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    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act implementing the 2023-2024 General
    3         Appropriations Act; providing legislative intent;
    4         incorporating by reference certain calculations of the
    5         Florida Education Finance Program; amending s.
    6         1009.895, F.S.; deleting definitions; requiring the
    7         Open Door Grant Program to be administered by
    8         specified entities; providing eligibility
    9         requirements; providing what costs the grant award may
   10         cover; providing requirements for the distribution of
   11         funds; requiring institutions to make specified
   12         reports to the Department of Education; deleting the
   13         requirement to distribute a specified grant in certain
   14         ratios; providing for the future expiration and
   15         reversion of specified statutory text; amending s.
   16         1002.68, F.S.; revising requirements relating to the
   17         Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program; providing
   18         for the future expiration and reversion of specified
   19         statutory text; authorizing the Agency for Health Care
   20         Administration, in consultation with the Department of
   21         Health, to submit a budget amendment to realign
   22         funding for specified purposes; specifying
   23         requirements for such realignment; authorizing the
   24         Agency for Health Care Administration to request
   25         nonoperating budget authority for transferring certain
   26         federal funds to the Department of Health; authorizing
   27         the Agency for Health Care Administration to submit a
   28         budget amendment to realign Medicaid funding for
   29         specified purposes, subject to certain limitations;
   30         authorizing the Agency for Health Care Administration
   31         and the Department of Health to each submit a budget
   32         amendment to realign funding within the Florida
   33         Kidcare program appropriation categories or increase
   34         budget authority for certain purposes; specifying the
   35         time period within which each budget amendment must be
   36         submitted; amending s. 381.986, F.S.; extending for 1
   37         fiscal year the exemption of certain rules pertaining
   38         to the medical use of marijuana from certain
   39         rulemaking requirements; amending s. 14(1), chapter
   40         2017-232, Laws of Florida; exempting certain rules
   41         pertaining to medical marijuana adopted to replace
   42         emergency rules from specified rulemaking
   43         requirements; providing for the future expiration and
   44         reversion of specified law; authorizing the Agency for
   45         Health Care Administration to submit budget amendments
   46         seeking additional spending authority to implement
   47         specified programs and payments; requiring
   48         institutions participating in a specified workforce
   49         expansion and education program to provide quarterly
   50         reports to the agency; specifying that certain Letters
   51         of Agreement remain in effect for a specified time;
   52         authorizing intergovernmental transfer amounts in such
   53         letters to be modified in a specified manner;
   54         authorizing the Agency for Health Care Administration
   55         to submit a budget amendment seeking additional
   56         spending authority to implement the Low Income Pool
   57         component of the Florida Managed Medical Assistance
   58         Demonstration; requiring a signed attestation and
   59         acknowledgment for entities relating to the Low Income
   60         Pool; authorizing the Agency for Health Care
   61         Administration to submit a budget amendment to
   62         implement certain payments and specified programs;
   63         specifying that certain Letters of Agreement remain in
   64         effect for a specified time; authorizing
   65         intergovernmental transfer amounts in such letters to
   66         be modified in a specified manner; authorizing the
   67         Agency for Health Care Administration to submit a
   68         budget amendment requesting additional spending
   69         authority to implement a specified program;
   70         authorizing the Department of Children and Families to
   71         submit a budget amendment to realign funding within
   72         the specified areas of the department based on
   73         implementation of the Guardianship Assistance Program;
   74         authorizing the Department of Children and Families,
   75         Department of Health, and Agency for Health Care
   76         Administration to submit budget amendments to increase
   77         budget authority to support certain refugee programs;
   78         requiring the Department of Children and Families to
   79         submit quarterly reports to the Executive Office of
   80         the Governor and the Legislature; authorizing the
   81         Department of Children and Families to submit budget
   82         amendments to increase budget authority to support
   83         specified federal grant programs; authorizing the
   84         Department of Health to submit a budget amendment to
   85         increase budget authority for the Supplemental
   86         Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children
   87         (WIC) and the Child Care Food Program if a certain
   88         condition is met; authorizing the Department of Health
   89         to submit a budget amendment to increase budget
   90         authority for the HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment
   91         Program if a certain condition is met; authorizing the
   92         Department of Health to submit a budget amendment to
   93         increase budget authority for the department if
   94         additional federal revenues specific to COVID-19
   95         relief funds become available; requiring the Agency
   96         for Health Care Administration to replace the Florida
   97         Medicaid Management Information System (FMMIS) and
   98         fiscal agent operations with a specified new system;
   99         specifying items that may not be included in the new
  100         system; providing directives to the Agency for Health
  101         Care Administration related to the new system, the
  102         Florida Health Care Connection (FX) system; requiring
  103         the Agency for Health Care Administration to meet
  104         certain requirements in replacing FMMIS and the
  105         current Medicaid fiscal agent; requiring the Agency
  106         for Health Care Administration to implement a project
  107         governance structure that includes an executive
  108         steering committee; providing procedures for use by
  109         the executive steering committee; providing
  110         responsibilities of the executive steering committee;
  111         requiring the Agency for Health Care Administration,
  112         in consultation with the Department of Health, the
  113         Agency for Persons with Disabilities, the Department
  114         of Children and Families, and the Department of
  115         Corrections, to competitively procure a contract with
  116         a vendor to negotiate prices for certain prescribed
  117         drugs and biological products; providing requirements
  118         for such contract; authorizing the Agency for Persons
  119         with Disabilities to submit budget amendments to
  120         transfer funding from the Salaries and Benefits
  121         appropriation categories for a specified purpose;
  122         amending s. 409.915, F.S.; revising the definition of
  123         the term “state Medicaid expenditures”; amending s.
  124         216.262, F.S.; extending for 1 fiscal year the
  125         authority of the Department of Corrections to submit a
  126         budget amendment for additional positions and
  127         appropriations under certain circumstances; requiring
  128         review and approval by the Legislative Budget
  129         Commission; amending s. 215.18, F.S.; extending for 1
  130         fiscal year the authority and related repayment
  131         requirements for temporary trust fund loans to the
  132         state court system which are sufficient to meet the
  133         system’s appropriation; requiring the Department of
  134         Juvenile Justice to review county juvenile detention
  135         payments to determine whether a county has met
  136         specified financial responsibilities; requiring
  137         amounts owed by the county for such financial
  138         responsibilities to be deducted from certain county
  139         funds; requiring the Department of Revenue to transfer
  140         withheld funds to a specified trust fund; requiring
  141         the Department of Revenue to ensure that such
  142         reductions in amounts distributed do not reduce
  143         distributions below amounts necessary for certain
  144         payments due on bonds and to comply with bond
  145         covenants; requiring the Department of Revenue to
  146         notify the Department of Juvenile Justice if bond
  147         payment requirements mandate a reduction in deductions
  148         for amounts owed by a county; reenacting s. 27.40(1),
  149         (2)(a), (3)(a), (5), (6), and (7), F.S., relating to
  150         court-appointed counsel; extending for 1 fiscal year
  151         provisions governing the appointment of court
  152         appointed counsel; providing for the future expiration
  153         and reversion of specified statutory text; reenacting
  154         and amending s. 27.5304, F.S.; revising compensation
  155         limits for representation pursuant to a court
  156         appointment for specified proceedings; extending for 1
  157         fiscal year limitations on compensation for
  158         representation in criminal proceedings; providing for
  159         the future expiration and reversion of specified
  160         statutory text; requiring the Department of Management
  161         Services to use tenant broker services to renegotiate
  162         or reprocure certain private lease agreements for
  163         office or storage space; requiring the Department of
  164         Management Services to provide a report to the
  165         Governor and the Legislature by a specified date;
  166         prohibiting an agency from transferring funds from a
  167         data processing category to another category that is
  168         not a data processing category; authorizing the
  169         Executive Office of the Governor to transfer funds
  170         between departments for purposes of aligning amounts
  171         paid for risk management insurance and for human
  172         resources services purchased per statewide contract;
  173         authorizing the Department of Management Services to
  174         use certain facility disposition funds from the
  175         Architects Incidental Trust Fund to pay for certain
  176         relocation expenses; authorizing the Department of
  177         Management Services to submit budget amendments for
  178         certain purposes related to the relocation;
  179         authorizing the Department of Management Services to
  180         acquire additional state-owned office buildings or
  181         property for inclusion in the Florida Facilities Pool;
  182         requiring the Department of Financial Services to
  183         replace specified components of the Florida Accounting
  184         Information Resource Subsystem (FLAIR) and the Cash
  185         Management Subsystem (CMS); specifying certain actions
  186         to be taken by the Department of Financial Services
  187         regarding FLAIR and CMS replacement; providing for the
  188         composition of an executive steering committee to
  189         oversee FLAIR and CMS replacement; prescribing duties
  190         and responsibilities of the executive steering
  191         committee; reenacting s. 282.709(3), F.S., relating to
  192         the state agency law enforcement radio system and
  193         interoperability network; providing for future
  194         expiration and reversion of specified statutory text;
  195         authorizing state agencies and other eligible users of
  196         the Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System to use the
  197         Department of Management Services contract to purchase
  198         equipment and services; requiring a specified
  199         transaction fee percentage for use of the online
  200         procurement system; amending s. 24.105, F.S.;
  201         specifying how Department of the Lottery rules are to
  202         be adopted, except certain rules for 1 fiscal year
  203         regarding the commission for lottery ticket sales;
  204         limiting additional retailer compensation in a
  205         specified manner; providing for the future expiration
  206         and reversion of specified statutory text; amending s.
  207         717.123, F.S.; requiring the Department of Financial
  208         Services to retain certain funds relating to unclaimed
  209         property and make specified payments; amending s.
  210         627.351, F.S.; authorizing the Citizens Property
  211         Insurance Corporation to adopt certain policy forms;
  212         authorizing the corporation to contract with the
  213         Division of Administrative Hearings to conduct certain
  214         proceedings and resolve specified disputes; amending
  215         s. 934.50, F.S.; creating the drone replacement grant
  216         program within the Department of Law Enforcement;
  217         providing requirements for the program and grant funds
  218         relating to the program; requiring the department to
  219         develop an application process for the program;
  220         authorizing the department to adopt rules; defining
  221         the term “law enforcement agency”; requiring the
  222         department to provide drones received through the
  223         program to the Florida Center for Cybersecurity;
  224         requiring the center to analyze the drones and provide
  225         findings or recommendations to the Department of
  226         Management Services; authorizing the Department of Law
  227         Enforcement to adopt emergency rules; providing that
  228         such emergency rules are effective for a specified
  229         period of time; authorizing such emergency rules to be
  230         renewed under certain circumstances; amending s.
  231         120.80, F.S.; specifying that certain rules adopted by
  232         the Florida Public Service Commission in a certain
  233         fiscal year are not subject to specified provisions;
  234         amending s. 215.18, F.S.; extending for 1 fiscal year
  235         the authority of the Governor, if there is a specified
  236         temporary deficiency in a land acquisition trust fund
  237         in the Department of Agriculture and Consumer
  238         Services, the Department of Environmental Protection,
  239         the Department of State, or the Fish and Wildlife
  240         Conservation Commission, to transfer funds from other
  241         trust funds in the State Treasury as a temporary loan
  242         to such trust fund; providing a deadline for the
  243         repayment of a temporary loan; requiring the
  244         Department of Environmental Protection to transfer
  245         designated proportions of the revenues deposited in
  246         the Land Acquisition Trust Fund within the department
  247         to land acquisition trust funds in the Department of
  248         Agriculture and Consumer Services, the Department of
  249         State, and the Fish and Wildlife Conservation
  250         Commission according to specified parameters and
  251         calculations; defining the term “department”;
  252         requiring the Department of Environmental Protection
  253         to make transfers to land acquisition trust funds
  254         monthly; specifying the method of determining transfer
  255         amounts; authorizing the Department of Environmental
  256         Protection to advance funds from its land acquisition
  257         trust fund to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation
  258         Commission’s land acquisition trust fund for specified
  259         purposes; amending s. 259.105, F.S.; providing for the
  260         distribution of proceeds from the Florida Forever
  261         Trust Fund for the 2023-2024 fiscal year; reenacting
  262         s. 570.93(1)(a), F.S., relating to the agricultural
  263         water conservation program of the Department of
  264         Agriculture and Consumer Services; extending for 1
  265         fiscal year provisions governing administration of a
  266         cost-share program; providing for the future
  267         expiration and reversion of specified statutory text;
  268         reenacting s. 376.3071(15)(g), F.S., relating to the
  269         Inland Protection Trust Fund; exempting specified
  270         costs incurred by certain petroleum storage system
  271         owners or operators during a specified period from the
  272         prohibition against making payments in excess of
  273         amounts approved by the Department of Environmental
  274         Protection; providing for the future expiration and
  275         reversion of specified statutory text; requiring the
  276         Department of Citrus to enter into agreements to
  277         expedite the increased production of certain citrus
  278         trees and commercialize certain technologies;
  279         specifying a timeframe for entering into such
  280         agreements; requiring a specified certification;
  281         amending s. 161.101, F.S.; extending for 1 fiscal year
  282         the authority of the Department of Environmental
  283         Protection to waive or reduce certain match
  284         requirements for specified counties; amending s. 10,
  285         chapter 2022-272, Laws of Florida; extending the
  286         Hurricane Restoration Reimbursement Grant Program for
  287         1 fiscal year; revising requirements to receive
  288         financial assistance grants under the program;
  289         revising cost-sharing requirements; amending s.
  290         321.04, F.S.; extending for 1 fiscal year the
  291         requirement that the Department of Highway Safety and
  292         Motor Vehicles assign one or more patrol officers to
  293         the office of Lieutenant Governor for security
  294         purposes, upon request of the Governor; extending for
  295         1 fiscal year the requirement that the Department of
  296         Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles assign a patrol
  297         officer to a Cabinet member under certain
  298         circumstances; amending s. 288.80125, F.S.; extending
  299         for 1 fiscal year a requirement that funds in the
  300         Triumph Gulf Coast Trust Fund be related to Hurricane
  301         Michael recovery; amending s. 288.8013, F.S.;
  302         authorizing earnings and interest generated by the
  303         Triumph Gulf Coast Trust Fund to be retained and used
  304         to make specified awards or for administrative costs;
  305         providing for the future expiration and reversion of
  306         specified statutory text; amending s. 339.08, F.S.;
  307         appropriating funds to the State Transportation Trust
  308         Fund from the General Revenue Fund as provided in the
  309         General Appropriations Act; deleting a requirement
  310         relating to the department tracking and accounting for
  311         certain funds; amending s. 339.135, F.S.; extending
  312         for 1 fiscal year the authority for the chair and vice
  313         chair of the Legislative Budget Commission to approve
  314         certain work program amendments under specified
  315         circumstances; creating s. 250.245, F.S.; establishing
  316         the Florida National Guard Joint Enlistment
  317         Enhancement Program within the Department of Military
  318         Affairs; providing the purpose of the program;
  319         defining the term “recruiting assistant”; providing
  320         eligibility requirements for participation in the
  321         program; requiring the Adjutant General to provide
  322         specified compensation to recruiting assistants;
  323         requiring the Department of Military Affairs, in
  324         cooperation with the Florida National Guard, to adopt
  325         rules; amending s. 288.0655, F.S.; extending for 1
  326         fiscal year a requirement that certain appropriated
  327         funds relating to the Rural Infrastructure Fund be
  328         distributed in a specified manner; authorizing the
  329         Division of Emergency Management to submit budget
  330         amendments to increase budget authority for certain
  331         project expenditures; amending s. 112.061, F.S.;
  332         extending for 1 fiscal year the authorization for the
  333         Lieutenant Governor to designate an alternative
  334         official headquarters under certain conditions;
  335         specifying restrictions, limitations, eligibility for
  336         the subsistence allowance, reimbursement of
  337         transportation expenses, and payment thereof;
  338         requiring the Department of Management Services to
  339         release certain competitive procurements by a
  340         specified date; providing requirements for such
  341         procurements; providing legislative intent;
  342         authorizing the Department of Management Services to
  343         enter into contracts that may require the payment of
  344         administrative fees under a specified amount;
  345         requiring the Department of Management Services to
  346         maintain and offer the same health insurance options
  347         for participants of the State Group Health Insurance
  348         Program for the 2023-2024 fiscal year as applied in
  349         the preceding fiscal year; requiring the Department of
  350         Management Services to assess an administrative health
  351         insurance assessment on each state agency; providing
  352         the rate of such assessment; defining the term “state
  353         agency”; providing how a state agency shall remit
  354         certain funds; requiring the Department of Management
  355         Services to take certain actions in case of
  356         delinquencies; requiring the Chief Financial Officer
  357         to transfer funds under specified circumstances;
  358         providing an exception; requiring state agencies to
  359         provide a list of positions that qualify for such
  360         exception by a specified date and to update the list
  361         monthly thereafter; requiring state agencies to
  362         include the administrative health insurance assessment
  363         in their indirect cost plan; requiring agencies to
  364         notify the Department of Management Services regarding
  365         the approval of their updated indirect cost plans;
  366         authorizing the Executive Office of the Governor to
  367         transfer budget authority between agencies in
  368         specified circumstances; providing that the annual
  369         salaries of the members of the Legislature be
  370         maintained at a specified level; reenacting s.
  371         215.32(2)(b), F.S., relating to the authorization for
  372         transferring unappropriated cash balances from
  373         selected trust funds to the Budget Stabilization Fund
  374         and General Revenue Fund; providing for future
  375         expiration and reversion of specific statutory text;
  376         specifying the type of travel which may be used with
  377         state employee travel funds; providing exceptions;
  378         providing a monetary cap on lodging costs for state
  379         employee travel to certain meetings organized or
  380         sponsored by a state agency or the judicial branch;
  381         authorizing employees to expend their own funds for
  382         lodging expenses that exceed the monetary caps;
  383         amending s. 216.181, F.S.; extending for 1 fiscal year
  384         the authority of the Legislative Budget Commission to
  385         approve budget amendments for certain fixed capital
  386         outlay projects; amending s. 350.0614, F.S.; extending
  387         for 1 fiscal year specified provisions governing the
  388         budget of the Public Counsel; amending s. 216.292,
  389         F.S.; providing requirements for certain transfers;
  390         authorizing state agencies to purchase vehicles from
  391         nonstate term contract vendors without prior approval
  392         from the Department of Management Services under
  393         certain circumstances; authorizing the Department of
  394         Management Services, the Executive Office of the
  395         Governor, the Commissioner of Agriculture, the Chief
  396         Financial Officer, and the Attorney General to enter
  397         into specified leases as a lessee without having to
  398         advertise or receive competitive solicitations;
  399         requiring the Department of Environmental Protection
  400         to use specified funds to purchase lands or interests
  401         in lands within certain areas; requiring the
  402         Department of Environmental Protection to offer
  403         specified leases; requiring the Department of
  404         Environmental Protection to perform a review of land
  405         management activities in consultation with other state
  406         lead land managers; requiring the Department of
  407         Environmental Protection to submit a report on its
  408         review and recommendations to the Legislature by a
  409         specified date; prohibiting a county or municipal
  410         government from adopting or amending certain
  411         fertilizer management ordinances; providing conditions
  412         under which the veto of certain appropriations or
  413         proviso language in the General Appropriations Act
  414         voids language that implements such appropriation;
  415         providing for the continued operation of certain
  416         provisions notwithstanding a future repeal or
  417         expiration provided by the act; providing
  418         severability; providing for contingent retroactivity;
  419         providing effective dates.
  420          
  421  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
  422  
  423         Section 1. It is the intent of the Legislature that the
  424  implementing and administering provisions of this act apply to
  425  the General Appropriations Act for the 2023-2024 fiscal year.
  426         Section 2. In order to implement Specific Appropriations 5,
  427  6, 80, and 81 of the 2023-2024 General Appropriations Act, the
  428  calculations of the Florida Education Finance Program for the
  429  2023-2024 fiscal year included in the document titled “Public
  430  School Funding: The Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP)
  431  Fiscal Year 2023-2024,” dated May 2, 2023, and filed with the
  432  Secretary of the Senate, are incorporated by reference for the
  433  purpose of displaying the calculations used by the Legislature,
  434  consistent with the requirements of state law, in making
  435  appropriations for the Florida Education Finance Program. This
  436  section expires July 1, 2024.
  437         Section 3. In order to implement Specific Appropriation 59B
  438  of the 2023-2024 General Appropriations Act, section 1009.895,
  439  Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  440         1009.895 Open Door Grant Program.—
  441         (1) ESTABLISHMENT; PURPOSE.—As used in this section, the
  442  term:
  443         (a) “Cost of the program” means the cost of tuition, fees,
  444  examination, books, and materials to a student enrolled in an
  445  eligible program.
  446         (b) “Department” means the Department of Education.
  447         (c) “Institution” means school district postsecondary
  448  technical career centers under s. 1001.44, Florida College
  449  System institutions under s. 1000.21(3), charter technical
  450  career centers under s. 1002.34, and school districts with
  451  eligible integrated education and training programs.
  452         (d) “Program” means a noncredit industry certification
  453  preparation, clock hour career certificate programs, or for
  454  credit short-term career and technical education programs that
  455  result in the award of credentials identified under s.
  456  445.004(4).
  457         (e) “Student” means a person who is a resident of this
  458  state as determined under s. 1009.21 and is unemployed,
  459  underemployed, or furloughed.
  460         (2) The Open Door Grant Program is established and shall be
  461  administered by participating institutions in accordance with
  462  rules of the State Board of Education. The program is created to
  463  incentivize for the purpose of:
  464         (a) Creating and sustaining a demand-driven supply of
  465  credentialed workers for high-demand occupations by addressing
  466  and closing the gap between the skills needed by workers in the
  467  state and the skills of the available workforce in the state.
  468         (b) Expanding the affordability of workforce training and
  469  credentialing.
  470         (c)Increasing the interest of current and future workers
  471  to enroll in short-term, high-demand career and technical
  472  education that leads to a credential, credentialing and
  473  certificate, or degree programs.
  474         (2)ELIGIBILITY.—In order to be eligible for the program, a
  475  student must:
  476         (a) Meet the requirements under s. 1009.40(1)(a)2. and 3.;
  477         (b) Be enrolled in an integrated education and training
  478  program in which institutions establish partnerships with local
  479  workforce development boards to provide basic skills
  480  instruction, contextually and concurrently, with workforce
  481  training that results in the award of credentials under s.
  482  445.004(4) or a workforce education program as defined under s.
  483  1011.80(1)(b)-(f) that is included on the Master Credentials
  484  List under s. 445.004(4); and
  485         (c) Be enrolled at a school district postsecondary
  486  technical career center under s. 1001.44, a Florida College
  487  System institution under s. 1000.21(3), or a charter technical
  488  career center under s. 1002.34.
  489  
  490  An institution may not impose additional criteria to determine a
  491  student’s eligibility to receive a grant under this section.
  492         (3) GRANT AWARD.—A student is eligible to receive a maximum
  493  award equal to the amount needed to cover 100 percent of tuition
  494  and fees, exam or assessment costs, books, and related materials
  495  for eligible programs after all other federal and state
  496  financial aid is applied. In addition, a student may receive a
  497  stipend of up to $1,500, or an amount specified in the General
  498  Appropriations Act, per academic year to cover other education
  499  expenses related to the institutional cost of attendance. The
  500  institution shall make awards and stipends subject to
  501  availability of funding. Returning students must be given
  502  priority over new students.
  503         (4) DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.—
  504         (a) For the 2023-2024 fiscal year, funding for eligible
  505  institutions must consist of a base amount provided for in the
  506  General Appropriations Act plus each institution’s proportionate
  507  share of full-time equivalent students enrolled in workforce
  508  education programs. Beginning in the 2024-2025 fiscal year, the
  509  funds appropriated for the Open Door Grant Program must be
  510  distributed to eligible institutions in accordance with a
  511  formula approved by the State Board of Education. The formula
  512  must consider at least the prior year’s distribution of funds
  513  and the number of eligible applicants who did not receive
  514  awards.
  515         (b) Subject to the appropriation of funds by the
  516  Legislature, the Department of Education shall transmit payment
  517  of grants to the institution in advance of the registration
  518  period. Institutions shall notify students of the amount of
  519  their awards.
  520         (c) The eligibility status of each student to receive a
  521  disbursement must be determined by each institution as of the
  522  end of its regular registration period, inclusive of a drop-add
  523  period. Institutions may not be required to reevaluate a
  524  student’s eligibility status after this date for purposes of
  525  changing eligibility determinations previously made.
  526         (d) Each term, institutions shall certify to the department
  527  within 30 days after the end of the regular registration period
  528  the amount of funds disbursed to each student. Institutions
  529  shall remit to the department any undisbursed advances for the
  530  fall, spring, and summer terms within 30 days after the end of
  531  the summer term.
  532         (5) INSTITUTIONAL REPORTING.—Each institution shall report
  533  to the department by the established date:
  534         (a) The number of students eligible for the program for
  535  each academic term. Each institution shall also report to the
  536  department any necessary demographic and eligibility data for
  537  students; and
  538         (3) The department shall provide grants to institutions on
  539  a first-come, first-serve basis for students who enroll in an
  540  eligible program. The department shall prioritize funding for
  541  integrated education and training programs in which institutions
  542  establish partnerships with local workforce development boards
  543  to provide basic skills instruction, contextually and
  544  concurrently, with workforce training that results in the award
  545  of credentials under s. 445.004(4). One-quarter of the
  546  appropriated funds must be prioritized to serve students
  547  attending rural institutions. No more than one-quarter of the
  548  appropriated funds may be disbursed annually to any eligible
  549  institution.
  550         (4) Subject to the availability of funds:
  551         (a) A student who enrolls in an eligible program offered by
  552  an institution and who does not receive state or federal
  553  financial aid may apply for and be awarded a grant to cover two
  554  thirds of the cost of the program, if at the time of enrollment
  555  the student pays one-third of the cost of the program and signs
  556  an agreement to either complete the program or pay an additional
  557  one-third of the cost of the program in the event of
  558  noncompletion. The department shall reimburse the institution in
  559  an amount equal to one-third of the cost of the program upon a
  560  student’s completion of the program. An additional one-third
  561  shall be provided upon attainment of a workforce credential or
  562  certificate by the student. Grant funds may be used to cover the
  563  student’s one-third of the cost of the program for students in
  564  integrated education and training programs and students who do
  565  not have a high school diploma and meet the requirements
  566  established by the department. An institution may cover the
  567  student’s one-third of the cost of the program based on student
  568  need, as determined by the institution.
  569         (b) A student receiving state or federal financial aid who
  570  enrolls in an eligible program offered by an institution may
  571  apply for and be awarded a grant to cover the unmet need of the
  572  cost of the program after the application of all eligible
  573  financial aid. Financial aid and grants received by the student
  574  shall be credited first to the student’s costs before the award
  575  of an open door grant. After a student is enrolled in an
  576  eligible program, the department shall award the grant to the
  577  institution for the amount of unmet need for the eligible
  578  student.
  579         (5) The department may not reimburse any institution more
  580  than $3,000 per completed workforce training program by an
  581  eligible student.
  582         (6) The department shall administer the grant and shall
  583  carry out the goals and purposes of the grant set forth in
  584  subsection (2). In administering the grant, the department
  585  shall:
  586         (a) Require eligible institutions to provide student
  587  specific data.
  588         (b) Undertake periodic assessments of the overall success
  589  of the grant program and recommend modifications, interventions,
  590  and other actions based on such assessments.
  591         (c) Establish the procedure by which eligible institutions
  592  shall notify the department when eligible students enroll in
  593  eligible programs.
  594         (d) Require each eligible institution to submit a report
  595  with Data from the previous fiscal year on program completion
  596  and credential attainment by students participating in the grant
  597  program that, at a minimum, includes:
  598         1. A list of the programs offered.
  599         2. The number of students who enrolled in the programs.
  600         3. The number of students who completed the programs.
  601         4. The number of students who attained workforce
  602  credentials, categorized by credential name and relevant
  603  occupation, after completing training programs.
  604         5. The average cost per workforce credential attained,
  605  categorized by credential name and relevant occupation.
  606         (6)(7)REPORTING.—The department shall compile the data
  607  provided under paragraph (5)(b) (6)(d) and annually report such
  608  aggregate data, in the aggregate and categorize such information
  609  by eligible institution, to the State Board of Education. The
  610  report shall also include information on the average wage, age,
  611  gender, race, ethnicity, veteran status, and other relevant
  612  information, of students who have completed workforce training
  613  programs categorized by credential name and relevant occupation.
  614         (7)(8)RULES.—The State Board of Education shall adopt
  615  rules to implement this section.
  616         Section 4. The amendments to s. 1009.895, Florida Statutes,
  617  made by this act expire July 1, 2024, and the text of that
  618  section shall revert to that in existence on June 30, 2023,
  619  except that any amendments to such text enacted other than by
  620  this act shall be preserved and continue to operate to the
  621  extent that such amendments are not dependent upon the portions
  622  of text which expire pursuant to this section.
  623         Section 5. In order to implement Specific Appropriation 79
  624  of the 2023-2024 General Appropriations Act, paragraphs (a) and
  625  (f) of subsection (4), subsection (5), and paragraph (e) of
  626  subsection (6) of section 1002.68, Florida Statutes, are amended
  627  to read:
  628         1002.68 Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program
  629  accountability.—
  630         (4)(a) Beginning with the 2023-2024 2022-2023 program year,
  631  the department shall adopt a methodology for calculating each
  632  private prekindergarten provider’s and public school provider’s
  633  performance metric, which must be based on a combination of the
  634  following:
  635         1. Program assessment composite scores under subsection
  636  (2), which must be weighted at no less than 50 percent.
  637         2. Learning gains operationalized as change-in-ability
  638  scores from the initial and final progress monitoring results
  639  described in subsection (1).
  640         3. Norm-referenced developmental learning outcomes
  641  described in subsection (1).
  642         (f) The department shall adopt procedures to annually
  643  calculate each private prekindergarten provider’s and public
  644  school’s performance metric, based on the methodology adopted in
  645  paragraphs (a) and (b), and assign a designation under paragraph
  646  (d). Beginning with the 2024-2025 2023-2024 program year, each
  647  private prekindergarten provider or public school shall be
  648  assigned a designation within 45 days after the conclusion of
  649  the school-year Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program
  650  delivered by all participating private prekindergarten providers
  651  or public schools and within 45 days after the conclusion of the
  652  summer Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program delivered by
  653  all participating private prekindergarten providers or public
  654  schools.
  655         (5)(a) If a public school’s or private prekindergarten
  656  provider’s program assessment composite score for its
  657  prekindergarten classrooms fails to meet the minimum program
  658  assessment composite score for contracting adopted in rule by
  659  the department, the private prekindergarten provider or public
  660  school may not participate in the Voluntary Prekindergarten
  661  Education Program beginning in the consecutive program year and
  662  thereafter until the public school or private prekindergarten
  663  provider meets the minimum composite score for contracting. A
  664  public school or private prekindergarten provider may request
  665  one program assessment per program year in order to requalify
  666  for participation in the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education
  667  Program, provided that the public school or private
  668  prekindergarten provider is not excluded from participation
  669  under ss. 1002.55(6), 1002.61(10)(b), 1002.63(9)(b), or
  670  paragraph (5)(b) of this section. If a public school or private
  671  prekindergarten provider would like an additional program
  672  assessment completed within the same program year, the public
  673  school or private prekindergarten provider shall be responsible
  674  for the cost of the program assessment.
  675         (b) If a private prekindergarten provider’s or public
  676  school’s performance metric or designation falls below the
  677  minimum performance metric or designation, the early learning
  678  coalition shall:
  679         1. Require the provider or school to submit for approval to
  680  the early learning coalition an improvement plan and implement
  681  the plan.
  682         2. Place the provider or school on probation.
  683         3. Require the provider or school to take certain
  684  corrective actions, including the use of a curriculum approved
  685  by the department under s. 1002.67(2)(c) and a staff development
  686  plan approved by the department to strengthen instructional
  687  practices in emotional support, classroom organization,
  688  instructional support, language development, phonological
  689  awareness, alphabet knowledge, and mathematical thinking.
  690         (b)(c) A private prekindergarten provider or public school
  691  that is placed on probation must continue the corrective actions
  692  required under paragraph (a) (b) until the provider or school
  693  meets the minimum performance metric or designation adopted by
  694  the department. Failure to meet the requirements of
  695  subparagraphs (a)1. and 3. (b)1. and 3. shall result in the
  696  termination of the provider’s or school’s contract to deliver
  697  the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program for a period of
  698  at least 2 years but no more than 5 years.
  699         (c)(d) If a private prekindergarten provider or public
  700  school remains on probation for 2 consecutive years and fails to
  701  meet the minimum performance metric or designation, or is not
  702  granted a good cause exemption by the department, the department
  703  shall require the early learning coalition to revoke the
  704  provider’s eligibility and the school district to revoke the
  705  school’s eligibility to deliver the Voluntary Prekindergarten
  706  Education Program and receive state funds for the program for a
  707  period of at least 2 years but no more than 5 years.
  708         (6)
  709         (e) A private prekindergarten provider or public school
  710  granted a good cause exemption shall continue to implement its
  711  improvement plan and continue the corrective actions required
  712  under paragraph (5)(a) (5)(b) until the provider or school meets
  713  the minimum performance metric.
  714         Section 6. The amendments to s. 1002.68(4)(a) and (f), (5),
  715  and (6)(e), Florida Statutes, made by this act expire July 1,
  716  2024, and the text of those subsections or paragraphs, as
  717  applicable, shall revert to that in existence on June 30, 2023,
  718  except that any amendments to such text enacted other than by
  719  this act shall be preserved and continue to operate to the
  720  extent that such amendments are not dependent upon the portions
  721  of text which expire pursuant to this section.
  722         Section 7. In order to implement Specific Appropriations
  723  197 through 223 and 539 of the 2023-2024 General Appropriations
  724  Act, and notwithstanding ss. 216.181 and 216.292, Florida
  725  Statutes, the Agency for Health Care Administration, in
  726  consultation with the Department of Health, may submit a budget
  727  amendment, subject to the notice, review, and objection
  728  procedures of s. 216.177, Florida Statutes, to realign funding
  729  within and between agencies based on implementation of the
  730  managed medical assistance component of the Statewide Medicaid
  731  Managed Care program for the Children’s Medical Services program
  732  of the Department of Health. The funding realignment shall
  733  reflect the actual enrollment changes due to the transfer of
  734  beneficiaries from fee-for-service to the capitated Children’s
  735  Medical Services network. The Agency for Health Care
  736  Administration may submit a request for nonoperating budget
  737  authority to transfer the federal funds to the Department of
  738  Health pursuant to s. 216.181(12), Florida Statutes. This
  739  section expires July 1, 2024.
  740         Section 8. In order to implement Specific Appropriations
  741  197 through 223 of the 2023-2024 General Appropriations Act, and
  742  notwithstanding ss. 216.181 and 216.292, Florida Statutes, the
  743  Agency for Health Care Administration may submit a budget
  744  amendment, subject to the notice, review, and objection
  745  procedures of s. 216.177, Florida Statutes, to realign funding
  746  within the Medicaid program appropriation categories to address
  747  projected surpluses and deficits within the program and to
  748  maximize the use of state trust funds. A single budget amendment
  749  shall be submitted in the last quarter of the 2023-2024 fiscal
  750  year only. This section expires July 1, 2024.
  751         Section 9. In order to implement Specific Appropriations
  752  176 through 181 and 539 of the 2023-2024 General Appropriations
  753  Act, and notwithstanding ss. 216.181 and 216.292, Florida
  754  Statutes, the Agency for Health Care Administration and the
  755  Department of Health may each submit a budget amendment, subject
  756  to the notice, review, and objection procedures of s. 216.177,
  757  Florida Statutes, to realign funding within the Florida Kidcare
  758  program appropriation categories, or to increase budget
  759  authority in the Children’s Medical Services network category,
  760  to address projected surpluses and deficits within the program
  761  or to maximize the use of state trust funds. A single budget
  762  amendment must be submitted by each agency in the last quarter
  763  of the 2023-2024 fiscal year only. This section expires July 1,
  764  2024.
  765         Section 10. In order to implement Specific Appropriations
  766  490 through 494 of the 2023-2024 General Appropriations Act,
  767  subsection (17) of section 381.986, Florida Statutes, is amended
  768  to read:
  769         381.986 Medical use of marijuana.—
  770         (17) Rules adopted pursuant to this section before July 1,
  771  2024 2023, are not subject to ss. 120.54(3)(b) and 120.541. This
  772  subsection expires July 1, 2024 2023.
  773         Section 11. Effective July 1, 2023, upon the expiration and
  774  reversion of the amendments made to subsection (1) of section 14
  775  of chapter 2017-232, Laws of Florida, pursuant to section 18 of
  776  chapter 2022-157, Laws of Florida, and in order to implement
  777  Specific Appropriations 490 through 494 of the 2023-2024 General
  778  Appropriations Act, subsection (1) of section 14 of chapter
  779  2017-232, Laws of Florida, is amended to read:
  780         Section 14. Department of Health; authority to adopt rules;
  781  cause of action.—
  782         (1) EMERGENCY RULEMAKING.—
  783         (a) The Department of Health and the applicable boards
  784  shall adopt emergency rules pursuant to s. 120.54(4), Florida
  785  Statutes, and this section necessary to implement s. 381.986 ss.
  786  381.986 and 381.988, Florida Statutes. If an emergency rule
  787  adopted under this section is held to be unconstitutional or an
  788  invalid exercise of delegated legislative authority, and becomes
  789  void, the department or the applicable boards may adopt an
  790  emergency rule pursuant to this section to replace the rule that
  791  has become void. If the emergency rule adopted to replace the
  792  void emergency rule is also held to be unconstitutional or an
  793  invalid exercise of delegated legislative authority and becomes
  794  void, the department and the applicable boards must follow the
  795  nonemergency rulemaking procedures of the Administrative
  796  Procedures Act to replace the rule that has become void.
  797         (b) For emergency rules adopted under this section, the
  798  department and the applicable boards need not make the findings
  799  required by s. 120.54(4)(a), Florida Statutes. Emergency rules
  800  adopted under this section are exempt from ss. 120.54(3)(b) and
  801  120.541, Florida Statutes. The department and the applicable
  802  boards shall meet the procedural requirements in s. 120.54(4)(a)
  803  s. 120.54(a), Florida Statutes, if the department or the
  804  applicable boards have, before July 1, 2019 the effective date
  805  of this act, held any public workshops or hearings on the
  806  subject matter of the emergency rules adopted under this
  807  subsection. Challenges to emergency rules adopted under this
  808  subsection are subject to the time schedules provided in s.
  809  120.56(5), Florida Statutes.
  810         (c) Emergency rules adopted under this section are exempt
  811  from s. 120.54(4)(c), Florida Statutes, and shall remain in
  812  effect until replaced by rules adopted under the nonemergency
  813  rulemaking procedures of the Administrative Procedures Act.
  814  Rules adopted under the nonemergency rulemaking procedures of
  815  the Administrative Procedures Act to replace emergency rules
  816  adopted under this section are exempt from ss. 120.54(3)(b) and
  817  120.541, Florida Statutes. By July 1, 2024 January 1, 2018, the
  818  department and the applicable boards shall initiate nonemergency
  819  rulemaking pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act to
  820  replace all emergency rules adopted under this section by
  821  publishing a notice of rule development in the Florida
  822  Administrative Register. Except as provided in paragraph (a),
  823  after July 1, 2024 January 1, 2018, the department and
  824  applicable boards may not adopt rules pursuant to the emergency
  825  rulemaking procedures provided in this section.
  826         Section 12. The amendments to subsection (1) of section 14
  827  of chapter 2017-232, Laws of Florida, made by this act expire
  828  July 1, 2024, and the text of that subsection shall revert to
  829  that in existence on June 30, 2019, except that any amendments
  830  to such text enacted other than by this act shall be preserved
  831  and continue to operate to the extent that such amendments are
  832  not dependent upon the portions of text which expire pursuant to
  833  this section.
  834         Section 13. In order to implement Specific Appropriations
  835  202, 203, 206, and 210 of the 2023-2024 General Appropriations
  836  Act, the Agency for Health Care Administration may submit a
  837  budget amendment pursuant to chapter 216, Florida Statutes,
  838  requesting additional spending authority to implement the
  839  federally approved Directed Payment Program for hospitals
  840  statewide providing inpatient and outpatient services to
  841  Medicaid managed care enrollees, the Indirect Medical Education
  842  (IME) Program, and a nursing workforce expansion and education
  843  program for certain institutions participating in a graduate
  844  medical education or nursing education program. For institutions
  845  participating in the nursing workforce expansion and education
  846  program, the budget amendment must identify the educational
  847  institutions partnering with the teaching hospital. Institutions
  848  participating in the nursing workforce expansion and education
  849  program shall provide quarterly reports to the agency detailing
  850  the number of nurses participating in the program. This section
  851  expires July 1, 2024.
  852         Section 14. In order to implement Specific Appropriations
  853  203, 206, and 210 of the 2023-2024 General Appropriations Act,
  854  the Agency for Health Care Administration may submit a budget
  855  amendment pursuant to chapter 216, Florida Statutes, requesting
  856  additional spending authority to implement the federally
  857  approved Directed Payment Program and fee-for-service
  858  supplemental payments for cancer hospitals that meet the
  859  criteria in 42 U.S.C. s. 1395ww(d)(1)(B)(v). Notwithstanding s.
  860  409.908(1)(a), Florida Statutes, the executed Letters of
  861  Agreement for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 that support the Grants and
  862  Donations Trust Fund appropriation that provides a minimum fee
  863  schedule calculated as a supplemental per member per month
  864  payment through prepaid health plans for services provided by
  865  qualifying Florida cancer hospitals that meet the criteria in 42
  866  U.S.C. s. 1395ww(d)(1)(B)(v) shall remain in effect until the
  867  federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approves the
  868  expenditure of such funds and the funds are transferred to the
  869  Agency for Health Care Administration. The intergovernmental
  870  transfer amounts in the Letters of Agreement may be modified in
  871  accordance with the prevailing federal medical assistance
  872  matching percent at the time payments are made. This section
  873  expires July 1, 2024.
  874         Section 15. In order to implement Specific Appropriations
  875  197 through 223 of the 2023-2024 General Appropriations Act, the
  876  Agency for Health Care Administration may submit a budget
  877  amendment, subject to the notice, review, and objection
  878  procedures of s. 216.177, Florida Statutes, to provide spending
  879  authority to implement the Low Income Pool component of the
  880  Florida Managed Medical Assistance Demonstration up to the total
  881  computable funds authorized by the federal Centers for Medicare
  882  and Medicaid Services. The budget amendment must include the
  883  final terms and conditions of the Low Income Pool, a proposed
  884  distribution model by entity, and a listing of entities
  885  contributing intergovernmental transfers to support the state
  886  match required. In addition, for each entity included in the
  887  distribution model, a signed attestation must be provided that
  888  includes the charity care cost upon which the Low Income Pool
  889  payment is based and an acknowledgment that should the
  890  distribution result in an overpayment based on the Low Income
  891  Pool cost limit audit, the entity is responsible for returning
  892  that overpayment to the agency for return to the federal Centers
  893  for Medicare and Medicaid Services. This section expires July 1,
  894  2024.
  895         Section 16. In order to implement Specific Appropriations
  896  209 and 210 of the 2023-2024 General Appropriations Act, the
  897  Agency for Health Care Administration may submit a budget
  898  amendment pursuant to chapter 216, Florida Statutes, requesting
  899  additional spending authority to implement fee-for-service
  900  supplemental payments and a directed payment program for
  901  physicians and subordinate licensed health care practitioners
  902  employed by or under contract with a Florida medical or dental
  903  school, or a public hospital. Notwithstanding s. 409.908(1)(a),
  904  Florida Statutes, the executed Letters of Agreement for Fiscal
  905  Year 2022-2023 that support the Grants and Donations Trust Fund
  906  appropriation that provides a differential fee schedule paid as
  907  supplemental payments or a minimum fee schedule calculated as
  908  supplemental per member per month payment through prepaid health
  909  plans for services provided by doctors of medicine, osteopathy,
  910  and dentistry as well as other licensed health care
  911  practitioners acting under the supervision of those doctors
  912  pursuant to existing statutes and written protocols employed by
  913  or under contract with a medical or dental school or a public
  914  hospital in Florida shall remain in effect until the federal
  915  Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approves the
  916  expenditure of such funds and the funds are transferred to the
  917  Agency for Health Care Administration. The intergovernmental
  918  transfer amounts in the Letters of Agreement may be modified in
  919  accordance with the prevailing federal medical assistance
  920  matching percent at the time payments are made. This section
  921  expires July 1, 2024.
  922         Section 17. In order to implement Specific Appropriations
  923  207, 210, and 221 of the 2023-2024 General Appropriations Act,
  924  the Agency for Health Care Administration may submit a budget
  925  amendment pursuant to chapter 216, Florida Statutes, requesting
  926  additional spending authority to implement a certified
  927  expenditure program for emergency medical transportation
  928  services. This section expires July 1, 2024.
  929         Section 18. In order to implement Specific Appropriations
  930  328, 330, 361, and 362 of the 2023-2024 General Appropriations
  931  Act, and notwithstanding ss. 216.181 and 216.292, Florida
  932  Statutes, the Department of Children and Families may submit a
  933  budget amendment, subject to the notice, review, and objection
  934  procedures of s. 216.177, Florida Statutes, to realign funding
  935  within the department based on the implementation of the
  936  Guardianship Assistance Program, between the specific
  937  appropriations for guardianship assistance payments, foster care
  938  Level 1 room and board payments, relative caregiver payments,
  939  and nonrelative caregiver payments. This section expires July 1,
  940  2024.
  941         Section 19. In order to implement Specific Appropriations
  942  197 through 199, 203, 206, 207, 209 through 211, 355, 365, 482,
  943  499 through 501, 507, and 511 of the 2023-2024 General
  944  Appropriations Act, and notwithstanding ss. 216.181 and 216.292,
  945  Florida Statutes, the Department of Children and Families,
  946  Department of Health, and Agency for Health Care Administration
  947  may submit budget amendments, subject to the notice, review, and
  948  objection procedures of s. 216.177, Florida Statutes, to
  949  increase budget authority to support refugee programs
  950  administered by the federal Office of Refugee Resettlement due
  951  to the ongoing instability of federal immigration policy and the
  952  resulting inability of the state to reasonably predict, with
  953  certainty, the budgetary need of this state with respect to the
  954  number of refugees relocated to the state as part of those
  955  federal programs. The Department of Children and Families shall
  956  submit quarterly reports to the Executive Office of the
  957  Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the
  958  House of Representatives on the number of refugees entering the
  959  state, the nations of origin of such refugees, and current
  960  expenditure projections. This section expires July 1, 2024.
  961         Section 20. In order to implement Specific Appropriations
  962  358 through 360, 372 through 378, and 383 through 387 of the
  963  2023-2024 General Appropriations Act, and notwithstanding ss.
  964  216.181 and 216.292, Florida Statutes, the Department of
  965  Children and Families may submit budget amendments, subject to
  966  the notice, review, and objection procedures of s. 216.177,
  967  Florida Statutes, to increase budget authority to support the
  968  following federal grant programs: the Supplemental Nutrition
  969  Assistance Grant Program, the Pandemic Electronic Benefit
  970  Transfer, the American Rescue Plan Grant, the State Opioid
  971  Response Grant, the Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment
  972  Block Grant, and the Mental Health Block Grant. This section
  973  expires July 1, 2024.
  974         Section 21. In order to implement Specific Appropriations
  975  469 and 471 of the 2023-2024 General Appropriations Act, and
  976  notwithstanding ss. 216.181 and 216.292, Florida Statutes, the
  977  Department of Health may submit a budget amendment, subject to
  978  the notice, review, and objection procedures of s. 216.177,
  979  Florida Statutes, to increase budget authority for the
  980  Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children
  981  (WIC) and the Child Care Food Program if additional federal
  982  revenues will be expended in the 2023-2024 fiscal year. This
  983  section expires July 1, 2024.
  984         Section 22. In order to implement Specific Appropriations
  985  478 and 523 of the 2023-2024 General Appropriations Act, and
  986  notwithstanding ss. 216.181 and 216.292, Florida Statutes, the
  987  Department of Health may submit a budget amendment, subject to
  988  the notice, review, and objection procedures of s. 216.177,
  989  Florida Statutes, to increase budget authority for the HIV/AIDS
  990  Prevention and Treatment Program if additional federal revenues
  991  specific to HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment become available
  992  in the 2023-2024 fiscal year. This section expires July 1, 2024.
  993         Section 23. In order to implement Specific Appropriations
  994  432 through 567 of the 2023-2024 General Appropriations Act, and
  995  notwithstanding ss. 216.181 and 216.292, Florida Statutes, the
  996  Department of Health may submit a budget amendment, subject to
  997  the notice, review, and objection procedures of s. 216.177,
  998  Florida Statutes, to increase budget authority for the
  999  department if additional federal revenues specific to COVID-19
 1000  relief funds become available in the 2023-2024 fiscal year. This
 1001  section expires July 1, 2024.
 1002         Section 24. In order to implement Specific Appropriations
 1003  191 and 192A through 192E of the 2023-2024 General
 1004  Appropriations Act:
 1005         (1)The Agency for Health Care Administration shall replace
 1006  the current Florida Medicaid Management Information System
 1007  (FMMIS) and fiscal agent operations with a system that is
 1008  modular, interoperable, and scalable for the Florida Medicaid
 1009  program that complies with all applicable federal and state laws
 1010  and requirements. The agency may not include in the project to
 1011  replace the current FMMIS and fiscal agent contract:
 1012         (a)Functionality that duplicates any of the information
 1013  systems of the other health and human services state agencies;
 1014         (b)Procurement for agency requirements external to
 1015  Medicaid programs with the intent to leverage the Medicaid
 1016  technology infrastructure for other purposes without legislative
 1017  appropriation or legislative authorization to procure these
 1018  requirements. The new system, the Florida Health Care Connection
 1019  (FX) system, must provide better integration with subsystems
 1020  supporting Florida’s Medicaid program; uniformity, consistency,
 1021  and improved access to data; and compatibility with the Centers
 1022  for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Medicaid Information
 1023  Technology Architecture (MITA) as the system matures and expands
 1024  its functionality; or
 1025         (c)Any contract executed after July 1, 2022, not including
 1026  staff augmentation services purchased off the Department of
 1027  Management Services Information Technology staff augmentation
 1028  state term contract that are not deliverables based fixed price
 1029  contracts.
 1030         (2)For purposes of replacing FMMIS and the current
 1031  Medicaid fiscal agent, the Agency for Health Care Administration
 1032  shall:
 1033         (a)Prioritize procurements for the replacement of the
 1034  current functions of FMMIS and the responsibilities of the
 1035  current Medicaid fiscal agent, to minimize the need to extend
 1036  all or portions of the current fiscal agent contract.
 1037         (b)Comply with and not exceed the Centers for Medicare and
 1038  Medicaid Services funding authorizations for the FX system.
 1039         (c)Ensure compliance and uniformity with the published
 1040  MITA framework and guidelines.
 1041         (d)Ensure that all business requirements and technical
 1042  specifications have been provided to all affected state agencies
 1043  for their review and input and approved by the executive
 1044  steering committee established in paragraph (g).
 1045         (e)Consult with the Executive Office of the Governor’s
 1046  working group for interagency information technology integration
 1047  for the development of competitive solicitations that provide
 1048  for data interoperability and shared information technology
 1049  services across the state’s health and human services agencies.
 1050         (f)Implement a data governance structure for the project
 1051  to coordinate data sharing and interoperability across state
 1052  health care entities.
 1053         (g)Implement a project governance structure that includes
 1054  an executive steering committee composed of:
 1055         1.The Secretary of Health Care Administration, or the
 1056  executive sponsor of the project.
 1057         2.A representative of the Division of Health Care Finance
 1058  and Data of the Agency for Health Care Administration, appointed
 1059  by the Secretary of Health Care Administration.
 1060         3.Two representatives from the Division of Medicaid
 1061  Policy, Quality, and Operations of the Agency for Health Care
 1062  Administration, appointed by the Secretary of Health Care
 1063  Administration.
 1064         4.A representative of the Division of Health Care Policy
 1065  and Oversight of the Agency for Health Care Administration,
 1066  appointed by the Secretary of Health Care Administration.
 1067         5.A representative of the Florida Center for Health
 1068  Information and Transparency of the Agency for Health Care
 1069  Administration, appointed by the Secretary of Health Care
 1070  Administration.
 1071         6.The Chief Information Officer of the Agency for Health
 1072  Care Administration, or his or her designee.
 1073         7.The state chief information officer, or his or her
 1074  designee.
 1075         8.Two representatives of the Department of Children and
 1076  Families, appointed by the Secretary of Children and Families.
 1077         9.A representative of the Department of Health, appointed
 1078  by the State Surgeon General.
 1079         10.A representative of the Agency for Persons with
 1080  Disabilities, appointed by the director of the Agency for
 1081  Persons with Disabilities.
 1082         11.A representative from the Florida Healthy Kids
 1083  Corporation.
 1084         12.A representative from the Department of Elderly
 1085  Affairs, appointed by the Secretary of Elderly Affairs.
 1086         13.A representative of the Department of Financial
 1087  Services who has experience with the state’s financial
 1088  processes, including development of the PALM system, appointed
 1089  by the Chief Financial Officer.
 1090         (3)The Secretary of Health Care Administration or the
 1091  executive sponsor of the project shall serve as chair of the
 1092  executive steering committee, and the committee shall take
 1093  action by a vote of at least 10 affirmative votes with the chair
 1094  voting on the prevailing side. A quorum of the executive
 1095  steering committee consists of at least 11 members.
 1096         (4)The executive steering committee has the overall
 1097  responsibility for ensuring that the project to replace FMMIS
 1098  and the Medicaid fiscal agent meets its primary business
 1099  objectives and shall:
 1100         (a)Identify and recommend to the Executive Office of the
 1101  Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the
 1102  House of Representatives any statutory changes needed to
 1103  implement the modular replacement to standardize, to the fullest
 1104  extent possible, the state’s health care data and business
 1105  processes.
 1106         (b)Review and approve any changes to the project’s scope,
 1107  schedule, and budget which do not conflict with the requirements
 1108  of subsections (1) and (2).
 1109         (c)Ensure that adequate resources are provided throughout
 1110  all phases of the project.
 1111         (d)Approve all major project deliverables.
 1112         (e)Review and verify that all procurement and contractual
 1113  documents associated with the replacement of the current FMMIS
 1114  and Medicaid fiscal agent align with the scope, schedule, and
 1115  anticipated budget for the project.
 1116         (5)This section expires July 1, 2024.
 1117         Section 25. In order to implement Specific Appropriations
 1118  210, 211, 265, 277, 340, 501, and 523 of the 2023-2024 General
 1119  Appropriations Act, the Agency for Health Care Administration,
 1120  in consultation with the Department of Health, the Agency for
 1121  Persons with Disabilities, the Department of Children and
 1122  Families, and the Department of Corrections, shall competitively
 1123  procure a contract with a vendor to negotiate, for these
 1124  agencies, prices for prescribed drugs and biological products
 1125  excluded from the programs established under s. 381.02035,
 1126  Florida Statutes, and ineligible under 21 U.S.C. s. 384,
 1127  including, but not limited to, insulin and epinephrine. The
 1128  contract may allow the vendor to directly purchase these
 1129  products for participating agencies when feasible and
 1130  advantageous. The contracted vendor will be compensated on a
 1131  contingency basis, paid from a portion of the savings achieved
 1132  by its price negotiation or purchase of the prescription drugs
 1133  and products. This section expires July 1, 2024.
 1134         Section 26. In order to implement Specific Appropriations
 1135  256, 263, 264, 275, and 276 of the 2023-2024 General
 1136  Appropriations Act, and notwithstanding ss. 216.181 and 216.292,
 1137  Florida Statutes, the Agency for Persons with Disabilities may
 1138  submit budget amendments, subject to the notice, review, and
 1139  objection procedures of s. 216.177, Florida Statutes, to
 1140  transfer funding from the Salaries and Benefits appropriation
 1141  categories to categories used for contractual services in order
 1142  to support additional staff augmentation resources needed at the
 1143  Developmental Disability Centers. This section expires July 1,
 1144  2024.
 1145         Section 27. In order to implement Specific Appropriation
 1146  210 of the 2023-2024 General Appropriations Act, subsection (1)
 1147  of section 409.915, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1148         409.915 County contributions to Medicaid.—Although the
 1149  state is responsible for the full portion of the state share of
 1150  the matching funds required for the Medicaid program, the state
 1151  shall charge the counties an annual contribution in order to
 1152  acquire a certain portion of these funds.
 1153         (1)(a) As used in this section, the term “state Medicaid
 1154  expenditures” means those expenditures used as matching funds
 1155  for the federal Medicaid program.
 1156         (b) The term does not include funds specially assessed by
 1157  any local governmental entity and used as the nonfederal share
 1158  for the hospital directed payment program after July 1, 2021.
 1159  This paragraph expires July 1, 2024.
 1160         Section 28. In order to implement Specific Appropriations
 1161  598 through 705 and 718 through 753 of the 2023-2024 General
 1162  Appropriations Act, subsection (4) of section 216.262, Florida
 1163  Statutes, is amended to read:
 1164         216.262 Authorized positions.—
 1165         (4) Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter relating
 1166  to increasing the number of authorized positions, and for the
 1167  2023-2024 2022-2023 fiscal year only, if the actual inmate
 1168  population of the Department of Corrections exceeds the inmate
 1169  population projections of the February 13, 2023 January 13,
 1170  2022, Criminal Justice Estimating Conference by 1 percent for 2
 1171  consecutive months or 2 percent for any month, the Executive
 1172  Office of the Governor, with the approval of the Legislative
 1173  Budget Commission, shall immediately notify the Criminal Justice
 1174  Estimating Conference, which shall convene as soon as possible
 1175  to revise the estimates. The Department of Corrections may then
 1176  submit a budget amendment requesting the establishment of
 1177  positions in excess of the number authorized by the Legislature
 1178  and additional appropriations from unallocated general revenue
 1179  sufficient to provide for essential staff, fixed capital
 1180  improvements, and other resources to provide classification,
 1181  security, food services, health services, and other variable
 1182  expenses within the institutions to accommodate the estimated
 1183  increase in the inmate population. All actions taken pursuant to
 1184  this subsection are subject to review and approval by the
 1185  Legislative Budget Commission. This subsection expires July 1,
 1186  2024 2023.
 1187         Section 29. In order to implement Specific Appropriations
 1188  3271 through 3337 of the 2023-2024 General Appropriations Act,
 1189  subsection (2) of section 215.18, Florida Statutes, is amended
 1190  to read:
 1191         215.18 Transfers between funds; limitation.—
 1192         (2) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court may receive one
 1193  or more trust fund loans to ensure that the state court system
 1194  has funds sufficient to meet its appropriations in the 2023-2024
 1195  2022-2023 General Appropriations Act. If the Chief Justice
 1196  accesses the loan, he or she must notify the Governor and the
 1197  chairs of the legislative appropriations committees in writing.
 1198  The loan must come from other funds in the State Treasury which
 1199  are for the time being or otherwise in excess of the amounts
 1200  necessary to meet the just requirements of such last-mentioned
 1201  funds. The Governor shall order the transfer of funds within 5
 1202  days after the written notification from the Chief Justice. If
 1203  the Governor does not order the transfer, the Chief Financial
 1204  Officer shall transfer the requested funds. The loan of funds
 1205  from which any money is temporarily transferred must be repaid
 1206  by the end of the 2023-2024 2022-2023 fiscal year. This
 1207  subsection expires July 1, 2024 2023.
 1208         Section 30. In order to implement Specific Appropriations
 1209  1132 through 1143 of the 2023-2024 General Appropriations Act:
 1210         (1)The Department of Juvenile Justice is required to
 1211  review county juvenile detention payments to ensure that
 1212  counties fulfill their financial responsibilities required in s.
 1213  985.6865, Florida Statutes. If the Department of Juvenile
 1214  Justice determines that a county has not met its obligations,
 1215  the department shall direct the Department of Revenue to deduct
 1216  the amount owed to the Department of Juvenile Justice from the
 1217  funds provided to the county under s. 218.23, Florida Statutes.
 1218  The Department of Revenue shall transfer the funds withheld to
 1219  the Shared County/State Juvenile Detention Trust Fund.
 1220         (2)As an assurance to holders of bonds issued by counties
 1221  before July 1, 2023, for which distributions made pursuant to s.
 1222  218.23, Florida Statutes, are pledged, or bonds issued to refund
 1223  such bonds which mature no later than the bonds they refunded
 1224  and which result in a reduction of debt service payable in each
 1225  fiscal year, the amount available for distribution to a county
 1226  shall remain as provided by law and continue to be subject to
 1227  any lien or claim on behalf of the bondholders. The Department
 1228  of Revenue must ensure, based on information provided by an
 1229  affected county, that any reduction in amounts distributed
 1230  pursuant to subsection (1) does not reduce the amount of
 1231  distribution to a county below the amount necessary for the
 1232  timely payment of principal and interest when due on the bonds
 1233  and the amount necessary to comply with any covenant under the
 1234  bond resolution or other documents relating to the issuance of
 1235  the bonds. If a reduction to a county’s monthly distribution
 1236  must be decreased in order to comply with this section, the
 1237  Department of Revenue must notify the Department of Juvenile
 1238  Justice of the amount of the decrease, and the Department of
 1239  Juvenile Justice must send a bill for payment of such amount to
 1240  the affected county.
 1241  
 1242  This section expires July 1, 2024.
 1243         Section 31. In order to implement Specific Appropriations
 1244  763 through 784, 932 through 1075, and 1096 through 1131 of the
 1245  2023-2024 General Appropriations Act, and notwithstanding the
 1246  expiration date in section 36 of chapter 2022-157, Laws of
 1247  Florida, subsection (1), paragraph (a) of subsection (2),
 1248  paragraph (a) of subsection (3), and subsections (5), (6), and
 1249  (7) of section 27.40, Florida Statutes, are reenacted to read:
 1250         27.40 Court-appointed counsel; circuit registries; minimum
 1251  requirements; appointment by court.—
 1252         (1) Counsel shall be appointed to represent any individual
 1253  in a criminal or civil proceeding entitled to court-appointed
 1254  counsel under the Federal or State Constitution or as authorized
 1255  by general law. The court shall appoint a public defender to
 1256  represent indigent persons as authorized in s. 27.51. The office
 1257  of criminal conflict and civil regional counsel shall be
 1258  appointed to represent persons in those cases in which provision
 1259  is made for court-appointed counsel, but only after the public
 1260  defender has certified to the court in writing that the public
 1261  defender is unable to provide representation due to a conflict
 1262  of interest or is not authorized to provide representation. The
 1263  public defender shall report, in the aggregate, the specific
 1264  basis of all conflicts of interest certified to the court. On a
 1265  quarterly basis, the public defender shall submit this
 1266  information to the Justice Administrative Commission.
 1267         (2)(a) Private counsel shall be appointed to represent
 1268  persons in those cases in which provision is made for court
 1269  appointed counsel but only after the office of criminal conflict
 1270  and civil regional counsel has been appointed and has certified
 1271  to the court in writing that the criminal conflict and civil
 1272  regional counsel is unable to provide representation due to a
 1273  conflict of interest. The criminal conflict and civil regional
 1274  counsel shall report, in the aggregate, the specific basis of
 1275  all conflicts of interest certified to the court. On a quarterly
 1276  basis, the criminal conflict and civil regional counsel shall
 1277  submit this information to the Justice Administrative
 1278  Commission.
 1279         (3) In using a registry:
 1280         (a) The chief judge of the circuit shall compile a list of
 1281  attorneys in private practice, by county and by category of
 1282  cases, and provide the list to the clerk of court in each
 1283  county. The chief judge of the circuit may restrict the number
 1284  of attorneys on the general registry list. To be included on a
 1285  registry, an attorney must certify that he or she:
 1286         1. Meets any minimum requirements established by the chief
 1287  judge and by general law for court appointment;
 1288         2. Is available to represent indigent defendants in cases
 1289  requiring court appointment of private counsel; and
 1290         3. Is willing to abide by the terms of the contract for
 1291  services, s. 27.5304, and this section.
 1292  
 1293  To be included on a registry, an attorney must enter into a
 1294  contract for services with the Justice Administrative
 1295  Commission. Failure to comply with the terms of the contract for
 1296  services may result in termination of the contract and removal
 1297  from the registry. Each attorney on the registry is responsible
 1298  for notifying the clerk of the court and the Justice
 1299  Administrative Commission of any change in his or her status.
 1300  Failure to comply with this requirement is cause for termination
 1301  of the contract for services and removal from the registry until
 1302  the requirement is fulfilled.
 1303         (5) The Justice Administrative Commission shall approve
 1304  uniform contract forms for use in procuring the services of
 1305  private court-appointed counsel and uniform procedures and forms
 1306  for use by a court-appointed attorney in support of billing for
 1307  attorney’s fees, costs, and related expenses to demonstrate the
 1308  attorney’s completion of specified duties. Such uniform
 1309  contracts and forms for use in billing must be consistent with
 1310  s. 27.5304, s. 216.311, and the General Appropriations Act and
 1311  must contain the following statement: “The State of Florida’s
 1312  performance and obligation to pay under this contract is
 1313  contingent upon an annual appropriation by the Legislature.”
 1314         (6) After court appointment, the attorney must immediately
 1315  file a notice of appearance with the court indicating acceptance
 1316  of the appointment to represent the defendant and of the terms
 1317  of the uniform contract as specified in subsection (5).
 1318         (7)(a) A private attorney appointed by the court from the
 1319  registry to represent a client is entitled to payment as
 1320  provided in s. 27.5304 so long as the requirements of subsection
 1321  (1) and paragraph (2)(a) are met. An attorney appointed by the
 1322  court who is not on the registry list may be compensated under
 1323  s. 27.5304 only if the court finds in the order of appointment
 1324  that there were no registry attorneys available for
 1325  representation for that case and only if the requirements of
 1326  subsection (1) and paragraph (2)(a) are met.
 1327         (b)1. The flat fee established in s. 27.5304 and the
 1328  General Appropriations Act shall be presumed by the court to be
 1329  sufficient compensation. The attorney shall maintain appropriate
 1330  documentation, including contemporaneous and detailed hourly
 1331  accounting of time spent representing the client. If the
 1332  attorney fails to maintain such contemporaneous and detailed
 1333  hourly records, the attorney waives the right to seek
 1334  compensation in excess of the flat fee established in s. 27.5304
 1335  and the General Appropriations Act. These records and documents
 1336  are subject to review by the Justice Administrative Commission
 1337  and audit by the Auditor General, subject to the attorney-client
 1338  privilege and work-product privilege. The attorney shall
 1339  maintain the records and documents in a manner that enables the
 1340  attorney to redact any information subject to a privilege in
 1341  order to facilitate the commission’s review of the records and
 1342  documents and not to impede such review. The attorney may redact
 1343  information from the records and documents only to the extent
 1344  necessary to comply with the privilege. The Justice
 1345  Administrative Commission shall review such records and shall
 1346  contemporaneously document such review before authorizing
 1347  payment to an attorney. Objections by or on behalf of the
 1348  Justice Administrative Commission to records or documents or to
 1349  claims for payment by the attorney shall be presumed correct by
 1350  the court unless the court determines, in writing, that
 1351  competent and substantial evidence exists to justify overcoming
 1352  the presumption.
 1353         2. If an attorney fails, refuses, or declines to permit the
 1354  commission or the Auditor General to review documentation for a
 1355  case as provided in this paragraph, the attorney waives the
 1356  right to seek, and the commission may not pay, compensation in
 1357  excess of the flat fee established in s. 27.5304 and the General
 1358  Appropriations Act for that case.
 1359         3. A finding by the commission that an attorney has waived
 1360  the right to seek compensation in excess of the flat fee
 1361  established in s. 27.5304 and the General Appropriations Act, as
 1362  provided in this paragraph, shall be presumed to be correct,
 1363  unless the court determines, in writing, that competent and
 1364  substantial evidence exists to justify overcoming the
 1365  presumption.
 1366         Section 32. The text of s. 27.40(1), (2)(a), (3)(a), (5),
 1367  (6), and (7), Florida Statutes, as carried forward from chapter
 1368  2019-116, Laws of Florida, by this act, expires July 1, 2024,
 1369  and the text of those subsections and paragraphs, as applicable,
 1370  shall revert to that in existence on June 30, 2019, except that
 1371  any amendments to such text enacted other than by this act shall
 1372  be preserved and continue to operate to the extent that such
 1373  amendments are not dependent upon the portions of text which
 1374  expire pursuant to this section.
 1375         Section 33. In order to implement Specific Appropriations
 1376  763 through 784, 932 through 1075, and 1096 through 1131 of the
 1377  2023-2024 General Appropriations Act, and notwithstanding the
 1378  expiration date in section 38 of chapter 2022-157, Laws of
 1379  Florida, subsections (6) and (13) of section 27.5304, Florida
 1380  Statutes, are reenacted and amended, and subsections (1), (3),
 1381  (7), and (11), and paragraphs (a) through (e) of subsection (12)
 1382  of that section are reenacted, to read:
 1383         27.5304 Private court-appointed counsel; compensation;
 1384  notice.—
 1385         (1) Private court-appointed counsel appointed in the manner
 1386  prescribed in s. 27.40(1) and (2)(a) shall be compensated by the
 1387  Justice Administrative Commission only as provided in this
 1388  section and the General Appropriations Act. The flat fees
 1389  prescribed in this section are limitations on compensation. The
 1390  specific flat fee amounts for compensation shall be established
 1391  annually in the General Appropriations Act. The attorney also
 1392  shall be reimbursed for reasonable and necessary expenses in
 1393  accordance with s. 29.007. If the attorney is representing a
 1394  defendant charged with more than one offense in the same case,
 1395  the attorney shall be compensated at the rate provided for the
 1396  most serious offense for which he or she represented the
 1397  defendant. This section does not allow stacking of the fee
 1398  limits established by this section.
 1399         (3) The court retains primary authority and responsibility
 1400  for determining the reasonableness of all billings for attorney
 1401  fees, costs, and related expenses, subject to statutory
 1402  limitations and the requirements of s. 27.40(7). Private court
 1403  appointed counsel is entitled to compensation upon final
 1404  disposition of a case.
 1405         (6) For compensation for representation pursuant to a court
 1406  appointment in a proceeding under chapter 39:
 1407         (a) At the trial level, compensation for representation for
 1408  dependency proceedings shall not exceed $1,450 $1,000 for the
 1409  first year following the date of appointment and shall not
 1410  exceed $700 $200 each year thereafter. Compensation shall be
 1411  paid based upon representation of a parent irrespective of the
 1412  number of case numbers that may be assigned or the number of
 1413  children involved, including any children born during the
 1414  pendency of the proceeding. Any appeal, except for an appeal
 1415  from an adjudication of dependency, shall be completed by the
 1416  trial attorney and is considered compensated by the flat fee for
 1417  dependency proceedings.
 1418         1. Counsel may bill the flat fee not exceeding $1,450
 1419  $1,000 following disposition or upon dismissal of the petition.
 1420         2. Counsel may bill the annual flat fee not exceeding $700
 1421  $200 following the first judicial review in the second year
 1422  following the date of appointment and each year thereafter as
 1423  long as the case remains under protective supervision.
 1424         3. If the court grants a motion to reactivate protective
 1425  supervision, the attorney shall receive the annual flat fee not
 1426  exceeding $700 $200 following the first judicial review and up
 1427  to an additional $700 $200 each year thereafter.
 1428         4. If, during the course of dependency proceedings, a
 1429  proceeding to terminate parental rights is initiated,
 1430  compensation shall be as set forth in paragraph (b). If counsel
 1431  handling the dependency proceeding is not authorized to handle
 1432  proceedings to terminate parental rights, the counsel must
 1433  withdraw and new counsel must be appointed.
 1434         (b) At the trial level, compensation for representation in
 1435  termination of parental rights proceedings shall not exceed
 1436  $1,800 $1,000 for the first year following the date of
 1437  appointment and shall not exceed $700 $200 each year thereafter.
 1438  Compensation shall be paid based upon representation of a parent
 1439  irrespective of the number of case numbers that may be assigned
 1440  or the number of children involved, including any children born
 1441  during the pendency of the proceeding. Any appeal, except for an
 1442  appeal from an order granting or denying termination of parental
 1443  rights, shall be completed by trial counsel and is considered
 1444  compensated by the flat fee for termination of parental rights
 1445  proceedings. If the individual has dependency proceedings
 1446  ongoing as to other children, those proceedings are considered
 1447  part of the termination of parental rights proceedings as long
 1448  as that termination of parental rights proceeding is ongoing.
 1449         1. Counsel may bill the flat fee not exceeding $1,800
 1450  $1,000 30 days after rendition of the final order. Each request
 1451  for payment submitted to the Justice Administrative Commission
 1452  must include the trial counsel’s certification that:
 1453         a. Counsel discussed grounds for appeal with the parent or
 1454  that counsel attempted and was unable to contact the parent; and
 1455         b. No appeal will be filed or that a notice of appeal and a
 1456  motion for appointment of appellate counsel, containing the
 1457  signature of the parent, have been filed.
 1458         2. Counsel may bill the annual flat fee not exceeding $700
 1459  $200 following the first judicial review in the second year
 1460  after the date of appointment and each year thereafter as long
 1461  as the termination of parental rights proceedings are still
 1462  ongoing.
 1463         (c) For appeals from an adjudication of dependency,
 1464  compensation may not exceed $1,800 $1,000.
 1465         1. Counsel may bill a flat fee not exceeding $1,200 $750
 1466  upon filing the initial brief or the granting of a motion to
 1467  withdraw.
 1468         2. If a brief is filed, counsel may bill an additional flat
 1469  fee not exceeding $600 $250 upon rendition of the mandate.
 1470         (d) For an appeal from an adjudication of termination of
 1471  parental rights, compensation may not exceed $3,500 $2,000.
 1472         1. Counsel may bill a flat fee not exceeding $1,750 $1,000
 1473  upon filing the initial brief or the granting of a motion to
 1474  withdraw.
 1475         2. If a brief is filed, counsel may bill an additional flat
 1476  fee not exceeding $1,750 $1,000 upon rendition of the mandate.
 1477         (7) Counsel eligible to receive compensation from the state
 1478  for representation pursuant to court appointment made in
 1479  accordance with the requirements of s. 27.40(1) and (2)(a) in a
 1480  proceeding under chapter 384, chapter 390, chapter 392, chapter
 1481  393, chapter 394, chapter 397, chapter 415, chapter 743, chapter
 1482  744, or chapter 984 shall receive compensation not to exceed the
 1483  limits prescribed in the General Appropriations Act. Any such
 1484  compensation must be determined as provided in s. 27.40(7).
 1485         (11) It is the intent of the Legislature that the flat fees
 1486  prescribed under this section and the General Appropriations Act
 1487  comprise the full and complete compensation for private court
 1488  appointed counsel. It is further the intent of the Legislature
 1489  that the fees in this section are prescribed for the purpose of
 1490  providing counsel with notice of the limit on the amount of
 1491  compensation for representation in particular proceedings and
 1492  the sole procedure and requirements for obtaining payment for
 1493  the same.
 1494         (a) If court-appointed counsel moves to withdraw prior to
 1495  the full performance of his or her duties through the completion
 1496  of the case, the court shall presume that the attorney is not
 1497  entitled to the payment of the full flat fee established under
 1498  this section and the General Appropriations Act.
 1499         (b) If court-appointed counsel is allowed to withdraw from
 1500  representation prior to the full performance of his or her
 1501  duties through the completion of the case and the court appoints
 1502  a subsequent attorney, the total compensation for the initial
 1503  and any and all subsequent attorneys may not exceed the flat fee
 1504  established under this section and the General Appropriations
 1505  Act, except as provided in subsection (12).
 1506  
 1507  This subsection constitutes notice to any subsequently appointed
 1508  attorney that he or she will not be compensated the full flat
 1509  fee.
 1510         (12) The Legislature recognizes that on rare occasions an
 1511  attorney may receive a case that requires extraordinary and
 1512  unusual effort.
 1513         (a) If counsel seeks compensation that exceeds the limits
 1514  prescribed by law, he or she must file a motion with the chief
 1515  judge for an order approving payment of attorney fees in excess
 1516  of these limits.
 1517         1. Before filing the motion, the counsel shall deliver a
 1518  copy of the intended billing, together with supporting
 1519  affidavits and all other necessary documentation, to the Justice
 1520  Administrative Commission.
 1521         2. The Justice Administrative Commission shall review the
 1522  billings, affidavit, and documentation for completeness and
 1523  compliance with contractual and statutory requirements and shall
 1524  contemporaneously document such review before authorizing
 1525  payment to an attorney. If the Justice Administrative Commission
 1526  objects to any portion of the proposed billing, the objection
 1527  and supporting reasons must be communicated in writing to the
 1528  private court-appointed counsel. The counsel may thereafter file
 1529  his or her motion, which must specify whether the commission
 1530  objects to any portion of the billing or the sufficiency of
 1531  documentation, and shall attach the commission’s letter stating
 1532  its objection.
 1533         (b) Following receipt of the motion to exceed the fee
 1534  limits, the chief judge or a single designee shall hold an
 1535  evidentiary hearing. The chief judge may select only one judge
 1536  per circuit to hear and determine motions pursuant to this
 1537  subsection, except multicounty circuits and the eleventh circuit
 1538  may have up to two designees.
 1539         1. At the hearing, the attorney seeking compensation must
 1540  prove by competent and substantial evidence that the case
 1541  required extraordinary and unusual efforts. The chief judge or
 1542  single designee shall consider criteria such as the number of
 1543  witnesses, the complexity of the factual and legal issues, and
 1544  the length of trial. The fact that a trial was conducted in a
 1545  case does not, by itself, constitute competent substantial
 1546  evidence of an extraordinary and unusual effort. In a criminal
 1547  case, relief under this section may not be granted if the number
 1548  of work hours does not exceed 75 or the number of the state’s
 1549  witnesses deposed does not exceed 20.
 1550         2. Objections by or on behalf of the Justice Administrative
 1551  Commission to records or documents or to claims for payment by
 1552  the attorney shall be presumed correct by the court unless the
 1553  court determines, in writing, that competent and substantial
 1554  evidence exists to justify overcoming the presumption. The chief
 1555  judge or single designee shall enter a written order detailing
 1556  his or her findings and identifying the extraordinary nature of
 1557  the time and efforts of the attorney in the case which warrant
 1558  exceeding the flat fee established by this section and the
 1559  General Appropriations Act.
 1560         (c) A copy of the motion and attachments shall be served on
 1561  the Justice Administrative Commission at least 20 business days
 1562  before the date of a hearing. The Justice Administrative
 1563  Commission has standing to appear before the court, and may
 1564  appear in person or telephonically, including at the hearing
 1565  under paragraph (b), to contest any motion for an order
 1566  approving payment of attorney fees, costs, or related expenses
 1567  and may participate in a hearing on the motion by use of
 1568  telephonic or other communication equipment. The Justice
 1569  Administrative Commission may contract with other public or
 1570  private entities or individuals to appear before the court for
 1571  the purpose of contesting any motion for an order approving
 1572  payment of attorney fees, costs, or related expenses. The fact
 1573  that the Justice Administrative Commission has not objected to
 1574  any portion of the billing or to the sufficiency of the
 1575  documentation is not binding on the court.
 1576         (d) If the chief judge or a single designee finds that
 1577  counsel has proved by competent and substantial evidence that
 1578  the case required extraordinary and unusual efforts, the chief
 1579  judge or single designee shall order the compensation to be paid
 1580  to the attorney at a percentage above the flat fee rate,
 1581  depending on the extent of the unusual and extraordinary effort
 1582  required. The percentage must be only the rate necessary to
 1583  ensure that the fees paid are not confiscatory under common law.
 1584  The percentage may not exceed 200 percent of the established
 1585  flat fee, absent a specific finding that 200 percent of the flat
 1586  fee in the case would be confiscatory. If the chief judge or
 1587  single designee determines that 200 percent of the flat fee
 1588  would be confiscatory, he or she shall order the amount of
 1589  compensation using an hourly rate not to exceed $75 per hour for
 1590  a noncapital case and $100 per hour for a capital case. However,
 1591  the compensation calculated by using the hourly rate shall be
 1592  only that amount necessary to ensure that the total fees paid
 1593  are not confiscatory, subject to the requirements of s.
 1594  27.40(7).
 1595         (e) Any order granting relief under this subsection must be
 1596  attached to the final request for a payment submitted to the
 1597  Justice Administrative Commission and must satisfy the
 1598  requirements of subparagraph (b)2.
 1599         (13) Notwithstanding the limitation set forth in subsection
 1600  (5) and for the 2023-2024 2022-2023 fiscal year only, the
 1601  compensation for representation in a criminal proceeding may not
 1602  exceed the following:
 1603         (a) For misdemeanors and juveniles represented at the trial
 1604  level: $1,000.
 1605         (b) For noncapital, nonlife felonies represented at the
 1606  trial level: $15,000.
 1607         (c) For life felonies represented at the trial level:
 1608  $15,000.
 1609         (d) For capital cases represented at the trial level:
 1610  $25,000. For purposes of this paragraph, a “capital case” is any
 1611  offense for which the potential sentence is death and the state
 1612  has not waived seeking the death penalty.
 1613         (e) For representation on appeal: $9,000.
 1614         (f) This subsection expires July 1, 2024 2023.
 1615         Section 34. The amendments made to s. 27.5304(6), Florida
 1616  Statutes, by this act, and the text of s. 27.5304(1), (3), (7),
 1617  (11), and (12)(a)-(e), Florida Statutes, as carried forward from
 1618  chapter 2019-116, Laws of Florida, by this act, expire July 1,
 1619  2024, and the text of those subsections and paragraphs, as
 1620  applicable, shall revert to that in existence on June 30, 2019,
 1621  except that any amendments to such text enacted other than by
 1622  this act shall be preserved and continue to operate to the
 1623  extent that such amendments are not dependent upon the portions
 1624  of text which expire pursuant to this section.
 1625         Section 35. In order to implement appropriations used to
 1626  pay existing lease contracts for private lease space in excess
 1627  of 2,000 square feet in the 2023-2024 General Appropriations
 1628  Act, the Department of Management Services, with the cooperation
 1629  of the agencies having the existing lease contracts for office
 1630  or storage space, shall use tenant broker services to
 1631  renegotiate or reprocure all private lease agreements for office
 1632  or storage space expiring between July 1, 2024, and June 30,
 1633  2026, in order to reduce costs in future years. The department
 1634  shall incorporate this initiative into its 2023 master leasing
 1635  report required under s. 255.249(7), Florida Statutes, and may
 1636  use tenant broker services to explore the possibilities of
 1637  collocating office or storage space, to review the space needs
 1638  of each agency, and to review the length and terms of potential
 1639  renewals or renegotiations. The department shall provide a
 1640  report to the Executive Office of the Governor, the President of
 1641  the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by
 1642  November 1, 2023, which lists each lease contract for private
 1643  office or storage space, the status of renegotiations, and the
 1644  savings achieved. This section expires July 1, 2024.
 1645         Section 36. In order to implement appropriations authorized
 1646  in the 2023-2024 General Appropriations Act for data center
 1647  services, and notwithstanding s. 216.292(2)(a), Florida
 1648  Statutes, an agency may not transfer funds from a data
 1649  processing category to a category other than another data
 1650  processing category. This section expires July 1, 2024.
 1651         Section 37. In order to implement the appropriation of
 1652  funds in the appropriation category “Special Categories-Risk
 1653  Management Insurance” in the 2023-2024 General Appropriations
 1654  Act, and pursuant to the notice, review, and objection
 1655  procedures of s. 216.177, Florida Statutes, the Executive Office
 1656  of the Governor may transfer funds appropriated in that category
 1657  between departments in order to align the budget authority
 1658  granted with the premiums paid by each department for risk
 1659  management insurance. This section expires July 1, 2024.
 1660         Section 38. In order to implement the appropriation of
 1661  funds in the appropriation category “Special Categories-Transfer
 1662  to Department of Management Services-Human Resources Services
 1663  Purchased per Statewide Contract” in the 2023-2024 General
 1664  Appropriations Act, and pursuant to the notice, review, and
 1665  objection procedures of s. 216.177, Florida Statutes, the
 1666  Executive Office of the Governor may transfer funds appropriated
 1667  in that category between departments in order to align the
 1668  budget authority granted with the assessments that must be paid
 1669  by each agency to the Department of Management Services for
 1670  human resource management services. This section expires July 1,
 1671  2024.
 1672         Section 39. In order to implement Specific Appropriation
 1673  2871 in the 2023-2024 General Appropriations Act in the Building
 1674  Relocation appropriation category from the Architects Incidental
 1675  Trust Fund of the Department of Management Services, and in
 1676  accordance with s. 215.196, Florida Statutes:
 1677         (1)Upon the final disposition of a state-owned building,
 1678  the Department of Management Services may use up to 5 percent of
 1679  facility disposition funds from the Architects Incidental Trust
 1680  Fund to defer, offset, or otherwise pay for all or a portion of
 1681  relocation expenses including furniture, fixtures, and equipment
 1682  for state agencies impacted by the disposition of the
 1683  department’s managed facilities in the Florida Facilities Pool.
 1684  The extent of the financial assistance provided to impacted
 1685  state agencies shall be determined by the department.
 1686         (2)The Department of Management Services may submit budget
 1687  amendments for an increase in appropriation if necessary for the
 1688  implementation of this section pursuant to the provisions of
 1689  chapter 216, Florida Statutes. Budget amendments for an increase
 1690  in appropriation shall include a detailed plan providing all
 1691  estimated costs and relocation proposals.
 1692         (3)This section expires July 1, 2024.
 1693         Section 40. In order to implement Specific Appropriation
 1694  2845 of the 2023-2024 General Appropriations Act from the
 1695  Architects Incidental Trust Fund of the Department of Management
 1696  Services, notwithstanding s. 253.025(4), Florida Statutes, and
 1697  in accordance with s. 215.196, Florida Statutes, the Department
 1698  of Management Services may acquire additional state-owned office
 1699  buildings as defined in s. 255.248, Florida Statutes, or
 1700  property for inclusion in the Florida Facilities Pool as created
 1701  in s. 255.505, Florida Statutes. This section expires July 1,
 1702  2024.
 1703         Section 41. In order to implement Specific Appropriations
 1704  2449 through 2452 of the 2023-2024 General Appropriations Act:
 1705         (1)The Department of Financial Services shall replace the
 1706  four main components of the Florida Accounting Information
 1707  Resource Subsystem (FLAIR), which include central FLAIR,
 1708  departmental FLAIR, payroll, and information warehouse, and
 1709  shall replace the cash management and accounting management
 1710  components of the Cash Management Subsystem (CMS) with an
 1711  integrated enterprise system that allows the state to organize,
 1712  define, and standardize its financial management business
 1713  processes and that complies with ss. 215.90-215.96, Florida
 1714  Statutes. The department may not include in the replacement of
 1715  FLAIR and CMS:
 1716         (a)Functionality that duplicates any of the other
 1717  information subsystems of the Florida Financial Management
 1718  Information System; or
 1719         (b)Agency business processes related to any of the
 1720  functions included in the Personnel Information System, the
 1721  Purchasing Subsystem, or the Legislative Appropriations
 1722  System/Planning and Budgeting Subsystem.
 1723         (2)For purposes of replacing FLAIR and CMS, the Department
 1724  of Financial Services shall:
 1725         (a)Take into consideration the cost and implementation
 1726  data identified for Option 3 as recommended in the March 31,
 1727  2014, Florida Department of Financial Services FLAIR Study,
 1728  version 031.
 1729         (b)Ensure that all business requirements and technical
 1730  specifications have been provided to all state agencies for
 1731  their review and input and approved by the executive steering
 1732  committee established in paragraph (c), including any updates to
 1733  these documents.
 1734         (c)Implement a project governance structure that includes
 1735  an executive steering committee composed of:
 1736         1.The Chief Financial Officer or the executive sponsor of
 1737  the project.
 1738         2.A representative of the Division of Treasury of the
 1739  Department of Financial Services, appointed by the Chief
 1740  Financial Officer.
 1741         3.The Chief Information Officers of the Department of
 1742  Financial Services and the Department of Environmental
 1743  Protection.
 1744         4.Two employees from the Division of Accounting and
 1745  Auditing of the Department of Financial Services, appointed by
 1746  the Chief Financial Officer. Each employee must have experience
 1747  relating to at least one of the four main components that
 1748  compose FLAIR.
 1749         5.Two employees from the Executive Office of the Governor,
 1750  appointed by the Governor. One employee must have experience
 1751  relating to the Legislative Appropriations System/Planning and
 1752  Budgeting Subsystem.
 1753         6.One employee from the Department of Revenue, appointed
 1754  by the executive director, who has experience using or
 1755  maintaining the department’s finance and accounting systems.
 1756         7.Two employees from the Department of Management
 1757  Services, appointed by the Secretary of Management Services. One
 1758  employee must have experience relating to the department’s
 1759  personnel information subsystem and one employee must have
 1760  experience relating to the department’s purchasing subsystem.
 1761         8.A state agency administrative services director,
 1762  appointed by the Governor.
 1763         9.The executive sponsor of the Florida Health Care
 1764  Connection (FX) System or his or her designee, appointed by the
 1765  Secretary of Health Care Administration.
 1766         10.The state chief information officer, or his or her
 1767  designee, as a nonvoting member. The state chief information
 1768  officer, or his or her designee, shall provide monthly status
 1769  reports to the executive steering committee pursuant to the
 1770  oversight responsibilities in s. 282.0051, Florida Statutes.
 1771         11.One employee from the Department of Business and
 1772  Professional Regulation who has experience in finance and
 1773  accounting and FLAIR, appointed by the Secretary of Business and
 1774  Professional Regulation.
 1775         12.One employee from the Florida Fish and Wildlife
 1776  Conservation Commission who has experience using or maintaining
 1777  the commission’s finance and accounting systems, appointed by
 1778  the chair of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation
 1779  Commission.
 1780         13.The budget director of the Department of Education, or
 1781  his or her designee.
 1782         (3)(a)The Chief Financial Officer or the executive sponsor
 1783  of the project shall serve as chair of the executive steering
 1784  committee, and the committee shall take action by a vote of at
 1785  least eight affirmative votes with the Chief Financial Officer
 1786  or the executive sponsor of the project voting on the prevailing
 1787  side. A quorum of the executive steering committee consists of
 1788  at least 10 members.
 1789         (b)No later than 14 days before a meeting of the executive
 1790  steering committee, the chair shall request input from committee
 1791  members on agenda items for the next scheduled meeting.
 1792         (c)The chair shall establish a working group consisting of
 1793  FLAIR users, state agency technical staff who maintain
 1794  applications that integrate with FLAIR, and no less than four
 1795  state agency finance and accounting or budget directors. The
 1796  working group shall meet at least monthly to review PALM
 1797  functionality, assess project impacts to state financial
 1798  business processes and agency staff, and develop recommendations
 1799  to the executive steering committee for improvements. The chair
 1800  shall request input from the working group on agenda items for
 1801  each scheduled meeting. The PALM project team shall dedicate a
 1802  staff member to the group and provide system demonstrations and
 1803  any project documentation, as needed, for the group to fulfill
 1804  its duties.
 1805         (d) The chair shall request all agency project sponsors to
 1806  provide bimonthly status reports to the executive steering
 1807  committee. The form and format of the bimonthly status reports
 1808  shall be developed by the Florida PALM project and provided to
 1809  the executive steering committee meeting for approval. Such
 1810  agency status reports shall provide information to the executive
 1811  steering committee on the activities and ongoing work within the
 1812  agency to prepare their systems and impacted employees for the
 1813  deployment of the Florida PALM System. The first bimonthly
 1814  status report is due September 1, 2023, and bimonthly
 1815  thereafter.
 1816         (4)The executive steering committee has the overall
 1817  responsibility for ensuring that the project to replace FLAIR
 1818  and CMS meets its primary business objectives and shall:
 1819         (a)Identify and recommend to the Executive Office of the
 1820  Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the
 1821  House of Representatives any statutory changes needed to
 1822  implement the replacement subsystem that will standardize, to
 1823  the fullest extent possible, the state’s financial management
 1824  business processes.
 1825         (b)Review and approve any changes to the project’s scope,
 1826  schedule, and budget which do not conflict with the requirements
 1827  of subsection (1).
 1828         (c)Ensure that adequate resources are provided throughout
 1829  all phases of the project.
 1830         (d)Approve all major project deliverables and any cost
 1831  changes to each deliverable over $250,000.
 1832         (e)Approve contract amendments and changes to all
 1833  contract-related documents associated with the replacement of
 1834  FLAIR and CMS.
 1835         (f) Review, and approve as warranted, the format of the
 1836  bimonthly agency status reports to include meaningful
 1837  information on each agency’s progress in planning for the
 1838  Florida PALM Major Implementation, covering the agency’s people,
 1839  processes, technology, and data transformation activities.
 1840         (g)Ensure compliance with ss. 216.181(16), 216.311,
 1841  216.313, 282.318(4)(h), and 287.058, Florida Statutes.
 1842         (5)This section expires July 1, 2024.
 1843         Section 42. In order to implement Specific Appropriation
 1844  2995 of the 2023-2024 General Appropriations Act, and
 1845  notwithstanding the expiration date in section 54 of chapter
 1846  2022-157, Laws of Florida, subsection (3) of section 282.709,
 1847  Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
 1848         282.709 State agency law enforcement radio system and
 1849  interoperability network.—
 1850         (3) In recognition of the critical nature of the statewide
 1851  law enforcement radio communications system, the Legislature
 1852  finds that there is an immediate danger to the public health,
 1853  safety, and welfare, and that it is in the best interest of the
 1854  state to continue partnering with the system’s current operator.
 1855  The Legislature finds that continuity of coverage is critical to
 1856  supporting law enforcement, first responders, and other public
 1857  safety users. The potential for a loss in coverage or a lack of
 1858  interoperability between users requires emergency action and is
 1859  a serious concern for officers’ safety and their ability to
 1860  communicate and respond to various disasters and events.
 1861         (a) The department, pursuant to s. 287.057(10), shall enter
 1862  into a 15-year contract with the entity that was operating the
 1863  statewide radio communications system on January 1, 2021. The
 1864  contract must include:
 1865         1. The purchase of radios;
 1866         2. The upgrade to the Project 25 communications standard;
 1867         3. Increased system capacity and enhanced coverage for
 1868  system users;
 1869         4. Operations, maintenance, and support at a fixed annual
 1870  rate;
 1871         5. The conveyance of communications towers to the
 1872  department; and
 1873         6. The assignment of communications tower leases to the
 1874  department.
 1875         (b) The State Agency Law Enforcement Radio System Trust
 1876  Fund is established in the department and funded from surcharges
 1877  collected under ss. 318.18, 320.0802, and 328.72. Upon
 1878  appropriation, moneys in the trust fund may be used by the
 1879  department to acquire the equipment, software, and engineering,
 1880  administrative, and maintenance services it needs to construct,
 1881  operate, and maintain the statewide radio system. Moneys in the
 1882  trust fund from surcharges shall be used to help fund the costs
 1883  of the system. Upon completion of the system, moneys in the
 1884  trust fund may also be used by the department for payment of the
 1885  recurring maintenance costs of the system.
 1886         Section 43. The text of s. 282.709(3), Florida Statutes, as
 1887  carried forward from chapter 2021-37, Laws of Florida, by this
 1888  act, expires July 1, 2024, and the text of that subsection shall
 1889  revert to that in existence on June 1, 2021, except that any
 1890  amendments to such text enacted other than by this act shall be
 1891  preserved and continue to operate to the extent that such
 1892  amendments are not dependent upon the portions of text which
 1893  expire pursuant to this section.
 1894         Section 44. In order to implement appropriations relating
 1895  to the purchase of equipment and services related to the
 1896  Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System (SLERS) as authorized in
 1897  the 2023-2024 General Appropriations Act, and notwithstanding s.
 1898  287.057, Florida Statutes, state agencies and other eligible
 1899  users of the SLERS network may use the Department of Management
 1900  Services SLERS contract for purchase of equipment and services.
 1901  This section expires July 1, 2024.
 1902         Section 45. In order to implement Specific Appropriations
 1903  2889 through 2900 of the 2023-2024 General Appropriations Act,
 1904  and notwithstanding rule 60A-1.031, Florida Administrative Code,
 1905  the transaction fee as identified in s. 287.057(24)(c), Florida
 1906  Statutes, shall be collected for use of the online procurement
 1907  system and is 0.7 percent for the 2023-2024 fiscal year only.
 1908  This section expires July 1, 2024.
 1909         Section 46. In order to implement Specific Appropriations
 1910  2800 through 2824 of the 2023-2024 General Appropriations Act,
 1911  and upon the expiration and reversion of the amendments made by
 1912  section 57 of chapter 2022-157, Laws of Florida, paragraph (i)
 1913  of subsection (9) of section 24.105, Florida Statutes, is
 1914  amended to read:
 1915         24.105 Powers and duties of department.—The department
 1916  shall:
 1917         (9) Adopt rules governing the establishment and operation
 1918  of the state lottery, including:
 1919         (i) The manner and amount of compensation of retailers,
 1920  except for the 2023-2024 fiscal year only, effective July 1,
 1921  2023, the commission for lottery ticket sales shall be 6 percent
 1922  of the purchase price of each ticket sold or issued as a prize
 1923  by a retailer. Any additional retailer compensation is limited
 1924  to the Florida Lottery Retailer Bonus Commission program
 1925  appropriated in Specific Appropriation 2820 of the 2023-2024
 1926  General Appropriations Act.
 1927         Section 47. The amendment to s. 24.105(9)(i), Florida
 1928  Statutes, made by this act expires July 1, 2024, and the text of
 1929  that paragraph shall revert to that in existence on June 30,
 1930  2022, except that any amendments to such text enacted other than
 1931  by this act shall be preserved and continue to operate to the
 1932  extent that such amendments are not dependent upon the portions
 1933  of text which expire pursuant to this section.
 1934         Section 48. Effective upon this act becoming a law, and in
 1935  order to implement Specific Appropriations 2441 through 2448 of
 1936  the 2023-2024 General Appropriations Act, subsection (3) is
 1937  added to section 717.123, Florida Statutes, to read:
 1938         717.123 Deposit of funds.—
 1939         (3) Notwithstanding subsection (1), and for the 2022-2023
 1940  fiscal year, the department shall retain, from funds received
 1941  under this chapter, an amount not exceeding $65 million from
 1942  which the department shall make prompt payment of claims allowed
 1943  by the department and shall pay the costs incurred by the
 1944  department in administering and enforcing this chapter. This
 1945  subsection expires July 1, 2024.
 1946         Section 49. In order to implement Specific Appropriations
 1947  3033 through 3041 of the 2023-2024 General Appropriations Act,
 1948  paragraph (ll) is added to subsection (6) of section 627.351,
 1949  Florida Statutes, to read:
 1950         627.351 Insurance risk apportionment plans.—
 1951         (6) CITIZENS PROPERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION.—
 1952         (ll)1. In addition to any other method of alternative
 1953  dispute resolution authorized by Florida law, the corporation
 1954  may adopt policy forms which provide for the resolution of
 1955  disputes regarding its claim determinations, including disputes
 1956  regarding coverage for, or the scope and value of, a claim, in a
 1957  proceeding before the Division of Administrative Hearings. Any
 1958  such policy forms are not subject to s. 627.70154.
 1959         2. The corporation may contract with the division to
 1960  conduct proceedings to resolve disputes regarding its claim
 1961  determinations as may be provided for in the applicable policies
 1962  of insurance.
 1963         3. This paragraph expires July 1, 2024.
 1964         Section 50. Effective upon this act becoming a law, and in
 1965  order to implement section 123 of the 2023-2024 General
 1966  Appropriations Act, paragraph (f) is added to subsection (7) of
 1967  section 934.50, Florida Statutes, to read:
 1968         934.50 Searches and seizure using a drone.—
 1969         (7) SECURITY STANDARDS FOR GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY DRONE USE.—
 1970         (f) Notwithstanding this subsection:
 1971         1.Subject to appropriation, the drone replacement grant
 1972  program is created within the Department of Law Enforcement. The
 1973  program shall provide funds to law enforcement agencies that
 1974  turn in drones that are not in compliance with this section. To
 1975  be eligible, the drone must have not reached its end of life and
 1976  must still be in working condition. Funds shall be provided per
 1977  drone based upon the drone’s current value. Grant funds may only
 1978  be used to purchase drones that are in compliance with this
 1979  section. The Department of Law Enforcement shall expeditiously
 1980  develop an application process and funds shall be allocated on a
 1981  first-come, first-served basis, determined by the date the
 1982  department receives the application. The department may adopt
 1983  rules to implement this program. For the purposes of this
 1984  paragraph, the term “law enforcement agency” has the same
 1985  meaning as in s. 934.50.
 1986         2. The Department of Law Enforcement shall provide drones
 1987  received through the drone grant replacement program to the
 1988  Florida Center for Cybersecurity within the University of South
 1989  Florida. The Florida Center for Cybersecurity shall analyze
 1990  whether the drones present cybersecurity concerns and shall
 1991  provide its findings or recommendations to the Department of
 1992  Management Services regarding the drones’ safety or security.
 1993         3. The Department of Law Enforcement is authorized, and all
 1994  conditions are deemed met, to adopt emergency rules under s.
 1995  120.54(4) for the purpose of implementing the drone replacement
 1996  grant program. Notwithstanding any other law, emergency rules
 1997  adopted under this section are effective for 12 months after
 1998  adoption and may be renewed during the pendency of procedures to
 1999  adopt permanent rules addressing the subject of the emergency
 2000  rules.
 2001  
 2002  This paragraph expires July 1, 2024.
 2003         Section 51. Effective upon this act becoming a law, and in
 2004  order to implement Specific Appropriations 3109 through 3140 of
 2005  the 2023-2024 General Appropriations Act, paragraph (g) of
 2006  subsection (13) of section 120.80, Florida Statutes, is amended
 2007  to read:
 2008         120.80 Exceptions and special requirements; agencies.—
 2009         (13) FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION.—
 2010         (g)1. Rules adopted by the Florida Public Service
 2011  Commission to implement ss. 366.04(8) and (9) and 366.97 are not
 2012  subject to s. 120.541.
 2013         2. For the 2023-2024 fiscal year, rules adopted by the
 2014  Florida Public Service Commission to implement ss. 350.113,
 2015  364.336, 366.14, 367.145, and 368.109 are not subject to s.
 2016  120.541. This subparagraph expires July 1, 2024.
 2017         Section 52. In order to implement specific appropriations
 2018  from the land acquisition trust funds within the Department of
 2019  Agriculture and Consumer Services, the Department of
 2020  Environmental Protection, the Department of State, and the Fish
 2021  and Wildlife Conservation Commission, which are contained in the
 2022  2023-2024 General Appropriations Act, subsection (3) of section
 2023  215.18, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 2024         215.18 Transfers between funds; limitation.—
 2025         (3) Notwithstanding subsection (1) and only with respect to
 2026  a land acquisition trust fund in the Department of Agriculture
 2027  and Consumer Services, the Department of Environmental
 2028  Protection, the Department of State, or the Fish and Wildlife
 2029  Conservation Commission, whenever there is a deficiency in a
 2030  land acquisition trust fund which would render that trust fund
 2031  temporarily insufficient to meet its just requirements,
 2032  including the timely payment of appropriations from that trust
 2033  fund, and other trust funds in the State Treasury have moneys
 2034  that are for the time being or otherwise in excess of the
 2035  amounts necessary to meet the just requirements, including
 2036  appropriated obligations, of those other trust funds, the
 2037  Governor may order a temporary transfer of moneys from one or
 2038  more of the other trust funds to a land acquisition trust fund
 2039  in the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the
 2040  Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of State,
 2041  or the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Any action
 2042  proposed pursuant to this subsection is subject to the notice,
 2043  review, and objection procedures of s. 216.177, and the Governor
 2044  shall provide notice of such action at least 7 days before the
 2045  effective date of the transfer of trust funds, except that
 2046  during July 2023 2022, notice of such action shall be provided
 2047  at least 3 days before the effective date of a transfer unless
 2048  such 3-day notice is waived by the chair and vice chair of the
 2049  Legislative Budget Commission. Any transfer of trust funds to a
 2050  land acquisition trust fund in the Department of Agriculture and
 2051  Consumer Services, the Department of Environmental Protection,
 2052  the Department of State, or the Fish and Wildlife Conservation
 2053  Commission must be repaid to the trust funds from which the
 2054  moneys were loaned by the end of the 2023-2024 2022-2023 fiscal
 2055  year. The Legislature has determined that the repayment of the
 2056  other trust fund moneys temporarily loaned to a land acquisition
 2057  trust fund in the Department of Agriculture and Consumer
 2058  Services, the Department of Environmental Protection, the
 2059  Department of State, or the Fish and Wildlife Conservation
 2060  Commission pursuant to this subsection is an allowable use of
 2061  the moneys in a land acquisition trust fund because the moneys
 2062  from other trust funds temporarily loaned to a land acquisition
 2063  trust fund shall be expended solely and exclusively in
 2064  accordance with s. 28, Art. X of the State Constitution. This
 2065  subsection expires July 1, 2024 2023.
 2066         Section 53. (1)In order to implement specific
 2067  appropriations from the land acquisition trust funds within the
 2068  Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the Department
 2069  of Environmental Protection, the Department of State, and the
 2070  Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission which are contained in
 2071  the 2023-2024 General Appropriations Act, the Department of
 2072  Environmental Protection shall transfer revenues from the Land
 2073  Acquisition Trust Fund within the department to the land
 2074  acquisition trust funds within the Department of Agriculture and
 2075  Consumer Services, the Department of State, and the Fish and
 2076  Wildlife Conservation Commission as provided in this section. As
 2077  used in this section, the term “department” means the Department
 2078  of Environmental Protection.
 2079         (2)After subtracting any required debt service payments,
 2080  the proportionate share of revenues to be transferred to each
 2081  land acquisition trust fund shall be calculated by dividing the
 2082  appropriations from each of the land acquisition trust funds for
 2083  the fiscal year by the total appropriations from the Land
 2084  Acquisition Trust Fund within the department and the land
 2085  acquisition trust funds within the Department of Agriculture and
 2086  Consumer Services, the Department of State, and the Fish and
 2087  Wildlife Conservation Commission for the fiscal year. The
 2088  department shall transfer the proportionate share of the
 2089  revenues in the Land Acquisition Trust Fund within the
 2090  department on a monthly basis to the appropriate land
 2091  acquisition trust funds within the Department of Agriculture and
 2092  Consumer Services, the Department of State, and the Fish and
 2093  Wildlife Conservation Commission and shall retain its
 2094  proportionate share of the revenues in the Land Acquisition
 2095  Trust Fund within the department. Total distributions to a land
 2096  acquisition trust fund within the Department of Agriculture and
 2097  Consumer Services, the Department of State, and the Fish and
 2098  Wildlife Conservation Commission may not exceed the total
 2099  appropriations from such trust fund for the fiscal year.
 2100         (3)In addition, the department shall transfer from the
 2101  Land Acquisition Trust Fund to land acquisition trust funds
 2102  within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the
 2103  Department of State, and the Fish and Wildlife Conservation
 2104  Commission amounts equal to the difference between the amounts
 2105  appropriated in chapter 2022-156, Laws of Florida, to the
 2106  department’s Land Acquisition Trust Fund and the other land
 2107  acquisition trust funds, and the amounts actually transferred
 2108  between those trust funds during the 2022-2023 fiscal year.
 2109         (4)The department may advance funds from the beginning
 2110  unobligated fund balance in the Land Acquisition Trust Fund to
 2111  the Land Acquisition Trust Fund within the Fish and Wildlife
 2112  Conservation Commission needed for cash flow purposes based on a
 2113  detailed expenditure plan. The department shall prorate amounts
 2114  transferred quarterly to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation
 2115  Commission to recoup the amount of funds advanced by June 30,
 2116  2024.
 2117         (5)This section expires July 1, 2024.
 2118         Section 54. In order to implement specific appropriations
 2119  from the Florida Forever Trust Fund within the Department of
 2120  Environmental Protection, which are contained in the 2023-2024
 2121  General Appropriations Act, paragraph (m) of subsection (3) of
 2122  section 259.105, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 2123         259.105 The Florida Forever Act.—
 2124         (3) Less the costs of issuing and the costs of funding
 2125  reserve accounts and other costs associated with bonds, the
 2126  proceeds of cash payments or bonds issued pursuant to this
 2127  section shall be deposited into the Florida Forever Trust Fund
 2128  created by s. 259.1051. The proceeds shall be distributed by the
 2129  Department of Environmental Protection in the following manner:
 2130         (m) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a)-(j) and for the 2023
 2131  2024 fiscal year, the proceeds shall be distributed as provided
 2132  in the General Appropriations Act. This paragraph expires July
 2133  1, 2024 Notwithstanding paragraphs (a)-(j) and for the 2021-2022
 2134  fiscal year, the amount of $1,998,100 to only the Department of
 2135  Environmental Protection for grants pursuant to s. 375.075. This
 2136  paragraph expires July 1, 2022.
 2137         Section 55. In order to implement Specific Appropriation
 2138  1438 of the 2023-2024 General Appropriations Act, and
 2139  notwithstanding the expiration date in section 64 of chapter
 2140  2022-157, Laws of Florida, paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of
 2141  section 570.93, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
 2142         570.93 Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services;
 2143  agricultural water conservation and agricultural water supply
 2144  planning.—
 2145         (1) The department shall establish an agricultural water
 2146  conservation program that includes the following:
 2147         (a) A cost-share program, coordinated with the United
 2148  States Department of Agriculture and other federal, state,
 2149  regional, and local agencies when appropriate, for irrigation
 2150  system retrofit and application of mobile irrigation laboratory
 2151  evaluations, and for water conservation and water quality
 2152  improvement pursuant to s. 403.067(7)(c).
 2153         Section 56. The text of s. 570.93(1)(a), Florida Statutes,
 2154  as carried forward from chapter 2019-116, Laws of Florida, by
 2155  this act expires July 1, 2024, and the text of that paragraph
 2156  shall revert to that in existence on June 30, 2019, except that
 2157  any amendments to such text enacted other than by this act shall
 2158  be preserved and continue to operate to the extent that such
 2159  amendments are not dependent upon the portions of text which
 2160  expire pursuant to this section.
 2161         Section 57. In order to implement Specific Appropriation
 2162  1757 of the 2023-2024 General Appropriations Act, and
 2163  notwithstanding the expiration date in section 66 of chapter
 2164  2022-157, Laws of Florida, paragraph (g) of subsection (15) of
 2165  section 376.3071, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
 2166         376.3071 Inland Protection Trust Fund; creation; purposes;
 2167  funding.—
 2168         (15) ETHANOL OR BIODIESEL DAMAGE; PREVENTIVE MEASURES.—The
 2169  department shall pay, pursuant to this subsection, up to $10
 2170  million each fiscal year from the fund for the costs of labor
 2171  and equipment to repair or replace petroleum storage systems
 2172  that may have been damaged due to the storage of fuels blended
 2173  with ethanol or biodiesel, or for preventive measures to reduce
 2174  the potential for such damage.
 2175         (g) Payments may not be made for the following:
 2176         1. Proposal costs or costs related to preparation of the
 2177  application and required documentation;
 2178         2. Certified public accountant costs;
 2179         3. Except as provided in paragraph (j), any costs in excess
 2180  of the amount approved by the department under paragraph (b) or
 2181  which are not in substantial compliance with the purchase order;
 2182         4. Costs associated with storage tanks, piping, or
 2183  ancillary equipment that has previously been repaired or
 2184  replaced for which costs have been paid under this section;
 2185         5. Facilities that are not in compliance with department
 2186  storage tank rules, until the noncompliance issues have been
 2187  resolved; or
 2188         6. Costs associated with damage to petroleum storage
 2189  systems caused in whole or in part by causes other than the
 2190  storage of fuels blended with ethanol or biodiesel.
 2191         Section 58. The text of s. 376.3071(15)(g), Florida
 2192  Statutes, as carried forward from chapter 2020-114, Laws of
 2193  Florida, by this act, expires July 1, 2024, and the text of that
 2194  paragraph shall revert to that in existence on July 1, 2020, but
 2195  not including any amendments made by this act or chapter 2020
 2196  114, Laws of Florida, and any amendments to such text enacted
 2197  other than by this act shall be preserved and continue to
 2198  operate to the extent that such amendments are not dependent
 2199  upon the portion of text which expires pursuant to this section.
 2200         Section 59. In order to implement Specific Appropriation
 2201  2267 of the 2023-2024 General Appropriations Act, and
 2202  notwithstanding chapter 287, Florida Statutes, the Department of
 2203  Citrus shall enter into agreements for the purpose of increasing
 2204  production of trees that show tolerance or resistance to citrus
 2205  greening and to commercialize technologies that produce
 2206  tolerance or resistance to citrus greening in trees. The
 2207  department shall enter into these agreements no later than
 2208  January 1, 2024, and shall file with the department’s Inspector
 2209  General a certification of conditions and circumstances
 2210  justifying each agreement entered into without competitive
 2211  solicitation. This section expires July 1, 2024.
 2212         Section 60. In order to implement section 142 of the 2023
 2213  2024 General Appropriations Act, subsection (22) of section
 2214  161.101, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 2215         161.101 State and local participation in authorized
 2216  projects and studies relating to beach management and erosion
 2217  control.—
 2218         (22) Notwithstanding subsections (1), (15), and (16), and
 2219  for the 2023-2024 2022-2023 fiscal year, for beaches located in
 2220  Brevard, Broward, Charlotte, Collier, Duval, Flagler, Indian
 2221  River, Lee, Manatee, Martin, Nassau, Palm Beach, St. Johns, St.
 2222  Lucie, Sarasota, and Volusia Counties, impacted by Hurricane Ian
 2223  or Hurricane Nicole, the department may waive or reduce the
 2224  match requirements for local governments. This subsection
 2225  expires July 1, 2024 2023.
 2226         Section 61. In order to implement section 143 of the 2023
 2227  2024 General Appropriations Act, section 10 of chapter 2022-272,
 2228  Laws of Florida, is amended to read:
 2229         Section 10. Hurricane Restoration Reimbursement Grant
 2230  Program.—
 2231         (1) There is hereby created within the Department of
 2232  Environmental Protection the Hurricane Restoration Reimbursement
 2233  Grant Program for the purpose of providing financial assistance
 2234  to mitigate coastal beach erosion for coastal homeowners whose
 2235  property was significantly impacted by Hurricane Ian or
 2236  Hurricane Nicole in 2022. The department is authorized to
 2237  provide financial assistance grants to eligible recipients
 2238  located in Brevard, Broward, Charlotte, Collier, Duval, Flagler,
 2239  Indian River, Lee, Manatee, Martin, Nassau, Palm Beach, Saint
 2240  Johns, Saint Lucie, Sarasota, and Volusia Counties.
 2241         (2) The department may provide grants to property owners to
 2242  mitigate for coastal beach erosion caused by Hurricane Ian or
 2243  Hurricane Nicole during 2022. Grant funding may only be used to
 2244  reimburse a property owner for construction costs:
 2245         (a) Related to sand placement and temporary or permanent
 2246  coastal armoring construction projects to mitigate coastal beach
 2247  erosion and may not be used for the repair of residential
 2248  structures.
 2249         (b) Incurred as a result of preparation for or damage
 2250  sustained from Hurricane Ian or Hurricane Nicole in 2022.
 2251         (c) Incurred after September 23, 2022.
 2252         (d) Related to a project that has been permitted, is exempt
 2253  from permitting requirements, or is otherwise authorized by law.
 2254         (3) Financial assistance grants may only be provided to
 2255  mitigate damage to property located in Brevard, Broward,
 2256  Charlotte, Collier, Duval, Flagler, Indian River, Lee, Manatee,
 2257  Martin, Nassau, Palm Beach, Saint Johns, Saint Lucie, Sarasota,
 2258  and Volusia Counties that is a:
 2259         (a) Residential property that meets the following
 2260  requirements:
 2261         1. The parcel must be a single-family, site-built,
 2262  residential property or a multi-family, site-built, residential
 2263  property not to exceed four units; and
 2264         2. The homeowner must have been granted a homestead
 2265  exemption on the home under chapter 196, Florida Statutes;
 2266         (b) Residential condominium, as defined in chapter 718,
 2267  Florida Statutes; or
 2268         (c) Cooperative, as defined in chapter 719, Florida
 2269  Statutes.
 2270         (4)(a) The department shall cost-share with $1 provided by
 2271  the property owner for every $1 provided by the state with a
 2272  maximum of $300,000 $150,000 in state funding toward the actual
 2273  cost of an eligible project. The department shall prioritize
 2274  applicants who are low-income or moderate-income persons, as
 2275  defined in s. 420.0004, Florida Statutes. Grants will be awarded
 2276  to property owners for eligible projects following the receipt
 2277  of a completed application on a first-come, first-served basis
 2278  until funding is exhausted.
 2279         1. Applications may be submitted beginning February 1,
 2280  2023.
 2281         2. Applicants must include evidence that the project meets
 2282  the criteria in subsections (2) and (3).
 2283         (b) If the department determines that an application meets
 2284  the requirements of this section, the department shall enter
 2285  into a cost-share grant agreement with the applicant consistent
 2286  with this section.
 2287         (c) The department shall disburse grant funds on a
 2288  reimbursement basis. In order to receive reimbursement, property
 2289  owners must submit, at a minimum:
 2290         1. If applicable, the permit issued under chapter 161,
 2291  Florida Statutes, or applicable statute, and evidence that the
 2292  project complies with all permitting requirements.
 2293         2. All invoices and payment receipts for eligible projects.
 2294         3. If applicable, documentation that the eligible project
 2295  was completed by a licensed professional or contractor.
 2296         (5) No later than January 31, 2023, the department shall
 2297  adopt emergency rules prescribing the procedures,
 2298  administration, and criteria for approving the applications for
 2299  the Hurricane Restoration Reimbursement Grant Program. The
 2300  department is authorized, and all conditions are deemed met, to
 2301  adopt emergency rules under ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54(4),
 2302  Florida Statutes, to implement this section. The Legislature
 2303  finds that such emergency rulemaking authority is necessary to
 2304  address critical shoreline erosion which may result in the loss
 2305  of property by homeowners in those areas of the state that
 2306  sustained damage due to Hurricane Ian or Hurricane Nicole during
 2307  2022. Such rules shall remain effective for 6 months after the
 2308  date of adoption.
 2309         (6) This section expires July 1, 2024 2023.
 2310         Section 62. In order to implement Specific Appropriation
 2311  2722 of the 2023-2024 General Appropriations Act, paragraph (b)
 2312  of subsection (3) and subsection (5) of section 321.04, Florida
 2313  Statutes, are amended to read:
 2314         321.04 Personnel of the highway patrol; rank
 2315  classifications; probationary status of new patrol officers;
 2316  subsistence; special assignments.—
 2317         (3)
 2318         (b) For the 2023-2024 2022-2023 fiscal year only, upon the
 2319  request of the Governor, the Department of Highway Safety and
 2320  Motor Vehicles shall assign one or more patrol officers to the
 2321  office of the Lieutenant Governor for security services. This
 2322  paragraph expires July 1, 2024 2023.
 2323         (5) For the 2023-2024 2022-2023 fiscal year only, the
 2324  assignment of a patrol officer by the department shall include a
 2325  Cabinet member specified in s. 4, Art. IV of the State
 2326  Constitution if deemed appropriate by the department or in
 2327  response to a threat and upon written request of such Cabinet
 2328  member. This subsection expires July 1, 2024 2023.
 2329         Section 63. In order to implement section 185 of the 2023
 2330  2024 General Appropriations Act, subsection (3) of section
 2331  288.80125, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 2332         288.80125 Triumph Gulf Coast Trust Fund.—
 2333         (3) For the 2023-2024 2022-2023 fiscal year, funds shall be
 2334  used for the Rebuild Florida Revolving Loan Fund program to
 2335  provide assistance to businesses impacted by Hurricane Michael
 2336  as provided in the General Appropriations Act. This subsection
 2337  expires July 1, 2024 2023.
 2338         Section 64. In order to implement Specific Appropriations
 2339  2277 through 2284 of the 2023-2024 General Appropriations Act,
 2340  subsection (3) of section 288.8013, Florida Statutes, is amended
 2341  to read:
 2342         288.8013 Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc.; creation; funding;
 2343  investment.—
 2344         (3) Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc., shall establish a trust
 2345  account at a federally insured financial institution to hold
 2346  funds received from the Triumph Gulf Coast Trust Fund and make
 2347  deposits and payments. Interest earned in the trust account
 2348  shall be deposited monthly into the Triumph Gulf Coast Trust
 2349  Fund. Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc., may invest surplus funds in the
 2350  Local Government Surplus Funds Trust Fund, pursuant to s.
 2351  218.407. Earnings generated by investments and interest of the
 2352  fund may be retained and used to make awards pursuant to this
 2353  act or, notwithstanding paragraph (2)(d), for administrative
 2354  costs, including costs in excess of the cap, and interest
 2355  earned, net of fees, shall be transferred monthly into the
 2356  Triumph Gulf Coast Trust Fund. Administrative costs may include
 2357  payment of travel and per diem expenses of board members,
 2358  audits, salary or other costs for employed or contracted staff,
 2359  including required staff under s. 288.8014(9), and other
 2360  allowable costs. The annual salary for any employee or
 2361  contracted staff may not exceed $130,000, and associated
 2362  benefits may not exceed 35 percent of salary.
 2363         Section 65. The amendments to s. 288.8013(3), Florida
 2364  Statutes, made by this act expire July 1, 2024, and the text of
 2365  that subsection shall revert to that in existence on June 30,
 2366  2023, except that any amendments to such text enacted other than
 2367  by this act shall be preserved and continue to operate to the
 2368  extent that such amendments are not dependent upon the portions
 2369  of text which expire pursuant to this section.
 2370         Section 66. In order to implement section 215 of the 2023
 2371  2024 General Appropriations Act, subsection (4) of section
 2372  339.08, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 2373         339.08 Use of moneys in State Transportation Trust Fund.—
 2374         (4) Notwithstanding any other law, and for the 2023-2024
 2375  2022-2023 fiscal year only, funds are appropriated to the State
 2376  Transportation Trust Fund from the General Revenue Fund as
 2377  provided in the General Appropriations Act. The department is
 2378  not required to deplete the resources transferred from the
 2379  General Revenue Fund for the fiscal year as required in s.
 2380  339.135(3)(b), and the funds may not be used in calculating the
 2381  required quarterly cash balance of the trust fund as required in
 2382  s. 339.135(6)(b). The department shall track and account for
 2383  such appropriated funds as a separate funding source for
 2384  eligible projects on the State Highway System and grants to
 2385  Florida ports. This subsection expires July 1, 2024 2023.
 2386         Section 67. In order to implement Specific Appropriations
 2387  1992 through 2005, 2015, 2016, 2024 through 2027, 2031 through
 2388  2035, 2037 through 2045, and 2080 through 2093 of the 2023-2024
 2389  General Appropriations Act, paragraph (h) of subsection (7) of
 2390  section 339.135, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 2391         339.135 Work program; legislative budget request;
 2392  definitions; preparation, adoption, execution, and amendment.—
 2393         (7) AMENDMENT OF THE ADOPTED WORK PROGRAM.—
 2394         (h)1. Any work program amendment that also adds a new
 2395  project, or phase thereof, to the adopted work program in excess
 2396  of $3 million is subject to approval by the Legislative Budget
 2397  Commission. Any work program amendment submitted under this
 2398  paragraph must include, as supplemental information, a list of
 2399  projects, or phases thereof, in the current 5-year adopted work
 2400  program which are eligible for the funds within the
 2401  appropriation category being used for the proposed amendment.
 2402  The department shall provide a narrative with the rationale for
 2403  not advancing an existing project, or phase thereof, in lieu of
 2404  the proposed amendment.
 2405         2. If the department submits an amendment to the
 2406  Legislative Budget Commission and the commission does not meet
 2407  or consider the amendment within 30 days after its submittal,
 2408  the chair and vice chair of the commission may authorize the
 2409  amendment to be approved pursuant to s. 216.177. This
 2410  subparagraph expires July 1, 2024 2023.
 2411         Section 68. In order to implement Specific Appropriation
 2412  3067 of the 2023-2024 General Appropriations Act, section
 2413  250.245, Florida Statutes, is created to read:
 2414         250.245 Florida National Guard Joint Enlistment Enhancement
 2415  Program.—
 2416         (1)The Florida National Guard Joint Enlistment Enhancement
 2417  Program (JEEP) is established within the Department of Military
 2418  Affairs. The purpose of the program is to motivate soldiers,
 2419  airmen, and retirees of the Florida National Guard to bolster
 2420  recruitment efforts and increase the force structure of the
 2421  Florida National Guard.
 2422         (2)As used in this section, the term “recruiting
 2423  assistant” means a member of the Florida National Guard or a
 2424  retiree of the Florida National Guard who assists in the
 2425  recruitment of a new member and who provides motivation,
 2426  encouragement, and moral support until the enlistment of such
 2427  new member.
 2428         (3)A current member in pay grade E-1 to O-3 or a retiree
 2429  in any pay grade is eligible for participation in JEEP as a
 2430  recruiting assistant.
 2431         (4)The Adjutant General shall provide compensation to
 2432  recruiting assistants participating in JEEP. A recruiting
 2433  assistant shall receive $1,000 for each new member referred by
 2434  them to the Florida National Guard upon the enlistment of such
 2435  referred member.
 2436         (5)The Department of Military Affairs, in cooperation with
 2437  the Florida National Guard, shall adopt rules to administer the
 2438  program.
 2439         (6) This section expires July 1, 2024.
 2440         Section 69. In order to implement Specific Appropriation
 2441  2342 of the 2023-2024 General Appropriations Act, subsection (7)
 2442  of section 288.0655, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 2443         288.0655 Rural Infrastructure Fund.—
 2444         (7) For the 2023-2024 2022-2023 fiscal year, the funds
 2445  appropriated for the grant program for Florida Panhandle
 2446  counties shall be distributed pursuant to and for the purposes
 2447  described in the proviso language associated with Specific
 2448  Appropriation 2342 2287 of the 2023-2024 2022-2023 General
 2449  Appropriations Act. This subsection expires July 1, 2024 2023.
 2450         Section 70. In order to implement Specific Appropriations
 2451  2687 through 2696 of the 2023-2024 General Appropriations Act,
 2452  and notwithstanding ss. 216.181 and 216.292, Florida Statutes,
 2453  the Division of Emergency Management may submit budget
 2454  amendments, subject to the notice, review, and objection
 2455  procedures of s. 216.177, Florida Statutes, to increase budget
 2456  authority for projected expenditures due to reimbursements from
 2457  federally declared disasters. This section expires July 1, 2024.
 2458         Section 71. In order to implement Specific Appropriation
 2459  2654 of the 2023-2024 General Appropriations Act, paragraph (d)
 2460  of subsection (4) of section 112.061, Florida Statutes, is
 2461  amended to read:
 2462         112.061 Per diem and travel expenses of public officers,
 2463  employees, and authorized persons; statewide travel management
 2464  system.—
 2465         (4) OFFICIAL HEADQUARTERS.—The official headquarters of an
 2466  officer or employee assigned to an office shall be the city or
 2467  town in which the office is located except that:
 2468         (d) A Lieutenant Governor who permanently resides outside
 2469  of Leon County, may, if he or she so requests, have an
 2470  appropriate facility in his or her county designated as his or
 2471  her official headquarters for purposes of this section. This
 2472  official headquarters may only serve as the Lieutenant
 2473  Governor’s personal office. The Lieutenant Governor may not use
 2474  state funds to lease space in any facility for his or her
 2475  official headquarters.
 2476         1. A Lieutenant Governor for whom an official headquarters
 2477  is established in his or her county of residence pursuant to
 2478  this paragraph is eligible for subsistence at a rate to be
 2479  established by the Governor for each day or partial day that the
 2480  Lieutenant Governor is at the State Capitol to conduct official
 2481  state business. In addition to the subsistence allowance, a
 2482  Lieutenant Governor is eligible for reimbursement for
 2483  transportation expenses as provided in subsection (7) for travel
 2484  between the Lieutenant Governor’s official headquarters and the
 2485  State Capitol to conduct state business.
 2486         2. Payment of subsistence and reimbursement for
 2487  transportation between a Lieutenant Governor’s official
 2488  headquarters and the State Capitol shall be made to the extent
 2489  appropriated funds are available, as determined by the Governor.
 2490         3. This paragraph expires July 1, 2024 2023.
 2491         Section 72. Effective upon this act becoming a law, in
 2492  order to implement section 8 of the 2023-2024 General
 2493  Appropriations Act:
 2494         (1)The Department of Management Services, pursuant to s.
 2495  110.123(3), Florida Statutes, shall release, during the 2021
 2496  2022 fiscal year or 2022-2023 fiscal year, competitive
 2497  procurements for third-party administrative services for
 2498  preferred provider organization plans, health maintenance
 2499  organization services, and pharmacy benefits manager services to
 2500  become effective January 1, 2024.
 2501         (2)Such competitive procurements and resultant contracts
 2502  shall continue the State Group Health Insurance Standard Plans,
 2503  State Group Health Insurance High Deductible Plans, State Group
 2504  Health Maintenance Organization Standard Plans, and State Group
 2505  Health Maintenance Organization High Deductible Plans within the
 2506  State Group Insurance Program. The benefits provided under each
 2507  of the plans shall be those benefits as provided in the Plan
 2508  Year 2023 State Employees’ PPO Plan Group Health Insurance Plan
 2509  Booklet and Benefit Document and the Plan Year 2023 Health
 2510  Maintenance Organization contracts and benefit documents,
 2511  modified only by revisions approved by the Legislature.
 2512         (3)It is the intent of the Legislature that state agencies
 2513  operate in an efficient manner and contract for necessary
 2514  services in the best interests of the state and its residents.
 2515  In recognition of the limitations otherwise placed on state
 2516  agencies pursuant to s. 216.311, Florida Statutes, when
 2517  contracting for services, the Department of Management Services,
 2518  when contracting for administrative services relating to the
 2519  administration of the health plans beginning in plan year 2024,
 2520  may enter into contracts that may require the payment of
 2521  administrative fees not to exceed 110 percent of the amount
 2522  appropriated in the 2023-2024 General Appropriations Act to the
 2523  Division of State Group Insurance for such services.
 2524         (4)Notwithstanding s. 110.123(3)(f), Florida Statutes, the
 2525  Department of Management Services shall maintain and offer the
 2526  same PPO and HMO health plan alternatives to the participants of
 2527  the State Group Health Insurance Program during the 2023-2024
 2528  fiscal year which were in effect for the 2022-2023 fiscal year.
 2529  
 2530  This section expires July 1, 2024.
 2531         Section 73. (1) In order to implement section 8 of the
 2532  2023-2024 General Appropriations Act, beginning July 1, 2023,
 2533  and on the first day of each month thereafter, the Department of
 2534  Management Services shall assess an administrative health
 2535  insurance assessment to each state agency equal to the
 2536  employer’s cost of individual employee health care coverage for
 2537  each vacant position within such agency eligible for coverage
 2538  through the Division of State Group Insurance. As used in this
 2539  section, the term “state agency” means an agency within the
 2540  State Personnel System, the Department of the Lottery, the
 2541  Justice Administrative Commission and all entities
 2542  administratively housed in the Justice Administrative
 2543  Commission, and the state courts system.
 2544         (2) Each state agency shall remit the assessed
 2545  administrative health insurance assessment under subsection (1)
 2546  to the State Employees Health Insurance Trust Fund, for the
 2547  State Group Insurance Program, as provided in ss. 110.123 and
 2548  110.1239, Florida Statutes, from currently allocated monies for
 2549  salaries and benefits, within 30 days after receipt of the
 2550  assessment from the Department of Management Services. Should
 2551  any state agency become more than 60 days delinquent in payment
 2552  of this obligation, the Department of Management Services shall
 2553  certify to the Chief Financial Officer the amount due and the
 2554  Chief Financial Officer shall transfer the amount due to the
 2555  Department of Management Services.
 2556         (3) The administrative health insurance assessment shall
 2557  not apply to positions for which funding, or a portion of
 2558  funding, is paid for with federal funds. Each state agency shall
 2559  provide the Department of Management Services with a complete
 2560  list of position numbers that are funded, or partially funded,
 2561  with federal funding no later than July 31, 2023, and shall
 2562  update the list on the last day of each month thereafter. For
 2563  federally funded positions, or partially funded positions, each
 2564  state agency shall immediately take steps to include the
 2565  administrative health insurance assessment in its indirect cost
 2566  plan for the 2024-2025 fiscal year and each fiscal year
 2567  thereafter. A state agency shall notify the Department of
 2568  Management Services upon approval of the updated indirect cost
 2569  plan. If the state agency is not able to obtain approval from
 2570  its federal awarding agency, the state agency must notify the
 2571  Department of Management Services no later than January 16,
 2572  2024.
 2573         (4) Pursuant to the notice, review, and objection
 2574  procedures of s. 216.177, Florida Statutes, the Executive Office
 2575  of the Governor may transfer budget authority appropriated in
 2576  the Salaries and Benefits appropriation category between
 2577  agencies in order to align the appropriations granted with the
 2578  assessments that must be paid by each agency to the Department
 2579  of Management Services for the administrative health insurance
 2580  assessment.
 2581         (5)This section expires July 1, 2024.
 2582         Section 74. In order to implement Specific Appropriations
 2583  2787 and 2788 of the 2023-2024 General Appropriations Act, and
 2584  notwithstanding s. 11.13(1), Florida Statutes, the authorized
 2585  salaries for members of the Legislature for the 2023-2024 fiscal
 2586  year shall be set at the same level in effect on July 1, 2010.
 2587  This section expires July 1, 2024.
 2588         Section 75. In order to implement the transfer of funds
 2589  from the General Revenue Fund from trust funds for the 2023-2024
 2590  General Appropriations Act, and notwithstanding the expiration
 2591  date in section 86 of chapter 2022-157, Laws of Florida,
 2592  paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 215.32, Florida
 2593  Statutes, is reenacted to read:
 2594         215.32 State funds; segregation.—
 2595         (2) The source and use of each of these funds shall be as
 2596  follows:
 2597         (b)1. The trust funds shall consist of moneys received by
 2598  the state which under law or under trust agreement are
 2599  segregated for a purpose authorized by law. The state agency or
 2600  branch of state government receiving or collecting such moneys
 2601  is responsible for their proper expenditure as provided by law.
 2602  Upon the request of the state agency or branch of state
 2603  government responsible for the administration of the trust fund,
 2604  the Chief Financial Officer may establish accounts within the
 2605  trust fund at a level considered necessary for proper
 2606  accountability. Once an account is established, the Chief
 2607  Financial Officer may authorize payment from that account only
 2608  upon determining that there is sufficient cash and releases at
 2609  the level of the account.
 2610         2. In addition to other trust funds created by law, to the
 2611  extent possible, each agency shall use the following trust funds
 2612  as described in this subparagraph for day-to-day operations:
 2613         a. Operations or operating trust fund, for use as a
 2614  depository for funds to be used for program operations funded by
 2615  program revenues, with the exception of administrative
 2616  activities when the operations or operating trust fund is a
 2617  proprietary fund.
 2618         b. Operations and maintenance trust fund, for use as a
 2619  depository for client services funded by third-party payors.
 2620         c. Administrative trust fund, for use as a depository for
 2621  funds to be used for management activities that are departmental
 2622  in nature and funded by indirect cost earnings and assessments
 2623  against trust funds. Proprietary funds are excluded from the
 2624  requirement of using an administrative trust fund.
 2625         d. Grants and donations trust fund, for use as a depository
 2626  for funds to be used for allowable grant or donor agreement
 2627  activities funded by restricted contractual revenue from private
 2628  and public nonfederal sources.
 2629         e. Agency working capital trust fund, for use as a
 2630  depository for funds to be used pursuant to s. 216.272.
 2631         f. Clearing funds trust fund, for use as a depository for
 2632  funds to account for collections pending distribution to lawful
 2633  recipients.
 2634         g. Federal grant trust fund, for use as a depository for
 2635  funds to be used for allowable grant activities funded by
 2636  restricted program revenues from federal sources.
 2637  
 2638  To the extent possible, each agency must adjust its internal
 2639  accounting to use existing trust funds consistent with the
 2640  requirements of this subparagraph. If an agency does not have
 2641  trust funds listed in this subparagraph and cannot make such
 2642  adjustment, the agency must recommend the creation of the
 2643  necessary trust funds to the Legislature no later than the next
 2644  scheduled review of the agency’s trust funds pursuant to s.
 2645  215.3206.
 2646         3. All such moneys are hereby appropriated to be expended
 2647  in accordance with the law or trust agreement under which they
 2648  were received, subject always to the provisions of chapter 216
 2649  relating to the appropriation of funds and to the applicable
 2650  laws relating to the deposit or expenditure of moneys in the
 2651  State Treasury.
 2652         4.a. Notwithstanding any provision of law restricting the
 2653  use of trust funds to specific purposes, unappropriated cash
 2654  balances from selected trust funds may be authorized by the
 2655  Legislature for transfer to the Budget Stabilization Fund and
 2656  General Revenue Fund in the General Appropriations Act.
 2657         b. This subparagraph does not apply to trust funds required
 2658  by federal programs or mandates; trust funds established for
 2659  bond covenants, indentures, or resolutions whose revenues are
 2660  legally pledged by the state or public body to meet debt service
 2661  or other financial requirements of any debt obligations of the
 2662  state or any public body; the Division of Licensing Trust Fund
 2663  in the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; the
 2664  State Transportation Trust Fund; the trust fund containing the
 2665  net annual proceeds from the Florida Education Lotteries; the
 2666  Florida Retirement System Trust Fund; trust funds under the
 2667  management of the State Board of Education or the Board of
 2668  Governors of the State University System, where such trust funds
 2669  are for auxiliary enterprises, self-insurance, and contracts,
 2670  grants, and donations, as those terms are defined by general
 2671  law; trust funds that serve as clearing funds or accounts for
 2672  the Chief Financial Officer or state agencies; trust funds that
 2673  account for assets held by the state in a trustee capacity as an
 2674  agent or fiduciary for individuals, private organizations, or
 2675  other governmental units; and other trust funds authorized by
 2676  the State Constitution.
 2677         Section 76. The text of s. 215.32(2)(b), Florida Statutes,
 2678  as carried forward from chapter 2011-47, Laws of Florida, by
 2679  this act, expires July 1, 2024, and the text of that paragraph
 2680  shall revert to that in existence on June 30, 2011, except that
 2681  any amendments to such text enacted other than by this act shall
 2682  be preserved and continue to operate to the extent that such
 2683  amendments are not dependent upon the portions of text which
 2684  expire pursuant to this section.
 2685         Section 77. In order to implement appropriations in the
 2686  2023-2024 General Appropriations Act for state employee travel,
 2687  the funds appropriated to each state agency which may be used
 2688  for travel by state employees are limited during the 2023-2024
 2689  fiscal year to travel for activities that are critical to each
 2690  state agency’s mission. Funds may not be used for travel by
 2691  state employees to foreign countries, other states, conferences,
 2692  staff training activities, or other administrative functions
 2693  unless the agency head has approved, in writing, that such
 2694  activities are critical to the agency’s mission. The agency head
 2695  shall consider using teleconferencing and other forms of
 2696  electronic communication to meet the needs of the proposed
 2697  activity before approving mission-critical travel. This section
 2698  does not apply to travel for law enforcement purposes, military
 2699  purposes, emergency management activities, or public health
 2700  activities. This section expires July 1, 2024.
 2701         Section 78. In order to implement appropriations in the
 2702  2023-2024 General Appropriations Act for state employee travel
 2703  and notwithstanding s. 112.061, Florida Statutes, costs for
 2704  lodging associated with a meeting, conference, or convention
 2705  organized or sponsored in whole or in part by a state agency or
 2706  the judicial branch may not exceed $225 per day. An employee may
 2707  expend his or her own funds for any lodging expenses in excess
 2708  of $225 per day. For purposes of this section, a meeting does
 2709  not include travel activities for conducting an audit,
 2710  examination, inspection, or investigation or travel activities
 2711  related to a litigation or emergency response. This section
 2712  expires July 1, 2024.
 2713         Section 79. In order to implement the appropriations and
 2714  reappropriations authorized in the 2023-2024 General
 2715  Appropriations Act, paragraph (d) of subsection (11) of section
 2716  216.181, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 2717         216.181 Approved budgets for operations and fixed capital
 2718  outlay.—
 2719         (11)
 2720         (d) Notwithstanding paragraph (b) and paragraph (2)(b), and
 2721  for the 2023-2024 2022-2023 fiscal year only, the Legislative
 2722  Budget Commission may approve budget amendments for new fixed
 2723  capital outlay projects or increase the amounts appropriated to
 2724  state agencies for fixed capital outlay projects. This paragraph
 2725  expires July 1, 2024 2023.
 2726  
 2727  The provisions of this subsection are subject to the notice and
 2728  objection procedures set forth in s. 216.177.
 2729         Section 80. In order to implement Specific Appropriation
 2730  2792 of the 2023-2024 General Appropriations Act, subsection (4)
 2731  of section 350.0614, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 2732         350.0614 Public Counsel; compensation and expenses.—
 2733         (4) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the operating budget,
 2734  as approved jointly by the President of the Senate and the
 2735  Speaker of the House of Representatives from the moneys
 2736  appropriated to the Public Counsel by the Legislature,
 2737  constitutes the allocation under which the Public Counsel will
 2738  manage the duties of his or her office. The Public Counsel:
 2739         (a) Shall submit an annual budget request to the
 2740  Legislature in the format, detail, and schedule determined by
 2741  the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
 2742  Representatives.
 2743         (b) May employ technical and clerical personnel and retain
 2744  additional counsel and experts, including expert witnesses. In
 2745  employing such personnel, retaining additional counsel and
 2746  experts, and exercising all other administrative duties of the
 2747  office, the Public Counsel must follow applicable provisions of
 2748  the most recent version of the Joint Policies and Procedures of
 2749  the Presiding Officers. Any guidance for administrative issues
 2750  not addressed by the Joint Policies and Procedures of the
 2751  Presiding Officers requires consultation and joint agreement of
 2752  the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
 2753  Representatives.
 2754  
 2755  This subsection expires July 1, 2024 2023.
 2756         Section 81. In order to implement the salaries and
 2757  benefits, expenses, other personal services, contracted
 2758  services, special categories, and operating capital outlay
 2759  categories of the 2023-2024 General Appropriations Act,
 2760  paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 216.292, Florida
 2761  Statutes, is amended to read:
 2762         216.292 Appropriations nontransferable; exceptions.—
 2763         (2) The following transfers are authorized to be made by
 2764  the head of each department or the Chief Justice of the Supreme
 2765  Court whenever it is deemed necessary by reason of changed
 2766  conditions:
 2767         (a) The transfer of appropriations funded from identical
 2768  funding sources, except appropriations for fixed capital outlay,
 2769  and the transfer of amounts included within the total original
 2770  approved budget and plans of releases of appropriations as
 2771  furnished pursuant to ss. 216.181 and 216.192, as follows:
 2772         1. Between categories of appropriations within a budget
 2773  entity, if no category of appropriation is increased or
 2774  decreased by more than 5 percent of the original approved budget
 2775  or $250,000, whichever is greater, by all action taken under
 2776  this subsection.
 2777         2. Between budget entities within identical categories of
 2778  appropriations, if no category of appropriation is increased or
 2779  decreased by more than 5 percent of the original approved budget
 2780  or $250,000, whichever is greater, by all action taken under
 2781  this subsection.
 2782         3. Any agency exceeding salary rate established pursuant to
 2783  s. 216.181(8) on June 30th of any fiscal year shall not be
 2784  authorized to make transfers pursuant to subparagraphs 1. and 2.
 2785  in the subsequent fiscal year.
 2786         4. Notice of proposed transfers under subparagraphs 1. and
 2787  2. shall be provided to the Executive Office of the Governor and
 2788  the chairs of the legislative appropriations committees at least
 2789  3 days prior to agency implementation in order to provide an
 2790  opportunity for review. The review shall be limited to ensuring
 2791  that the transfer is in compliance with the requirements of this
 2792  paragraph.
 2793         5.For the 2023-2024 fiscal year, the review shall ensure
 2794  that transfers proposed pursuant to this paragraph comply with
 2795  this chapter, maximize the use of available and appropriate
 2796  trust funds, and are not contrary to legislative policy and
 2797  intent. This subparagraph expires July 1, 2024.
 2798         Section 82. In order to implement appropriations in the
 2799  2023-2024 General Appropriations Act for the acquisitions of
 2800  motor vehicles, and notwithstanding chapter 287, Florida
 2801  Statutes, relating to the purchase of motor vehicles from a
 2802  state term contract, state agencies may purchase vehicles from
 2803  nonstate term contract vendors without prior approval from the
 2804  Department of Management Services, provided the cost of the
 2805  motor vehicle is equal to or less than the cost of a similar
 2806  class of vehicle found on a state term contract and provided the
 2807  funds for the purchase have been specifically appropriated. This
 2808  section expires July 1, 2024.
 2809         Section 83. In order to implement Specific Appropriation
 2810  2871 in the 2023-2024 General Appropriations Act, and
 2811  notwithstanding s. 255.25(3)(a), Florida Statutes, the
 2812  Department of Management Services, the Executive Office of the
 2813  Governor, the Commissioner of Agriculture, the Chief Financial
 2814  Officer, and the Attorney General are authorized to enter into a
 2815  lease as a lessee for the use of space in a privately owned
 2816  building, even if such space is 5,000 square feet or more,
 2817  without having to advertise or receive competitive
 2818  solicitations. This section expires July 1, 2024.
 2819         Section 84. Effective upon this act becoming a law, and in
 2820  order to implement section 146 of the 2023-2024 General
 2821  Appropriations Act:
 2822         (1) The Department of Environmental Protection shall use
 2823  the funds provided in section 146 of the 2023-2024 General
 2824  Appropriations Act to negotiate and, upon a mutual agreement
 2825  with any willing seller, purchase lands or interests in lands,
 2826  subject to appraisals and pursuant to chapter 253, Florida
 2827  Statutes, within the following land areas:
 2828         (a) The Caloosahatchee Big Cypress Corridor, which consists
 2829  of approximately 75,000 acres in Hendry and Collier Counties
 2830  connecting the Florida Panther National Wildlife Refuge and the
 2831  Big Cypress National Preserve to the Dinner Island Wildlife
 2832  Management Area, the Okaloacoochee Slough State Forest, and the
 2833  Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed Wildlife and
 2834  Environmental Area; and
 2835         (b) The Ocala-to-Osceola Wildlife Corridor, which consists
 2836  of approximately 1.6 million acres in Alachua, Baker, Bradford,
 2837  Clay, Columbia, Duval, Hamilton, Lake, Marion, Putnam, Union,
 2838  and Volusia Counties connecting the Osceola National Forest to
 2839  the Ocala National Forest.
 2840         (2) To reduce the state’s land management costs, the
 2841  Department of Environmental Protection shall offer, at the
 2842  selling property owner’s option, negotiated terms for each
 2843  property owner within the Caloosahatchee Big Cypress Corridor to
 2844  lease all or a portion of the property for fair market value for
 2845  agricultural purposes for 10-year terms.
 2846         (a) Each lease must include, at the option of the lessee,
 2847  at least two 5-year extensions, so long as the lessee is in
 2848  compliance with the lease terms.
 2849         (b) Any agricultural uses authorized may not be more
 2850  intensive than historical or existing uses and must be
 2851  authorized by any applicable agricultural land use designations.
 2852  All agricultural practices must be conducted in compliance with
 2853  the applicable best management practices adopted by the
 2854  Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
 2855         (3) The Department of Environmental Protection, in
 2856  consultation with the other state lead land managers, shall
 2857  perform a review of all land management activities, including
 2858  costs, for state-owned conservation lands, including, but not
 2859  limited to, prescribed burns, invasive plant and animal control,
 2860  restoration and maintenance of natural habitats, mowing,
 2861  recreation visitor services, capital improvements, and
 2862  reforestation. The department shall analyze the costs,
 2863  efficiencies, duplications of effort, or conflicts among
 2864  managing entities and shall recommend whether the process
 2865  including the funding for land management activities should be
 2866  revised. The recommendations must include any statutory changes
 2867  necessary to implement the recommendations. The department shall
 2868  submit a report on its review and recommendations to the
 2869  President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of
 2870  Representatives by January 1, 2024.
 2871         (4) This section expires July 1, 2024.
 2872         Section 85. In order to implement Specific Appropriation
 2873  146 of the 2023-2024 General Appropriations Act, a county or
 2874  municipal government may not adopt or amend a fertilizer
 2875  management ordinance, pursuant to s. 403.9337, Florida Statutes,
 2876  which provides for a prohibited application period not in
 2877  existence on June 30, 2023. This section expires July 1, 2024.
 2878         Section 86. Any section of this act which implements a
 2879  specific appropriation or specifically identified proviso
 2880  language in the 2023-2024 General Appropriations Act is void if
 2881  the specific appropriation or specifically identified proviso
 2882  language is vetoed. Any section of this act which implements
 2883  more than one specific appropriation or more than one portion of
 2884  specifically identified proviso language in the 2023-2024
 2885  General Appropriations Act is void if all the specific
 2886  appropriations or portions of specifically identified proviso
 2887  language are vetoed.
 2888         Section 87. If any other act passed during the 2023 Regular
 2889  Session of the Legislature contains a provision that is
 2890  substantively the same as a provision in this act, but that
 2891  removes or is otherwise not subject to the future repeal applied
 2892  to such provision by this act, the Legislature intends that the
 2893  provision in the other act takes precedence and continues to
 2894  operate, notwithstanding the future repeal provided by this act.
 2895         Section 88. If any provision of this act or its application
 2896  to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity
 2897  does not affect other provisions or applications of the act
 2898  which can be given effect without the invalid provision or
 2899  application, and to this end the provisions of this act are
 2900  severable.
 2901         Section 89. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
 2902  act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon
 2903  this act becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1,
 2904  2023, or, if this act fails to become a law until after that
 2905  date, it shall take effect upon becoming a law and shall operate
 2906  retroactively to July 1, 2023.