News Service of Florida
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The State Board of Education is slated this week to approve a proposal that would require public colleges to have supplies of emergency opioid antagonists in residence halls and dormitories.
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A judge had ruled the state had the authority to enter settlements with the pharmaceutical industry that trumped lawsuits pursued by the hospital districts and school boards.
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The program will allow graduates to become credentialed as school psychologists by the Florida Department of Education and become nationally certified school psychologists.
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Gov. Ron DeSantis indicates it would be unhealthy to allow children to remain "wedded to a handful of social media apps.”
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Gov. Ron DeSantis has until March 27 to sign, veto or allow the legislation to become law without his signature.
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The measure approved by Florida lawmakers is narrowly focused on single-use devices, a significant change from a plan floated earlier.
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The bill would designates four behavioral health teaching hospitals linked to universities and provides them $100 million a year over the next three years.
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The measure stems from a federal law that allowed the designation of rural emergency hospitals and made them eligible for Medicare payments.
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A measure aimed at outlawing intoxicating hemp-based products is ready to go to Gov. Ron DeSantis after the House and Senate passed it Wednesday.
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The measure would create a process for public hospital districts to convert to nonprofit organizations. However, the Senate version hasn't moved through committees and the session ends Friday,