FL S1222

Reduces the minimum theft amount from a person 65 years or older that constitutes a third-degree felony from $300 to $1, making more theft cases prosecutable as felonies.

Replaces the separate terms "elderly person" and "disabled adult" with unified definition of "vulnerable adult" (person 18+ whose ability to perform daily living activities or self-care is impaired) throughout elder and dependent adult protection statutes.

Adds new definition of "impaired" relating to loss or abnormality of psychological, physiological, or anatomical function due to mental, emotional, sensory, physical, or developmental disability, brain damage, or aging.

Updates criminal statutes sections 825.102-825.106 to apply protection against abuse, neglect, exploitation, and lewd/lascivious offenses to vulnerable adults rather than separately to elderly persons and disabled adults.

Conforms related statutes in evidence law, background screening, criminal punishment code, HIV testing requirements, and educator employment disqualification to use "vulnerable adult" terminology and definitions.