Florida Senate - 2025                   (PROPOSED BILL) SPB 7024
       
       
        
       FOR CONSIDERATION By the Committee on Appropriations
       
       
       
       
       
       576-02446-25                                          20257024pb
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to state planning and budgeting;
    3         reenacting and amending s. 216.011, F.S.; deleting the
    4         definitions of the terms “disincentive” and
    5         “incentive”; revising the definition of the term
    6         “fixed capital outlay”; amending s. 216.013, F.S.;
    7         revising the purpose of long-range program plans;
    8         requiring that such plans be based on statutorily
    9         established policies and driven by priorities and
   10         outcomes to achieve certain goals, objectives, and
   11         policies; requiring that such plans provide the
   12         framework for development of legislative budget
   13         requests; requiring that such plans identify specified
   14         performance measures, trends and conditions relevant
   15         to the performance measures and state goals, and
   16         agency and judicial programs that implement
   17         statutorily established policy; requiring that such
   18         plans include certain information regarding the
   19         implementation status of enacted laws; requiring that
   20         such information also include laws enacted in
   21         specified years; requiring that the implementation
   22         status include specified information; requiring that
   23         long-range program plans cover a specified timeframe
   24         and remain in effect until replaced or adjusted as
   25         provided by specified provisions; deleting a
   26         requirement that written notice be provided to the
   27         Governor and Legislature upon the publishing of such
   28         plans on the agency or judicial branch website;
   29         requiring state agencies and the judicial branch
   30         annually, by a specified date, to submit their long
   31         range program plans to the Legislative Budget
   32         Commission for approval; providing that if a state
   33         agency or the judicial branch receives a certain
   34         notification of failure to comply, such agency or the
   35         judicial branch is prohibited from submitting
   36         amendments to or otherwise making changes to its
   37         approved budget for certain expenditures until
   38         compliance is achieved; deleting obsolete language;
   39         amending s. 216.023, F.S.; requiring state agencies,
   40         the judicial branch, and the Division of
   41         Administrative Hearings to submit legislative budget
   42         requests before a specified date in each odd-numbered
   43         year and by a specified date in each even-numbered
   44         year; deleting provisions relating to total
   45         accountability measures and reductions in allocations;
   46         making a technical change; amending ss. 216.163,
   47         216.177, and 216.181, F.S.; conforming provisions to
   48         changes made by the act; repealing ss. 216.1815 and
   49         216.1826, F.S., relating to the agency incentive and
   50         savings program and activity-based planning and
   51         budgeting, respectively; amending s. 216.1827, F.S.;
   52         requiring state agencies and the judicial branch to
   53         maintain performance measures, outcomes, and
   54         standards; requiring state agencies and the judicial
   55         branch to adopt specified and applicable performance
   56         measures, outcomes, and standards; requiring state
   57         agencies and the judicial branch to develop and adopt
   58         a certain number of specified performance measures,
   59         outcomes, and standards; requiring state agencies and
   60         the judicial branch to consider specified factors when
   61         developing such additional performance measures,
   62         outcomes, and standards; requiring state agencies to
   63         maintain justifications for and sources of data to be
   64         used for each performance measure adopted; requiring
   65         that the long-range program plans contain performance
   66         measures in specified forms, manner, and timeframes;
   67         requiring that such plans provide specified
   68         information and data; requiring state agencies and the
   69         judicial branch to submit performance measures,
   70         outcomes, standards, and certain information to the
   71         Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government
   72         Accountability upon request; requiring that certain
   73         performance measures be adopted by the Legislative
   74         Budget Commission; authorizing the submission of
   75         requests to delete or amend performance measures,
   76         outcomes, and standards to the Legislative Budget
   77         Commission; requiring that such request include the
   78         justification for the deletion, amendment, or
   79         addition; providing that such deletions, amendments,
   80         or additions are subject to review and approval by the
   81         Legislative Budget Commission; requiring state
   82         agencies and the judicial branch to make appropriate
   83         adjustments to their performance measures, outcomes,
   84         and standards to be consistent with certain enacted
   85         legislation; providing that state agencies and the
   86         judicial branch have a specified timeframe to make
   87         such adjustments; deleting obsolete language;
   88         requiring new state agencies created by the
   89         Legislature to establish initial performance measures,
   90         outcomes, and standards that are subject to review and
   91         approval by the Legislative Budget Commission;
   92         requiring state agencies and the judicial branch to
   93         submit to the Legislative Budget Commission new
   94         performance measures and specified information by a
   95         specified date; providing for the scheduled repeal of
   96         such provision; amending s. 216.262, F.S.; providing
   97         that if the actual inmate population of the Department
   98         of Corrections exceeds inmate population projections
   99         of the most recently adopted forecast published by the
  100         Criminal Justice Estimating Conference for the current
  101         fiscal year by specified percentages, the Executive
  102         Office of the Governor shall immediately notify such
  103         estimating conference to convene and revise the
  104         estimates; abrogating the scheduled repeal of such
  105         provisions; amending s. 216.292, F.S.; prohibiting
  106         appropriations from being transferred between state
  107         agencies unless specifically authorized by the General
  108         Appropriations Act or as otherwise provided by law;
  109         authorizing the Executive Office of the Governor to
  110         transfer funds within and between state agencies for a
  111         specified purpose; providing that such transfers and
  112         adjustments are subject to certain notice, review, and
  113         objections; deleting obsolete language; abrogating the
  114         scheduled repeal of a provision; amending s. 20.055,
  115         F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the
  116         act; amending ss. 121.021 and 121.051, F.S.;
  117         conforming cross-references; amending s. 186.021,
  118         F.S.; conforming provisions to changes made by the
  119         act; amending s. 420.0003, F.S.; revising that a
  120         certain long-range plan is from the Florida Housing
  121         Finance Corporation and not from the Department of
  122         Commerce; conforming provisions to changes made by the
  123         act; amending s. 420.511, F.S.; revising references to
  124         “long-range program plan” as “long-range plan”;
  125         deleting a requirement that such plan be developed in
  126         coordination with the Department of Commerce; deleting
  127         a provision relating to the Secretary of Commerce, or
  128         his or her designee, serving as the Florida Housing
  129         Finance Corporation’s liaison for a specified purpose;
  130         amending ss. 489.145, 985.619 and 1002.37, F.S.;
  131         conforming cross-references; reenacting s.
  132         402.56(5)(d), F.S., relating to the duty of the
  133         Children and Youth Cabinet to design and implement a
  134         long-range program plan, to incorporate the amendment
  135         made to s. 216.013, F.S., in a reference thereto;
  136         providing an effective date.
  137          
  138  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
  139  
  140         Section 1. Paragraphs (n), (r), and (v) of subsection (1)
  141  of section 216.011, Florida Statutes, are amended, and paragraph
  142  (ee) of that subsection is reenacted, to read:
  143         216.011 Definitions.—
  144         (1) For the purpose of fiscal affairs of the state,
  145  appropriations acts, legislative budgets, and approved budgets,
  146  each of the following terms has the meaning indicated:
  147         (n) “Disincentive” means a sanction as described in s.
  148  216.163.
  149         (q)(r) “Fixed capital outlay” means the appropriation
  150  category used to fund real property (land, buildings, including
  151  appurtenances, fixtures and fixed equipment, structures, etc.),
  152  including additions, replacements, major repairs, and
  153  renovations to real property which materially extend its useful
  154  life or materially improve or change its functional use and
  155  including furniture and equipment necessary to furnish and
  156  operate a new or improved facility, when appropriated by the
  157  Legislature in the fixed capital outlay appropriation category.
  158  The term does not include a minor repair or maintenance that
  159  does not materially extend the useful life or materially improve
  160  or change the functional use of a facility, which may be
  161  appropriated in an expense, contracted services, or special
  162  appropriation category.
  163         (v) “Incentive” means a mechanism, as described in s.
  164  216.163, for recognizing the achievement of performance
  165  standards or for motivating performance that exceeds performance
  166  standards.
  167         (cc)(ee) “Long-range program plan” means a plan developed
  168  pursuant to s. 216.013.
  169         Section 2. Section 216.013, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  170  read:
  171         216.013 Long-range program plans plan.—State agencies and
  172  the judicial branch shall develop long-range program plans to
  173  achieve state goals and objectives using an interagency planning
  174  process that includes the development of integrated agency
  175  program service outcomes. The plans must shall be policy based
  176  on statutorily established policies;, priority driven by
  177  priorities and outcomes to achieve state goals, objectives, and
  178  policies;, accountable;, and developed through careful
  179  examination and justification of all agency and judicial branch
  180  programs and activities.
  181         (1) Long-range program plans must shall provide the
  182  framework for the development of legislative budget requests.
  183         (2)Long-range program plans must and shall identify or
  184  update:
  185         (a) The mission of the agency or judicial branch.
  186         (b) The performance measures required pursuant to s.
  187  216.1827 goals established to accomplish the mission.
  188         (c) The objectives developed to achieve state goals.
  189         (d) The trends and conditions relevant to the mission, the
  190  performance measures, and the state goals, and objectives.
  191         (d)(e) The state agency or judicial branch programs that
  192  will be used to implement statutorily established state policy
  193  and achieve state goals and objectives.
  194         (f) The program outcomes and standards to measure progress
  195  toward program objectives.
  196         (g) Information regarding performance measurement, which
  197  includes, but is not limited to, how data is collected, the
  198  methodology used to measure a performance indicator, the
  199  validity and reliability of a measure, the appropriateness of a
  200  measure, and whether, in the case of agencies, the agency
  201  inspector general has assessed the reliability and validity of
  202  agency performance measures, pursuant to s. 20.055(2).
  203         (h) Legislatively approved output and outcome performance
  204  measures. Each performance measure must identify the associated
  205  activity contributing to the measure from those identified in
  206  accordance with s. 216.023(4)(b).
  207         (i) Performance standards for each performance measure and
  208  justification for the standards and the sources of data to be
  209  used for measurement. Performance standards must include
  210  standards for each affected activity and be expressed in terms
  211  of the associated unit of activity.
  212         (j) Prior-year performance data on approved performance
  213  measures and an explanation of deviation from expected
  214  performance. Performance data must be assessed for reliability
  215  in accordance with s. 20.055.
  216         (k) Proposed performance incentives and disincentives.
  217         (3)(a)1.Long-range program plans must include information
  218  about the implementation status of any law enacted in the
  219  previous legislative session. The implementation status must be
  220  provided until all provisions of the law related to the agency
  221  have been fully implemented.
  222         2.For purposes of initial implementation of this
  223  subsection, in addition to laws enacted pursuant to the 2025
  224  Regular Session, an agency must also provide information on
  225  recently enacted laws for the 2023 and 2024 Regular Sessions
  226  that have provisions not fully implemented. This subparagraph
  227  expires on June 30, 2026.
  228         (b)Implementation status information must include, at a
  229  minimum, all of the following:
  230         1.Actions or steps taken to implement the law, and actions
  231  or steps planned for implementation, including, but not limited
  232  to, all of the following, as applicable:
  233         a.Administrative rules proposed for implementation.
  234         b.Procurements required.
  235         c.Contracts executed to assist the agency in
  236  implementation.
  237         d.Contracts executed to implement or administer the law.
  238         e.Programs started, offices established, or other
  239  organizational administrative changes made, including personnel
  240  changes.
  241         f.Federal waivers requested.
  242         2.The status of any required appointments and all
  243  scheduled board, commission, or related public meetings.
  244         3.A description of the agency programs, outputs, and
  245  activities implemented or changed related to the law.
  246         4.All expenditures made that were directly related to the
  247  implementation.
  248         5.Any provisions remaining to be implemented.
  249         6.A description of any impediment or delay in the
  250  implementation, including, but not limited to, challenges of
  251  administrative rules or identification of any policy issue that
  252  needs to be resolved by the Legislature to ensure timely and
  253  effective implementation.
  254         7.Information related to any litigation related to the law
  255  which is not provided under subparagraph 6.
  256         8.Any performance measure developed and the specific data
  257  identified, including data regarding enrollments, participants,
  258  loans, and other data elements of programs, outputs, and
  259  activities.
  260         (4)(2)Each Long-range program plans must plan shall cover
  261  a period of 5 fiscal years, be revised annually, and remain in
  262  effect until replaced or adjusted as provided in this section
  263  revised.
  264         (5)(3) Long-range program plans or revisions must shall be
  265  presented by state agencies and the judicial branch in a form,
  266  manner, and timeframe prescribed in written instructions
  267  prepared by the Executive Office of the Governor in consultation
  268  with the chairs of the legislative appropriations committees.
  269         (6)(4) Each state executive agency and the judicial branch
  270  shall post their long-range program plans on their Internet
  271  websites not later than September 30 30th of each year, and
  272  provide written notice to the Governor and the Legislature that
  273  the plans have been posted.
  274         (7)(5)Each state agency The state agencies and the
  275  judicial branch shall make appropriate adjustments to their
  276  long-range program plans, excluding adjustments to performance
  277  measures, outcomes, and standards, to be consistent with the
  278  appropriations in the General Appropriations Act, and
  279  legislation implementing the General Appropriations Act, or
  280  other enacted legislation. Agencies and the judicial branch have
  281  30 days subsequent to the effective date of the General
  282  Appropriations Act and implementing legislation to make
  283  adjustments to their plans as posted on their Internet websites.
  284         (8)Annually, no later than September 15, each state agency
  285  and the judicial branch shall submit their long-range program
  286  plans to the Legislative Budget Commission for approval,
  287  including any update on meeting their plans’ approved
  288  performance measures and any deviation from expected performance
  289  measures.
  290         (9)If the chairs of the legislative appropriations
  291  committees notify a state agency or the judicial branch that the
  292  agency or the judicial branch has failed to comply with this
  293  section or s. 216.1827, the agency or the judicial branch may
  294  not submit amendments or otherwise make changes to its approved
  295  budget for operations and fixed capital outlay pursuant to s.
  296  216.181 until the agency or the judicial branch has corrected
  297  its deficiency.
  298         (10)(6) Long-range program plans developed pursuant to this
  299  chapter are not rules and, therefore, are not subject to the
  300  provisions of chapter 120.
  301         (7) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, each
  302  state executive agency and the judicial branch are not required
  303  to develop or post a long-range program plan by September 30,
  304  2024, for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, except in circumstances
  305  outlined in any updated written instructions prepared by the
  306  Executive Office of the Governor in consultation with the chairs
  307  of the legislative appropriations committees. This subsection
  308  expires July 1, 2025.
  309         Section 3. Subsections (1), (2), (4), and (10) of section
  310  216.023, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  311         216.023 Legislative budget requests to be furnished to
  312  Legislature by agencies.—
  313         (1) The head of each state agency, except as provided in
  314  subsection (2), shall submit a final legislative budget request
  315  to the Legislature and to the Governor, as chief budget officer
  316  of the state, in the form and manner prescribed in the budget
  317  instructions and at such time as specified by the Executive
  318  Office of the Governor, based on the agency’s independent
  319  judgment of its needs. However, a state agency must may not
  320  submit its complete legislative budget request, including all
  321  supporting forms and schedules required by this chapter, no
  322  later than September 15 of each odd-numbered year and no later
  323  than October 15 of each even-numbered year unless an alternative
  324  date is agreed to be in the best interest of the state by the
  325  Governor and the chairs of the legislative appropriations
  326  committees.
  327         (2) The judicial branch and the Division of Administrative
  328  Hearings shall submit their complete legislative budget requests
  329  directly to the Legislature with a copy to the Governor, as
  330  chief budget officer of the state, in the form and manner as
  331  prescribed in the budget instructions. However, the complete
  332  legislative budget requests, including all supporting forms and
  333  schedules required by this chapter, must shall be submitted no
  334  later than September 15 of each odd-numbered year and no later
  335  than October 15 of each even-numbered year unless an alternative
  336  date is agreed to be in the best interest of the state by the
  337  Governor and the chairs of the legislative appropriations
  338  committees.
  339         (4)(a) The legislative budget request for each program must
  340  contain:
  341         (a)1. The constitutional or statutory authority for a
  342  program, a brief purpose statement, and approved program
  343  components.
  344         (b)2. Information on expenditures for 3 fiscal years
  345  (actual prior-year expenditures, current-year estimated
  346  expenditures, and agency budget requested expenditures for the
  347  next fiscal year) by appropriation category.
  348         (c)3. Details on trust funds and fees.
  349         (d)4. The total number of positions (authorized, fixed, and
  350  requested).
  351         (e)5. An issue narrative describing and justifying changes
  352  in amounts and positions requested for current and proposed
  353  programs for the next fiscal year.
  354         (f)6. Information resource requests.
  355         (g)7. Supporting information, including applicable cost
  356  benefit analyses, business case analyses, performance
  357  contracting procedures, service comparisons, and impacts on
  358  performance standards for any request to outsource or privatize
  359  agency functions. The cost-benefit and business case analyses
  360  must include an assessment of the impact on each affected
  361  activity from those identified in accordance with paragraph (b).
  362  Performance standards must include standards for each affected
  363  activity and be expressed in terms of the associated unit of
  364  activity.
  365         (h)8. An evaluation of major outsourcing and privatization
  366  initiatives undertaken during the last 5 fiscal years having
  367  aggregate expenditures exceeding $10 million during the term of
  368  the contract. The evaluation must include an assessment of
  369  contractor performance, a comparison of anticipated service
  370  levels to actual service levels, and a comparison of estimated
  371  savings to actual savings achieved. Consolidated reports issued
  372  by the Department of Management Services may be used to satisfy
  373  this requirement.
  374         (i)9. Supporting information for any proposed consolidated
  375  financing of deferred-payment commodity contracts including
  376  guaranteed energy performance savings contracts. Supporting
  377  information must also include narrative describing and
  378  justifying the need, baseline for current costs, estimated cost
  379  savings, projected equipment purchases, estimated contract
  380  costs, and return on investment calculation.
  381         (j)10. For projects that exceed $10 million in total cost,
  382  the statutory reference of the existing policy or the proposed
  383  substantive policy that establishes and defines the project’s
  384  governance structure, planned scope, main business objectives
  385  that must be achieved, and estimated completion timeframes. The
  386  governance structure for information technology-related projects
  387  must incorporate the applicable project management and oversight
  388  standards established pursuant to s. 282.0051. Information
  389  technology budget requests for the continuance of existing
  390  hardware and software maintenance agreements, renewal of
  391  existing software licensing agreements, or the replacement of
  392  desktop units with new technology that is similar to the
  393  technology currently in use are exempt from this requirement.
  394         (b) It is the intent of the Legislature that total
  395  accountability measures, including unit-cost data, serve not
  396  only as a budgeting tool but also as a policymaking tool and an
  397  accountability tool. Therefore, each state agency and the
  398  judicial branch must submit a summary of information for the
  399  preceding year in accordance with the legislative budget
  400  instructions. Each summary must provide a one-page overview and
  401  must contain:
  402         1. The final budget for the agency and the judicial branch.
  403         2. Total funds from the General Appropriations Act.
  404         3. Adjustments to the General Appropriations Act.
  405         4. The line-item listings of all activities.
  406         5. The number of activity units performed or accomplished.
  407         6. Total expenditures for each activity, including amounts
  408  paid to contractors and subordinate entities. Expenditures
  409  related to administrative activities not aligned with output
  410  measures must consistently be allocated to activities with
  411  output measures prior to computing unit costs.
  412         7. The cost per unit for each activity, including the costs
  413  allocated to contractors and subordinate entities.
  414         8. The total amount of reversions and pass-through
  415  expenditures omitted from unit-cost calculations.
  416  
  417  At the regular session immediately following the submission of
  418  the agency unit cost summary, the Legislature shall reduce in
  419  the General Appropriations Act for the ensuing fiscal year, by
  420  an amount equal to at least 10 percent of the allocation for the
  421  fiscal year preceding the current fiscal year, the funding of
  422  each state agency that fails to submit the report required under
  423  this paragraph.
  424         (10) The legislative budget request from each agency and
  425  from the judicial branch shall be reviewed by the Legislature.
  426  The review may allow for the opportunity to have information or
  427  testimony by the agency, the judicial branch, the Auditor
  428  General, the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government
  429  Accountability, the Governor’s Office of Policy and Budget
  430  Planning and Budgeting, and the public regarding the proper
  431  level of funding for the agency in order to carry out its
  432  mission.
  433         Section 4. Subsection (4) of section 216.163, Florida
  434  Statutes, is amended to read:
  435         216.163 Governor’s recommended budget; form and content;
  436  declaration of collective bargaining impasses.—
  437         (4) The Executive Office of the Governor shall review the
  438  findings of the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government
  439  Accountability, to the extent they are available, request any
  440  reports or additional analyses as necessary, and submit a
  441  recommendation for executive agencies, which may include a
  442  recommendation regarding incentives or disincentives for agency
  443  performance. Incentives or disincentives may apply to all or
  444  part of a state agency. The Chief Justice shall review the
  445  findings of the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government
  446  Accountability regarding judicial branch performance and make
  447  appropriate recommendations for the judicial branch.
  448         (a) Incentives may include, but are not limited to:
  449         1. Additional flexibility in budget management, such as,
  450  but not limited to, the use of lump sums or special categories;
  451  consolidation of budget entities or program components;
  452  consolidation of appropriation categories; and increased agency
  453  transfer authority between appropriation categories or budget
  454  entities.
  455         2. Additional flexibility in salary rate and position
  456  management.
  457         3. Retention of up to 50 percent of all unencumbered
  458  balances of appropriations as of June 30, or undisbursed
  459  balances as of December 31, excluding special categories and
  460  grants and aids, which may be used for nonrecurring purposes
  461  including, but not limited to, lump-sum bonuses, employee
  462  training, or productivity enhancements, including technology and
  463  other improvements.
  464         4. Additional funds to be used for, but not limited to,
  465  lump-sum bonuses, employee training, or productivity
  466  enhancements, including technology and other improvements.
  467         5. Additional funds provided pursuant to law to be released
  468  to an agency quarterly or incrementally contingent upon the
  469  accomplishment of units of output or outcome specified in the
  470  General Appropriations Act.
  471         (b) Disincentives may include, but are not limited to:
  472         1. Mandatory quarterly reports to the Executive Office of
  473  the Governor and the Legislature on the agency’s progress in
  474  meeting performance standards.
  475         2. Mandatory quarterly appearances before the Legislature,
  476  the Governor, or the Governor and Cabinet to report on the
  477  agency’s progress in meeting performance standards.
  478         3. Elimination or restructuring of the program, which may
  479  include, but not be limited to, transfer of the program or
  480  outsourcing all or a portion of the program.
  481         4. Reduction of total positions for a program.
  482         5. Restriction on or reduction of the spending authority
  483  provided in s. 216.292(2)(b).
  484         6. Reduction of managerial salaries.
  485         Section 5. Subsection (3) of section 216.177, Florida
  486  Statutes, is amended to read:
  487         216.177 Appropriations acts, statement of intent,
  488  violation, notice, review and objection procedures.—
  489         (3) The Legislature may annually specify any incentives and
  490  disincentives for agencies operating programs under performance
  491  based budgets pursuant to this chapter in the General
  492  Appropriations Act or legislation implementing the General
  493  Appropriations Act.
  494         Section 6. Paragraph (b) of subsection (10) of section
  495  216.181, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  496         216.181 Approved budgets for operations and fixed capital
  497  outlay.—
  498         (10)
  499         (b) Lump-sum salary bonuses may be provided only if
  500  specifically appropriated or provided pursuant to s. 110.1245 or
  501  s. 216.1815.
  502         Section 7. Section 216.1815, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
  503         Section 8. Section 216.1826, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
  504         Section 9. Section 216.1827, Florida Statutes, is amended
  505  to read:
  506         216.1827 Requirements for performance measures, outcomes,
  507  and standards.—
  508         (1) Each state agency Agencies and the judicial branch
  509  shall maintain a comprehensive performance accountability system
  510  containing, at a minimum, a list of performance measures,
  511  outcomes, and standards as required by that are adopted by the
  512  Legislature and subsequently amended pursuant to this section.
  513         (2)Each state agency and the judicial branch shall adopt
  514  the following performance measures, outcomes, and standards:
  515         (a)Administrative costs as a percentage of total agency
  516  costs, including salaries and benefits and excluding fixed
  517  capital outlay.
  518         (b)Percentage of vacant positions filled within 180 days
  519  after becoming vacant.
  520         (c)Total dollar amount of salary increases awarded,
  521  delineated by the subtotal dollar amount of the increases
  522  specifically authorized in the General Appropriations Act or
  523  other law and the subtotal dollar amount of the increases
  524  awarded without specific legislative authorization.
  525         (d)Percentage of corrective actions taken within 6 months
  526  after receipt of audit findings and management letters issued to
  527  resolve such findings or letters from financial and operational
  528  audits conducted pursuant to s. 11.45.
  529         (e)Private attorney service costs dollar amounts by case
  530  and as a percentage of total agency legal costs, legal costs
  531  paid to the Attorney General’s office by case and as a
  532  percentage of total agency legal costs, and total agency legal
  533  costs as a percentage of total agency budget.
  534         (f)Total dollar amount of expenditures by state term
  535  contract as defined in s. 287.012, contracts procured using
  536  alternative purchasing methods as authorized pursuant to s.
  537  287.042(16), and agency procurements through request for
  538  proposal, invitation to negotiate, invitation to bid, single
  539  source, and emergency purchases.
  540         (g)If applicable, the number of complete applications
  541  received and the average number of days to complete a permit, a
  542  licensure, a registration, or a certification process, from the
  543  date of the receipt of initial application to final agency
  544  action, for each permit, license, registration, or certification
  545  issued by the agency or judicial branch.
  546         (h)If applicable, the total number of required
  547  inspections, total number of inspections completed, and
  548  percentage of required inspections completed.
  549         (i)If applicable, average number of calendar days to award
  550  and contract for noncompetitive projects or grant programs for
  551  state or federal funds from the date of receipt of funds by the
  552  agency or receipt of budget authority, whichever is later.
  553         (3)In addition to the performance measures, outcomes, and
  554  standards required by subsection (2), each agency and the
  555  judicial branch shall develop and adopt at least five additional
  556  performance measures, outcomes, and standards. Additional
  557  performance measures, outcomes, and standards must include key
  558  state agency or judicial branch functions. When developing the
  559  additional performance measures, outcomes, and standards, each
  560  state agency and the judicial branch shall take all of the
  561  following into consideration:
  562         (a)The mission of the agency or judicial branch, state
  563  goals and objectives, and statutory policy.
  564         (b)Programs, outputs, and activities that are key agency
  565  or judicial branch functions.
  566         (c)Selection of data elements that best and most
  567  accurately measure progress toward state goals and objectives,
  568  including facilitating analysis of any deviation from expected
  569  performance.
  570         (4)Each state agency and the judicial branch shall
  571  maintain the justification for each performance measure,
  572  outcome, or standard, and the sources of data to be used.
  573         (5)(2)(a)Each state agency Agencies and the judicial
  574  branch shall submit long-range program plans with performance
  575  measures in the form, manner, and timeframe output and outcome
  576  measures and standards, as well as historical baseline and
  577  performance data pursuant to s. 216.013. The long-range program
  578  plan must provide:
  579         (a)Information regarding measurement of the performance
  580  measures, including how the data is collected, baseline data,
  581  the methodology used for measurement, the reason for the
  582  measurement, and the validity and reliability of the
  583  measurement.
  584         (b) Data for the previous 5 years related to the
  585  performance measures, outcomes, and standards and an explanation
  586  of deviation from expected performance.
  587         (6)Each state agency Agencies and the judicial branch
  588  shall also submit performance data, measures, outcomes, and
  589  standards, including any information required by this section,
  590  to the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government
  591  Accountability upon request for review of the adequacy of the
  592  legislatively approved measures and standards.
  593         (7)For each state agency and the judicial branch,
  594  performance measures, outcomes, and standards, including any
  595  amendments thereto, must be adopted by the Legislative Budget
  596  Commission.
  597         (3)(a) At least 30 days before the scheduled annual
  598  legislative session, a state an agency or the Chief Justice of
  599  the Supreme Court may submit requests to delete or amend its
  600  existing approved performance measures, outcomes, and standards
  601  or activities, including alignment of activities to performance
  602  measures, or submit requests to create additional performance
  603  measures, outcomes, and standards or activities to the
  604  Legislature Executive Office of the Governor for review and
  605  approval. The request must shall document the justification for
  606  the change and ensure that the revision, deletion, amendment, or
  607  addition is consistent with legislative intent. Such deletion,
  608  amendment, or addition is subject to review and approval by the
  609  Legislative Budget Commission Revisions or deletions to or
  610  additions of performance measures and standards approved by the
  611  Executive Office of the Governor are subject to the review and
  612  objection procedure set forth in s. 216.177.
  613         (b) Each state agency and the judicial branch shall make
  614  appropriate adjustments to their performance measures, outcomes,
  615  and standards to be consistent with the appropriations in the
  616  General Appropriations Act, legislation implementing the General
  617  Appropriations Act, or other enacted legislation. State agencies
  618  and the judicial branch have 30 days after the effective date of
  619  the General Appropriations Act or other enacted legislation to
  620  propose adjustments to their plans for review and approval by
  621  the Legislative Budget Commission The Chief Justice of the
  622  Supreme Court may submit deletions or amendments of the judicial
  623  branch’s existing approved performance measures and standards or
  624  may submit additional performance measures and standards to the
  625  Legislature accompanied with justification for the change and
  626  ensure that the revision, deletion, or addition is consistent
  627  with legislative intent. Revisions or deletions to, or additions
  628  of performance measures and standards submitted by the Chief
  629  Justice of the Supreme Court are subject to the review and
  630  objection procedure set forth in s. 216.177.
  631         (4)(a) The Legislature may create, amend, and delete
  632  performance measures and standards. The Legislature may confer
  633  with the Executive Office of the Governor for state agencies and
  634  the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court for the judicial branch
  635  prior to any such action.
  636         (b) The Legislature may require state agencies to submit
  637  requests for revisions, additions, or deletions to approved
  638  performance measures and standards to the Executive Office of
  639  the Governor for review and approval, subject to the review and
  640  objection procedure set forth in s. 216.177.
  641         (c) The Legislature may require the judicial branch to
  642  submit revisions, additions, or deletions to approved
  643  performance measures and standards to the Legislature, subject
  644  to the review and objection procedure set forth in s. 216.177.
  645         (d) Any new state agency created by the Legislature shall
  646  establish is subject to the initial performance measures,
  647  outcomes, and standards thereof, subject to review and approval
  648  by the Legislative Budget Commission established by the
  649  Legislature. The Legislature may require state agencies and the
  650  judicial branch to provide any information necessary to create
  651  initial performance measures and standards.
  652         (d)Each state agency and the judicial branch shall submit
  653  new performance measures, outcomes, and standards, including the
  654  information required by this section, to the Legislative Budget
  655  Commission by December 1, 2025. This paragraph expires on
  656  December 31, 2026.
  657         Section 10. Subsection (4) of section 216.262, Florida
  658  Statutes, is amended to read:
  659         216.262 Authorized positions.—
  660         (4) Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter relating
  661  to increasing the number of authorized positions, and for the
  662  2024-2025 fiscal year only, if the actual inmate population of
  663  the Department of Corrections in the current fiscal year exceeds
  664  the inmate population projections of the most recently adopted
  665  forecast published by the December 15, 2023, Criminal Justice
  666  Estimating Conference for the current fiscal year by 1 percent
  667  for 2 consecutive months or 2 percent for any month, the
  668  Executive Office of the Governor, with the approval of the
  669  Legislative Budget Commission, shall immediately notify the
  670  Criminal Justice Estimating Conference, which shall convene as
  671  soon as possible to revise the estimates. The Department of
  672  Corrections may then submit a budget amendment requesting the
  673  establishment of positions in excess of the number authorized by
  674  the Legislature and additional appropriations from unallocated
  675  general revenue sufficient to provide for essential staff, fixed
  676  capital improvements, and other resources to provide
  677  classification, security, food services, health services, and
  678  other variable expenses within the institutions to accommodate
  679  the estimated increase in the inmate population. All actions
  680  taken pursuant to this subsection are subject to review and
  681  approval by the Legislative Budget Commission. This subsection
  682  expires July 1, 2025.
  683         Section 11. Present paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of
  684  section 216.292, Florida Statutes, is redesignated as paragraph
  685  (c), a new paragraph (b) is added to that subsection, and
  686  paragraph (a) of subsection (1) and subsection (2) of that
  687  section are amended, to read:
  688         216.292 Appropriations nontransferable; exceptions.—
  689         (1)(a) Funds provided in the General Appropriations Act or
  690  as otherwise expressly provided by law shall be expended only
  691  for the purpose for which appropriated, except that such moneys
  692  may be transferred as provided in this section when it is
  693  determined to be in the best interest of the state.
  694  Appropriations for fixed capital outlay may not be expended for
  695  any other purpose. Appropriations may not be transferred between
  696  state agencies, or between a state agency and the judicial
  697  branch, unless specifically authorized by law or specifically
  698  authorized in the General Appropriations Act.
  699         (b)The Executive Office of the Governor may transfer funds
  700  within and between state agencies for the sole purpose of
  701  implementing statewide distributions for risk management
  702  insurance, human resource services, and data processing
  703  services. Transfers and adjustments are subject to the notice,
  704  review, and objection procedures of s. 216.177.
  705         (2) The following transfers are authorized to be made by
  706  the head of each department or the Chief Justice of the Supreme
  707  Court whenever it is deemed necessary by reason of changed
  708  conditions:
  709         (a) The transfer of appropriations funded from identical
  710  funding sources, except appropriations for fixed capital outlay,
  711  and the transfer of amounts included within the total original
  712  approved budget and plans of releases of appropriations as
  713  furnished pursuant to ss. 216.181 and 216.192, as follows:
  714         1. Between categories of appropriations within a budget
  715  entity, if no category of appropriation is increased or
  716  decreased by more than 5 percent of the original approved budget
  717  or $250,000, whichever is greater, by all action taken under
  718  this subsection.
  719         2. Between budget entities within identical categories of
  720  appropriations, if no category of appropriation is increased or
  721  decreased by more than 5 percent of the original approved budget
  722  or $250,000, whichever is greater, by all action taken under
  723  this subsection.
  724         3. Any agency exceeding salary rate established pursuant to
  725  s. 216.181(8) on June 30th of any fiscal year may shall not be
  726  authorized to make transfers pursuant to subparagraphs 1. and 2.
  727  in the subsequent fiscal year.
  728         4. Notice of proposed transfers under subparagraphs 1. and
  729  2. shall be provided to the Executive Office of the Governor and
  730  the chairs of the legislative appropriations committees at least
  731  3 days prior to agency implementation in order to provide an
  732  opportunity for review. The review shall be limited to ensuring
  733  that the transfer is in compliance with the requirements of this
  734  paragraph.
  735         5. For the 2024-2025 fiscal year, The review shall ensure
  736  that transfers proposed pursuant to this paragraph comply with
  737  this chapter, maximize the use of available and appropriate
  738  trust funds, and are not contrary to legislative policy and
  739  intent. This subparagraph expires July 1, 2025.
  740         (b) After providing notice at least 5 working days prior to
  741  implementation:
  742         1. The transfer of funds within programs identified in the
  743  General Appropriations Act from identical funding sources
  744  between the following appropriation categories without
  745  limitation so long as such a transfer does not result in an
  746  increase, to the total recurring general revenue or trust fund
  747  cost of the agency or entity of the judicial branch in the
  748  subsequent fiscal year: other personal services, expenses,
  749  operating capital outlay, food products, state attorney and
  750  public defender operations, data processing services, operating
  751  and maintenance of patrol vehicles, overtime payments, salary
  752  incentive payments, compensation to retired judges, law
  753  libraries, and juror and witness payments.
  754         2. The transfer of funds and positions from identical
  755  funding sources between salaries and benefits appropriation
  756  categories within programs identified in the General
  757  Appropriations Act. Such transfers must be consistent with
  758  legislative policy and intent and may not adversely affect
  759  achievement of approved performance outcomes or outputs in any
  760  program.
  761         (c) The transfer of funds appropriated to accounts
  762  established for disbursement purposes upon release of such
  763  appropriation upon request of a department and approval by the
  764  Chief Financial Officer. Such transfer may only be made to the
  765  same appropriation category and the same funding source from
  766  which the funds are transferred.
  767         Section 12. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (2) of
  768  section 20.055, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  769         20.055 Agency inspectors general.—
  770         (2) An office of inspector general is established in each
  771  state agency to provide a central point for coordination of and
  772  responsibility for activities that promote accountability,
  773  integrity, and efficiency in government. It is the duty and
  774  responsibility of each inspector general, with respect to the
  775  state agency in which the office is established, to:
  776         (a) Advise in the development of performance measures,
  777  outcomes, standards, and procedures for the evaluation of state
  778  agency programs.
  779         (b) Assess the reliability and validity of the information
  780  provided by the state agency on performance measures and
  781  standards, and make recommendations for improvement, if
  782  necessary, before submission of such information pursuant to s.
  783  216.1827.
  784         Section 13. Paragraph (a) of subsection (52) and paragraph
  785  (a) of subsection (53) of section 121.021, Florida Statutes, are
  786  amended to read:
  787         121.021 Definitions.—The following words and phrases as
  788  used in this chapter have the respective meanings set forth
  789  unless a different meaning is plainly required by the context:
  790         (52) “Regularly established position” means:
  791         (a) With respect to a state employer, a position that is
  792  authorized and established pursuant to law and is compensated
  793  from a salaries and benefits appropriation pursuant to s.
  794  216.011(1)(pp) s. 216.011(1)(rr), or an established position
  795  that is authorized pursuant to s. 216.262(1)(a) and (b) and is
  796  compensated from a salaries account as provided in s.
  797  216.011(qq) s. 216.011(1)(ss).
  798         (53) “Temporary position” means:
  799         (a) With respect to a state employer, a position that is
  800  compensated from an other personal services (OPS) account as
  801  provided in s. 216.011(1)(hh) s. 216.011(1)(jj).
  802         Section 14. Subsection (8) of section 121.051, Florida
  803  Statutes, is amended to read:
  804         121.051 Participation in the system.—
  805         (8) DIVISION OF REHABILITATION AND LIQUIDATION EMPLOYEES
  806  MEMBERSHIP.—Effective July 1, 1994, the regular receivership
  807  employees of the Division of Rehabilitation and Liquidation of
  808  the Department of Financial Services who are assigned to
  809  established positions and are subject to established rules and
  810  regulations regarding discipline, pay, classification, and time
  811  and attendance are hereby declared to be state employees within
  812  the meaning of this chapter and shall be compulsory members in
  813  compliance with this chapter, the provisions of s.
  814  216.011(1)(hh)2. s. 216.011(1)(jj)2., notwithstanding.
  815  Employment performed before July 1, 1994, as such a receivership
  816  employee may be claimed as creditable retirement service upon
  817  payment by the employee or employer of contributions required in
  818  s. 121.081(1), as applicable for the period claimed.
  819         Section 15. Section 186.021, Florida Statutes, is amended
  820  to read:
  821         186.021 Long-range program plans.—Pursuant to s. 216.013,
  822  each state agency shall develop a long-range program plan on an
  823  annual basis. The plan must shall provide the framework and
  824  context for designing and interpreting the agency budget
  825  request. The plan must will be developed through careful
  826  examination and justification of agency functions and their
  827  associated costs. An agency shall use the long-range program
  828  plan It shall be used by the agency to implement the state’s
  829  goals and objectives. The agency shall also develop performance
  830  measures, outcomes, and standards to measure programs, outputs,
  831  Indicators shall be developed to measure service and activity
  832  performance.
  833         Section 16. Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section
  834  420.0003, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  835         420.0003 State housing strategy.—
  836         (3) IMPLEMENTATION.—The state, in carrying out the strategy
  837  articulated in this section, shall have the following duties:
  838         (b) The long-range program plan of the corporation
  839  department must include specific performance measures, goals,
  840  and objectives, and strategies that implement the housing
  841  policies in this section.
  842         Section 17. Section 420.511, Florida Statutes, is amended
  843  to read:
  844         420.511 Strategic business plan; long-range program plan;
  845  annual report; audited financial statements.—
  846         (1) The corporation shall develop a strategic business plan
  847  for the provision of affordable housing for the state. The plan
  848  must be consistent with the long-range program plan prepared
  849  pursuant to subsection (2) and must shall contain performance
  850  measures and specific performance targets for the following:
  851         (a) The ability of low-income and moderate-income
  852  Floridians to access housing that is decent and affordable.
  853         (b) The continued availability and affordability of housing
  854  financed by the corporation to target populations.
  855         (c) The availability of affordable financing programs,
  856  including equity and debt products, and programs that reduce
  857  gaps in conventional financing in order to increase individual
  858  access to housing and stimulate private production of affordable
  859  housing.
  860         (d) The establishment and maintenance of efficiencies in
  861  the delivery of affordable housing.
  862         (e) Such other measures as directed by the corporation’s
  863  board of directors.
  864         (2) The corporation, in coordination with the department,
  865  shall annually develop a long-range program plan for the
  866  provision of affordable housing in this state as required
  867  pursuant to chapter 186. In part, the plan must include
  868  provisions that maximize the abilities of the corporation to
  869  implement the state housing strategy established under s.
  870  420.0003, to respond to federal housing initiatives, and to
  871  develop programs in a manner that is more responsive to the
  872  needs of public and private partners. The plan must shall be
  873  developed on a schedule consistent with that established by s.
  874  186.021. For purposes of this section, the Secretary of Commerce
  875  or his or her designee shall serve as the corporation’s
  876  representative to achieve a coordinated and integrated planning
  877  relationship with the department.
  878         (3) The corporation shall submit to the Governor and the
  879  presiding officers of each house of the Legislature, within 6
  880  months after the end of its fiscal year, a complete and detailed
  881  report setting forth the corporation’s state and federal program
  882  accomplishments using the most recent available data. The report
  883  must include, but is not limited to:
  884         (a) The following tenant characteristics in the existing
  885  rental units financed through corporation-administered programs:
  886         1. The number of households served, delineated by income,
  887  race, ethnicity, and age of the head of household.
  888         2. The number of households served in large, medium, and
  889  small counties as described in s. 420.5087(1) and the extent to
  890  which geographic distribution has been achieved in accordance
  891  with s. 420.5087.
  892         3. The number of farmworker and commercial fishing worker
  893  households served.
  894         4. The number of homeless households served.
  895         5. The number of special needs households served.
  896         6. By county, the average rent charged based on unit size.
  897         (b) The number of rental units to which resources have been
  898  allocated in the last fiscal year, including income and
  899  demographic restrictions.
  900         (c) The estimated average cost of producing units under
  901  each rental or homeownership unit financed under each program in
  902  the last fiscal year.
  903         (d) By county, the average sales price of homeownership
  904  units financed in the last fiscal year.
  905         (e) The number of households served by homeownership
  906  programs in the last fiscal year, including the income, race,
  907  ethnicity, and age of the homeowner of each household.
  908         (f) The percentage of homeownership loans that are in
  909  foreclosure.
  910         (g) The percentage of properties in the corporation’s
  911  rental portfolio which have an occupancy rate below 90 percent.
  912         (h) The amount of economic stimulus created by the
  913  affordable housing finance programs administered by the
  914  corporation for the most recent year available.
  915         (i) For the State Apartment Incentive Loan Program (SAIL),
  916  a comprehensive list of all closed loans outstanding at the end
  917  of the most recent fiscal year, including, but not limited to,
  918  development name, city, county, developer, set-aside type, set
  919  aside percentage, affordability term, total number of units,
  920  number of set-aside units, lien position, original loan amount,
  921  loan maturity date, loan balance at close of year, status of
  922  loan, rate of interest, and interest paid.
  923         (j) For the Florida Affordable Housing Guarantee Program, a
  924  list of all guaranteed loans through the close of the most
  925  recent fiscal year, including, but not limited to, development
  926  name, city, county, developer, total number of units, issuer of
  927  the bonds, loan maturity date, participation in the United
  928  States Department of Housing and Urban Development Risk-Sharing
  929  Program, original guarantee amount, guarantee amount at the
  930  close of the fiscal year, status of guaranteed loans, and total
  931  outstanding Florida Housing Finance Corporation Affordable
  932  Housing Guarantee Program revenue bonds at the close of the most
  933  recent fiscal year.
  934         (k) Any other information the corporation deems
  935  appropriate.
  936         (4) Within 6 months after the end of its fiscal year, the
  937  corporation shall submit audited financial statements, prepared
  938  in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles,
  939  which include all assets, liabilities, revenues, and expenses of
  940  the corporation, and a list of all bonds outstanding at the end
  941  of its fiscal year. The audit must be conducted by an
  942  independent certified public accountant, performed in accordance
  943  with generally accepted auditing standards and government
  944  auditing standards, and incorporate all reports, including
  945  compliance reports, as required by such auditing standards.
  946         (5) The Auditor General shall conduct an operational audit
  947  of the accounts and records of the corporation and provide a
  948  written report on the audit to the President of the Senate and
  949  the Speaker of the House of Representatives by December 1, 2016.
  950         Section 18. Paragraph (a) of subsection (6) of section
  951  489.145, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  952         489.145 Guaranteed energy, water, and wastewater
  953  performance savings contracting.—
  954         (6) PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION AND CONTRACT REVIEW.—The
  955  Department of Management Services, with the assistance of the
  956  Office of the Chief Financial Officer, shall, within available
  957  resources, provide technical content assistance to state
  958  agencies contracting for energy, water, and wastewater
  959  efficiency and conservation measures and engage in other
  960  activities considered appropriate by the department for
  961  promoting and facilitating guaranteed energy, water, and
  962  wastewater performance contracting by state agencies. The
  963  Department of Management Services shall review the investment
  964  grade audit for each proposed project and certify that the cost
  965  savings are appropriate and sufficient for the term of the
  966  contract. The Office of the Chief Financial Officer, with the
  967  assistance of the Department of Management Services, shall,
  968  within available resources, develop model contractual and
  969  related documents for use by state agencies. Before entering
  970  into a guaranteed energy, water, and wastewater performance
  971  savings contract, a contract or lease for third-party financing,
  972  or any combination of such contracts, a state agency shall
  973  submit such proposed contract or lease to the Office of the
  974  Chief Financial Officer for review and approval. The Office of
  975  the Chief Financial Officer shall complete its review and
  976  approval within 10 business days after receiving the proposed
  977  contract or lease. A proposed contract or lease with a state
  978  agency must include the following:
  979         (a) Supporting information required by s. 216.023(4)(i) s.
  980  216.023(4)(a)9. in ss. 287.063(5) and 287.064(11). For contracts
  981  approved under this section, the criteria may, at a minimum,
  982  include the specification of a benchmark cost of capital and
  983  minimum real rate of return on energy, water, or wastewater
  984  savings against which proposals shall be evaluated.
  985  
  986  The Office of the Chief Financial Officer shall not approve any
  987  contract submitted under this section from a state agency that
  988  does not meet the requirements of this section.
  989         Section 19. Paragraph (c) of subsection (5) of section
  990  985.619, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  991         985.619 Florida Scholars Academy.—
  992         (5) FUNDING.—
  993         (c) The fiscal year for the Florida Scholars Academy is the
  994  fiscal year of the state as defined in s. 216.011(1)(n) s.
  995  216.011(1)(o).
  996         Section 20. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
  997  1002.37, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  998         1002.37 The Florida Virtual School.—
  999         (2) The Florida Virtual School shall be governed by a board
 1000  of trustees comprised of seven members appointed by the Governor
 1001  to 4-year staggered terms. The board of trustees shall be a
 1002  public agency entitled to sovereign immunity pursuant to s.
 1003  768.28, and board members shall be public officers who shall
 1004  bear fiduciary responsibility for the Florida Virtual School.
 1005  The board of trustees shall have the following powers and
 1006  duties:
 1007         (a)1. The board of trustees shall meet at least 4 times
 1008  each year, upon the call of the chair, or at the request of a
 1009  majority of the membership.
 1010         2. The fiscal year for the Florida Virtual School shall be
 1011  the state fiscal year as provided in s. 216.011(1)(p) s.
 1012  216.011(1)(q).
 1013  
 1014  The Governor shall designate the initial chair of the board of
 1015  trustees to serve a term of 4 years. Members of the board of
 1016  trustees shall serve without compensation, but may be reimbursed
 1017  for per diem and travel expenses pursuant to s. 112.061. The
 1018  board of trustees shall be a body corporate with all the powers
 1019  of a body corporate and such authority as is needed for the
 1020  proper operation and improvement of the Florida Virtual School.
 1021  The board of trustees is specifically authorized to adopt rules,
 1022  policies, and procedures, consistent with law and rules of the
 1023  State Board of Education related to governance, personnel,
 1024  budget and finance, administration, programs, curriculum and
 1025  instruction, travel and purchasing, technology, students,
 1026  contracts and grants, and property as necessary for optimal,
 1027  efficient operation of the Florida Virtual School. Tangible
 1028  personal property owned by the board of trustees shall be
 1029  subject to the provisions of chapter 273.
 1030         Section 21. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
 1031  made by this act to section 216.013, Florida Statutes, in a
 1032  reference thereto, paragraph (d) of subsection (5) of section
 1033  402.56, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
 1034         402.56 Children’s cabinet; organization; responsibilities;
 1035  annual report.—
 1036         (5) DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Children and Youth
 1037  Cabinet shall:
 1038         (d) Design and implement actions that will promote
 1039  collaboration, creativity, increased efficiency, information
 1040  sharing, and improved service delivery between and within state
 1041  governmental organizations that provide services for children
 1042  and youth and their families. In particular, the efforts shall
 1043  include the long-range planning process mandated by s. 216.013.
 1044         Section 22. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.