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Introduced Session

An act relating to the Department of Financial Services; amending s. 20.121, F.S.; specifying powers and duties of the Division of Public Assistance Fraud; amending s. 284.30, F.S.; requiring the State Risk Management Trust Fund to provide insurance for certain firefighter cancer-related benefits; making technical changes; amending s. 284.31, F.S.; requiring the Insurance Risk Management Trust Fund to provide a separate account for certain firefighter cancer- related benefits; making technical changes; amending s. 284.385, F.S.; specifying a condition that must be met before certain firefighter cancer-related benefits may be paid from the State Risk Management Trust Fund; making technical changes; creating s. 284.45, F.S.; prohibiting individuals working for entities covered by the State Risk Management Trust Fund from engaging in retaliatory conduct against sexual harassment victims; defining the term "sexual harassment victim"; specifying a criminal penalty for the willful and knowing dissemination of a sexual harassment victim's personal identifying information, except under certain circumstances; specifying protected personal identifying information; amending s. 497.101, F.S.; revising provisions relating to membership of the hb1209-00 HB 1209 Board of Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services within the Department of Financial Services; authorizing use of communications media technology for board member participation and determination of a quorum of the board; defining the term "communications media technology"; deleting a requirement for the department to adopt certain rules; making technical changes; creating s. 497.1411, F.S.; defining terms; providing for permanent disqualification of applicants for licensure under ch. 497, F.S., for certain offenses; providing for disqualifying periods for applicants for certain offenses; requiring the board to adopt rules; providing for calculation of disqualifying periods; providing conditions for licensure after completion of a disqualifying period; specifying the effect of a pardon or restoration of civil rights; providing for exemptions from disqualification if certain conditions are met; requiring an applicant for an exemption to provide certain evidence that he or she will not present a danger if licensed; granting the board the discretion to approve or deny an exemption; providing applicability; providing construction; amending s. 497.142, F.S.; revising criminal history disclosure requirements for applicants seeking licensure under hb1209-00 HB 1209 ch. 497, F.S.; amending s. 497.157, F.S.; prohibiting persons from acting as or advertising themselves as being funeral directors, embalmers, direct disposers, or preneed sales agents unless they are so licensed; prohibiting persons from engaging in certain activities requiring licensure without holding required licenses; revising the criminal penalty for unlicensed activity; making technical changes; amending s. 497.159, F.S.; conforming a provision to changes made by the act; amending s. 552.081, F.S.; revising the definition of the term "two-component explosives" for the purpose of regulation by the Division of State Fire Marshal; amending s. 553.7921, F.S.; authorizing a contractor repairing certain existing fire alarm systems to begin work after filing an application for a required permit but before receiving the permit; providing construction; amending s. 626.2815, F.S.; revising continuing education requirements for certain persons licensed to solicit, sell, or adjust insurance; amending s. 626.371, F.S.; requiring submission of renewal appointments of certain insurance representatives within a certain timeframe; requiring the department to notify certain insurers or employers regarding inadvertent failures to appoint; requiring insurers and employers to pay hb1209-00 HB 1209 certain fees and taxes within a certain timeframe; authorizing the department to issue appointments under certain circumstances; prohibiting the department from considering inadvertent failures to appoint to be violations under certain circumstances; requiring the department to suspend an insurer's or employer's authority to appoint licensees under certain circumstances; amending s. 626.8443, F.S.; increasing the maximum period of suspension of a title insurance agent's or agency's license; making technical changes; amending s. 626.916, F.S.; deleting a requirement for agents to advise insureds that certain coverage may be available for personal residential property risks to be eligible for export under the Surplus Lines Law; amending s. 626.9551, F.S.; prohibiting requirements for the provision of replacement cost estimators or certain other proprietary business information under certain circumstances; amending s. 627.715, F.S.; providing an exemption from a diligent effort requirement for surplus lines agents exporting contracts or endorsements providing flood coverage; amending s. 633.102, F.S.; revising the authority of certain fire protection system contractors to design or alter certain fire protection systems; providing for resolution of conflicts between the Florida hb1209-00 HB 1209 Building Code and the Florida Fire Prevention Code; amending s. 633.136, F.S.; replacing fire protection agencies in the Fire and Emergency Incident Information Reporting Program with fire service providers; revising the composition of the Fire and Emergency Incident Information System Technical Advisory Panel; defining the term "fire service provider"; amending s. 633.202, F.S.; extending a deadline for certain buildings to comply with a minimum radio signal strength requirement under the Florida Fire Prevention Code; requiring such buildings to meet certain conditions by a specified date; revising a condition that existing apartment buildings must meet by a specified date; making technical changes; creating s. 633.217, F.S.; prohibiting certain acts to influence a firesafety inspector to violate certain laws; prohibiting a firesafety inspector from knowingly and willfully accepting an attempt to influence him or her to violate certain laws; amending s. 633.402, F.S.; revising the composition of the Firefighters Employment, Standards, and Training Council; amending s. 633.416, F.S.; providing that certain persons serving as volunteer firefighters may serve as a regular or permanent firefighter for a limited period, subject to certain hb1209-00 HB 1209 restrictions; amending s. 648.30, F.S.; prohibiting the aiding or abetting of unlicensed activity of a bail bond agent or temporary bail bond agent; providing criminal penalties; amending s. 843.08, F.S.; prohibiting false personation of personnel or representatives of the Division of Investigative and Forensic Services; amending s. 943.045, F.S.; revising the definition of the term "criminal justice agency" to include the investigations component of the department which investigates certain crimes; reenacting s. 497.141(5)(a), F.S., relating to licensing and general application procedures, to incorporate the amendment made to s. 497.142, F.S., in a reference thereto; providing effective dates.

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Elizabeth Fetterhoff (R)*,  Linda Chaney (R),  Dotie Joseph (D),  Thomas Leek (R), 

Other Sponsors (3)

Chapter No. 2021-113 (on 06/17/2021)

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