Florida Senate 2010-2011 Interim Work Program
Reports and Summaries

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Committee on Agriculture

• Impact of the Overproduction of Peanuts [2011-101]
• Impact of Deepwater Horizon Oil Leak on Aquaculture [2011-102]
• Potential Creation of Bio-Fuel from Equine Bedding Waste [2011-103]
  

Committee on Banking and Insurance

• Issues Relating to Sinkhole Insurance [2011-104]
  

Issue Briefs
• Non-judicial Foreclosure [2011-201]
• Impact of Federal Legislation on Reinsurance Laws in Florida [2011-202]
• Public Adjusters [2011-203]
  

Committee on Children, Families, and Elder Affairs

• Differential Response to Reports of Child Abuse and Neglect [2011-105]
• Review the Forensic Hospital Diversion Pilot Program [2011-106]
  
  Issue Briefs
• Review State Child Abuse Registries [2011-205]
• Creation of Children's Code [2011-206]
• Health Care Reform and the Developmentally Disabled [2011-207]
• Health Care Reform and Disabled and Elder Adults [2011-208]
  

Committee on Commerce

• Identification, Review, and Recommendations Relating to Obsolete Statutory References to the Former Florida Departments of Labor and Employment Security, and Commerce [2011-107]
  
  Issue Briefs
  
• An Overview of the Economic Development Affiliates Administered by Enterprise Florida, Inc. [2011-209]
  
• An Overview of Low-profit Limited Liability Companies (L3Cs) [2011-210]
  

Committee on Communications, Energy, and Public Utilities

• Review Chapter 364, Florida Statutes, Relating to Telecommunications Companies to Identify Obsolete, Outdated, or Unnecessary Regulations, as well as Consumer and Wholesale Market Protections [2011-108]
  
  Issue Brief
  
• Review Potential Methods of Encouraging Renewable Energy that Minimize the Economic Impact on Utility Ratepayers [2011-109]

Committee on Community Affairs

• Merger of Independent Special Districts [2011-110]
  
  Issue Brief
• Pending Ordinance Doctrine [2011-211]
  

Committee on Criminal Justice

• Evidence Preservation for Postsentencing DNA Testing - Reassessing Current Statutory Requirements in Section 925.11, F.S. [2011-112]
• An Examination of the Need to Expunge Records of Successful Participants in Florida's Juvenile Civil Citation Programs [2011-113]
• Youthful Offender Designation in the Department of Corrections [2011-114]
  
  Issue Briefs
  
• Constitutional Prohibitions Affecting Criminal Laws [2011-212]
• Privatization Of Prison Health Care Services [2011-213]
  

Committee on Education Pre-K - 12

• School District Information Technology Procurement [2011-115]
  
  Issue Briefs
• Performance Pay [2011-214]
• Virtual Instruction Program [2011-215]
  

Committee on Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations

• Report on the Impact of the General Appropriations Act on Pre-K - 12 Education [2011-116]
  

Committee on Environmental Preservation and Conservation

• Self Certification and Environmental Permitting Requirements [2011-117]
  
  Issue Briefs
• Review Allowing Hunters to Run Foxes and Coyotes in Enclosures in the State [2011-216]
• Florida Forever's Land Acquisition using Less-than-Fee Methods [2011-217]
  

Committee on Ethics and Elections

• The Effect of Early Voting on Voter Turnout in Florida Elections; 2010 update [2011-118]
• Legal Implications of Candidate Party Switching in Florida Elections [2011-119]
  

Committee on Finance and Tax

• Impact of Local Discretionary Sales Taxes on State Revenue Capacity [2011-121]
  

Issue Brief
• Tobacco Settlement and Non-Participating Manufacturers Issue Description and Background [2011-218]
  

Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability

Issue Briefs
• Improving Efficiencies in State Library Use of Physical and Electronic Infrastructure [2011-219]
• Administrative Procedures of the Department of the Lottery [2011-220]
  

Committee on Health Regulation

• Review the Moratorium on Nursing Home Certificates of Need [2011-125]
  

Issue Briefs
• Overview of the Medicaid Managed Care Programs in Florida [2011-221]
• Medicaid Managed Care Rate-setting [2011-226]

Committee on Higher Education

Issue Brief
• Tuition and Fees at State Universities [2011-222]

Committee on Higher Education Appropriations

• Report on the Impact of the General Appropriations Act on Public Post-secondary Education [2011-126]
  

Committee on Judiciary

• Review the Procedures and Standards for Securing Protective Injunctions [2011-127]
• Review the Procedures and Standards Governing Judicial Disqualification [2011-128]
• Review the Use and Enforceability of Arbitration Agreements in the Medical Services and Nursing Home Care Contexts [2011-129]
  

Committee on Military Affairs and Domestic Security

• Florida's Current Evacuation and Emergency Shelter Plans [2011-130]
• Veterans' Courts [2011-131]
  

Committee on Regulated Industries

• Review Expansion of Casino Gaming in Other States [2011-133]
  

Issue Brief
• Review Internet Poker [2011-223]
  

Committee on Transportation

Issue Briefs
• Review Florida Department of Transportation Budget Entity - Transportation Systems Development [2011-224]
  
• Review Expressway Authority Lease-purchase Agreements [2011-227]
  
• Review Florida Department of Transportation's Cash Balance Requirements [2011-228]
  

Committee on Transportation and Economic Development Appropriations

• Florida Corporate License Plate [2011-137]
  

Issue Brief
• Transportation Disadvantaged Trust Fund [2011-225]
  

Policy and Steering Committee on Ways and Means

• Development of the Long-range Financial Outlook [2011-132]