The Florida Senate

HB 5001 — General Appropriations Act

by Appropriations Committee and Rep. Leek (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 2024-2025, provides for a total budget of $117.46 billion, including:

• $49.4 billion from the General Revenue Fund (GR)
• $2.5 billion from the Education Enhancement Trust Fund
• $1.5 billion from the Public Education Capital Outlay Trust Fund (PECO TF)
• $64.1 billion from other trust funds (TF)
• 113,630.26 full time equivalent positions (FTE)

Increased Reserves and Debt Reduction

• Total Reserves: $10 billion
  • $5.1 billion General Revenue Unallocated
  • $4.4 billion Budget Stabilization Fund ($300 million added)
  • $500 million added to the Emergency Preparedness and Response Fund
• $500 million authorized to retire outstanding state debt

Major Issues

Compensation and Benefits

• Three percent pay increase for all state employees
• Additional Pay Increases for:
  • FDLE Special Agents
  • Agency for Health Care Administration
  • Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
• State Employees and Retirees Health Insurance Premiums held constant
• Inclusion of the Florida College System for State Group Health Insurance

Education Capital Outlay

Total Appropriations: $2.0 billion [$268 million GR; $1.8 billion TF]

• State University System Projects - $616.2 million
• Florida College System Projects - $133.6 million
• Charter School Repairs and Maintenance - $230.8 million
• Small School District Special Facilities - $193.2 million
• Developmental Research School Repairs and Maintenance - $9.2 million

Education Appropriations

Total Appropriations: $30.1 billion [$22.6 billion GR; $7.5 billion TF]

Total Funding - Including Local Revenues:  $45.6 billion [$30.1 billion state/federal funds; $15.5 billion local funds]

Early Learning Services

Total: $1.7 billion [$608.9 million GR; $1.1 billion TF]; 98 positions

• Partnerships for School Readiness - $34.4 million
• School Readiness Program - $1.2 billion
• Early Learning Standards & Accountability - $4.9 million
• Voluntary Prekindergarten Program - $438.1 million
  • Decrease of 1,885 fewer students - ($9.6 million)
  • 3 percent increase to the BSA - $12.5 million
  • Increase to Administration from 4 percent to 5 percent - $4.1 million
  • Summer Bridge Program - $4.1 million

Public Schools/K12 FEFP

Total Funding: $28.4 billion [$15.5 billion state funds; $12.9 billion local funds]

• FEFP Total Funds increase is $1.8 billion or 6.73 percent
• FEFP increase in Total Funds per Student served by a district is $240.01, a 2.75 percent increase (from $8,718.58 to $8,958.59)
• Base Student Allocation (BSA) increase of $191.25 or 3.72 percent
• FEFP Base Funds (flexible $) increase of $1.27 billion or 7.22 percent
• Required Local Effort (RLE) increase of $483.4 million; RLE millage maintained at prior year level of 3.189 mills
• Safe Schools Allocation - $40 million increase for a total of $290 million for School Safety Officers and school safety initiatives
• Mental Health Assistance Allocation - $20 million increase for a total of $180 million to help school districts and charter schools address youth mental health issues

Public Schools/K12 Non-FEFP & Ed Media

Total: $627.4 million [$619.9 million GR; $7.5 million TF]

• Coach Aaron Feis, Chris Hixon, & Coach Scott Beigel Guardian Program - $6.5 million
• School Recognition Program - $200 million
• Mentoring Programs - $12.2 million
• Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources Centers - $8.7 million
• School District Foundation Matching Grants - $7 million
• Florida Safe Schools Canine Program - $3.5 million
• Early Childhood Music Education - $2.4 million
• District Threat Management Coordinators - $5 million
• Regional Literacy Teams - $5 million
• Charity for Change - $4.7 million
• Menstrual Hygiene Products Grant Program - $6.4 million
• Civics Literacy Captains and Coaches - $3.5 million
• Civics Professional Development - $2.75 million
• Florida Civics Seal of Excellence - $10 million
• New Worlds Scholarship Accounts - $24 million
• SEED School of Miami - $12.2 million
• School and Instructional Enhancement Grants - $54.7 million
• Florida School for the Deaf & Blind - $68.3 million
• Transportation Stipend - $14 million to fund the Family Empowerment Transportation Scholarships
• School Safety Inspection Bonus Program - $3.8 million
• Capital Projects - $66 million

State Board of Education

Total: $308.2 million [$156.1 million GR; $152.1 million TF]; 949 positions

• Assessment and Evaluation - $129.2 million
• ACT and SAT Exam Administration - $8 million

Vocational Rehabilitation

Total: $257.4 million [$61.7 million GR; $195.7 million TF]; 884 positions

Blind Services

Total: $72.6 million [$24.7 million GR; $47.9 million TF]; 289.75 positions

Private Colleges

Total: $243.2 million GR

• Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) – $31.4 million
• HBCU Facility Hardening Funds - $15 million
• Effective Access to Student Education (EASE) - $134.8 million
  • EASE Plus - $9.6 million

Student Financial Aid

Total: $1.05 billion [$318.6 million GR; $729.7 million TF]

• Bright Futures - $616.9 million
  • Workload increase - $26.2 million
• Benacquisto Scholarship Program - $39 million
  • Workload increase - $4.3 million
• Children/Spouses of Deceased or Disabled Veterans - $21.5 million
  • Workload increase - $4.8 million  
• Florida First Responder Scholarship Program - $10 million
• Open Door Grant Program - $35 million
• Graduation Alternative to Traditional Education (GATE) Scholarship - $7 million

School District Workforce 

Total: $812.1 million [$475.5 million GR; $293.9 million TF; $42.7 million tuition/fees]

• Workforce Development - $451.2 million
  • Workload increase - $24.6 million
• Pathways to Career Opportunities Grant Program for apprenticeships - $20 million
  • Increase for “Grow Your Own Teacher” Apprenticeship Program - $5 million
• Nursing Education Initiatives - $20 million
• Graduation Alternative to Traditional Education (GATE) Program - $5 million
• Student Success in Career and Technical Education Incentive Funds - $2.5 million
• No tuition increase

Florida College System

Total: $2.4 billion [$1.47 billion GR; $259 million TF; $689.9 million tuition/fees]

• CAPE Incentive Funds for students who earn Industry Certifications - $20 million  
• College System Program Fund - $1.6 billion
• Nursing Education Initiatives - $59 million
• Student Success Incentive Funds - $30 million
  • 2+2 Student Success Incentive Funds - $17 million
  • Work Florida Incentive Funds - $13 million
• No tuition increase

State University System

Total: $6.8 billion [$4.3 billion GR; $666.7 million TF; $1.94 billion tuition/fees]

• Metric Based Performance Funding - $645 million
  • State Investment - $350 million
  • Institutional Investment - $295 million
• Performance-based Excellence Recognition Program - $100 million
• Preeminent State Research Universities - $100 million
• Lastinger Center for Learning at University of Florida - $58.2 million
• Nursing Education Initiatives - $46 million
• Community School Grant Program - $20.1 million total, which includes a $9.1 million workload increase
• Florida Postsecondary Comprehensive Transition Program for Students with Unique Abilities - $12.5 million total, which includes a $3.5 million workload increase
• No tuition increase

Health and Human Services Appropriations

Total Budget: $46.5 billion [$16.2 billion GR; $30.3 billion TF]; 32,129.76 positions

Major Issues

Agency for Health Care Administration

Total: $34.7 billion [$11.1 billion GR; $23.6 billion TF]; 1,616 positions

• Individuals with Developmental Disabilities Pilot Program - $38.4 million
• Medicaid Provider Rate Increases - $333.1 million
  • Air and Ground Ambulance Emergency Services  - $5.9 million
  • Assistive Care Services - $1.3 million
  • Early Intervention Services - $1.2 million
  • Federally Qualified Health Centers and Rural Health Clinics - $19 million
  • Maternal Fetal Medicine - $3.5 million
  • Medical Foster Care - $0.5 million
  • Nursing Homes - $247.9 million
  • Pediatric Behavioral Health Services - $43.1 million
  • Pediatric Physicians - $43.1 million
  • Statewide Inpatient Psychiatric Program - $7.6 million
  • Therapeutic Group Home - $0.3 million
• Behavioral Health Collaborative Care - $8.3 million
• Graduate Medical Education - $10.5 million
• Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly - $29.7 million
• Florida Health Care Connections (FX) - $92.1 million

Agency for Persons with Disabilities

Total: $2.4 billion [$1.1 billion GR; $1.3 billion TF]; 2,753 positions

• Home and Community Based Services Pre-Enrollment to Waiver - $64.8 million
• Pre-Enrollment to Waiver Slots for Siblings - $16.9 million
• Dually Diagnosed Program - $6.5 million
• Adult Pathways Waiver - $0.3 million
• Information Technology - $9.3 million
• Fixed Capital Outlay for Persons with Developmental Disabilities - $12.5 million

Department of Children and Families

Total: $4.7 billion [$2.8 billion GR; $1.9 billion TF]; 12,974.75 positions

• Independent Living Programs Eligibility Expansion - $8.1 million
• Adoption Incentive Benefit Increase and Eligibility Expansion - $9.4 million
• Adoption, Guardianship, and Foster Care Subsidies - $26.4 million
• Homeless Housing Opportunities - $10 million 
• Domestic Violence Services - $10 million
• Human Trafficking Emergency Bed Expansion - $5 million
• Optional State Supplementation Personal Needs Allowance Increase - $6.7 million
• Opioid Settlement - Treatment, Prevention, and Recovery Services - $83.9 million 
• State Mental Health Treatment Facilities - $88.8 million
• Integrated Behavioral Health Clinics - $7 million
• Behavioral Qualified Residential Treatment Program - $5.7 million
• Community-Based Mental Health/Substance Abuse Services - $21.5 million
• Florida System and Child Welfare Information System Modernization - $54.1 million
• Economic Self Sufficiency (ESS) Call Center - $12.3 million
• Fixed Capital Outlay for State Mental Health Treatment Facilities - $6.5 million

Department of Elder Affairs

Total: $482.4 million [$251.7 million GR; $230.6 million TF]; 431 positions

• Florida Alzheimer’s Center of Excellence - $2.1 million; 2 positions 
• Serve Additional Clients in the Home Care for the Elderly and Community Care for the Elderly Programs - $11 million 
• Alzheimer Disease Initiative - $6 million
• Office of Professional and Public Guardians Waitlist - $1.4 million
• Electronic Client Information and Registration Tracking System (eCIRTS) Project Implementation - $2.8 million

Department of Health

Total: $4.1 billion [$948.2 million GR; $3.2 billion TF]; 12,849 positions

• Statewide Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Program - $1.7 million
• Florida Cancer Innovation Fund - $40 million
• Sickle Cell Treatment and Research - $10 million
• Rural Hospital Capital Improvement Grant Program - $10 million
• Mary Brogan Breast and Cervical Early Detection Program - $1.7 million
• Fixed Capital Outlay for Public Health Laboratories - $9.7 million

Department of Veterans Affairs

Total: $220 million [$58 million GR; $162 million TF]; 1,506 positions

• Collier County State Veterans’ Nursing Home - $10 million
• Veterans’ Claims Examiners - $0.6 million; 6 positions
• Veterans Dental Care Grant Program - $1 million
• Florida is for Veterans’ Vets Program - $2 million
• Florida is for Veterans’ Occupancy License Reciprocity - $1 million
• Fixed Capital Outlay for State Veterans' Nursing Homes - $4 million

Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations

Total Budget: $7.3 billion [$6.3 billion GR; $1 billion TF]; 45,507 positions

Major Issues

• Correctional Facilities Capital Improvement - $100 million
• DOC Education Expansion - $11.1 million
• DJJ Florida Scholars Academy - $12.8 million
• Increase Residential Commitment Capacity - $5.2 million
• Children In Need of Services/Families In Need of Services (CINS/FINS) - $6.3 million
• Children’s Advocacy Centers - $5.3 million
• Statewide Prosecution Workload - $10.9 million; 40 positions
• State Assistance for Fentanyl Eradication (S.A.F.E.) in Florida - $8.5 million
• Biometric Identification Solution (BIS) Modernization - $11.9 million
• Certification of Additional Judgeships - $3.7 million; 20 positions

Department of Corrections

Total: $3.6 billion [$3.5 billion GR; $101.7 million TF]; 23,452 positions

• Correctional Facilities Capital Improvement - $100 million
• DOC Education Expansion - $11.1 million
• Certified Officers Public Safety Initiative (uniforms) - $1.6 million
• Community Corrections Statewide Firearms Transition - $2.1 million
• Inflationary Adjustments for Operations - $3 million
• Offender Based Information Technology Modernization - $17 million
• Technology Restoration Plan - $9.2 million
• Contracted Work Release Provider Rate Increases - $4.9 million
• Contracted Maintenance Staffing - $2.5 million
• Food Service Contract - $12 million
• Contracted Inmate Health Services - $21.3 million
• Operation New Hope - $9.8 million

Attorney General/ Legal Affairs

Total: $382.9 million [$122.3 million GR; $260.6 million TF]; 1,348.5 positions

• Statewide Prosecution Workload - $10.9 million; 40 positions
• Children’s Advocacy Centers - $5.3 million
• Agency-wide Information Technology Infrastructure and Hardware Replacement - $7.1 million

Florida Department of Law Enforcement

Total: $494.9 million [$321.5 million GR; $173.3 million TF]; 2,022 positions

• Forensic Backlog Reduction - $1.3 million; 6 positions
• Biometric Identification Solution (BIS) Modernization - $11.9 million
• Missing and Endangered Persons Information Clearinghouse Technology Upgrade - $1.9 million
• Restore Crime Scene Function Orlando, Tampa, Miami - $2.5 million; 9 positions
• Criminal Justice Network Bandwidth Increase - $3 million
• State Assistance for Fentanyl Eradication (S.A.F.E.) in Florida Program - $8.5 million
• Purchase of Body Armor for Local Law Enforcement - $2 million
• Investigative Services Needs - $1.5 million
• Cell Site Simulator - $2.1 million
• Intercept Operations Expansion - $1.2 million
• Law Enforcement Crime Abatement Technology Enhancements - $1.1 million; 6 positions
• Community Violence Intervention and Prevention Grant - $2.5 million
• School Safety Security Assessment Grant Program - $5 million
• Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Community Outreach and Engagement Initiative - $3 million
• Investigative Support and Laboratory Inflationary Costs - $2.5 million

Department of Juvenile Justice

Total:  $743.3 million [$581.4 million GR; $162 million TF]; 3,251.5 positions

• Florida Scholars Academy - $12.8 million
• Increase DJJ Probation Provider Pay - $2.4 million
• Increase Residential Commitment Capacity - $5.2 million
• Children In Need of Services/Families In Need of Services (CINS/FINS) - $6.3 million

Justice Administrative Commission

Total:  $1.3 billion [$1 billion GR; $225.4 million TF]; 10,641 positions

• Increase Staff to Represent All Children - $0.8 million; 9 positions
• Fund Shift for Victims of Crime Act Deficit - $4.3 million
• Replacement of Motor Vehicles – $2.8 million
• Ybor City Community Outreach and Engagement Initiative - $3 million

State Court System

Total:  $741.3 million [$625.5 million GR; $115.8 million TF]; 4,627 positions

• Due Process Resources - $2.6 million; 10 positions
• Court Reporting Resources - $4.1 million; 30 positions
• Case Processing Support - $1.9 million; 20 positions
• Certification of Additional Judgeships - $3.7 million; 20 positions
• Cybersecurity Resources - $2 million
• Child Support Enforcement Hearing Officer Resources - $1.8 million; 20 positions
• Maintenance and Repair Needs for the 5th District Court of Appeal Courthouse - $1.8 million

Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development Appropriations

Total Budget: $20.4 billion [$930 million GR; $19.4 billion TF]; 12,975 positions

Major Issues

Department of Commerce

Total:  $2.3 billion [$361 million GR; $1.97 billion TF]; 1,512 positions

• Law Enforcement Recruitment Bonus Program - $17 million
• Florida Job Growth Grant Funding - $75 million
• Fully funds Live Local:
  • State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) Program - $174 million
  • Affordable Housing (SAIL) Program - $84 million
• Emergency Revolving Bridge Loan - $20 million GR
• VISIT FLORIDA - $80 million 
• Space Florida
  • Financing Program for Aerospace Industry - $6 million TF
  • Operations - $5 million TF
• Information Technology
  • Cloud Hosting Infrastructure and Services - $6.6 million TF
  • Reemployment Assistance Claimant Services Enhancement - $5 million
  • Reemployment Assistance - Operations and Maintenance - $11.4 million GR
  • One-Stop Service Migration - $500,000 TF
  • Florida Planning, Accounting, and Ledger Management (PALM) Readiness - $645,900 TF
  • Department-Wide IT needs - $338,887 TF
• Economic Development Toolkit - $24 million
• Federal Reemployment Tax Service Contract - $1.7 million
• Community Development Block Grant - Disaster Recovery Grant Funding (CDBG-DR) - $396 million
• Community Services Block Grant - $3 million TF
• Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) Programmatic Funding - $100 million
• Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) - $100 million
• State Small Business Credit Initiative - $175.2 million
• Housing & Community Development Initiatives - $29.8 million
• Florida Sports Foundation Additional Funding - $2 million

Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles

Total:  $600 million TF; 4,243 positions

• Additional Equipment for the Florida Highway Patrol  - $1.3 million
• Provide for Increased Costs for Fuel and Maintenance for Motor Vehicles - $1 million
• Replace Pursuit Vehicles - $3.3 million
• Purchase of Florida Licensing on Wheels (FLOW) Mobile - $782,284
• Credentialing Equipment and Maintenance - $5.5 million
• Motorist Modernization Project - Phase II - $13.2 million
• Maintenance and Repair - Neil Kirkman Building, Tallahassee - $4.6 million

Department of Military Affairs

Total:  $169.5 million [$104.2 million GR; $65.3 million TF]; 486 positions

• Florida National Guard Tuition Assistance - $5.2 million GR
• Maintenance, Repair, Construction Statewide - $8.5 million GR
• Camp Blanding - Level II - $40.5 million GR
• Readiness Center Revitalization and Modernization Program - $5.2 million GR

Department of State

Total:  $231.8 million [$207.8 million GR; $24 million TF]; 456 positions

• Libraries Maintenance of Effort - $21.5 million GR; and Additional Aid - $2 million GR
• Cultural and Museum Program Support Grants and Initiatives - $60.8 million GR
• Historical Preservation Grants and Initiatives - $50.6 million GR
• African American Cultural and Historic Grants - $4.7 million GR
• Library Construction Grants - $5.7 million GR
• Sunbiz System Modernization - $3.8 million GR
• Division of Corporations Call Center Services - $2.7 million GR
• Reimbursement to Counties for Special Elections - $1.5 million
• Advertising Proposed Constitutional Amendments - $1.6 million GR
• Mission San Luis Conservation Laboratory - $3.5 million GR
• Restoration of Historical Properties - Lead-based Paint Abatement - $7.1 million GR

Department of Transportation

Total:  $15.7 billion [$138 million GR; $15.5 billion TF]; 6,053 positions

• Transportation Work Program  - $13.98 billion
• Information Technology
  • Florida Planning, Accounting, and Ledger Management (PALM) Readiness - $13.8 million
  • Cybersecurity In-House Staffing Resources - $321,016
  • Network Communication Recovery $742,807
  • Storage Area Network Replacement - $452,000
  • Data Infrastructure Modernization - $3.2 million
  • Security Risk Management Program - $607,320
  • Virtual Mobility Data Management - $384,000
  • Geospatial Roadway Data Strategic Framework - $552,240
  • Secure Email Gateway - $890,640
• Increase Operating Costs Department-wide - $10.9 million
• Building and Grounds Maintenance and Repair - $1 million
• Transportation Disadvantaged - $3 million
• Fixed Capital Outlay Projects - $13.2 million

Division of Emergency Management (Executive Office of the Governor)

Total:  $1.4 billion [$118.9 million GR; $1.3 billion TF]; 225 positions

• Non-federally Declared Disaster Response - $500,000
• Open Federally Declared Disasters
  • Funding to Communities - $1.02 billion
  • State Operations - $155 million
• Statewide Emergency Alert and Notification System - $3.5 million
• State Non-Profit Security Grant Program (ch. 2023-180, L.O.F.) - $10 million
• Specialty Response Teams Equipment and Training Support - $5 million
• Warehousing Space Needs for Commodity Storage and Operations - $1.9 million
• Warehouse Procurement - $5 million
• Positions and Salary Issues - $869,958
• DEM Vehicle Replacement - $456,860
• Emergency Management Critical Facility Needs - $15,788,500
• Outside Legal Services Support - $500,000
• Information Technology
  • Florida Planning, Accounting, and Ledger Management (PALM) Readiness - $725,000
  • Statewide WebEOC Initiative - $2.5 million GR

Agriculture, Environment, and General Government Appropriations

Total Budget:  $9.9 billion [$2.2 billion GR; $7.7 billion TF]; 20,440 positions

Major Issues

Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services 

Total: $3.1 billion [$314.5 million GR; $276.6 million LATF; $2.5 billion TF]; 3,710 positions

• Rural and Family Lands Protection Program - $100 million
• Wildfire Suppression Equipment - $12.4 million
• Road/Bridge and Facility Maintenance - $14 million
• Reforestation Program - $4 million
• Citrus Canker Eradication Judgments - $5.5 million
• Citrus Protection and Research - $33.5 million
• Lake Okeechobee Agriculture Projects - $10.2 million
• Feeding Programs/Farm Share/Feeding Florida - $25 million
• Emergency Food Distribution Program - $33.2 million
• Mosquito Control Program Increase - $1 million
• Agriculture Education and Promotion Facilities - $7.6 million
• Conner Complex Construction - $80 million
• Florida State Fair - $12 million

Department of Citrus

Total: $33.8 million [$12.2 million GR; $21.6 million TF]; 28 positions

• Citrus Marketing - $4 million
• Citrus Recovery Program - $2 million
• PALM Readiness - $0.5 million

Department of Environmental Protection

Total: $3.4 billion [$1 billion GR; $2.3 billion TF]; 3,167 positions

• Everglades Restoration and South Florida Water Management District Operations - $702 million
• Water Quality Improvements - $1.7 billion
  • Wastewater Grant Program - $135 million
  • Water Supply Grant Program - $25 million
  • Indian River Lagoon WQI - $75 million
  • Biscayne Bay Water Quality Improvements - $20 million
  • Caloosahatchee WQI - $25 million
  • Water Projects - $410.4 million
  • C-51 Reservoir - $100 million
  • Water Quality Improvements - Everglades - $50 million
  • Total Maximum Daily Loads - $25 million
  • Non-Point Source Planning Grants - $5 million
  • Alternative Water Supply - $55 million
  • Onsite Sewage Program - $4.1 million
  • Water Quality Improvements - Blue Green Algae Task Force - $10.8 million
  • Innovative Technology Grants for Harmful Algal Blooms - $10 million
  • Harmful Algal Bloom Grants - $10 million
  • Springs Restoration - $55 million
• Flood and Sea-Level Rise Program - $125 million
• Florida Forever Programs and Land Acquisition - $528.6 million
  • Division of State Lands - $100 million
  • Florida Recreational Development Assistance Grants - $14.3 million
  • Rattlesnake Key Land Acquisition - $8 million
  • Chips Hole and Wakulla Springs - $3.8 million
  • Wekiva-Ocala Greenway - $2.5 million
  • Grove Land Reservoir - $400 million (Back of the Bill)
• Florida Keys Area of Critical State Concern - $20 million
• Lake Apopka Restoration - $5 million
• Petroleum Tanks Cleanup Program - $220 million
• Hazardous Waste and Dry Clean Site Cleanup - $14 million
• Beach Management Funding Assistance - $50 million
• Water Infrastructure Improvements - $178.3 million
• Small County Wastewater Treatment Grants - $8 million
• Land and Water Conservation Grants - $16.9 million
• Local Parks - $17.9 million
• State Parks Maintenance and Repairs - $15.5 million

Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission

Total: $585.3 million [$138.5 million GR; $119.4 million LATF; $327.4 million TF]; 2,209 positions

• Law Enforcement Vehicle Replacement - $5.5 million
• Law Enforcement Vessel Replacement - $3.9 million
• Motor Vehicle/Vessel Replacement - $9.4 million
• Pier Access and Replacement and Renovation - $8 million
• Wildlife Habitat Restoration Projects - $8.5 million
• Wildlife Management Area Improvements - $6.5 million; 4 positions
• Florida Bass Conservation Center - $0.8 million
• Facilities Maintenance, Repair, and Replacement - $5 million
• Artificial Reef Program - $5.6 million

Department of Business & Professional Regulation

Total: $187.7 million [$1.9 million GR; $185.8 million TF]; 1,580 positions

• Additional Resources due to Workload Increases - $0.8 million; 8 positions
• Cybersecurity Support - $0.3 million; 2 positions
• PALM Readiness - $1 million

Florida Gaming Control Commission

Total: $42.8 million TF; 198 positions

• Licensing and Enforcement System - $9.8 million  
• Gaming Enforcement Staffing - $1.1 million; 8 positions
• Outside Legal Counsel - $0.5 million
• Compulsive and Addictive Gambling Prevention Contract - $0.8 million
• PALM Readiness - $0.4 million

Department of Financial Services

Total: $684.7 million [$131 million GR; $553.7 million TF]; 2,634 positions

• PALM (FLAIR Replacement) - $59.2 million
• PALM Readiness - $5.7 million
• Information Technology Upgrades, Systems and Contract Increases - $19.8 million
• Additional Resources Due to Workload Increases - $9.1 million; 24 positions
• Fixed Capital Outlay and Maintenance Projects - $7.5 million 
• Law Enforcement, Fire Marshal and Disaster Response Training, Vehicles and, Technology Upgrades and Equipment - $6.4 million
• Increase in Contracted Services, Rent and Expenses - $5.3 million
• Local Government Fire and Firefighter Services - $85.5 million
• Hurricane Model Enhancements - $7 million
• Workers’ Compensation Insurance Premiums Reimbursement - $2 million
• Veteran/First Responder Electroencephalogram Pilot Program - $10 million
• My Safe Florida Home Condominium Pilot Program - $30 million
• Fire and Insurance Studies - $1 million

Department of the Lottery

Total: $234.9 million TF; 440 positions

• Information Technology Security, Support and Enhancements - $5.6 million; 7 positions
• Additional Resources Due to Workload Increases - $2.2 million; 10.5 positions
• Increase in Contracted Services, Special Categories and Expenses - $2.3 million

Department of Management Services

Total Budget: $862.5 million [$209.3 million GR; $653.2 million TF]; 1,021 positions

• Florida Facilities Pool (FFP) Fixed Capital Outlay - $87.2 million; 3 positions
• Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System (SLERS) Issues - $15.2 million
• Florida PALM Readiness - $11 million
• State Utility Payments - $2 million
• E-Rate Telecommunications - $3 million
• Emergency 911 Public Safety Answering Points Upgrade - $12 million

Division of Administrative Hearings

Total Budget: $39 million TF; 242 positions

• Additional ALJ Positions for Citizens Property Insurance Disputes - $4.9 million; 27 positions

Public Service Commission

Total: $30.7 million TF; 272 positions

Department of Revenue

Total: $827 million [$336.2 million GR; $490.8 million TF]; 4,939 positions

• Fiscally Constrained Counties - $72.4 million
• Aerial Photography - $1.4 million
• IT Issues - $25.2 million; 8 positions

If approved by the Governor, or allowed to become law without the Governor’s signature, these provisions take effect July 1, 2024, except where otherwise expressly provided.

Vote: Senate 39-0; House 105-3