well as septic-to-sewer conversions ;
■ �Passed legislation relating to redaction of court records protecting Notice of Commencement and lien rights for our contractors ;
■ Defeated a bad lien law bill that would have affected lien waivers and defeated efforts to strip lien rights from subcontractors and eliminate the alternative forms of security on public works projects ;
■ Passed public works legislation that leveled the playing field by requiring self-performing local governments to calculate all costs — insurance , maintenance , equipment , labor , etc .;
■ Passed public works legislation that prohibits single-source apprenticeship programs or bidding preferences based on geographic location of headquarters / office or residences of employees and tightened up scope of work ;
■ Passed legislation that prohibits local governments from denying use of FDOTcertified aggregates ( such as bank run shell );
■ Passed legislation that would provide lawsuit liability protection for employers from employees who contract COVID-19 ; increases to no more than once every four years , while including a “ relief valve ” for government entities if extraordinary circumstances evolve ;
■ Revised permitting and inspection provisions to ensure local governments provide timely answers and tell contractors what permits are required up front ;
■ Passed legislation transferring workers comp coverage for medical care to state for youth involved in work-based , pre-apprenticeship and apprenticeship programs ;
■ Passed legislation to allow proportionate share mitigation or “ pay as you go ” for school concurrency if improvements have not yet been identified in order to prevent a backdoor moratoria on development when local governments and school boards disagree ;
■ Increased revenues from our Annual ASJMSF Bass Tournament and awarded $ 55 , 250K in scholarships to 24 students , including one vocational scholarship , in 2023 ;
■ Contributed to 75 candidates during 2022 election cycle with a 92 % victory rate ;
■ Passed legislation to expand impact fee credits for exactions , capped new impact fees and limited impact fee
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