Florida Senate 2009-2010 Interim Work Program
Reports and Summaries

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Committee on Agriculture

• Low Milk Prices Challenge Florida's Dairy Industry [2010-101]
• Responsibility for Pest Control Activities of Employees [2010-102]
  

Issue Brief
• Zoonotic Diseases [2010-301]
  

Committee on Banking and Insurance

• Regulation of Debt Relief Services [2010-103]

Mandatory Reviews
• Open Government Sunset Review of Section 440.3851, F.S., Florida Self-insurers Guaranty Association, Incorporated [2010-201]
• Open Government Sunset Review of Section 497.172, F.S., The Board of Funeral, Cemetery, and Consumer Services [2010-202]
• Open Government Sunset Review of Section 627.0628(3)(f), F.S., Trade Secrets Used in Hurricane Models [2010-203]
• Open Government Sunset Review of Section 627.06292, F.S., Hurricane Loss and Associated Exposure Data Utilized for the Development of the Public Hurricane Loss Model [2010-204]
  

Issue Brief
• Cancer Drug Coverage [2010-302]
  

Committee on Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

• Review of Section 63.082(6), F.S., Intervention by Private Adoption Entities in the Adoption of Certain Children in the Custody of the Department of Children and Family Services [2010-104]
• Review of the Provision of Independent Living Services to Minors [2010-105]
  
  Mandatory Reviews
• Agency Sunset Review of the Department of Children and Family Services [2010-205]
• Open Government Sunset Review of Section 409.25661, F.S., Insurance Claims Data for Public Assistance Coordination of Benefits [2010-206]
• Open Government Sunset Review of Section 39.0132(4)(a)2., F. S., Guardians Ad Litem [2010-207]
• Open Government Sunset Review of Section 741.3165, F. S., Domestic Violence Fatality Review Team [2010-208]
• Open Government Sunset Review of Section 741.465, F.S., Office of the Attorney General, Supervisor of Elections, and the Department of State Confidentiality Program for Victims of Domestic Violence [2010-209]
• Review of Child Support Guidelines [2010-210]
  
  Issue Briefs
• Review of Domestic Violence Issues in the Dependency Process [2010-303]
• "Temporary Parents" as an Alternative to the Foster Care System [2010-304]
  

Committee on Commerce

Mandatory Reviews
• Sunset Review of the Qualified Target Industry Tax Refund Incentive Program, Section 288.106, F.S. [2010-211]
• Agency Sunset Review of the Division of Corporations of the Department of State [2010-212]
  
  Issue Briefs
  
• Automobile Event Data Recorders [2010-305]
  
• Emerging Issues Related to Florida's Unemployment Compensation Program [2010-306]
• Review of Space Florida's Infrastructure Projects [2010-307]
  

Committee on Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities

Issue Brief
• Issues Involved in Providing an Economic Incentive to Enable Expansion of Renewable Energy [2010-308]

Committee on Community Affairs

• Internet Notice [2010-106]
• Population Need as a Criteria for Changes to a Local Government's Future Land Use Map [2010-107]
  
  Issue Briefs
• Agency Sunset Review of the Department of Community Affairs [2010-309]
• Impact Fees [2010-310]
• Imported Drywall [2010-311]
  

Committee on Criminal Justice

• A Descriptive and Historical Review of Misdemeanor Offenses Elevated to Felonies and a Review of Misdemeanants Housed in County Detention Facilities [2010-108]
• A Policy Analysis of Minimum Mandatory Sentencing for Drug Traffickers [2010-109]
• A Policy Analysis of Shackling Youth in Florida's Juvenile Courts [2010-110]
  
  Issue Brief
  
• Simple Purchase or Possession of Cocaine and Cannabis: Other States' Sentencing Alternatives to Incarceration [2010-312]

Committee on Education Pre-K - 12

• Review the Department of Education Policies and School District Practices for Reading Intervention in Middle and High Schools where a Majority of Students are Reading Below Grade Level [2010-111]
• Review the Effect of State High School Graduation Requirements on Student Preparation for Postsecondary Education and the Workforce [2010-112]
  
  Mandatory Review
• Open Government Sunset Review of Section 1002.72, F.S., Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program [2010-213]
  
  Issue Brief
• Teacher Quality [2010-313]

Committee on Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations

• Report on the Impact of the General Appropriations Act on Pre-K - 12 Education [2010-113]
  

Committee on Environmental Preservation and Conservation

• Chapter 373, F.S., Water Resources [2010-114]
  
  Issue Briefs
• Coastal Management [2010-314]
• Water Supply Funding [2010-315]
  

Committee on Ethics and Elections

Mandatory Reviews
• Agency Sunset Review of the Division of Elections of the Department of State [2010-214]
• Open Government Sunset Review of Section 97.0585, F.S., Voters and Voter Registration Confidentiality of Information. [2010-215]
• Open Government Sunset Review of Section 112.324(2)(a), F.S., Commission on Ethics Confidentiality of Records [2010-216]
  

Committee on Finance and Tax

• Assessment for Property Taxes of Working Waterfronts - Implementation of Constitutional Amendment Approved in November 2008 [2010-115]
• Assessment of Improvements that Increase Resistance to Wind Damage and Installation of Renewable Energy Devices - Implementation of Constitutional Amendment Approved in November 2008 [2010-116]
• Assessment of Lands used for Conservation Purposes - Implementation of Constitutional Amendment Approved in November 2008 [2010-117]
  

Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability

Mandatory Reviews
• Agency Sunset Review of the Department of Management Services [2010-217]
• Agency Sunset Review of the Divisions of Historical Resources, Library and Information Services, Cultural Affairs, and Administration of the Department of State [2010-218]
  

Issue Briefs
• Electronic Filing of Documents at the Division of Administrative Hearings [2010-316]
• Setting the 2010-2011 Employer Contribution Rates for the Florida Retirement System [2010-317]
  

Committee on Health Regulation

• Assisted Living Facility Licensure Review [2010-118]
• Review of the Regulation of Blood Banks [2010-119]
• Supplemental Medicaid Payments [2010-120]
  

Mandatory Reviews
• Biomedical Research Programs - Performance, Outcomes, and Financial Management [2010-219]
• Open Government Sunset Review of Section 383.412, F.S., Child Abuse Death Review Committees [2010-220]
  

Issue Brief
• Regulation and Insurance Coverage of Clinical Trials [2010-318]

Committee on Higher Education

Mandatory Reviews
• Open Government Sunset Review of Section 1004.43(8)10. and 12., F.S., H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute Trade Secrets and Information Exempt or Confidential Under the Laws of Another State, Nation, or the Federal Government [2010-221]
• Open Government Sunset Review of Section 1005.38(6)(b), F.S., Commission for Independent Education [2010-222]
  

Issue Brief
• Review of Changes in State and Federal Student Financial Assistance Programs [2010-319]

Committee on Higher Education Appropriations

• Report on the Impact of the General Appropriations Act on Public Post-secondary Education [2010-121]
  

Committee on Judiciary

• Regulation of Assisted Reproductive Technologies [2010-122]
• Review of Requirements for Acquiring Title to Real Property through Adverse Possession [2010-123]
• Tenants' Rights in Foreclosure Actions [2010-124]
  

Mandatory Reviews
• Open Government Sunset Review of Section 119.071(4)(d)6., F.S., Guardians Ad Litem [2010-223]
• Open Government Sunset Review of Section 390.01116, F.S., Parental Notice of Abortion Act [2010-224]
  

Issue Brief
• Legal Challenge Related to the Judicial Nominating Process [2010-320]
  

Committee on Military Affairs and Domestic Security

• Certification of Emergency Management Officials [2010-125]
• Mental Health Services and Suicide Prevention Programs for Veterans in Florida [2010-126]
  

Mandatory Review
• Open Government Sunset Review of Section 943.0314, F.S., Domestic Security Oversight Council [2010-225]
  

Committee on Regulated Industries

• Review of Elevator Safety and Regulation [2010-128]
• Review of the Florida Homeowners' Construction Industry Recovery Fund [2010-129]
  

Committee on Transportation

• Highway Toll Collection and Violation Penalties [2010-130]
• Review of the Requirements for Establishing Specialty License Plates and Registration and Driver's License Check-offs [2010-131]
  

Issue Brief
• Review of FDOT Budget Entity - Executive Direction and Support Services [2010-322]

Policy and Steering Committee on Ways and Means

• Development of the Long-range Financial Outlook [2010-127]
  
  Issue Brief
• Transparency Florida Initiative [2010-321]