No. HB 1359
Filed under Taxes & Budget.
My Safe Florida Home Program; Revises requirements of inspections provided through specified program; revises requirements to receive grant through specified program; revises what such grants may be used for; revises requirements of certain report.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDThe bill broadens what grant funds can pay for, adding roof replacements and hurricane shutters while removing the old roof-deck attachment category.
It adds a new eligibility rule: grants cannot be used to replace existing class A opening protections, replacing the previous 2008 building permit date limit.
Inspectors must now verify all current mitigation features and certify their presence under penalty of perjury, a new accountability step not previously required.
The department must now maintain a public online dashboard and establish performance standards and audit protocols for inspectors, increasing program transparency and oversight.
AIAdds a specific legal definition for 'class A opening protection' to the statute.
AIRequires inspectors to verify existing mitigation features and certify their presence under penalty of perjury.
AIDeletes the requirement that the initial building permit application must have been made before January 1, 2008.
AIAdds a criterion that the grant will not be used to replace any currently installed class A opening protections.
AIRequires all new and existing exterior openings and roof-to-wall connections to meet the highest applicable wind-borne debris region standards after project completion.
AIAllows grants to be used for approved roof-to-wall connections, hurricane shutters, and roof replacement meeting specific code standards.
AIRequires the department to maintain a public online dashboard and establish performance standards and audit protocols for inspectors.