Florida 2025 Regular Session

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15	15	An act relating to immigration and state -issued 2
16	16	identification; providing a short title and purpose of 3
17	17	the act; amending s. 20.60, F.S.; establishing the 4
18	18	Office for New Americans in the Department of 5
19	19	Commerce; providing responsibilities of the Office for 6
20	20	New Americans; amending s. 322.08, F.S.; requiring 7
21	21	proof of a specified identification number for certain 8
22	22	applicants for a driver license; deleting a provision 9
23	23	authorizing the Department of Highway Safety and Motor 10
24	24	Vehicles to require applicants to produce certain 11
25	25	documents from the United States Department of 12
26	26	Homeland Security for certain purposes; authorizing 13
27	27	additional specified documents issued by foreign 14
28	28	governments to satisfy proof -of-identity requirements; 15
29	29	providing that a driver license or temporary permit 16
30	30	issued based on specified documents is valid for a 17
31	31	specified period; deleting a provision authorizing 18
32	32	applications to include fingerprints and other unique 19
33	33	biometric means of identity; amending s. 322.12, F.S.; 20
34	34	prohibiting the Department of Highway Safety and Motor 21
35	35	Vehicles from waiving certain tests for applicants who 22
36	36	provide proof of identity using specified foreign 23
37	37	documents; amending s. 322.142, F.S.; providing a 24
38	38	short title; defining the term "agency that primarily 25
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47	47	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
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52	52	of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles from disclosing 27
53	53	or making accessible certain photographs and related 28
54	54	information to any agency that primarily enforces 29
55	55	immigration law or to any employee or agent of such 30
56	56	agency; providing except ions; requiring that the 31
57	57	department notify a person about whom certain 32
58	58	information was requested; requiring that the 33
59	59	department require a person or entity to certify 34
60	60	specified information before such person or entity 35
61	61	receives or has access to certain infor mation; 36
62	62	requiring such person or entity to keep certain 37
63	63	records for a specified period; requiring that such 38
64	64	records be maintained in a manner and form prescribed 39
65	65	by department rule and be available for inspection by 40
66	66	the department; amending ss. 322.17, 322 .18, and 41
67	67	322.19, F.S.; requiring a licensee to obtain a 42
68	68	duplicate or replacement instruction permit or driver 43
69	69	license, renew a driver license, or change his or her 44
70	70	name or address, respectively, in person and upon 45
71	71	submission of specified identification doc uments under 46
72	72	certain circumstances; repealing s. 395.3027, F.S., 47
73	73	relating to patient immigration status data 48
74	74	collection; amending s. 402.308, F.S.; prohibiting 49
75	75	certain entities from denying a license to a child 50
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88	88	care facility based on immigration status; am ending s. 51
89	89	448.095, F.S.; removing requirement for certain 52
90	90	private employers to use the E -Verify System; removing 53
91	91	prohibition on employers from continuing to employ 54
92	92	certain persons; authorizing employers, state 55
93	93	contractors, and subcontractors to use the Emp loyment 56
94	94	Eligibility Verification form to verify work 57
95	95	authorization status; removing provisions requiring 58
96	96	subcontractors to provide a certain affidavit, 59
97	97	terminating certain contracts, and providing a cause 60
98	98	of action; amending s. 454.021, F.S.; removing 61
99	99	provisions relating to a person's immigration status 62
100	100	when admitting persons to practice law in this state; 63
101	101	amending ss. 760.01, 760.05, 760.07, 760.08, 760.10, 64
102	102	760.23, 760.24, 760.25, 760.26, 760.29, and 760.60, 65
103	103	F.S.; providing that discrimination based on a 66
104	104	person's immigration status is unlawful; creating s. 67
105	105	760.45, F.S.; prohibiting a person or entity from 68
106	106	discriminating against an individual because the 69
107	107	individual holds or presents a driver license that 70
108	108	does not comply with the REAL ID Act of 2005; 71
109	109	prohibiting an employer from requiring an employee to 72
110	110	present a driver license; providing exceptions; 73
111	111	providing construction; prohibiting the state or a 74
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126	126	that receives financial assistance from the state from 77
127	127	discriminating against an individual because the 78
128	128	individual holds or presents a driver license that 79
129	129	does not comply with the REAL ID Act of 2005; amending 80
130	130	s. 775.0848, F.S.; revising the reclassification of 81
131	131	certain penalties for offenses committed by persons 82
132	132	who have been previously convicted of a crime relating 83
133	133	to the reentry of removed aliens; repealing s. 787.07, 84
134	134	F.S., relating to human smuggling; repealing ss. 85
135	135	908.103, 908.105, and 908.106, F.S., relating to the 86
136	136	prohibition of sanctuary policies, duties relating to 87
137	137	immigration detainees, and the reimbursement of costs, 88
138	138	respectively; amending ss. 908.102 and 908.107, F.S.; 89
139	139	conforming provisions to changes made by the act; 90
140	140	amending s. 908.104, F.S.; requirin g certain law 91
141	141	enforcement agencies to facilitate a certain screening 92
142	142	by a public defender of a person subject to a federal 93
143	143	immigration detainer who is in the agency's custody; 94
144	144	requiring such screening to be in the preferred 95
145	145	language of the detainee; author izing law enforcement 96
146	146	agencies to decline to comply with a federal 97
147	147	immigration detainer under certain circumstances; 98
148	148	removing provisions relating to cooperation with 99
149	149	federal immigration authorities; creating s. 908.1041, 100
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162	162	F.S.; providing definitions; prohib iting local law 101
163	163	enforcement agencies and officers, sheriff's deputies, 102
164	164	and federal immigration agencies from engaging in or 103
165	165	cooperating with immigration enforcement activities or 104
166	166	engaging in or cooperating with immigration 105
167	167	enforcement activities pursuant t o the Unauthorized 106
168	168	Alien Transport Program within a specified distance of 107
169	169	public or private schools, child care facilities, or 108
170	170	religious institutions; providing an exception; 109
171	171	requiring law enforcement agencies to submit to the 110
172	172	Department of Law Enforcement a report within a 111
173	173	specified timeframe; providing requirements for the 112
174	174	report; amending s. 908.11, F.S.; prohibiting law 113
175	175	enforcement agencies from entering into or renewing an 114
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177	177	on a date certain; requir ing certain agencies to 116
178	178	update the Department of Law Enforcement on the status 117
179	179	of active or pending agreements starting on a date 118
180	180	certain; requiring the department to establish certain 119
181	181	training on immigration enforcement; repealing s. 120
182	182	921.1426, F.S., relat ing to sentence of death for 121
183	183	capital offense committed by unauthorized alien; 122
184	184	amending s. 943.325, F.S.; authorizing, rather than 123
185	185	requiring, certain qualifying offenders to submit a 124
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200	200	samples from certain persons; amending s. 1002.31, 127
201	201	F.S.; requiring district school boards to provide 128
202	202	preferential treatment relating to open enrollment to 129
203	203	specified children, regardless of their immigration 130
204	204	status; amending s. 1003.21, F.S.; requiring specified 131
205	205	children, regardless of their immigration status, to 132
206	206	be admitted to their parent's or guardian's school of 133
207	207	choice; amending s. 1009.26, F.S.; requiring specified 134
208	208	entities to waive out -of-state fees for postsecondary 135
209	209	and graduate students if certain conditions are met; 136
210	210	revising the conditions under which such entities must 137
211	211	waive out-of-state fees; providing that a student who 138
212	212	receives a fee waiver is still eligible for state 139
213	213	financial aid; amending s. 1009.40, F.S.; proh ibiting 140
214	214	the denial of resident status for purposes of 141
215	215	financial aid to certain students based solely on 142
216	216	their immigration status; amending ss. 435.04, 143
217	217	456.074, 480.041, 480.043, 775.30, 794.056, 921.0022, 144
218	218	and 938.085, F.S.; conforming provisions to changes 145
219	219	made by the act; providing an effective date. 146
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221	221	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 148
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223	223	Section 1. (1) This act may be cited as the "Florida 150
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237	237	(2) The purpose of this act is to show that although the 152
238	238	administration of immigration is incredibly complex and 153
239	239	immigration regulation is the role of the Federal Government, 154
240	240	this state should do its part, when possible, by welcoming, 155
241	241	valuing, and upholding the dignity of all immigrants who call 156
242	242	the Sunshine State home. 157
243	243	Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section 158
244	244	20.60, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 159
245	245	20.60 Department of Commerce; creation; powers and 160
246	246	duties.— 161
247	247	(3)(a) The following divisions and offices of the 162
248	248	Department of Commerce are established: 163
249	249	1. The Division of Economic Development. 164
250	250	2. The Division of Community Development. 165
251	251	3. The Division of Workforce Services. 166
252	252	4. The Division of Finance and Administration. 167
253	253	5. The Division of Information Technology. 168
254	254	6. The Office of the Secretary. 169
255	255	7. The Office of Economic Accountability and Transparency, 170
256	256	which shall: 171
257	257	a. Oversee the department's critical objectives as 172
258	258	determined by the secretary and make sure that the department's 173
259	259	key objectives are clearly communicated t o the public. 174
260	260	b. Organize department resources, expertise, data, and 175
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273	273	research to focus on and solve the complex economic challenges 176
274	274	facing the state. 177
275	275	c. Provide leadership for the department's priority issues 178
276	276	that require integration of policy, management, and critical 179
277	277	objectives from multiple programs and organizations internal and 180
278	278	external to the department; and organize and manage external 181
279	279	communication on such priority issues. 182
280	280	d. Promote and facilitate key department initiatives to 183
281	281	address priority economic issues and explore data and identify 184
282	282	opportunities for innovative approaches to address such economic 185
283	283	issues. 186
284	284	e. Promote strategic planning for the department. 187
285	285	8. The Office for New Americans, which shall: 188
286	286	a. Create and implement a statewide strategy and program 189
287	287	to foster and promote immigrant and refugee inclusion in this 190
288	288	state in order to improve economic mobility, enhance civic 191
289	289	participation, and improve receiving communities' openness to 192
290	290	immigrants and refugees. 193
291	291	b. Address this state's workforce needs by connecting 194
292	292	employers and job seekers within the immigrant and refugee 195
293	293	community. 196
294	294	c. Serve as an information clearinghouse for state 197
295	295	agencies on immigration -related policy issues and coordinate 198
296	296	among agencies as appropriate to make policy recommendations. 199
297	297	d. Act as a point of contact for state licensing boards 200
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310	310	and other agencies dealing with professional regulations. 201
311	311	e. Identify and support implementation of programs and 202
312	312	strategies, including the creation of alternative empl oyment 203
313	313	pathways, to reduce employment barriers for immigrants and 204
314	314	refugees. 205
315	315	f. Work with state agencies and community and foundation 206
316	316	partners to undertake studies and to research and analyze 207
317	317	economic and demographic trends to better understand and serve 208
318	318	this state's immigrant and refugee communities. 209
319	319	g. Coordinate and establish best practices for language 210
320	320	access initiatives for all state agencies. 211
321	321	Section 3. Subsection (2) of section 322.08, Florida 212
322	322	Statutes, is amended to read: 213
323	323	322.08 Application for license; requirements for license 214
324	324	and identification card forms. — 215
325	325	(2) Each such application shall include the following 216
326	326	information regarding the applicant: 217
327	327	(a) Full name (first, middle or maiden, and last), gender, 218
328	328	proof of social security card n umber satisfactory to the 219
329	329	department, which may include a military identification card, 220
330	330	county of residence, mailing address, proof of residential 221
331	331	address satisfactory to the department, country of birth, and a 222
332	332	brief description. An applicant who cannot pr ovide a social 223
333	333	security card must provide proof of a number associated with a 224
334	334	document establishing identity, as specified in paragraph (c). 225
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347	347	(b) Proof of birth date satisfactory to the department. 226
348	348	(c) Proof of identity satisfactory to the department. S uch 227
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350	350	applicant: 229
351	351	1. A driver license record or identification card record 230
352	352	from another jurisdiction which complies with the REAL ID Act of 231
353	353	2005, Pub. L. No. 109 -13, and which required the applicant to 232
354	354	submit a document for identification which is substantially 233
355	355	similar to a document required under subparagraph 2., 234
356	356	subparagraph 3., subparagraph 4., subparagraph 5., subparagraph 235
357	357	6., subparagraph 7., or subparagraph 8. ; 236
358	358	2. A certified copy of a U nited States birth certificate .; 237
359	359	3. A valid, unexpired United States passport or passport 238
360	360	card.; 239
361	361	4. A naturalization certificate issued by the United 240
362	362	States Department of Homeland Security .; 241
363	363	5. A valid, unexpired alien registration receipt card 242
364	364	(green card).; 243
365	365	6. A Consular Report of Birth Abroad provided by the 244
366	366	United States Department of State .; 245
367	367	7. An unexpired employment authorization card issued by 246
368	368	the United States Department of Homeland Security .; or 247
369	369	8. Proof of any of the following do cuments nonimmigrant 248
370	370	classification provided by the United States Department of 249
371	371	Homeland Security, for an original driver license . In order to 250
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384	384	prove nonimmigrant classification, an applicant must provide at 251
385	385	least one of the following documents. In addition , the 252
386	386	department may require applicants to produce United States 253
387	387	Department of Homeland Security documents for the sole purpose 254
388	388	of establishing the maintenance of, or efforts to maintain, 255
389	389	continuous lawful presence : 256
390	390	a. A notice of hearing from an immigra tion court 257
391	391	scheduling a hearing on any proceeding. 258
392	392	b. A notice from the Board of Immigration Appeals 259
393	393	acknowledging pendency of an appeal. 260
394	394	c. A notice of the approval of an application for 261
395	395	adjustment of status issued by the United States Citizenship and 262
396	396	Immigration Services. 263
397	397	d. An official documentation confirming the filing of a 264
398	398	petition for asylum or refugee status or any other relief issued 265
399	399	by the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. 266
400	400	e. A notice of action transferring any pending ma tter from 267
401	401	another jurisdiction to this state issued by the United States 268
402	402	Citizenship and Immigration Services. 269
403	403	f. An order of an immigration judge or immigration officer 270
404	404	granting relief which that authorizes the alien to live and work 271
405	405	in the United States, including, but not limited to, asylum. 272
406	406	g. Evidence that an application is pending for adjustment 273
407	407	of status to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent 274
408	408	residence in the United States or conditional permanent resident 275
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422	422	having a current priority date for processing by the United 277
423	423	States Citizenship and Immigration Services. 278
424	424	h. An unexpired passport issued by the government of 279
425	425	another country with: 280
426	426	(I) A stamp or mark affixed by the Feder al Government onto 281
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428	428	United States; or 283
429	429	(II) An unexpired I -94, or current permanent resident 284
430	430	card, or unexpired immigrant visa, issued by the Federal 285
431	431	Government. 286
432	432	9. A passport issued by a fore ign government. 287
433	433	10. A birth certificate issued by a foreign government. 288
434	434	11. A consular identification document. 289
435	435	12. A national identification card issued by a foreign 290
436	436	government. 291
437	437	13. A driver license issued by a foreign government. If 292
438	438	the foreign driver license is in a language other than English, 293
439	439	the driver license must be accompanied by a certified 294
440	440	translation or an affidavit of translation into English. 295
441	441	14. A school document, including any document issued by a 296
442	442	public or private primary or secon dary school or a postsecondary 297
443	443	institution, college, or university, which either includes the 298
444	444	applicant's date of birth or, if a foreign school document, is 299
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459	459	15. A court document issued by or filed with a state 302
460	460	government in which the applicant is named as a party to a court 303
461	461	proceeding. 304
462	462	16. An income tax return. 305
463	463	17. A marriage license on which the applicant is named as 306
464	464	a party. If the language on the marriage license is a language 307
465	465	other than English, the marriage license must be accompanied by 308
466	466	a certified translation or an affidavit of translation into 309
467	467	English. 310
468	468	18. A judgment for the dissolution of a marriage on which 311
469	469	the applicant is named as a part y. If the language on the 312
470	470	judgment is a language other than English, the judgment must be 313
471	471	accompanied by a certified translation or an affidavit of 314
472	472	translation into English. 315
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474	474	A driver license or temporary permit issued based on documents 317
475	475	required in subparagraph 7., or subparagraph 8., subparagraph 318
476	476	9., subparagraph 10., subparagraph 11., subparagraph 12., or 319
477	477	subparagraph 13. is valid for a period not to exceed the 320
478	478	expiration date of the document presented or 8 years, whichever 321
479	479	date first occurs. A driver li cense or temporary permit issued 322
480	480	based on documents required in subparagraph 14., subparagraph 323
481	481	15., subparagraph 16., subparagraph 17., or subparagraph 18. is 324
482	482	valid for 8 years 1 year. 325
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497	497	license or driving privilege has ever been disqualified, 328
498	498	revoked, or suspended, or whether an application has ever been 329
499	499	refused, and, if so, the date of and reason for such 330
500	500	disqualification, suspension, revocation, or refusal. 331
501	501	(e) Each such application may include fingerprints and 332
502	502	other unique biometric means of identity. 333
503	503	Section 4. Subsection (1) of section 322.12, Florida 334
504	504	Statutes, is amended to read: 335
505	505	322.12 Examination of applicants. — 336
506	506	(1) It is the intent of the Legislature that every 337
507	507	applicant for an original driver license in this state be 338
508	508	required to pass an examination pursuant to this section. 339
509	509	However, the department may waive the knowledge, endorsement, 340
510	510	and skills tests for an applicant who is otherwise qualified , 341
511	511	except for an applicant who provides proof of identity under s. 342
512	512	322.08(2)(c)9., 10., 11., 12., 13., 14., 15., 16., 17., or 18., 343
513	513	and who surrenders a valid driver license from another state or 344
514	514	a province of Canada, or a valid dr iver license issued by the 345
515	515	United States Armed Forces, if the driver applies for a Florida 346
516	516	license of an equal or lesser classification. An applicant who 347
517	517	fails to pass the initial knowledge test incurs a $10 fee for 348
518	518	each subsequent test, to be deposited in to the Highway Safety 349
519	519	Operating Trust Fund, except that if a subsequent test is 350
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532	532	administered by the tax collector, the tax collector shall 351
533	533	retain such $10 fee, less the general revenue service charge set 352
534	534	forth in s. 215.20(1). An applicant who fails to pas s the 353
535	535	initial skills test incurs a $20 fee for each subsequent test, 354
536	536	to be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund, 355
537	537	except that if a subsequent test is administered by the tax 356
538	538	collector, the tax collector shall retain such $20 fee, less the 357
539	539	general revenue service charge set forth in s. 215.20(1). A 358
540	540	person who seeks to retain a hazardous -materials endorsement, 359
541	541	pursuant to s. 322.57(1)(e), must pass the hazardous -materials 360
542	542	test, upon surrendering his or her commercial driver license, if 361
543	543	the person has not taken and passed the hazardous -materials test 362
544	544	within 2 years before applying for a commercial driver license 363
545	545	in this state. 364
546	546	Section 5. Section 322.142, Florida Statutes, is amended 365
547	547	to read: 366
548	548	322.142 Color photographic or digital imaged licenses; 367
549	549	protection of personal information .— 368
550	550	(1) The department shall, upon receipt of the required 369
551	551	fee, issue to each qualified applicant for a driver license a 370
552	552	color photographic or digital imaged driver license bearing a 371
553	553	fullface photograph or digit al image of the licensee. 372
554	554	Notwithstanding chapter 761 or s. 761.05, the requirement for a 373
555	555	fullface photograph or digital image of the licensee may not be 374
556	556	waived. A space shall be provided upon which the licensee shall 375
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569	569	affix his or her usual signature, as r equired in s. 322.14, in 376
570	570	the presence of an authorized agent of the department so as to 377
571	571	ensure that such signature becomes a part of the license. 378
572	572	(2) The department shall, upon receipt of the required 379
573	573	fee, issue to each qualified licensee applying for a renewal 380
574	574	license in accordance with s. 322.18 a color photographic or 381
575	575	digital imaged license as provided for in subsection (1). 382
576	576	(3) The department may conduct negotiations and enter into 383
577	577	contracts with qualified firms possessing the requisite 384
578	578	qualifications for the development and production of 385
579	579	photographic or digital imaged identification documents to 386
580	580	assure efficient and economical processing of such licenses in 387
581	581	sufficient quantity and of acceptable quality to meet the 388
582	582	requirements and intent of this sec tion, and to ensure adequate 389
583	583	service at a sufficient number of locations, at the lowest 390
584	584	competitive sealed bid price. 391
585	585	(4) The department may maintain a film negative or print 392
586	586	file. The department shall maintain a record of the digital 393
587	587	images and signatures image and signature of the licensees, 394
588	588	together with other data required by the department for 395
589	589	identification and retrieval. Reproductions from the file or 396
590	590	digital record are exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) 397
591	591	and may be made and issued only for any of the following 398
592	592	purposes: 399
593	593	(a) For departmental administrative purposes .; 400
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606	606	(b) For the issuance of duplicate licenses .; 401
607	607	(c) In response to law enforcement agency requests , except 402
608	608	as provided in subsection (5). ; 403
609	609	(d) To the Department of Business and Professional 404
610	610	Regulation and the Department of Health pursuant to an 405
611	611	interagency agreement for the purpose of accessing digital 406
612	612	images for reproduction of licenses issued by the Department of 407
613	613	Business and Professional Regulation or the Department of 408
614	614	Health.; 409
615	615	(e) To the Department of State or a supervisor of 410
616	616	elections pursuant to an interagency agreement to facilitate 411
617	617	determinations of eligibility of voter registration applicants 412
618	618	and registered voters in accordance with ss. 98.045 and 98.075 .; 413
619	619	(f) To the Department of Revenue pursuant to an 414
620	620	interagency agreement for use in establishing paternity and 415
621	621	establishing, modifying, or enforcing support obligations in 416
622	622	Title IV-D cases.; 417
623	623	(g) To the Department of Children and Families pursuant to 418
624	624	an interagency agreement to conduct protective investigations 419
625	625	under part III of chapter 39 and chapter 415 .; 420
626	626	(h) To the Department of Children and Families pursuant to 421
627	627	an interagency agreement specifying the number of employees in 422
628	628	each of that department's regions to be granted access to the 423
629	629	records for use as verification of identity to expedite the 424
630	630	determination of eligibility for public assistance and for use 425
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643	643	in public assistance fraud investigations .; 426
644	644	(i) To the Agency for Health Care Administration pursuant 427
645	645	to an interagency agreement for the purpose of authorized 428
646	646	agencies verifying photographs in the Care Provider Background 429
647	647	Screening Clearinghouse authorized under s. 435.12 .; 430
648	648	(j) To the Department of Financial Services pursuant to an 431
649	649	interagency agreement to facilitate the location of owners of 432
650	650	unclaimed property, the validation of unclaimed property claims, 433
651	651	the identification of fraudulent or false claims, and the 434
652	652	investigation of allegations of violations of the insurance code 435
653	653	by licensees and unlicensed per sons.; 436
654	654	(k) To the Department of Commerce pursuant to an 437
655	655	interagency agreement to facilitate the validation of 438
656	656	reemployment assistance claims and the identification of 439
657	657	fraudulent or false reemployment assistance claims .; 440
658	658	(l) To district medical examiner s pursuant to an 441
659	659	interagency agreement for the purpose of identifying a deceased 442
660	660	individual, determining cause of death, and notifying next of 443
661	661	kin of any investigations, including autopsies and other 444
662	662	laboratory examinations, authorized in s. 406.11 .; 445
663	663	(m) To the following persons for the purpose of 446
664	664	identifying a person as part of the official work of a court: 447
665	665	1. A justice or judge of this state; 448
666	666	2. An employee of the state courts system who works in a 449
667	667	position that is designated in writing for access b y the Chief 450
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680	680	Justice of the Supreme Court or a chief judge of a district or 451
681	681	circuit court, or by his or her designee; or 452
682	682	3. A government employee who performs functions on behalf 453
683	683	of the state courts system in a position that is designated in 454
684	684	writing for access by the Chief Justice or a chief judge, or by 455
685	685	his or her designee.; or 456
686	686	(n) To the Agency for Health Care Administration pursuant 457
687	687	to an interagency agreement to prevent health care fraud. If the 458
688	688	Agency for Health Care Administration enters into an ag reement 459
689	689	with a private entity to carry out duties relating to health 460
690	690	care fraud prevention, such contracts shall include, but need 461
691	691	not be limited to: 462
692	692	1. Provisions requiring internal controls and audit 463
693	693	processes to identify access, use, and unauthorized access of 464
694	694	information. 465
695	695	2. A requirement to report unauthorized access or use to 466
696	696	the Agency for Health Care Administration within 1 business day 467
697	697	after the discovery of the unauthorized access or use. 468
698	698	3. Provisions for liquidated damages for unauthorized 469
699	699	access or use of no less than $5,000 per occurrence. 470
700	700	(5)(a) This subsection shall be known and may be cited as 471
701	701	the "Driver License Privacy Act." 472
702	702	(b) For purposes of this subsection, the term "agency that 473
703	703	primarily enforces immigration law" includes, b ut is not limited 474
704	704	to, United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, United 475
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717	717	States Customs and Border Protection, or any successor agencies 476
718	718	that have similar duties. 477
719	719	(c) Except as required for the department to issue or 478
720	720	renew a driver license or learner's driver license that meets 479
721	721	federal standards for identification, the department may not 480
722	722	disclose or make accessible, in any manner, to any agency that 481
723	723	primarily enforces immigration law or to any employee or agent 482
724	724	of such agency, photographs and r elated information pertaining 483
725	725	to persons whose image or personal identifying information is 484
726	726	possessed by the department, unless the department is presented 485
727	727	with a lawful court order or judicial warrant signed by a judge 486
728	728	appointed under Article III of the U nited States Constitution. 487
729	729	Within 3 days after receiving a request for information under 488
730	730	this subsection from such an agency, the department must notify 489
731	731	the person about whom such information was requested of the 490
732	732	request and the identity of the agency that made such request. 491
733	733	(d) Before any person or entity receives or has access to 492
734	734	information from the department under this subsection, the 493
735	735	department must require such person or entity to certify to the 494
736	736	department that the person or entity will not: 495
737	737	1. Use such information for civil immigration purposes; or 496
738	738	2. Disclose such information to any agency that primarily 497
739	739	enforces immigration law or to any employee or agent of any such 498
740	740	agency unless such disclosure is pursuant to a cooperative 499
741	741	arrangement between municipal, state, and federal agencies, if 500
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754	754	the arrangement does not enforce immigration law and if the 501
755	755	disclosure is limited to the specific information being sought 502
756	756	pursuant to the arrangement. 503
757	757	(e) In addition to any records required to be kept 504
758	758	pursuant to 18 U.S.C. s. 2721(c), any person or entity that 505
759	759	receives or has access to information from the department under 506
760	760	this subsection must keep both of the following for a period of 507
761	761	5 years records: 508
762	762	1. Of all the uses of such department information. 509
763	763	2. That identify each person or entity that primarily 510
764	764	enforces immigration law which receives such department 511
765	765	information from the person or entity. 512
766	766	(f) The records identified in paragraph (e) must be 513
767	767	maintained in a manner and form prescribed by departme nt rule 514
768	768	and must be available for inspection by the department. 515
769	769	Section 6. Subsection (3) of section 322.17, Florida 516
770	770	Statutes, is amended to read: 517
771	771	322.17 Replacement licenses and permits. — 518
772	772	(3) Notwithstanding any other provision provisions of this 519
773	773	chapter, if a licensee establishes his or her identity for a 520
774	774	driver license using an identification document authorized under 521
775	775	s. 322.08(2)(c)7.-18. s. 322.08(2)(c)7. or 8. , the licensee may 522
776	776	not obtain a duplicate or replacement instruction permit or 523
777	777	driver license except in person and upon submission of an 524
778	778	identification document authorized under s. 322.08(2)(c)7.-18. 525
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791	791	s. 322.08(2)(c)7. or 8. 526
792	792	Section 7. Paragraph (d) of subsection (2) and paragraph 527
793	793	(c) of subsection (4) of section 322.18, Florid a Statutes, are 528
794	794	amended to read: 529
795	795	322.18 Original applications, licenses, and renewals; 530
796	796	expiration of licenses; delinquent licenses. — 531
797	797	(2) Each applicant who is entitled to the issuance of a 532
798	798	driver license, as provided in this section, shall be issued a 533
799	799	driver license, as follows: 534
800	800	(d)1. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, 535
801	801	if an applicant establishes his or her identity for a driver 536
802	802	license using a document authorized in s. 322.08(2)(c)7.-13. s. 537
803	803	322.08(2)(c)7. or 8. , the driver license s hall expire 8 years 1 538
804	804	year after the date of issuance or upon the expiration date 539
805	805	cited on the United States Department of Homeland Security 540
806	806	documents, whichever date first occurs. 541
807	807	2. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, if 542
808	808	an applicant establishes his or her identity for a driver 543
809	809	license using a document authorized in s. 322.08(2)(c)14. -18., 544
810	810	the driver license shall expire 8 years after the date of 545
811	811	issuance. 546
812	812	(4) 547
813	813	(c)1. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, 548
814	814	if a licensee establishes his or her identity for a driver 549
815	815	license using an identification document authorized under s. 550
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828	828	322.08(2)(c)7.-13. s. 322.08(2)(c)7. or 8. , the licensee may not 551
829	829	renew the driver license except in person and upon submission of 552
830	830	an identification doc ument authorized under s. 322.08(2)(c)7.-553
831	831	13. s. 322.08(2)(c)7. or 8. A driver license renewed under this 554
832	832	subparagraph paragraph expires 8 years 1 year after the date of 555
833	833	issuance or upon the expiration date cited on the United States 556
834	834	Department of Homeland Security documents, whichever date first 557
835	835	occurs. 558
836	836	2. Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, if 559
837	837	a licensee establishes his or her identity for a driver license 560
838	838	using an identification document authorized under s. 561
839	839	322.08(2)(c)14.-18., the licensee may only renew the driver 562
840	840	license in person and upon submission of an identification 563
841	841	document authorized under s. 322.08(2)(c)14. -18. A driver 564
842	842	license renewed under this subparagraph expires 8 years after 565
843	843	the date of issuance. 566
844	844	Section 8. Subsectio n (5) of section 322.19, Florida 567
845	845	Statutes, is amended to read: 568
846	846	322.19 Change of address , name, or citizenship status .— 569
847	847	(5) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, 570
848	848	if a licensee established his or her identity for a driver 571
849	849	license using an identification document authorized under s. 572
850	850	322.08(2)(c)7.-18. s. 322.08(2)(c)7. or 8. , the licensee may not 573
851	851	change his or her name or address except in person and upon 574
852	852	submission of an identification document authorized under s. 575
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865	865	322.08(2)(c)7.-18. s. 322.08(2)(c)7. or 8. 576
866	866	Section 9. Section 395.3027, Florida Statutes, is 577
867	867	repealed. 578
868	868	Section 10. Subsection (6) is added to section 402.308, 579
869	869	Florida Statutes, to read: 580
870	870	402.308 Issuance of license. — 581
871	871	(6) IMMIGRATION STATUS. —The department or a local 582
872	872	licensing agency may not deny a child care facility a license or 583
873	873	a license renewal based solely on the immigration status of a 584
874	874	child under the care of the child care facility. 585
875	875	Section 11. Paragraph (f) of subsection (2) of section 586
876	876	448.095, Florida Statutes, is redesignated as paragraph (e), and 587
877	877	paragraphs (b) and (e) of subsection (2), paragraph (a) of 588
878	878	subsection (4), subsectio n (5), and paragraphs (a) and (b) of 589
879	879	subsection (6) are amended, to read: 590
880	880	448.095 Employment eligibility. — 591
881	881	(2) EMPLOYMENT VERIFICATION. — 592
882	882	(b)1. A public agency shall use the E -Verify system to 593
883	883	verify a new employee's employment eligibility as required under 594
884	884	paragraph (a). 595
885	885	2. Beginning on July 1, 2023, a private employer with 25 596
886	886	or more employees shall use the E -Verify system to verify a new 597
887	887	employee's employment eligibility as required under paragraph 598
888	888	(a). 599
889	889	2.3. Each employer required to use the E -Verify system 600
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902	902	under this paragraph must certify on its first return each 601
903	903	calendar year to the tax service provider that it is in 602
904	904	compliance with this section when making contributions to or 603
905	905	reimbursing the state's unemployment compensation or 604
906	906	reemployment assistance system. An employer that voluntarily 605
907	907	uses the E-Verify system may also make such a certification on 606
908	908	its first return each calendar year in order to document such 607
909	909	use. 608
910	910	(e) An employer may not continue to employ an unauthorized 609
911	911	alien after obtaining knowledge that a person is or has become 610
912	912	an unauthorized alien. 611
913	913	(4) DEFENSES.— 612
914	914	(a) An employer that uses the E -Verify system or, if that 613
915	915	system is unavailable, the Employment Eligibility Verification 614
916	916	form (Form I-9) as provided in paragraph (2)(c), with respect to 615
917	917	the employment of an unauthorized alien has established a 616
918	918	rebuttable presumption that the employer has not violated s. 617
919	919	448.09 with respect to such employment. 618
920	920	(5) PUBLIC AGENCY CONTRACTING. — 619
921	921	(a) A public agency must require in any cont ract that the 620
922	922	contractor, and any subcontractor thereof, register with and use 621
923	923	the E-Verify system or the Employment Eligibility Verification 622
924	924	form (Form I-9) to verify the work authorization status of all 623
925	925	new employees of the contractor or subcontractor. A public 624
926	926	agency or a contractor or subcontractor thereof may not enter 625
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939	939	into a contract unless each party to the contract registers with 626
940	940	and uses the E-Verify system or the Employment Eligibility 627
941	941	Verification form (Form I -9). 628
942	942	(b) If a contractor enters int o a contract with a 629
943	943	subcontractor, the subcontractor must provide the contractor 630
944	944	with an affidavit stating that the subcontractor does not 631
945	945	employ, contract with, or subcontract with an unauthorized 632
946	946	alien. The contractor shall maintain a copy of such affida vit 633
947	947	for the duration of the contract. 634
948	948	(c)1. A public agency, contractor, or subcontractor who 635
949	949	has a good faith belief that a person or an entity with which it 636
950	950	is contracting has knowingly violated s. 448.09(1) shall 637
951	951	terminate the contract with the person or entity. 638
952	952	2. A public agency that has a good faith belief that a 639
953	953	subcontractor knowingly violated this subsection, but the 640
954	954	contractor otherwise complied with this subsection, shall 641
955	955	promptly notify the contractor and order the contractor to 642
956	956	immediately terminate the contract with the subcontractor. 643
957	957	3. A contract terminated under this paragraph is not a 644
958	958	breach of contract and may not be considered as such. If a 645
959	959	public agency terminates a contract with a contractor under this 646
960	960	paragraph, the contractor ma y not be awarded a public contract 647
961	961	for at least 1 year after the date on which the contract was 648
962	962	terminated. A contractor is liable for any additional costs 649
963	963	incurred by a public agency as a result of the termination of a 650
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976	976	contract. 651
977	977	(d) A public agency, con tractor, or subcontractor may file 652
978	978	a cause of action with a circuit or county court to challenge a 653
979	979	termination under paragraph (c) no later than 20 calendar days 654
980	980	after the date on which the contract was terminated. 655
981	981	(6) COMPLIANCE.— 656
982	982	(a) In addition to t he requirements under s. 288.061(6), 657
983	983	beginning on July 1, 2024, if the Department of Commerce 658
984	984	determines that an employer failed to use the E -Verify system or 659
985	985	the Employment Eligibility Verification form (Form I -9) to 660
986	986	verify the employment eligibility of e mployees as required under 661
987	987	this section, the department must notify the employer of the 662
988	988	department's determination of noncompliance and provide the 663
989	989	employer with 30 days to cure the noncompliance. 664
990	990	(b) If the Department of Commerce determines that an 665
991	991	employer failed to use the E -Verify system or the Employment 666
992	992	Eligibility Verification form (Form I -9) as required under this 667
993	993	section three times in any 24 -month period, the department must 668
994	994	impose a fine of $1,000 per day until the employer provides 669
995	995	sufficient proof to the department that the noncompliance is 670
996	996	cured. Noncompliance constitutes grounds for the suspension of 671
997	997	all licenses issued by a licensing agency subject to chapter 120 672
998	998	until the noncompliance is cured. 673
999	999	Section 12. Subsection (3) of section 45 4.021, Florida 674
1000	1000	Statutes, is amended to read: 675
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1011	1011
1012	1012
1013	1013	454.021 Attorneys; admission to practice law; Supreme 676
1014	1014	Court to govern and regulate. — 677
1015	1015	(3) Upon certification by the Florida Board of Bar 678
1016	1016	Examiners that an applicant who is an unauthorized immigrant who 679
1017	1017	was brought to the United States as a minor; has been present in 680
1018	1018	the United States for more than 10 years; has received 681
1019	1019	documented employment authorization from the United States 682
1020	1020	Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS); has been issued a 683
1021	1021	social security number; if a male, has registered with the 684
1022	1022	Selective Service System if required to do so under the Military 685
1023	1023	Selective Service Act, 50 U.S.C. App. 453; and has fulfilled all 686
1024	1024	requirements for admission to practice law in this state, the 687
1025	1025	Supreme Court of Florida may admit that applicant as an attorney 688
1026	1026	at law authorized to practice in this state and may direct an 689
1027	1027	order be entered upon the court's records to that effect. 690
1028	1028	Section 13. Subsection (2) of section 760.01, Florida 691
1029	1029	Statutes, is amended to read: 692
1030	1030	760.01 Purposes; construction; title. — 693
1031	1031	(2) The general purposes of the Florida Civil Rights Act 694
1032	1032	of 1992 are to secure for all individuals within the state 695
1033	1033	freedom from discrimination because of race, color, religion, 696
1034	1034	sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, hand icap, immigration 697
1035	1035	status, or marital status and thereby to protect their interest 698
1036	1036	in personal dignity, to make available to the state their full 699
1037	1037	productive capacities, to secure the state against domestic 700
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1051	1051	general welfare, and to promote the interests, rights, and 702
1052	1052	privileges of individuals within the state. 703
1053	1053	Section 14. Section 760.05, Florida Statutes, is amended 704
1054	1054	to read: 705
1055	1055	760.05 Functions of the commission. —The commission shall 706
1056	1056	promote and encourage fair treatment and equal opportunity for 707
1057	1057	all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, 708
1058	1058	national origin, age, handicap, immigration status, or marital 709
1059	1059	status and mutual understanding and respect among all members of 710
1060	1060	all economic, social, racial, religious, and ethnic groups; and 711
1061	1061	shall endeavor to eliminate discrimination against, and 712
1062	1062	antagonism between, religious, racial, and ethnic groups and 713
1063	1063	their members. 714
1064	1064	Section 15. Section 760.07, Florida Statutes, is amended 715
1065	1065	to read: 716
1066	1066	760.07 Remedies for unlawful discrimination. —Any violation 717
1067	1067	of any Florida statute that makes unlawful discrimination 718
1068	1068	because of race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, national 719
1069	1069	origin, age, handicap, immigration status, or marital status in 720
1070	1070	the areas of education, employment, or public accommodations 721
1071	1071	gives rise to a cause of action for all relief and damages 722
1072	1072	described in s. 760.11(5), unless greater damages are expressly 723
1073	1073	provided for. If the statute prohibiting unlawful discrimination 724
1074	1074	provides an administrative remedy, the action for equitable 725
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1087	1087	relief and damages provided for in this section may be initiated 726
1088	1088	only after the plaintiff has exhausted his or her administrative 727
1089	1089	remedy. The term "public accommodations" does not include lodge 728
1090	1090	halls or other similar facilities of private organizations which 729
1091	1091	are made available for public use occasionally or periodically. 730
1092	1092	The right to trial by jury is preserved in any case in which the 731
1093	1093	plaintiff is seeking actual or punitive damages. 732
1094	1094	Section 16. Section 760.08, Florida Statutes, is amended 733
1095	1095	to read: 734
1096	1096	760.08 Discrimination in places of public accommodation. —735
1097	1097	All persons are entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the 736
1098	1098	goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, and 737
1099	1099	accommodations of any place of public accommodation without 738
1100	1100	discrimination or segregation on the ground of race, color, 739
1101	1101	national origin, sex, pregnancy, handicap, familial status, 740
1102	1102	immigration status, or religion. 741
1103	1103	Section 17. Subsections (1) and (2), paragraphs (a) and 742
1104	1104	(b) of subsection (3), subsections (4), (5), and (6), and 743
1105	1105	paragraph (a) of subsection (9) of section 760.10, Florida 744
1106	1106	Statutes, are amended to read: 745
1107	1107	760.10 Unlawful employment practices. — 746
1108	1108	(1) It is an unlawful employment practice for an employer: 747
1109	1109	(a) To discharge or to fail or refuse to hire any 748
1110	1110	individual, or otherwise to discriminate against any individual 749
1111	1111	with respect to compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges 750
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1125	1125	religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, handicap, 752
1126	1126	immigration status, or marital status. 753
1127	1127	(b) To limit, segregate, or classify employees or 754
1128	1128	applicants for employment in any way which would deprive or tend 755
1129	1129	to deprive any individual of employment opportunities, or 756
1130	1130	adversely affect any individual's status as an employee, because 757
1131	1131	of such individual's race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, 758
1132	1132	national origin, age, handicap, immigration status, or marital 759
1133	1133	status. 760
1134	1134	(2) It is an unlawful employment practice for an 761
1135	1135	employment agency to fail or refuse to refer for employment, or 762
1136	1136	otherwise to discriminate against, any individual because of 763
1137	1137	race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, 764
1138	1138	handicap, immigration status, or marital status or to classify 765
1139	1139	or refer for employment any individual on the basis of race, 766
1140	1140	color, religion, sex, pre gnancy, national origin, age, handicap, 767
1141	1141	immigration status, or marital status. 768
1142	1142	(3) It is an unlawful employment practice for a labor 769
1143	1143	organization: 770
1144	1144	(a) To exclude or to expel from its membership, or 771
1145	1145	otherwise to discriminate against, any individual beca use of 772
1146	1146	race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, 773
1147	1147	handicap, immigration status, or marital status. 774
1148	1148	(b) To limit, segregate, or classify its membership or 775
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1162	1162	refer for employment any individual, in any way that would 777
1163	1163	deprive or tend to deprive any individual of employment 778
1164	1164	opportunities, or adversely affect any individual's status as an 779
1165	1165	employee or as an applicant for employment, because of such 780
1166	1166	individual's race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, national 781
1167	1167	origin, age, handicap, immigration status, or marital status. 782
1168	1168	(4) It is an unlawful employment practice for any 783
1169	1169	employer, labor organization, or joint labor -management 784
1170	1170	committee controlling apprenticeship or other training or 785
1171	1171	retraining, including on -the-job training programs, to 786
1172	1172	discriminate against any individual because of race, color, 787
1173	1173	religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, handicap, 788
1174	1174	immigration status, or marital status in admission to, or 789
1175	1175	employment in, any program established to provide apprenticeship 790
1176	1176	or other training. 791
1177	1177	(5) Whenever, in order to engage in a profession, 792
1178	1178	occupation, or trade, it is required that a person receive a 793
1179	1179	license, certification, or other credential, become a member or 794
1180	1180	an associate of any cl ub, association, or other organization, or 795
1181	1181	pass any examination, it is an unlawful employment practice for 796
1182	1182	any person to discriminate against any other person seeking such 797
1183	1183	license, certification, or other credential, seeking to become a 798
1184	1184	member or associate of such club, association, or other 799
1185	1185	organization, or seeking to take or pass such examination, 800
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1199	1199	pregnancy, national origin, age, handicap, immigration status, 802
1200	1200	or marital status. 803
1201	1201	(6) It is an unlawful employment practice for an employer, 804
1202	1202	labor organization, employment agency, or joint labor -management 805
1203	1203	committee to print, or cause to be printed or published, any 806
1204	1204	notice or advertisement relating to employment, membership, 807
1205	1205	classification, referral for employment, or apprenticeship or 808
1206	1206	other training, indicating any preference, limitation, 809
1207	1207	specification, or discrimination, based on race, color, 810
1208	1208	religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, absence of 811
1209	1209	handicap, immigration status, or marital status. 812
1210	1210	(9) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, 813
1211	1211	it is not an unlawful employment practice under ss. 760.01 -814
1212	1212	760.10 for an employer, employment agency, labor organization, 815
1213	1213	or joint labor-management committee to: 816
1214	1214	(a) Take or fail to take any action on the basis of 817
1215	1215	religion, sex, pregnancy, national origin, age, handicap, 818
1216	1216	immigration status, or marital status in those certain instances 819
1217	1217	in which religion, sex, condition of pregnancy, national origin, 820
1218	1218	age, absence of a particular handicap, immigration status, or 821
1219	1219	marital status is a bona fide occupational qualification 822
1220	1220	reasonably necessary for the performance of the particular 823
1221	1221	employment to which such action or inaction is related. 824
1222	1222	Section 18. Subsections (1) through (5) of section 760.23, 825
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1236	1236	760.23 Discrimination in the sale or rental of housing and 827
1237	1237	other prohibited practices. — 828
1238	1238	(1) It is unlawful to refuse to sell or rent after the 829
1239	1239	making of a bona fide offer, to refuse to negotiate for the sale 830
1240	1240	or rental of, or otherwise to make unavailable or deny a 831
1241	1241	dwelling to any person because of race, color, national origin, 832
1242	1242	sex, disability, familial status, immigration status, or 833
1243	1243	religion. 834
1244	1244	(2) It is unlawful to discriminate against any person in 835
1245	1245	the terms, conditions, or privileges of sale or rental of a 836
1246	1246	dwelling, or in the provision of services or facilities in 837
1247	1247	connection therewith, because of race, color, national origin, 838
1248	1248	sex, disability, familial status, immigration status, or 839
1249	1249	religion. 840
1250	1250	(3) It is unlawful to make, pr int, or publish, or cause to 841
1251	1251	be made, printed, or published, any notice, statement, or 842
1252	1252	advertisement with respect to the sale or rental of a dwelling 843
1253	1253	that indicates any preference, limitation, or discrimination 844
1254	1254	based on race, color, national origin, sex, d isability, familial 845
1255	1255	status, immigration status, or religion or an intention to make 846
1256	1256	any such preference, limitation, or discrimination. 847
1257	1257	(4) It is unlawful to represent to any person because of 848
1258	1258	race, color, national origin, sex, disability, familial statu s, 849
1259	1259	immigration status, or religion that any dwelling is not 850
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1272	1272	available for inspection, sale, or rental when such dwelling is 851
1273	1273	in fact so available. 852
1274	1274	(5) It is unlawful, for profit, to induce or attempt to 853
1275	1275	induce any person to sell or rent any dwelling by a 854
1276	1276	representation regarding the entry or prospective entry into the 855
1277	1277	neighborhood of a person or persons of a particular race, color, 856
1278	1278	national origin, sex, disability, familial status, immigration 857
1279	1279	status, or religion. 858
1280	1280	Section 19. Section 760.24, Florida St atutes, is amended 859
1281	1281	to read: 860
1282	1282	760.24 Discrimination in the provision of brokerage 861
1283	1283	services.—It is unlawful to deny any person access to, or 862
1284	1284	membership or participation in, any multiple -listing service, 863
1285	1285	real estate brokers' organization, or other service, 864
1286	1286	organization, or facility relating to the business of selling or 865
1287	1287	renting dwellings, or to discriminate against him or her in the 866
1288	1288	terms or conditions of such access, membership, or 867
1289	1289	participation, on account of race, color, national origin, sex, 868
1290	1290	disability, familial status, immigration status, or religion. 869
1291	1291	Section 20. Subsection (1) and paragraph (a) of subsection 870
1292	1292	(2) of section 760.25, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 871
1293	1293	760.25 Discrimination in the financing of housing or in 872
1294	1294	residential real estate transactions.— 873
1295	1295	(1) It is unlawful for any bank, building and loan 874
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1311	1311	loans to deny a loan or other financial assistance to a person 878
1312	1312	applying for the loan for the purpose of purchasing, 879
1313	1313	constructing, improving, repairing, or maintaining a dwelling, 880
1314	1314	or to discriminate against him or her in the fixing of the 881
1315	1315	amount, interest rate, durat ion, or other term or condition of 882
1316	1316	such loan or other financial assistance, because of the race, 883
1317	1317	color, national origin, sex, disability, familial status, 884
1318	1318	immigration status, or religion of such person or of any person 885
1319	1319	associated with him or her in connect ion with such loan or other 886
1320	1320	financial assistance or the purposes of such loan or other 887
1321	1321	financial assistance, or because of the race, color, national 888
1322	1322	origin, sex, disability, familial status, immigration status, or 889
1323	1323	religion of the present or prospective own ers, lessees, tenants, 890
1324	1324	or occupants of the dwelling or dwellings in relation to which 891
1325	1325	such loan or other financial assistance is to be made or given. 892
1326	1326	(2)(a) It is unlawful for any person or entity whose 893
1327	1327	business includes engaging in residential real esta te 894
1328	1328	transactions to discriminate against any person in making 895
1329	1329	available such a transaction, or in the terms or conditions of 896
1330	1330	such a transaction, because of race, color, national origin, 897
1331	1331	sex, disability, familial status, immigration status, or 898
1332	1332	religion. 899
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1347	1347	760.26 Prohibited discrimination in land use decisions and 902
1348	1348	in permitting of development. —It is unlawful to discriminate in 903
1349	1349	land use decisions or in the permitting of development based on 904
1350	1350	race, color, national origin, sex, disability, familial status, 905
1351	1351	immigration status, religion, or, except as otherwise provided 906
1352	1352	by law, the source of financing of a development or proposed 907
1353	1353	development. 908
1354	1354	Section 22. Subsection (2) and paragraph (a) of subsection 909
1355	1355	(5) of section 760.29, Florida Statutes, are amended to read : 910
1356	1356	760.29 Exemptions.— 911
1357	1357	(2) Nothing in ss. 760.20 -760.37 prohibits a religious 912
1358	1358	organization, association, or society, or any nonprofit 913
1359	1359	institution or organization operated, supervised, or controlled 914
1360	1360	by or in conjunction with a religious organization, ass ociation, 915
1361	1361	or society, from limiting the sale, rental, or occupancy of any 916
1362	1362	dwelling which it owns or operates for other than a commercial 917
1363	1363	purpose to persons of the same religion or from giving 918
1364	1364	preference to such persons, unless membership in such religion 919
1365	1365	is restricted on account of race, color, or national origin, or 920
1366	1366	immigration status. Nothing in ss. 760.20 -760.37 prohibits a 921
1367	1367	private club not in fact open to the public, which as an 922
1368	1368	incident to its primary purpose or purposes provides lodgings 923
1369	1369	which it owns or operates for other than a commercial purpose, 924
1370	1370	from limiting the rental or occ upancy of such lodgings to its 925
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1384	1384	(5) Nothing in ss. 760.20 -760.37: 927
1385	1385	(a) Prohibits a person engaged in the business of 928
1386	1386	furnishing appraisals of real property from taking into 929
1387	1387	consideration factors other tha n race, color, national origin, 930
1388	1388	sex, disability, familial status, immigration status, or 931
1389	1389	religion. 932
1390	1390	Section 23. Section 760.45, Florida Statutes, is created 933
1391	1391	to read: 934
1392	1392	760.45 Discrimination on the basis of certain driver 935
1393	1393	licenses prohibited. — 936
1394	1394	(1) A person or entity, including a business establishment 937
1395	1395	or an employer, may not discriminate against an individual 938
1396	1396	because the individual holds or presents a driver license that 939
1397	1397	does not comply with the REAL ID Act of 2005, Pub. L. No. 109 -940
1398	1398	13. 941
1399	1399	(2) An employer may not require an employee to present a 942
1400	1400	driver license unless possessing a driver license is required by 943
1401	1401	law or is lawfully required by the employer. This subsection may 944
1402	1402	not be construed to limit or expand an employer's authority to 945
1403	1403	require a person to p ossess a driver license. 946
1404	1404	(3) This section may not be construed to do either of the 947
1405	1405	following: 948
1406	1406	(a) Alter an employer's rights or obligations under the 949
1407	1407	Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. s. 1324(a), regarding 950
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1420	1420	obtaining documentation that evidences identity and 951
1421	1421	authorization for employment. 952
1422	1422	(b) Prohibit any other action taken by an employer which 953
1423	1423	is required under 8 U.S.C. s. 1324a(a). 954
1424	1424	(4) The state or a local government; an agent or person 955
1425	1425	acting on behalf of the state or a local government; or a 956
1426	1426	program or activity that is funded directly by, or receives 957
1427	1427	financial assistance from, the state may not discriminate 958
1428	1428	against an individual because the individual holds or presents a 959
1429	1429	driver license that does not comply with the REAL ID Act of 960
1430	1430	2005, Pub. L. No. 109-13. This prohibition includes, but is not 961
1431	1431	limited to, notifying a law enforcement agency of the 962
1432	1432	individual's identity or that the individual holds a driver 963
1433	1433	license that does not comply with the REAL ID Act of 2005, Pub. 964
1434	1434	L. No. 109-13, if a notification is not required by law or would 965
1435	1435	not have been provided if the individual's driver license had 966
1436	1436	been compliant with such act. 967
1437	1437	Section 24. Subsection (1) of section 760.60, Florida 968
1438	1438	Statutes, is amended to read: 969
1439	1439	760.60 Discriminatory practices o f certain clubs 970
1440	1440	prohibited; remedies. — 971
1441	1441	(1) It is unlawful for a person to discriminate against 972
1442	1442	any individual because of race, color, religion, gender, 973
1443	1443	national origin, handicap, age above the age of 21, immigration 974
1444	1444	status, or marital status in evaluatin g an application for 975
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1458	1458	provides regular meal service, and that regularly receives 977
1459	1459	payment for dues, fees, use of space, facilities, services, 978
1460	1460	meals, or beverages directly or indirectly from nonmembers for 979
1461	1461	business purposes. It is unlawful for a person, on behalf of 980
1462	1462	such a club, to publish, circulate, issue, display, post, or 981
1463	1463	mail any advertisement, notice, or solicitation that contains a 982
1464	1464	statement to the effect that the accommodations, advantages, 983
1465	1465	facilities, membership, or privileges of the club are denied to 984
1466	1466	any individual because of race, color, religion, gender, 985
1467	1467	national origin, handicap, age above the age of 21, immigration 986
1468	1468	status, or marital status. This subsection does not apply to 987
1469	1469	fraternal or benevolent organizations, ethnic clubs, or 988
1470	1470	religious organizations where business activity is not 989
1471	1471	prevalent. 990
1472	1472	Section 25. Section 775.0848, Florida Statutes , is amended 991
1473	1473	to read: 992
1474	1474	775.0848 Commission of a felony after unlawful reentry 993
1475	1475	into the United States Offenses committed by an unauthorized 994
1476	1476	alien; reclassification.—A person who has been previously 995
1477	1477	convicted of a crime relating to the reentry of removed aliens 996
1478	1478	under 8 U.S.C. s. 1326 shall have the penalty for committing a 997
1479	1479	any misdemeanor or felony committed after such conviction by an 998
1480	1480	unauthorized alien as defined in s. 908.111 shall be 999
1481	1481	reclassified in the following manner: 1000
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1494	1494	(1) A misdemeanor of the second degree is reclassified to 1001
1495	1495	a misdemeanor of the first degree. 1002
1496	1496	(2) A misdemeanor of the first deg ree is reclassified to a 1003
1497	1497	felony of the third degree. 1004
1498	1498	(1)(3) A felony of the third degree is reclassified to a 1005
1499	1499	felony of the second degree. 1006
1500	1500	(2)(4) A felony of the second degree is reclassified to a 1007
1501	1501	felony of the first degree. 1008
1502	1502	(3)(5) A felony of the first degree is reclassified to a 1009
1503	1503	life felony. 1010
1504	1504	Section 26. Section 787.07, Florida Statutes, is repealed. 1011
1505	1505	Section 27. Sections 908.103, 908.105, and 908.106, 1012
1506	1506	Florida Statutes, are repealed. 1013
1507	1507	Section 28. Subsection (6) of section 908.102, Florida 1014
1508	1508	Statutes, is amended to read: 1015
1509	1509	908.102 Definitions. —As used in this chapter, the term: 1016
1510	1510	(6) "Sanctuary policy" means a law, policy, practice, 1017
1511	1511	procedure, or custom adopted or allowed by a state entity or 1018
1512	1512	local governmental entity which prohibits or impedes a law 1019
1513	1513	enforcement agency from complying with 8 U.S.C. s. 1373 or which 1020
1514	1514	prohibits or impedes a law enforcement agency from communicating 1021
1515	1515	or cooperating with a federal immigration agency so as to limit 1022
1516	1516	such law enforcement agency in, or prohibit the agency from: 1023
1517	1517	(a) Complying with an immigration detainer; 1024
1518	1518	(b) Complying with a request from a federal immigration 1025
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1531	1531	agency to notify the agency before the release of an inmate or 1026
1532	1532	detainee in the custody of the law enforcement agency; 1027
1533	1533	(c) Providing a fed eral immigration agency access to an 1028
1534	1534	inmate for interview; 1029
1535	1535	(d) Participating in any program or agreement authorized 1030
1536	1536	under s. 287 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. s. 1031
1537	1537	1357 as required by s. 908.11; 1032
1538	1538	(e) Providing a federal immigration agen cy with an 1033
1539	1539	inmate's incarceration status or release date; 1034
1540	1540	(f) Providing information to a state entity on the 1035
1541	1541	immigration status of an inmate or detainee in the custody of 1036
1542	1542	the law enforcement agency ; 1037
1543	1543	(g) Executing a lawful judicial warrant; or 1038
1544	1544	(h) Participating in a federal immigration operation with 1039
1545	1545	a federal immigration agency as permitted by federal and state 1040
1546	1546	law. 1041
1547	1547	Section 29. Section 908.104, Florida Statutes, is amended 1042
1548	1548	to read: 1043
1549	1549	908.104 Cooperation with federal immigration authorities. — 1044
1550	1550	To ensure compliance with Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, 1045
1551	1551	(1) Consistent with all duties created in state and 1046
1552	1552	federal law, state and local law enforcement agencies and any 1047
1553	1553	official responsible for directing or supervising such agency 1048
1554	1554	shall use best efforts to support the enforcement of federal 1049
1555	1555	immigration law. This subsection applies to an official, 1050
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1566	1566
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1568	1568	representative, agent, or employee of the entity or agency only 1051
1569	1569	when he or she is acting within the scope of his or her official 1052
1570	1570	duties or within the scope of his or her employment. 1053
1571	1571	(2) Except as otherwise expressly prohibited by federal 1054
1572	1572	law, a state entity, local governmental entity, or law 1055
1573	1573	enforcement agency, or an employee, an agent, or a 1056
1574	1574	representative of the entity or agency, may not prohibit or in 1057
1575	1575	any way restrict a law enforcement agency from taking any of the 1058
1576	1576	following actions with respect to information regarding a 1059
1577	1577	person's immigration status: 1060
1578	1578	(a) Sending the information to or requesting, receiving, 1061
1579	1579	or reviewing the information from a federal immi gration agency 1062
1580	1580	for purposes of this chapter. 1063
1581	1581	(b) Recording and maintaining the information for purposes 1064
1582	1582	of this chapter. 1065
1583	1583	(c) Exchanging the information with a federal immigration 1066
1584	1584	agency or another state entity, local governmental entity, or 1067
1585	1585	law enforcement agency for purposes of this chapter. 1068
1586	1586	(d) Using the information to comply with an immigration 1069
1587	1587	detainer. 1070
1588	1588	(e) Using the information to confirm the identity of a 1071
1589	1589	person who is detained by a law enforcement agency. 1072
1590	1590	(f) Sending the applicable informat ion obtained pursuant 1073
1591	1591	to enforcement of s. 448.095 to a federal immigration agency. 1074
1592	1592	(3) A state entity, local governmental entity, or law 1075
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1605	1605	enforcement agency may not prohibit or in any way restrict a law 1076
1606	1606	enforcement officer from executing or assisting in the execution 1077
1607	1607	of a lawful judicial warrant. 1078
1608	1608	(4)(a) For purposes of this subsection, the term 1079
1609	1609	"applicable criminal case" means a criminal case in which: 1080
1610	1610	1. The judgment requires the defendant to be confined in a 1081
1611	1611	secure correctional facility; and 1082
1612	1612	2. The judge: 1083
1613	1613	a. Indicates in the record under s. 908.105 that the 1084
1614	1614	defendant is subject to an immigration detainer; or 1085
1615	1615	b. Otherwise indicates in the record that the defendant is 1086
1616	1616	subject to a transfer into federal custody. 1087
1617	1617	(b) In an applicable criminal cas e, when the judge 1088
1618	1618	sentences a defendant who is the subject of an immigration 1089
1619	1619	detainer to confinement, the judge shall issue an order 1090
1620	1620	requiring the secure correctional facility in which the 1091
1621	1621	defendant is to be confined to reduce the defendant's sentence 1092
1622	1622	by a period of not more than 12 days on the facility's 1093
1623	1623	determination that the reduction in sentence will facilitate the 1094
1624	1624	seamless transfer of the defendant into federal custody. For 1095
1625	1625	purposes of this paragraph, the term "secure correctional 1096
1626	1626	facility" means a sta te correctional institution as defined in 1097
1627	1627	s. 944.02 or a county detention facility or a municipal 1098
1628	1628	detention facility as defined in s. 951.23. 1099
1629	1629	(c) If the information specified in sub -subparagraph 1100
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1642	1642	(a)2.a. or sub-subparagraph (a)2.b. is not available at the time 1101
1643	1643	the sentence is pronounced in the case, but is received by a law 1102
1644	1644	enforcement agency afterwards, the law enforcement agency shall 1103
1645	1645	notify the judge who shall issue the order described by 1104
1646	1646	paragraph (b) as soon as the information becomes available. 1105
1647	1647	(5) when a county correctional facility or the Department 1106
1648	1648	of Corrections receives verification from a federal immigration 1107
1649	1649	agency that a person subject to an immigration detainer is in 1108
1650	1650	the law enforcement agency's custody, the agency must facilitate 1109
1651	1651	a screening of the person by a public defender to determine if 1110
1652	1652	the person is or has been a necessary witness or victim of a 1111
1653	1653	crime of domestic violence, rape, sexual exploitation, sexual 1112
1654	1654	assault, murder, manslaughter, assault, battery, human 1113
1655	1655	trafficking, kidnapping, false imprisonment, involuntary 1114
1656	1656	servitude, fraud in foreign labor contracting, blackmail, 1115
1657	1657	extortion, or witness tampering. The screening must be in the 1116
1658	1658	preferred language of the person being detained. If the public 1117
1659	1659	defender determines that the person is a necessary witness or 1118
1660	1660	victim of the aforementioned acts, the county correctional 1119
1661	1661	facility or the Department of Corrections may decline to comply 1120
1662	1662	with the federal immigration detainer. Otherwise, the county 1121
1663	1663	correctional facility or the Department of Correct ions may 1122
1664	1664	securely transport the person to a federal facility in this 1123
1665	1665	state or to another point of transfer to federal custody outside 1124
1666	1666	the jurisdiction of the law enforcement agency. The law 1125
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1679	1679	enforcement agency may transfer a person who is subject to an 1126
1680	1680	immigration detainer and is confined in a secure correctional 1127
1681	1681	facility to the custody of a federal immigration agency not 1128
1682	1682	earlier than 12 days before his or her release date. A law 1129
1683	1683	enforcement agency shall obtain judicial authorization before 1130
1684	1684	securely transporting an alien to a point of transfer outside of 1131
1685	1685	this state. 1132
1686	1686	(6) Upon request from a federal immigration agency, a 1133
1687	1687	sheriff or chief correctional officer operating a county 1134
1688	1688	detention facility must provide the requesting federal 1135
1689	1689	immigration agency a list of all inmates booked into a county 1136
1690	1690	detention facility and any information regarding each inmate's 1137
1691	1691	immigration status. 1138
1692	1692	(7) This section does not require a state entity, local 1139
1693	1693	governmental entity, or law enforcement agency to provide a 1140
1694	1694	federal immigration a gency with information related to a victim 1141
1695	1695	of or a witness to a criminal offense if: 1142
1696	1696	(a) The victim or witness is necessary to the 1143
1697	1697	investigation or prosecution of a crime, and such crime occurred 1144
1698	1698	in the United States; and 1145
1699	1699	(b) The victim or witness time ly and in good faith 1146
1700	1700	responds to the entity's or agency's request for information and 1147
1701	1701	cooperates in the investigation or prosecution of such offense. 1148
1702	1702	(8) A state entity, local governmental entity, or law 1149
1703	1703	enforcement agency that, pursuant to subsection (7 ), withholds 1150
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1716	1716	information regarding the immigration information of a victim of 1151
1717	1717	or witness to a criminal offense shall document the victim's or 1152
1718	1718	witness's cooperation in the entity's or agency's investigative 1153
1719	1719	records related to the offense and shall retain th e records for 1154
1720	1720	at least 10 years for the purpose of audit, verification, or 1155
1721	1721	inspection by the Auditor General. 1156
1722	1722	(9) This section does not authorize a law enforcement 1157
1723	1723	agency to detain an alien unlawfully present in the United 1158
1724	1724	States pursuant to an immigrati on detainer solely because the 1159
1725	1725	alien witnessed or reported a crime or was a victim of a 1160
1726	1726	criminal offense. 1161
1727	1727	(10) This section does not apply to any alien unlawfully 1162
1728	1728	present in the United States if he or she is or has been a 1163
1729	1729	necessary witness or victim of a crime of domestic violence, 1164
1730	1730	rape, sexual exploitation, sexual assault, murder, manslaughter, 1165
1731	1731	assault, battery, human trafficking, kidnapping, false 1166
1732	1732	imprisonment, involuntary servitude, fraud in foreign labor 1167
1733	1733	contracting, blackmail, extortion, or witness t ampering, 1168
1734	1734	provided that such crime was committed in the United States. 1169
1735	1735	Documentation, including, but not limited to, police reports, 1170
1736	1736	testimony, sworn statements, or a victim impact statement, must 1171
1737	1737	be relied upon to verify that the person was a necessary wi tness 1172
1738	1738	or victim to the crime. 1173
1739	1739	Section 30. Section 908.1041, Florida Statutes, is created 1174
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1753	1753	908.1041 Prohibition against engaging in immigration 1176
1754	1754	enforcement activities near public and private schools, child 1177
1755	1755	care facilities, or religious institu tions.— 1178
1756	1756	(1) As used in this section, the term: 1179
1757	1757	(a) "Child care facility" has the same meaning as in s. 1180
1758	1758	402.302. 1181
1759	1759	(b) "Immigration enforcement activities" means any action 1182
1760	1760	by a law enforcement officer or agency, including, but not 1183
1761	1761	limited to, the ident ification, detention, questioning, 1184
1762	1762	investigation, or arrest of individuals based on their 1185
1763	1763	immigration status. 1186
1764	1764	(c) "Private school" has the same meaning as in s. 1187
1765	1765	1002.01. 1188
1766	1766	(d) "Public school" means any facility or location 1189
1767	1767	providing primary or secondary education, including, but not 1190
1768	1768	limited to, public K -12 schools, charter schools, and school 1191
1769	1769	grounds. 1192
1770	1770	(e) "Religious institution" means any building or space 1193
1771	1771	primarily used for religious worship or practices, including, 1194
1772	1772	but not limited to, a church, synago gue, mosque, temple, and 1195
1773	1773	other place of religious gathering. 1196
1774	1774	(2) A law enforcement agency, officer, sheriff's deputy, 1197
1775	1775	or federal immigration agency may not engage in or cooperate 1198
1776	1776	with immigration enforcement activities or engage in or 1199
1777	1777	cooperate with immigration enforcement activities pursuant to 1200
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1790	1790	the Unauthorized Alien Transport Program under s. 908.13 within 1201
1791	1791	500 feet of any public or private school, child care facility, 1202
1792	1792	or religious institution, except in cases of exigent 1203
1793	1793	circumstances when immediate acti on is necessary to prevent harm 1204
1794	1794	or death. A local law enforcement agency may not: 1205
1795	1795	(a) Use agency resources, personnel, or authority to 1206
1796	1796	question, detain, or arrest individuals solely based on their 1207
1797	1797	immigration status on the grounds of, or within 500 feet of, a 1208
1798	1798	public or private school, child care facility, or religious 1209
1799	1799	institution. 1210
1800	1800	(b) Collaborate with federal immigration agency 1211
1801	1801	authorities for immigration enforcement purposes within or 1212
1802	1802	around the areas described in this subsection unless authorized 1213
1803	1803	to do so by a court with jurisdiction over the matter. 1214
1804	1804	(3) This section does not prohibit a local law enforcement 1215
1805	1805	agency from engaging in activities related to criminal 1216
1806	1806	investigations, emergency responses, or school safety as 1217
1807	1807	authorized by law, provided such activities do not involve 1218
1808	1808	immigration enforcement activities. 1219
1809	1809	(4) Within 30 days after the effective date of this act, 1220
1810	1810	each local law enforcement agency shall submit to the Department 1221
1811	1811	of Law Enforcement a report detailing policies and protocols for 1222
1812	1812	compliance with this section, including training protocols for 1223
1813	1813	officers. 1224
1814	1814	(5) A local law enforcement agency or officer who violates 1225
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1827	1827	this section may be subject to disciplinary action by the local 1226
1828	1828	governmental entity, including suspension, dismissal, or loss of 1227
1829	1829	funding for local enforcement efforts. 1228
1830	1830	Section 31. Subsections (3) and (4) of section 908.107, 1229
1831	1831	Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 1230
1832	1832	908.107 Enforcement. — 1231
1833	1833	(3) If a local governmental entity or local law 1232
1834	1834	enforcement agency violates this chapter, the court must enjoin 1233
1835	1835	the unlawful sanctuary policy. The court has continuing 1234
1836	1836	jurisdiction over the parties and subject matter and may enforce 1235
1837	1837	its orders with the initiation of contempt proceedings as 1236
1838	1838	provided by law. 1237
1839	1839	(4) An order approving a consent de cree or granting an 1238
1840	1840	injunction must include written findings of fact that describe 1239
1841	1841	with specificity the existence and nature of the sanctuary 1240
1842	1842	policy that violates this chapter. 1241
1843	1843	Section 32. Section 908.11, Florida Statutes, is amended 1242
1844	1844	to read: 1243
1845	1845	908.11 Immigration enforcement assistance agreements; 1244
1846	1846	reporting requirement. — 1245
1847	1847	(1) Beginning January 1, 2026 , the sheriff or the chief 1246
1848	1848	correctional officer operating a county detention facility may 1247
1849	1849	not must enter into or renew a written agreement with the United 1248
1850	1850	States Immigration and Customs Enforcement to participate in the 1249
1851	1851	immigration program established under s. 287(g) of the 1250
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1864	1864	Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. s. 1357. The State 1251
1865	1865	Board of Immigration Enforcement must approve the termination of 1252
1866	1866	any such agreement. This subsection does not require a sheriff 1253
1867	1867	or chief correctional officer operating a county detention 1254
1868	1868	facility to participate in a particular program model. 1255
1869	1869	(2) Beginning no later than April 1, 2025, and until the 1256
1870	1870	sheriff or chief correctional officer operating a county 1257
1871	1871	detention facility that has such a enters into the written 1258
1872	1872	agreement required under subsection (1), each sheriff or chief 1259
1873	1873	correctional officer operating a county detention facility must 1260
1874	1874	notify the State Board of Immigration Enforcement quarterly of 1261
1875	1875	the status of any active or pending agreement. 1262
1876	1876	(3) The Department of Law Enforcement must establish a 1263
1877	1877	regular training schedule to educate relevant employees and 1264
1878	1878	other state entities that collab orate with federal agencies 1265
1879	1879	about current immigration enforcement policies and priorities 1266
1880	1880	such written agreement and any reason for noncompliance with 1267
1881	1881	this section, if applicable . 1268
1882	1882	Section 33. Section 921.1426, Florida Statutes, as created 1269
1883	1883	by 2025-2, Laws of Florida, is repealed. 1270
1884	1884	Section 34. Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subsection (3) of 1271
1885	1885	section 943.325, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as 1272
1886	1886	paragraphs (c) and (d), respectively, and paragraph (a) of 1273
1887	1887	subsection (3) and paragraphs (b) and (f) of subsectio n (7) of 1274
1888	1888	that section are amended, to read: 1275
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1901	1901	943.325 DNA database. — 1276
1902	1902	(3) COLLECTION OF SAMPLES. — 1277
1903	1903	(a) Each qualifying offender must shall submit a DNA 1278
1904	1904	sample at the time he or she is booked into a jail, correctional 1279
1905	1905	facility, or juvenile facility. 1280
1906	1906	(b) A person who becomes a qualifying offender solely 1281
1907	1907	because of the issuance of an immigration detainer by a federal 1282
1908	1908	immigration agency may must submit a DNA sample when the law 1283
1909	1909	enforcement agency having custody of the offender receives the 1284
1910	1910	detainer. A law enforcement agency may not forcibly extract a 1285
1911	1911	DNA sample from such person and the person may not be charged 1286
1912	1912	with a criminal offense solely for refusing to submit a DNA 1287
1913	1913	sample. 1288
1914	1914	(7) COLLECTION OF DNA SAMPLES FROM OFFENDERS. — 1289
1915	1915	(b) Arrested qualifying offen ders must submit a DNA sample 1290
1916	1916	at the time they are booked into a jail, correctional facility, 1291
1917	1917	or juvenile facility , except as provided in paragraph (3)(b) . 1292
1918	1918	(f) A law enforcement agency having custody of a person 1293
1919	1919	who becomes a qualifying offender solely b ecause of the issuance 1294
1920	1920	of an immigration detainer by a federal immigration agency shall 1295
1921	1921	ensure that a DNA sample is taken from the offender immediately 1296
1922	1922	after the agency receives the detainer and shall secure and 1297
1923	1923	transmit the sample to the department in a t imely manner. 1298
1924	1924	Section 35. Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section 1299
1925	1925	1002.31, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1300
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1936	1936
1937	1937
1938	1938	1002.31 Controlled open enrollment; public school parental 1301
1939	1939	choice.— 1302
1940	1940	(2) 1303
1941	1941	(c) Each district school board must provide preferential 1304
1942	1942	treatment in its controlled open enrollment process to all of 1305
1943	1943	the following: 1306
1944	1944	1. Dependent children of active duty military personnel 1307
1945	1945	whose move resulted from military orders. 1308
1946	1946	2. Children who have been relocated due to a foster care 1309
1947	1947	placement in a differe nt school zone. 1310
1948	1948	3. Children who move due to a court -ordered change in 1311
1949	1949	custody due to separation or divorce, or the serious illness or 1312
1950	1950	death of a custodial parent. 1313
1951	1951	4. Students residing in the school district. 1314
1952	1952	5. Children who are experiencing homelessn ess and children 1315
1953	1953	known to the department, as defined in s. 39.0016(1), regardless 1316
1954	1954	of their immigration status. 1317
1955	1955	Section 36. Paragraph (f) of subsection (1) of section 1318
1956	1956	1003.21, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1319
1957	1957	1003.21 School attendance. — 1320
1958	1958	(1) 1321
1959	1959	(f) Children and youths who are experiencing homelessness 1322
1960	1960	and children who are known to the department, as defined in s. 1323
1961	1961	39.0016, regardless of their immigration status, must have 1324
1962	1962	access to a free public education and in accordance with s. 1325
1963	1963
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1974	1974
1975	1975	1002.31 must be admitted to the school of their parent's or 1326
1976	1976	guardian's choice, contingent on the school's capacity, in the 1327
1977	1977	school district in which they or their families or guardian 1328
1978	1978	live. School districts shall assist such children in meeting the 1329
1979	1979	requirements of subsection (4) and s. 1003.22, as well as local 1330
1980	1980	requirements for documentation. 1331
1981	1981	Section 37. Paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of subsection 1332
1982	1982	(12) of section 1009.26, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 1333
1983	1983	1009.26 Fee waivers. — 1334
1984	1984	(12)(a) A state university, a Florida College System 1335
1985	1985	institution, a career center operated by a school district under 1336
1986	1986	s. 1001.44, or a charter technical career center shall waive 1337
1987	1987	out-of-state fees for undergraduate and graduate students who 1338
1988	1988	are citizens of the United States or lawfully present in the 1339
1989	1989	United States who meet the following conditions: 1340
1990	1990	1. Attended a secondary school in this state for 2 3 1341
1991	1991	consecutive years immediately before graduating from a high 1342
1992	1992	school in this state or received a high schoo l equivalency 1343
1993	1993	diploma under s. 1003.435 ; 1344
1994	1994	2. Apply for enrollment in an institution of higher 1345
1995	1995	education within 24 months after high school or postsecondary 1346
1996	1996	graduation; and 1347
1997	1997	3. Submit an official Florida high school or postsecondary 1348
1998	1998	school transcript as evidence of attendance and graduation. In 1349
1999	1999	lieu of an official high school transcript, a student may submit 1350
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2012	2012	a high school equivalency diploma under s. 1003.435 1351
2013	2013	(b) Tuition and fees charged to a student who qualifies 1352
2014	2014	for the out-of-state fee waiver under this subsection may not 1353
2015	2015	exceed the tuition and fees charged to a resident student. The 1354
2016	2016	waiver is applicable for 110 percent of the required credit 1355
2017	2017	hours of the undergraduate or graduate degree or certificate 1356
2018	2018	program for which the student is e nrolled. Each state 1357
2019	2019	university, Florida College System institution, career center 1358
2020	2020	operated by a school district under s. 1001.44, and charter 1359
2021	2021	technical career center shall report to the Board of Governors 1360
2022	2022	and the State Board of Education, respectively, the number and 1361
2023	2023	value of all fee waivers granted annually under this subsection. 1362
2024	2024	By October 1 of each year, the Board of Governors for the state 1363
2025	2025	universities and the State Board of Education for Florida 1364
2026	2026	College System institutions, career centers operated by a school 1365
2027	2027	district under s. 1001.44, and charter technical career centers 1366
2028	2028	shall annually report for the previous academic year the 1367
2029	2029	percentage of resident and nonresident students enrolled 1368
2030	2030	systemwide. 1369
2031	2031	(c) A state university student granted an out -of-state fee 1370
2032	2032	waiver under this subsection must be considered a nonresident 1371
2033	2033	student for purposes of calculating the systemwide total 1372
2034	2034	enrollment of nonresident students as limited by regulation of 1373
2035	2035	the Board of Governors. In addition, A student who is granted an 1374
2036	2036	out-of-state fee waiver under this subsection is not eligible 1375
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2049	2049	for state financial aid under part III of this chapter and may 1376
2050	2050	must not be reported as a resident for tuition purposes. 1377
2051	2051	Section 38. Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 1378
2052	2052	1009.40, Florida Stat utes, is amended to read: 1379
2053	2053	1009.40 General requirements for student eligibility for 1380
2054	2054	state financial aid awards and tuition assistance grants. — 1381
2055	2055	(1)(a) The general requirements for eligibility of 1382
2056	2056	students for state financial aid awards and tuition assista nce 1383
2057	2057	grants consist of the following: 1384
2058	2058	1. Achievement of the academic requirements of and 1385
2059	2059	acceptance at a state university or Florida College System 1386
2060	2060	institution; a nursing diploma school approved by the Florida 1387
2061	2061	Board of Nursing; a Florida college or univer sity which is 1388
2062	2062	accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the State 1389
2063	2063	Board of Education; a Florida institution the credits of which 1390
2064	2064	are acceptable for transfer to state universities; a career 1391
2065	2065	center; or a private career institution accredited by an 1392
2066	2066	accrediting agency recognized by the State Board of Education. 1393
2067	2067	2. Residency in this state for no less than 1 year 1394
2068	2068	preceding the award of aid or a tuition assistance grant for a 1395
2069	2069	program established pursuant to s. 1009.50, s. 1009.505, s. 1396
2070	2070	1009.51, s. 1009.52, s. 1009.521, s. 1009.53, s. 1009.60, s. 1397
2071	2071	1009.62, s. 1009.72, s. 1009.73, s. 1009.75, s. 1009.77, s. 1398
2072	2072	1009.89, or s. 1009.894. Residency in this state must be for 1399
2073	2073	purposes other than to obtain an education. Resident status for 1400
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2086	2086	purposes of receiving state f inancial aid awards shall be 1401
2087	2087	determined in the same manner as resident status for tuition 1402
2088	2088	purposes pursuant to s. 1009.21. However, a student may not be 1403
2089	2089	denied classification as a resident for purposes of receiving 1404
2090	2090	state financial aid based solely on the s tudent's immigration 1405
2091	2091	status if he or she has met the conditions for an out -of-state 1406
2092	2092	fee waiver under s. 1009.26(12)(a). 1407
2093	2093	3. Submission of certification attesting to the accuracy, 1408
2094	2094	completeness, and correctness of information provided to 1409
2095	2095	demonstrate a student's eligibility to receive state financial 1410
2096	2096	aid awards or tuition assistance grants. Falsification of such 1411
2097	2097	information shall result in the denial of a pending application 1412
2098	2098	and revocation of an award or grant currently held to the extent 1413
2099	2099	that no further paym ents shall be made. Additionally, students 1414
2100	2100	who knowingly make false statements in order to receive state 1415
2101	2101	financial aid awards or tuition assistance grants commit a 1416
2102	2102	misdemeanor of the second degree subject to the provisions of s. 1417
2103	2103	837.06 and shall be require d to return all state financial aid 1418
2104	2104	awards or tuition assistance grants wrongfully obtained. 1419
2105	2105	Section 39. Paragraph (w) of subsection (2) of section 1420
2106	2106	435.04, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1421
2107	2107	435.04 Level 2 screening standards. — 1422
2108	2108	(2) The security background investigations under this 1423
2109	2109	section must ensure that persons subject to this section have 1424
2110	2110	not been arrested for and are awaiting final disposition of; 1425
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2121	2121
2122	2122
2123	2123	have not been found guilty of, regardless of adjudication, or 1426
2124	2124	entered a plea of nolo contendere or guilty to; or have not been 1427
2125	2125	adjudicated delinquent and the record has not been sealed or 1428
2126	2126	expunged for, any offense prohibited under any of the following 1429
2127	2127	provisions of state law or similar law of another jurisdiction: 1430
2128	2128	(w) Section 787.07, relating to hu man smuggling. 1431
2129	2129	Section 40. Paragraph (e) of subsection (4) and paragraph 1432
2130	2130	(i) of subsection (5) of section 456.074, Florida Statutes, are 1433
2131	2131	amended to read: 1434
2132	2132	456.074 Certain health care practitioners; immediate 1435
2133	2133	suspension of license. — 1436
2134	2134	(4) The department shall issue an emergency order 1437
2135	2135	suspending the license of a massage therapist and establishment 1438
2136	2136	as those terms are defined in chapter 480 upon receipt of 1439
2137	2137	information that the massage therapist; the designated 1440
2138	2138	establishment manager as defined in chapter 48 0; an employee of 1441
2139	2139	the establishment; a person with an ownership interest in the 1442
2140	2140	establishment; or, for a corporation that has more than $250,000 1443
2141	2141	of business assets in this state, the owner, officer, or 1444
2142	2142	individual directly involved in the management of the 1445
2143	2143	establishment has been arrested for committing or attempting, 1446
2144	2144	soliciting, or conspiring to commit, or convicted or found 1447
2145	2145	guilty of, or has entered a plea of guilty or nolo contendere 1448
2146	2146	to, regardless of adjudication, a violation of s. 796.07 or a 1449
2147	2147	felony offense under any of the following provisions of state 1450
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2158	2158
2159	2159
2160	2160	law or a similar provision in another jurisdiction: 1451
2161	2161	(e) Section 787.07, relating to human smuggling. 1452
2162	2162	(5) The department shall issue an emergency order 1453
2163	2163	suspending the license of any health care practiti oner who is 1454
2164	2164	arrested for committing or attempting, soliciting, or conspiring 1455
2165	2165	to commit any act that would constitute a violation of any of 1456
2166	2166	the following criminal offenses in this state or similar 1457
2167	2167	offenses in another jurisdiction: 1458
2168	2168	(i) Section 787.07, rela ting to human smuggling. 1459
2169	2169	Section 41. Paragraph (e) of subsection (6) of section 1460
2170	2170	480.041, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1461
2171	2171	480.041 Massage therapists; qualifications; licensure; 1462
2172	2172	endorsement.— 1463
2173	2173	(6) The board shall deny an application for a new or 1464
2174	2174	renewal license if an applicant has been convicted or found 1465
2175	2175	guilty of, or enters a plea of guilty or nolo contendere to, 1466
2176	2176	regardless of adjudication, a violation of s. 796.07(2)(a) which 1467
2177	2177	is reclassified under s. 796.07(7) or a felony offense under any 1468
2178	2178	of the following provisions of state law or a similar provision 1469
2179	2179	in another jurisdiction: 1470
2180	2180	(e) Section 787.07, relating to human smuggling. 1471
2181	2181	Section 42. Paragraph (e) of subsection (8) of section 1472
2182	2182	480.043, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1473
2183	2183	480.043 Massage establishments; requisites; licensure; 1474
2184	2184	inspection; human trafficking awareness training and policies. — 1475
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2196	2196
2197	2197	(8) The department shall deny an application for a new or 1476
2198	2198	renewal license if an establishment owner or a designated 1477
2199	2199	establishment manager or, for a corporation that has more than 1478
2200	2200	$250,000 of business assets in this state, an establishment 1479
2201	2201	owner, a designated establishment manager, or any individual 1480
2202	2202	directly involved in the management of the establishment has 1481
2203	2203	been convicted of or entered a plea of gui lty or nolo contendere 1482
2204	2204	to any misdemeanor or felony crime, regardless of adjudication, 1483
2205	2205	related to prostitution or related acts as described in s. 1484
2206	2206	796.07 or a felony offense under any of the following provisions 1485
2207	2207	of state law or a similar provision in anothe r jurisdiction: 1486
2208	2208	(e) Section 787.07, relating to human smuggling. 1487
2209	2209	Section 43. Subsection (2) of section 775.30, Florida 1488
2210	2210	Statutes, is amended to read: 1489
2211	2211	775.30 Terrorism; defined; penalties. — 1490
2212	2212	(2) A person who violates s. 782.04(1)(a)1. or (2), s. 1491
2213	2213	782.065, s. 782.07(1), s. 782.09, s. 784.045, s. 784.07, s. 1492
2214	2214	787.01, s. 787.02, s. 787.07, s. 790.115, s. 790.15, s. 790.16, 1493
2215	2215	s. 790.161, s. 790.1615, s. 790.162, s. 790.166, s. 790.19, s. 1494
2216	2216	806.01, s. 806.031, s. 806.111, s. 815.06, s. 815.061, s. 1495
2217	2217	859.01, or s. 876.34, in furtherance of intimidating or coercing 1496
2218	2218	the policy of a government, or in furtherance of affecting the 1497
2219	2219	conduct of a government by mass destruction, assassination, or 1498
2220	2220	kidnapping, commits the crime of terrorism, a felony of the 1499
2221	2221	first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, 1500
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2234	2234	or s. 775.084. 1501
2235	2235	Section 44. Subsection (1) of section 794.056, Florida 1502
2236	2236	Statutes, is amended to read: 1503
2237	2237	794.056 Rape Crisis Program Trust Fund. — 1504
2238	2238	(1) The Rape Crisis Program Trust Fund is created within 1505
2239	2239	the Department of Health for the purpose of providing funds for 1506
2240	2240	rape crisis centers in this state. Trust fund moneys shall be 1507
2241	2241	used exclusively for the purpose of providing services for 1508
2242	2242	victims of sexual assault. Funds credited to the trust fund 1509
2243	2243	consist of those funds collected as an additional court 1510
2244	2244	assessment in each case in which a defendant pleads guilty or 1511
2245	2245	nolo contendere to, or is found guilty of, regardless of 1512
2246	2246	adjudication, an offense provided in s . 775.21(6) and (10)(a), 1513
2247	2247	(b), and (g); s. 784.011; s. 784.021; s. 784.03; s. 784.041; s. 1514
2248	2248	784.045; s. 784.048; s. 784.07; s. 784.08; s. 784.081; s. 1515
2249	2249	784.082; s. 784.083; s. 784.085; s. 787.01(3); s. 787.02(3); s. 1516
2250	2250	787.025; s. 787.06; s. 787.07; s. 794.011; s. 794.05; s. 794.08; 1517
2251	2251	former s. 796.03; former s. 796.035; s. 796.04; s. 796.05; s. 1518
2252	2252	796.06; s. 796.07(2)(a) -(d) and (i); s. 800.03; s. 800.04; s. 1519
2253	2253	810.14; s. 810.145; s. 812.135; s. 817.025; s. 825.102; s. 1520
2254	2254	825.1025; s. 827.071; s. 836.10; s. 847.0133; s. 847. 0135(2); s. 1521
2255	2255	847.0137; s. 847.0145; s. 943.0435(4)(c), (7), (8), (9)(a), 1522
2256	2256	(13), and (14)(c); or s. 985.701(1). Funds credited to the trust 1523
2257	2257	fund also shall include revenues provided by law, moneys 1524
2258	2258	appropriated by the Legislature, and grants from public or 1525
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2271	2271	private entities. 1526
2272	2272	Section 45. Paragraph (d) of subsection (3) of section 1527
2273	2273	921.0022, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1528
2274	2274	921.0022 Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity 1529
2275	2275	ranking chart.— 1530
2276	2276	(3) OFFENSE SEVERITY RANKING CHART 1531
2277	2277	(d) LEVEL 4 1532
2278	2278	1533
2279	2279	Florida
2280	2280	Statute
2281	2281	Felony
2282	2282	Degree Description
2283	2283	1534
2284	2284	104.155 3rd Unqualified noncitizen electors
2285	2285	voting; aiding or soliciting
2286	2286	noncitizen electors in voting.
2287	2287	1535
2288	2288	316.1935(3)(a) 2nd Driving at high speed or with
2289	2289	wanton disregard for safety
2290	2290	while fleeing or attempting to
2291	2291	elude law enforcement officer
2292	2292	who is in a patrol vehicle with
2293	2293	siren and lights activated.
2294	2294	1536
2295	2295	499.0051(1) 3rd Failure to maintain or deliver
2296	2296	transaction history,
2297	2297	transaction information, or
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2310	2310	transaction statements.
2311	2311	1537
2312	2312	499.0051(5) 2nd Knowing sale or delivery, or
2313	2313	possession with intent to sell,
2314	2314	contraband prescription drugs.
2315	2315	1538
2316	2316	517.07(1) 3rd Failure to register securities.
2317	2317	1539
2318	2318	517.12(1) 3rd Failure of dealer or associated
2319	2319	person of a dealer of
2320	2320	securities to register.
2321	2321	1540
2322	2322	784.031 3rd Battery by strangulation.
2323	2323	1541
2324	2324	784.07(2)(b) 3rd Battery of law enforcement
2325	2325	officer, firefighter, etc.
2326	2326	1542
2327	2327	784.074(1)(c) 3rd Battery of sexually violent
2328	2328	predators facility staff.
2329	2329	1543
2330	2330	784.075 3rd Battery on detention or
2331	2331	commitment facility staff.
2332	2332	1544
2333	2333	784.078 3rd Battery of facility employee by
2334	2334	throwing, tossing, or expelling
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2347	2347	certain fluids or materials.
2348	2348	1545
2349	2349	784.08(2)(c) 3rd Battery on a person 65 years of
2350	2350	age or older.
2351	2351	1546
2352	2352	784.081(3) 3rd Battery on specified official
2353	2353	or employee.
2354	2354	1547
2355	2355	784.082(3) 3rd Battery by detained person on
2356	2356	visitor or other detainee.
2357	2357	1548
2358	2358	784.083(3) 3rd Battery on code inspector.
2359	2359	1549
2360	2360	784.085 3rd Battery of child by throwing,
2361	2361	tossing, projecting, or
2362	2362	expelling certain fluids or
2363	2363	materials.
2364	2364	1550
2365	2365	787.03(1) 3rd Interference with custody;
2366	2366	wrongly takes minor from
2367	2367	appointed guardian.
2368	2368	1551
2369	2369	787.04(2) 3rd Take, entice, or remove child
2370	2370	beyond state limits with
2371	2371	criminal intent pending custody
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2383	2383
2384	2384	proceedings.
2385	2385	1552
2386	2386	787.04(3) 3rd Carrying child beyond state
2387	2387	lines with criminal intent to
2388	2388	avoid producing child at
2389	2389	custody hearing or delivering
2390	2390	to designated person.
2391	2391	1553
2392	2392	787.07 3rd Human smuggling.
2393	2393	1554
2394	2394	790.115(1) 3rd Exhibiting firearm or weapon
2395	2395	within 1,000 feet of a school.
2396	2396	1555
2397	2397	790.115(2)(b) 3rd Possessing electric weapon or
2398	2398	device, destructive device, or
2399	2399	other weapon on school
2400	2400	property.
2401	2401	1556
2402	2402	790.115(2)(c) 3rd Possessing firearm on school
2403	2403	property.
2404	2404	1557
2405	2405	794.051(1) 3rd Indecent, lewd, or lascivious
2406	2406	touching of certain minors.
2407	2407	1558
2408	2408	800.04(7)(c) 3rd Lewd or lascivious exhibition;
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2417	2417	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
2418	2418
2419	2419
2420	2420
2421	2421	offender less than 18 years.
2422	2422	1559
2423	2423	806.135 2nd Destroying or demolishing a
2424	2424	memorial or historic property.
2425	2425	1560
2426	2426	810.02(4)(a) 3rd Burglary, or attempted
2427	2427	burglary, of an unoccupied
2428	2428	structure; unarmed; no assault
2429	2429	or battery.
2430	2430	1561
2431	2431	810.02(4)(b) 3rd Burglary, or attempted
2432	2432	burglary, of an unoccupied
2433	2433	conveyance; unarmed; no assault
2434	2434	or battery.
2435	2435	1562
2436	2436	810.06 3rd Burglary; possession of tools.
2437	2437	1563
2438	2438	810.08(2)(c) 3rd Trespass on property, armed
2439	2439	with firearm or dangerous
2440	2440	weapon.
2441	2441	1564
2442	2442	810.145(3)(b) 3rd Digital voyeurism
2443	2443	dissemination.
2444	2444	1565
2445	2445	812.014(2)(c)3. 3rd Grand theft, 3rd degree $10,000
2446	2446
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2454	2454	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
2455	2455
2456	2456
2457	2457
2458	2458	or more but less than $20,000.
2459	2459	1566
2460	2460	812.014
2461	2461	(2)(c)4. &
2462	2462	6.-10.
2463	2463	3rd Grand theft, 3rd degree;
2464	2464	specified items.
2465	2465	1567
2466	2466	812.014(2)(d)2. 3rd Grand theft, 3rd degree; $750
2467	2467	or more taken from dwelling or
2468	2468	its unenclosed curtilage.
2469	2469	1568
2470	2470	812.014(2)(e)3. 3rd Petit theft, 1st degree; less
2471	2471	than $40 taken from dwelling or
2472	2472	its unenclosed curtilage with
2473	2473	two or more prior theft
2474	2474	convictions.
2475	2475	1569
2476	2476	812.0195(2) 3rd Dealing in stolen property by
2477	2477	use of the Internet; property
2478	2478	stolen $300 or more.
2479	2479	1570
2480	2480	817.505(4)(a) 3rd Patient brokering.
2481	2481	1571
2482	2482	817.563(1) 3rd Sell or deliver substance other
2483	2483	than controlled substance
2484	2484	agreed upon, excluding s.
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2493	2493	F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
2494	2494
2495	2495
2496	2496
2497	2497	893.03(5) drugs.
2498	2498	1572
2499	2499	817.568(2)(a) 3rd Fraudulent use of personal
2500	2500	identification information.
2501	2501	1573
2502	2502	817.5695(3)(c) 3rd Exploitation of person 65 years
2503	2503	of age or older, value less
2504	2504	than $10,000.
2505	2505	1574
2506	2506	817.625(2)(a) 3rd Fraudulent use of scanning
2507	2507	device, skimming device, or
2508	2508	reencoder.
2509	2509	1575
2510	2510	817.625(2)(c) 3rd Possess, sell, or deliver
2511	2511	skimming device.
2512	2512	1576
2513	2513	828.125(1) 2nd Kill, maim, or cause great
2514	2514	bodily harm or permanent
2515	2515	breeding disability to any
2516	2516	registered horse or cattle.
2517	2517	1577
2518	2518	836.14(2) 3rd Person who commits theft of a
2519	2519	sexually explicit image with
2520	2520	intent to promote it.
2521	2521	1578
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2533	2533
2534	2534	836.14(3) 3rd Person who willfully possesses
2535	2535	a sexually explicit image with
2536	2536	certain knowledge, intent, and
2537	2537	purpose.
2538	2538	1579
2539	2539	837.02(1) 3rd Perjury in official
2540	2540	proceedings.
2541	2541	1580
2542	2542	837.021(1) 3rd Make contradictory statements
2543	2543	in official proceedings.
2544	2544	1581
2545	2545	838.022 3rd Official misconduct.
2546	2546	1582
2547	2547	839.13(2)(a) 3rd Falsifying records of an
2548	2548	individual in the care and
2549	2549	custody of a state agency.
2550	2550	1583
2551	2551	839.13(2)(c) 3rd Falsifying records of the
2552	2552	Department of Children and
2553	2553	Families.
2554	2554	1584
2555	2555	843.021 3rd Possession of a concealed
2556	2556	handcuff key by a person in
2557	2557	custody.
2558	2558	1585
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2571	2571	843.025 3rd Deprive law enforcement,
2572	2572	correctional, or correctional
2573	2573	probation officer of means of
2574	2574	protection or communication.
2575	2575	1586
2576	2576	843.15(1)(a) 3rd Failure to appear while on bail
2577	2577	for felony (bond estreature or
2578	2578	bond jumping).
2579	2579	1587
2580	2580	843.19(2) 2nd Injure, disable, or kill
2581	2581	police, fire, or SAR canine or
2582	2582	police horse.
2583	2583	1588
2584	2584	847.0135(5)(c) 3rd Lewd or lascivious exhi bition
2585	2585	using computer; offender less
2586	2586	than 18 years.
2587	2587	1589
2588	2588	870.01(3) 2nd Aggravated rioting.
2589	2589	1590
2590	2590	870.01(5) 2nd Aggravated inciting a riot.
2591	2591	1591
2592	2592	874.05(1)(a) 3rd Encouraging or recruiting
2593	2593	another to join a criminal
2594	2594	gang.
2595	2595	1592
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2608	2608	893.13(2)(a)1. 2nd Purchase of cocaine (or other
2609	2609	s. 893.03(1)(a), (b), or (d),
2610	2610	(2)(a), (2)(b), or (2)(c)5.
2611	2611	drugs).
2612	2612	1593
2613	2613	914.14(2) 3rd Witnesses accepting bribes.
2614	2614	1594
2615	2615	914.22(1) 3rd Force, threaten, etc., witness,
2616	2616	victim, or informant.
2617	2617	1595
2618	2618	914.23(2) 3rd Retaliation against a witness,
2619	2619	victim, or informant, no bodily
2620	2620	injury.
2621	2621	1596
2622	2622	916.1085
2623	2623	(2)(c)1.
2624	2624	3rd Introduction of specified
2625	2625	contraband into certain DCF
2626	2626	facilities.
2627	2627	1597
2628	2628	918.12 3rd Tampering with jurors.
2629	2629	1598
2630	2630	934.215 3rd Use of two-way communications
2631	2631	device to facilitate commission
2632	2632	of a crime.
2633	2633	1599
2634	2634	944.47(1)(a)6. 3rd Introduction of contraband
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2644	2644
2645	2645
2646	2646
2647	2647	(cellular telephone or other
2648	2648	portable communication device)
2649	2649	into correctional institution.
2650	2650	1600
2651	2651	951.22(1)(h),
2652	2652	(j) & (k)
2653	2653	3rd Intoxicating drug,
2654	2654	instrumentality or other device
2655	2655	to aid escape, or cellular
2656	2656	telephone or other portable
2657	2657	communication device introduced
2658	2658	into county detention facility.
2659	2659	1601
2660	2660	Section 46. Section 938.085, Florida Statutes, is amended 1602
2661	2661	to read: 1603
2662	2662	938.085 Additional cost to fund rape crisis centers. —In 1604
2663	2663	addition to any sanction imposed when a person pleads guilty or 1605
2664	2664	nolo contendere to, or is found guilty of, regardless of 1606
2665	2665	adjudication, a violation of s. 775.21(6) and (10)(a), (b), and 1607
2666	2666	(g); s. 784.011; s. 7 84.021; s. 784.03; s. 784.041; s. 784.045; 1608
2667	2667	s. 784.048; s. 784.07; s. 784.08; s. 784.081; s. 784.082; s. 1609
2668	2668	784.083; s. 784.085; s. 787.01(3); s. 787.02(3); 787.025; s. 1610
2669	2669	787.06; s. 787.07; s. 794.011; s. 794.05; s. 794.08; former s. 1611
2670	2670	796.03; former s. 796.035; s . 796.04; s. 796.05; s. 796.06; s. 1612
2671	2671	796.07(2)(a)-(d) and (i); s. 800.03; s. 800.04; s. 810.14; s. 1613
2672	2672	810.145; s. 812.135; s. 817.025; s. 825.102; s. 825.1025; s. 1614
2673	2673	827.071; s. 836.10; s. 847.0133; s. 847.0135(2); s. 847.0137; s. 1615
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2686	2686	847.0145; s. 943.0435(4)(c), (7), (8), (9)(a), (13), and 1616
2687	2687	(14)(c); or s. 985.701(1), the court shall impose a surcharge of 1617
2688	2688	$151. Payment of the surcharge shall be a condition of 1618
2689	2689	probation, community control, or any other court -ordered 1619
2690	2690	supervision. The sum of $150 of the surcharge shall be deposited 1620
2691	2691	into the Rape Crisis Program Trust Fund established within the 1621
2692	2692	Department of Health by chapter 2003 -140, Laws of Florida. The 1622
2693	2693	clerk of the court shall retain $1 of each surcharge that the 1623
2694	2694	clerk of the court collects as a service charge of the cle rk's 1624
2695	2695	office. 1625
2696	2696	Section 47. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 1626