Summary of General Law Passed at the 2007
Special Session A of the Florida Legislature

Ch. Ch. 2007-1 (C.S. for H.B. 1A)  Revises numerous provisions relating to hurricane preparedness and insurance. Creates provisions addressing rate filing, risk pooling, wind-borne debris protection, self-insurance funds, premium discounts, return of excess profits, risk of coverage determination standards, residential hurricane coverage, hurricane loss reports, and a uniform home grading scale; provides for a specified task force, committee, and program; and provides for specified Citizens Property Insurance Corporation coverage. Effective January 25, 2007, except as otherwise provided.

Summaries of General Laws Passed at the 2007
Regular Session of the Florida Legislature

Ch. Ch. 2007-2 (C.S. for C.S. for S.B. 146)  Restricts bail or other pretrial release for specified violent felony offenders, certain persons on felony probation or community control subsequently arrested for a qualifying offense, and certain persons adjudicated as habitual felony offenders; provides an exception; defines certain terms and incorporates specified provisions; mandates development of a system for identification and electronic listing of violent felony offenders of special concern; and revises certain Criminal Punishment Code computation methodology. Effective March 12, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-3 (C.S. for C.S. for S.B. 1226)  Creates a merit award program for instructional personnel and school-based administrators; establishes eligibility, disbursement, and assessment criteria; provides for information dissemination, review of performance-based pay plans, and plan revision; requires certain student examinations; provides for dispute resolution; and repeals specified performance pay policies. Effective March 29, 2007, except as otherwise provided.

Ch. Ch. 2007-4 (C.S. for H.B. 333)  Permits specified county or municipal entities to adopt an ordinance increasing the range for the amount of the additional homestead exemption for certain low-income seniors. Effective April 9, 2007, and retroactively operative to January 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-5 (H.B. 7003)  Amends, repeals, or reenacts various provisions in the Florida Statutes to replace incorrect cross-references, delete obsolete or expired provisions, correct grammatical and typographical errors, remove inconsistencies and redundancies, and otherwise improve the clarity of the statutes. Effective July 3, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-6 (H.B. 7005)  Repeals numerous provisions of the Florida Statutes which were repealed other than by a “current session” of the Legislature, for the purpose of omitting such provisions from publication in the Florida Statutes 2007. Effective July 3, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-7 (H.B. 7007)  Designates portions of the Florida Statutes 2007 which constitute the official statute law of the state. Designates general laws which are, and which are not, repealed by the adoption of the Florida Statutes 2007. Effective July 3, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-8 (S.B. 1308)  Redesignates the Cooperative Agreement Trust Fund within the Department of Military Affairs as the Federal Grants Trust Fund; terminates the Jefferson County Project Construction Trust Fund within the Department of Transportation; transfers all current balances to the State Transportation Trust Fund within the department. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-9 (S.B. 1310)  Re-creates the Emergency Response Trust Fund within the Department of Military Affairs; carries forward all current balances of the fund; and continues all current sources and uses of the fund. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-10 (S.B. 1312)  Creates the Operating Trust Fund within the Department of Legal Affairs; provides for use and source of funds; provides for review and termination or re-creation. Effective July 1, 2008.

Ch. Ch. 2007-11 (S.B. 1314)  Creates the Federal Grants Trust Fund within the Department of Legal Affairs; provides for use and source of funds; provides for review and termination or re-creation. Effective July 1, 2008.

Ch. Ch. 2007-12 (S.B. 1316)  Creates the Federal Grants Trust Fund within the Department of Juvenile Justice; provides for use and source of funds; provides for review and termination or re-creation. Effective July 1, 2008.

Ch. Ch. 2007-13 (S.B. 1318)  Terminates the Florida World War II Veterans Memorial Matching Trust Fund within the Department of Veterans’ Affairs; transfers all current balances and revenues to the Grants and Donations Trust Fund; conforms specified provisions; deletes the Community Resources Development Trust Fund within the Department of Children and Family Services; continues the Biomedical Research Trust Fund. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-14 (C.S. for S.B. 1320)  Terminates the Apalachicola Bay Oyster Surcharge Clearing Trust Fund within the Department of Revenue; transfers all current balances to the General Inspection Trust Fund within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; terminates the Secondhand Dealer and Secondary Metals Recycler Trust Fund; transfers all current balances to the Operations Trust Fund within the Department of Revenue; conforms specified provisions; terminates the Fuel Tax Refund Payments Clearing Trust Fund; redesignates the Federal Equitable Sharing Trust Fund within the Department of Financial Services as the Federal Law Enforcement Trust Fund; conforms specified provisions; deletes the Land Reclamation Trust Fund. Effective July 1, 2007, except as otherwise provided.

Ch. Ch. 2007-15 (S.B. 1322)  Creates the Operations Trust Fund within the Department of Revenue; provides for use and source of funds; provides for review and termination or re-creation. Effective July 1, 2008.

Ch. Ch. 2007-16 (S.B. 1324)  Creates the Federal Grants Trust Fund within the Department of Revenue; provides for use and source of funds; provides for review and termination or re-creation. Effective July 1, 2008.

Ch. Ch. 2007-17 (S.B. 1326)  Re-creates the University Concurrency Trust Fund within the Department of Education; carries forward all current balances of the fund; and continues all current sources and uses of the fund. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-18 (C.S. for S.B. 1328)  Terminates specified trust funds within the Board of Governors of the State University System; transfers all current balances and revenues to the General Revenue Fund, except current cash balances and revenues of the State University System Construction Trust Fund are transferred to the Public Education and Capital Outlay and Debt Service Trust Fund; redesignates the Trust Fund for University Major Gifts as the University Major Gifts Program; conforms specified provisions; modifies certain trust funds. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-19 (C.S. for S.B. 1330)  Terminates the Projects Contracts and Grants Trust Fund within the Department of Education; transfers certain balances to other specified trust funds within the department; terminates the Dale Hickam Excellent Teaching Program Trust Fund; transfers current balances to the General Revenue Fund; redesignates the Educational Aids Trust Fund as the Federal Grants Trust Fund; conforms specified provisions. Effective July 1, 2007, except as otherwise provided.

Ch. Ch. 2007-20 (S.B. 1332)  Creates the Operating Trust Fund within the Department of Education; provides for use and source of funds; provides for review and termination or re-creation. Effective July 1, 2008.

Ch. Ch. 2007-21 (S.B. 1334)  Creates the Administrative Trust Fund within the Department of Education; provides for use and source of funds; provides for review and termination or re-creation. Effective July 1, 2008.

Ch. Ch. 2007-22 (C.S. for S.B. 1430)  Creates the Federal Grants Trust Fund within the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles; provides for use and source of funds; provides for review and termination or re-creation. Effective July 1, 2008.

Ch. Ch. 2007-23 (S.B. 2388)  Creates the Federal Grants Trust Fund within the Department of Environmental Protection; provides for use and source of funds; provides for review and termination or re-creation. Effective July 1, 2008.

Ch. Ch. 2007-24 (S.B. 2394)  Creates the Audit and Warrant Clearing Trust Fund within the Department of Revenue; provides for use and source of funds; provides for review and termination or re-creation. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-25 (C.S. for H.B. 211)  Provides an exemption from the sales and use tax for specified tangible personal property items from June 1, 2007, through June 12, 2007; provides an exception for such items sold within public lodging establishments, theme parks, entertainment complexes, or airports. Effective April 30, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-26 (H.B. 7167)  Prohibits counties from requiring monetary consideration from municipalities as a condition to allowing incorporation. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-27 (H.B. 547)  Revises presumption of disability criteria for certain law enforcement, correctional, and correctional probation officers; authorizes an employing agency to establish tobacco-use standards. Effective October 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-28 (C.S. for C.S. for H.B. 967)  Defines the term “physical education”; mandates weekly physical education for students in elementary and middle school. Effective May 17, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-29 (C.S. for C.S. for H.B. 529)  Creates and revises numerous provisions relating to communications; repeals provisions relating to certain cable television franchise standards and competitive market enhancement of local telecommunications companies. Effective May 18, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-30 (C.S. for H.B. 537)  Revises and repeals provisions relating to elections; requires all voting to be by marksense ballot; provides an exception for persons with disabilities; requires implementation of uniform audit procedures; establishes procedures for removal or suspension of certain officers or members and a residency requirement for write-in candidates. Effective January 1, 2008, except as otherwise provided.

Ch. Ch. 2007-31 (S.B. 90)  Provides for refunds on taxes paid for motor fuel used for commercial aviation purposes; defines a specified term. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-32 (C.S. for C.S. for S.B. 156)  Redefines the term “veteran,” for specified statute construction, to include persons who served during Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-33 (S.B. 192)  Authorizes a bachelor of science degree program in long-term care administration at Florida Gulf Coast University. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-34 (C.S. for S.B. 464)  Designates February 6 of each year as “Ronald Reagan Day” and January 6 of each year as “Three Kings Day.” Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-35 (S.B. 1014)  Provides for the adoption of the 2007 version of the Internal Revenue Code. Effective May 22, 2007, and retroactively operative to January 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-36 (C.S. for C.S. for S.B. 1026)  Requires that certain disabled veterans receive a discount from the amount of ad valorem tax levied on their homestead property; prescribes discount conditions and procedures; provides for a waiver of a certain annual application requirement. Effective May 22, 2007, and retroactively operative to December 7, 2006.

Ch. Ch. 2007-37 (S.B. 1452)  Repeals provisions relating to certain municipal audits and the confidentiality of telecommunications service provider audit information held by a taxing authority. Effective October 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-38 (C.S. for C.S. for S.B. 1630)  Revises the allocation of annual use fee funds from the United States Marine Corps license plate. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-39 (S.B. 1760)  Authorizes an agency custodian of public records to designate another officer or employee to permit inspection and copying of such records; requires identification of the designee and prompt response to records requests. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-40 (C.S. for C.S. for S.B. 2260)  Redesignates the “Secretary of Health” as the “State Surgeon General”; conforms specified provisions; clarifies a reference. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-41 (S.B. 2912)  Authorizes the use of public funds to alter a specified section of Old Cutler Road in the Town of Cutler Bay; requires Department of State approval. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-42 (C.S. for H.B. 73)  Requires that the officers of certain state law enforcement agencies be in a separate bargaining unit. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-43 (H.B. 99)  Exempts certain nonprofit organizations or their representatives, when engaged in charitable public solicitations, from specified permit requirements; prescribes conditions for such exemption; permits local governments to stop the solicitation activities if the prescribed conditions are not met. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-44 (C.S. for H.B. 111)  Revises provisions relating to title insurance. Effective October 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-45 (H.B. 121)  Revises provisions relating to the Florida Highway Patrol Auxiliary to incorporate a specified definition; authorizes the director of the Florida Highway Patrol to present certain mementos to retiring auxiliary officers. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-46 (C.S. for H.B. 139)  Creates a Statewide Office for Suicide Prevention; provides responsibilities; creates a Suicide Prevention Coordinating Council; provides for membership, duties, and meetings. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-47 (C.S. for H.B. 259)  Provides notice requirements for certain mobile home lot tenants regarding possible entitlement to relocation compensation; prescribes compensation collection criteria; requires payment of late fees by mobile home park owners under certain conditions. Effective May 22, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-48 (H.B. 431)  Provides for a tourist-oriented directional sign program to provide directions to certain rural tourist-oriented businesses, services, and activities; prescribes criteria and procedures. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-49 (C.S. for H.B. 517)  Exempts certain active duty members of the United States Armed Forces and their dependent spouses from providing required proof of financial responsibility as the owner, registrant, or operator of a motor vehicle under specified conditions. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-50 (C.S. for H.B. 615)  Revises the voluntary check-off language on application forms for motor vehicle registration and renewal registration to include specified voluntary contributions. Effective October 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-51 (H.B. 699)  Repeals a provision relating to the expiration of the preference in employment and retention for certain veterans and their spouses; conforms a specified provision. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-52 (C.S. for H.B. 707)  Permits private security agency vehicles to display green lights under specified conditions. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-53 (C.S. for H.B. 721)  Exempts certain payments made to a postsecondary educational institution for bookstore operations from the tax on sales, use, and other transactions. Effective May 22, 2007, and retroactively operative to January 1, 2006.

Ch. Ch. 2007-54 (H.B. 851)  Provides for a contract with the University of Florida to ensure long-term preservation of certain state-owned historic properties; provides for a direct-support organization to assist the university; provides organization and contract criteria; prescribes membership and use of property; repeals a provision authorizing a contract with the City of St. Augustine to manage such properties. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-55 (C.S. for H.B. 1177)  Revises funeral and cemetery industry regulations; provides that specified persons or entities involved in the authorized cremation of a deceased’s human remains are not liable for such cremation. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-56 (H.B. 1199)  Includes electricity used indirectly for production or processing agricultural products on the farm in an exemption from taxes on sales, use, and other transactions. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-57 (C.S. for S.B. 2968)  Provides for the relief of Gina Jones and Robert Anderson, parents of Martin Lee Anderson. Effective May 23, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-58 (C.S. for C.S. for S.B. 450)  Extends Florida Teachers Lead Program Stipend funds to teachers of certain public school prekindergarten students and teachers in public charter schools; revises allocation and disbursement procedures. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-59 (C.S. for S.B. 1046)  Revises provisions relating to education regarding the use of specified trust fund moneys, team teaching strategies, and fund allocation; repeals a provision limiting certain school board spending; requires a specified report on gifted student education. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-60 (C.S. for S.B. 1060)  Requires the Department of Revenue to distribute certain tax receipts to the Public Education Capital Outlay and Debt Service Trust Fund in the same month as such receipts are collected; revises provisions relating to the allocation and distribution of certain funds. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-61 (C.S. for S.B. 1064)  Revises provisions relating to the Community College and Alec P. Courtelis University Facility Enhancement Challenge Grant programs. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-62 (C.S. for S.B. 1088)  Creates and revises provisions relating to court-appointed counsel and due process; repeals provisions relating to Circuit Article V indigent services committees. Effective May 24, 2007, except as otherwise provided.

Ch. Ch. 2007-63 (C.S. for S.B. 1100)  Revises provisions relating to securities transactions to increase the registration fee for associated persons; revises provisions relating to the allocation and disbursement of certain funds; repeals provisions relating to allocation and disbursement of assessment fees and the Investment Fraud Restoration Financing Corporation. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-64 (C.S. for S.B. 1124)  Requires the Agency for Health Care Administration to jointly implement a four-tiered waiver system to serve clients with developmental disabilities; provides for client assignment, tier requirements and limitations, and system implementation. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-65 (C.S. for S.B. 1126)  Creates a Comprehensive Statewide Tobacco Education and Use Prevention Program; provides program goals; provides for program components, requirements, and an advisory council. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-66 (C.S. for S.B. 1134)  Revises provisions relating to transportation; requires implementation of a secure print-on-demand electronic temporary license plate registration, record retention, and issue system. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-67 (C.S. for C.S. for C.S. for S.B. 1372)  Revises and repeals provisions relating to the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; creates a Consumer Fireworks Taskforce; provides for membership and duties; designates a specified building at the Palatka State Farmers’ Market as the “E.H. ‘Gene’ Downs Building.” Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-68 (S.B. 1420)  Provides for the resolution of all noneconomic collective bargaining issues at impasse for fiscal year 2007-2008 between the State of Florida and certified bargaining units for state employees. Effective May 24, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-69 (C.S. for S.B. 1848)  Provides an exemption from public records requirements for property identifiers relating to unclaimed property held by the Department of Financial Services; provides an exception; provides for future review and repeal. Effective October 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-70 (S.B. 1852)  Revises and readopts an exemption from public records requirements for a consumer’s personal financial and health information held by the Department of Financial Services or the Office of Insurance Regulation; provides an exception; provides for future review and repeal. Effective October 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-71 (C.S. for C.S. for S.B. 2162)  Provides that a certain court cost applies to juvenile proceedings; continues the applicability of specified surcharges. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-72 (S.B. 2800)  General Appropriations Act; provides appropriations for fiscal year 2007-2008. Effective July 1, 2007, except as otherwise provided.

Ch. Ch. 2007-73 (S.B. 2802)  Provides implementing and administering provisions for the General Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2007-2008. Effective July 1, 2007, except as otherwise provided.

Ch. Ch. 2007-74 (C.S. for H.B. 311)  Creates and revises provisions relating to probate. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-75 (C.S. for H.B. 405) Revises provisions relating to vacation and timeshare plans; prescribes recordkeeping requirements for resale service providers and lead dealers. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-76 (C.S. for H.B. 411)  Revises provisions relating to limited insurance licenses. Effective January 1, 2008.

Ch. Ch. 2007-77 (H.B. 853)  Provides an exemption from public records requirements for the identity of certain donors or prospective donors to a direct-support organization created to support specified historic preservation efforts; provides for future review and repeal. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-78 (C.S. for C.S. for H.B. 919)  Revises provisions relating to emergency communications systems; redesignates the “Florida Emergency Telephone Act” as the “Florida Emergency Communications Number E911 State Plan” and the “Wireless Emergency Communications Act” as the “Emergency Communications Number E911 Act.” Effective May 24, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-79 (C.S. for C.S. for H.B. 921)  Redesignates the “Wireless Emergency Telephone System Fund” as the “Emergency Communications Number E911 System Fund”; revises fund disbursement procedures. Effective May 24, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-80 (H.B. 7031)  Revises provisions relating to real property and property insurance; clarifies certain condominium developer disclosure requirements relating to contracts and offering circulars. Effective May 24, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-81 (H.B. 7063)  Provides for the transfer of certain moneys from the Inland Protection Trust Fund to the Florida Coastal Protection Trust Fund for specified purposes. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-82 (H.B. 7065)  Revises provisions relating to Medicaid. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-83 (H.B. 7069)  Specifies the use of certain fees collected from the regulation of slot machines; requires that excess unappropriated funds be deposited into the General Revenue Fund. Effective May 24, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-84 (H.B. 7085)  Revises payroll contribution rates for Florida Retirement System membership classes for fiscal year 2008. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-85 (H.B. 7107)  Revises provisions relating to child support enforcement. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-86 (H.B. 7163)  Revises provisions relating to the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. Effective May 24, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-87 (C.S. for S.B. 746)  Prescribes criteria for determining eligibility for workers’ compensation benefits for employment-related accidents and injuries of specified first responders; provides for continuation of certain permanent total supplemental benefits; defines certain terms. Effective June 8, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-88 (C.S. for S.B. 2142)  Requires that the State Board of Administration report quarterly the names of the equities invested in and the industry category of each equity; prescribes criteria and procedures for specified identification, scrutiny, and divestment relating to companies with business operations in Sudan and Iran; provides exceptions. Effective June 8, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-89 (S.B. 2224)  Permits local governments to invest surplus public funds in rated or unrated bonds, notes, or instruments backed by the full faith and credit of the government of Israel. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-90 (C.S. for S.B. 2498)  Revises numerous provisions relating to hurricane preparedness and insurance; creates a center to coordinate and disseminate certain research; creates a task force to compile data and report on the statutory and operational changes needed regarding Citizens Property Insurance Corporation; restricts the issuance of specified new certificates of authority. Effective June 11, 2007, except as otherwise provided.

Ch. Ch. 2007-91 (C.S. for S.B. 136)  Revises the allocation of annual use fee funds from the Live the Dream license plate. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-92 (C.S. for S.B. 420)  Defines the term “retiree” for purposes of participation in group insurance; revises eligibility criteria and conditions for participation in specified optional retirement programs. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-93 (C.S. for S.B. 816)  Revises and readopts an exemption from public records requirements regarding a law enforcement agency’s request and receipt of active criminal intelligence information during an active criminal investigation; clarifies exemption applicability. Effective October 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-94 (C.S. for S.B. 830)  Provides an exemption from public records requirements for specified personal identifying information in motor vehicle records; provides exceptions; provides for future review and repeal. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-95 (S.B. 886)  Revises and readopts an exemption from public records requirements for building plans and other drawings of a building owned or operated by a state agency. Effective October 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-96 (C.S. for S.B. 1034)  Provides an exemption from public records requirements for personal identifying information contained in certain physician workforce surveys; provides an exception; provides for future review and repeal. Effective June 19, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-97 (C.S. for S.B. 1178)  Expands the time period for the annual sale of local business tax receipts; revises provisions relating to reclassification of new rate structure revisions. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-98 (C.S. for S.B. 1424)  Revises provisions relating to state financial matters; reassigns the Taxation and Budget Reform Commission from the Board of Regents to the Office of Legislative Services. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-99 (C.S. for S.B. 1472)  Revises provisions relating to the maintenance and management of beaches and shores; creates policy guidance for sand source management. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-100 (C.S. for S.B. 1488)  Clarifies eligibility requirements for retiree participation in group insurance; consolidates the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Supplemental Retirement Program and its assets and liabilities under the Florida Retirement System; revises provisions relating to program administration; abolishes a specified trust fund. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-101 (S.B. 1510)  Provides an exemption from public records requirements for certain proprietary confidential business information held by Sunshine State One-Call of Florida, Inc.; provides for future review and repeal. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-102 (C.S. for S.B. 1732)  Requires establishment of two pilot programs to provide extended operating hours for health care services at specified clinics; provides for funding, operational procedures, and reporting. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-103 (C.S. for S.B. 1900)  Creates and revises provisions relating to specialty license plates; prescribes the allocation of certain annual use fee funds; requires development of specified specialty license plates; repeals a provision relating to administrative processing fees for disabled parking permits. Effective October 1, 2007, except as otherwise provided.

Ch. Ch. 2007-104 (S.B. 1950)  Revises and readopts an exemption from public records requirements for information relating to the identity of a parent who leaves a newborn infant at a hospital, emergency medical services station, or fire station. Effective June 12, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-105 (C.S. for C.S. for S.B. 1974)  Creates the Agency for Enterprise Information Technology within the Executive Office of the Governor; provides for agency makeup, operation, duties, and responsibilities; revises and repeals provisions relating to state information technology. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-106 (C.S. for S.B. 2482)  Revises numerous provisions relating to tax administration; requires establishment of a system for the receipt and verification of specified information from dealers and a toll-free telephone for verification of dealer registration numbers and certain resale certificates; repeals a provision relating to sales tax refund permits. Effective July 1, 2007, except as otherwise provided.

Ch. Ch. 2007-107 (C.S. for H.B. 55)  Requires that certain employers permit employees to take leave from work due to acts of domestic violence; defines specified terms; prescribes leave conditions and length; requires prior notice and confidentiality. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-108 (H.B. 63)  Provides an exemption from public records requirements for certain personal identifying information in records documenting domestic violence and specified time sheets; provides for future review and repeal. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-109 (C.S. for H.B. 77)  Provides for enhanced visitation restrictions in cases of exploitation or sexual abuse by a parent or caregiver; delineates criteria establishing a rebuttable presumption of detriment; prescribes hearing procedures and enumerates visitation conditions; conforms specified provisions; defines certain terms; provides for development of program standards, criteria, procedures, and referrals; repeals provisions relating to the Florida Family Visitation Network. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-110 (C.S. for H.B. 123)  Revises procedural aspects relating to the receipt and processing of complaints against and investigation of law enforcement or correctional officers. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-111 (H.B. 143)  Provides for implementation of the federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004 relating to the carrying of concealed firearms by qualified acting and retired law enforcement officers. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-112 (C.S. for H.B. 339)  Redefines the term “law enforcement officer” to include a federal law enforcement officer to provide enhanced penalties for assault or battery and false personation of such an officer; reenacts specified provisions to incorporate the changes. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-113 (C.S. for H.B. 343)  Creates a Florida Public Postsecondary Career Education Student Assistance Grant Program; prescribes grant distribution to certain education entities and students; revises provisions relating to public postsecondary need-based student financial assistance. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-114 (C.S. for H.B. 397)  Authorizes the Department of Elderly Affairs to create a specified pilot program to train in-home companions to provide certain services to frail adults in the community; requires a report. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-115 (C.S. for H.B. 449)  Provides for enhanced penalties for burglary of an authorized emergency vehicle, theft of certain law enforcement equipment, and specified burglaries during a state of emergency. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-116 (H.B. 515)  Authorizes master of science degree programs in nursing and social work at the University of West Florida. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-117 (H.B. 549)  Revises provisions relating to power plants to include integrated gasification combined cycle power plants; requires rule implementation and a determination of the need for such power plants. Effective June 12, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-118 (H.B. 723)  Requires that certain law enforcement or correctional agency personnel investigative reports or summaries include a statement attesting to their veracity and contain specified language; requires that certain statements be made under oath and subject to prosecution for perjury. Effective June 12, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-119 (C.S. for H.B. 803)  Includes state university, community college, and school district employees among state employees eligible to receive adoption benefits when adopting special needs children and children in state custody; defines specified terms; prescribes procedures; repeals an adoption benefit program administered by the Department of Management Services and transfers resources to the Department of Children and Family Services. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-120 (C.S. for H.B. 1039)  Revises the membership of the governing board of the Southwest Florida Water Management District. Effective June 12, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-121 (C.S. for H.B. 1051)  Provides for certification of total and permanent disability due to blindness for purposes of a certain property tax exemption; prescribes format. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-122 (C.S. for H.B. 1161)  Provides for a High School to Business Career Enhancement Program offering student internships at participating community businesses; prescribes program procedures; excludes such employment from unemployment compensation. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-123 (C.S. for H.B. 1185)  Includes the term “construction site” within definitions relating to burglary and trespass; revises certain construction site notice posting requirements; redefines the terms “authorized person” and “person authorized.” Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-124 (C.S. for C.S. for H.B. 1309)  Redesignates the “Office of Child Abuse Prevention” as the “Office of Adoption and Child Protection” and its director as the “Chief Child Advocate”; conforms specified provisions; revises office purposes and responsibilities; provides for a direct-support organization; revises provisions relating to an adoption assistance program. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-125 (C.S. for C.S. for H.B. 1325)  Revises the entertainment industry financial incentive program; provides application, approval, funding, and operational procedures; repeals a provision relating to annual funding for the program. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-126 (C.S. for H.B. 7057)  Redesignates the “Florida Hurricane Damage Mitigation Program” as the “My Safe Florida Home Program”; conforms specified provisions; provides for windstorm loss mitigation; establishes requirements for roofs and opening protection; revises provisions relating to hurricane damage mitigation. Effective June 12, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-127 (H.B. 7111)  Revises provisions relating to criminal history record checks for professional and nonprofessional guardians; mandates certain rulemaking relating to electronic fingerprint criminal history record checks. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-128 (C.S. for S.B. 1376)  Authorizes the Department of the Lottery to hold patents; requires specified notification when property rights are secured by patent, copyright, or trademark. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-129 (C.S. for H.B. 989)  Prohibits the requirement of a polygraph of a crime victim as a prerequisite to proceeding with an investigation of certain crimes; permits victim advocates to attend forensic medical examinations under certain conditions; requires HIV testing of certain defendants within a prescribed timeframe; revises provisions relating to crime victims. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-130 (C.S. for C.S. for C.S. for S.B. 752 & C.S. for S.B. 1192)  Revises provisions relating to cardrooms. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-131 (C.S. for S.B. 108)  Specifies that the Florida Partnership for Minority and Underrepresented Student Achievement work with school districts to identify minority and underrepresented students for participation in AP or other advanced courses and provide parents with information about such courses; requires notification of specified testing and plan administration. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-132 (C.S. for S.B. 122)  Prohibits child custody modification during the time a parent is activated, deployed, or temporarily assigned to military service; provides a limited exception and requires reinstatement of custody upon the parent’s return; provides for limited applicability of the prohibition. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-133 (C.S. for S.B. 184)  Provides that domestic battery by strangulation is a third degree felony; defines certain terms; conforms a specified provision. Effective October 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-134 (C.S. for C.S. for S.B. 252)  Creates and revises provisions relating to business filings; repeals provisions relating to processing fees for specified UCC filings and the Statute of Frauds for certain contracts. Effective January 1, 2008.

Ch. Ch. 2007-135 (S.B. 282)  Prohibits a licensed alcoholic beverage establishment that is open to the public from denying service to a designated driver. Effective October 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-136 (C.S. for S.B. 400)  Provides an additional condition under which a landlord may recover possession of a dwelling unit; prescribes circumstances; provides an exception. Effective June 15, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-137 (C.S. for S.B. 426)  Prohibits the use of false, deceptive, or misleading statements, inferring affiliation, connection, or association, in the advertisement of a live musical performance or production; provides exceptions; provides penalties. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-138 (S.B. 562)  Revises notification and filing requirements relating to acquisition of controlling stock of a domestic stock insurer, controlling company, or specialty insurer; provides additional grounds for exemption; revises provisions relating to ownership or transfer of securities without physical delivery of certificates; modifies the reference date of a specified regulatory act and model regulation. Effective June 15, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-139 (S.B. 640)  Revises waiver of licensure conditions and continuing education requirements for certain certified public accountants. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-140 (S.B. 666)  Redefines the term “fiscal intermediary services organization” relating to certain governing organizations; excludes specified fiscal intermediary services organizations from certain bond requirements. Effective October 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-141 (C.S. for C.S. for S.B. 668)  Provides for reconveyance of certain state-owned surplus lands to specified fair associations; permits removal of improvements, fixtures, goods, wares, and merchandise prior to such reconveyance. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-142 (S.B. 672)  Clarifies that specified unclaimed credit balances, resulting from check-clearing functions, held by financial institutions, credit unions, or participants are not subject to certain reporting requirements concerning unclaimed property. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-143 (C.S. for S.B. 1004)  Creates and revises provisions relating to cybercrimes against children, including child abuse violations facilitated by or connected with Internet use or other means of electronic data communication and the possession of pornographic images of children; conforms specified provisions; requires registration of certain electronic mail addresses and instant message names. Effective October 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-144 (C.S. for S.B. 1456)  Exempts the sale of certain books, clothing, and school supplies from sales taxes for a specified time period; provides exceptions. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-145 (S.B. 1700)  Authorizes physician assistants who meet certain criteria to be certified as paramedics. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-146 (C.S. for C.S. for C.S. for S.B. 1894)  Designates a certain joint underwriting plan of insurers as the “Florida Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriting Association, Inc.”; revises membership, operational procedures, and duties. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-147 (C.S. for C.S. for S.B. 2114)  Revises provisions relating to independent living transition services to remove liability for certain actions by case workers, foster parents, or caregivers; expands eligibility criteria for certain services; raises the eligibility age for specified persons to qualify for medical assistance payments; prescribes criteria for removal of disability of nonage for certain minors. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-148 (C.S. for S.B. 2198)  Revises requirements for submission of certain financial statements by insurers. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-149 (C.S. for H.B. 229)  Authorizes the creation of a Guardian Ad Litem direct-support organization; provides organization and contract criteria; prescribes membership and use of property and services. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-150 (C.S. for C.S. for H.B. 359)  Requires increased financial responsibility for bodily injury or death caused by certain motor vehicle owners or operators; prescribes conditions; provides an exception; conforms specified provisions; prohibits certain insurer actions regarding volunteer drivers for certain private nonprofit agencies or charitable organizations. Effective June 15, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-151 (C.S. for H.B. 509)  Creates a Children and Youth Cabinet to provide for a continuum of services benefiting children; provides for organization, membership, duties, and responsibilities. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-152 (C.S. for H.B. 543)  Establishes protocol for the administration of influenza virus immunizations by pharmacists; creates a Task Force for the Study of Biotech Competitiveness; provides for membership, purpose, and reporting. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-153 (C.S. for H.B. 743)  Revises provisions relating to trusts; provides criteria, requirements, and limitations on a trustee’s power to invade the principal of a trust; specifies conditions under which discretionary distributions may be made in further trust. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-154 (C.S. for H.B. 1003)  Prescribes the official use of all-terrain vehicles, golf carts, low-speed vehicles, or utility vehicles by law enforcement agencies. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-155 (C.S. for H.B. 1007)  Provides that only certain supervisory physicians may delegate the authority to dispense drugs; clarifies protocol for drug dispensing by physician assistants. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-156 (H.B. 1155)  Prohibits the unlawful sale, manufacture, alteration, delivery, uttering, or possession of counterfeit-resistant prescription blanks for controlled substances; mandates development of counterfeit-resistant prescription blanks for specified controlled substances and prescribed reporting of certain drug overdose death cases; provides for an electronic prescribing clearinghouse; enumerates responsibilities. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-157 (C.S. for C.S. for H.B. 1283)  Creates, revises, and repeals provisions relating to black business investment. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-158 (H.B. 1421)  Transfers the Digital Divide Council to the Department of Education; revises membership, terms of office, duties, goals, and reporting requirements. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-159 (C.S. for H.B. 1489)  Authorizes local governments to select construction-management or program-management entities to be responsible for certain construction project activities; provides requirements and authority; prescribes specified bond amounts and conditions; revises provisions relating to the award of certain design-build contracts. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-160 (C.S. for H.B. 1491)  Revises provisions relating to community development districts including their establishment, powers, operational procedures, and the process of incorporation or annexation. Effective July 1, 2007, except as otherwise provided.

Ch. Ch. 2007-161 (H.B. 7177)  Redesignates the “Legislative Sunset Advisory Committees” as the “Legislative Sunset Review Committees” and provides for a Joint Legislative Sunset Committee; provides for the committees’ membership, operational procedures, and staffing; revises certain review dates, information, and criteria. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-162 (H.B. 7181)  Mandates provision of services to immigrant survivors of human trafficking, domestic violence, or other serious crimes during the visa or certification process. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-163 (S.B. 134)  Includes the game of dominoes among the games authorized to be conducted in cardrooms; defines the term “dominoes”; redefines specified terms. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-164 (C.S. for S.B. 116)  Prohibits the use of the name or image of a member of the armed forces for certain purposes without specified consent; provides penalties; defines the term “member of the armed forces.” Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-165 (C.S. for S.B. 124)  Defines certain terms relating to custom vehicles and street rods; prescribes vehicle registration procedures and license plates; exempts such vehicles from specified equipment and inspection requirements. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-166 (C.S. for S.B. 174)  Clarifies that full-time deputy sheriffs or full-time deputy clerks of the court are not allowed to practice law; provides an exception. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-167 (C.S. for C.S. for S.B. 248)  Establishes certification procedures for clinical nurse specialists; clarifies title designations; defines certain terms; conforms specified provisions. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-168 (C.S. for S.B. 412)  Includes certain children of military and civilian prisoners of war and persons missing in action among those eligible for state-sponsored educational opportunities. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-169 (C.S. for S.B. 430)  Requires specified mental health and treatment facilities to report certain financial and health service data to the Department of Children and Family Services; prescribes reporting procedures. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-170 (C.S. for C.S. for S.B. 448)  Requires that the county be considered the employer of certain personnel for specified statutory purposes; provides for employee aggregation for certain purposes, employee supervision, and indemnification from specified liability. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-171 (C.S. for C.S. for S.B. 624)  Prescribes the form, content, commencement of effect, and enforceability of premarital agreements. Effective October 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-172 (C.S. for C.S. for S.B. 770)  Provides for assessment and strategic planning relating to the physician workforce; requires a physician survey and analysis of survey results. Effective June 19, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-173 (C.S. for C.S. for S.B. 902)  Revises provisions relating to condominium, cooperative, and homeowners’ associations; provides for revival of certain covenants; establishes limitations to the authority of an association or its entities relating to architectural plans and specifications. Effective July 1, 2007, except as otherwise provided.

Ch. Ch. 2007-174 (C.S. for S.B. 1394)  Provides for the reorganization of the Department of Children and Family Services to include substance abuse and mental health programs; authorizes the use of the name “Department of Children and Families”; clarifies the offense of knowingly falsifying certain official records. Effective June 19, 2007, except as otherwise provided.

Ch. Ch. 2007-175 (S.B. 1448)  Extends the time period for dependents of service members on active duty to request assistance from the Family Readiness Program; changes the review and audit timeframe from monthly to semiannually and annually. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-176 (C.S. for S.B. 1508)  Includes certain advanced registered nurse practitioners and physician assistants within the limited immunity granted for emergency examinations and treatment of incapacitated persons without consent; includes such practitioners and assistants within the parameters of the Florida Medical Consent Law. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-177 (C.S. for S.B. 1644)  Provides for enhanced penalties for certain categories of theft and retail theft; conforms specified provisions. Effective October 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-178 (S.B. 1748)  Prohibits the rejection of workers’ compensation insurance policies issued by specified self-insurance funds under certain circumstances. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-179 (C.S. for S.B. 1770)  Permits a court to order electronic communication between a parent and child; enumerates prerequisites; provides for guidelines, funding, and facilitation; creates a rebuttable presumption in favor of telephone communication. Effective October 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-180 (C.S. for C.S. for S.B. 1818)  Revises the due date of a specified Florida Public Services Commission report to the Legislature; prescribes data request and submission. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-181 (C.S. for C.S. for S.B. 1822)  Requires that specified public lodging establishments be equipped with carbon monoxide sensor devices; requires that certain buildings be equipped with carbon monoxide alarms. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-182 (C.S. for C.S. for S.B. 1824)  Revises provisions relating to mortgages including: penalties for specified violations, continuing education course and licensure requirements, and required disclosures; enumerates the elements of the crime of mortgage fraud; provides penalties. Effective October 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-183 (C.S. for S.B. 1844)  Revises provisions relating to homeowners’ associations; provides that a parcel owner is liable for all assessments due on that parcel during the period of ownership; establishes assessment and recovery procedures. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-184 (C.S. for C.S. for S.B. 2052)  Creates, revises, transfers, or repeals numerous provisions relating to environmental protection. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-185 (C.S. for S.B. 2118)  Revises provisions relating to debtors and the legal process of debt collection. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-186 (C.S. for C.S. for S.B. 2346)  Requires the Myakka River Management Coordinating Council to prepare a certain report concerning specified potential expansion; prescribes report procedures and content. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-187 (C.S. for C.S. for S.B. 2836)  Requires review and integration of specified federal requirements relating to bonding and grounding systems for swimming pools; mandates certain determination and documentation prior to eliminating gravel or stone roofing systems in the building code; creates the Florida Building Code Compliance and Mitigation Program; provides for administration, responsibilities, and operational procedures; revises provisions relating to the Florida Building Code. Effective June 19, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-188 (C.S. for H.B. 1)  Creates the Drug Paraphernalia Abatement Task Force and the Task Force for the Remediation of Illicit Drug Labs within the Executive Office of the Governor; provides for membership, meetings, duties, and reporting. Effective June 19, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-189 (C.S. for C.S. for H.B. 83)  Creates and revises provisions relating to venture capital investments in order to mentor, market, and attract capital to certain commercialization ventures. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-190 (C.S. for C.S. for H.B. 131)  Provides an exemption from public records requirements for certain proprietary information held by the Florida Opportunity Fund, the Institute for the Commercialization of Public Research, and the Florida Technology, Research, and Scholarship Board; provides exceptions; provides for future review and repeal; provides an exemption from public meetings requirements for specified portions of meetings held by such entities. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-191 (C.S. for C.S. for H.B. 197)  Revises provisions relating to surface water protection programs; repeals a provision relating to the permitting of peat mining. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-192 (C.S. for H.B. 461)  Requires facilitation of a 1-year random drug testing program to randomly test certain high school athletes for anabolic steroids; prescribes procedures; provides an exemption from civil liability. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-193 (C.S. for H.B. 463)  Provides an exemption from public records requirements for certain records of the High School Athletics Association’s random drug testing program; provides exceptions; provides for future review and repeal. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-194 (C.S. for H.B. 511)  Prescribes criteria for determining academically high-performing school districts; provides operational and compliance requirements; revises provisions relating to notice regarding insurance costs, district school taxes, and use of funds. Effective June 19, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-195 (C.S. for H.B. 815)  Revises provisions relating to motor vehicle dealer franchise agreements. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-196 (C.S. for C.S. for H.B. 985)  Creates and revises numerous provisions relating to transportation; provides for a specified study area, task force, and program and certain authorities and incentives. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-197 (C.S. for H.B. 1301)  Revises provisions relating workforce services provided by the Agency for Workforce Innovation. Effective June 19, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-198 (C.S. for H.B. 1375)  Revises provisions relating to affordable housing; authorizes and establishes procedures for certain tax deferrals on rental housing property; permits creation of specified public housing authorities self-insurance funds. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-199 (C.S. for C.S. for H.B. 1381)  Revises provisions relating to insurance agents, adjusters, and other personnel. Effective July 1, 2007, except as otherwise provided.

Ch. Ch. 2007-200 (C.S. for C.S. for H.B. 1477)  Creates a specified grant program and an assistance center relating to forensic mental health; requires establishment of a grant review committee, certain county planning councils or committees, and a specified policy council; provides for memberships and duties; redefines certain terms. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-201 (H.B. 7127)  Revises and readopts an exemption from public records requirements for personal identifying information of a participant in the Public Employee Optional Retirement Program. Effective October 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-202 (H.B. 7169)  Provides an exemption from public records requirements for specified confidential records held by the Florida Workers’ Compensation Joint Underwriting Association, Inc.; provides exceptions; provides an exemption from public meeting requirements for portions of certain meetings held by the association; provides for future review and repeal. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-203 (H.B. 7201)  Provides an exemption from public records requirements for specified proprietary confidential business information held by an economic development agency; provides exceptions; provides for future review and repeal; repeals a provision relating to confidentiality of certain information held by specified governmental entities. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-204 (H.B. 7203)  Creates and revises provisions relating to local government comprehensive planning; redesignates the “Community Workforce Housing Innovation Pilot Program” as the “Representative Mike Davis Community Workforce Housing Innovation Pilot Program.” Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-205 (S.B. 2)  Revises penalties for the offense of leaving a child unattended or unsupervised in a motor vehicle to provide for a second degree misdemeanor and a third degree felony. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-206 (S.B. 978)  Revises provisions relating to court-ordered nonbinding arbitration proceedings and procedures. Effective October 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-207 (C.S. for S.B. 988)  Prescribes the markings on the drivers’ licenses or identification cards of persons designated as sexual predators or sexual offenders; requires possession of updated or renewed cards; prohibits alteration of such cards; establishes screening requirements and procedures for noninstructional contractors with access to school grounds; exempts certain instructional and noninstructional personnel from background screening requirements. Effective July 1, 2007, except as otherwise provided.

Ch. Ch. 2007-208 (C.S. for S.B. 1206)  Clarifies what constitutes reasonable compensation for work performed by an authorized motor vehicle dealer; prohibits a motor vehicle manufacturer, distributor, or importer from levying certain charges on a motor vehicle dealer. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-209 (C.S. for C.S. for S.B. 1604)  Creates and revises provisions relating to sexual offenders and predators including: sexual predator designation criteria, registration and removal of registration requirements, notification mandates, and records maintenance and retention; conforms specified provisions. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-210 (C.S. for C.S. for S.B. 1792)  Includes Department of Corrections vehicles within the designation of “authorized emergency vehicles”; permits such vehicles to operate emergency lights and sirens during an emergency; revises Employee Benefit Trust Fund provisions; provides for issuance of certain notices to appear and specified notification letters. Effective June 20, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-211 (H.B. 25)  Requires a mandatory prison term and victim restitution for certain vehicular incidents causing death or personal injury and involving a person driving under the influence; permits assessment of sentence points for victim injury. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-212 (H.B. 409)  Provides that adjudication of guilt or imposition of sentence may not be suspended, deferred, or withheld for an attempted felony murder committed against a law enforcement or correctional officer, state attorney or assistant state attorney, or justice or judge; revises provisions relating to sentencing and control release. Effective October 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-213 (C.S. for H.B. 1405)  Provides an exemption from public records requirements for certain donor information related to publicly-owned house museums designated as National Historic Landmarks; provides for future review and repeal. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-214 (C.S. for S.B. 246)  Provides for the granting of Level I program status to the holder of a certificate of need for a newly licensed hospital. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-215 (C.S. for S.B. 590)  Requires certain disclosures by a health maintenance organization when its subscribers live in assisted living facilities; provides for a grievance process if certain subscriber requests are not honored. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-216 (C.S. for C.S. for S.B. 1232)  Creates the Florida Career and Professional Education Act to improve middle and high school academic performance and respond to the state’s workforce needs; prescribes achievement strategies; revises provisions relating to career and professional academies; repeals a provision relating to CHOICE academies. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-217 (C.S. for C.S. for S.B. 1270)  Grants the Board of Governors of the State University System created by the State Constitution rights and privileges equal to state departments; delineates the board’s powers and duties; requires establishment of an Office of Inspector General; provides for its powers and duties; revises and repeals numerous provisions relating to education. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-218 (C.S. for C.S. for S.B. 1624)  Revises provisions relating to owner-controlled insurance programs for public construction projects; clarifies eligibility requirements and combination parameters. Effective October 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-219 (C.S. for C.S. for S.B. 1916)  Requires the Department of Elderly Affairs to develop a staff training curriculum; prescribes trainer qualifications; provides for operation of adult day care centers in temporary locations in the event of a disaster or emergency; requires agency notification. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-220 (C.S. for C.S. for S.B. 1972)  Revises provisions relating to the leasing of private property by state agencies. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-221 (C.S. for H.B. 1285)  Revises provisions relating to construction liens; requires that notices, demands, or requests be in writing; provides an exception; repeals a specified obsolete effective date. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-222 (C.S. for H.B. 1315)  Revises the boundary lines of Broward and Palm Beach Counties; extends the corporate limits of the City of Parkland; provides for continuation of existing use and zoning designations, development orders, permits, and licenses. Effective upon the latter of the date a final order is issued by the Department of Community Affairs, finding the Comprehensive Plan Map Amendment transmitted by Palm Beach County titled University Drive & Riverside Drive TIM & 2020 Map Amendment (DCA No. 07-01) to be in compliance with s. 163.3184, Florida Statutes, or the date a final order is issued by the Administration Commission finding the amendment to be in compliance with s. 163.3184, Florida Statutes, or the date on which the roadway rights-of-way designated in this act are abandoned by Palm Beach County and all appeal periods relating to such abandonment have expired or, if an appeal is filed, a final order confirming the abandonment is issued by a court of competent jurisdiction.

Ch. Ch. 2007-223 (C.S. for H.B. 7173)  Revises and reenacts provisions relating to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Effective July 1, 2007, except as otherwise provided.

Ch. Ch. 2007-224 (H.B. 1549)  Extends the timeframe for the periodic examination of the affairs, transactions, accounts, records, and assets of insurers and revises the rules relating to such examinations. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-225 (C.S. for S.B. 1710)  Permits transfer of certain university-generated revenues to a university direct-support organization for specified purposes; provides for establishment of uniform maximum undergraduate tuition differentials; provides conditions; authorizes advance payment contracts for certain tuition differentials. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-226 (C.S. for S.B. 314)  Revises provisions relating to the termination of the condominium form of ownership of a property; provides for termination grounds, plan of termination and procedures for contesting such plan, allocation of sale proceeds, and distribution of property and assets. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-227 (C.S. for S.B. 404)  Revises provisions relating to the certification, duties, continuing education, disciplinary procedures, and rights of certain building code enforcement officials; authorizes placement of specified residential manufactured buildings on certain mobile home lots; clarifies provisions relating to master design manual creation and use. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-228 (C.S. for C.S. for S.B. 500)  Defines specified terms relating to bingo games; exempts instant bingo from certain prohibitions; prescribes instant bingo game operation, ticket manufacture, and ticket sale requirements; incorporates specified provisions. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-229 (C.S. for S.B. 650)  Revises licensure and registration requirements for osteopathic physicians; conforms specified provisions; repeals provisions relating to licensure by examination and licensure by endorsement. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-230 (S.B. 992)  Revises and repeals numerous provisions relating to the licensure of health care providers regulated by the Agency for Health Care Administration. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-231 (C.S. for S.B. 1920)  Permits private property owners to prohibit activity on their property which supports or opposes ballot initiative amendments. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-232 (C.S. for S.B. 1952)  Revises certain licensure and registration requirements and specified standards; modifies training format and licensure application requirements for repossession services schools or training facilities; prescribes the authorized use of the term “chamber of commerce”; creates a Consumer Fertilizer Task Force; provides for membership, purposes, and duties. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-233 (C.S. for C.S. for S.B. 2038)  Provides for the validity and recording of electronic documents relating to real property; prescribes standards; clarifies applicability; creates an Electronic Recording Advisory Committee; provides for membership and responsibilities. Effective June 27, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-234 (C.S. for S.B. 2092)  Redesignates the “Division of Colleges and Universities” as the “Division of Workforce Education” and adds a “Division of Finance and Operations” within the Department of Education; revises the compensation rate for district school board members; revises charter school requirements and high school graduation requirements. Effective June 27, 2007, except as otherwise provided.

Ch. Ch. 2007-235 (C.S. for C.S. for C.S. for S.B. 2234)  Creates provisions relating to home inspection and mold-related services; redefines the term “home warranty” or “warranty” to include contracts offered in connection with such services. Effective July 1, 2010.

Ch. Ch. 2007-236 (C.S. for S.B. 2312)  Expands the purpose of the Florida False Claims Act to prevent state payment of false or fraudulent claims; redefines the term “claim” to include written or electronically generated requests; increases the civil fine for violations; revises various time limits. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-237 (C.S. for S.B. 2484)  Revises provisions relating to the membership of the Division of Hotels and Restaurants’ Advisory Council and the Hospitality Education Program; provides for enhancement of school-to-career training and transition programs in the food service or lodging industry; provides for funding. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-238 (S.B. 2634)  Permits the Agency for Health Care Administration to review construction plans of an inpatient hospice facility upon request of the prospective licensee; authorizes a consultation fee. Effective June 27, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-239 (C.S. for S.B. 2766)  Revises, repeals, or transfers provisions relating to capturing, keeping, possessing, transporting, or exhibiting venomous reptiles or reptiles of concern and penalties for captive wildlife violations. Effective July 1, 2007, except as otherwise provided.

Ch. Ch. 2007-240 (C.S. for C.S. for S.B. 2858)  Revises provisions relating to licensure requirements for chiropractors and certified chiropractic physician’s assistants; revises continuing education requirements; prescribes criteria for proprietorships by persons other than licensed chiropractors. Effective July 1, 2007, except as otherwise provided.

Ch. Ch. 2007-241 (C.S. for S.B. 2866)  Prescribes circumstances and procedures for the use of physical force upon a person in a secure mental health facility; provides for dissemination of specified information; authorizes employment of certified correctional officers as facility security personnel. Effective June 27, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-242 (C.S. for C.S. for H.B. 275)  Revises certain motor vehicle, mobile home, and vessel registration periods; prescribes disposition of biennial license tax moneys. Effective January 1, 2008.

Ch. Ch. 2007-243 (C.S. for H.B. 1269)  Creates a black infant health practice initiative; provides objectives; provides for administration, functions, funding, evaluations, reports, and immunity from liability. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-244 (C.S. for H.B. 1427)  Defines specified terms relating to agritourism activity; provides for statewide promotion of such activity; prescribes Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services’ duties relating to the sale and purchase of horses; limits liability for injury to certain trespassers on agricultural land; revises provisions relating to posted land and fences. Effective June 27, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-245 (C.S. for H.B. 1441)  Prohibits knowingly consenting to, committing the act of, or removing a female younger than 18 years of age from the state for the purpose of female genitalia mutilation; provides penalties; conforms specified provisions; excludes certain medical procedures. Effective October 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-246 (C.S. for H.B. 7147)  Requires specified enrollment and policy studies and a comprehensive college course review; creates the Florida Business Education Collaborative; provides for membership and responsibilities; revises provisions relating to community colleges and the naming of state buildings and other facilities. Effective June 27, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-247 (H.B. 7159)  Provides an exemption from public records requirements for personal identifying information of a participant in a telecommunications carrier’s Lifeline Assistance Plan held by the Public Services Commission; provides an exception; provides for future review and repeal. Effective June 27, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-248 (H.B. 7165)  Revises licensure and relicensure requirements for certain hospitals; provides an exception; requires certain hospitals to participate in specified clinical outcome reporting systems. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-249 (H.B. 7187)  Revises and readopts an exemption from public records requirements for specified examination and investigation reports under the Florida Insurance Code. Effective October 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-250 (H.B. 7193)  Provides an exemption from public records requirements for specified United States Census Bureau information held by an agency; provides an exception; provides for future review and repeal. Effective June 27, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-251 (H.B. 7197)  Provides an exemption from public records requirements for specified court files, court records, and official records; eliminates an exemption for credit card account numbers held by a state agency, unit of local government, or the judicial branch; prescribes the use and disclosure of social security numbers collected by an agency. Effective October 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-252 (C.S. for H.B. 1047)  Requires implementation of drug-testing programs for all slot machine occupational licensees; revises licensure requirements and procedures; prescribes slot machine gaming area hours of operation; exempts certain entities and licensees from specified penalties. Effective July 4, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-253 (C.S. for C.S. for S.B. 392)  Revises provisions relating to various specified watershed protection plans; expands the authorized use of funds from the Save Our Everglades Trust Fund. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-254 (C.S. for C.S. for C.S. for S.B. 506)  Creates the Tampa Bay Area Regional Transportation Authority; provides for membership, terms of office, voting and operational procedures, and powers and duties. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-255 (C.S. for S.B. 606)  Revises provisions relating to the powers and duties of and funding for the South Florida Regional Transportation Authority. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-256 (C.S. for C.S. for C.S. for S.B. 1638)  Prohibits expiration dates, expiration periods, or postsale charges or fees on gift certificates or credit memos; provides exceptions; provides that unredeemed gift certificates or credit memos are not required to be reported as unclaimed property and that the value of such certificates or memos defaults to the issuer; provides an exception. Effective June 28, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-257 (C.S. for H.B. 1305)  Authorizes electronic notarization; prescribes procedures. Effective January 1, 2008.

Ch. Ch. 2007-258 (H.B. 7205)  Creates and revises provisions relating to recreational vehicle manufacturers, distributors, dealers, and importers. Effective October 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-259 (C.S. for S.B. 138)  Designates various roads, bridges, and a fountain; honors Sergeant Nicholas Sottile and Aristides Sastre; revises provisions relating to the purchase of plant materials for certain beautification programs. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-260 (C.S. for C.S. for S.B. 1160 and S.B. 2566)  Designates various buildings and facilities at specified universities and governmental agencies. Effective July 1, 2007.

Ch. Ch. 2007-261 (C.S. for C.S. for H.B. 593)  Provides for the relief of Minouche Noel and Jean and Flora Noel. Effective May 24, 2007.

Summaries of General Laws Passed at the 2007
Special Session B of the Florida Legislature

Ch. Ch. 2007-321 (H.B. 1-B)  Creates and revises provisions relating to ad valorem taxation. Effective June 21, 2007, except as otherwise provided.

Ch. Ch. 2007-322 (H.B. 5-B)  Provides for a special election to be held on January 29, 2008, for electorate approval or rejection of amendments to ss. 3, 4, 6, and 9, Art. VII and the creation of s. 27, Art. XII of the State Constitution relating to specified assessment procedures and taxes. Effective June 21, 2007.

Summaries of Joint Resolutions Proposing
Amendments to The State Constitution

S.J.R. 166  Proposes an amendment to s. 2, Art. I of the State Constitution to delete provisions authorizing the regulation or prohibition of the ownership, inheritance, disposition, and possession of real property by aliens ineligible for citizenship. To be submitted to the electorate for approval or rejection at the next general election or at an earlier special election specifically authorized for that purpose.

S.J.R. 4-B  Proposes amendments to ss. 3, 4, 6, and 9, Art. VII and the creation of s. 27, Art. XII of the State Constitution to authorize an exemption from ad valorem taxation for tangible personal property, revise the limitation in the difference between the just value and the assessed value for homestead property, provide for assessing rent-restricted affordable housing and commercial and public-access waterfront property by general law, increase the homestead exemption, require the Legislature to limit county, municipality, and special district authority to increase ad valorem taxes, and provide for transitional assessments of homestead property. To be submitted to the electorate for approval or rejection at the special election to be held on January 29, 2008, and retroactively operative to January 1, 2008, or at the general election to be held in November 2008 and effective January 1, 2009.