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An act relating to the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program; creating s. 215.5587, F.S.; establishing the My Safe Florida Condominium Pilot Program within the Department of Financial Services; providing legislative intent; providing definitions; providing requirements for associations and unit owners to participate in the pilot program; providing voting requirements; requiring the department to contract with specified entities for certain inspections; providing requirements for such entities; authorizing the department to conduct criminal record checks of certain inspectors; requiring inspectors to submit a full set of fingerprints to the department or other authorized entities; providing requirements for state and federal fingerprint processing; providing requirements for hurricane mitigation inspectors and inspections; requiring applications for inspections and grants to include specified statements; authorizing an association to receive an inspection without applying for a mitigation grant; providing mitigation grants for a specified purpose; providing requirements for an association receiving a mitigation grant; authorizing an association to select is own contractors if such contractors meet certainCS/ 2024 Legislature requirements; requiring the department to electronically verify a contractor's state license; requiring construction to be completed and the association to submit a request for a final inspection within a specified time period; providing requirements for funding grant projects; requiring mitigation grants to be matched by the association; providing maximum state contributions; authorizing associations to receive grant funds for multiple projects; prohibiting the department from accepting grant applications or maintaining a waiting list under certain circumstances, unless otherwise expressly authorized by the Legislature; providing requirements for mitigation projects; providing how mitigation grants may be used; requiring the department to develop a specified process to ensure efficiency; authorizing the department to contract for certain services; providing requirements for such contracts; requiring the department to implement a quality assurance and reinspection program; requiring the department to submit to the Legislature an annual report with specified information; authorizing the department to request additional information from an applicant; providing that an application is deemed withdrawn under certain circumstances; requiring theCS/ 2024 Legislature department to adopt specified rules; providing an effective date.

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Christine Hunschofsky (D)*,  Vicki Lopez (R)*,  Adam Anderson (R),  Robin Bartleman (D),  Fabián Basabe (R),  Christopher Benjamin (D),  Kim Berfield (R),  James Buchanan (R),  Mike Caruso (R),  Joe Casello (D),  Ryan Chamberlin (R),  Linda Chaney (R),  Lindsay Cross (D),  Anna Eskamani (D),  Tom Fabricio (R),  Peggy Gossett-Seidman (R),  Rita Harris (D),  Berny Jacques (R),  Dotie Joseph (D),  Chip LaMarca (R),  Thomas Leek (R),  Johanna López (D),  Jim Mooney (R),  Juan Porras (R),  Felicia Robinson (D),  Dana Trabulsy (R),  Patricia Williams (D),  Marie Woodson (D), 

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Chapter No. 2024-108 (on 04/26/2024)

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