POLICE REFORM Passing both chambers unanimously, this legislation requires police agencies to develop new policies around the use of force, including barring certain restraints, reporting of officers using excessive force and training aimed at de-escalating potentially violent situations. CONSTITUTION REVISION COMMISSION This joint resolution would abolish the Constitution Revision Commission. The proposal will be placed Read more about Legislative Issues[…]
The Florida Legislature passed the largest ever General Appropriations Act at $101.5 billion for Fiscal Year 2021-2022. $6 billion was placed in the reserves and $350 million into the budget stabilization fund. Florida received $10 billion from the American Rescue Plan. Several environmental projects, infrastructure improvements, K-12 construction and deferred building maintenance will be underway in Read more about Legislative Issues[…]
The Florida Legislature concluded its 2021 Session at 2:40pm on Friday, April 30th. This is the first time since 2016 that the legislative session has finished on time. Considering the challenges with access to the Capitol Complex and restrictions on attending and testifying before legislative committees due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it is an achievement. Read more about From the Capitol[…]
COVID-19 UPDATE On December 14th, the first Floridian to receive Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccination was 31-year-old Vanessa Arroyo, a nurse at Tampa General Hospital. Florida will initially receive 179,400 doses of this vaccine, with half of them going to 30 hospitals to be administered to high-contact, high-exposure health care workers. The remaining vaccines will go to CVS, Read more about Issues of Interest[…]
Appointments and Actions by Governor DeSantis: Florida School for the Deaf and Blind Board of Trustees Appointed were June Ann LeFors, Saint Augustine, an instructor for interpreter education as well as for the deaf and exceptional at the University of North Florida; and Christine Chapman, Saint Augustine, co-owner of All-American Air Conditioning and Heating. Florida Read more about Movers and Shakers[…]