101, H 2393) | ||
| H 2399 - Workforce Innovation; provides additional duties of Tourism, Trade, & Economic Development Office within Executive Office of Governor re workforce development; requires that office cooperate & contract with Workforce Development Board in performing certain functions; requires that Board of Regents consider industry-driven competencies in certain program reviews; revises provisions re quick-response training for economic development, etc. Amends FS. APPROPRIATION: $23,000,000. (Compare CS/H 1135, CS/CS/S 1484, CS/1ST ENG/S 2050, CS/S 2178, CS/CS/S 2548) | ||
| H 2401 - Information Technology; requires facilitation of network access point by State Technology Office; requires Enterprise Florida, Inc., to create & implement marketing & image campaign; requires development & maintenance of website for information & technology industry marketing & workforce recruitment; requires study group to explore use of state employee pension funds for venture capital support for certain purposes, etc. Amends 212.08. (Similar CS/CS/S 1334) | ||
| H 2407 - LES Dept. Reorganization; authorizes exemption for LES Dept. from standard internal structure of departments; provides exemption from Career Service System & provides for inclusion within Sr. Mgmt. Service; provides that Workforce Development Board provide policy direction re workforce services; provides for reassignment of employees of LES Dept. to One-Stop Career Centers; permits release of confidential information to agents of public employees, etc. Amends FS. (Compare CS/S 1206, CS/S 2374) | ||
| H 2439 - Governmental Reorganization; strikes reference to performance by Secretary of State of constitutional duties; redefines term "Cabinet" as used in provisions re structure of executive branch to conform to changes made to State Constitution; provides for structure of Dept. of State & provides for appointment, term of office, & duties of department head; revises Great Floridians program administered by Historical Resources Div. of Dept. of State, etc. Amends FS. (Similar CS/1ST ENG/S 1194, Compare H 0825, H 1643, CS/CS/1ST ENG/S 0368, S 1674) | ||
| H 2441 - Workers' Compensation; clarifies legislative intent that terms "net premiums written" & "net premiums collected" as used in Workers' Compensation law, include ceded reinsurance premiums in accord with original intent; revises Special Disability Trust Fund's annual assessment criteria re excluded ceded reinsurance premiums; reduces assessment rate for calendar year 2001, etc. Amends 440.49,.51. APPROPRIATION: $250,000. (Similar CS/S 2532) | ||
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| S 0002 - School Safety; creates Safe & Secure Schools Commission for purpose of ensuring safe environment in public schools; specifies offenses & incidents occurring on school property which must be reported to DOE & said commission; provides for training in crisis management for renewal of teacher certification; requires that principal notify parent or guardian of suspended student of laws governing storage of firearms following student's suspension, etc. Amends FS. | ||
| S 0006 - Health Insurance Policies; authorizes insurer to issue certain health insurance policies or certificates which do not include specified provisions; provides that mandated health benefits may be excluded from any such policy or certificate; defines term "mandated health benefit"; requires that policy or certificate issued under act include specified notice. | ||
| S 0068 - SUS/Law Schools/FIU & FAMU; authorizes college of law at Florida International University & Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University; provides duties of Board of Regents & others; provides authority to accept grants & other available funds. | ||
| S 0074 - Industrial Partnership Professorship; establishes industrial partnership professorships as classification of instructional personnel within State University System; provides that such professorships shall be established by contract; provides for contribution by sponsoring corporations; provides for credit against corporate income tax for contributions made by corporation sponsoring industrial partnership professorship, etc. Creates 220.192, 240.6065; amends 220.02. | ||
| S 0092 - Students/Extracurricular Activities; provides that participation of nonpublic school students in interscholastic extracurricular activities at public schools & participation of public school students in interscholastic extracurricular activities at nonpublic schools is not mandatory; revises provisions re grade point average required for participation in interscholastic extracurricular student activities, etc. Amends 232.425,.61. | ||
| S 0116 - Education Employees/Leave; provides for payment into pretax annuities for accumulated sick leave to certain employees of district school systems; limits amount of pay certain employees of said systems may receive for unused sick leave upon termination of employment; provides for community college district boards of trustees to adopt rules allowing payment for unused sick leave into pretax retirement accounts, etc. Amends 231.40,.481, 240.343. | ||
| S 0124 - Schools/Technology Infrastructure TF; creates Public School Technology Infrastructure Trust Fund within DOE; provides for moneys in trust fund to be used to connect each classroom in state's public schools to Internet; provides for moneys in trust fund to be available only after school district has exhausted all other funds for technology provided by Legislature; requires that DOE adopt rules. | ||
| S 0130 - Florida Prepaid College Program; provides for transfer of Florida Prepaid College Program benefits to certain applied technology diploma programs & vocational certificate programs; requires direct-support organization to operate under written contract with board; allows Florida Prepaid College Board to permit direct-support organizations established under this section to use property, facilities, & personal services of board, etc. Amend 240.551. | ||
| S 0174 - School Year Length Increase; extends length of school year for students & for school employees; amends specific provision re powers & duties of school board; increases length of school year to 186 days; amends specific provision re duties & responsibilities of superintendent; revises definitions re education funding to reflect increase in length of school year, etc. Amends 228.041, 230.23,.33, 236.013,.02,.08104,.08106. | ||
| S 0194 - Sales Tax Exemptions; provides exemptions from tax on renting, leasing, letting, or granting license for use of real property; provides exemptions from tax on admissions; provides for due date of tax on admissions for events at specified facilities; provides retroactive relief to certain taxpayers. Amends 212.031,.04. | ||
| S 0198 - Emergency Management; prescribes duties of Board of Regents re identifying public hurricane evacuation shelter space on certain campuses; requires submission of capital improvements program; revises condition precedent to requirement for specified building construction standards; requires DMS to incorporate public hurricane evacuation shelter provisions into lease agreements for state agencies, etc. Amends 240.295, 252.373,.385,.51. APPROPRIATION: $5,200,000. | ||
| S 0210 - Additional Salary Deferral Program; authorizes creation of additional salary deferral program re deferred compensation; provides procedures for implementation by state & local governments. Amends 112.215. | ||
| S 0234 - Beverage Law/Underage Students; provides exemption for giving or serving to certain underage students alcoholic beverages that are delivered as part of required curriculum at accredited institution; provides exemption for possession of alcoholic beverages by underage students in specified circumstances. Amends 562.11,.111. | ||
| S 0250 - Schools/Noninstructional Personnel; requires DOE to limit number of noninstructional personnel that may be employed by school districts; requires that department classify school districts based on number of full-time-equivalent students enrolled in district; requires that department establish ratios within each district classification for maximum percentage of noninstructional personnel to full-time-equivalent students, etc. | ||
| S 0292 - Math & Science Teacher-Educ. Program; authorizes mathematics & science teacher-education program; provides program purpose, required components, & resource allocation; creates nongovernmental organization to plan & implement program for mathematics & science teacher education; requires certain additions to professional development programs; authorizes salary bonus for teachers who complete certain training programs, etc. Amends FS. | ||
| S 0306 - Citizen Participation in Govt. Act; creates "Citizen Participation in Government Act"; provides for its purposes; defines terms; provides procedures for judiciary to respond to lawsuits re constitutional right to petition government for redress of grievances. | ||
| S 0330 - Legislative Projects/Funding; provides requirements for funding of legislative projects not recommended by Governor or state agency. Creates 216.1785. | ||
| S 0354 - Florida Academic Scholars Award; provides that student who is recipient of National Hispanic Scholar Award & who meets certain other eligibility requirements is eligible for Florida Academic Scholars award. Amends 240.40205. | ||
| S 0412 - Health Insurance/Osteoporosis Tests; expands required health insurance coverage for osteoporosis-related matters. Amends 627.6409,.6691, 641.31. | ||
| S 0422 - Teacher Bonus/Second-Chance Schools; provides incentive bonus for certain teachers who teach at second-chance schools or certain schools that serve disruptive, violent, or at-risk students. | ||
| S 0442 - Excellent Teaching Program; revises Excellent Teaching Program to include guidance counselors who participate in National Board of Certified Counselors certification program. Amends 236.08106. | ||
| S 0678 - Human Rights Advocacy Councils; redesignates Statewide Human Rights Advocacy Committee as Statewide Human Rights Advocacy Council; eliminates process of appeal to Legislature; redesignates district human rights advocacy committees as local human rights advocacy councils; provides for additional local councils to be established; provides for local councils to monitor activities of, & investigate complaints against, CFS Dept., etc. Amends FS. | ||
| S 0686 - Domestic Partnerships; provides for establishment of domestic partnerships, for filing of forms with Secretary of State, & procedures for terminating said partnership; provides legal effect of such partnerships; requires group health care service plans & group disability insurance policies that provide certain hospital, medical, or surgical expense benefits for employees or subscribers to provide benefits to such person's domestic partner & other specified persons, etc. | ||
| S 0702 - Tax Credit/Food Service Business; provides for credit against tax remitted under Tax on Sales, Use & Other Transactions chapter, for any food service business that makes contributions to scholarship funds; provides definitions; provides amount of credit & application requirements; provides duties of DOR; provides penalties for fraudulent claims; provides for rules. Creates 212.099. | ||
| S 0704 - Fla. Marine Biotechnology Research; establishes Florida Marine Biotechnology Research & Development Program; provides for program focus; provides legislative intent; provides long-term goals. APPROPRIATION: $2,000,000. | ||
| S 0706 - Health Maintenance Organizations; defines term "clean claim"; provides prerequisites to HMO's contesting such claim; provides procedures; provides penalties for failure to pay part or all of clean claim; provides for AHCA to review all provider grievances alleging that HMO has violated specified provision; provides for appointment of review panel & specifies its membership; provides applicability. Amends 641.3155, 408.7056. | ||
| S 0710 - Sales Tax/Public Athletic Facility; provides that public athletic facility at which collegiate athletic team is based may retain certain sales tax proceeds & may use those proceeds for purpose of renovating public facility. Amends 212.08. | ||
| S 0748 - Professional Teaching Fellowship Act; provides intent to demonstrate benefits of said program to prepare new teachers & to provide certain professional development activities to support them; provides for recruitment of persons to participate in fellowship program by means of forgivable loans; provides conditions for repayment of loans not eligible for loan forgiveness; establishes professional development program for recipients of fellowship & other college graduates, etc. | ||
| S 0754 - Fla. Resident Job Prep. Grant Loan; establishes Florida Resident Job Preparation Grant/Forgivable Loan Program to be administered by DOE; provides eligibility & funding criteria. Creates 240.6052. | ||
| S 0762 - HMO Contracts; provides that such contracts must give subscribers & their physicians right to make final decisions re subscribers' treatment. Amends 641.31. | ||
| S 0790 - School Dists./Financial Mgmt. Review; requires OPPAGA to conduct or contract for best financial management practices reviews of school districts; authorizes OPPAGA to develop certain additional best practices for review & adoption by Education Commissioner; establishes timeframe for school district review; requires districts to be reviewed to be specified in General Appropriations Act, etc. Amends 11.51,.515, 230.23025,.23026, 235.2197; repeals 230.2302. | ||
| S 0812 - FRS/Wartime Veterans/Service Credit; directs director of Retirement Division to permit wartime veterans employed in system to claim certain military service as additional years of employment for retirement purposes. | ||
| S 0820 - State Employees; requires DMS to contract with private vendor for tax-sheltered plan for state employees who are eligible for payment for accumulated sick leave or annual leave upon termination of employment; provides for review of proposed plans by State Board of Administration; provides for continuous departmental oversight; authorizes employees to withdraw such funds upon termination of employment, etc. | ||
| S 0828 - Insurance/Medicare Supplement Policy; redefines term "Medicare supplement policy" for purposes of Florida Medicare Supplement Reform Act to exclude specified policies & plans. Amends 627.672. | ||
| S 0836 - Public Records/College Savings Prog.; provides exemption from public records requirements for account information associated with Florida College Savings Program; authorizes release of such information to community colleges, colleges, & universities under certain circumstances; requires that such institutions maintain confidentiality of information; provides for future legislative review & repeal; provides finding of public necessity. Creates 240.554. | ||
| S 0842 - Schools/Grade Forgiveness Policies; revises requirements for district grade forgiveness policies. Amends 232.246. | ||
| S 0848 - Student Records; authorizes release of personally identifiable student records to HSMV for purposes of compulsory attendance driver's license eligibility requirements & to CFS Dept. for purposes of Learnfare program compulsory attendance requirements; clarifies provisions re release of directory information. Amends 228.093. | ||
| S 0850 - Schools/Instructional Materials; prescribes duty of school boards to provide instructional materials; eliminates requirements for providing weighted & unweighted aggregations; changes reference from DOE to Education Commissioner re certain duties in selecting & adopting instructional materials; eliminates condition for rejecting bids; eliminates optional escalator clause in certain contracts, etc. Amends Ch. 233, 230.23; repeals 233.28. | ||
| S 0852 - School Safety & Security; revises criteria for determining school's performance grade category for specified school years; establishes Partnership for School Safety & Security; requires DOE to develop individualized school safety & environment assessment instrument; requires that dept. expand performance standards for school safety; requires additional contents for school district zero-tolerance policies, etc. Amends FS. | ||
| S 0860 - Educational Programs; provides legislative intent for certain high schools designated as New Millennium High Schools; requires certain components of vocational program called Florida Tech-Prep Pathway; requires certain activities of staff identified by schools & local business enterprises; provides requirements for students to enroll in certain programs; creates Sunshine Technical Skills Certificate, etc. Amends Chs. 228, 229, 231, 236, 239; repeals 233.068. | ||
| S 0864 - Health Maintenance Contracts; requires such contracts to allow subscribers to choose their physicians. Amends 641.31. | ||
| S 0866 - HMO's/In-patient Hospital Services; prohibits HMO from restricting provider's ability to provide in-patient hospital services to subscriber; requires payment for medically necessary in-patient hospital services. Amends 641.31,.315,.3155. | ||
| S 0870 - Workers' Compensation/Chiropractors; provides for chiropractic medical treatment; redefines term "medical care coordinator"; provides for chiropractic services. Amends 440.13,.134. | ||
| S 0878 - State University/Credit & Debit Card; authorizes universities in system to accept credit cards & debit cards & to absorb costs of using such cards. Amends 240.289. | ||
| S 0890 - Direct-Support Organizations; prohibits university, community college, & statewide community college direct-support organizations from making certain political contributions; deletes requirements that identity of donors to said organizations be protected. Amends 240.299,.331,.3315. | ||
| S 0910 - Education Employees/Sick Leave; provides for payment into pretax annuities for accumulated sick leave to certain employees of district school systems; limits amount of pay certain employees of said systems may receive for unused sick leave upon termination of employment; provides conditions on use of sick leave; limits amount of pay certain employees of said systems may earn for unused vacation leave upon termination of employment, etc. Amends 231.40,.481, 240.343. | ||
| S 0914 - FRS/Average Final Compensation; redefines term "average final compensation"; revises term as applied to municipal, county, & fire control district firefighters. Amends 121.021. | ||
| S 0920 - Teacher Certification/Speech; provides for certification of applicants who hold bachelor's degree in speech-language impairment; requires adoption of rules. Amends 231.17. | ||
| S 0924 - Visually Impaired or Blind Children; provides for early-intervention for certain children who are born visually impaired or blind; requires report. APPROPRIATION: $1,000,000. | ||
| S 0926 - Board of Dentistry/Membership; revises qualifications for membership on Board of Dentistry. Amends 466.004. | ||
| S 0940 - Prescription Drug Program/Medicare; creates program to provide prescription drug coverage to Medicare participants; provides requirements; requires discount prescription pricing for Medicare beneficiaries not otherwise covered under program; requires Elderly Affairs Dept. & AHCA to develop program; provides that program is not an entitlement. APPROPRIATION. | ||
| S 0946 - Offenses by Public Servants; authorizes Statewide Prosecutor to prosecute violations of chapter on Bribery; Misuse of Public Office; provides for exception to perjury in official proceedings; creates "Citizens' Right to Honest Government Act"; redefines "benefit," "corruptly," "harm," & "public servant"; adds specified felonies to Criminal Punishment Code; repeals provision re commercial bribery, etc. Amends Ch. 838, 16.56, 287.133, 837.02, 921.0022. | ||
| S 0948 - Public Schools/5-Year Strategic Plan; provides legislative intent re comprehensive 5-year strategic plan for public schools; requires Governor & State Board of Education to develop, implement, & annually update such plan by specified time & to provide copies of plan to legislative officers. Amends 228.01, 229.053. | ||
| S 0952 - Schools/Instruction/History of Labor; authorizes school districts to provide instruction in history of labor. Amends 233.0612. | ||
| S 0962 - Parent-Child Privilege/Communication; creates parent-child privilege to prevent disclosure of communications that were intended to be made in confidence; provides proceedings in which privilege does not exist; provides for waiver of privilege. Creates 90.5045. | ||
| S 0990 - Students/High School Grading; requires certain reports; encourages certain grading practices; requires grade-point-average calculation for Bright Futures Scholarship Program; prohibits certain exemption; authorizes school districts to abandon certain high school grading practices; provides definitions; repeals provision re weighting of grades in dual enrollment & advanced placement courses. Amends 230.23, 232.24521,.2463; repeals 240.1163(4). | ||
| S 0996 - Health Ins./Clinical Lab Services; requires certain insurers & HMOs to cover & pay for certain clinical laboratory services under certain circumstances. Amends 627.6471,.6472, 641.31. | ||
| S 0998 - School Safety; expresses legislative intent to enact legislation to address issue of school safety. | ||
| S 1002 - Public Records/Educational Facility; provides exemption from public records & meetings requirements for blueprints of educational facility, including state university facility; provides for future legislative review & repeal; provides for rulemaking authority; provides finding of public necessity. | ||
| S 1006 - Ethics/Public Officers & Employees; expresses Legislative intent to revise laws prescribing ethical standards for public officers & employees. | ||
| S 1008 - Public Charter Schools; constitutional amendment to allow universities, community colleges, state board of education, or any public entity to sponsor, operate, control, & supervise public charter schools. Amends s. 4, Art. IX. | ||
| S 1014 - Board of Dentistry; revises qualifications of members of board. Amends 466.004. | ||
| S 1024 - Law Enf. Officers/Children's Educ.; provides for graduate or postgraduate educational expenses to be waived for children of officers killed in line of duty; provides for waiver to apply to child who attends state institution as full-time or part-time student. Amends 112.19. | ||
| S 1026 - FRS/Average Final Compensation; revises definition of term "average final compensation" re members of special risk class; revises method of calculating average final compensation; upgrades service credit for certain years for special risk members; provides for declaration of important state interest. Amends 121.021,.091. | ||
| S 1038 - Florida Civil Rights Act; redefines term "employer". Amends 760.02. | ||
| S 1058 - Jobs for Florida's Graduates; deletes time-period limitation for "Jobs for Florida's Graduates" school-to-work program; deletes provisions re endowment fund, & re program outcome goals re time-period limitation; deletes provisions re distribution of earnings on endowment fund; deletes provisions re startup funding; revises annual report requirements; repeals specified provisions re future legislative review & temporary pilot apprenticeship program. Amends 446.609. | ||
| S 1086 - Health Insurance Policies Eye Exams; requires health & group health insurance policies to provide coverage for certain eye examinations & medically necessary followup visits for specified minors; requires health maintenance contracts that cover certain minors to provide coverage for certain eye examination & medically necessary followup visits. Creates 627.6414; amends 641.31. | ||
| S 1090 - Fair Pay Act; creates said act; provides additional duty of Florida Commission on Human Relations; clarifies provisions re discrimination against individuals in compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment which constitutes unlawful employment practice; provides for specified wage disclosure, recordkeeping, & reporting requirements, etc. Amends 760.02,.06,.10,.11; creates 760.105. | ||
| S 1096 - One-Stop Career Centers; revises requirements for memorandum of understanding governing delivery of employment services at such centers; provides for submission of employee performance reports by One-Stop Career Center operator; authorizes leasing of state employees to said center operators for delivery of employment services; provides for review by Workforce Development Board of delivery of employment services, etc. Amends 288.9951. | ||
| S 1102 - Comprehensive Indemnity Dental Plan; requires provision of comprehensive indemnity dental plan providing unrestricted enrollee access to dentists. Amends 110.123. | ||
| S 1104 - Teacher Preparation Program/USF; requires University of South Florida to develop & establish teacher preparation program; provides requirements re scholarships; requires student participants to fulfill teaching requirement; requires repayment of scholarship funds received under certain circumstances. | ||
| S 1118 - Research & Development Authority; deletes requirements re membership of authority affiliated with National High Magnetic Field Laboratory. Amends 159.703. | ||
| S 1122 - Off-site Learning Grants; directs Education Commissioner to make recommendations to Legislature for funding off-site learning grants; provides for review panel; provides requirements for grant recipients; authorizes rulemaking. Creates 228.507. | ||
| S 1176 - Schools/Instructional Personnel; provides procedure for employment of instructional personnel; revises superintendent's responsibility re employment of instructional personnel; describes duties of school principal in employment of instructional personnel. Amends 230.23,.33, 231.085. | ||
| S 1178 - Health Insurance/Clinical Trials; prohibits certain health insurers & HMOs from denying qualified individuals from participating in approved clinical trials; requires said insurers & HMOs to provide coverage to qualified individuals for certain costs re approved clinical trials; provides for reimbursement of patient costs; requires out-of-state group policies to provide coverage for certain costs re approved clinical trials, etc. Creates 627.4296; amends 627.6515. | ||
| S 1190 - Schools/Instructional Personnel; provides educational & training opportunities for instructional personnel employed by district school boards in same manner & to same extent as currently provided for state employees; provides for separate normal retirement date for such instructional personnel under Florida Retirement System. Amends 110.1099, 121.021. | ||
| S 1204 - Task Force on Public School Funding; creates said task force; provides for appointment & organization of task force; specifies powers & duties; specifies duties of DOE; requires certain reports & public hearings; repeals specified provision re Florida Education Finance Program. APPROPRIATION: $800,000. | ||
| S 1206 - Labor & Employment Security Dept.; expresses legislative intent to enact organizational & programmatic changes to department. | ||
| S 1208 - Workforce Development System; expresses legislative intent to enact organizational & programmatic improvements to workforce development system in state. | ||
| S 1226 - Insurance; authorizes DOI to directly purchase annuities through structured settlement insurance services consultant; provides procedures & requirements; deletes reference to deficiency reserves for certain term life insurance policies; revises reference to more current edition of cited buyer's guide; authorizes DOI to adopt certain valuation of life insurance policies model regulation, etc. Amends 284.33, 625.121, 626.99, 627.6487; creates 627.4785. | ||
| S 1238 - Schools/Guidance Counselors/Bonuses; provides for guidance counselors who meet certain certification requirements to receive same bonuses as teachers through Excellent Teaching Program. Amends 236.08106. | ||
| S 1252 - Teacher Salaries; establishes minimum base annual salary for instructional personnel. | ||
| S 1264 - Children with Developmental Delays; creates Study on Children with Developmental Delays Act; provides purposes; provides for commission & its membership, officers, & meetings; provides for administration of study & for staff & expenses; prescribes components of study; authorizes employment of expert consultants; provides for advisory workgroups; requires reports to Legislature; provides for expiration of act. APPROPRIATION: $300,000. | ||
| S 1280 - Comprehensive Transitional Ed. Prog.; removes licensure requirement for comprehensive transitional educational programs for developmentally disabled persons. Amends 400.962. | ||
| S 1282 - School Readiness Trust Fund/Governor; creates said trust fund within Executive Office of Governor; provides for sources of moneys & purposes; provides for future review & termination or re-creation of trust fund. | ||
| S 1296 - Workers' Compensation; deletes limitation on kinds of medical testimony admissible in proceedings before judges of compensation claims; provides that provisions re managed care arrangements do not divest jurisdiction & authority of Judge of Compensation Claims to enter orders re reasonableness & medical necessity of medical care; prescribes rate for payment of impairment income benefits, etc. Amends Ch. 440. | ||
| S 1298 - FRS/Disability or Death Benefits; directs Retirement Division of DMS to identify & locate specified members of FRS who have received in-line-of-duty disability benefits or in-line-of-duty death benefits; provides for reimbursement of such members for income taxes paid in error on such benefits prior to specified date; authorizes division to adopt rules. | ||
| S 1318 - Lottery Capital Outlay & Debt TF/DOE; creates Lottery Capital Outlay & Debt Service TF within Education Dept.; provides for sources of funds; provides purposes; provides for annual carryforward of funds; provides for transfer of certain funds to trust fund; proclaims that trust fund is exempt from constitutional termination. Creates 235.21955. | ||
| S 1320 - Community Colleges; amends provision re Fla. Education Fund; establishes Community College Executive & Faculty Diversity Program; provides for fellowships; requires annual accountability report; requires service or repayment; establishes requirements; requires adoption of rules; provides appropriation to Division of Community Colleges. Amends 240.498. APPROPRIATION: $250,000. | ||
| S 1328 - Schools/Nurse-to-Student Ratios; provides for funding to improve school nurse-to-student ratios; requires local match for state funds; provides duties of Secretary of Health & Education Commissioner; provides for program proposals; specifies criteria for receipt of funding; establishes pilot project in Hillsborough Co. to provide comprehensive health & wellness services to public school students & staff members; provides for funding, etc. Creates 381.0058. | ||
| S 1334 - ITflorida.com Act of 2000; requires report to explore feasibility of & need for public Network Access Point in this state; provides report requirements; requires review & plan for establishment of information technology business "incubators" in this state; prescribes incubator components; requires development & maintenance of website for information technology industry marketing & workforce recruitment. APPROPRIATION. | ||
| S 1336 - Medicaid Eligibility Determinations; amends definitions of terms used in specified provisions; provides that CFS Dept. is responsible for Medicaid eligibility determinations; specifies duties of department & Social Security Administration; grants department rulemaking authority for determination of Medicaid eligibility. Amends 409.901,.902,.903,.919. | ||
| S 1344 - Discrimination Prohibited; constitutional amendment to prohibit state & other public or governmental entities therein from discriminating against any person on basis of sex, race, ethnicity, color, or national origin in public employment, public education, or public contracting; allows affirmative action to extent permitted by U.S. Constitution, but prohibits numerical quotas, etc. Creates s. 26, Art. I. | ||
| S 1346 - Schools/Student's Medical Needs; revises provisions re administration of medication by school district personnel; authorizes only licensed medical personnel to make recommendations re student's medical needs; prohibits in-school physical or mental examinations without parental consent; prohibits certain diagnoses, tests, lessons, & activities; prohibits transportation of student to medical treatment facility without parental consent, etc. Amends 232.46,.465, 234.02. | ||
| S 1352 - Public Employees/Optional Retirement; provides statement of principles for development of optional retirement program for public employees. | ||
| S 1354 - Parental Rights; provides that charter school's charter must address school's plan for promoting parental & community involvement in school; provides that school boards must implement program for parental & guardian involvement in schools; requires DOE & Board of Regents to develop, & State Board of Education to adopt, rules enabling involved parents to take free postsecondary credit hours, etc. Amends Chs. 228, 230, 231; creates 230.2304. | ||
| S 1356 - Education Curriculum/Discrimination; prohibits discrimination under any education curriculum based on race, national origin, sex, handicap, or marital status by public educational institution that receives or benefits from federal or state financial assistance. Amends 228.2001. | ||
| S 1358 - Schools/Reading & Literacy/K-4; provides legislative intent re required reading instruction; requires each public elementary school to develop & implement programs for reading & literacy development in kindergarten through grade 4; requires DOE to provide technical support. | ||
| S 1360 - FRS/Vested After 5 Years; provides that members in FRS shall be vested after 5 years of creditable service. Amends 121.021,.052. | ||
| S 1376 - Pedestrian Crosswalks/Schools; directs DOT to provide for pedestrian crosswalks with pedestrian control devices at all public elementary schools & middle schools in state under certain circumstances; requires DOT to cooperate with local entities to alleviate specified hazardous walking conditions. Amends 316.1895, 334.044. (Compare H 0459) | ||
| S 1388 - Board of Regents; abolishes said board; requires board to submit report; requires interim studies by Legislature. Repeals 240.207. (Compare H 2263, CS/S 1680) | ||
| S 1390 - Exceptional Student Education; revises funding for exceptional student education programs; revises reporting requirements for exceptional student education programs. Amends 236.025,.081, 237.34. | ||
| S 1434 - State Employees/Alternative Benefits; requires that DMS contract with private vendor for alternative retirement program for temporary & seasonal state employees; provides contract requirements; requires private vendor to indemnify state & participating employees from certain adverse tax consequences; provides for favorable tax treatment for certain incentive pay & payments for accumulated sick leave & annual leave, etc. Creates 110.1315,.1316. (Compare H 0831, S 0820) | ||
| S 1438 - FIU/Speech-Language Pathology Degree; authorizes creation of Master of Science in Speech-Language Pathology at Florida International University. (Similar H 0847) | ||
| S 1442 - Unemployment Comp./Domestic Violence; provides that being victim of domestic violence which results in separation from work constitutes "good cause" for purposes of eligibility for unemployment compensation; prescribes conditions; requires satisfactory proof; requires referral to certified domestic violence center; conditions payment of claims based on domestic violence upon specific appropriation. Amends 443.101. APPROPRIATION: $200,000. (Compare H 0637) | ||
| S 1444 - Teacher Certification; creates Alternative Certification Program; requires applicant to possess certain educational credentials & aptitudes; requires participating schools to coordinate activities required by program; provides for demonstration of accomplished practices for educators; creates Transition to Teaching pilot program; provides for grant proposals & applications; authorizes DOE to define terms; authorizes certain exceptions, etc. Amends 231.15. (Compare H 0277, H 0381) | ||
| S 1446 - Designations/Colleges & Universities; designates specified buildings & facilities at FAMU, Fla. Atlantic University, Fla. Gulf Coast University , FSU, University of Central Fla., University of Fla., University of North Fla. & University of South Fla.; authorizes respective universities to erect suitable markers. (Similar CS/H 0827) | ||
| S 1450 - Higher Educ. Facilities Financing; provides findings & declarations re financing for private not-for-profit institutions of higher education; cites act as "Higher Educational Facilities Financing Act"; creates Higher Educational Facilities Financing Authority; provides for loans from revenue bonds to participating institutions; provides for validation of revenue bonds; provides that institutions funded by act are educational institutions for purposes of state taxation, etc. Amends 196.012. (Similar CS/H 1827) | ||
| S 1462 - Volunteer & Community Service Act; creates Fla. Volunteer & Community Service Act of 2000; provides legislative intent; authorizes state to establish policies & procedures which provide for expenditure of funds to develop & facilitate initiatives that encourage & reward volunteerism; provides purposes of act; authorizes Fla. Commission on Community Service to provide specified assistance for establishment & implementation of programs pursuant to act, etc. Amends 14.29. (Similar CS/H 1835) | ||
| S 1470 - Schools & Colleges/Dual Enrollment; (THIS BILL COMBINES S1470,2424) clarifies duty of Education Commissioner re common course designation & numbering system for postsecondary education in school districts; requires Articulation Coordinating Committee to identify & recommend to State Board of Education postsecondary courses that meet high school graduation requirements; provides for award of credit toward graduation requirements for equivalent courses, etc. Amends FS. (Similar CS/H 1195, Compare S 2424) | ||
| S 1472 - Adult Workforce Development Educ.; creates "Workforce Development Education Unification Act of 2000"; provides for transfer of all public adult workforce development programs & area technical centers from school districts to community colleges; revises provisions re transfer of credit for general education courses; requires adult basic education for elderly to be provided by community colleges, rather than school districts, etc. Amends FS. (Compare CS/H 1673, H 2283, CS/S 2218, CS/S 2300) | ||
| S 1478 - Health Insurance/Infertility; requires coverage by health insurance policies, group, franchise, & blanket health insurance policies, & health maintenance contracts for diagnosis & treatment of infertility under certain circumstances; provides requirements & criteria, limitations, definitions & exception for certain religious organizations; excludes payments for donor eggs or certain medical services, etc. Amends Ch. 627, 641.31. (Identical H 0031) | ||
| S 1482 - Information Technology/Grades K-12; provides legislative intent re information technologies re grades K-12 in educational institutions. | ||
| S 1484 - Info. Technologies/Workforce Dev.; provides for development of 2-year vocational & technical distance learning curriculum for information technology workers; provides for internship opportunities for high school & postsecondary info. technology vocational faculty & students in info. technology businesses; requires State Board of Community Colleges to identify training programs for broadband digital media specialists, etc. Creates 239.521, 240.710; amends 240.311,.3341. (Compare CS/S 2548) | ||
| S 1524 - Teachers/Professional Development; provides for funding of Project Teach Tuition Stipend Program from Educational Enhancement TF; provides for establishment of model peer assistance & review programs; includes additional professional development activities in School Community Professional Development Act; creates Project Teach Tuition Stipend Program; provides for retesting fee & program under Excellent Teaching Program, etc. Amends Chs. 231, 236, 24.121. (Identical H 1867, Compare H 2089) | ||
| S 1562 - Schools/Average Daily Attendance; provides for average daily attendance factor to be used in incentive program to encourage maximum improvement in attendance; provides limitations. Amends 236.081. (Similar H 1085) | ||
| S 1564 - Education/Middle Schools; provides legislative intent to revise laws re middle schools. | ||
| S 1566 - Portable Retirement Option/Public Ed; creates Portable Retirement Option for Public Education Employees within FRS; provides legislative purpose; provides definitions; provides for administration of plan, contributions, eligibility, readmission, & management; provides reporting requirements; provides legislative intent. (Similar H 1969) | ||
| S 1568 - Teacher Certification; requires content-area major for professional certification. Amends 231.17. | ||
| S 1574 - Charter Schools; revises criteria for renewal of charter; provides for exemption from ad valorem taxation; changes formula for charter school facilities funding; authorizes pilot program grants for construction of charter school facilities; provides for developmental research school that is issued charter to be eligible for categorical funding; provides for governance of certain charter technical career centers, etc. Amends Ch. 228, 196.29, 236.0817. (Compare H 2087, H 2197) | ||
| S 1580 - Health Care/HMOs; requires HMOs to provide for resolution of grievances brought by subscribers; provides for party to appeal decision by utilization review organization to AHCA; provides that HMO is liable for damages for harm caused by failure to exercise ordinary care; requires that HMO refer subscriber to outside provider in cases in which there is not a provider within organization's network to provide covered benefit, etc. Amends Chs. 408, 627, 641. | ||
| S 1582 - Graduate Medical Education; provides legislative intent concerning funding, structure, & quality of graduate medical education. (Similar S 2456) | ||
| S 1614 - Florida Teachers Lead Program; requires transfer of unclaimed lottery prize money to Educational Enhancement Trust Fund to support said program; revises provisions re deposit of funds to said trust fund to include unclaimed lottery prize money; removes obsolete language re appropriation; includes unclaimed lottery prize money in funds to be distributed by Education Commissioner; revises definition of "classroom teacher" for purposes of program, etc. Amends 24.115,.121, 231.67. (Identical H 0891) | ||
| S 1634 - Students/In-school Suspension; revises definition of "in-school suspension" to include additional alternative program; provides funding for establishment of On-Campus Intervention Programs (OCIPs); provides process for applying to Education Commissioner for funds to establish & conduct OCIP; provides program requirements; requires annual report; provides for future repeal. Amends 228.041; creates 230.23155. APPROPRIATION: $20,000,000. (Identical H 1079) | ||
| S 1636 - Student Laptop Computers/Task Force; creates task force to study feasibility of providing laptop computer for every public school student in kindergarten through grade 12; establishes membership of task force; provides duties of task force; requires report. (Similar H 0873) | ||
| S 1656 - Political Committees;
redefines term "political committee" for purposes of campaign finance laws.
Amends 106.011. (Similar H 2165, Compare H 1021, CS/S 1512) |
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| S 1658 - Health Insurance; cites act as "Dianne Steele Mental Illness Insurance Parity Act"; provides that current requirement for group insurers to offer coverage for mental health conditions does not apply to serious mental illness; requires group health insurers & HMOs to provide coverage for serious mental illness; requires health benefit plan committee to consider & recommend modifications to standard, basic, & limited health benefit plans, etc. Amends Ch. 627, 641. | ||
| S 1664 - Health Care/Social Anxiety Disorder; require AHCA to pay for medically necessary treatment of social anxiety disorder; requires health insurance policies, insurers, HMOs, & nonprofit health care services that provide mental health benefits to provide coverage for treatment of social anxiety disorder; provides for unenforceability of policies or contracts not providing such coverage, etc. Creates 409.9051, 627.64091,.6681; amends 641.31. | ||
| S 1680 - Cabinet Reorganization; designates head of DOE; creates divisions & designates directors; provides for State Board of Education; abolishes Board of Regents & State Board of Community Colleges; establishes powers of Education Commissioner; establishes powers & duties of Superintendent of Public Instruction; delegates educational management & educational planning responsibilities to State Board of Education, etc. Amends Chs. 229, 240, 246, 20.15, 411.01. (Compare H 2263, S 1388) | ||
| S 1684 - Technology Development; expresses legislative intent to foster economic development of high-technology industries, including information-technology & high-definition television. | ||
| S 1692 - FSU College of Medicine; establishes 4-year allopathic medical school within Florida State University; provides legislative intent; provides for partner organizations for clinical instruction in community-based medical education program; specifies targeted communities & hospitals; provides for development of plan for graduate medical education in state; provides for clinical rotation cites in local communities; provides for training to meet medical needs of elderly, etc. (Identical H 1121) | ||
| S 1702 - Student Transportation; requires school boards to provide transportation for public school students who are subjected to hazardous walking conditions, regardless of age; revises definition of student for purposes of transportation due to hazardous walking conditions; requires hazardous walking condition to be inspected by representative of county sheriff & representative of local safety council, if safety council exists in county, etc. Amends 234.01,.021, 236.083. (Similar H 1541) | ||
| S 1712 - State Group Insurance Program; provides period of time during which certain retired officers & employees may elect to participate under program. Amends 110.123. (Similar CS/H 0707) | ||
| S 1738 - Florida Statutes; repeals various statutory provisions that have become obsolete, have had their effect, have served their purpose, or have been impliedly repealed or superseded; repeals certain provisions re review of operation of charter schools during 2000 Regular Session by Legislature & re development of public school parental choice incentive program by DOE; repeals "Florida Model School Consortia Act of 1985", etc. Amends & Repeals various FS. (Similar CS/1ST ENG/H 4003) | ||
| S 1808 - Student Govts. & State Universities; defines term "consultation," for purposes of establishing certain student fees; requires certain information to be included in fee proposal; provides for student government at each state university & provides minimum requirements for such governments; repeals certain provision re suspension & removal from office of elected student government officials, etc. Amends 240.235,.295,.531; creates 240.236; repeals 240.136. (Similar H 0643) | ||
| S 1812 - College Fast Start Program; establishes said program; provides procedures for application to participate in program; provides guidelines for program approval & requirements for approved programs; requires advisory council to review proposals & recommend order of priority for funding; provides for funding of program; requires interim report to Fla. Governor's Alliance for Employment of Disabled Citizens, etc. Creates 239.515. (Similar CS/H 0239) | ||
| S 1832 - High School/Courses/Parenting Skills; requires instruction in parenting skills to be included in one-half credit in life management skills required for graduation from high schools. Amends 232.246. (Identical H 1017) | ||
| S 1836 - Health Insurance/Children's Eye Exam; requires health insurance polices & health maintenance contracts to provide for one routine eye examination for certain children by licensed ophthalmologist or licensed optometrist selected by patient; provides for medically necessary followup visits; provides for cost of examination to be covered by insurer or health maintenance organization. Creates 627.6414,.65753; amends 641.31. (Similar H 0523, S 1086) | ||
| S 1852 - Gold Seal Vocational Scholars Award; amends provision re Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars award; revises student eligibility requirements; revises provisions re transfer to Florida Merit Scholars award program; provides for determination of credit hour limitation. Amends 240.40207. (Compare CS/H 1631, CS/S 1888) | ||
| S 1864 - High School Diplomas; provides for award of high school diploma to certain honorably discharged World War II veterans. Amends 232.246. (Similar H 2105) | ||
| S 1870 - Education (RAB); authorizes State Board of Education to adopt rules to administer educational planning & information system of DOE; authorizes said board to establish course requirements for specified courses; requires that school board's policy authorizing absences for religious instruction or holidays be in accordance with rules of said board; authorizes board to adopt rules for certain programs & courses, etc. Amends Chs. 229, 232, 236, 240, 295. (Compare H 2251) | ||
| S 1882 - Hormone Replacement/Insurance; provides intent; requires managed care providers & medical insurers to reimburse patients who choose natural hormone replacement therapy; provides guidelines. (Similar H 1823) | ||
| S 1884 - Health Insurance Policies/HMOs; prohibits certain health insurance policies & HMO contracts from applying certain payments to certain limits specified in policies or contracts. Creates 627.6410,.65747; amends 641.31. (Similar H 1531) | ||
| S 1888 - Student Financial Aid; deletes requirement that repayment of Critical Teacher Shortage Student Loan be made directly to holder of loan; revises general student eligibility requirements for Fla. Bright Futures Scholarship; limits use of Fla. Gold Seal Vocational Scholars award at institution that grants baccalaureate degrees; requires that to remain eligible for state financial aid, a student not have break in enrollment greater than 12 months, etc. Amends FS. (Similar CS/H 1631, Compare S 1852) | ||
| S 1900 - Patient's Bill of Rights; creates "Managed Care Organization's Patient's Bill of Rights"; specifies that purpose of act is to ensure that quality health care & health benefits are provided to people of this state; provides that managed care organizations own fiduciary duty to provide such care; provides legislative intent that rights & responsibilities of subscribers who are covered under HMO contracts be recognized & summarized, etc. Creates 641.275. (Compare S 1580, S 2612) | ||
| S 1906 - Calculating HS Students' Grades; requires school districts to disclose on high school students' report cards or permanent records that contain weighted grade point average that grade point average differs from that used for Bright Futures Scholarship Program; requires school districts to inform students annually of their progress toward Bright Futures Scholarship requirements; revises criteria for calculating & weighting grade point averages, etc. Amends Chs. 232, 240. (Compare CS/H 1191, 1ST ENG/S 0990) | ||
| S 1932 - Nursing; amends part XV of provisions re certified nursing assistants, & transfers said part to chapter on Nursing, to transfer from Health Dept. to Board of Nursing responsibility & rulemaking authority for regulation of certified nursing assistants; transfers from DOE to board responsibility for approval of training programs; requires advanced registered nurse practitioners to submit information & fingerprints for profiling purposes, etc. Amends FS. APPROPRIATION: $280,000. (Identical CS/CS/H 0567, Compare CS/H 1659, H 1741, H 2101, CS/CS/S 2354, CS/S 2394) | ||
| S 1962 - One School, One Nurse Act; specifies that certain persons be considered agents of state for purposes of sovereign immunity when rendering specified services; creates provision re to public-private partnerships for provision of school nurse services; provides legislative intent & purpose; provides departmental duties; provides proposal submission & review process; provides for scope of services to be provided, etc. Amends 381.0056, 768.28; creates 381.0058. APPROPRIATION: $75,000. (Compare H 0703, S 1328) | ||
| S 1964 - Insurance; provides that insurers may not use model to determine hurricane-loss factors for use in rate filing until Fla. Commission on Hurricane Loss Projection Methodology finds that publicly owned model developed by State University System is reliable to determine such factors; provides for assignment by association of personal lines residential policies located in deauthorized area to authorized insurers, etc. Amends Ch. 627. (Compare H 0133, H 2013, S 0144) | ||
| S 1984 - Habitual Truants/Driver's Licenses; provides that habitual truant may not receive driver's license until 18 years of age; requires DOE to provide HSMV with records of habitual truants. Amends 232.09. | ||
| S 2008 - Insurance Coverage/Drugs; prohibits insurers & HMOs from excluding coverage for any drug prescribed for treatment of chronic, disabling, or life-threatening illness because it is not federally approved. Amends 627.4239, 641.31. (Similar H 1469) | ||
| S 2030 - Education Funding; amends provision re calculation of additional full-time equivalent membership based on college board advanced placement scores of students; creates "Equity in School-Level Funding Act"; requires school districts to allocate to each school within district specified minimum percentage of funds generated by school based on Fla. Education Finance Program; provides for graduated increases in such percentage, etc. Amends 236.081; creates 236.08103. (Compare CS/CS/H 0063, CS/H 2057, H 2135) | ||
| S 2036 - Student Athletes/Procedures/Arrests; requires State Board of Education to adopt by rule uniform procedures to be implemented when student athlete is arrested for crime; provides for such procedures to apply to State University System, community colleges, & institutions that receive state funds; defines term "student athlete"; requires that notice be provided to faculty & students. | ||
| S 2050 - Workforce Innovation Act of 2000; revises provisions implementing federal Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to conform to changes made by act; revises investment act principles & funding requirements; redesignates Workforce Development Bd. as "Workforce Florida, Inc."; requires reports & measures of outcomes; requires Workforce Florida, Inc. to develop strategic plan for workforce development, etc. Amends FS. APPROPRIATION. (Compare H 0287, H 1135, H 2173, CS/S 1096, CS/S 1206, CS/S 1994, CS/S 2178) | ||
| S 2062- State University System/Rulemaking; authorizes Board of Regents to adopt certain systemwide rules; authorizes each university president to adopt rules implementing provisions of law governing operation & administration of university; amends provision re patents, copyrights, & trademarks; authorizes each university president to adopt rules governing admission of students; provides for rules & penalties re student academic honesty, etc. Amends Ch. 240. (Similar CS/CS/H 1567) | ||
| S 2066 - Educational Facilities; authorizes district school board to seek reconsideration & revision of capital-outlay data provided by DOE; provides criteria for district school board to justify reconsideration & revision of capital-outlay data by Commissioner of Education; prohibits location of adult entertainment establishments within specified distance from school; provides criminal penalty. Amends 235.15,.435; creates 847.0134. (Compare H 2311) | ||
| S 2088 - School Readiness; revises composition of Fla. Partnership for School Readiness; revises membership of school readiness coalitions; provides sovereign immunity for school readiness coalitions; changes terminology re payment; revises funding for prekindergarten early intervention programs; authorizes Governor to request approval for transfer of funds by CFS Dept. & Education Dept., etc. Amends 411.01, 230.2305; repeals 402.3015(6)(a). | ||
| S 2116 - Education; requires state universities to adopt uniform disciplinary rules for students & student organizations; provides guidelines for penalties; provides for disciplinary hearings; provides for temporary suspension in cases of immediate danger to health or welfare of students, staff, or faculty; requires universities to adopt rules creating student judicial system; provides for registration of student organizations, etc. Amends Ch. 240. | ||
| S 2142 - School Performance; removes school discipline data from date used to determine school's performance grade category. Amends 229.57. (Identical H 0285, Compare H 0753, CS/H 1963, CS/CS/CS/2ND ENG/S 0852) | ||
| S 2144 - Board of Regents/Members; provides for appointment of members of board by Governor, President of Senate, & Speaker of House of Representatives; provides for expiration of terms of serving members. Amends 240.207. | ||
| S 2146 - Insurance Companies/Civil Actions; provides legislative findings; prohibits certain civil actions against insurers based on insurance code provisions or related rules under certain circumstances; prescribes certain conditions precedent to certain class actions; provides certain defenses in such actions; proscribes awarding attorney's fees under provisions of insurance code in excess of certain limits in certain actions. (Identical H 0843) | ||
| S 2150 - Insurance Agents/Continuing Educ.; allows certain interactive, on-line continuing education courses to use unmonitored testing. Amends 626.2815. (Similar H 0953) | ||
| S 2154 - Health Care; allows defendant health care providers or their representatives to interview certain other health care providers; provides restrictions; revises award of attorney's fees in civil actions under certain circumstances; authorizes civil actions against HMOs by certain persons under certain circumstances; establishes exclusive liability of HMOs; provides application & legislative declaration, etc. Amends 440.11, 455.667, 641.28,.3903,.3917. APPROPRIATION: $112,000. (Compare S 2054) | ||
| S 2156 - Health Insurance; defines term "mandated health benefit". Amends 624.215. (Compare H 2061) | ||
| S 2160 - State Government; provides eligibility for state employees for personal day each year; provides for accumulated sick leave upon termination of employment; provides for development of model rule on family support personnel policies; provides for leases without competitive bids for office space in area designated as part of Front Porch Florida Initiative when approved by DMS; authorizes DMS to assign permit parking spaces, etc. Amends FS. (Similar H 2167) | ||
| S 2174 - School Advisory Councils; revises requirements for composition of school advisory councils; requires school boards to develop procedures to ensure balanced school advisory council membership. Amends 229.58. (Identical H 2235) | ||
| S 2178 - Workforce Education; expands scope of performance measures for programs funded through Workforce Development Education Fund to include placement or retention in high-skill, high-wage occupations defined by guidelines of Workforce Development Board; abolishes Quick-Response Advisory Committee; directs Workforce Development Board to supervise expenditure, management, & administration of certain federal workforce development funds, etc. Amends Ch. 288, 239.115. (Similar H 1135, Compare CS/1ST ENG/S 2050) | ||
| S 2182 - Student & School Performance Grades; requires specific criteria to be used in analysis of student performance; prohibits use of certain student's FCAT scores in determination of school performance grades; requires DOE to study effects of poverty on student achievement & to report to Legislature; prohibits use of FCAT scores of impoverished students in determining school performance grades, except in specified circumstances. Amends 229.57. (Identical H 2137) | ||
| S 2200 - Appropriations; provides moneys for annual period beginning July 1, 2000, & ending June 30, 2001, to pay salaries, & other expenses, capital outlay - buildings, & other improvements, & for other specified purposes of various agencies of State government. APPROPRIATION: $50,053,108,297. (Similar 1ST ENG/H 2145, Compare 1ST ENG/H 2147, CS/1ST ENG/S 2202) | ||
| S 2204 - FRS/Legislative Intent; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re Fla. Retirement System. | ||
| S 2208 - Adoption/State Employees/Benefits; provides monetary benefit for state employee who adopts special-needs child; defines term "special-needs child" for purposes of act; provides procedure; provides for eligibility for parental leave; provides conditions of such leave; clarifies provisions re commencement of parental leave; conforms provisions; provides applicability. Creates 110.152; amends 110.221. (Similar H 2081) | ||
| S 2218 - Postsecondary Education; provides performance exemptions for new workforce development education programs; authorizes State Board of Educ. to classify students as residents or nonresidents for tuition purposes; conforms provisions re students with disabilities with federal requirements; prohibits inclusion of certain courses in calculations of full-time equivalent enrollments, etc. Amends 239.115,.213,.514, Ch. 240. (Similar H 2283, Compare S 1472, CS/S 2300) | ||
| S 2236 - Students, Teachers, Parents Rights; creates Bill of Rights for Florida Students, Teachers, & parents. | ||
| S 2242 - Health Care; provides for periodic increase in optional state supplementation rate; provides responsibility for determinations of eligibility for payments for medical assistance & related services; increases max. amount that may be paid under Medicaid for hospital outpatient services & of reimbursement allowable to Medicaid providers for hospital inpatient care; creates disproportionate share program for children's hospitals, etc. Amends Ch. 409. (Similar H 2329, Compare H 1633, H 1905, H 2245, H 2339, S 1336) | ||
| S 2250 - Public Records/School Readiness; provides access to student records by school readiness coalitions & Florida Partnership for School Readiness; provides exemption from public-records requirements for records of children in subsidized child-care programs & school readiness programs; provides exceptions; provides for future review & repeal; provides finding of public necessity. Amends 228.093, 402.3015; creates 411.011. | ||
| S 2260 - Florida On-Line High School; establishes said school & board of trustees; requires board to submit legislative budget request; establishes provisions for employment of personnel of board & school; authorizes establishment of personnel loan or exchange program; requires board to establish priorities for student admissions; provides funding requirements; designates Orange Co. District School Board as temporary fiscal agent of said school, etc. Creates 228.082. (Similar CS/H 2063) | ||
| S 2264 - Educational Technology; requires school improvement plans to include strategies for implementing educational technology; provides requirements for such technology component of such plans; requires development, submission, & annual revision of district educational technology plan; requires development of technology capability thresholds; establishes Technology Services & Products Bank, etc. Amends 229.603. (Similar CS/H 0975) | ||
| S 2268 - Fla. School for Science & Technology; establishes said school; provides for funding; provides operational guidelines. (Similar H 1815) | ||
| S 2290 - School Improvement; exempts certain students from statewide assessment program; prohibits school that has shown at least 50% increase in performance from being designated as performance grade category "F"; revises method for determining school performance categories; establishes minimum percentage salary increase required to be paid by district to employees who demonstrate outstanding performance, etc. Amends 229.57, 230.23, 231.17, 236.08104. (Similar H 1511, Compare CS/CS/H 0063, H 0077, CS/H 0417, S 1120) | ||
| S 2300 - Community Colleges; amends provision re workforce development postsecondary student fees; decreases financial aid fee amounts; conforms provisions re fee waivers; extends technology & student activity service fees to workforce students; amends provision re fees for collegecredit courses; clarifies increased matriculation fees for safety & security purposes. Amends 239.117, 240.35. (Compare H 2283, S 1472, CS/S 2218) | ||
| S 2302 - Public Employees Relations; clarifies definition of professional employee; provides conforming language for transfer of Public Employees Relations Commission to DMS & deletes obsolete language; clarifies procedure for appeals, charges, & petitions; authorizes commission to modify existing bargaining units; provides for transfer of commission to DMS by type two transfer; repeals provision re representation in commission cases, etc. Amends Ch. 447. (Compare CS/S 1206) | ||
| S 2308 - Collective Bargaining Disputes; requires governing body of public employer to resolve certain disputed impasse issues that have financial impact on employer; provides limitation on resolution of nonfinancial issues. Amends 447.403. (Similar H 1813) | ||
| S 2314 - Corporate Tax Credit/Scholarships; provides purpose & intent; provides definitions; provides credit against said tax for portion of contributions to nonprofit scholarship funding organization or public school for scholarships; provides limitations; provides for rules. Creates 220.187. (Similar H 1127) | ||
| S 2316 - Bobby Bowden Field/FSU; names football field at Florida State University in honor of Coach Bobby Bowden. | ||
| S 2318 - School Emergency Preparedness; requires district school boards to establish emergency preparedness procedures for certain lifethreatening emergencies; requires each district school board to adopt emergency management & emergency preparedness procedures according to minimum standards & model procedures established by DOE; provides guidelines for minimum standards & model procedures adopted by dept., etc. Amends 230.23, 232.465, 235.14. (Similar H 1751) | ||
| S 2340 - OneFlorida Initiative; expresses legislative intent to retain statutory goals on participation of minority business enterprises in state contracting; provides for creation, membership, & purpose of Commission on MinorityBusinessEnterprise Contracting; requires report. | ||
| S 2344 - Health Care Excellence; creates Florida Commission on Excellence in Health Care; provides legislative findings & intent; provides definitions, duties & responsibilities; provides for membership, organization, meetings, procedures, & staff; provides for reimbursement of travel & related expenses of certain members; provides certain evidentiary prohibitions; requires report to Governor, President of Senate, & Speaker of House of Representatives, etc. APPROPRIATION: $91,000. (Similar H 2169, Compare H 2339) | ||
| S 2364 - Education Investment Act of 2000; creates said act; provides definitions; provides legislative intent for certain investments & enhancements; authorizes certain programs & improved curriculum; requires improved counseling ratios in certain schools; authorizes test preparation program for certain students; authorizes expanded student assistance programs at universities; authorizes rules of DOE; authorizes salary bonus for certain teachers, etc. | ||
| S 2366 - F.S.U. Day/March 15, 2000; recognizes March 15, 2000, as F.S.U. Day in Tallahassee, in recognition of university's 53 years as Florida State University & 149 years as outstanding institution of higher education. (Similar H 9017) | ||
| S 2374 - Vocational Rehabilitation; establishes Occupational Access & Opportunity Div. within DOE; provides that hearings on certain vocational rehabilitation determinations by Occupational Access & Opportunity Commission need not be conducted by administrative law judge; revises internal organizational structure of Blind Services Division; requires said division to report on use of communitybased programs to deliver services, etc. Amends Ch. 413, 20.15. (Similar H 2357, Compare CS/S 1206) | ||
| S 2398 - Forensic Laboratories; requires Board of Regents & State Board of Community Colleges to establish loan forgiveness program for eligible students who commit to work in approved state or federal forensic laboratory after graduation; requires that Board of Regents & State Board of Community Colleges consult with FDLE in establishing criteria for participation by students & educational institutions in loan forgiveness program. | ||
| S 2408 - Retirement Div./Transferred from DMS; transfers Retirement Div. & its powers, duties, functions, components, & assets from DMS to State Board of Administration; provides status of division personnel under Career Service System; amends provisions to conform to such transfer. Amends FS. (Similar H 2265) | ||
| S 2424 - High Schools/Dualenrollment Program; (THIS BILL COMBINED IN CS/S1470,2424) provides legislative intent to create procedure for planning dualenrollment programs for high school students. (Compare CS/S 1470) | ||
| S 2432 - School System Personnel; changes name of Human Resource Development Div. to Professional Educators Div.; revises certification requirements; provides for competencybased alternative preparation program; provides for deferred prosecution agreement when enrolled in recovery network treatment program; deletes cap on fee subsidy for Excellent Teaching Program; modifies certain requirements for continued approval for teacher preparation programs, etc. Amends FS. (Linked CS/S 2434, Compare CS/CS/H 0063) | ||
| S 2438 - Workers' Right to Organize Week; recognizes week of June 10-17, 2000, as Workers' Right to Organize Week. | ||
| S 2444 - Learning & Earning/Parents Program; creates Learning & Earning for Parents (LEAP) Program, to be administered by DOE; provides purposes; provides for eligibility; provides for amount of benefits. | ||
| S 2448 - New Universities; provides for creation of baccalaureate & master's degree oriented universities; directs Postsecondary Education Planning Commission to develop operational plan; provides for mission & governance of New Universities; provides for admission standards & student fees. (Similar H 2247) | ||
| S 2450 - Postsecondary Education; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re postsecondary education. | ||
| S 2452 - Postsecondary Education; expresses legislative intent to revise laws re postsecondary education. | ||
| S 2454 - Legal Education; expresses legislative intent to foster legal education. | ||
| S 2456 - Graduate Medical Education; expresses legislative intent to foster graduate medical education. (Similar S 1582) | ||
| S 2464 - Juvenile Justice Education Programs; provides for district school systems to provide instructional personnel to certain juvenile justice programs; prescribes duties of Juvenile Justice Dept. & DOE re providing educational instruction to certain delinquent youths; provides for compulsory participation in education programs by youths in custody; requires provision of educational services to certain minors & students who are detained in specified detention facilities, etc. Amends FS. (Similar CS/H 2107) | ||
| S 2474 - Information Technology Management; provides findings & creates State Technology Office within DMS; requires office to provide support & guidance to all state agencies in order to enhance state's use & management of information technology resources; provides for enterprise resource planning & management by each state agency in consultation with office; directs said office to create Task Force on Privacy & Technology, etc. Amends Ch. 282, 119.07, 287.073. (Similar H 2075) | ||
| S 2488 - Labor & Employment Security Dept.; expresses legislative intent to clarify department's rulemaking authority. | ||
| S 2492 - Telehealth; requires separate licensure to provide telehealth services to patients in this state; provides that telehealth licensure requirements & responsibilities shall be identical to those provided for full licensure in applicable profession; provides exemption from telehealth licensure for registered nonresident pharmacies & their employees, etc. Creates 455.5641; amends 766.102. (Similar CS/H 1953) | ||
| S 2496 - Health Care Coverage; prescribes requirements for determining whether health insurance policy provides benefits that are reasonable in relation to premium rates; authorizes DOI to disapprove forms, rate manuals, or rate schedules because of certain rates or rate increases; provides requirements for determining whether health maintenance contract provides benefits that are reasonable in relation to premium rates, etc. Amends Ch. 627, 641.31,.315. (Similar H 2029, Compare H 2027, S 2486) | ||
| S 2528 - Public Officers & Employees/Travel; increases amount allowed for meals for public officers' & employees while traveling on public business; reenacts certain provision re reporting of gifts. Amends 112.061; reenacts 112.3148(7)(e). (Identical H 0173) | ||
| S 2540 - School Construction; prohibits imposition & collection of impact fees for schools when local option sales surtax for funding school construction is in effect; corrects crossreference; authorizes school districts to levy sales surtax in lieu of certain ad valorem taxes for school capital outlay under certain conditions; conforms to change made by this act. Amends 125.01, 212.054,.055, 235.056,.199,.435, 236.25. (Compare H 2033) | ||
| S 2546 - Dept. of Management Services; amends provision re minimum benefit adjustment; provides for person to refuse minimum benefit adjustment; amends provision re Special Risk Class membership; amends provision re past service & prior service; amends provision re retirement benefits payable under system; provides for retention of service credit upon termination; amends provision re authorized leaves of absence, etc. Amends Ch. 121, 112.362, 287.16. (Similar H 2099) | ||
| S 2562 - Community Computer Access; creates community computeraccess grant program, to be known as Community HighTechnology Investment Partnership, or CHIP, program; provides for grants to be awarded to eligible neighborhood facilities; provides for Libraries & Information Services Div. of Dept. of State to administer grant program; provides requirements for grant applications; prescribes maximum amt. of grant; requires grant agreement between division & recipient facility, etc. (Compare CS/CS/CS/S 0406) | ||
| S 2572 - Deaf & Blind School/Career Service; provides for additional positions for employees of Fla. School for Deaf & Blind to be exempt positions under Career Service System; requires board of trustees of said school to administer uniform personnel, job classification, & pay plan for all employees of board of trustees. Amends 110.205, 242.331. | ||
| S 2584 - School Administrative Personnel; provides legislative findings re excluding school administrative personnel from collective bargaining; provides statement of compelling state interest; revises definitions; clarifies application to such personnel of exclusion from collective bargaining. Amends 228.041, 236.685, 447.203. (Identical H 1453) | ||
| S 2596 - Florida Offsite Learning Grants; provides for Education Commissioner to make annual recommendations to Legislature re funding of such grants; provides purposes of such grants; prohibits use of specified sources to fund such grants; provides for commissioner to appoint review panel to assist in reviewing grant applications; requires commissioner to include funding recommendations in DOE's annual budget request, etc. Creates 228.60. (Similar CS/H 0579, CS/S 1122) | ||
| S 2604 - Teacher Recruitment & Retention; creates provisions re financial incentives to promote Teacher Recruitment & Retention; requires DOE to award funds for tuition reimbursement to certain instructional personnel; requires dept. to award financial bonuses to certain instructional personnel; prohibits funds awarded pursuant to this act from being included in calculations of retirement benefits; revises requirements for specialization coverages for outofstate teachers, etc. Amends 231.173. (Identical H 0995, Compare H 0787) | ||
| S 2612 - Health Care; creates Mandated Health Insurance Benefits & Providers Estimating Conference; prohibits billing HMO subscriber for services covered by HMO; amends membership of statewide provider & subscriber assistance panel; requires physicians & hospitals to post sign & provide statement informing patients about tollfree health care hotline; provides HMO subscriber's bill of benefits, etc. Amends Chs. 216, 395, 400, 455, 408, 624, 641. (Compare H 0913, H 2339, CS/CS/S 0162, CS/S 1900, S 2152, S 2234) | ||
| S 2732 - Administrative Professionals Week; recognizes week of April 23 through April 29, 2000, as Administrative Professionals Week in this state. | ||
| S 2746 - Lake Mary Elementary School; commends faculty, staff, & students of Lake Mary Elementary School, under leadership of Principal Gloria Flanagan & Assistant Principal Carol Ann Darnell, for achieving excellence in education. | ||
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