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SB 2500-A — General Appropriations Act

by Senator Lee

This summary is provided for information only and does not represent the opinion of any Senator, Senate Officer, or Senate Office.

Prepared by: Appropriations Committee (AP)

The General Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2015-2016 provides for a total budget of $78.7 billion, including:

·     General revenue (GR): $29.0 billion

·     Trust funds (TF): $49.7 billion

·     Full time equivalent positions (FTE): 113,686.57

Major Issues Funded

Education Capital Outlay

·     Total: $471.2 million in PECO TF and $3.0 million in GR:

o     Public School repairs and maintenance - $50 million

o     Charter School repairs and maintenance - $50 million

o     Developmental Research Schools - $5.1 million

o     Public School Special Facilities - $89.8 million

o     Florida College System repairs and maintenance - $20 million

o     Florida College System Projects - $84.8 million

o     University System repairs and maintenance - $35 million

o     University System projects - $129.9 million

o     School for the Deaf and Blind critical repairs and maintenance - $5.4 million

o     Division of Blind Services - $400,000

o     Public Broadcasting – Health and Safety Issues - $3.15 million

o     Public Vocational School - $600,000

·     Total: $32.1 million in authorization for SUS Capital Improvement Student Fee Projects

Florida Retirement System

·     FRS Normal Costs and Unfunded Actuarial Liability – Total ($64.9) million ($58.0 million GR; $6.9 million TF)

o     State Agencies - $9.6 million GR; ($6.9) million TF

o     School Boards K-12 - ($60.5) million GR

o     State Universities - ($2.5) million GR

o     Community Colleges - ($4.5) million GR

·     Health Insurance Subsidy – Total $83.8 million ($73.3 million GR; $10.5 million TF)

Domestic Security

            Total: $30.9 million TF

State Match for Federally Declared Disasters

            Total: $27.0 million GR

Education Appropriations

Total appropriations:  $19.3 billion ($15.2 billion GR; $4.1 billion TF)[1]

Total Funding - Including Local Revenues:  $30.8 billion ($19.3 billion state funds; $11.5 billion local)[2]

Major Issues Funded

Early Learning Services

Total: $1.03 billion ($549.2 million GR; $476.4 million TF)

·     Voluntary Prekindergarten Program - $389.3 million GR; BSA funding maintained

·     School Readiness Program  - $636.3 million ($159.9 million GR; $476.4 million TF)

Public Schools/K12 FEFP

Total Funding: $19.7 billion ($10.9 billion state funds; $8.8 billion local)

·     FEFP Increase is $780 million or 4.13%

·     FEFP Increase in Funds per FTE is $207 or 3.0%

·     Enrollment Workload Increase – additional 30,057 students for $116.6 million

·     No increase in millage

·     Federally Connected Student Supplement - $12.4 million

·     Digital Classrooms Allocation - $60 million

·     Supplemental Academic Instruction and Reading Allocations - Extended Day Program for Intensive Reading for 300 Elementary Schools – $90 million

Public Schools/K12 Non-FEFP/State Board of Education

·     Mentoring Programs - $13.6 million GR

·     Personal Learning Scholarship Accounts - $55 million GR for increased student participation and additional eligibility (broader autism definition, muscular dystrophy, and three/four year olds)

·     Florida’s Best and Brightest Teacher Scholarship Program - $44 million GR

·     Administrator Professional Development - $7 million GR

·     Standard Student Attire Incentive Program - $10 million GR

·     School District Matching Grants - $4.5 million GR

·     Florida School for the Deaf & Blind - $50.2 million ($45.7 million GR; $4.5 million TF)

District Workforce

Total: $532.3 million ($291.1 million GR; $192.9 million TF; $48.3 million tuition/fees)

·     Workforce Development - $365 million ($285.9 million GR, $79.1 million TF)

·     CAPE Incentive Funds for Industry Certifications in Targeted Occupational Areas, including Health Science and Information Technology - $4.5 million GR

·     Workforce Education Student Information System - $3.4 million GR

Florida College System

Total: $2.02 billion ($937 million GR; $244.9 million TF; $840.7 million tuition/fees)

·     Operational Support Funds - $22.3 million GR

·     Performance Based Funding  - $40 million GR

o     $20 million State Investment (GR)

o     $20 million Institutional Investment

(Reprioritization from the base of each institution)

·     CAPE Incentive Funds for Industry Certifications in Targeted Occupational Areas, including Health Science and Information Technology - $5 million GR

State University System

Total: $4.5 billion ($2.4 billion GR; $278.6 million TF; $1.9 billion tuition/fees)

·     Performance Based Funding  - $400 million

o     $150 million State Investment (GR)

o     $250 million Institutional Investment

(Reprioritized from the base of each institution)

·     Florida Postsecondary Comprehensive Transition Program - $8,000,000 GR

·     Johnson Matching Gift Program  - $772,500 GR

·     Additional Funds for Preeminent State Universities - $10 million GR

Private Colleges

Total: $152.2 million GR

·     Florida Resident Access Grant – Workload Increase - $2.9 million GR

·     ABLE Grant - Workload Decrease Based on Estimating Conference Enrollment -  ($16,500)

·     Historically Black Colleges and Universities Increase - $1.8 million GR

Student Financial Aid

Total: $421.5 million ($111.9 million GR, $309.6 million TF)

·     Bright Futures – funding balanced to official estimate

·     Florida National Merit Scholar Incentive Program – Workload Increase - $5.5 million

·     Children/Spouses of Deceased or Disabled Veterans Workload Increase - $353,397

·     Need-based educational benefits to pay living expenses during semester breaks for active duty and honorably discharged members of the Armed Forces - $1 million

Vocational Rehabilitation

Total: $217.6 million ($45 million GR, $172.6 million TF)

·     Additional Funds to Maximize Federal Award - $921,085 GR to draw down $3.4 million additional in federal funds.

Health and Human Services Appropriations

Total Budget: $32,907.7 million ($8,761.2 million GR; $24,146.5 million TF); 32,156.6 FTE

Major Issues Funded

Agency for Health Care Administration

Total: $25,436.6 million ($5,919.2 million GR; $19,517.4 million TF); 1,563 FTE

·     Medicaid Price Level and Workload Adjustment – $93.4 million GR; ($1,717.2) million TF

·     Children's Special Health Care – funding balanced to official estimate

·     Low Income Pool - $1,000.0 million TF

·     Hospital Reimbursement Increases - $400 million GR; $610.9 million TF

·     Other Provider Access – Community Primary Care Grants - $28.6 million GR

·     Children's Medical Services Administration - $1.0 million GR; $8.6 million TF

·     Florida Medicaid Management Information System (FMMIS) - $5.7 million TF

·     Rate Increase for Intermediate Care Facilities for the Developmentally Disabled (ICF/DD) - $1.6 million GR; $2.4 million TF (approximately a 1.6% increase).

·     Long Term Care Waiver Wait List Reduction - $1.3 million GR; $2.0 million TF (will serve approximately 212 individuals)

·     Supplemental Appropriation for Legal Representation - $3.2 million TF

·     Advanced Data Analytics and Detection Services - $3.0 million TF

·     Pediatric Physicians Fee Increase - $1.2 million GR; $1.8 million TF (approximately 2% increase)

·     Achieved Savings Rebates Contract - $2 million TF

·     Rate Increase For Private Duty Nursing Services - $.7 million GR; $1.0 million TF (approximately 3% increase).

·     Medicaid Outpatient Prospective Payment System - $500,000 TF

·     Agency Efficiencies  - ($3.6) million GR; ($11.5) million TF; (81) FTE

Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Total: $1,210.6 million ($505.9 million GR; $704.7 million TF); 2,865.5 FTE

·     Transition Waitlist Individuals from Categories 3, 4, and 5 to the iBudget Waiver  – $16.1 million GR, $24.6 million TF (will serve approximately 2,000 individuals)

·     Support Coordination Rate Increase – $3.2 million GR; $4.9 million TF (approximately 18.2% increase)

·     Personal Supports Rate Increase – $2 million GR; $3.1 million TF (approximately 2.5% increase)

·     Client Data Management System – $1.3 million TF ($.8 million GR; $.8 million TF funded in the Back of the Bill)

·     Supported Employment Services for Waitlist Individuals – $.5 million GR; $.5 million TF

·     William “Billy Joe” Rish Park Fixed Capital Repairs – $.8 million GR

·     Developmental Disability Centers Fixed Capital Repairs – $.8 million TF

·     Developmental Disability Centers Additional Staffing – 15 FTE; $.6 million GR

·     Regional Offices Additional Staffing – 12 FTE; $.4 million GR

Department of Children and Families

Total: $3,001.0 million ($1,655.4 million GR; $1,345.6 million TF); 11,830.5 FTE

·     Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services – $1 million GR; $40.6 million TF

·     Child Welfare Training – $16.6 million TF

·     Maintenance Adoption Subsidies – $5 million GR; $11.4 million TF

·     Community Based Care (CBC) Core Services Funding – $5.6 million GR; $10.6 million TF

·     CBC Risk Pool – $13 million TF

·     Grant Program for Central Receiving Facilities – $10 million GR

·     Community Action Teams – $6 million GR

·     Adoption Incentive Programs - $5.8 million GR

·     Healthy Families Expansion – $2 million GR; $2 million TF

·     Challenge Grant Program for Homeless Assistance – $3.8 million TF

·     Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Education Funding – $2.8 million TF

·     Social Work Student Stipend Program – $2.6 million TF

·     Family Intensive Treatment (FIT) Team Expansion – $2.4 million GR

·     Maintenance and Repair of State Facilities – $2.3 million TF

·     Mental Health Forensic Beds – $1.6 million GR

·     Health Transitions Grant – $1 million TF

·     Youth Facility Increased Capacity – $1 million GR

·     Cost of Living Adjustment for Foster Parent Assistance – $1 million GR

·     Child Welfare Results Oriented Accountability System – $.5 million GR

·     Agency Efficiencies – (42) FTE; ($.5) million GR; ($.2) million TF

Department of Elder Affairs

Total: $298.7 million ($126.9 million GR; $171.8 million TF); 433.5 FTE

·     Alzheimer's Disease Initiative - Frail Elders Waiting for Services (will serve approximately 167 individuals) – $1.7 million GR

·     Additional Clients in the Community Care for the Elderly (CCE) Program (will serve approximately 300 individuals) – $2.0 million GR

·     Program of All Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) - $1.6 million GR; $2.4 million TF – Funding to support the Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) by providing 150 additional slots in Palm Beach County and 50 slots in Pinellas County.

·     Statewide Senior Legal Helpline - $250,000 GR

·     Agency Efficiencies – (7) FTE; ($.2) million GR; ($.4) million TF

Department of Health

Total: $ 2,852.4 million ($545.7 million GR; $2,306.6 million TF); 14,358.57 FTE

·     Federally Qualified Health Centers – $18.3 million GR

·     Child Nutrition Program – $15 million TF

·     County Health Departments and State Laboratories Fixed Capital Repairs – $4.1 million GR; $10.2 million TF

·     Early Steps Program – $13 million GR (will serve approximately 16,161 individuals)

·     Poison Control Centers – $3.2 million GR

·     Medical Quality Assurance Licensure and Enforcement Information Database (LEID) System Upgrade – $2.2 million TF

·     Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Program Medicaid Waiver Waitlist Reduction – $.4 million GR; $.6 million TF (will serve approximately 25 individuals)

·     Prescription Drug Monitoring Program – $.5 million GR

·     Statewide Marketing Campaign for the Developmental Disabilities Information Clearinghouse – $.3 million GR

·     Vacant Position Reductions – (219.0) FTE; ($5.4) million GR; ($22.5) million TF

·     Management & Efficiency – (597.0) FTE; ($2.4) million GR; ($11) million TF

Department of Veterans Affairs

Total: $108.5 million ($8.2 million GR; $100.2 million TF); 1,105.5 FTE

·     Maintenance and Repair for State Veterans’ Nursing Homes – $12.4 million TF

·     Continued construction of seventh State Veterans’ Nursing Home – $2 million TF

Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations

Total Budget:  $4.755 billion ($3.976.8 billion GR; $778.6 million TF); 45,184.25 FTE

Major Issues Funded

·     State Court Revenue Trust Fund revenue shortfall - $18.5 million in recurring GR.

·     Construction and renovation of the Third and Fourth DCA courthouses - $14.7 million.

·     Department of Corrections redirection of funds to address operational deficiencies - $52.8 million.

Attorney General/ Legal Affairs

Total: $204.20 million ($50.3 million GR; $153.9 million TF); 1,361.50 FTE

·     Consumer Protection staff - 22 FTEs and $1.4 million.

·     Criminal and Capital Appeals -15 FTE and $760,000.

·     Fixed capital outlay for the Collins Building maintenance and security staffing – 2 FTE and $1.7 million.

·     Technology enhancements - $1.1 million.

Department of Corrections

Total: $2.35 billion ($2.28 billion GR; $70.4 million TF); 23,892.00 FTE

·     Reduce salary lapse rate in essential positions (50% security) - $16.5 million to fill 163 vacancies.

·     Correctional officer certification training - $500,000.

·     Electronic monitoring -$1.3 million.

·     Motor vehicles - $2.25 million.

·     Health Services adjustment - $2 million.

·     Food Services, including kosher meals - $11.0 million.

·     Reentry programs - $2.9 million.

·     Residential substance abuse treatment services - $1.6 million.

·     Mental health transition services for inmates completing sentences - $625,000.

·     Fixed capital outlay for repair and maintenance of DOC facilities - $10.0 million.

·     Debt service reduction resulting from the reduction in the bond interest rate and completion of the Okeechobee bond payments in March - $12.3 million.

Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE)

Total: $270.4 million ($104.5 million GR; $165.9 million TF); 1,813.00 FTE

·     Improved crime lab evidence security – 5 FTEs and $859,000.

·     Critical information systems upgrades and update of the Computerized Criminal History (CCH) system - 6 FTEs and $3.8 million.

·     Latent prints laboratories - 6 FTEs and $370,000.

·     FDLE’s Standards and Training Trust Fund shortfall - $4.8 million.

·     Workload from increases in non-criminal justice agencies accessing state/national criminal history records - 4 FTE and $250,000.

·     Federal grant authority for Homeland Security - $1.8 million.

·     Shortfall in annual credit card processing fees - $420,000.

·     Increased maintenance costs for laboratory equipment - $500,000.

·     Investigation of all deaths in the Department of Corrections - 17 FTE and $2.3 million.

Department of Juvenile Justice

Total:  $544.4 million ($394.4 million GR; $150 million TF); 3,265.50 FTE

·     DJJ’s share of juvenile detention costs for FY 2015-16 - $4.0 million.

·     Medical services in DJJ’s juvenile detention centers - $2.9 million.

·     PACE Centers for Girls - $850,000.

·     AMIkids Gender Specific Program in Clay and Hillsborough Counties - $1.5 million.

·     Security at the Juvenile Assessment Centers in Bay and Escambia Counties - $735,000.

Supreme Court

Total:  $34.5 million ($17.7 million GR; $16.9 million TF); 281.50 FTE

·     Operational support for the Supreme Court - 8 FTEs and $987,076.

·     IT infrastructure replacement - $1.5 million.

·     Supreme Court HVAC - $30,113.

District Courts of Appeal

Total:  $61.2 million ($46.0 million GR; $15.2 million TF); 445.00 FTE

·     Continued construction of the 4th District Court of Appeal (DCA) courthouse - $12.0 million.

·     Continued renovation of the 3rd DCA building - $2.7 million.

Trial Courts

Total:  $419.6 million ($353.5 million GR; $66.1 million TF); 3,597.00 FTE

·     Address revenue shortfalls in the State Court Revenue Trust Fund - $18.5 million.

·     Naltrexone injections to treat opioid- and alcohol-addicted offenders - $2.0 million.

·     Case management resources - $2.0 million.

Capital Collateral Regional Counsels

Total:  $9.9 million ($9.2 million GR; $0.6 million TF); 88.00 FTE

·     Capital Collateral Regional Counsel (CCRC) – North office workload - 6 FTEs and $780,378.

Regional Conflict Counsel

Total:  $42.4 million ($41.9 million GR; $0.6 million TF); 425.00 FTE

·     Regional Conflict Counsel workload - 10 FTEs and $928,196.

Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Appropriations

Total Budget:  $12.3 billion ($207.1 million GR; $12.1 billion TF); 13,507.5 FTE

Major Issues Funded

·     Transportation Work Program - $9.3 billion TF

·     Affordable Housing Programs - $175 million TF

·     Economic Development Partners - $128.9 million (TF & GR)

·     Economic Development Incentive Programs, Projects and Initiatives - $74 million (TF & GR)

·     Library Grants and Assistance - $29.5 million (TF & GR)

·     Cultural and Museum Grants - $52.3 million (TF & GR)

·     Historic Preservation Grants – $14.1 million (TF & GR)

·     Motorist Modernization Project - Phase I - $6.4 million TF

·     National Guard Tuition Assistance - $3.6 million GR

Department of Economic Opportunity

Total:  $1.13 billion ($67.7 million GR; $1.06 billion TF); 1,618.5 FTE

·     Economic Development Partners - $128.9 million ($12.8 million GR; $116.1 million TF) includes:

o     Enterprise Florida (EFI) - $25 million ($9 million GR; $16 million TF), includes:

§     $10 million to market and promote Florida’s business brand ($9 million GR, of which $8.5 million is recurring; $1 million TF)

o     VISIT Florida - $74 million TF

o     Florida Sports Foundation - $4.9 million TF

o     Space Florida - $19.5 million ($3.75 million GR; $15.75 million TF), includes:

§     $2.5 million to operate and maintain the Shuttle Landing Facility

§     $2.5 million for the aerospace industry financing program

§     $1.5 million for the Cecil Spaceport Landside Infrastructure project

§     $500,000 of recurring GR for FAA Center of Excellence for Commercial Space Transportation

o     Institute for the Commercialization of Public Research - $5.5 million TF

·     Economic Development Incentive Programs, Projects and Initiatives - $74 million ($28.7 million GR; $45.3 million TF) includes:

o     Economic Development Toolkit Payments - $43 million ($11 million GR; $32 million TF)

o     Economic Development Projects and Initiatives - $31 million ($17.7 million GR; $13.3  million TF)

·     Workforce Development Programs, Projects and Initiatives - $24.2 million TF:

o     Quick Response Training Program - $12.1 million TF

o     Workforce Development Projects and Initiatives – $7.2 million ($2.9 million GR; $4.3 million TF)

·     Affordable Housing Programs - $175 million TF:

o     SHIP - $105 million TF (allocated to local governments), includes:

§     More flexibility in the SHIP program regarding rent subsidies and rental assistance

§     $4 million allocated for homeless Challenge Grants

o     State Housing Programs - $70 million TF, includes:

§     At least $48 million for the SAIL Program

§     $10 million for competitive grant program for housing developments designed for  persons with developmental disabilities

·     Housing and Community Development Programs, Projects and Initiatives - $38 million ($14.3 million GR; $23.7 million TF) includes:

o     Housing and Community Development Projects and Initiatives - $33.7million ($14.3 million GR; $19.4 million TF)

o     Technical and Planning Assistance, including Regional Planning Councils - $4.3 million TF

Department of State

Total:  $151.7 million ($109.8 million GR; $41.9 million TF); 406 FTE

·     State Aid to Libraries - $24.5 million ($22.3 million GR; $2.2 million TF)

·     Library Construction and Cooperative Grants - $5 million GR

o     Library Construction Grant List fully funded – 4 projects

·     Cultural and Museum Program Support Grants and Initiatives – $14.8 million ($14.6 million GR; $200,000 TF)

o     Prorated Ranked List (340 projects) - $12.8 million GR

o     Cultural and Museum Programs, Projects and Initiatives – $2.1 million ($1.9 million GR; $200,000 TF)

·     Cultural Facilities Fixed Capital Outlay Grants – $34.1 million ($34.1 million GR; $2.2 million TF)

o     Ranked List - $18.8 million GR (fully funds list – 51 projects)

o     Cultural Facilities Projects - $17.4 million ($15.2 million GR; $2.2 million TF)

·     Culture Builds Florida - $1.5 million GR (fully funds list – 70 projects)

·     Cultural Endowment Grants - $1.9 million GR (fully funds list – 8 projects)

·     Historic Preservation Small Matching Grants – $1.9 million TF (fully funds list – 57 projects)

·     Historic Preservation Fixed Capital Outlay Grants - $12.1 million ($5.3 million GR; $6.8 million TF)

o     Ranked List - $8.3 million ($5 million GR; $3.3 million TF)

§     Fully funds 32 of 55 projects on list

o     Historic Preservation Projects - $3.8 million ($300,000 GR; $3.5 million TF)

 

Department of Transportation

Total:  $10.1 billion TF; 6,454 FTE

·     Transportation Work Program - $9.3 billion TF, includes:

o     Highway Construction - $3.6 billion TF

o     Bridge Construction - $244.8 million TF

o     County Transportation Programs - $186.4 million TF, includes:

§     Small County Resurface Assistance Program (SCRAP) - $50.6 million TF

§     Small County Outreach Program (SCOP) - $65.3 million TF

§     Small County Outreach (SCOP) for Small Cities - $9 million TF

§     Other County Transportation Programs - $61.5 million TF

o     Resurfacing State Roads/Highways - $633.6 million TF

o     Aviation Development Grants - $369.1 million TF, includes:

§     Space Florida – additional $10 million

o     Seaport and Intermodal Development Grants - $177.4 million TF

o     Public Transit Development Grants - $523.9 million TF

o     Rail Development Grants - $191.4 million TF

o     Shared-Use Nonmotorized Trail (SunTrail) Network - $25 million TF

o     Economic Development Transportation (“Road Fund”) Projects - $35 million TF

Department of Military Affairs

Total:  $96.2 million ($29.1 million GR; $67.1 million TF; 458 FTE

·     New Armory in Flagler County - $20.9 million ($2.9 million GR; $18 million TF)

·     Armories – funds provided for:

o     Revitalization - $5.5 million ($4 million GR; $1.5 million TF)

o     Maintenance and repair - $1.7 million GR

·     Community Outreach Programs (Forward March and About Face) - $2 million GR

·     Tuition Assistance for Florida National Guard - $3.6 million GR

Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

     Total:  $447.7 million TF; 4,414 FTE

·     Florida Highway Patrol:

o     Pursuit Vehicles - $5.4 million TF

o     Tasers - $3.2 million TF

o     Trooper Incidental and Court Overtime Pay - $850,000 TF

·     Motorist Modernization Project - Phase I - $6.4 million TF

·     Maintenance and Repairs of Facilities - $5.4 million TF

Division of Emergency Management

Total:  $340.7 million ($.5 million GR, $340.2 million TF); 157 FTE

·     Federally Declared Disaster Funding, including state match - $261 million:

o     Communities - $245.8 million

o     State Operations - $15.2 million

·     Statewide Notification and Alert System - $4.5 million TF

·     Residential Construction Mitigation - $4.5 million TF

General Government Appropriations

Total Budget:  $5.4 billion ($659.7 million GR; $724.5 LATF; $4 billion Other TF); 20,149 positions

Major Issues Funded

Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services 

Total: $1.6 billion ($134.9 million GR; $113.8 million LATF; $1.3 billion TF); 3,614 positions

·     Water & Land Conservation/Budget Restructure - $64.8 million LATF

·     Wildfire Suppression Equipment - $.5 million GR and $1.5 million TF

·     Firefighter Salary Adjustment - $1.6 million GR

·     Agriculture Promotion Campaign - $3.5 million GR and $1.5 million TF

·     Citrus Greening Research - $8 million TF

·     Farm Share and Food Banks - $2.7 million GR

·     Springs Protection and Water Conservation - 2 positions and $5.2 million LATF

·     Agricultural Best Management Practices - $1.4 million TF and $4 million LATF

·     Northern Everglades and Estuaries Protection Areas - 2 positions and $4.5 million LATF

·     Okeechobee Restoration Projects - $1.9 million GR and $5 million LATF

·     Passive Dispersed Water - $4.5 million LATF

·     Rural and Family Lands - $15 million LATF

·     Land Management Improvements - $3.4 million LATF

·     Licensing Regulatory Management System and Concealed Weapons License Renewal Workload - $2.9 million TF

·     Citrus Health Response Program - $9.4 million TF

·     State Farmers Markets Facility Improvements - $5.2 million TF

·     Agricultural Promotion and Education Facilities - $3.6 million GR

·     Critical Building Repairs and Maintenance - $2.3 million GR

·     African Snail Eradication Program - $2.3 million TF

·     Child Nutrition Program Grants - 14 positions and $2.6 million TF

·     Energy Grants - $1 million TF

Department of Business & Professional Regulation

Total: $151.4 million ($2.1 million GR; $149.2 million TF); 1,620 positions

·     Business Information Portal - 2 positions and $1.5 million GR

·     Electronic Data Submission System - 2 positions and $.2 million TF

·     Compulsive and Addictive Gambling Prevention Contract - $.2 million TF

·     Visit Florida - $2 million TF

Department of Citrus

Total: $45.6 million ($41.8 million TF; $3.8 million GR); 55 positions

·     Consumer Awareness Campaigns - $2.5 million GR

·     Economic and Market Research - $.5 million GR

·     New Varieties Development - $.5 million GR

Department of Environmental Protection

Total: $1.5 billion ($193.4 million GR; $522.9 million LATF; $785.6 million TF); 2,974.5 positions

·     Water & Land Conservation/Budget Restructure - $167.4 million LATF

·     Everglades Restoration - $81.8 million ($22.9 million GR and $58.9 million LATF)

·     Land Acquisition - $55 million

o     Florida Forever/Conservation Lands - $17.4 million ($2.2 million GR and $15.2 million LATF)

o     Florida Forever/Rural and Family Lands - $15 million LATF (DACS)

o     Kissimmee River - $20 million LATF

o     Helena Preserve and Howell Creek Wetlands Preservation - $2.6 million ($2 million GR and $.6 million LATF)

·     Springs Restoration - $50 million ($6.4 million GR and $43.6 million LATF; includes DACS)

·     Water Projects - $73.3 million GR

·     Beach Projects - $32.1 million ($7.1 million GR and $25 million LATF)

·     Florida Recreation Development Assistance Program (FRDAP) - $5.5 million GR

·     Dispersed Water Management - $13.7 million GR and $13.7 million LATF

·     Land Management Improvements Increase - $23.5 million LATF

·     Land Management/State Parks Maintenance & Repairs - $1 million GR and $25.3 million LATF

·     Petroleum Tanks Cleanup Program - $125 million TF

·     Total Maximum Daily Loads (TMDLs) - $9.4 million LATF

·     Drinking Water & Wastewater Revolving Loan Programs - $16.9 million GR and $76.5 million TF

·     Small County Solid Waste Management Grants - $3 million TF

·     Small County Wastewater Treatment Grants - $16 million TF

·     Muck Dredging/Removal - $19.6 million GR

·     Nonmandatory Land Reclamation - $4.2 million TF

Department of Financial Services

Total: $328.7 million ($24.2 million GR; $304.4 million TF); 2,609.5 positions

·     Fire College and Arson Lab Repairs and Maintenance - $.4 million TF

·     FLAIR Replacement - 25 positions and $11.3 million TF

·     Risk Management Information System - $.6 million TF

·     Risk Management - 4 positions & $.3 million TF

·     Workers’ Compensation - 7 positions & $.5 million TF

·     Funeral and Cemeteries Regulation - 3 positions & $.2 million TF

·     Office of Insurance Regulation Resources - 4 positions & 1.2 million TF

Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission

Total: $358 million ($30 million GR; $87.7 million LATF; $240.3 million TF); 2,118.5 positions

·     Water & Land Conservation/Budget Restructure - $78.9 million LATF

·     Boating Infrastructure and Improvement Program - $5.6 million TF

·     Florida Youth Conservation Centers Network - 4 positions & $.5 million TF

·     Artificial Fishing Reef Construction - $.6 million TF

·     Law Enforcement Vehicle Replacement - $1.8 million TF

·     Land Management and Improvements - $8.9 million LATF & $3.7 million TF

·     Oyster Monitoring - 2 positions & $.3 million TF

Department of the Lottery

Total: $169.5 million TF; 420 positions

·     Promotion and Advertising Increase - $4 million General Revenue

·     Independent Security Audit and IT replacement - $.8 million TF

Department of Management Services

Total Budget: $605.7 million ($54.7 million GR; $551 million TF); 842 positions

·     Florida Facilities Pool - $18.4 million GR and $8.2 million TF

·     Florida Interoperability Network and Mutual Aid - $3.5 million GR

·     Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System (SLERS) Staff Augmentation - $.8 million TF

·     Statewide Law Enforcement Radio Equipment Replacement - $7 million GR

·     Procurement Resources - 2 positions & $.3 million TF

·     People First Transition - $9.9 million TF

·     MyFloridaNet Staff Augmentation - $.3 million TF

Division of Administrative Hearings

     Total Budget: $25.8 million ($25.8 million TF); 241 positions

Agency for State Technology

Total: $73.8 million ($4.3 million GR; $66.9 million TF); 241 positions

·     Technology Replacement and Refresh - $7 million TF

·     Disaster Recovery - $2.9 million TF

·     Application Modernization and Migration Study - $.8 million GR

Public Service Commission

Total: $25.1 million ($.2 million GR; $24.9 million TF); 280 positions

Department of Revenue

Total: $575.3 million ($212 million GR; $363.3 million TF); 5,133 positions

·     Fiscally Constrained Counties - $26.4 million GR

·     Aerial Photography - $1.1 million GR

If approved by the Governor, these provisions are effective on July 1, 2015, except where otherwise expressly provided.

 

[1] Excludes appropriated university tuition/fees.

[2] Local revenues include required and discretionary local effort for public schools and tuition/fees for district workforce, colleges, and universities.

Vote: Senate 37-0; House 96-17