TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the following bills:   CS/SB 204 – Task Force on the Monitoring of Children in Out-of-Home Care CS/CS/SB 272 – Children and Young Adults in Out-of-Home Care CS/CS/SB 538 – Provisional Child Care Licensing CS/SB 558 – Certified Nursing Assistants SB 768 – Referral of Patients by […] The post Go

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Miami Gardens — Yesterday, State Senator Shevrin Jones (SD-35), Vice Chair of the Senate Education Committee and Florida’s first openly-gay State Senator, issued the below statement regarding Gov. Ron DeSantis’ signing of the dangerous “Don’t Say Gay” bill (CS/CS/CS HB 1557) into law: “Discriminatory pieces of legislation like this fail to solve th

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis received the following bills from the Florida Legislature. The Governor has until June 29, 2023, to act on these bills.   CS/SB 978 – Secured Transactions SB 1442 – Terrorism CS/CS/SB 7016 – Department of Corrections SB 7018 – Inmate Welfare Trust Fund SB 7044 – Changes in Ownership […] The post Gove

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the following bills:   CS/HB 1105 – Rapid DNA Grant Program CS/HB 1327 – Public Records CS/CS/HB 1367 – Unlawful Dumping CS/HB 1375 – Battery by Strangulation CS/CS/HB 1419 – Real Property Fraud HB 1467 – City of Kissimmee, Osceola County     To view the transmittal […] The post Governor DeSan

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced more than $6.1 million in awards to military communities through the Defense Infrastructure Grant Program, the Defense Reinvestment Grant Program, and the Florida Defense Support Task Force Grant Program. Through the collaborative efforts of the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity (D

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ALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis received the following bills from the Florida Legislature. The Governor has until June 27, 2023, to act on these bills.   CS/CS/HB 935 – Chiefs of Police HB 945 – Jupiter Inlet District, Palm Beach County CS/HB 977 – Clerks of Court HB 1027 – Ave Maria Stewardship Community […] The post Governor DeSan

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the following bills:   CS/CS/HB 213 – Limitation of Actions Involving Real Estate Appraisers and Appraisal Management Companies CS/CS/HB 327 – Fire Sprinkler System Projects CS/HB 329 – Electronic Monitoring of Persons Charged with or Convicted of Offenses Involving Schools or Students CS/CS/H

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, First Lady Casey DeSantis announced the CareerSource Florida Board of Directors’ support for Hope Florida through expanded services and enhanced coordination between CareerSource Florida and the Department of Children and Families to help Floridians with barriers to employment get and keep good jobs.   “Sometimes the key

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the following bills:   CS/HB 599 – Debt Management Services CS/HB 619 – State Estate Tax HB 719 – Practice of Veterinary Medicine CS/HB 773 – Hernando County School District, Hernando County CS/CS/HB 775 – Shared Parental Responsibility after the Establishment of Paternity HB 793 – Collateral

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TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis announced the appointment of Ryan Butler as the Clerk of the Court and Comptroller of Indian River County. This appointment is effective July 1, 2023. Ryan Butler Butler is the Chief Deputy Clerk of the Court of Indian River County. He was previously the Assistant State Attorney for the […] The post

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