SB 1716 Summary

• Extends the deadline for filing whistleblower retaliation complaints with the Florida Commission on Human Relations from 60 days to 365 days after a prohibited personnel action occurs.

• Reduces the timeframe for the commission to provide a fact-finding report from 90 days to 180 days after receiving a complaint, and shortens the period to attempt conciliation from 60 days to 35 days before terminating an investigation.

• Changes the quorum requirement for commission business from a fixed seven members to a majority of currently appointed commissioners, with panels requiring three commissioners instead of a fixed minimum.

• Eliminates the registration requirement for facilities or communities claiming Fair Housing Act exemptions and removes commission rules provisions related to registration fees and procedures.

• Removes the requirement for the commission or Attorney General to investigate discriminatory club practices within a specified timeframe and extends the timeframe to commence civil action from 30 days to 45 days after failing to resolve a complaint.