From the Sarasota Herald-Tribune: Facts 2015 LEGISLATION A look at bills affecting older Floridians. SIGNED BY GOVERNOR State ombudsman program: SB 7018 restructures the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program and conforms that program to requirements in the federal Older Americans Act; establishes state districts for the program and requires public district meetings “at least quarterly.” ON HIS DESK Guardianship proceedings: HB5 gives clerks of court authority to refer cases of wrongdoing [- more...]