Florida Senate 2003-2004 Interim Work Program
Reports and Summaries

Committee on Agriculture

• Consumptive Use Permits for Aquaculture [2004-101]
• Study the Feasibility of Self-inspection or Other Alternatives of Grocery Stores, Supermarkets and Minor Food Outlets [2004-102]
  

Committee on Appropriations

• State Funded Medical Research and Dollar Disbursement [2004-103]

Appropriations Subcommittee on Article V Implementation and Judiciary

• Implementation of an Integrated Computer System for the State Court System
  Summary or Long Report [2004-104]
  

Appropriations Subcommittee on Education

• Report of the Impact of the General Appropriations Act on Various Educational Institutions and School Districts [2004-105]
• Laptop Computers in the Classroom [2004-106]
  

Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services

• Analysis of Area Agencies On Aging Activities and Organizational Structure [2004-107]
• Review of Trauma Care Planning and Funding in Florida [2004-108]
  

Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation and Economic Development

• Allocation of Workforce Funding to Regional Workforce Boards [2004-109]

Committee on Banking and Insurance

• Review of the 2003 Workers' Compensation Act [2004-110]
• The Viatical Settlement Industry: Does the Current Law Adequately Protect Florida's Consumers? [2004-111]
• Infertility Coverage Within Health Care Plans [2004-112]
• Implementation of Medical Malpractice Insurance Reforms [2004-163]
  

Committee on Children and Families

• Retention of Protective Investigators Phase II [2004-113]
  
• Service Integration and Collaboration by the Substance Abuse and Family Safety Program for Individuals in Protective Services Requiring Substance Abuse Treatment [2004-114]
  

Committee on Commerce, Economic Opportunities, and Consumer Services

• Review of Qualified Target Industry and Qualified Defense Contractor Tax Refund Programs [2004-115]
• Administration of the School Readiness Programs [2004-116]
• Effect of the Federal Do-Not-Call Registry on Florida's Do-Not-Call Registry and the State Agencies that Enforce It [2004-117]
  
  Mandatory Review
• Open Government Sunset Review of Public Records Exemption for Business Records in Eminent Domain Negotiations (s. 73.0155, F.S.) [2004-201]
  

Committee on Communication and Public Utilities

• Renewable Energy [2004-118]
• Feasibility and Revenue Impact of Bundling Telecommunications Services for Tax Purposes [2004-119]
• Open Government Sunset Review of the Public Records Exemption for the Wireless 911 Board and the State Technology Office [2004-208]
  

Committee on Comprehensive Planning

• Interlocal Agreements and the Annexation Process [2004-120]
• Community Development Districts [2004-121]
• Nuisance Abatement [2004-122]
• Strategies to Promote and Encourage Urban Infill and Redevelopment [2004-165]
  

Committee on Criminal Justice

• Electronic Recording of Suspect Interrogations [2004-123]
• Review of Chapter 948, F.S., Concerning Probation and Community Control [2004-124]
• Potential Criminal Justice Benefits of High Schools' Use of Multimedia Resources on Forensics Science and the Criminal Justice System [2004-125]
• Judicial Discretion Placing Juveniles in Specific Commitment Programs [2004-126]
• A Review of the Department of Corrections' Inmate Work-Release Law [2004-127]
• FDLE Firearm Purchase Program [2004-128]
  

Committee on Education

• FCAT Impact on Pupil Progression and High School Graduation [2004-129]
• McKay Scholarship Program Accountability [2004-130]
• Review the Impact and Implementation of the Access to Better Learning and Education (ABLE) Grant Program [2004-131]
• Corporate Tax Credit Scholarship Program Accountability [2004-132]

Committee on Ethics and Elections

• Review of Florida's "New Millennium" Executive Election Administration Rules [2004-133]
  

Committee on Finance and Taxation

• Administration of Art. VII, Sec. 4 (e), Florida Constitution: The "Granny Flats" Amendment
  Summary or Long Report [2004-136]
  
• Why Did Florida's Corporate Income Tax Revenue Fall While Corporate Profits Rose?
  Summary or Long Report [2004-137]
  
• Cruises to Nowhere [2004-138]
  

Committee on Governmental Oversight and Productivity

• Rewrite of Public Records Law, Ch. 119, F.S. [2004-139]
• State Employees' Health Insurance [2004-140]
• Setting the FRS FY 2005 Rates and Providing Incentives for Critical Staffing [2004-141]
• Review of Task Forces, Boards and Commissions [2004-142]
  

Committee on Health, Aging, and Long-Term Care

• Analyze the Use of Computerized Physician Order Entry (CPOE) Systems in Hospitals as a Tool for Reducing Medical Errors [2004-143]
• Model Long-Term Care System / Analyzing Long-Term Care Initiatives in Florida
  Summary or Long Report [2004-144]
  
• Review of Data on Physician Availability and Patient Access to Physician Services [2004-164]
  
  Mandatory Reviews
  
• Review of Public Records Exemptions for the Statewide Public Guardianship Office (s. 744.7081, F.S.) [2004-202]
• Open Government Sunset Review of the Public Records and Meetings Exemptions for Child Abuse Death Review Committees (s. 383.410, F.S.) [2004-203]
• Open Government Sunset Review of the Public Records Exemption for Information about Certain Employees of Hospitals, Ambulatory Surgical Centers, and Mobile Surgical Facilities (s. 395.3025(10) & (11), F.S.) [2004-204]
• Open Government Sunset Review of the Public Meetings Exemption for Hospital Board Meetings Regarding Strategic Plans (s. 395.3035(4)(a), F.S.) [2004-205]
• Open Government Sunset Review of the Public Records Exemption for Medical and Other Personal Information about Patients of Home Medical Equipment Providers that is Obtained by the Licensing Agency (s. 400.945, F.S.) [2004-206]
  

Committee on Home Defense, Public Security, and Ports

• University Laboratory Security [2004-145]
• State Domestic Security Oversight Board and Regional Domestic Security Task Forces [2004-146]
• Federal Funding for Domestic Security [2004-147]
• Hospital Response Capacity [2004-148]
• Pre-K through Grade 12 School Security [2004-149]
• Seaport Security [2004-150]
• Ground/Linear Transportation Security [2004-151]
  

Committee on Judiciary

• Claim Bills Reform [2004-152]
  
  Mandatory Review
• Review for continued existence of the Joint Legislative Committee on Article V (s. 11.75, F.S.) [2004-207]

Committee on Military and Veterans' Affairs, Base Protection, and Spaceports

• Programs to Assist and Support Florida's Military Families [2004-153]
• Protecting Florida's Contributions to the Nation's Military Readiness [2004-154]
  

Committee on Natural Resources

• Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission Penalties [2004-155]
  

Committee on Regulated Industries

• Review of Chapter 550, F.S. [2004-157]
• Review of Mold Regulation [2004-158]
• Cemetary and Funeral Regulatory Boards [2004-159]
  

Committee on Transportation

• Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Definitions [2004-160]
• Commercial Drivers' Hours of Service [2004-161]
• Driver Responsibility Program [2004-162]