At the Capitol: School Safety, Prisons, ALFs
At the Capitol: School Safety, Prisons, ALFs
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Florida is spending $ 64 million this year on a “Safe Schools” program, but school boards want $ 100 million more, according to The Florida Current. The Senate Education Committee Tuesday invited three county school superintendents to … A controversial …
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Scott lays out priorities to Black Caucus
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Black lawmakers remain angry over the governor's refusal to extend early voting days in November and for his decision, along with other GOP cabinet members, to create a five-year waiting period before felons can apply for restoration of their civil …
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Sen. Joe Negron Scores Early Victory for 'Top Priority' Anti-Drone Bill
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… abuse and mental health treatment. Barney Bishop, president of the nonpartisan Florida Smart Justice Alliance, said such a move would help the state cut costs and would help keep felons from returning to a life of crime. He suggested empty prison …
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Captain’s License – Court Convictions – When applying for a deck license you will be required to answer a series of questions on various forms. The topics will include issues that relate to your use of any dangerous drugs or convictions by any court for offenses other than minor traffic violations. Many first time offenders have their records expunged after a court set period of good behavior. Having a past conviction on your record may not be reason for a license not being issued. The Coast Guard is very specific with its definition of a conviction: Conviction means the applicant for a merchant mariner’s document has been found guilty by judgment or plea by a court of record of the United States, the District of Columbia, any State, territory, or possession of the United States, a foreign country, or any military court, of a criminal felony or misdemeanor or of an offense described in section 205 of the National Driver Register Act of 1982, as amended (49 USC 30304). If an applicant pleads guilty or no contest, is granted deferred adjudication, or is required by the court to attend classes, make contributions of time or money, receive treatment, submit to any manner of probation or supervision, or forgo appeal of a trial court’s conviction, then the Coast Guard will consider the applicant to have received a conviction. A later expungement of the conviction will not negate a conviction unless the Coast Guard is satisfied that the expungement is based upon a showing that the court’s earlier conviction was in …