The Florida Senate

HB 5001 — General Appropriations Act

by Appropriations Committee and Representative Trumbull (SB 2500 by Appropriations Committee)

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 bill, relating to the General Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2022-2023, provides for a total budget of $112.1 billion, including:

• $43.7 billion from the General Revenue Fund (GR)
• $2.8 billion from the Education Enhancement Trust Fund
• $ 1.2 billion from the Public Education Capital Outlay Trust Fund (PECO TF)
• $64.3 billion from other trust funds (TF)
• 112,472.26 full time equivalent positions (FTE)

Reserves

Total: $8.9 billion

• An additional $1 billion for Inflation Fund was reserved for budget amendments necessary to counter increased costs due to inflation, which is not included in the $8.9 billion in reserves

Major Issues

Compensation and Benefits

• Minimum Wage Increase to $15 per hour

• State Employees (including OPS)
• FEFP (funding provided in overall BSA increase)
• VPK Additional Payments
• Agency for Health Care Administration - Medicaid Services
• Agency for Persons with Disabilities - Medicaid Waiver Services
• Nursing Homes
• Department of Juvenile Justice - Contracted services
• Department of Veterans Affairs - Contracted services

• 5.38 percent State Employee across-the-board increase to address inflation

Other Pay Issues - All in addition to 5.38 percent across-the-board increase

• State Law Enforcement Officers/Troopers - Increase minimum salary to $50,000 or an additional 5 percent pay increase, whichever is greater
• Correctional and Probation Officers - Increase minimum salary to $41,600 ($20 per hour)
• and other position classifications ranging from $45,760 to $57,886
• State Firefighters - Increase minimum salary to $41,600 ($20 per hour)
• Juvenile Justice Detention Officers - Increase minimum salary to $39,520 ($19 per hour)
• Juvenile Justice Probation Officers - Increase minimum salary to $41,600 ($20 per hour)
• Veterans’ Homes Nurses - $5.6 million for salary and recruitment incentives
• Assistant State Attorneys and Public Defenders - $5,000 - $10,000 pay increase

Education Capital Outlay

Total: $1.9 billion [$470.8 million State Funds, $1.46 billion State Fiscal Recovery Funds]

• Charter School Repairs and Maintenance - $195.8 million
• Public School Maintenance - $11.4 million
• College and University Maintenance - $843.7 million
• Developmental Research School Repairs and Maintenance - $8.1 million
• Small School District Special Facilities - $64.4 million
• District Tech Center Projects - $13.9 million
• Florida College System Projects - $216.2 million
• State University System Projects - $563.9 million
• School for the Deaf and Blind Maintenance and Renovation Projects - $8.5 million
• Public Broadcasting - Health and Safety Issues - $5 million
• Authorization for State University System (SUS) Capital Improvement Student Fee Projects - $44.7 million

 

Education Appropriations

Total Appropriations:  $25.7 billion [$18.7 billion GR; $7 billion TF, excludes tuition]

Total Funding - Including Local Revenues:  $39.2 billion [$25.7 billion state/federal funds; $13.5 billion local funds][1]

Major Issues

Early Learning Services

Total: $1.7 billion [$610.9 million GR; $1.1 Billion TF]

• Partnerships for School Readiness - $53.2 million
• School Readiness Program - $1.1 billion
• Early Learning Standards & Accountability - $4.9 million
• Voluntary Prekindergarten Program - $553.4 million

• Decrease of 2,645 fewer students ($6.4 million)
• Voluntary Prekindergarten Program Additional Base Student Allocation (BSA) Payments - $151.3 million; these additional payments are provided to ensure all VPK instructors are paid a minimum wage of at least $15 per hour

Public Schools/K12 FEFP

Total Funding: $24.3 billion [$13.5 billion state funds; $10.7 billion local funds]

• FEFP Total Funds increase is $1.69 billion or 7.5 percent
• FEFP increases in Total Funds per Student is $384.55, a 4.96 percent increase [from $7,758.3 to $8,142.8]
• Base Student Allocation (BSA) increase by $214.49 or 4.9 percent
• FEFP Base Funds (flexible $) increase of $1 billion or 7.15 percent
• Required Local Effort (RLE) increase of $633.2 million; RLE millage maintained at prior year level of 3.606 mills
• Teacher Salary Increase Allocation - $250 million increase for a total of $800 million that school districts must use to increase the minimum salaries of classroom teachers to at least $47,500
• Safe Schools Allocation - $30 million increase for a total of $210 million for School Safety Officers and school safety initiatives
• Mental Health Assistance Allocation - $20 million increase for a total of $140 million to help school districts and charter schools address youth mental health issues
• Reading Instruction Allocation - $40 million increase for a total of $170 million to provide comprehensive reading instruction
• Turnaround School Supplemental Services Allocation - $24.4 million - funds for services designed to improve the overall academic and community welfare of students and their families at designated lower performing schools
• Funding Compression & Hold Harmless Allocation - $68.2 million - compression funds for districts with total funds per FTE that are less than the statewide average and hold harmless funds for districts that have a reduction in the District Cost Differential
• FEFP increases are provided to school districts to ensure all employees are paid a minimum wage of at least $15 per hour beginning in the 2022-23 school year

Public Schools/K12 Non-FEFP & Ed Media

Total: $574.1 million [$565.7 million GR; $8.3 million TF]

• Coach Aaron Feis Guardian Program - $6.5 million
• School Recognition Program - $200 million
• Community School Grant Program - $7.6 million
• Mentoring Programs - $11.9 million
• Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources Centers - $8.7 million
• New World Reading - $29 million
• Schools of Hope - $40 million
• SEED School of Miami - $11.7 million
• Transition Support Funding for Jefferson County School District - $5 million
• Computer Science and Teacher Bonuses - $10 million
• School District Foundation Matching Grants - $6 million
• Florida Association of District School Superintendents Training - $750,000
• School and Instructional Enhancement Grants - $46.4 million
• Florida School for the Deaf & Blind - $53.2 million
• School Hardening Grants - $20 million
• Capital Projects - $37.3 million

State Board of Education

Total: $301 million [$132.1 million GR; $168.9 million TF]

• Assessment and Evaluation - $134.7 million

• VPK and Student Literacy Program Monitoring Systems - $15.5 million

• Just Read Florida Early Literacy Professional Development - $1 million
• ACT and SAT Exam Administration - $8 million

School District Workforce 

Total: $619.7 million [$328.9 million GR; $253.8 million TF; $37 million tuition/fees]

• Workforce Development for career and technical education and adult education - $390.4 million
• Perkins Career and Technical Education grants and Adult Education and Literacy funds - $123.3 million
• CAPE Incentive Funds for students who earn Industry Certifications - $6.5 million
• School and Instructional Enhancement Grants - $4.4 million
• Pathways to Career Opportunities Grant Program for apprenticeships - $15 million
• Open Door Grant Program - $15 million
• Workers Compensation Insurance Premiums for apprenticeship and pre-apprenticeship students - $2 million
• Nursing Education Initiatives - $20 million
• No tuition increase

Vocational Rehabilitation

Total: $246.9 million [$59.1 million GR; $187.8 million TF]

• Adults with Disability Funds - $11.6 million

• Inclusive Transition and Employment Management Program - $1.5 million

Florida College System

Total: $2.2 billion [$1.3 billion GR; $241 million TF; $715.6 million tuition/fees]

• CAPE Incentive Funds for students who earn Industry Certifications - $14 million GR
• Nursing Education Initiatives - $59 million
• Open Door Grant Program - $20 million
• System Wide Base Funding Increases - $55 million
• Student Open Access Resources (SOAR) - $5.4 million
• Student Success Incentive Funds - $30 million GR

• 2+2 Student Success Incentive Funds - $20 million GR
• Work Florida Incentive Funds - $10 million GR

• No tuition increase

State University System

Total: $5.6 billion [$3.0 billion GR; $620.8 million TF; $1.97 billion tuition/fees]

• Performance Based Funding - $560 million

• State Investment - $265 million
• Institutional Investment - $295 million

• Moffitt Cancer Center Workload - $10 million in additional funds
• Johnson Matching Grant Program Workload - $20,000 in additional funds
• IFAS Workload - $3.6 million
• Nursing Education Initiatives - $46 million
• Student Open Access Resources (SOAR) - $5.4 million
• Cybersecurity Resiliency -  $20.5 million
• No tuition increase

Private Colleges

Total: $173.5 million GR

• HBCUs - $680 thousand in additional funds
• Nursing and Health related education initiatives - $2 million
• Engineering and Technology initiatives - $29 million

Student Financial Aid

Total: $994 billion [$268 million GR, $726 million TF]

• Bright Futures - $620.9 million
• Benacquisto Scholarship Program - $36.4 million
  • $2.2 million workload increase
• Children/Spouses of Deceased or Disabled Veterans - $13.5 million
  • $2.5 million workload increase
• Dual Enrollment Scholarship - $18.05 million
• Law Enforcement Academy Scholarship - $5 million

 

Health and Human Services Appropriations

Total Budget: $48.9 billion [$14.7 billion GR; $34.2 billion TF]; 31,191.26 positions

Major Issues

Agency for Health Care Administration

Total: $38.6 billion [$10.2 billion GR; $28.4 billion TF]; 1,539.5 positions

• Medicaid Price Level and Workload - $2,207.5 billion
• KidCare Workload (Due to Caseload Shift to Medicaid) - ($58.8) million
• Minimum Wage for Medicaid Providers - $273.6 million
• Minimum Wage for Nursing Homes - $212.8 million
• Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with Intellectual Disabilities (ICF/IID) Reimbursement Rates - $29.6 million
• Maternal Fetal Medicine Provider Rate Increase - $2.5 million
• Organ Transplant Rate Increase - $6.3 million
• Specialty Children’s Hospitals - $84.9 million
• Hospital Outlier Payments - $50.2 million
• Florida Cancer Hospitals - $156.2 million
• Florida Medicaid Management Information System (FMMIS) - $112 million
• Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) - $82.7 million

Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Total: $2.1 billion [$912.2 million GR; $1.2 billion TF]; 2,698.5 positions

• Establish Recurring Dental Services Program for the Developmentally Disabled - $8.5 million
• Direct Service Provider Rate Increases to Address Minimum Wage - $403 million
• Waiver Rates for Behavior Services - $14.2 million
• Home and Community Based Services Waiver Waitlist - $59.6 million

Department of Children and Families

Total: $4.2 billion [$2.5 billion GR; $1.7 billion TF]; 12,231.75 positions

• Child Welfare:

• Community Based Care Funding Increase - $158.4 million
• Mitigate Title IV-E Earnings Shortfall - $32.6 million
• Foster Care Child Daycare Subsidy - $24.9 million
• Foster Care Board Rate Parity - $19.1 million
• Fatherhood Engagement and Family Involvement Programs - $31.8 million
• Increased Subsidy for Foster Youth Attending Postsecondary Education - $16.9 million
• Maintenance Adoption Subsidies - $10.1 million
• Guardianship Assistance Program - $8.7 million
• Foster Care Board Rate Adjustment - $3.3 million
• Expand Adoption Incentive Benefits to Law Enforcement Officers - $4 million

• Mental Health and Substance Abuse:

• Community Based Behavioral Health Services - $211.1 million
• Opioid Response Grant - $24.6 million
• State Mental Health Treatment Facilities Forensic Beds - $20 million
• Legal Settlement Funds for Opioid Epidemic Abatement - $11.3 million
• Florida Assertive Community Treatment (FACT) Team Funding - $7 million

• Florida System and Florida Safe Families Network Technology Modernization - $31.5 million

Department of Elder Affairs

Total: $349.9 million [$208 million GR; $141.9 million TF]; 407 positions

• Alzheimer’s Disease Initiative - $12 million
• Community Care for the Elderly - $9 million
• Aging Resource Centers - $1 million

Department of Health

Total: $3.4 billion [$750.6 million GR; $2.7 billion TF]; 12,832 positions

• Casey DeSantis Cancer Research Program - $37.7 million
• H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute - $20 million
• Leon Haley, Jr., MD Trauma Center - $80 million
• Tampa General Hospital - $10 million
• Fatherhood Grants - Home Visiting Program - $4.4 million
• Primary Care Health Professional Loan Repayment Program - $6.6 million and 3 positions
• Mayo Clinic of Jacksonville - $4 million
• Hearing Aids for Children - $5 million
• Dental Student Loan Repayment Program - $1.8 million
• Hormonal Long-acting Reversible Contraception Program - $2 million

Department of Veterans Affairs

Total: $186 million [$71.5 million GR; $101 million TF]; 1,482.5 positions

• State Veterans’ Nursing Homes - Nurses Salary and Recruitment Incentives - $5.6 million
• State Veterans’ Nursing Homes - Contracted Services Increase to Increase Wages to $15 per hour - $6.9 million
• Nonrecurring Trust Fund Shift to General Revenue Due to Trust Fund Deficit as a result of the New Homes Delayed Opening, and Decreased Occupancy Rates Due to COVID-19 - $41.3 million
• Florida is For Veterans Increase for Administration and Programs - $2.06 million

 

Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations

Total Budget:  $6.9 billion [$6 billion GR; $938 million TF]; 45,211.5 positions

Major Issues

• Prison Construction - Two New Facilities:

• One 4,500 bed facility - $650 million
• One 250 bed hospital facility - $200 million

• Offender Based Information System (OBIS) replacement - $10.2 million
• Statewide Prosecutor Workload - $1.8 million and 12 positions
• Solicitor General Workload - $1.7 million and 10 positions
• Election Crimes Investigations - $1.5 million and 10 positions
• Cyberfraud Analysis and Education - $0.5 million and 6 positions
• Increase DJJ Provider Pay to Minimum Wage - $5.3 million
• Salary Increases for Deputy Sheriffs and County Correctional Officers in Fiscally Constrained Counties - $15.0 million
• Appellate Court Operational Increases -  $9.7 million and 62 positions
• Sixth DCA Courthouse - $50.0 million

Department of Corrections

Total: $3.8 billion [$3.75 billion GR; $63.9 million TF]; 23,380 positions

• Construction of one 4,500 Bed Prison - $650.0 million
• Construction of one 250 Bed Prison Hospital - $200.0 million
• Price Level Increase for Correctional Officers in Private Prisons - $33.9 million
• Offender Based Information System (OBIS) Replacement - $10.2 million
• Information Technology Infrastructure Improvements - $5.1 million
• Critical Security Equipment - $3.0 million
• Statewide Recruitment Staffing - $1.9 million and 12 positions
• Critical Legal Positions - $1.2 million and 13 positions
• Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Program Compliance - $1.2 million and 11 positions

Attorney General/ Legal Affairs

Total: $345.7 million [$77.3 million GR; $268.4 million TF]; 1,293.5 positions

• Statewide Prosecutor Workload - $1.8 million and 12 positions
• Solicitor General Workload - $1.7 million and 10 positions

Florida Department of Law Enforcement

Total: $387.6 million [$226.0 million GR; $161.6 million TF]; 1,954 positions

• Cyberfraud Analysis and Education - $0.5 million and 6 positions
• Pensacola Regional Operations Center Facility - $6.3 million
• Tampa Bay Facility Rent - $1.7 million
• Sexual Assault Kit Tracking System - $0.9 million and 2 positions
• Election Crimes Investigations - $1.5 million and 10 positions
• Salary Increases for Deputy Sheriffs and County Correctional Officers in Fiscally Constrained Counties - $15.0 million
• Increase Federal Grants Trust Fund Authority - COPS Anti-Methamphetamine Program (CAMP) Grant - $0.8 million
• Criminal Justice Data Technical Assistance Grant - $5.0 million
• Biometric Identification Solution (BIS) Modernization - $3.5 million
• Criminal Justice Data Transparency - $3.0 million
• Statewide Behavioral Threat Assessment Management Strategy - $1.3 million and 3 positions

Department of Juvenile Justice

Total:  $607.4 million [$457.7 million GR; $149.6 million TF]; 3,247.5 positions

• Increase Provider Pay to Minimum Wage - $5.3 million
• Expansion of Vocational and Educational Services - $3.7 million
• Continuation and Expansion of Prevention and Early Intervention Programs - $1.6 million
• Electronic Monitoring Enhancements - $1.0 million
• Establishment of an Electronic Health Record - $0.7 million and 3 positions

Justice Administrative Commission

Total:  $1.07 billion [$885.1 million GR; $182.9 million TF]; 10,684 positions

• Child Representation Pilot Program - $2.4 million and 3 positions
• Staffing Support for the Justice Administrative Commission - $0.5 million and 4 positions
• Clerks of Court Pandemic Recovery Plan - $6.3 million
• Guardian ad Litem Trust Fund Authority - $4.4 million and 67.5 positions
• State Attorney and Public Defender Motor Vehicle Replacement - $2.5 million

State Court System

Total:  $702.8 million [$591.3 million GR; $111.4 million TF]; 4,506.5 positions

• Appellate Court Operational Increases -  $9.7 million and 62 positions
• Sixth DCA Courthouse - $50.0 million
• Appellate Case Management Solution - $4.5 million
• Maintain Early Childhood Courts - $1.0 million and 9 positions
• Trial Courts Pandemic Recovery Plan - $10.0 million
• Support for Post-Pandemic Proceedings - $1.9 million
• Supreme Court Fellows Program - $0.6 million
• Courthouse Furnishings - $0.9 million

 

Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Appropriations

Total Budget:  $16.5 billion [$1.0 billion GR; $15.5 billion TF]; 13,126 positions

Major Issues

• Transportation Work Program - $11.6 billion
• Affordable Housing Programs - $362.7 million
• Library, Cultural, and Historical Grants, Initiatives, and Facilities - $175.3 million
• Urban Search and Rescue Teams Training and Equipment Grants - $10 million
• Florida National Guard Tuition Assistance - $5.2 million

Department of Economic Opportunity

Total:  $1.3 billion [$236.9 million GR; $1.1 billion TF]; 1,510 positions

• Reemployment Assistance Program Operations and Tax Services Provider - $33.4 million
• State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) - $209.5 million (allocated to local governments)
• Affordable Housing Programs - $153.3 million, including the State Apartment Incentive Loan (SAIL) and $100 million for a Florida Hometown Hero Housing Program
• Job Growth Grant Fund - $50 million SFRF
• VISIT Florida - $50 million
• Noncustodial Parent Employment Program - $7.0 million recurring
• Law Enforcement Recruitment Bonus Program - $20 million
• First Responders Recognition Payments - $125 million SFRF
• Broadband Opportunity Grant Program - $400 million SFRF
• Consumer-First Workforce Information System - $150 million SFRF
• Rural Infrastructure Fund - $30 million ($25 million SFRF)
• Economic Development Projects - $6.0 million
• Housing and Community Development Projects - $107.9 million
• Workforce Projects - $9.5 million

Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

Total:  $529.2 million [$10 million GR; $519.2 million TF]; 4,340 positions

• Florida Highway Patrol Taser Replacement - $1.5 million recurring
• Florida Highway Patrol Academy Driving Track - $10 million
• Increased Authority for Work Zone Traffic Enforcement - $5.8 million
• Additional Commercial Driver License Third Party Testing - $570,119; 6.0 positions
• Motorist Modernization Project - Phase II - $10 million

Department of Military Affairs

Total:  $75.3 million [$31.8 million GR; $43.5 million TF]; 459 positions

• Florida National Guard Tuition Assistance - $5.2 million for FYs 2021-2022 and 2022-2023
• Florida State Guard - $10 million; 6.0 positions
• New Counterdrug Program Headquarters Building - $2.2 million

Department of State

Total:  $193.7 million [$163.6 million GR; $30.1 million TF]; 444 positions

• Libraries Maintenance of Effort - $23.9 million; and Additional Aid - $2 million
• Cultural and Museum Programs and Initiatives - $73.2 million

• General Program Support Grants - $46.0 million (fully funds all 556 projects)
• Culture Builds Florida Ranked List - $3.1 million (funds all 131 projects)
• Cultural Facilities Grants Ranked List - $10 million SFRF (funds 24 projects)
• Cultural and Museum Projects - $14.1 million

• Historical Preservation Programs and Initiatives - $31.1 million

• Historic Preservation Small Matching Grants Ranked List -  $1.6 million (funds all 58 projects)
• Historic Preservation Special Category Ranked List - $21.5 million (funds all 77 projects)
• Historic Preservation Projects - $9.4 million

• African-American Cultural and Historical Grants Ranked List - $30.3 million (SFRF)
• Elections - $16.2 million GR and TF - includes:

• Additional Positions for Voter Registration Activities - $1.1 million; 15.0 positions
• Office of Election Crimes and Security Investigators - $1.1 million; 15.0 positions
• Florida Voter Registration System Modernization Feasibility Study - $450,000
• Grants to Supervisors of Elections for Cyber Security - $8 million

• Memorial for Champlain Towers South - $1.0 million
• New Artifacts Curation Facility - $13.8 million SFRF

Department of Transportation

Total:  $12.7 billion [$498.6 million GR; $12.3 billion TF]; 6,175 positions

• Transportation Work Program - $11.6 billion

• County Transportation Programs:

  • Small County Road Resurface Assistance Program (SCRAP) - $47.7 million ($20 million SFRF)

  • Small County Outreach Program (SCOP) - $115.2 million ($30 million SFRF)

  • County Transportation Programs - $49.6 million

• Local Transportation Initiatives (Road Fund) Projects - $498.6 million

• Innovative Grant Program for Transportation Disadvantaged - $4 million
• Commercial Driver License Training, Testing, and Licensing - $500,000 recurring TF

Division of Emergency Management

Total:  $1.6 billion [$63.4 million GR; $1.6 billion TF]; 198 positions

• New Positions - 11.0 positions; $1.2 million GR
• Urban Search and Rescue Teams Training and Equipment Grants - $10 million GR
• Mobile Home Tie-Down Program Increased Funding - $7 million GR
• Open Federally Declared Disaster (FEMA reimbursement and pass-through) - $1.5 billion
• Community Recovery, Preparedness, and Critical Facilities Projects - $30.8 million GR

 

Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Appropriations

Total Budget:  $9.3 billion [$2.5 billion GR; $1.6 billion LATF; $5.2 billion Other TF]; 20,385 positions

Major Issues

Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services 

Total: $2 billion [$271 million GR; $209.4 million LATF; $1.5 billion TF]; 3,876 positions

• Rural and Family Lands Protection Program/Wildlife Corridors - $300 million
• Emergency Wildfire Management - $93.8 million
• Wildfire Suppression Equipment/Aircraft - $42.7 million
• Florida Forest Service Aerial Protection Program - $15 million
• Road/Bridge and Facility Maintenance - $8.4 million
• Citrus Protection and Research - 5 positions and $16.6 million
• Lake Okeechobee Agriculture Projects - $5 million
• Florida Agriculture Promotion Campaign - $19 million
• Licensing Concealed Weapons Program - 25 positions and $1.7 million
• Office of Energy Grants - $3.5 million
• Feeding Programs/Farm Share/Feeding Florida - $15.1 million
• Agriculture Education and Promotion Facilities - $31.8 million

Department of Citrus

Total: $41.8 million [$20.6 million GR; $21.2 million TF]; 28 positions

• Citrus Recovery Program - $13 million
• Building Repair and Maintenance - $1.5 million

Department of Environmental Protection

Total: $4.2 billion [$1.4 billion GR; $1.3 billion LATF; $1.5 billion TF]; 3,088 positions

• Everglades Restoration - $885.9 million
• Water Quality Improvements - $782.4 million

• Wastewater Grant Program - $125 million
• Staffing for Environmental Permitting - 33 positions and $3.3 million
• Indian River Lagoon WQI - $38 million
• Biscayne Bay Water Quality Improvements - $20 million
• Springs Coast Watershed - $20 million
• Caloosahatchee WQI - $6 million
• Peace River WQI - $4 million
• Water Projects - $368.4 million
• C-51 Reservoir - $65 million
• Florida Keys Aqueduct - $20 million
• Total Maximum Daily Loads - $50 million
• Septic Upgrade Incentive Program - $10 million
• Non-Point Source Planning Grants - $10 million
• Dade City Wastewater - $39.7 million
• Water Restoration Assistance Staff - 25 positions and $3 million

• Flood and Sea-Level Rise Program - $470.9 million
• Alternative Water Supply - $50 million
• Water Quality Improvements - Blue Green Algae Task Force - $10.8 million
• Innovative Technology Grants for Harmful Algal Blooms - $15 million
• Resilient Florida Program - 25 positions and $2.4 million
• Springs Restoration - $75 million
• Florida Forever Programs and Land Acquisition - $168.7 million

• Division of State Lands - $100 million 
• Florida Recreational Development Assistance Grants - $10.7 million
• Green Heart of the Everglades Acquisition - $35 million GR
• Rattlesnake Key Acquisition - $23 million GR

• Florida Keys Area of Critical State Concern - $20 million
• Petroleum Tanks Cleanup Program - $180 million
• Volkswagen Settlement - $53 million
• Hazardous Waste and Dry Clean Site Cleanup - $40 million
• Beach Management Funding Assistance - $50 million
• Drinking Water Revolving Loan Program - $202.6 million 
• Wastewater Revolving Loan Program - $264.8 million
• Water Infrastructure Improvements - $178.9 million
• Small County Wastewater Treatment Grants - $12 million
• Land and Water Conservation Grants - $13.5 million
• Local Resiliency Projects - $5 million
• Local Parks - $58.2 million
• State Parks Maintenance and Repairs - $239.5 million
• State Park Beach Projects - $55 million 

Department of Business & Professional Regulation

Total: $160.2 million [$1.8 million GR; $158.5 million TF]; 1,545 positions

• Customer Experience Modernization - $4.4 million

Florida Gaming Control Commission

Total: $26.9 million TF; 185 positions

Department of Financial Services

Total: $477.2 million [$55.4 million GR; $421.8 million TF]; 2,568.5 positions

• Florida Planning, Accounting & Ledger Management (PALM) Project - $45.7 million
• Information Technology Upgrades to Software, Hardware, and Equipment - $7.7 million
• Florida Firefighter Cancer Research - $2.0 million
• Local Government Fire and Firefighter Services - $46.3 million
• Law Enforcement Positions, Equipment, Training and Enhancements - 12 positions and $4.3 million

Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission

Total: $481.2 million [$108.6 million GR; $107.6 million LATF; $265 million TF]; 2,149 positions

• Marine Fisheries Recovery Grant Program - $2.5 million
• Law Enforcement Equipment Replacement - $12.7 million
• Law Enforcement Enhanced Patrol and Support - 12 positions and $2.6 million
• FWC Buildings Maintenance and Repair - $4.2 million
• Manatee Management Care - $20 million
• Boating Infrastructure and Improvement Program - $7.2 million
• Derelict Vessel Removal - $19.9 million
• Nuisance and Invasive Species Response - $2 million
• Apalachicola Bay Oyster Restoration - $3.2 million
• Land Use Planning Program - 10 positions and $0.8 million

Department of the Lottery

Total: $210 million TF; 418.5 positions

• Increased Payments Related to Ticket Purchases - $6.7 million
• Prize Payment System - $4.0 million

Department of Management Services

Total Budget: $1 billion [$421.2 million GR; $623.4 million TF]; 1,025.5 positions

• Florida Facilities Pool (FFP) Fixed Capital Outlay - 16 positions and $61.8 million
• Capitol Complex Renovations and Repairs - $115 million
• State Emergency Operations Center - $80 million
• Department of Corrections Facilities Master Plan - $5 million
• MyFloridaMarketPlace - $5.8 million
• Division of Retirement Critical Workload - 20 positions and $2.4 million
• Executive Aircraft Program - 17 positions and $30.8 million
• Cybersecurity - 8 positions and $119.2 million
• Cloud Modernization and Migration - $163.4 million
• Northwest Regional Data Center (NWRDC)/State Data Center - $20 million
• State Data Center Contract with NWRDC - 7 positions and $1 million

Division of Administrative Hearings

Total Budget: $29.2 million TF; 216 positions

Public Service Commission

Total: $27.8 million TF; 274 positions

Department of Revenue

Total: $637.8 million [$230 million GR; $407.8 million TF]; 5,012 positions

• Fiscally Constrained Counties - $38.8 million
• IT Issues - $9 million

 

If approved by the Governor, these provisions take effect July 1, 2022, except where otherwise expressly provided.

Vote: Senate 33-0; House 105-3