Senate Appropriations Committee Special Session A

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1 Senate Appropriations Committee Special Session A SB 2500-A SB 2502-A SB 2504-A SB 2506-A SB 2508-A SB 2510-A SB 2512-A SB 2514-A SB 2516-A SB 2518-A SB 2520-A SB 2522-A SB 2524-A General Appropriations Act Implementing the General Appropriations Act State Employees Florida Business Information Portal Medicaid Community Based Care Lead Agencies State Administered Retirement Systems Department of Transportation Implementation of the Water and Land Conservation Constitutional Amendment Land Acquisition Trust Fund/Agency for Persons with Disabilities Land Acquisition Trust Fund/Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Land Acquisition Trust Fund/Department of State Land Acquisition Trust Fund/Department of Transportation

2 Budget Summary SB 2500-A, as Introduced Fiscal Year (previously SB 2500, First Engrossed) 1

3 Senate Appropriations Committee Summary SB 2500-A, as Introduced Fiscal Year Summary Total Budget: Estimated $80.4 billion ($28.1 billion GR; $52.3 billion TF) Major Issues Education Capital Outlay Total: $341.4 million in PECO TF: Public School repairs and maintenance - $60 million Developmental Research Schools - $5 million Public School Special Facilities - $75.2 million Florida College System repairs and maintenance - $20 million Florida College System Projects - $70 million University System repairs and maintenance - $35 million University System projects - $70 million School for the Deaf and Blind critical repairs and maintenance - $2.6 million Division of Blind Services - $400,000 Public Broadcasting Health and Safety Issues - $3.15 million Total: $32.1 million in Capital Improvement Fee (SUS) Florida Retirement System FRS Normal Costs and Unfunded Actuarial Liability Total ($64.9) million ($58.0 million GR; $6.9 million TF) o State Agencies - $9.6 million GR; ($6.9) million TF o School Boards K-12 - ($60.5) million GR o State Universities - ($2.6) million GR o Community Colleges - ($4.5) million GR Health Insurance Subsidy Total $66.9 million ($58.5 million GR; $8.4 million TF) Domestic Security Total: $30.9 million TF State Match for Federally Declared Disasters Total: $27.0 million GR 2

4 Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Summary SB 2500-A, as Introduced Fiscal Year Summary Total Appropriations: $19.1 billion ($15 billion GR; $4.1 billion TF) 1 Total Funding - Including Local Revenues: $30.6 billion ($19.1 billion state funds; $11.5 billion local) 2 Major Issues Early Learning Services Total: $1.02 billion ($547.7 million GR; $469.4 million TF) Voluntary Prekindergarten Program - $389.3 million GR; BSA funding maintained School Readiness Program - $627.9 million ($158.5 million GR; $469.4 million TF) Public Schools/K12 FEFP Total Funding: $19.6 billion ($10.9 billion state funds; $8.7 billion local) FEFP Increase is $745 million or 3.94% FEFP Increase in Funds per FTE is $208 or 3.01% Enrollment Workload Increase additional 24,848 students for $96.8 million Additional FEFP Funds to offset FRS and HIS adjustments - $17.1 million GR No increase in millage Federally Connected Student Supplement - $12.4 million.748 Discretionary Mill Compression to 5% above the average millage funds per FTE - $34 million Supplemental Academic Instruction and Reading Allocations - Extended Day Program for Intensive Reading for 300 Elementary Schools $90 million Public Schools/K12 Non-FEFP/State Board of Education Mentoring Programs - $12.5 million GR Personal Learning Scholarship Accounts - $50 million GR for increased student participation and additional eligibility (broader autism definition and three/four year olds) Superintendent s Training - $500,000 GR Administrator Professional Development - $7 million GR School District Matching Grants - $4 million GR Florida School for the Deaf & Blind - $50.2 million ($45.7 million GR; $4.5 million TF) Assessment Budget Reduced by $1.5 million GR for Elimination of 11 th Grade English Language Arts Assessment 1 Excludes appropriated university tuition/fees. 2 Local revenues include required and discretionary local effort for public schools and tuition/fees for district workforce, colleges, and universities. 3

5 District Workforce Total: $552.1 million ($310.3 million GR; $192.9 million TF; $48.9 million tuition/fees) Workforce Development - $365 million ($285.9 million GR, $79.1 million TF) CAPE Incentive Funds for Industry Certifications in Targeted Occupational Areas, including Health Science and Information Technology - $5 million GR Rapid Response Education and Training Program - $19.2 million GR Florida College System Total: $2.04 billion ($950.5 million GR; $244.9 million TF; $840.7 million tuition/fees) Compression Funding - $30 million GR Performance Based Funding - $60 million GR o $30 million State Investment (GR) o $30 million Institutional Investment Reprioritization from the base of each institution CAPE Incentive Funds for Industry Certifications in Targeted Occupational Areas, including Health Science and Information Technology - $5 million GR State University System Total: $4.5 billion ($2.3 billion GR; $278.6 million TF; $1.9 billion tuition/fees) Performance Based Funding - $400 million o $200 million State Investment (GR) $100m from and $100m new o $200 million Institutional Investment Reprioritized from the base of each institution Recurring Project Reduction ($19,464,419) Florida Postsecondary Comprehensive Transition Program - $5,000,000 Johnson Matching Gift Program - $1,772,500 Private Colleges Total: $149.2 million GR Florida Resident Access Grant level funded at $112.4 million ABLE Grant - Workload Decrease Based on Estimating Conference Enrollment - ($16,500) Historically Black Colleges and Universities Increase - $1.4 million GR Student Financial Aid Total: $419.9 million ($111 million GR, $308.9 million TF) Bright Futures Workload Decrease - $26.4 million TF Benacquisto Scholarship Program (formerly the Florida National Merit Scholar Incentive Program) Workload Increase - $5.5 million Children/Spouses of Deceased or Disabled Veterans Workload Increase - $353,397 Need-based educational benefits to pay living expenses during semester breaks for active duty and honorably discharged members of the Armed Forces - $1 million Vocational Rehabilitation Total: $218.7 million ($46.1 million GR, $172.6 million TF) Additional Funds to Maximize Federal Award - $921,085 GR to draw down $3.4 million additional in federal funds. 4

6 Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and human Services Summary - SB 2500-A, as Introduced Fiscal Year Summary Total Budget: $35,227.8 million ($8,260.7 million GR; $26,967.1 million TF); 33, FTE Major Issues Agency for Health Care Administration Total: $27,853.9 million ($5,504.7 million GR; $22,349.2 million TF); 1,563 FTE Medicaid Sustainability Plan - $17.6 million GR; $4,976.2 million TF o Low Income Pool - $8.9 million GR; $2,159.0 million TF o Florida Health Insurance Affordability Exchange (FHIX) - $8.7 million GR; $2,817.2 million TF Provider Rate Increases - $2.2 million GR; $3.3 million TF Provides for an increase for the following types of provider rates: o Private Duty Nursing - $.5 million GR; $.8 million TF o Pediatric Physicians - $1.2 million GR; $1.8 million TF o Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care (PPEC) - $.5 million GR; $.7 million TF Long Term Care Waiver Wait List Reduction (will serve approximately 1,223 individuals) $7.4 million GR; $11.3 million TF Graduate Medical Education - $.5 million GR; $.8 million TF Agency Efficiencies (81) FTE; ($3.5) million GR; ($11.7) million TF Department of Elder Affairs Total: $284.4 million ($117.4 million GR; $167.1 million TF); FTE Alzheimer's Disease Initiative - Frail Elders Waiting for Services $.5 million GR Serve Additional Clients in the Community Care for the Elderly (CCE) Program (will serve approximately 75 individuals) $.5 million GR Agency Efficiencies (7) FTE; ($.2) million GR; ($.4) million TF Agency for Persons with Disabilities Total: $1,199.1 million ($499.4 million GR; $699.7 million TF); 2,865.5 FTE Transition Waitlist Individuals to the ibudget Waiver (will serve approximately 2,000 individuals) $16.1 million GR, $24.6 million TF Rish Park and Developmental Disability Centers Fixed Capital Repairs $2.5 million GR; $1.2 million TF Client Data Management System $1.4 million TF Support Coordinator Rate Increase (6.5% increase) $1.2 million GR; $1.8 million TF Personal Supports Day Rate Increase (2.5% increase) $.6 million GR; $.9 million TF 5

7 Supported Employment Services for Waitlist Individuals $.3 million TF Department of Children and Families Total: $2,956.7 million ($1,638 million GR; $1,318.7 million TF); 11,888.5 FTE Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services $39.8 million TF Child Welfare Training $16.6 million TF CBC Core Services Funding $9.4 million GR; $6.7 million TF Maintenance Adoption Subsidies $6.5 million GR; $7.2 million TF CBC Risk Pool $5 million GR; $8 million TF Restore Funding for Community Action Teams $4.5 million GR Challenge Grant Program for Homeless Assistance $3.8 million TF Grant Program for Central Receiving Facilities $3 million GR Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education Funding $2.8 million TF Maintenance and Repair of State Facilities $2.3 million GR Healthy Families Expansion $2 million TF Mental Health Forensic Beds $1.1 million GR Health Transitions Grant $1 million TF Youth Facility Increased Capacity $1 million GR Cost of Living Adjustment for Foster Parent Assistance $1 million GR Vacant Position Reductions ($.5) million GR; ($.2) million TF Department of Health Total: $ 2,824.4 million ($492.3 million GR; $2,332.1 million TF); 15, FTE County Health Departments and State Laboratories Fixed Capital Repairs $5.7 million GR; $10.2 million TF Additional Funding for Early Steps Program (will serve approximately 3,473 individuals) $3.3 million GR Medical Quality Assurance Licensure and Enforcement Information Database (LEID) System Upgrade $2.2 million TF Reduce Waitlist for Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Program Medicaid Waiver (will serve approximately 25 individuals) $.4 million GR; $.6 million TF Department of Veterans Affairs Total: $108.6 million ($8.4 million GR; $100.2 million TF); 1,105.5 FTE Maintenance and Repair for State Veterans Nursing Homes $12.4 million TF Construction of Seventh State Veterans Nursing Home $2 million TF Florida is For Veterans $.1 million GR 6

8 Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Summary SB 2500-A, as Introduced Fiscal Year Summary Total Budget: $4.737 billion ($3.970 billion GR; $766.8 million TF); 45, FTE Major Issues State Court Revenue Trust Fund revenue shortfall - $18.0 million in recurring GR. Construction and renovation of the Third and Fourth DCA courthouses - $21.8 million. Department of Corrections redirection of funds to address operational deficiencies - $52.8 million. Attorney General/ Legal Affairs Total: $202.0 million ($48.4 million GR; $153.7 million TF); 1, FTE Consumer Protection staff - 22 FTEs and $1.1 million. Criminal and Capital Appeals -15 FTE and $760,000. Fixed capital outlay for the Collins Building maintenance and security staffing 2 FTE and $1.7 million. Technology enhancements - $1.1 million. Department of Corrections Total: $2.36 billion ($2.29 billion GR; $68.7 million TF); 23, FTE Reduce salary lapse rate in essential positions (50% security) - $16.5 million to fill 163 vacancies. Correctional officer certification training - $1.0 million. Electronic monitoring -$3.8 million. Prisoner transport vehicles - $1.3 million. Health Services adjustment - $7.9 million. Food Services, including kosher meals - $11.0 million. Residential substance abuse treatment services - $2.4 million. Mental health transition services for inmates completing sentences - $2.5 million. Fixed capital outlay for repair and maintenance of DOC facilities - $15.0 million. Debt service reduction of resulting from the reduction in the bond interest rate and completion of the Okeechobee bond payments in March - $12.3 million. Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) Total: $268.5 million ($104.2 million GR; $164.3 million TF); 1, FTE Improve crime lab evidence security - 3 FTEs and $740,000. Critical information systems upgrades and update of the Computerized Criminal History (CCH) system - 6 FTEs and $3.8 million. Latent prints laboratories - 6 FTEs and $370,000. 7

9 FDLE s Standards and Training Trust Fund shortfall - $4.8 million. Workload from increases in non-criminal justice agencies accessing state/national criminal history records - 4 FTE and $250,000. Federal grant authority for Homeland Security - $1.8 million. Shortfall in annual credit card processing fees - $420,000. Vehicles replacement - $210,000. Increased maintenance costs for laboratory equipment - $500,000. Investigation of all deaths in the Department of Corrections - 17 FTE and $2.3 million. Department of Juvenile Justice Total: $526.4 million ($382.1 million GR; $144.3 million TF); 3, FTE DJJ s share of juvenile detention cost share for FY $4.0 million. Medical services in DJJ s juvenile detention centers - $2.9 million. PACE Centers for Girls - $2.4 million. Security at the Juvenile Assessment Centers in Bay and Escambia Counties - $735,000. Supreme Court Total: $33.5 million ($14.5 million GR; $19.0 million TF); FTE Operational support for the Supreme Court - 11 FTEs and $1.2 million. Supreme Court HVAC - $30,113. District Courts of Appeal Total: $67.8 million ($49.6 million GR; $18.2 million TF); FTE Construction of the 4 th District Court of Appeal (DCA) courthouse - $16.8 million. Continue renovation of the 3 rd DCA building - $5.0 million. Trial Courts Total: $416.0 million ($354.6 million GR; $61.4 million TF); 3, FTE Address revenue shortfalls in the State Court Revenue Trust Fund - $18.0 million. Naltrexone injections to treat opioid- and alcohol-addicted offenders - $2.0 million. Capital Collateral Regional Councils Total: $9.9 million ($9.2 million GR; $0.6 million TF); FTE Capital Collateral Regional Counsel (CCRC) North office workload - 6 FTEs and $853,366. 8

10 Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Summary SB 2500-A, as Introduced Fiscal Year Summary Total Budget: $12.19 billion ($ million GR; $12.08 billion TF); 13,501.5 FTE Major Issues Transportation Work Program - $9.3 billion TF Affordable Housing Programs - $256 million TF Economic Development Partners - $117.2 million TF Economic Development Incentive Programs, Projects and Initiatives - $56.1 million TF Library Grants and Assistance - $27.3 million GR; $2.2 million TF Cultural and Historic Preservation Grants and Assistance - $29.3 million GR; $1.6 million TF Motorist Modernization Project - Phase I - $8.4 million TF National Guard Tuition Assistance - $3.7 million Department of Economic Opportunity Total: $1.17 billion ($2.9 million GR; $1.16 billion TF); 1,618.5 FTE Economic Development Partners - $117.2 million TF, includes: o Enterprise Florida (EFI) - $19.3 million TF, includes: Up to $5 million to market and promote Florida s business brand Transfer of the Office of Film and Entertainment s marketing activities to EFI o Florida Sports Foundation - $4.9 million TF o VISIT Florida - $74 million TF o Space Florida - $12.5 million TF, includes: $2 million for the Cecil Spaceport Landside Infrastructure project o Institute for the Commercialization of Public Research - $6.5 million TF Economic Development Incentive Programs, Projects and Initiatives - $56.9 million TF, includes: o Economic Development Toolkit Payments - $23.8 million TF o Economic Development Projects and Initiatives - $19.5 million TF Workforce Development Programs, Projects and Initiatives - $24.2 million TF: o Quick Response Training Program - $12.1 million TF o Workforce Development Projects and Initiatives $12.1 million TF Affordable Housing Programs - $256 million TF: o SHIP - $153.6 million TF (allocated to local governments) o SAIL - $102.4 million TF (state housing program) Housing and Community Development Programs, Projects and Initiatives - $25.6 million TF: o Housing and Community Development Projects and Initiatives - $23.8 million TF o Technical and Planning Assistance - $1.8 million Additional CONNECT & Reemployment Assistance Program resources $9 million TF 9

11 Department of State Total: $113.2 million ($80.8 million GR; $32.3 million TF); 407 FTE State Aid to Libraries - $22.3 million GR; $2.2 million TF Library Construction Grants - $3 million GR Library Cooperative Grants - $2 million GR Cultural and Museum Grants $6.3 million GR Cultural Endowment Grants - $1 million GR Cultural Facilities Grants - $18.8 million GR Historic Preservation Small Matching Grants $1.6 million TF Historic Preservation Special Category Grants - $3.2 million GR Department of Transportation Total: $10.05 billion TF; 6,454 FTE Transportation Work Program - $9.3 billion TF, includes: o Highway Construction - $3.6 billion TF o Bridge Construction - $242.6 million TF o County Transportation Programs - $189.6 million TF, includes: Small County Resurface Assistance Program (SCRAP)- $50 million TF Small County Outreach Program (SCOP) - $69.1 million TF Small County Outreach (SCOP) for Small Cities - $9 million TF Other County Transportation Programs - $61.5 million TF o Resurfacing State Roads/Highways - $657.5 million TF o Aviation Development Grants - $348.1 million TF o Seaport and Intermodal Development Grants - $116.1 million TF o Public Transit Development Grants - $522 million TF o Rail Development Grants - $198.9 million TF o Shared-Use Nonmotorized Trail (SunTrail) Network - $50 million TF Department of Military Affairs Total: $75.6 million ($27.9 million GR; $47.7 million TF); 459 FTE New Armory in Flagler County - $2.9 million GR ($18 million federal contribution) Revitalization of Wauchula Armory in Hardee County - $2.6 million GR Maintenance and Repair of Armories - $1.7 million GR Community Outreach Programs (Forward March and About Face) - $2 million GR Tuition Assistance for Florida National Guard - $3.7 million GR Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles Total: $450.3 million TF; 4,414 FTE Florida Highway Patrol: o Pursuit Vehicles - $6.65 million TF o Tasers - $3.2 million TF o Trooper Incidental and Court Overtime Pay - $1 million TF Motorist Modernization Project - Phase I - $8.4 million TF Maintenance and Repairs of Facilities - $5.4 million TF 10

12 Division of Emergency Management Total: $339.6 million TF; 149 FTE Federally Declared Disaster Funding (including state match) - $261 million Statewide Notification and Alert System - $4.5 million TF 11

13 Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on General government Summary - SB 2500-A, as Introduced Fiscal Year Summary Total Budget: $5.2 billion ($517.7 million GR; $714.1 LATF; $4 billion Other TF); 20,161.5 positions Major Issues Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services Total: $ 1.5 billion ($99 million GR; $84.5 million LATF; $1.3 billion TF); 3,631 positions Water & Land Conservation/Budget Restructure $78.9 million LATF Wildfire Suppression Equipment $3 million TF Citrus Greening Research $8 million TF Farm Share and Food Banks $2 million GR Agricultural Best Management Practices $1.4 million Everglades and Estuaries Protection Areas $3 million LATF Land Management Improvements Increase $7.3 million TF Licensing Regulatory Management System and Concealed Weapons License Renewal Workload $2.9 million TF Citrus Health Response Program $7.4 million TF State Farmers Markets Facility Improvements $5.2 million TF Critical Building Repairs and Maintenance $2.3 million GR African Snail Eradication Program $2.3 million TF Child Nutrition Program Grants 14 positions and $2.6 million TF Energy Grants $1 million TF Department of Business & Professional Regulation Total: $148.1 million ($1.2 million GR; $147 million TF); 1,621 positions Business Information Portal 2 positions and $.2 million GR Electronic Data Submission System 2 positions and $.2 million GR Visit Florida $.5 million TF Department of Citrus Total: $48.8 million ($48.8 million TF); 55 positions Department of Environmental Protection Total: $1.3 billion ($113.8 million GR; $519 million LATF; $727.4 million TF); 2,952.5 positions Everglades Restoration $30 million GR and $49 million LATF 12

14 Water Resources/Land Acquisition $30 million GR and $20 million LATF ($10m for Land Acquisition) Florida Forever $17 million LATF Land Acquisition/Kissimmee River $20 million LATF Springs Restoration/Land Acquisition $50 million LATF ($10 million for Land Acquisition) Petroleum Tanks Cleanup Program $110 million TF Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) $9.4 million LATF Drinking Water & Wastewater Revolving Loan Programs $17.4 million GR and $76.4 million TF Small County Solid Waste Management Grants $3 million TF Small County Wastewater Treatment Grants $16 million TF State Parks Maintenance & Repairs $20.6 million LATF Nonmandatory Land Reclamation $4.2 million TF Land Management Improvements Increase $20 million GR and $13.2 million LATF Beach Projects $25 million LATF Transfer to FDOT Trails $25 million LATF Water & Land Conservation/Budget Restructure $306.3 million LATF Department of Financial Services Total: $322.4 million ($23.3 million GR; $299.1 million TF); 2,593.5 positions Fire College and Arson Lab Repairs and Maintenance $.4 million TF Arson Lab Information System Replacement $.3 million TF Florida Accounting & Information Resource (FLAIR) Succession Plan 1 positions & $.1 million GR FLAIR Replacement 25 positions and $11 million TF Risk Management Information System $.6 million TF Workers Compensation Staffing 7 positions & $.5 million TF Funeral and Cemeteries Staffing 3 positions & $.2 million TF Office of Insurance Regulation Staffing Resources 3 positions &.8 million TF Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission Total: $373.8 million ($18.2 million GR; $110.6 million LATF; $234.9 million TF); 2,136.5 positions Water & Land Conservation/Budget Restructure $104.9 million LATF Boating Infrastructure and Improvement Program $5.6 million TF Florida Youth Conservation Centers Network 4 positions & $.5 million TF Artificial Fishing Reef Construction $.6 million TF Law Enforcement Vehicle Replacement $1.3 million LATF Lake Apopka Restoration $15 million GR and $5 million LATF Land Management and Improvements $9.5 million LATF Department of the Lottery Total: $165.1 million TF; 420 positions Independent Security Audit and IT replacement $.4 million TF Department of Management Services Total Budget: $589.2 million ($46.7 million GR; $542.5 million TF); 856 positions Florida Facilities Pool $18 million GR and $8.2 million TF Florida Interoperability Network and Mutual Aid $3.5 million GR Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System (SLERS) Staff Augmentation 4 positions and $.8 million TF 13

15 MyFloridaNet Staff Augmentation $.3 million TF Non-FRS Pension Benefits $.5 million GR Dependent Eligibility Verification Services $1 million TF Division of Administrative Hearings Total Budget: $25.8 million ($25.8 million TF); 241 positions Agency for State Technology Total: $73.8 million ($3.6 million GR; $70.2 million TF); 241 positions Technology Replacement and Refresh $7.8 million TF Disaster Recovery $3.6 million TF Public Service Commission Total: $25.1 million ($.2 million GR; $24.9 million TF); 280 positions Department of Revenue Total: $574 million ($211.7 million GR; $362.3 million TF); 5,133 positions Fiscally Constrained Counties $26.4 million GR Aerial Photography $1.1 million GR 14

16 SB 2502-A (previously SB 2502, First Engrossed) Implementing the Fiscal Year General Appropriations Act The bill provides the following substantive modifications for the fiscal year. Section 1 provides legislative intent that the implementing and administering provisions of this act apply to the General Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year Section 2 incorporates the Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP) work papers by reference for the purpose of displaying the calculations used by the Legislature. Section 3 provides that funds provided for instructional materials shall be released and expended as required in the proviso language attached to Specific Appropriation 9. Section 4 amends s , F.S., to provide that, notwithstanding the current formula, for the fiscal year, funds appropriated for remodeling, renovation, maintenance, and repairs and site improvement for existing satisfactory facilities will be allocated by prorating the total appropriation based on each school district s share of the reported fixed capital outlay FTE. Section 5 provides that any district school board that generates less than $2 million dollars in revenue from one mill of ad valorem tax shall contribute 0.75 mill, rather than 1.5 mills, for Fiscal Year to the cost of funded special facilities projects. Sections 6, 7, and 8 provide changes, for the fiscal year, to the calculation of multiple components of the Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP), including: Providing funding for the 300 lowest performing elementary schools through funds allocated in the Supplemental Academic Instruction and the Research- Based Reading Instruction Allocation categoricals. Authorizing performance funding for a CAPE industry certification earned through a dual enrollment course, which is not a fundable certification on the Postsecondary Industry Certification Funding List or is earned as a result of an agreement with a nonpublic postsecondary institution, to be provided in the same manner as a non-dual enrollment course industry certification. Establishing two new tiers of bonuses available to CAPE industry certification teachers at $75 for 0.3 weighted certifications and $100 for 0.5 and 1.0 weighted certifications, with a $4,000 maximum annual bonus for teachers providing instruction in courses leading to these industry certifications. Increasing the discretionary millage compression supplement for the school district mill discretionary levy for operations from the state average to five percent above the state average funds per FTE. Modifying the sparsity supplement calculation to compute the sparsity supplement for larger eligible districts with a full-time equivalent student membership of between 20,000 and 24,000, by dividing the total number of full- 15

17 time equivalent students in all programs by the number of permanent senior high school centers in the district, not in excess of four. Amending the virtual education contribution calculation by including the declining enrollment supplement and exceptional student education (ESE) guaranteed allocation. Creating the federally connected student supplement to provide funding to school districts to support the education of students connected with federally-owned military installations, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) property, and Indian lands. To be eligible for this supplement, the district must also be eligible for federal impact aid funds, pursuant to Title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of Conforming a cross-reference in s , F.S., changed as a result of the addition of the federally connected student supplement as a new subsection of law in s , F.S. Section 9 amends s , F.S., to clarify that, for Fiscal Year , annual license fees, maintenance fees, and lease agreements for enterprise resource software are allowable uses of local capital improvement funds. Section 10 establishes the State University System (SUS) Performance Based Incentive funding model, for Fiscal Year , to evaluate the state universities performance on specified metrics. Funding for the SUS Performance Based Incentive consists of a state investment, plus an institutional investment consisting of funds redistributed from SUS base funding. Section 11 establishes a Florida College System (FCS) Performance Based Incentive funding model, for Fiscal Year , to evaluate the FCS institutions performance on specified metrics. Funding for the FCS Performance Based Incentive consists of a state investment, plus an institutional investment consisting of funds redistributed from the Florida College System Program Fund. Section 12 incorporates by reference the document entitled Medicaid Hospital Funding Programs for the purpose of displaying the calculations used by the legislature in making appropriations for the Low-Income Pool and Hospital Exemptions Programs. Section 13 provides that the provisions of s , F.S., be waived and authorizes the AHCA to retroactively adjust hospital payment rates funded by intergovernmental transfers to align payments with appropriated intergovernmental transfer funding for Fiscal Year Section 14 amends s (4), F.S., for the fiscal year, to provide that the Department of Health may use funds within the Medical Quality Assurance Trust Fund for providing health care services to Department of Health clients. 16

18 Section 15 sets prioritization guidelines for the Agency for Persons with Disabilities (APD) in moving clients from the wait list and into receiving waiver services. The APD is required to allow an individual who meets eligibility requirements to receive home and community based services in this state if the individual s parent or legal guardian is an active-duty military service member and, at the time of the service member s transfer to Florida, the individual was receiving home and community based services in another state. Section 16 amends of s (1), F.S., for the fiscal year, to increase the personal needs allowance for residents of State Veterans Nursing Homes from $35 to $105. This will maintain parity in the amount of income that all residents are allowed to keep for incidental expenses not covered by room and board. Section 17 authorizes the AHCA and the Department of Health to submit a budget amendment to realign funding within and between agencies based on the implementation of the Statewide Medicaid Managed Care Medical Assistance Program for Children s Medical Services within the Department of Health. The funding realignment must reflect the actual enrollment changes due to the transfer of beneficiaries from fee-for-service to the capitated Children s Medical Services Network. The AHCA also is authorized to submit a request for non-operating budget authority to transfer the federal funds to the Department of Health, pursuant to s (12), F.S. Section 18 provides that, notwithstanding s , F.S., for the fiscal year, funds provided to community-based care lead agencies by the Department of Children and Families will be allocated based on a training needs assessment conducted by the Department of Children and Families. Section 19 amends s , F.S., to allow the EOG to request additional positions and appropriations from unallocated general revenue during the fiscal year for the Department of Corrections (DOC) if the actual inmate population of the DOC exceeds certain Criminal Justice Estimating Conference forecasts. The additional positions and appropriations may be used for essential staff, fixed capital improvements, and other resources to provide classification, security, food services, health services, and other variable expenses within the institutions to accommodate the estimated increase in the inmate population, and are subject to Legislative Budget Commission review and approval. Section 20 authorizes Department of Legal Affairs to expend appropriated funds in those specific appropriations on the same programs that were funded by the department pursuant to specific appropriations made in general appropriations acts in prior years. Section 21 amends s , F.S., relating to the disbursement of proceeds from the sale of forfeited property to extend for another year the authorization for a municipality to expend funds in a special law enforcement trust fund to reimburse the 17

19 general fund of the municipality for moneys advanced from the general fund to the special law enforcement trust fund prior to October 1, Section 22 amends s , F.S., to provide the chief justice the authority to request a trust fund loan. Section 23 requires the Department of Management Services (DMS) and agencies to utilize a tenant broker to renegotiate private lease agreements, in excess of 2,000 square feet, expiring before June 30, Sections 24 and 25 require that fee for service of process against the Department of Financial Services or Office of Insurance Regulation be deposited to the Administrative Trust Fund rather than the Insurance Regulatory Trust Fund. Section 26 provides that, in order to implement the provisions in SB 576, SB 578, SB 580, SB 582, SB 584, or similar legislation related to Article X, s. 28 of the Florida Constitution, enacted during the 2015 Regular Session of the Legislature or an extension thereof, the Agency for Persons with Disabilities, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the Department of Environmental Protection, the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, and the Department of State may submit one or more budget amendments, as necessary, to: realign funding; increase operating, nonoperating, or fixed capital outlay budget authority from trust funds; or transfer trust funds between agencies or budget entities, as needed. A budget amendment is subject to the notice, review, and objection procedures of s , F.S. Section 27 amends s , F.S., relating to the solid waste management grant program to require the DEP to award $3 million of grant funds equally to counties having populations of fewer than 100,000 for waste tire, litter prevention, recycling and education, and general solid waste programs. Section 28 amends s , F.S., related to the distribution of proceeds in the Florida Forever Trust Fund, to provide $2 million to only the Division of State Lands within the Department of Environmental Protection for the Board of Trustees Florida Forever Priority List land acquisition projects. Section 29 authorizes the Legislative Budget Commission to increase amounts appropriated to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission or the DEP for fixed capital outlay projects. The increase in fixed capital outlay budget authority is authorized for funds provided to the state from the Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund administered by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund related to the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast Act of 2012 (RESTORE Act), or from British Petroleum Corporation (BP) for natural resources damage assessment early restoration projects. Any continuing commitment for future appropriations by the Legislature must be specifically identified. 18

20 Section 30 authorizes the Governor to temporarily transfer moneys, from one or more of the trust funds in the State Treasury, to the Department of Environmental Protection s Land Acquisition Trust Fund (LATF) whenever there is a deficiency that would render the LATF temporarily insufficient to meet its just requirements, including the timely payment of appropriations from that trust fund. These funds must be expended solely and exclusively in accordance with Article X, s. 28 of the Florida Constitution. This transfer is a temporary loan and the funds must be repaid to the trust funds from which the moneys were loaned by the end of the fiscal year. Any action proposed pursuant to this subsection is subject to the notice, review, and objection procedures of s , F.S., and the Governor shall provide notice of such action at least seven days before the effective date of the transfer of trust funds. Section 31 amends s , F.S., to provide that the Department of Environmental Protection may use appropriated funds within the Water Quality Assurance Trust Fund for the purpose of paying the outstanding and final debt service on bonds issued before February 1, 2009, by the South Florida Water Management District and the St. Johns River Water Management District. Section 32 provides that, notwithstanding s , F.S., the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles may extend its existing contract for driver license and identification card equipment and consumables through December 31, 2017, provided that the current price of each driver license and identification card does not increase. The contract extension must be executed by August 1, Section 33 requires the Department of Transportation (DOT) to fund a statewide system of multi-use trails and related facilities, notwithstanding ss (4)(a) and (5)(a), F.S., relating to geographic equity requirements for funding transportation projects. Sections 34 and 35 reenact s , F.S., to authorize the DOT to approve and provide matching grant funding for railroad quiet zones. Sections 36 and 37 amend s , F.S., to allow the DOT to use up to $50 million from the State Transportation Trust Fund for the purposes of funding the Small County Road Assistance Program in the 5-year work program for the fiscal year. Sections 38 and 39 reenact amendments to s , F.S., that remove language limiting scope of legislative review of five percent budget transfers. The Legislature would continue to be able to object that a proposed action exceeds delegated authority or is contrary to legislative policy and intent. Section 40 provides that no state agency may initiate a competitive solicitation for a product or service if the completion of such competitive solicitation would require a change in law or require a change to the agency's budget other than a transfer 19

21 authorized in s (2) or (3), F.S., unless the initiation of such competitive solicitation is specifically authorized in law or in the General Appropriations Act or by the Legislative Budget Commission. Section 41 authorizes the EOG to transfer funds in the appropriation category Special Categories-Risk Management Insurance between departments in order to align the budget authority granted with the premiums paid by each department for risk management insurance. Section 42 authorizes the EOG to transfer funds in the appropriation category Special Categories-Transfer to DMS-Human Resources Services Purchased Per Statewide Contract of the General Appropriations Act between departments, in order to align the budget authority granted with the assessments that must be paid by each agency to the DMS for human resources management services. Section 43 amends s , F.S., to provide that the reassignment of an employee of a state agency may be made if recommended by the Governor or Chief Justice, as appropriate, and approved by the chairs of the Senate and House budget committees. Such actions shall be deemed approved if neither chair provides written notice of objection within 14 days after receiving notice of the action, pursuant to s , F.S. This requirement applies to state employee reassignments regardless of which agency (sending or receiving) is responsible for pay and benefits of assigned employee. Section 44 maintains legislative salaries at the July 1, 2010 level. Sections 45 and 46 amend s (2)(b), F.S., in order to implement the transfer of moneys to the General Revenue Fund from trust funds in the General Appropriations Act. Section 47 provides that, in order to implement the issuance of new debt authorized in the General Appropriations Act, and pursuant to the requirements of s , F.S., the Legislature determines that the authorization and issuance of debt for the fiscal year should be implemented and is in the best interest of the state. Section 48 provides that funds appropriated for travel by state employees be limited to travel for activities that are critical to each state agency s mission. The section prohibits funds from being used to travel to foreign countries, other states, conferences, stafftraining, or other administrative functions unless the agency head approves in writing. The agency head is required to consider the use of teleconferencing and electronic communication to meet needs of activity before approving travel. Section 49 provides that the EOG is authorized to transfer funds appropriated in any appropriation category used to pay for data processing in the GAA between agencies in order to align the budget authority granted with the utilization rate of each department. 20

22 Section 50 notwithstands s (2)(a), F.S., which authorizes agency budget transfers of up to 5 percent of approved budget between categories. Except for transfers approved pursuant to section 49 of the Implementing Bill, agencies are prohibited from transferring funds from a data center appropriation category to a category other than a data center appropriation category. Section 51 provides that the EOG is authorized to transfer funds appropriated in the appropriations category expenses between agencies in order to allocate a reduction relating to SUNCOM Services. Sections 52 and 53 reenacts amendments to s , F.S., that: modify copayments associated with the state employees group health insurance program consistent with decisions that have been made in the General Appropriations Act; authorize the Department of Management Services, for the state employees prescription drug program, to negotiate the pharmacy dispensing fee, to implement a 90-day supply limit program for certain maintenance drugs at retail pharmacies for state employees under certain circumstances, and to maintain a list of maintenance drugs and preferred brand name drugs; and provide that copayments for state employees for a 90-day supply of prescription drugs at a retail pharmacy will be the same as a 90-day supply through mail order. Section 54 specifies that no section of the bill shall take effect if the appropriations and proviso to which it relates are vetoed. Section 55 provides that a permanent change made by another law to any of the same statutes amended by this bill will take precedence over the provision in this bill. Section 56 provides a severability clause. Section 57 provides an effective date. 21

23 SB 2504-A (previously SB 2504) State Employees The bill expresses legislative intent to resolve all collective bargaining issues remaining at impasse which have not been resolved in the General Appropriations Act or other legislation. The bill provides an effective date of July 1,

24 SB 2506-A (previously SB 2510) Florida Business Information Portal The bill directs the Department of Business and Professional Regulation to establish and implement a Business Information Portal by June 30, 2017, that provides the information needed to start and operate a business in the state. The Senate Budget includes $1.5 million and two positions to the Department of Business and Professional Regulation for the Business Information Portal. 23

25 SB 2508-A (previously SB 2512, First Engrossed) Medicaid The bill conforms Medicaid statutes to the Medicaid-related portions of the Senate s General Appropriations Act (SB 2500). The bill: Revises the definition of rural hospital by deleting the provision allowing a hospital to qualify as a rural hospital by being classified as a sole community hospital having up to 340 licensed beds. Consolidates provisions relating to Medicaid reimbursement of hospitals for inpatient and outpatient services that utilize funds (intergovernmental transfers, or IGTs) donated to the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) from specified state entities, including local governments. Directs AHCA to seek Medicaid waiver authority to use IGTs for the advancement of the Medicaid program and for enhancing provider reimbursement delivered by fee-for-service payments or under Statewide Medicaid Managed Care, in ways that incent donations of IGTs and prevent providers from being penalized in the calculations of Medicaid cost limits by virtue of having donated IGTs. Removes ICF/DDs from the list of providers for which AHCA is required to set rates at levels that ensure no increase in statewide expenditures resulting from changes in unit costs. Creates the Graduate Medical Education Startup Bonus Program. In any fiscal year in which funds are appropriated for the startup bonus program, hospitals eligible to participate in the overall residency funding program may apply for up to $100,000 per newly created residency slot that is dedicated to a physician specialty in statewide supply/demand deficit. Requires AHCA to use the average of the 2007, 2008, and 2009 audited disproportionate share data to determine each hospital s Medicaid days and charity care for the fiscal year. Repeals s , F.S., relating to IGTs, the Low-Income Pool, and hospital rate distribution within Statewide Medicaid Managed Care. Provides that when payments to managed care plans are reconciled to reimburse plans for actual payments to nursing facilities, the reconciliations must result from changes in nursing home per diem rates and that payments may not be reconciled to actual nursing home bed-days experienced by the plans. Creates the Florida Health Insurance Affordability Exchange Program (FHIX program), upon becoming law, consistent with the provisions of SB 7044 sponsored by the Health Policy Committee. The FHIX program extends health care coverage to an estimated 800,000 uninsured, low-income Floridians who are individuals earning less than 138 percent of the federal poverty level (FPL) and who are not currently eligible under the Medicaid program and who abide by certain enrollee responsibilities required under the bill. Provides that the Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) organization that is currently authorized for 150 slots to serve frail elders residing in Broward County may also serve frail elders in Miami-Dade County. 24

26 SB 2510-A (previously SB 2514) Community Based Care Lead Agencies The bill amends the funding allocation methodology to include no adjustment to the recurring base core services funding for each Community Based Care Lead Agency (CBC). Twenty percent of new core services funding will be allocated to all CBCs, and 80 percent will be allocated only to CBCs that have base funding below their equitable share as determined by the equity allocation model. The bill also amends the equity allocation model. 25

27 SB 2512-A (previously SB 7038) State Administered Retirement Systems The bill: Revises the employer-paid contribution rates for normal costs and unfunded actuarial liability (UAL) costs for the FRS Pension Plan and Investment Plan, based on the July 1, 2014 FRS Actuarial Valuation. Increases the employer paid contribution rate for the Retiree Health Insurance Subsidy from 1.26 percent to 1.58 percent. o This contribution is paid to the Retiree Health Insurance Trust Fund to fund the subsidy provided to FRS retirees of $5 per month for each year of FRS service, up to a maximum payment of $150 per month. o The increase is needed to eliminate a deficit in the Trust Fund that would begin in August The revised contribution rates are effective July 1,

28 SB 2514-A (previously SB 7054) Department of Transportation New Wheels Fee The bill: Redirects to the State Transportation Trust Fund (STTF), the portion ($99 million) of the $225 additional fee imposed on initial registration of motor vehicles (referred to as the New Wheels Fee ) that currently is deposited into the General Revenue Fund Specifies how the revenues from this fee are to be used by the Florida Department of Transportation. The designated uses include the following programs and amounts: o The Florida Shared-Use Nonmotorized Trail Network - $25 million. o The New Starts Transit Program percent ($7.1 million). o The Small County Outreach Program - 5 percent ($10.2 million). o The Florida Strategic Intermodal System percent ($42.5 million). o The Transportation Regional Incentive Program percent ($14.2 million). o All remaining funds for any transportation purpose authorized by law. Trail Development The bill: Creates the Florida Shared-Use Nonmotorized Trail (SunTrail) network, which is a component of the Florida Greenways and Trails System. Specifies that the SunTrail network consists of multi-use trails or shared-use paths separated from motor vehicle traffic and constructed with asphalt, concrete, or other hard surfice which provides nonmotorized transportation opportunities for bicyclists and pedestrians statewide. Includes provisions for the planning, development, operation, and maintenance of the network components. Requires the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) to annually allocate $50 million for the SunTrail network in the FDOT work program. Fiscal Impact The Revenue Estimating Conference has not met on this bill. Staff estimates that the bill will increase the distribution of the New Wheels Fee revenue to the STTF from $107 million to $206 million, or a positive fiscal impact of $99 million. The bill will have a corresponding negative fiscal impact of $99 million to the General Revenue Fund. Estimated impacts are for the fiscal year. Future impacts would be on a recurring basis with the impact depending on the amount of New Wheels Fee revenue collected. 27

29 SB 2516-A (previously SB 584) Implementation of the Water and Land Conservation Constitutional Amendment The bill: Provides the framework for the implementation of Constitutional Amendment 1. Restructures existing trust funds so documentary stamp tax is no longer commingled with other revenue sources to provide the greatest level of transparency. Provides that documentary stamp tax revenue intended for expenditure under the constitutional amendment will only be deposited into the Land Acquisition Trust Fund (LATF) within the Department of Environmental Protection. Because the documentary stamp tax revenue will now be deposited and distributed from the LATF, a number of trust funds will become obsolete or contain so little revenue from other sources as to render them inefficient from a budgeting stand point. While some of those trust funds will be terminated, the programs funded using those trust funds will remain intact. These programs will simply receive funding from the LATF or other designated trust funds. Ensures documentary stamp tax revenues continue to fully secure existing debt service payments for Florida Forever and Everglades bonds as a first priority. Provides for the funding of payments in lieu of taxes that were previously funded from one of the environmental trust funds, because it appears these payments do not qualify for expenditure from the LATF under the constitutional amendment. 28