Currents
August 2016
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Laws Effective July 1, 2016
HB 153, Healthy Food Financing Initiative: Directs
the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to establish the Healthy Food Financing Initiative program.
HB 221, Health Care Services: Protects patients
from paying unexpected bills for out-of-network
services and provides additional treatment options
for individuals with Down syndrome.
HB 287, Principal Autonomy Pilot Program Initiative: Creates the Principal Autonomy Pilot Program Initiative to
provide additional professional
development training for school
principals.
HB 423, Access to Health Care
Services: Aallows Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioners and
Physician Assistants to prescribe
certain controlled substances.
HB 447, Local Government
Environmental Financing: Refers
to the Florida Keys Stewardship
Act and provides funding for
water resource projects and land
acquisition in the Florida Keys.
HB 491, Water and Wastewater: Revises the current framework for governing water and
wastewater utilities.
HB 585, Instruction for Homebound and Hospitalized Students:
Streamlines the process for school
districts to provide educational
instruction to homebound and
hospitalized students.
HB 821, Reimbursement of
Assessments: Prohibits representatives who assist veterans in applying for benefits from charging the
veteran an administrative fee.
HB 931, Operations of the Citizens Property Insurance Corporation: Revises various provisions
relating to the Citizens Property
Insurance Corporation.
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