Florida HB 741: Termination of Pregnancies

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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to the Department of Commerce; 2
amending s. 253.025, F.S.; exempting federal agencies 3
from a requirement that a conveyance at less than 4
appraised value must state that the land will revert 5
to the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement 6
Trust Fund if the land is not used for its intended 7
purposes as a military installation buffer or if the 8
military installation closes; amending s. 288.0656, 9
F.S.; revising the definition of the term "rural 10
community"; repealing ss. 290.0401, 290.0411, 290.042, 11
290.0455, 290.046, 290.047, 290.0475, and 290.048, 12
F.S., relating to the Florida Small Cities Community 13
Development Block Grant Program Act, legislative 14
intent and purpose, definitions, the Florida Small 15
Cities Community Development Block Grant Loan 16
Guarantee Program, applications for grants, 17
establishment of grant ceilings and maximum 18
administrative cost percentages and the elimination of 19
population bias, rejection of grant applications and 20
penalties for failure to meet application conditions, 21
and general powers of the department, respectively; 22
amending s. 290.043, F.S.; renaming the "Florida Small 23
Cities Community Development Block Grant Program" as 24
the "Community Development Block Grant Program"; 25

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amending s. 290.044, F.S.; revising provisions 26
relating to the Florida Small Cities Community 27
Development Block Grant Program Fund; renaming the 28
fund as the "Community Development Block Grant Program 29
Fund"; providing definitions; designating the 30
department as the state agency to receive federal 31
funding from the United States Department of Housing 32
and Urban Development to administer the program; 33
providing that the department shall administer 34
additional federal funding in accordance with federal 35
law and guidance from the Department of Housing and 36
Urban Development; authorizing the Department of 37
Commerce to adopt rules; amending s. 448.095, F.S.; 38
defining the terms "employer" and "noncompliance"; 39
providing that an employer must maintain an E-Verify 40
case for each employee; providing that an employer's 41
failure to provide requested documentation within a 42
specified time period constitutes noncompliance; 43
requiring the department to issue a notification of 44
noncompliance containing specified information; 45
providing that if the employer fails to cure the 46
noncompliance, the department shall issue a final 47
determination of noncompliance; providing requirements 48
for specified hearings for employers under certain 49
circumstances; providing penalties; providing 50

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requirements for an employer to cure specified 51
noncompliance with the E-Verify system; authorizing 52
the department to adopt rules; providing that the 53
department may recover specified costs; requiring such 54
funds to be deposited into the State Economic 55
Enhancement and Development Trust Fund; revising 56
construction and expiration; amending s. 448.09, F.S.; 57
providing that an employer knowingly employs an 58
unauthorized alien if specified conditions are met; 59
requiring the department to provide an employer with a 60
written determination that an employer has knowingly 61
employed an unauthorized alien; providing that if an 62
employer requests a hearing, the administrative law 63
judge's final order is appealable; requiring an 64
employer to report quarterly to the department to 65
demonstrate compliance; authorizing the department to 66
adopt rules; amending s. 163.3184, F.S.; conforming 67
provisions to changes made by the act; providing an 68
effective date. 69
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 71
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Section 1. Paragraph (e) is added to subsection (21) of 73
section 253.025, Florida Statutes, to read: 74
253.025 Acquisition of state lands.— 75

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(21) 76
(e) Federal agencies, including the United States 77
Department of Defense, are exempt from paragraph (d) if the land 78
continues to serve the general purpose of acting as a buffer for 79
a military installation, even if the specific military mission, 80
use, or function of the land is modified or changed. 81
Section 2. Paragraph (e) of subsection (2) of section 82
288.0656, Florida Statut