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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to implementing the 2025 -2026 General 2
Appropriations Act; providing legislative intent; 3
incorporating by reference certain calculations; 4
providing an expiration date; amending s. 1011.45, 5
F.S.; requiring a carry forward spending plan to 6
commit certain excess reserve balances to specified 7
projects in a specified manner; providing an 8
expiration date; authorizing the Agency for Health 9
Care Administration, in consultation with the 10
Department of Health, to submit a budget amendment to 11
realign funding for specified purposes; specifying 12
requirements for such realignment; providing an 13
expiration date; authorizing the Agency for Health 14
Care Administration and the Department of Health to 15
each submit a budget amendment to realign funding 16
within the Florida Kidcare program appropriation 17
categories and to increase budget authority for 18
certain purposes; specifying the time period within 19
which each budget amendment must be submitted; 20
providing an expiration date; amending s. 381.986, 21
F.S.; extending for 1 f iscal year the exemption of 22
certain rules pertaining to the medical use of 23
marijuana from certain rulemaking requirements; 24
amending s. 14(1), ch. 2017 -232, Laws of Florida; 25
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exempting certain rules pertaining to medical 26
marijuana adopted to replace emergenc y rules from 27
specified rulemaking requirements; providing for the 28
future expiration and reversion of specified law; 29
authorizing the Agency for Health Care Administration 30
to submit budget amendments seeking additional 31
spending authority to implement specifi ed programs and 32
payments; providing an expiration date; amending s. 33
408.07, F.S.; revising the definition of the term 34
"teaching hospital"; providing for future expiration 35
and reversion; amending s. 409.901, F.S.; providing 36
definitions; providing an expirat ion date; amending s. 37
409.908, F.S.; providing requirements for a teaching 38
hospital's participation in certain programs; defining 39
the term "teaching hospital"; providing an expiration 40
date; amending s. 409.910, F.S.; conforming a cross -41
reference; providing for future expiration and 42
reversion; prohibiting certain hospitals from 43
participating in the Low Income Pool Program; 44
providing an expiration date; amending s. 393.066, 45
F.S.; removing a requirement that contracted entities 46
must use a specified management system as a condition 47
of payment and before billing; authorizing such 48
entities to maintain an alternate data system that 49
meets specified standards; prohibiting the Agency for 50
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Persons with Disabilities from requiring training on a 51
specified system in certai n circumstances; providing 52
for future expiration and reversion; requiring the 53
Department of Children and Families to submit 54
quarterly reports to the Executive Office of the 55
Governor and the Legislature; authorizing the 56
Department of Children and Families t o submit budget 57
amendments to increase budget authority to support 58
specified federal grant programs; providing an 59
expiration date; authorizing the Department of Health 60
to submit a budget amendment to increase budget 61
authority for the Supplemental Nutrition Program for 62
Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and the Child Care 63
Food Program if a certain condition is met; providing 64
an expiration date; authorizing the Department of 65
Health to submit a budget amendment to increase budget 66
authority for the HIV/AIDS Pre vention and Treatment 67
Program if a certain condition is met; providing an 68
expiration date; requiring the Agency for Health Care 69
Administration to replace the Florida Medicaid 70
Management Information System (FMMIS) and fiscal agent 71
operations with a specifie d new system; specifying 72
items that may not be included in the new system; 73
providing directives to the Agency for Health Care 74
Administration relating to the new system, the Florida 75
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Health Care Connection (FX) system; requiring the 76
Agency for Health Care Ad ministration to meet certain 77
requirements in replacing FMMIS and the current 78
Medicaid fiscal agent; requiring the Agency for Health 79
Care Administration to implement a specified program 80
governance structure that includes an executive 81
steering committee; pro viding procedures for use by 82
the executive steering committee; providing 83
responsibilities of the executive steering committee; 84
requiring the establishment of a state agency 85
stakeholder working group; providing composition of 86
such group; providing requireme nts for such group; 87
providing an expiration date; requiring the Agency for 88
Health Care Administration, in consultation with the 89
Department of Health, the Agency for Persons with 90
Disabilities, the Department of Children and Families, 91
and the Department of C orrections, to competitively 92
procure a contract with a vendor to negotiate prices 93
for certain prescribed drugs and biological products; 94
providing requirements for such contract; authorizing 95
the Agency for Persons with Disabilities to submit 96
budget amendments to transfer funding from the 97
Salaries and Benefits appropriation categories for a 98
specified purpose; providing an expiration date; 99
authorizing the Agency for Health Care Administration 100
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and the Agency for Persons with Disabilities to submit 101
a budget amendment for a specified purpose; providing 102
an expiration date; authorizing the Department of 103
Veterans' Affairs to submit a budget amendment, 104
subject to Legislative Budget Commission approval, 105
requesting certain authority; providing an expiration 106
date; amending s. 409.915, F.S.; extending for 1 year 107
the expiration of an exception for certain funds used 108
for the hospital directed payment program; amending s. 109
394.9082, F.S.; extending for 1 year the expiration of 110
an authorization to carry forward certain unexpend ed 111
funds; providing construction; amending s. 216.262, 112
F.S.; extending for 1 fiscal year the authority of the 113
Department of Corrections to submit a budget amendment 114
for additional positions and appropriations under 115
certain circumstances; amending s. 215.18 , F.S.; 116
extending for 1 fiscal year the authority and related 117
repayment requirements for temporary trust fund loans 118
to the state court system which are sufficient to meet 119
the system's appropriation; requiring the Department 120
of Juvenile Justice to review co unty juvenile 121
detention payments to determine whether a county has 122
met specified financial responsibilities; requiring 123
amounts owed by the county for such financial 124
responsibilities to be deducted from certain county 125
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funds; requiring the Department of Reve nue to transfer 126
withheld funds to a specified trust fund; requiring 127
the Department of Revenue to ensure that such 128
reductions in amounts distributed do not reduce 129
distributions below amounts necessary for certain 130
payments due on bonds and to comply with bon d 131
covenants; requiring the Department of Revenue to 132
notify the Department of Juvenile Justice if bond 133
payment requirements mandate a reduction in deductions 134
for amounts owed by a county; providing an expiration 135
date; reenacting s. 27.40(1), (2)(a), (3)(a), (5), 136
(6), and (7), F.S., relating to court -appointed 137
counsel; extending for 1 fiscal year provisions 138
governing the appointment of court -appointed counsel; 139
providing for the future expiration and reversion of 140
specified statutory text; reenacting and amendi ng s. 141
27.5304, F.S., relating to the extension for 1 fiscal 142
year limitations on compensation for representation in 143
criminal proceedings; providing for the future 144
expiration and reversion of specified statutory text; 145
requiring the Department of Management S ervices to use 146
tenant broker services to renegotiate or reprocure 147
certain private lease agreements for office or storage 148
space; requiring the Department of Management Services 149
to provide a report to the Governor and the 150
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Legislature by a specified date; pro viding an 151
expiration date; prohibiting an agency from 152
transferring funds from a data processing category to 153
another category that is not a data processing 154
category; authorizing the Executive Office of the 155
Governor to transfer funds between departments for 156
purposes of aligning amounts paid for risk management 157
insurance and for human resources services purchased 158
per statewide contract; providing an expiration date; 159
authorizing the Department of Management Services to 160
use certain facility disposition funds fro m the 161
Architects Incidental Trust Fund to pay for certain 162
relocation expenses; authorizing the Department of 163
Management Services to submit budget amendments for 164
certain purposes related to the relocation; providing 165
an expiration date; requiring the Departm ent of 166
Financial Services to replace specified components of 167
the Florida Accounting Information Resource Subsystem 168
(FLAIR) and the Cash Management Subsystem (CMS); 169
specifying certain actions to be taken by the 170
Department of Financial Services regarding FLA IR and 171
CMS replacement; providing for the composition of an 172
executive steering committee to oversee FLAIR and CMS 173
replacement; prescribing duties and responsibilities 174
of the executive steering committee; providing an 175
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expiration date; reenacting s. 282.709( 3), F.S., 176
relating to the state agency law enforcement radio 177
system and interoperability network; providing for 178
future expiration and reversion of specified statutory 179
text; authorizing state agencies and other eligible 180
users of the Statewide Law Enforcemen t Radio System to 181
use the Department of Management Services contract to 182
purchase equipment and services; requiring a specified 183
transaction fee percentage for use of the online 184
procurement system; providing an expiration date; 185
amending s. 24.105, F.S.; spec ifying how the 186
Department of the Lottery's rules are to be adopted, 187
excluding certain rules for 1 fiscal year regarding 188
the commission for lottery ticket sales; limiting 189
additional retailer compensation in a specified 190
manner; providing for the future expir ation and 191
reversion of specified statutory text; amending s. 192
627.351, F.S.; extending for 1 year the specified 193
authority of Citizens Property Insurance Corporation; 194
amending s. 110.116, F.S.; extending for 1 year the 195
directive to the Department of Manageme nt Services to 196
renew a specified contract; providing a maximum rate 197
for auxiliary assessments charged to certain state 198
agencies for contract management; providing an 199
expiration date; amending s. 284.51, F.S.; extending 200
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for 1 year a certain pilot program on eTMS treatment; 201
amending s. amending s. 215.18, F.S.; extending for 1 202
fiscal year certain authority to transfer funds from 203
other trust funds in the State Treasury to other trust 204
funds in certain circumstances; requiring the 205
Department of Environmental Pro tection to transfer 206
designated proportions of the revenues deposited in 207
the Land Acquisition Trust Fund within the department 208
to land acquisition trust funds in the Department of 209
Agriculture and Consumer Services, the Department of 210
State, and the Fish and Wildlife Conservation 211
Commission according to specified parameters and 212
calculations; defining the term "department"; 213
requiring the Department of Environmental Protection 214
to make transfers to land acquisition trust funds 215
monthly; specifying the method of de termining transfer 216
amounts; authorizing the Department of Environmental 217
Protection to advance funds from its land acquisition 218
trust fund to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation 219
Commission's land acquisition trust fund for specified 220
purposes; providing an exp iration date; reenacting s. 221
376.3071(15)(g), F.S., relating to the Inland 222
Protection Trust Fund; exempting specified costs 223
incurred by certain petroleum storage system owners or 224
operators during a specified period from the 225
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prohibition against making paymen ts in excess of 226
amounts approved by the Department of Environmental 227
Protection; providing for the future expiration and 228
reversion of specified statutory text; amending ss. 229
376.3071 and 376.3072, F.S.; prohibiting certain 230
deductibles and copays; prohibiting enforcement of 231
certain monetary caps; requiring certain costs be 232
absorbed at the expense of the Inland Protection Trust 233
Fund; providing exceptions; providing an expiration 234
date; creating the Local Government Water Supply Pilot 235
Grant Program within the Dep artment of Environmental 236
Protection for a specified purpose; providing 237
eligibility and requirements for such program; 238
requiring the department to develop an application 239
process; authorizing the department to adopt rules; 240
providing an expiration date; reena cting s. 380.5105, 241
F.S.; providing for the future expiration and 242
reversion of specified statutory text; amending s. 10, 243
ch. 2022-272, Laws of Florida; extending the Hurricane 244
Restoration Reimbursement Grant Program for 1 fiscal 245
year; authorizing the Fish a nd Wildlife Conservation 246
Commission to use specified funds to provide grants 247
for a specified purpose; authorizing the Department of 248
Agriculture and Consumer Services to increase budget 249
authority for specified program; providing an 250
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expiration date; amending s. 403.0673, F.S.; requiring 251
the Department of Environmental Protection to dedicate 252
certain funds for a specified project; providing an 253
expiration date; amending s. 375.041, F.S.; requiring 254
funds for the Land Acquisition Trust Fund to be 255
appropriated in a specified manner; providing an 256
expiration date; amending s. 288.80125, F.S.; 257
extending for 1 fiscal year a requirement that funds 258
in the Triumph Gulf Coast Trust Fund be related to 259
Hurricane Michael recovery; reenacting s. 288.8013, 260
F.S., relating to the Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc., Trust 261
Fund; providing for the future expiration and 262
reversion of specified statutory text; amending s. 263
288.0655, F.S.; extending for 1 fiscal year a 264
requirement that certain appropriated funds relating 265
to the Rural Infrastructure Fund be distributed in a 266
specified manner; authorizing the Division of 267
Emergency Management to submit budget amendments to 268
increase budget authority for certain expenditures; 269
providing an expiration date; amending s. 282.201, 270
F.S.; extending the Division o f Emergency Management's 271
exemption from the use of the state data center; 272
amending s. 251.001, F.S.; providing that the Florida 273
State Guard aircraft is assigned to a specified 274
department for certain uses; requiring the Florida 275
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State Guard to sign a certain memorandum of 276
understanding; providing an expiration date; amending 277
s. 443.1113, F.S.; providing that certain improvements 278
to the Reemployment Assistance Claims and Benefits 279
Information System are subject to appropriation; 280
revising the date a certain repo rt from the Department 281
of Commerce is required to be submitted; revising the 282
report requirements; requiring the Department of 283
Management Services to assess an administrative health 284
insurance assessment on each state agency; providing 285
the rate of such asses sment; defining the term "state 286
agency"; providing how a state agency shall remit 287
certain funds; requiring the Department of Management 288
Services to take certain actions in case of 289
delinquencies; requiring the Chief Financial Officer 290
to transfer funds under specified circumstances; 291
providing an exception; requiring state agencies to 292
provide a list of positions that qualify for such 293
exception by a specified date and to update the list 294
monthly thereafter; requiring state agencies to 295
include the administrative health insurance assessment 296
in their indirect cost plan; requiring agencies to 297
notify the Department of Management Services regarding 298
the approval of their updated indirect cost plans; 299
authorizing the Executive Office of the Governor to 300
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transfer budget authority between agencies in 301
specified circumstances; providing that the annual 302
salaries of the members of the Legislature be 303
maintained at a specified level; providing an 304
exception; reenacting s. 215.32(2)(b), F.S., relating 305
to the authorization for transfe rring unappropriated 306
cash balances from selected trust funds to the Budget 307
Stabilization Fund and General Revenue Fund; providing 308
for future expiration and reversion of specific 309
statutory text; specifying the type of travel which 310
may be used with state emp loyee travel funds; 311
requiring certain information be provided to the 312
Department of Management Services; requiring such 313
information be published in a specified manner; 314
providing exceptions; providing an expiration date; 315
providing a monetary cap on lodging c osts for state 316
employee travel to certain meetings organized or 317
sponsored by a state agency or the judicial branch; 318
authorizing employees to expend their own funds for 319
lodging expenses that exceed the monetary caps; 320
providing an expiration date; amending s. 216.181, 321
F.S.; extending for 1 fiscal year the authority of the 322
Legislative Budget Commission to approve budget 323
amendments for certain fixed capital outlay projects; 324
amending s. 216.292, F.S.; extending for 1 fiscal year 325
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the requirements for certain tra nsfers; amending s. 326
11.52, F.S.; extending for 1 year certain state agency 327
reporting requirements regarding implementation of 328
legislation; requiring each state agency and the 329
judicial branch to review reporting requirements and 330
prepare a specified list; re quiring such list be 331
submitted to specified parties by a certain date; 332
requiring the list include certain information; 333
amending s. 216.013, F.S.; extending for 1 fiscal year 334
an exception from certain planning requirements; 335
amending s. 216.023, F.S.; extend ing for 1 year the a 336
requirement that certain entities to include a 337
specified inventory in their legislative budget 338
request; providing that the use of state funds must be 339
consistent with specified principles of individual 340
freedom; providing conditions unde r which the veto of 341
certain appropriations or proviso language in the 342
General Appropriations Act voids language that 343
implements such appropriation; providing for the 344
continued operation of certain provisions 345
notwithstanding a future repeal or expiration pr ovided 346
by the act; providing severability; providing for 347
contingent retroactivity; providing effective dates. 348
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 350
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Section 1. It is the intent of the Legislature that the 352
implementing and admin istering provisions of this act apply to 353
the General Appropriations Act for the 2025 -2026 fiscal year. 354
Section 2. In order to implement Specific Appropriations 355
5, 6, 88, 89, and 89A of the 2025 -2026 General Appropriations 356
Act, the calculations of the F lorida Education Finance Program 357
for the 2025-2026 fiscal year included in the document titled 358
"Public School Funding: The Florida Education Finance Program 359
(FEFP) Fiscal Year 2025 -2026," dated March 28, 2025, and filed 360
with the Clerk of the House of Repre sentatives, are incorporated 361
by reference for the purpose of displaying the calculations used 362
by the Legislature, consistent with the requirements of state 363
law, in making appropriations for the Florida Education Finance 364
Program. This section expires July 1 , 2026. 365
Section 3. In order to implement Specific Appropriation 81 366
of the 2025-2026 General Appropriations Act, the school 367
readiness reimbursement rates for Fiscal Year 2025 -2026 included 368
in the document titled "School Readiness Program Reimbursement 369
Rates Fiscal Year 2025 -2026," dated March 28, 2025, and filed 370
with the Clerk of the House of Representatives, are incorporated 371
by reference, consistent with the requirements of state law, in 372
making appropriations for the school readiness program 373
allocation. This section expires July 1, 2026. 374
Section 4. In order to implement Specific Appropriation 375
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147 of the 2025-2026 General Appropriations Act, subsection (5) 376
of section 1011.45, Florida Statutes, is renumbered as 377
subsection (6), subsection (3) is amended , and a new subsection 378
(5) is added to that section, to read: 379
1011.45 End of year balance of funds. —Unexpended amounts 380
in any fund in a university current year operating budget shall 381
be carried forward and included as the balance forward for that 382
fund in the approved operating budget for the following year. 383
(3) A university's carry forward spending plan must 384
include the estimated cost per planned expenditure and a 385
timeline for completion of the expenditure. A carry forward 386
spending plan may include rete ntion of the carry forward balance 387
as a reserve fund to be used for authorized expenses in 388
subsequent years. For any annual reserve balance in excess of 389
the 7 percent minimum carry forward balance pursuant to 390
subsection (1), the authorized expenditures in a carry forward 391
spending plan must include a commitment of 12 percent of the 392
university's Fiscal Year 2025 -2026 state operating fund carry 393
forward balance to fund a public education capital outlay 394
project for which an appropriation has previously been prov ided 395
that requires additional funds for completion and which is 396
included in the list required by s. 1001.706(12)(d). The carry 397
forward spending plan shall identify the specific public 398
education capital outlay project and the amount the university 399
will contribute towards the fixed capital outlay project 400
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pursuant to s. 1001.706(12)(d). Authorized expenditures in a 401
carry forward spending plan may include: 402
(a) Commitment of funds to a public education capital 403
outlay project for which an appropriation has prev iously been 404
provided that requires additional funds for completion and which 405
is included in the list required by s. 1001.706(12)(d); 406
(a)(b) Completion of a renovation, repair, or maintenance 407
project that is consistent with s. 1013.64(1) or replacement of 408
a minor facility; 409
(b)(c) Completion of a remodeling or infrastructure 410
project, including a project for a developmental research 411
school, if such project is survey recommended pursuant to s. 412
1013.31; 413
(c)(d) Completion of a repair or replacement project 414
necessary due to damage caused by a natural disaster for 415
buildings included in the inventory required pursuant to s. 416
1013.31; 417
(d)(e) Operating expenditures that support the 418
university's mission; 419
(e)(f) Any purpose specified by the board or in the 420
General Appropriations Act, including the requirements in s. 421
1001.706(12)(c) or similar requirements pursuant to Board of 422
Governors regulations; and 423
(f)(g) A commitment of funds to a contingency reserve for 424
expenses incurred as a result of a state of emergency declared 425
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by the Governor pursuant to s. 252.36. 426
(5) A university's carry forward spending plan pursuant to 427
subsection (1) shall provide detailed do cumentation of 428
expenditures the university applied towards the prior year carry 429
forward spending plan. 430
Section 5. In order to implement Specific Appropriations 431
197 through 225 and 530 of the 2025 -2026 General Appropriations 432
Act, and notwithstanding ss. 216.181 and 216.292, Florida 433
Statutes, the Agency for Health Care Administration, in 434
consultation with the Department of Health, may submit a budget 435
amendment, subject to the notice, review, and objection 436
procedures of s. 216.177, Florida Statutes, to rea lign funding 437
within and between agencies based on implementation of the 438
managed medical assistance component of the Statewide Medicaid 439
Managed Care program for the Children's Medical Services program 440
of the Department of Health. The funding realignment sha ll 441
reflect the actual enrollment changes due to the transfer of 442
beneficiaries from fee -for-service to the capitated Children's 443
Medical Services network. The Agency for Health Care 444
Administration may submit a request for nonoperating budget 445
authority to transfer the federal funds to the Department of 446
Health pursuant to s. 216.181(12), Florida Statutes. This 447
section expires July 1, 2026. 448
Section 6. In order to implement Specific Appropriations 449
197 through 225 of the 2025 -2026 General Appropriations Act, a nd 450
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notwithstanding ss. 216.181 and 216.292, Florida Statutes, the 451
Agency for Health Care Administration may submit a budget 452
amendment, subject to the notice, review, and objection 453
procedures of s. 216.177, Florida Statutes, to realign funding 454
within the Medicaid program appropriation categories to address 455
projected surpluses and deficits within the program and to 456
maximize the use of state trust funds. A single budget amendment 457
shall be submitted in the last quarter of the 2025 -2026 fiscal 458
year only. This section expires July 1, 2026. 459
Section 7. In order to implement Specific Appropriations 460
179 through 184 and 530 of the 2025 -2026 General Appropriations 461
Act, and notwithstanding ss. 216.181 and 216.292, Florida 462
Statutes, the Agency for Health Care Administ ration and the 463
Department of Health may each submit a budget amendment, subject 464
to the notice, review, and objection procedures of s. 216.177, 465
Florida Statutes, to realign funding within the Florida Kidcare 466
program appropriation categories, or to increase budget 467
authority in the Children's Medical Services network category, 468
to address projected surpluses and deficits within the program 469
or to maximize the use of state trust funds. A single budget 470
amendment must be submitted by each agency in the last quarter 471
of the 2025-2026 fiscal year only. This section expires July 1, 472
2026. 473
Section 8. In order to implement Specific Appropriations 474
461 through 469A of the 2025 -2026 General Appropriations Act, 475
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subsection (17) of section 381.986, Florida Statutes, is amend ed 476
to read: 477
381.986 Medical use of marijuana. — 478
(17) Rules adopted pursuant to this section before July 1, 479
2025, are not subject to ss. 120.54(3)(b) and 120.541. This 480
subsection expires July 1, 2026 2025. 481
Section 9. Effective July 1, 2025, upon the expiration and 482
reversion of the amendments made to subsection (1) of section 14 483
of chapter 2017-232, Laws of Florida, pursuant to section 10 of 484
chapter 2024-228, Laws of Florida, and in order to implement 485
Specific Appropriations 461 through 469A of the 202 5-2026 486
General Appropriations Act, subsection (1) of section 14 of 487
chapter 2017-232, Laws of Florida, is amended to read: 488
Section 14. Department of Health; authority to adopt 489
rules; cause of action. — 490
(1) EMERGENCY RULEMAKING. — 491
(a) The Department of Health and the applicable boards 492
shall adopt emergency rules pursuant to s. 120.54(4), Florida 493
Statutes, and this section necessary to implement s. 381.986 ss. 494
381.986 and 381.988, Florida Statutes. If an emergency rule 495
adopted under this section is held to be unconstitutional or an 496
invalid exercise of delegated legislative authority, and becomes 497
void, the department or the applicable boards may adopt an 498
emergency rule pursuant to this section to replace the rule that 499
has become void. If the emergency rule adopted to replace the 500
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void emergency rule is also held to be unconstitutional or an 501
invalid exercise of delegated legislative authority and becomes 502
void, the department and the a pplicable boards must follow the 503
nonemergency rulemaking procedures of the Administrative 504
Procedures Act to replace the rule that has become void. 505
(b) For emergency rules adopted under this section, the 506
department and the applicable boards need not make the findings 507
required by s. 120.54(4)(a), Florida Statutes. Emergency rules 508
adopted under this section are exempt from ss. 120.54(3)(b) and 509
120.541, Florida Statutes. The department and the applicable 510
boards shall meet the procedural requirements in s. 120.54(4)(a) 511
s. 120.54(a), Florida Statutes, if the department or the 512
applicable boards have, before July 1, 2019 the effective date 513
of this act, held any public workshops or hearings on the 514
subject matter of the emergency rules adopted under this 515
subsection. Challenges to emergency rules adopted under this 516
subsection are subject to the time schedules provided in s. 517
120.56(5), Florida Statutes. 518
(c) Emergency rules adopted under this section are exempt 519
from s. 120.54(4)(c), Florida Statutes, and shall remain in 520
effect until replaced by rules adopted under the nonemergency 521
rulemaking procedures of the Administrative Procedures Act. 522
Rules adopted under the nonemergency rulemaking procedures of 523
the Administrative Procedures Act to replace emergency rules 524
adopted under this section are exempt from ss. 120.54(3)(b) and 525
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120.541, Florida Statutes. By July 1, 2026 January 1, 2018, the 526
department and the applicable boards shall initiate nonemergency 527
rulemaking pursuant to the Administrative Procedures Act to 528
replace all emergency rules adopted under this section by 529
publishing a notice of rule development in the Florida 530
Administrative Register. Except as provided in paragraph (a), 531
after July 1, 2026 January 1, 2018, the department and 532
applicable boards may not adopt rules pursuant to the emergency 533
rulemaking procedures provided in this section. 534
Section 10. The amendments to subsection (1) of section 14 535
of chapter 2017-232, Laws of Florida, made by this act expire 536
July 1, 2026, and the text of that subsection shall reve rt to 537
that in existence on June 30, 2019, except that any amendments 538
to such text enacted other than by this act shall be preserved 539
and continue to operate to the extent that such amendments are 540
not dependent upon the portions of text which expire pursuant to 541
this section. 542
Section 11. In order to implement Specific Appropriations 543
203, 204, 207, and 211 of the 2025 -2026 General Appropriations 544
Act, the Agency for Health Care Administration may submit a 545
budget amendment pursuant to chapter 216, Florida Sta tutes, 546
requesting additional spending authority to implement the 547
federally approved Directed Payment Program for hospitals 548
statewide providing inpatient and outpatient services to 549
Medicaid managed care enrollees, the Indirect Medical Education 550
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(IME) Program, and a nursing workforce expansion and education 551
program for certain institutions participating in a graduate 552
medical education or nursing education program. For institutions 553
participating in the nursing workforce expansion and education 554
program, the budget amendment must identify the educational 555
institutions partnering with the teaching hospital. Institutions 556
participating in the nursing workforce expansion and education 557
program shall provide quarterly reports to the agency detailing 558
the number of nurses participating in the program. This section 559
expires July 1, 2026. 560
Section 12. In order to implement Specific Appropriations 561
204, 207, and 211 of the 2025 -2026 General Appropriations Act, 562
the Agency for Health Care Administration may submit a budget 563
amendment pursuant to chapter 216, Florida Statutes, requesting 564
additional spending authority to implement the federally 565
approved Directed Payment Program and fee -for-service 566
supplemental payments for cancer hospitals that meet the 567
criteria in 42 U.S.C. s. 13 95ww(d)(1)(B)(v). This section 568
expires July 1, 2026. 569
Section 13. In order to implement Specific Appropriations 570
197 through 225 of the 2025 -2026 General Appropriations Act, the 571
Agency for Health Care Administration may submit a budget 572
amendment pursuant to chapter 216, Florida Statutes, requesting 573
additional spending authority to implement the Low Income Pool 574
component of the Florida Managed Medical Assistance 575
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Demonstration up to the total computable funds authorized by the 576
federal Centers for Medicare a nd Medicaid Services. The budget 577
amendment must include the final terms and conditions of the Low 578
Income Pool, a proposed distribution model by entity, and a 579
listing of entities contributing intergovernmental transfers to 580
support the state match required. In addition, for each entity 581
included in the distribution model, a signed attestation must be 582
provided that includes the charity care cost upon which the Low 583
Income Pool payment is based and an acknowledgment that should 584
the distribution result in an overp ayment based on the Low 585
Income Pool cost limit audit, the entity is responsible for 586
returning that overpayment to the agency for return to the 587
federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. This section 588
expires July 1, 2026. 589
Section 14. In order to implement Specific Appropriations 590
210 and 211 of the 2025 -2026 General Appropriations Act, the 591
Agency for Health Care Administration may submit a budget 592
amendment pursuant to chapter 216, Florida Statutes, requesting 593
additional spending authority to impl ement fee-for-service 594
supplemental payments and a directed payment program for 595
physicians and subordinate licensed health care practitioners 596
employed by or under contract with a Florida medical or dental 597
school, or a public hospital. This section expires J uly 1, 2026. 598
Section 15. In order to implement Specific Appropriations 599
208, 211, and 223 of the 2025 -2026 General Appropriations Act, 600
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the Agency for Health Care Administration may submit a budget 601
amendment pursuant to chapter 216, Florida Statutes, req uesting 602
additional spending authority to implement a certified 603
expenditure program for emergency medical transportation 604
services. This section expires July 1, 2026. 605
Section 16. In order to implement Specific Appropriations 606
197 through 216 of the 2025 -2026 General Appropriations Act, the 607
Agency for Health Care Administration may submit a budget 608
amendment pursuant to chapter 216, Florida Statutes, requesting 609
additional spending authority to implement the Disproportionate 610
Share Hospital Program. The budget amendment must include a 611
proposed distribution model by entity and a listing of entities 612
contributing intergovernmental transfers and certified public 613
expenditures to support the state match required. This section 614
expires July 1, 2026. 615
Section 17. In order to implement Specific Appropriations 616
203, 204, 207, 208, 210, 211, and 223 of the 2025 -2026 General 617
Appropriations Act, subsection (46) of section 408.07, Florida 618
Statutes, is amended to read: 619
408.07 Definitions. —As used in this chapter, with the 620
exception of ss. 408.031 -408.045, the term: 621
(46) "Teaching hospital" means any Florida hospital 622
officially affiliated with an accredited Florida medical school 623
which exhibits activity in the area of graduate medical 624
education as reflected by at least seve n different graduate 625
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medical education programs accredited by the Accreditation 626
Council for Graduate Medical Education or the Council on 627
Postdoctoral Training of the American Osteopathic Association 628
and the presence of 100 or more full -time equivalent resi dent 629
physicians. The Legislature Director of the Agency for Health 630
Care Administration shall be responsible for determining which 631
hospitals meet this definition. 632
Section 18. The amendment to s. 408.07(46), Florida 633
Statutes, made by this act expires Jul y 1, 2026, and the text of 634
that paragraph shall revert to that in existence on June 30, 635
2025, except that any amendments to such text enacted other than 636
by this act shall be preserved and continue to operate to the 637
extent that such amendments are not depen dent upon the portions 638
of text which expire pursuant to this section. 639
Section 19. In order to implement Specific Appropriations 640
203, 204, 207, 208, 210, 211, and 223 of the 2025 -2026 General 641
Appropriations Act, subsection (12) and subsections (13) thro ugh 642
(28) of section 409.901, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as 643
subsection (14) and subsections (16) through (31), respectively, 644
and new subsections (12), (13), and (15) are added to that 645
section, to read: 646
409.901 Definitions; ss. 409.901 -409.920.—As used in ss. 647
409.901-409.920, except as otherwise specifically provided, the 648
term: 649
(12) "Hospital directed payment program" means a 650
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supplemental payment program approved by the Centers for 651
Medicare and Medicaid Services to provide directed payments to 652
hospitals in an amount up to the total difference between 653
Medicaid reimbursement and costs of care for Medicaid 654
recipients. This subsection expires July 1, 2026. 655
(13) "Indirect graduate medical education program" means a 656
supplemental payment program approved by the Centers for 657
Medicare and Medicaid Services to provide payments directly to 658
eligible teaching hospitals based on the hospitals' indirect 659
graduate medical education costs for services provided. This 660
subsection expires July 1, 2026. 661
(15) "Low Income Pool Program" means a supplemental 662
payment program approved by the Centers for Medicare and 663
Medicaid Services to provide payments directly to hospitals and 664
other health care providers to reimburse hospitals and providers 665
for the costs of uncompensated char ity care for low-income 666
individuals. This subsection expires July 1, 2026. 667
Section 20. In order to implement Specific Appropriations 668
203, 204, 207, 208, 210, 211, and 223 of the 2025 -2026 General 669
Appropriations Act, subsection (27) is added to section 409.908, 670
Florida Statutes, to read: 671
409.908 Reimbursement of Medicaid providers. —Subject to 672
specific appropriations, the agency shall reimburse Medicaid 673
providers, in accordance with state and federal law, according 674
to methodologies set forth in the rule s of the agency and in 675
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policy manuals and handbooks incorporated by reference therein. 676
These methodologies may include fee schedules, reimbursement 677
methods based on cost reporting, negotiated fees, competitive 678
bidding pursuant to s. 287.057, and other mech anisms the agency 679
considers efficient and effective for purchasing services or 680
goods on behalf of recipients. If a provider is reimbursed based 681
on cost reporting and submits a cost report late and that cost 682
report would have been used to set a lower reimbu rsement rate 683
for a rate semester, then the provider's rate for that semester 684
shall be retroactively calculated using the new cost report, and 685
full payment at the recalculated rate shall be effected 686
retroactively. Medicare -granted extensions for filing cost 687
reports, if applicable, shall also apply to Medicaid cost 688
reports. Payment for Medicaid compensable services made on 689
behalf of Medicaid-eligible persons is subject to the 690
availability of moneys and any limitations or directions 691
provided for in the General Appropriations Act or chapter 216. 692
Further, nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent 693
or limit the agency from adjusting fees, reimbursement rates, 694
lengths of stay, number of visits, or number of services, or 695
making any other adjustments neces sary to comply with the 696
availability of moneys and any limitations or directions 697
provided for in the General Appropriations Act, provided the 698
adjustment is consistent with legislative intent. 699
(27) A teaching hospital's participation in the hospital 700
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directed payment program and indirect graduate medical education 701
program, as defined in s. 409.901, is contingent on the 702
hospital's participation in the Low Income Pool Program, as 703
defined in s. 409.901. As used in this subsection, the term 704
"teaching hospital" has the same meaning as in s. 408.07 but 705
does not include a cancer hospital that meets the criteria in 42 706
U.S.C. s. 1395ww(d)(1)(B)(v), a public hospital, a medical 707
school physician practice, a federally qualified health center, 708
a rural health clinic, or a behavioral health provider. This 709
subsection expires July 1, 2026. 710
Section 21. In order to implement Specific Appropriations 711
203, 204, 207, 208, 210, 211, and 223 of the 2025 -2026 General 712
Appropriations Act, paragraph (a) of subsection (20) of section 713
409.910, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 714
409.910 Responsibility for payments on behalf of Medicaid -715
eligible persons when other parties are liable. — 716
(20)(a) Entities providing health insurance as defined in 717
s. 624.603, health maintenance organizat ions and prepaid health 718
clinics as defined in chapter 641, and, on behalf of their 719
clients, third-party administrators, pharmacy benefits managers, 720
and any other third parties, as defined in s. 409.901 s. 721
409.901(27), which are legally responsible for paym ent of a 722
claim for a health care item or service as a condition of doing 723
business in the state or providing coverage to residents of this 724
state, shall provide such records and information as are 725
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necessary to accomplish the purpose of this section, unless s uch 726
requirement results in an unreasonable burden. 727
Section 22. The amendment to s. 409.910(20)(a), Florida 728
Statutes, made by this act expires July 1, 2026, and the text of 729
that paragraph shall revert to that in existence on June 30, 730
2025, except that any amendments to such text enacted other than 731
by this act shall be preserved and continue to operate to the 732
extent that such amendments are not dependent upon the portions 733
of text which expire pursuant to this section. 734
Section 23. In order to implement Specific Appropriations 735
203, 204, 207, 208, 210, 211, and 223 of the 2025 -2026 General 736
Appropriations Act, a hospital shall not be eligible to 737
participate in the Low Income Pool Program, as defined in s. 738
409.901, if another hospital with fewer than 300 be ds from the 739
same affiliated health care system has closed or is scheduled to 740
close between March 1, 2025, and January 31, 2026. This section 741
expires July 1, 2026. 742
Section 24. In order to implement Specific Appropriation 743
250 of the 2025-2026 General Appropriations Act, subsection (2) 744
of section 393.066, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 745
393.066 Community services and treatment. — 746
(2) Necessary services shall be purchased, rather than 747
provided directly by the agency, when the purchase of services 748
is more cost-efficient than providing them directly. All 749
purchased services must be approved by the agency. As a 750
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condition of payment and before billing, Persons or entities 751
under contract with the agency to provide services shall use 752
agency data management systems to document service provision to 753
clients or shall maintain such information in its own data 754
management system and electronically transmit it to the agency 755
data management system in an industry standard electronic format 756
designated by the agency. T he agency shall not require training 757
on the use of agency data management systems by persons or 758
entities that choose to maintain data in their own data 759
management system provided that they electronically transmit 760
required information in a format and freque ncy designated by the 761
agency and shall use such systems to bill for services . 762
Contracted persons and entities shall meet the minimum hardware 763
and software technical requirements established by the agency 764
for the use of such systems. Such persons or entitie s shall also 765
meet any requirements established by the agency for training and 766
professional development of staff providing direct services to 767
clients. 768
Section 25. The amendment to s. 393.066(2), Florida 769
Statutes, made by this act expires July 1, 2026, a nd the text of 770
that paragraph shall revert to that in existence on June 30, 771
2025, except that any amendments to such text enacted other than 772
by this act shall be preserved and continue to operate to the 773
extent that such amendments are not dependent upon th e portions 774
of text which expire pursuant to this section. 775
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Section 26. In order to implement Specific Appropriations 776
333 through 370 of the 2025 -2026 General Appropriations Act, and 777
notwithstanding ss. 216.181 and 216.292, Florida Statutes, the 778
Department of Children and Families may submit budget 779
amendments, subject to the notice, review, and objection 780
procedures of s. 216.177, Florida Statutes, to increase budget 781
authority to support the following federal grant programs: the 782
Supplemental Nutrition Assi stance Grant Program, the Summer 783
Electronic Benefit Transfer, the American Rescue Plan Grant, the 784
State Opioid Response Grant, the Substance Use Prevention and 785
Treatment Block Grant, and the Mental Health Block Grant. This 786
section expires July 1, 2026. 787
Section 27. In order to implement Specific Appropriations 788
439 and 441 of the 2025 -2026 General Appropriations Act, and 789
notwithstanding ss. 216.181 and 216.292, Florida Statutes, the 790
Department of Health may submit a budget amendment, subject to 791
the notice, review, and objection procedures of s. 216.177, 792
Florida Statutes, to increase budget authority for the 793
Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children 794
(WIC) and the Child Care Food Program if additional federal 795
revenues will be expended i n the 2025-2026 fiscal year. This 796
section expires July 1, 2026. 797
Section 28. In order to implement Specific Appropriations 798
448 and 496 of the 2025 -2026 General Appropriations Act, and 799
notwithstanding ss. 216.181 and 216.292, Florida Statutes, the 800
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Department of Health may submit a budget amendment, subject to 801
the notice, review, and objection procedures of s. 216.177, 802
Florida Statutes, to increase budget authority for the HIV/AIDS 803
Prevention and Treatment Program if additional federal revenues 804
specific to HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment become available 805
in the 2025-2026 fiscal year. This section expires July 1, 2026. 806
Section 29. In order to implement Specific Appropriation 807
192 of the 2025-2026 General Appropriations Act: 808
(1) The Agency for Health C are Administration shall 809
replace the current Florida Medicaid Management Information 810
System (FMMIS) and fiscal agent operations with a system that is 811
modular, interoperable, and scalable for the Florida Medicaid 812
program that complies with all applicable fe deral and state laws 813
and requirements. The agency may not include in the program to 814
replace the current FMMIS and fiscal agent contract: 815
(a) Functionality that duplicates any of the information 816
systems of the other health and human services state agencie s; 817
(b) Procurement for agency requirements external to 818
Medicaid programs with the intent to leverage the Medicaid 819
technology infrastructure for other purposes without legislative 820
appropriation or legislative authorization to procure these 821
requirements. The new system, the Florida Health Care Connection 822
(FX) system, must provide better integration with subsystems 823
supporting Florida's Medicaid program; uniformity, consistency, 824
and improved access to data; and compatibility with the Centers 825
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for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Medicaid Information 826
Technology Architecture (MITA) as the system matures and expands 827
its functionality; or 828
(c) Any contract executed after July 1, 2022, not 829
including staff augmentation services purchased off the 830
Department of Managem ent Services Information Technology staff 831
augmentation state term contract that are not deliverables based 832
fixed price contracts. 833
(2) For purposes of replacing FMMIS and the current 834
Medicaid fiscal agent, the Agency for Health Care Administration 835
shall: 836
(a) Prioritize procurements for the replacement of the 837
current functions of FMMIS and the responsibilities of the 838
current Medicaid fiscal agent, to minimize the need to extend 839
all or portions of the current fiscal agent contract. 840
(b) Comply with and no t exceed the Centers for Medicare 841
and Medicaid Services funding authorizations for the FX system. 842
(c) Ensure compliance and uniformity with the published 843
MITA framework and guidelines. 844
(d) Ensure that all business requirements and technical 845
specifications have been provided to all affected state agencies 846
for their review and input and approved by the executive 847
steering committee established in paragraph (h). 848
(e) Consult with the Executive Office of the Governor's 849
working group for interagency informat ion technology integration 850
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for the development of competitive solicitations that provide 851
for data interoperability and shared information technology 852
services across the state's health and human services agencies. 853
(f) Implement a data governance structure for the program 854
to coordinate data sharing and interoperability across state 855
health care entities. 856
(g) Establish a continuing oversight team for each 857
contract pursuant to s. 287.057(26). The teams must provide 858
quarterly reports to the executive steering committee 859
summarizing the status of the contract, the pace of 860
deliverables, the quality of deliverables, contractor 861
responsiveness, and contractor performance. 862
(h) Implement a program governance structure that includes 863
an executive steering committee composed of: 864
1. The Secretary of Health Care Administration, or the 865
executive sponsor of the program. 866
2. A representative of the Division of Health Care Finance 867
and Data of the Agency for Health Care Administration, appointed 868
by the Secretary of Health Care Administration. 869
3. Two representatives from the Division of Medicaid 870
Policy, Quality, and Operations of the Agency for Health Care 871
Administration, appointed by the Secretary of Health Care 872
Administration. 873
4. A representative of the Division of He alth Care Policy 874
and Oversight of the Agency for Health Care Administration, 875
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appointed by the Secretary of Health Care Administration. 876
5. A representative of the Florida Center for Health 877
Information and Transparency of the Agency for Health Care 878
Administration, appointed by the Secretary of Health Care 879
Administration. 880
6. The Chief Information Officer of the Agency for Health 881
Care Administration, or his or her designee. 882
(3)(a) The Secretary of Health Care Administration or the 883
executive sponsor of the program shall serve as chair of the 884
executive steering committee, and the committee shall take 885
action by a vote of at least 5 affirmative votes with the chair 886
voting on the prevailing side. A quorum of the executive 887
steering committee consists of a t least 5 members. 888
(b)1. The chair shall establish a program finance and 889
contracting working group composed of: 890
a. The FX program director. 891
b. A representative from the agency's Office of the 892
General Counsel. 893
c. A representative from the agency's D ivision of 894
Administration. 895
d. Representatives from each continuing oversight team. 896
e. The FX program strategic roadmap manager. 897
f. The FX program project managers. 898
g. The FX program risk manager. 899
h. Any other personnel deemed necessary by the cha ir. 900
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2. The working group shall meet at least monthly to review 901
the program status and all contract and program operations, 902
policies, risks and issues related to the budget, spending plans 903
and contractual obligations, and shall develop recommendations 904
to the executive steering committee for improvement. The working 905
group shall review all change requests that impact the program's 906
scope, schedule, or budget related to contract management and 907
vendor payments and submit those recommended for adoption to the 908
executive steering committee. The chair shall request input from 909
the working group on agenda items for each scheduled meeting. 910
The program shall make available program staff to the group, as 911
needed, for the group to fulfill its duties. 912
(c)1. The chair shal l establish a state agency stakeholder 913
working group composed of: 914
a. The executive sponsor of the FX program. 915
b. A representative of the Department of Children and 916
Families, appointed by the Secretary of Children and Families. 917
c. A representative of the Department of Health, appointed 918
by the State Surgeon General. 919
d. A representative of the Agency for Persons with 920
Disabilities, appointed by the director of the Agency for 921
Persons with Disabilities. 922
e. A representative from the Florida Healthy Kids 923
Corporation. 924
f. A representative from the Department of Elder Affairs, 925
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appointed by the Secretary of Elder Affairs. 926
g. The state chief information officer, or his or her 927
designee. 928
h. A representative of the Department of Financial 929
Services who has experience with the state's financial 930
processes, including development of the PALM system, appointed 931
by the Chief Financial Officer. 932
2. The working group shall meet at least quarterly to 933
review the program status and all program operations, policies, 934
risks and issues that may impact the operations external to the 935
Agency for Health Care Administration FX program, and shall 936
develop recommendations to the executive steering committee for 937
improvement. The chair shall request input from the working 938
group on agenda items for each scheduled meeting. The program 939
shall make available program staff to the group to provide 940
system demonstrations and any program documentation, as needed, 941
for the group to fulfill its duties. 942
(4) The executive steering committee has the overall 943
responsibility for ensuring that the program to replace FMMIS 944
and the Medicaid fiscal agent meets its primary business 945
objectives and shall: 946
(a) Identify and recommend to the Executive Office of the 947
Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the 948
House of Representatives any statutory changes needed to 949
implement the modular replacement to standardize, to the fullest 950
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extent possible, the state's health care data and business 951
processes. 952
(b) Review and approve any changes to the program's scope, 953
schedule, and budget. 954
(c) Review and approve any changes to the program's 955
strategic roadmap. 956
(d) Review and approve change requests th at impact the 957
program's scope, schedule, or budget recommended for adoption by 958
the program finance and contracting working group. 959
(e) Review recommendations provided by the program working 960
groups. 961
(f) Review vendor scorecards, reports, and notification s 962
produced by the continuing oversight teams. 963
(g) Ensure that adequate resources are provided throughout 964
all phases of the program. 965
(h) Approve all major program deliverables. 966
(i) Review and verify that all procurement and contractual 967
documents associated with the replacement of the current FMMIS 968
and Medicaid fiscal agent align with the scope, schedule, and 969
anticipated budget for the program. 970
(5) This section expires July 1, 2026. 971
Section 30. In order to implement Specific Appropriations 972
211, 212, 262, 272, 328, 474, and 496 of the 2025 -2026 General 973
Appropriations Act, the Agency for Health Care Administration, 974
in consultation with the Department of Health, the Agency for 975
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Persons with Disabilities, the Department of Children and 976
Families, and the Department of Corrections, shall competitively 977
procure a contract with a vendor to negotiate, for these 978
agencies, prices for prescribed drugs and biological products 979
excluded from the programs established under s. 381.02035, 980
Florida Statutes, and inelig ible under 21 U.S.C. s. 384, 981
including, but not limited to, insulin and epinephrine. The 982
contract may allow the vendor to directly purchase these 983
products for participating agencies when feasible and 984
advantageous. The contracted vendor will be compensated on a 985
contingency basis, paid from a portion of the savings achieved 986
by its price negotiation or purchase of the prescription drugs 987
and products. This section expires July 1, 2026. 988
Section 31. In order to implement Specific Appropriations 989
254, 260, 261, 265, 270, and 271 of the 2025 -2026 General 990
Appropriations Act, and notwithstanding ss. 216.181 and 216.292, 991
Florida Statutes, the Agency for Persons with Disabilities may 992
submit budget amendments, subject to the notice, review, and 993
objection procedures of s. 216.177, Florida Statutes, to 994
transfer funding from the Salaries and Benefits appropriation 995
categories to categories used for contractual services in order 996
to support additional staff augmentation resources needed at the 997
Developmental Disability Center s. This section expires July 1, 998
2026. 999
Section 32. In order to implement Specific Appropriations 1000
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219 and 242 of the 2025 -2026 General Appropriations Act, and 1001
notwithstanding ss. 216.181 and 216.292, Florida Statutes, the 1002
Agency for Health Care Administr ation and the Agency for Persons 1003
with Disabilities may submit budget amendments, subject to the 1004
notice, review, and objection procedures of s. 216.177, Florida 1005
Statutes, at least 3 days before the effective date of the 1006
action to increase budget authority t o support the 1007
implementation of the home and community -based services Medicaid 1008
waiver program of the Agency for Persons with Disabilities. This 1009
section expires July 1, 2026. 1010
Section 33. In order to implement Specific Appropriation 1011
557 of the 2025-2026 General Appropriations Act, and 1012
notwithstanding chapter 216, Florida Statutes, the Department of 1013
Veterans' Affairs may submit a budget amendment, subject to 1014
Legislative Budget Commission approval, requesting the authority 1015
to establish positions in excess o f the number authorized by the 1016
Legislature, increase appropriations from the Operations and 1017
Maintenance Trust Fund, or provide necessary salary rate 1018
sufficient to provide for essential staff for veterans' nursing 1019
homes, if the department projects that addi tional direct care 1020
staff are needed to meet its established staffing ratio. This 1021
section expires July 1, 2026. 1022
Section 34. In order to implement Specific Appropriation 1023
211 of the 2025-2026 General Appropriations Act, subsection (1) 1024
of section 409.915, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1025
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409.915 County contributions to Medicaid. —Although the 1026
state is responsible for the full portion of the state share of 1027
the matching funds required for the Medicaid program, the state 1028
shall charge the counties an annu al contribution in order to 1029
acquire a certain portion of these funds. 1030
(1)(a) As used in this section, the term "state Medicaid 1031
expenditures" means those expenditures used as matching funds 1032
for the federal Medicaid program. 1033
(b) The term does not include funds specially assessed by 1034
any local governmental entity and used as the nonfederal share 1035
for the hospital directed payment program after July 1, 2021. 1036
This paragraph expires July 1, 2026 2025. 1037
Section 35. In order to implement Specific Appropriation s 1038
359, 361, 362, 363, and 370A of the 2025 -2026 General 1039
Appropriations Act, paragraph (c) of subsection (9) of section 1040
394.9082, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1041
394.9082 Behavioral health managing entities. — 1042
(9) FUNDING FOR MANAGING ENTITIES. — 1043
(c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), for the 2023-2024 1044
fiscal year and the 2024-2025 fiscal year and the 2025-2026 1045
fiscal year, a managing entity may carry forward documented 1046
unexpended funds appropriated from the State Opioid Settlement 1047
Trust Fund from one fiscal year to the next. Funds carried 1048
forward pursuant to this paragraph are not included in the 8 1049
percent cumulative cap that may be carried forward. This 1050
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paragraph expires July 1, 2026 July 1, 2025. 1051
Section 36. In order to implement Specific Appropr iations 1052
584 through 668 and 692 through 723 of the 2025 -2026 General 1053
Appropriations Act, subsection (4) of section 216.262, Florida 1054
Statutes, is amended to read: 1055
216.262 Authorized positions. — 1056
(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter 1057
relating to increasing the number of authorized positions, and 1058
for the 2025-2026 2024-2025 fiscal year only, if the actual 1059
inmate population of the Department of Corrections exceeds the 1060
inmate population projections of the February 21, 2025 December 1061
15, 2023, Criminal Justice Estimating Conference by 1 percent 1062
for 2 consecutive months or 2 percent for any month, the 1063
Executive Office of the Governor, with the approval of the 1064
Legislative Budget Commission, shall immediately notify the 1065
Criminal Justice Estimating Conf erence, which shall convene as 1066
soon as possible to revise the estimates. The Department of 1067
Corrections may then submit a budget amendment requesting the 1068
establishment of positions in excess of the number authorized by 1069
the Legislature and additional appropr iations from unallocated 1070
general revenue sufficient to provide for essential staff, fixed 1071
capital improvements, and other resources to provide 1072
classification, security, food services, health services, and 1073
other variable expenses within the institutions to accommodate 1074
the estimated increase in the inmate population. All actions 1075
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taken pursuant to this subsection are subject to review and 1076
approval by the Legislative Budget Commission. This subsection 1077
expires July 1, 2026 2025. 1078
Section 37. In order to imple ment Specific Appropriations 1079
2956 through 3018A of the 2025 -2026 General Appropriations Act, 1080
subsection (2) of section 215.18, Florida Statutes, is amended 1081
to read: 1082
215.18 Transfers between funds; limitation. — 1083
(2) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court may receive one 1084
or more trust fund loans to ensure that the state court system 1085
has funds sufficient to meet its appropriations in the 2025-2026 1086
2024-2025 General Appropriations Act. If the Chief Justice 1087
accesses the loan, he or she must notify the Governo r and the 1088
chairs of the legislative appropriations committees in writing. 1089
The loan must come from other funds in the State Treasury which 1090
are for the time being or otherwise in excess of the amounts 1091
necessary to meet the just requirements of such last -mentioned 1092
funds. The Governor shall order the transfer of funds within 5 1093
days after the written notification from the Chief Justice. If 1094
the Governor does not order the transfer, the Chief Financial 1095
Officer shall transfer the requested funds. The loan of funds 1096
from which any money is temporarily transferred must be repaid 1097
by the end of the 2025-2026 2024-2025 fiscal year. This 1098
subsection expires July 1, 2026 2025. 1099
Section 38. In order to implement Specific Appropriations 1100
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1051 through 1061 of the 2025 -2026 General Appropriations Act: 1101
(1) The Department of Juvenile Justice is required to 1102
review county juvenile detention payments to ensure that 1103
counties fulfill their financial responsibilities required in s. 1104
985.6865, Florida Statutes. If the Department of Juvenile 1105
Justice determines that a county has not met its obligations, 1106
the department shall direct the Department of Revenue to deduct 1107
the amount owed to the Department of Juvenile Justice from the 1108
funds provided to the county under s. 218.23, Florida Stat utes. 1109
The Department of Revenue shall transfer the funds withheld to 1110
the Shared County/State Juvenile Detention Trust Fund. 1111
(2) As an assurance to holders of bonds issued by counties 1112
before July 1, 2025, for which distributions made pursuant to s. 1113
218.23, Florida Statutes, are pledged, or bonds issued to refund 1114
such bonds which mature no later than the bonds they refunded 1115
and which result in a reduction of debt service payable in each 1116
fiscal year, the amount available for distribution to a county 1117
shall remain as provided by law and continue to be subject to 1118
any lien or claim on behalf of the bondholders. The Department 1119
of Revenue must ensure, based on information provided by an 1120
affected county, that any reduction in amounts distributed 1121
pursuant to subsecti on (1) does not reduce the amount of 1122
distribution to a county below the amount necessary for the 1123
timely payment of principal and interest when due on the bonds 1124
and the amount necessary to comply with any covenant under the 1125
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bond resolution or other document s relating to the issuance of 1126
the bonds. If a reduction to a county's monthly distribution 1127
must be decreased in order to comply with this section, the 1128
Department of Revenue must notify the Department of Juvenile 1129
Justice of the amount of the decrease, and t he Department of 1130
Juvenile Justice must send a bill for payment of such amount to 1131
the affected county. 1132
(3) This section expires July 1, 2026. 1133
Section 39. In order to implement Specific Appropriations 1134
733 through 754, 880 through 1002A, and 1020 throug h 1050A of 1135
the 2025-2026 General Appropriations Act, and notwithstanding 1136
the expiration date in section 41 of chapter 2024 -228, Laws of 1137
Florida, subsection (1), paragraph (a) of subsection (2), 1138
paragraph (a) of subsection (3), and subsections (5), (6), and 1139
(7) of section 27.40, Florida Statutes, are reenacted to read: 1140
27.40 Court-appointed counsel; circuit registries; minimum 1141
requirements; appointment by court. — 1142
(1) Counsel shall be appointed to represent any individual 1143
in a criminal or civil proceeding entitled to court-appointed 1144
counsel under the Federal or State Constitution or as authorized 1145
by general law. The court shall appoint a public defender to 1146
represent indigent persons as authorized in s. 27.51. The office 1147
of criminal conflict and civil regio nal counsel shall be 1148
appointed to represent persons in those cases in which provision 1149
is made for court-appointed counsel, but only after the public 1150
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defender has certified to the court in writing that the public 1151
defender is unable to provide representation due to a conflict 1152
of interest or is not authorized to provide representation. The 1153
public defender shall report, in the aggregate, the specific 1154
basis of all conflicts of interest certified to the court. On a 1155
quarterly basis, the public defender shall submi t this 1156
information to the Justice Administrative Commission. 1157
(2)(a) Private counsel shall be appointed to represent 1158
persons in those cases in which provision is made for court -1159
appointed counsel but only after the office of criminal conflict 1160
and civil regional counsel has been appointed and has certified 1161
to the court in writing that the criminal conflict and civil 1162
regional counsel is unable to provide representation due to a 1163
conflict of interest. The criminal conflict and civil regional 1164
counsel shall report, in the aggregate, the specific basis of 1165
all conflicts of interest certified to the court. On a quarterly 1166
basis, the criminal conflict and civil regional counsel shall 1167
submit this information to the Justice Administrative 1168
Commission. 1169
(3) In using a registry: 1170
(a) The chief judge of the circuit shall compile a list of 1171
attorneys in private practice, by county and by category of 1172
cases, and provide the list to the clerk of court in each 1173
county. The chief judge of the circuit may restrict the number 1174
of attorneys on the general registry list. To be included on a 1175
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registry, an attorney must certify that he or she: 1176
1. Meets any minimum requirements established by the chief 1177
judge and by general law for court appointment; 1178
2. Is available to represent indigent defendants in cases 1179
requiring court appointment of private counsel; and 1180
3. Is willing to abide by the terms of the contract for 1181
services, s. 27.5304, and this section. 1182
1183
To be included on a registry, an attorney must enter into a 1184
contract for services wit h the Justice Administrative 1185
Commission. Failure to comply with the terms of the contract for 1186
services may result in termination of the contract and removal 1187
from the registry. Each attorney on the registry is responsible 1188
for notifying the clerk of the cour t and the Justice 1189
Administrative Commission of any change in his or her status. 1190
Failure to comply with this requirement is cause for termination 1191
of the contract for services and removal from the registry until 1192
the requirement is fulfilled. 1193
(5) The Justice Administrative Commission shall approve 1194
uniform contract forms for use in procuring the services of 1195
private court-appointed counsel and uniform procedures and forms 1196
for use by a court-appointed attorney in support of billing for 1197
attorney's fees, costs, a nd related expenses to demonstrate the 1198
attorney's completion of specified duties. Such uniform 1199
contracts and forms for use in billing must be consistent with 1200
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s. 27.5304, s. 216.311, and the General Appropriations Act and 1201
must contain the following statemen t: "The State of Florida's 1202
performance and obligation to pay under this contract is 1203
contingent upon an annual appropriation by the Legislature." 1204
(6) After court appointment, the attorney must immediately 1205
file a notice of appearance with the court indicat ing acceptance 1206
of the appointment to represent the defendant and of the terms 1207
of the uniform contract as specified in subsection (5). 1208
(7)(a) A private attorney appointed by the court from the 1209
registry to represent a client is entitled to payment as 1210
provided in s. 27.5304 so long as the requirements of subsection 1211
(1) and paragraph (2)(a) are met. An attorney appointed by the 1212
court who is not on the registry list may be compensated under 1213
s. 27.5304 only if the court finds in the order of appointment 1214
that there were no registry attorneys available for 1215
representation for that case and only if the requirements of 1216
subsection (1) and paragraph (2)(a) are met. 1217
(b)1. The flat fee established in s. 27.5304 and the 1218
General Appropriations Act shall be presumed by th e court to be 1219
sufficient compensation. The attorney shall maintain appropriate 1220
documentation, including contemporaneous and detailed hourly 1221
accounting of time spent representing the client. If the 1222
attorney fails to maintain such contemporaneous and detaile d 1223
hourly records, the attorney waives the right to seek 1224
compensation in excess of the flat fee established in s. 27.5304 1225
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and the General Appropriations Act. These records and documents 1226
are subject to review by the Justice Administrative Commission 1227
and audit by the Auditor General, subject to the attorney -client 1228
privilege and work-product privilege. The attorney shall 1229
maintain the records and documents in a manner that enables the 1230
attorney to redact any information subject to a privilege in 1231
order to facilitate the commission's review of the records and 1232
documents and not to impede such review. The attorney may redact 1233
information from the records and documents only to the extent 1234
necessary to comply with the privilege. The Justice 1235
Administrative Commission shall review such records and shall 1236
contemporaneously document such review before authorizing 1237
payment to an attorney. Objections by or on behalf of the 1238
Justice Administrative Commission to records or documents or to 1239
claims for payment by the attorney shall be p resumed correct by 1240
the court unless the court determines, in writing, that 1241
competent and substantial evidence exists to justify overcoming 1242
the presumption. 1243
2. If an attorney fails, refuses, or declines to permit 1244
the commission or the Auditor General to r eview documentation 1245
for a case as provided in this paragraph, the attorney waives 1246
the right to seek, and the commission may not pay, compensation 1247
in excess of the flat fee established in s. 27.5304 and the 1248
General Appropriations Act for that case. 1249
3. A finding by the commission that an attorney has waived 1250
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the right to seek compensation in excess of the flat fee 1251
established in s. 27.5304 and the General Appropriations Act, as 1252
provided in this paragraph, shall be presumed to be correct, 1253
unless the court det ermines, in writing, that competent and 1254
substantial evidence exists to justify overcoming the 1255
presumption. 1256
Section 40. The text of s. 27.40(1), (2)(a), (3)(a), (5), 1257
(6), and (7), Florida Statutes, as carried forward from chapter 1258
2019-116, Laws of Florida, by this act, expires July 1, 2026, 1259
and the text of those subsections and paragraphs, as applicable, 1260
shall revert to that in existence on June 30, 2019, except that 1261
any amendments to such text enacted other than by this act shall 1262
be preserved and contin ue to operate to the extent that such 1263
amendments are not dependent upon the portions of text which 1264
expire pursuant to this section. 1265
Section 41. In order to implement Specific Appropriations 1266
733 through 754, 880 through 1002A, and 1020 through 1050A of 1267
the 2025-2026 General Appropriations Act, and notwithstanding 1268
the expiration date in section 43 of chapter 2024 -228, Laws of 1269
Florida, subsection (13) of section 27.5304, Florida Statutes, 1270
is amended, and subsections (1), (3), (6), (7), and (11), and 1271
paragraphs (a) through (e) of subsection (12) of that section 1272
are reenacted, to read: 1273
27.5304 Private court -appointed counsel; compensation; 1274
notice.— 1275
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(1) Private court-appointed counsel appointed in the 1276
manner prescribed in s. 27.40(1) and (2)(a) shall be co mpensated 1277
by the Justice Administrative Commission only as provided in 1278
this section and the General Appropriations Act. The flat fees 1279
prescribed in this section are limitations on compensation. The 1280
specific flat fee amounts for compensation shall be establ ished 1281
annually in the General Appropriations Act. The attorney also 1282
shall be reimbursed for reasonable and necessary expenses in 1283
accordance with s. 29.007. If the attorney is representing a 1284
defendant charged with more than one offense in the same case, 1285
the attorney shall be compensated at the rate provided for the 1286
most serious offense for which he or she represented the 1287
defendant. This section does not allow stacking of the fee 1288
limits established by this section. 1289
(3) The court retains primary authority an d responsibility 1290
for determining the reasonableness of all billings for attorney 1291
fees, costs, and related expenses, subject to statutory 1292
limitations and the requirements of s. 27.40(7). Private court -1293
appointed counsel is entitled to compensation upon final 1294
disposition of a case. 1295
(6) For compensation for representation pursuant to a 1296
court appointment in a proceeding under chapter 39: 1297
(a) At the trial level, compensation for representation 1298
for dependency proceedings shall not exceed $1,450 for the first 1299
year following the date of appointment and shall not exceed $700 1300
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each year thereafter. Compensation shall be paid based upon 1301
representation of a parent irrespective of the number of case 1302
numbers that may be assigned or the number of children involved, 1303
including any children born during the pendency of the 1304
proceeding. Any appeal, except for an appeal from an 1305
adjudication of dependency, shall be completed by the trial 1306
attorney and is considered compensated by the flat fee for 1307
dependency proceedings. 1308
1. Counsel may bill the flat fee not exceeding $1,450 1309
following disposition or upon dismissal of the petition. 1310
2. Counsel may bill the annual flat fee not exceeding $700 1311
following the first judicial review in the second year following 1312
the date of appointment and each year thereafter as long as the 1313
case remains under protective supervision. 1314
3. If the court grants a motion to reactivate protective 1315
supervision, the attorney shall receive the annual flat fee not 1316
exceeding $700 following the first judicial review and up to an 1317
additional $700 each year thereafter. 1318
4. If, during the course of dependency proceedings, a 1319
proceeding to terminate parental rights is initiated, 1320
compensation shall be as set forth in paragraph (b). If counsel 1321
handling the dependency proceed ing is not authorized to handle 1322
proceedings to terminate parental rights, the counsel must 1323
withdraw and new counsel must be appointed. 1324
(b) At the trial level, compensation for representation in 1325
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termination of parental rights proceedings shall not exceed 1326
$1,800 for the first year following the date of appointment and 1327
shall not exceed $700 each year thereafter. Compensation shall 1328
be paid based upon representation of a parent irrespective of 1329
the number of case numbers that may be assigned or the number of 1330
children involved, including any children born during the 1331
pendency of the proceeding. Any appeal, except for an appeal 1332
from an order granting or denying termination of parental 1333
rights, shall be completed by trial counsel and is considered 1334
compensated by the flat fee for termination of parental rights 1335
proceedings. If the individual has dependency proceedings 1336
ongoing as to other children, those proceedings are considered 1337
part of the termination of parental rights proceedings as long 1338
as that termination of paren tal rights proceeding is ongoing. 1339
1. Counsel may bill the flat fee not exceeding $1,800 30 1340
days after rendition of the final order. Each request for 1341
payment submitted to the Justice Administrative Commission must 1342
include the trial counsel's certification that: 1343
a. Counsel discussed grounds for appeal with the parent or 1344
that counsel attempted and was unable to contact the parent; and 1345
b. No appeal will be filed or that a notice of appeal and 1346
a motion for appointment of appellate counsel, containing the 1347
signature of the parent, have been filed. 1348
2. Counsel may bill the annual flat fee not exceeding $700 1349
following the first judicial review in the second year after the 1350
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date of appointment and each year thereafter as long as the 1351
termination of parental right s proceedings are still ongoing. 1352
(c) For appeals from an adjudication of dependency, 1353
compensation may not exceed $1,800. 1354
1. Counsel may bill a flat fee not exceeding $1,200 upon 1355
filing the initial brief or the granting of a motion to 1356
withdraw. 1357
2. If a brief is filed, counsel may bill an additional 1358
flat fee not exceeding $600 upon rendition of the mandate. 1359
(d) For an appeal from an adjudication of termination of 1360
parental rights, compensation may not exceed $3,500. 1361
1. Counsel may bill a flat fee not exceeding $1,750 upon 1362
filing the initial brief or the granting of a motion to 1363
withdraw. 1364
2. If a brief is filed, counsel may bill an additional 1365
flat fee not exceeding $1,750 upon rendition of the mandate. 1366
(7) Counsel eligible to receive compensation fr om the 1367
state for representation pursuant to court appointment made in 1368
accordance with the requirements of s. 27.40(1) and (2)(a) in a 1369
proceeding under chapter 384, chapter 390, chapter 392, chapter 1370
393, chapter 394, chapter 397, chapter 415, chapter 743, c hapter 1371
744, or chapter 984 shall receive compensation not to exceed the 1372
limits prescribed in the General Appropriations Act. Any such 1373
compensation must be determined as provided in s. 27.40(7). 1374
(11) It is the intent of the Legislature that the flat 1375
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fees prescribed under this section and the General 1376
Appropriations Act comprise the full and complete compensation 1377
for private court-appointed counsel. It is further the intent of 1378
the Legislature that the fees in this section are prescribed for 1379
the purpose of providing counsel with notice of the limit on the 1380
amount of compensation for representation in particular 1381
proceedings and the sole procedure and requirements for 1382
obtaining payment for the same. 1383
(a) If court-appointed counsel moves to withdraw prior to 1384
the full performance of his or her duties through the completion 1385
of the case, the court shall presume that the attorney is not 1386
entitled to the payment of the full flat fee established under 1387
this section and the General Appropriations Act. 1388
(b) If court-appointed counsel is allowed to withdraw from 1389
representation prior to the full performance of his or her 1390
duties through the completion of the case and the court appoints 1391
a subsequent attorney, the total compensation for the initial 1392
and any and all subsequent att orneys may not exceed the flat fee 1393
established under this section and the General Appropriations 1394
Act, except as provided in subsection (12). 1395
1396
This subsection constitutes notice to any subsequently appointed 1397
attorney that he or she will not be compensated t he full flat 1398
fee. 1399
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attorney may receive a case that requires extraordinary and 1401
unusual effort. 1402
(a) If counsel seeks compensation that exceeds the limits 1403
prescribed by law, he or she must file a m otion with the chief 1404
judge for an order approving payment of attorney fees in excess 1405
of these limits. 1406
1. Before filing the motion, the counsel shall deliver a 1407
copy of the intended billing, together with supporting 1408
affidavits and all other necessary docum entation, to the Justice 1409
Administrative Commission. 1410
2. The Justice Administrative Commission shall review the 1411
billings, affidavit, and documentation for completeness and 1412
compliance with contractual and statutory requirements and shall 1413
contemporaneously document such review before authorizing 1414
payment to an attorney. If the Justice Administrative Commission 1415
objects to any portion of the proposed billing, the objection 1416
and supporting reasons must be communicated in writing to the 1417
private court-appointed counsel. The counsel may thereafter file 1418
his or her motion, which must specify whether the commission 1419
objects to any portion of the billing or the sufficiency of 1420
documentation, and shall attach the commission's letter stating 1421
its objection. 1422
(b) Following receipt of the motion to exceed the fee 1423
limits, the chief judge or a single designee shall hold an 1424
evidentiary hearing. The chief judge may select only one judge 1425
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per circuit to hear and determine motions pursuant to this 1426
subsection, except multicounty circuit s and the eleventh circuit 1427
may have up to two designees. 1428
1. At the hearing, the attorney seeking compensation must 1429
prove by competent and substantial evidence that the case 1430
required extraordinary and unusual efforts. The chief judge or 1431
single designee shall consider criteria such as the number of 1432
witnesses, the complexity of the factual and legal issues, and 1433
the length of trial. The fact that a trial was conducted in a 1434
case does not, by itself, constitute competent substantial 1435
evidence of an extraordinary and unusual effort. In a criminal 1436
case, relief under this section may not be granted if the number 1437
of work hours does not exceed 75 or the number of the state's 1438
witnesses deposed does not exceed 20. 1439
2. Objections by or on behalf of the Justice 1440
Administrative Commission to records or documents or to claims 1441
for payment by the attorney shall be presumed correct by the 1442
court unless the court determines, in writing, that competent 1443
and substantial evidence exists to justify overcoming the 1444
presumption. The chie f judge or single designee shall enter a 1445
written order detailing his or her findings and identifying the 1446
extraordinary nature of the time and efforts of the attorney in 1447
the case which warrant exceeding the flat fee established by 1448
this section and the Gener al Appropriations Act. 1449
(c) A copy of the motion and attachments shall be served 1450
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on the Justice Administrative Commission at least 20 business 1451
days before the date of a hearing. The Justice Administrative 1452
Commission has standing to appear before the court , and may 1453
appear in person or telephonically, including at the hearing 1454
under paragraph (b), to contest any motion for an order 1455
approving payment of attorney fees, costs, or related expenses 1456
and may participate in a hearing on the motion by use of 1457
telephonic or other communication equipment. The Justice 1458
Administrative Commission may contract with other public or 1459
private entities or individuals to appear before the court for 1460
the purpose of contesting any motion for an order approving 1461
payment of attorney fees, costs, or related expenses. The fact 1462
that the Justice Administrative Commission has not objected to 1463
any portion of the billing or to the sufficiency of the 1464
documentation is not binding on the court. 1465
(d) If the chief judge or a single designee finds that 1466
counsel has proved by competent and substantial evidence that 1467
the case required extraordinary and unusual efforts, the chief 1468
judge or single designee shall order the compensation to be paid 1469
to the attorney at a percentage above the flat fee rate, 1470
depending on the extent of the unusual and extraordinary effort 1471
required. The percentage must be only the rate necessary to 1472
ensure that the fees paid are not confiscatory under common law. 1473
The percentage may not exceed 200 percent of the established 1474
flat fee, absent a specific finding that 200 percent of the flat 1475
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fee in the case would be confiscatory. If the chief judge or 1476
single designee determines that 200 percent of the flat fee 1477
would be confiscatory, he or she shall order the amount of 1478
compensation using an hou rly rate not to exceed $75 per hour for 1479
a noncapital case and $100 per hour for a capital case. However, 1480
the compensation calculated by using the hourly rate shall be 1481
only that amount necessary to ensure that the total fees paid 1482
are not confiscatory, subje ct to the requirements of s. 1483
27.40(7). 1484
(e) Any order granting relief under this subsection must 1485
be attached to the final request for a payment submitted to the 1486
Justice Administrative Commission and must satisfy the 1487
requirements of subparagraph (b)2. 1488
(13) Notwithstanding the limitation set forth in 1489
subsection (5) and for the 2025-2026 2024-2025 fiscal year only, 1490
the compensation for representation in a criminal proceeding may 1491
not exceed the following: 1492
(a) For misdemeanors and juveniles represented a t the 1493
trial level: $2,000. 1494
(b) For noncapital, nonlife felonies represented at the 1495
trial level: $15,000. 1496
(c) For life felonies represented at the trial level: 1497
$15,000. 1498
(d) For capital cases represented at the trial level: 1499
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offense for which the potential sentence is death and the state 1501
has not waived seeking the death penalty. 1502
(e) For representation on appeal: $9,000. 1503
(f) This subsection expires July 1, 2026 2025. 1504
Section 42. The text of s. 27.5304(1), (3), (7), (11), and 1505
(12)(a)-(e), Florida Statutes, as carried forward from chapter 1506
2019-116, Laws of Florida, and the text of s. 27.5304(6), 1507
Florida Statutes, as carried forward from chapter 2024 -228, Laws 1508
of Florida, by this act, ex pire July 1, 2026, and the text of 1509
those subsections and paragraphs, as applicable, shall revert to 1510
that in existence on June 30, 2019, except that any amendments 1511
to such text enacted other than by this act shall be preserved 1512
and continue to operate to the extent that such amendments are 1513
not dependent upon the portions of text which expire pursuant to 1514
this section. 1515
Section 43. In order to implement appropriations used to 1516
pay existing lease contracts for private lease space in excess 1517
of 2,000 square feet in the 2025-2026 General Appropriations 1518
Act, the Department of Management Services, with the cooperation 1519
of the agencies having the existing lease contracts for office 1520
or storage space, shall use tenant broker services to 1521
renegotiate or reprocure all priv ate lease agreements for office 1522
or storage space expiring between July 1, 2025, and June 30, 1523
2027, in order to reduce costs in future years. The department 1524
shall incorporate this initiative into its 2024 master leasing 1525
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report required under s. 255.249(7), Florida Statutes, and may 1526
use tenant broker services to explore the possibilities of 1527
collocating office or storage space, to review the space needs 1528
of each agency, and to review the length and terms of potential 1529
renewals or renegotiations. The department s hall provide a 1530
report to the Executive Office of the Governor, the President of 1531
the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by 1532
November 1, 2025, which lists each lease contract for private 1533
office or storage space, the status of renegotiatio ns, and the 1534
savings achieved. This section expires July 1, 2026. 1535
Section 44. In order to implement appropriations 1536
authorized in the 2025 -2026 General Appropriations Act for data 1537
center services, and notwithstanding s. 216.292(2)(a), Florida 1538
Statutes, an agency may not transfer funds from a data 1539
processing category to a category other than another data 1540
processing category. This section expires July 1, 2026. 1541
Section 45. In order to implement the appropriation of 1542
funds in the appropriation category "Sp ecial Categories-Risk 1543
Management Insurance" in the 2025 -2026 General Appropriations 1544
Act, and pursuant to the notice, review, and objection 1545
procedures of s. 216.177, Florida Statutes, the Executive Office 1546
of the Governor may transfer funds appropriated in t hat category 1547
between departments in order to align the budget authority 1548
granted with the premiums paid by each department for risk 1549
management insurance. This section expires July 1, 2026. 1550
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Section 46. In order to implement the appropriation of 1551
funds in the appropriation category "Special Categories -Transfer 1552
to Department of Management Services -Human Resources Services 1553
Purchased per Statewide Contract" in the 2025 -2026 General 1554
Appropriations Act, and pursuant to the notice, review, and 1555
objection procedures of s. 216.177, Florida Statutes, the 1556
Executive Office of the Governor may transfer funds appropriated 1557
in that category between departments in order to align the 1558
budget authority granted with the assessments that must be paid 1559
by each agency to the Departm ent of Management Services for 1560
human resource management services. This section expires July 1, 1561
2026. 1562
Section 47. In order to implement Specific Appropriation 1563
2602 in the 2025-2026 General Appropriations Act in the Building 1564
Relocation appropriation cat egory from the Architects Incidental 1565
Trust Fund of the Department of Management Services, and in 1566
accordance with s. 215.196, Florida Statutes: 1567
(1) Upon the final disposition of a state -owned building, 1568
the Department of Management Services may use up to 5 percent of 1569
facility disposition funds from the Architects Incidental Trust 1570
Fund to defer, offset, or otherwise pay for all or a portion of 1571
relocation expenses, including furniture, fixtures, and 1572
equipment for state agencies impacted by the disposition of the 1573
department's managed facilities in the Florida Facilities Pool. 1574
The extent of the financial assistance provided to impacted 1575
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state agencies shall be determined by the department. 1576
(2) The Department of Management Services may submit 1577
budget amendments for an increase in appropriation if necessary 1578
for the implementation of this section pursuant to the 1579
provisions of chapter 216, Florida Statutes. Budget amendments 1580
for an increase in appropriation shall include a detailed plan 1581
providing all estimated costs and relocation proposals. 1582
(3) This section expires July 1, 2026. 1583
Section 48. In order to implement Specific Appropriations 1584
2217 through 2220B of the 2025 -2026 General Appropriations Act: 1585
(1) The Department of Financial Services shall replace the 1586
four main components of the Florida Accounting Information 1587
Resource Subsystem (FLAIR), which include central FLAIR, 1588
departmental FLAIR, payroll, and information warehouse, and 1589
shall replace the cash management and accounting management 1590
components of the Cash Management Subsystem (CMS) with an 1591
integrated enterprise system that allows the state to organize, 1592
define, and standardize its financial management business 1593
processes and that complies with ss. 215.90 -215.96, Florida 1594
Statutes. The department may not inclu de in the replacement of 1595
FLAIR and CMS: 1596
(a) Functionality that duplicates any of the other 1597
information subsystems of the Florida Financial Management 1598
Information System; or 1599
(b) Agency business processes related to any of the 1600
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functions included in the P ersonnel Information System, the 1601
Purchasing Subsystem, or the Legislative Appropriations 1602
System/Planning and Budgeting Subsystem. 1603
(2) For purposes of replacing FLAIR and CMS, the 1604
Department of Financial Services shall: 1605
(a) Take into consideration the c ost and implementation 1606
data identified for Option 3 as recommended in the March 31, 1607
2014, Florida Department of Financial Services FLAIR Study, 1608
version 031. 1609
(b) Ensure that all business requirements and technical 1610
specifications have been provided to all state agencies for 1611
their review and input and approved by the executive steering 1612
committee established in paragraph (c), including any updates to 1613
these documents. 1614
(c) Implement a project governance structure that includes 1615
an executive steering committee composed of: 1616
1. The Chief Financial Officer or the executive sponsor of 1617
the project. 1618
2. A representative of the Division of Treasury of the 1619
Department of Financial Services, appointed by the Chief 1620
Financial Officer. 1621
3. The Chief Information Officers of the Department of 1622
Financial Services and the Department of Environmental 1623
Protection. 1624
4. Two employees from the Division of Accounting and 1625
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Auditing of the Department of Financial Services, appointed by 1626
the Chief Financial Officer. Each employee must ha ve experience 1627
relating to at least one of the four main components that 1628
compose FLAIR. 1629
5. Two employees from the Executive Office of the 1630
Governor, appointed by the Governor. One employee must have 1631
experience relating to the Legislative Appropriations 1632
System/Planning and Budgeting Subsystem. 1633
6. One employee from the Department of Revenue, appointed 1634
by the executive director, who has experience using or 1635
maintaining the department's finance and accounting systems. 1636
7. Two employees from the Department of Management 1637
Services, appointed by the Secretary of Management Services. One 1638
employee must have experience relating to the department's 1639
personnel information subsystem and one employee must have 1640
experience relating to the department's purchasing subsystem. 1641
8. A state agency administrative services director, 1642
appointed by the Governor. 1643
9. Two employees from the Agency for Health Care 1644
Administration. One employee shall be the executive sponsor of 1645
the Florida Health Care Connection (FX) System or his or her 1646
designee, appointed by the Secretary of Health Care 1647
Administration, and one employee shall be the Deputy Secretary 1648
for Operations or his or her designee. 1649
10. The State Chief Information Officer, or his or her 1650
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designee, as a nonvoting member. The State Ch ief Information 1651
Officer, or his or her designee, shall provide monthly status 1652
reports to the executive steering committee pursuant to the 1653
oversight responsibilities in s. 282.0051, Florida Statutes. 1654
11. One employee from the Department of Business and 1655
Professional Regulation who has experience in finance and 1656
accounting and FLAIR, appointed by the Secretary of Business and 1657
Professional Regulation. 1658
12. One employee from the Florida Fish and Wildlife 1659
Conservation Commission who has experience using or main taining 1660
the commission's finance and accounting systems, appointed by 1661
the Chair of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation 1662
Commission. 1663
13. The budget director of the Department of Education, or 1664
his or her designee. 1665
(3)(a) The Chief Financial Officer or the executive 1666
sponsor of the project shall serve as chair of the executive 1667
steering committee, and the committee shall take action by a 1668
vote of at least eight affirmative votes with the Chief 1669
Financial Officer or the executive sponsor of the project vo ting 1670
on the prevailing side. A quorum of the executive steering 1671
committee consists of at least 10 members. 1672
(b) No later than 14 days before a meeting of the 1673
executive steering committee, the chair shall request input from 1674
committee members on agenda item s for the next scheduled 1675
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meeting. 1676
(c) The chair shall establish a working group consisting 1677
of FLAIR users, state agency technical staff who maintain 1678
applications that integrate with FLAIR, and no less than four 1679
state agency finance and accounting or budg et directors. The 1680
working group shall meet at least monthly to review PALM 1681
functionality, assess project impacts to state financial 1682
business processes and agency staff, and develop recommendations 1683
to the executive steering committee for improvements. The c hair 1684
shall request input from the working group on agenda items for 1685
each scheduled meeting. The PALM project team shall dedicate a 1686
staff member to the group and provide system demonstrations and 1687
any project documentation, as needed, for the group to fulfil l 1688
its duties. 1689
(d) The chair shall request all agency project sponsors to 1690
provide bimonthly status reports to the executive steering 1691
committee. The form and format of the bimonthly status reports 1692
shall be developed by the Florida PALM project and provided to 1693
the executive steering committee meeting for approval. Such 1694
agency status reports shall provide information to the executive 1695
steering committee on the activities and ongoing work within the 1696
agency to prepare their systems and impacted employees for the 1697
deployment of the Florida PALM System. The first bimonthly 1698
status report is due September 1, 2025, and bimonthly 1699
thereafter. 1700
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(4) The executive steering committee has the overall 1701
responsibility for ensuring that the project to replace FLAIR 1702
and CMS meets its primary business objectives and shall: 1703
(a) Identify and recommend to the Executive Office of the 1704
Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the 1705
House of Representatives any statutory changes needed to 1706
implement the replacement subsystem that will standardize, to 1707
the fullest extent possible, the state's financial management 1708
business processes. 1709
(b) Review and approve any changes to the project's scope, 1710
schedule, and budget which do not conflict with the requirements 1711
of subsection (1). 1712
(c) Ensure that adequate resources are provided throughout 1713
all phases of the project. 1714
(d) Approve all major project deliverables and any cost 1715
changes to each deliverable over $250,000. 1716
(e) Approve contract amendments and changes to all 1717
contract-related documents associated with the replacement of 1718
FLAIR and CMS. 1719
(f) Review, and approve as warranted, the format of the 1720
bimonthly agency status reports to include meaningful 1721
information on each agency's progress in planning for the 1722
Florida PALM Major Implementation, covering the agency's people, 1723
processes, technology, and data transformation activities. 1724
(g) Ensure compliance with ss. 216.181(16), 216.311, 1725
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216.313, 282.318(4)(h), and 287.058, Florida Statutes. 1726
(5) This section expires July 1, 202 6. 1727
Section 49. In order to implement Specific Appropriation 1728
2698 of the 2025-2026 General Appropriations Act, and 1729
notwithstanding the expiration date in section 53 of chapter 1730
2024-228, Laws of Florida, subsection (3) of section 282.709, 1731
Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: 1732
282.709 State agency law enforcement radio system and 1733
interoperability network. — 1734
(3) In recognition of the critical nature of the statewide 1735
law enforcement radio communications system, the Legislature 1736
finds that there is an imm ediate danger to the public health, 1737
safety, and welfare, and that it is in the best interest of the 1738
state to continue partnering with the system's current operator. 1739
The Legislature finds that continuity of coverage is critical to 1740
supporting law enforcement , first responders, and other public 1741
safety users. The potential for a loss in coverage or a lack of 1742
interoperability between users requires emergency action and is 1743
a serious concern for officers' safety and their ability to 1744
communicate and respond to vari ous disasters and events. 1745
(a) The department, pursuant to s. 287.057(11), shall 1746
enter into a 15-year contract with the entity that was operating 1747
the statewide radio communications system on January 1, 2021. 1748
The contract must include: 1749
1. The purchase of radios; 1750
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2. The upgrade to the Project 25 communications standard; 1751
3. Increased system capacity and enhanced coverage for 1752
system users; 1753
4. Operations, maintenance, and support at a fixed annual 1754
rate; 1755
5. The conveyance of communications towers to the 1756
department; and 1757
6. The assignment of communications tower leases to the 1758
department. 1759
(b) The State Agency Law Enforcement Radio System Trust 1760
Fund is established in the department and funded from surcharges 1761
collected under ss. 318.18, 320.0802, and 3 28.72. Upon 1762
appropriation, moneys in the trust fund may be used by the 1763
department to acquire the equipment, software, and engineering, 1764
administrative, and maintenance services it needs to construct, 1765
operate, and maintain the statewide radio system. Moneys in the 1766
trust fund from surcharges shall be used to help fund the costs 1767
of the system. Upon completion of the system, moneys in the 1768
trust fund may also be used by the department for payment of the 1769
recurring maintenance costs of the system. 1770
Section 50. The text of s. 282.709(3), Florida Statutes, 1771
as carried forward from chapter 2021 -37, Laws of Florida, by 1772
this act, expires July 1, 2026, and the text of that subsection 1773
shall revert to that in existence on June 1, 2021, except that 1774
any amendments to such t ext enacted other than by this act shall 1775
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be preserved and continue to operate to the extent that such 1776
amendments are not dependent upon the portions of text which 1777
expire pursuant to this section. 1778
Section 51. In order to implement appropriations relatin g 1779
to the purchase of equipment and services related to the 1780
Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System (SLERS) as authorized in 1781
the 2025-2026 General Appropriations Act, and notwithstanding s. 1782
287.057, Florida Statutes, state agencies and other eligible 1783
users of the SLERS network may use the Department of Management 1784
Services SLERS contract for purchase of equipment and services. 1785
This section expires July 1, 2026. 1786
Section 52. In order to implement Specific Appropriations 1787
2616 through 2626 of the 2025 -2026 General Appropriations Act, 1788
and notwithstanding rule 60A -1.031, Florida Administrative Code, 1789
the transaction fee as identified in s. 287.057(24)(c), Florida 1790
Statutes, shall be collected for use of the online procurement 1791
system and is 0.7 percent for the 2025 -2026 fiscal year only. 1792
This section expires July 1, 2026. 1793
Section 53. In order to implement Specific Appropriations 1794
2542 through 2564 of the 2025 -2026 General Appropriations Act, 1795
and upon the expiration and reversion of the amendments made by 1796
section 57 of chapter 2024-228, Laws of Florida, paragraph (i) 1797
of subsection (9) of section 24.105, Florida Statutes, is 1798
amended to read: 1799
24.105 Powers and duties of department. —The department 1800
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shall: 1801
(9) Adopt rules governing the establishment and operation 1802
of the state lottery, including: 1803
(i) The manner and amount of compensation of retailers , 1804
except for the 2025-2026 fiscal year only, effective July 1, 1805
2025, the commission for lottery ticket sales shall be 6 percent 1806
of the purchase price of each ticket sold or issued as a prize 1807
by a retailer. Any additional retailer compensation is limited 1808
to the Florida Lottery Retailer Bonus Commission program 1809
appropriated in Specific Appropriation 2834 of the 2025 -2026 1810
General Appropriations Act . 1811
Section 54. The amendment to s. 24.105(9)(i), Florida 1812
Statutes, made by this act expires July 1, 2026, and the text of 1813
that paragraph shall revert to that in existence on June 30, 1814
2023, except that any amendments to such text enacted other than 1815
by this act shall be preserved an d continue to operate to the 1816
extent that such amendments are not dependent upon the portions 1817
of text which expire pursuant to this section. 1818
Section 55. In order to implement Specific Appropriations 1819
2733 through 2740A of the 2025-2026 General Appropriat ions Act, 1820
paragraph (ll) of subsection (6) of section 627.351, Florida 1821
Statutes, is reenacted and amended to read: 1822
627.351 Insurance risk apportionment plans. — 1823
(6) CITIZENS PROPERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION. — 1824
(ll)1. In addition to any other method of al ternative 1825
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dispute resolution authorized by state law, the corporation may 1826
adopt policy forms that provide for the resolution of disputes 1827
regarding its claim determinations, including disputes regarding 1828
coverage for, or the scope and value of, a claim, in a 1829
proceeding before the Division of Administrative Hearings. Any 1830
such policies are not subject to s. 627.70154. All proceedings 1831
in the Division of Administrative Hearings pursuant to such 1832
policies are subject to ss. 57.105 and 768.79 as if filed in the 1833
courts of this state and are not considered chapter 120 1834
administrative proceedings. Rule 1.442, Florida Rules of Civil 1835
Procedure, applies to any offer served pursuant to s. 768.79, 1836
except that, notwithstanding any provision in Rule 1.442, 1837
Florida Rules of Civi l Procedure, to the contrary, an offer 1838
shall not be served earlier than 10 days after filing the 1839
request for hearing with the Division of Administrative Hearings 1840
and shall not be served later than 10 days before the date set 1841
for the final hearing. The admi nistrative law judge in such 1842
proceedings shall award attorney fees and other relief pursuant 1843
to ss. 57.105 and 768.79. The corporation may not seek, and the 1844
office may not approve, a maximum hourly rate for attorney fees. 1845
2. The corporation may contract with the division to 1846
conduct proceedings to resolve disputes regarding its claim 1847
determinations as may be provided for in the applicable policies 1848
of insurance. This subparagraph expires July 1, 2026 2025. 1849
Section 56. Effective upon this act becoming la w, and in 1850
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order to implement Specific Appropriations 2665 through 2671A of 1851
the Fiscal Year 2025 -2026 General Appropriations Act, 1852
notwithstanding the proviso language for Specific Appropriation 1853
2966 in chapter 2023 -239, Laws of Florida, section 110.116, 1854
Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1855
110.116 Personnel information system; payroll procedures. — 1856
(1) The Department of Management Services shall establish 1857
and maintain, in coordination with the payroll system of the 1858
Department of Financial Services, a com plete personnel 1859
information system for all authorized and established positions 1860
in the state service, with the exception of employees of the 1861
Legislature, unless the Legislature chooses to participate. The 1862
department may contract with a vendor to provide th e personnel 1863
information system. The specifications shall be developed in 1864
conjunction with the payroll system of the Department of 1865
Financial Services and in coordination with the Auditor General. 1866
The Department of Financial Services shall determine that the 1867
position occupied by each employee has been authorized and 1868
established in accordance with the provisions of s. 216.251. The 1869
Department of Management Services shall develop and maintain a 1870
position numbering system that will identify each established 1871
position, and such information shall be a part of the payroll 1872
system of the Department of Financial Services. With the 1873
exception of employees of the Legislature, unless the 1874
Legislature chooses to participate, this system shall include 1875
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all career service position s and those positions exempted from 1876
career service provisions, notwithstanding the funding source of 1877
the salary payments, and information regarding persons receiving 1878
payments from other sources. Necessary revisions shall be made 1879
in the personnel and payrol l procedures of the state to avoid 1880
duplication insofar as is feasible. A list shall be organized by 1881
budget entity to show the employees or vacant positions within 1882
each budget entity. This list shall be available to the Speaker 1883
of the House of Representativ es and the President of the Senate 1884
upon request. 1885
(2) In recognition of the critical nature of the statewide 1886
personnel and payroll system commonly known as People First, the 1887
Legislature finds that it is in the best interest of the state 1888
to continue partnering with the current People First third -party 1889
operator. The People First System annually processes 500,000 1890
employment applications, 455,000 personnel actions, and the 1891
state's $9.5-billion payroll. The Legislature finds that the 1892
continuity of operations of the People First System and the 1893
critical functions it provides such as payroll, employee health 1894
insurance benefit records, and other critical services must not 1895
be interrupted. Presently, the Chief Financial Officer is 1896
undertaking the development of a new statewide accounting and 1897
financial management system, commonly known as the Planning, 1898
Accounting, and Ledger Management (PALM) system, scheduled to be 1899
operational in the year 2026. The procurement and implementation 1900
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of an entire replacement of the People F irst System will impede 1901
the timeframe needed to successfully integrate the state's 1902
payroll system with the PALM system. In order to maintain 1903
continuity of operations and to ensure the successful completion 1904
of the PALM system, the Legislature directs that: 1905
(a) The department, pursuant to s. 287.057(11), shall 1906
enter into a 3-year contract extension with the entity operating 1907
the People First System on January 1, 2024. The contract 1908
extension must: 1909
1. Provide for the integration of the current People First 1910
System with PALM. 1911
2. Exclude major functionality updates or changes to the 1912
People First System prior to completion of the PALM system. This 1913
does not include: 1914
a. Routine system maintenance such as code updates 1915
following open enrollment; or 1916
b. The technical remediation necessary to integrate the 1917
system with PALM within the PALM project's planned 1918
implementation schedule. 1919
3. Include project planning and analysis deliverables 1920
necessary to: 1921
a. Detail and document the state's functional 1922
requirements. 1923
b. Estimate the cost of transitioning the current People 1924
First System to a cloud computing infrastructure within the 1925
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contract extension and after the successful integration with 1926
PALM. The project cost evaluation shall estimate the annual cost 1927
and capacity growth required to host the system in a cloud 1928
environment. 1929
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The department shall develop these system specifications in 1931
conjunction with the Department of Financial Services and the 1932
Auditor General. 1933
4. Include technical support for state agencies that may 1934
need assistance in remediating or integrating current financial 1935
shadow systems with People First in order to integrate with PALM 1936
or the cloud version of People First. 1937
5. Include organizational change management and training 1938
deliverables needed to support the implementation of PALM 1939
payroll functionality and the People First System cloud upgrade. 1940
Responsibilities of the operator and the department shall be 1941
outlined in a project role and responsibility assignment chart 1942
within the contract. 1943
6. Include an option to renew the contract for one 1944
additional year. 1945
(b) The department shall submit, no later than June 30, 1946
2026, its project planning and detailed cost estimate to upgrade 1947
the current People First System to the chair of the Senate 1948
Committee on Appropria tions, the chair of the House of 1949
Representatives Budget Appropriations Committee, and the 1950
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Executive Office of the Governor's Office of Policy and Budget, 1951
for preliminary review and consideration of funding the 1952
department's Fiscal Year 2026 -2027 legislative budget request to 1953
update the system. 1954
(c) This subsection expires July 1, 2026 2025. 1955
Section 57. In order to implement the appropriation of 1956
funds in the appropriation category "Northwest Regional Data 1957
Center" in the 2025-2026 General Appropriations A ct, and 1958
pursuant to the notice, review, and objection procedures of s. 1959
216.177, Florida Statutes, the Executive Office of the Governor 1960
may transfer funds appropriated in that category between 1961
departments in order to align the budget authority granted based 1962
on the estimated costs for data processing services for the 1963
2025-2026 fiscal year. This section expires July 1, 2026. 1964
Section 58. In order to implement appropriations 1965
authorized in the 2025 -2026 General Appropriations Act for state 1966
data center services, auxiliary assessments charged to state 1967
agencies related to contract management services provided to 1968
Northwest Regional Data Center shall not exceed 3 percent. This 1969
section expires July 1, 2026. 1970
Section 59. In order to implement section 128 of the 2025-1971
2026 General Appropriations Act, section 284.51, Florida 1972
Statutes, is amended to read: 1973
284.51 Electroencephalogram combined transcranial magnetic 1974
stimulation treatment pilot program. — 1975
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(1) As used in this section, the term: 1976
(a) "Division" means t he Division of Risk Management of 1977
the Department of Financial Services. 1978
(b) "Electroencephalogram combined Transcranial Magnetic 1979
Stimulation" or "eTMS" means treatment in which transcranial 1980
magnetic stimulation frequency pulses are tuned to the patient's 1981
physiology and biometric data. 1982
(c) "First responder" has the same meaning as provided in 1983
s. 112.1815(1). 1984
(d) "Veteran" means: 1985
1. A veteran as defined in 38 U.S.C. s. 101(2); 1986
2. A person who served in a reserve component as defined 1987
in 38 U.S.C. s. 101(27); or 1988
3. A person who served in the National Guard of any state. 1989
(2) The division shall select a provider to establish a 1990
statewide pilot program to make eTMS available for veterans, 1991
first responders, and immediate family members of veterans and 1992
first responders with: 1993
(a) Substance use disorders. 1994
(b) Mental illness. 1995
(c) Sleep disorders. 1996
(d) Traumatic brain injuries. 1997
(e) Sexual trauma. 1998
(f) Posttraumatic stress disorder and accompanying 1999
comorbidities. 2000
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(g) Concussions. 2001
(h) Other brain trauma. 2002
(i) Quality of life issues affecting human performance, 2003
including issues related to or resulting from problems with 2004
cognition and problems maintaining attention, concentration, or 2005
focus. 2006
(3) The provider must display a history of serving vetera n 2007
and first responder populations at a statewide level. The 2008
provider shall establish a network for in -person and offsite 2009
care with the goal of providing statewide access. Consideration 2010
shall be provided to locations with a large population of first 2011
responders and veterans. In addition to traditional eTMS 2012
devices, the provider may utilize nonmedical Portable Magnetic 2013
Stimulation devices to improve access to underserved populations 2014
in remote areas or to be used to serve as a pre -post treatment 2015
or a stand-alone device. The provider shall be required to 2016
establish and operate a clinical practice and to evaluate 2017
outcomes of such clinical practice. 2018
(4) The pilot program shall include: 2019
(a) The establishment of a peer -to-peer support network by 2020
the provider made available to all individuals receiving 2021
treatment under the program. 2022
(b) The requirement that each individual who receives 2023
treatment under the program also must receive neurophysiological 2024
monitoring, monitoring for symptoms of substance use and other 2025
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mental health disorders, and access to counseling and wellness 2026
programming. Each individual who receives treatment must also 2027
participate in the peer -to-peer support network established by 2028
the provider. 2029
(c) The establishment of protocols which include the use 2030
of adopted stimulation frequency and intensity modulation based 2031
on EEGs done on days 0, 10, and 20 and motor threshold testing, 2032
as well as clinical symptoms, signs, and biometrics. 2033
(d) The requirement that protocols and outcomes of any 2034
treatment provided by the clinical practice shall be collected 2035
and reported by the provider quarterly to the division, the 2036
President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of 2037
Representatives. Such report shall include the biodata metrics 2038
and all expenditures and accou nting of the use of funds received 2039
from the department. 2040
(e) The requirement that protocols and outcomes of any 2041
treatment provided by the clinical practice shall be collected 2042
and reported to the University of South Florida and may be 2043
provided by the provi der to any relevant Food and Drug 2044
Administration studies or trials. 2045
(5) The division may adopt rules to implement this 2046
section. 2047
(6) This section expires July 1, 2026 2025. 2048
Section 60. In order to implement specific appropriations 2049
from the land acquisition trust funds within the Department of 2050
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Agriculture and Consumer Services, the Department of 2051
Environmental Protection, the Department of State, and the Fish 2052
and Wildlife Conservation Commission, which are contained in the 2053
2025-2026 General Appropriati ons Act, subsection (3) of section 2054
215.18, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2055
215.18 Transfers between funds; limitation. — 2056
(3) Notwithstanding subsection (1) and only with respect 2057
to a land acquisition trust fund in the Department of 2058
Agriculture and Consumer Services, the Department of 2059
Environmental Protection, the Department of State, or the Fish 2060
and Wildlife Conservation Commission, whenever there is a 2061
deficiency in a land acquisition trust fund which would render 2062
that trust fund temporarily insuff icient to meet its just 2063
requirements, including the timely payment of appropriations 2064
from that trust fund, and other trust funds in the State 2065
Treasury have moneys that are for the time being or otherwise in 2066
excess of the amounts necessary to meet the just requirements, 2067
including appropriated obligations, of those other trust funds, 2068
the Governor may order a temporary transfer of moneys from one 2069
or more of the other trust funds to a land acquisition trust 2070
fund in the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Ser vices, the 2071
Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of State, 2072
or the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Any action 2073
proposed pursuant to this subsection is subject to the notice, 2074
review, and objection procedures of s. 216.177, and the Governor 2075
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shall provide notice of such action at least 7 days before the 2076
effective date of the transfer of trust funds, except that 2077
during July 2025 2024, notice of such action shall be provided 2078
at least 3 days before the effective date of a transfer unless 2079
such 3-day notice is waived by the chair and vice chair of the 2080
Legislative Budget Commission. Any transfer of trust funds to a 2081
land acquisition trust fund in the Department of Agriculture and 2082
Consumer Services, the Department of Environmental Protection, 2083
the Department of State, or the Fish and Wildlife Conservation 2084
Commission must be repaid to the trust funds from which the 2085
moneys were loaned by the end of the 2025-2026 2024-2025 fiscal 2086
year. The Legislature has determined that the repayment of the 2087
other trust fund moneys temporarily loaned to a land acquisition 2088
trust fund in the Department of Agriculture and Consumer 2089
Services, the Department of Environmental Protection, the 2090
Department of State, or the Fish and Wildlife Conservation 2091
Commission pursuant to this subsection is an allowable use of 2092
the moneys in a land acquisition trust fund because the moneys 2093
from other trust funds temporarily loaned to a land acquisition 2094
trust fund shall be expended solely and exclusively in 2095
accordance with s. 28, Art. X of th e State Constitution. This 2096
subsection expires July 1, 2026 2025. 2097
Section 61. (1) In order to implement specific 2098
appropriations from the land acquisition trust funds within the 2099
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the Department 2100
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of Environmental Protection, the Department of State, and the 2101
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission which are contained in 2102
the 2025-2026 General Appropriations Act, the Department of 2103
Environmental Protection shall transfer revenues from the Land 2104
Acquisition Trust Fund within the department to the land 2105
acquisition trust funds within the Department of Agriculture and 2106
Consumer Services, the Department of State, and the Fish and 2107
Wildlife Conservation Commission as provided in this section. As 2108
used in this section, the term "department" means the Department 2109
of Environmental Protection. 2110
(2) After subtracting any required debt service payments, 2111
the proportionate share of revenues to be transferred to each 2112
land acquisition trust fund shall be calculated by dividing the 2113
appropriations from each of the land acquisition trust funds for 2114
the fiscal year by the total appropriations from the Land 2115
Acquisition Trust Fund within the department and the land 2116
acquisition trust funds within the Department of Agriculture and 2117
Consumer Services, the Department of State, and the Fish and 2118
Wildlife Conservation Commission for the fiscal year. The 2119
department shall transfer the proportionate share of the 2120
revenues in the Land Acquisition Trust Fund within the 2121
department on a monthly basis to the appropriate land 2122
acquisition trust funds within the Department of Agriculture and 2123
Consumer Services, the Department of State, and the Fish and 2124
Wildlife Conservation Commission and shall retain its 2125
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proportionate share of the revenues in the Land Acquisitio n 2126
Trust Fund within the department. Total distributions to a land 2127
acquisition trust fund within the Department of Agriculture and 2128
Consumer Services, the Department of State, and the Fish and 2129
Wildlife Conservation Commission may not exceed the total 2130
appropriations from such trust fund for the fiscal year. 2131
(3) In addition, the department shall transfer from the 2132
Land Acquisition Trust Fund to land acquisition trust funds 2133
within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the 2134
Department of State, and the Fish and Wildlife Conservation 2135
Commission amounts equal to the difference between the amounts 2136
appropriated in chapter 2024 -231, Laws of Florida, to the 2137
department's Land Acquisition Trust Fund and the other land 2138
acquisition trust funds, and the amount s actually transferred 2139
between those trust funds during the 2024 -2025 fiscal year. 2140
(4) The department may advance funds from the beginning 2141
unobligated fund balance in the Land Acquisition Trust Fund to 2142
the Land Acquisition Trust Fund within the Fish and Wildlife 2143
Conservation Commission needed for cash flow purposes based on a 2144
detailed expenditure plan. The department shall prorate amounts 2145
transferred quarterly to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation 2146
Commission to recoup the amount of funds advanced by June 30, 2147
2026. 2148
(5) This section expires July 1, 2026. 2149
Section 62. In order to implement Specific Appropriation 2150
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1609 of the 2025-2026 General Appropriations Act, and 2151
notwithstanding the expiration date in section 66 of chapter 2152
2024-228, Laws of Florida, pa ragraph (g) of subsection (15) of 2153
section 376.3071, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: 2154
376.3071 Inland Protection Trust Fund; creation; purposes; 2155
funding.— 2156
(15) ETHANOL OR BIODIESEL DAMAGE; PREVENTIVE MEASURES. —The 2157
department shall pay, pursuant t o this subsection, up to $10 2158
million each fiscal year from the fund for the costs of labor 2159
and equipment to repair or replace petroleum storage systems 2160
that may have been damaged due to the storage of fuels blended 2161
with ethanol or biodiesel, or for prevent ive measures to reduce 2162
the potential for such damage. 2163
(g) Payments may not be made for the following: 2164
1. Proposal costs or costs related to preparation of the 2165
application and required documentation; 2166
2. Certified public accountant costs; 2167
3. Except as provided in paragraph (j), any costs in 2168
excess of the amount approved by the department under paragraph 2169
(b) or which are not in substantial compliance with the purchase 2170
order; 2171
4. Costs associated with storage tanks, piping, or 2172
ancillary equipment that has previously been repaired or 2173
replaced for which costs have been paid under this section; 2174
5. Facilities that are not in compliance with department 2175
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storage tank rules, until the noncompliance issues have been 2176
resolved; or 2177
6. Costs associated with dama ge to petroleum storage 2178
systems caused in whole or in part by causes other than the 2179
storage of fuels blended with ethanol or biodiesel. 2180
Section 63. The text of s. 376.3071(15)(g), Florida 2181
Statutes, as carried forward from chapter 2020 -114, Laws of 2182
Florida, by this act, expires July 1, 2026, and the text of that 2183
paragraph shall revert to that in existence on July 1, 2020, but 2184
not including any amendments made by this act or chapter 2020 -2185
114, Laws of Florida, and any amendments to such text enacted 2186
other than by this act shall be preserved and continue to 2187
operate to the extent that such amendments are not dependent 2188
upon the portion of text which expires pursuant to this section. 2189
Section 64. In order to implement Specific Appropriation 2190
1609 of the 2025-2026 General Appropriations Act, paragraph (i) 2191
is added to subsection (13) of section 376.3071, Florida 2192
Statutes, to read: 2193
376.3071 Inland Protection Trust Fund; creation; purposes; 2194
funding.— 2195
(13) PETROLEUM CLEANUP PARTICIPATION PROGRAM. —To encourage 2196
detection, reporting, and cleanup of contamination caused by 2197
discharges of petroleum or petroleum products, the department 2198
shall, within the guidelines established in this subsection, 2199
implement a cleanup program to provide rehabilitation funding 2200
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assistance for all property contaminated by discharges of 2201
petroleum or petroleum products from a petroleum storage system 2202
occurring before January 1, 1995. Eligibility is subject to an 2203
annual appropriation from the fund. Additionally, funding for 2204
eligible sites is contingent upon annual appropriation in 2205
subsequent years. Such continued state funding is not an 2206
entitlement or a vested right under this subsection. Eligibility 2207
shall be determined in the program, notwithstanding any other 2208
provision of law, consent order, order, judgment, or ordinance 2209
to the contrary. 2210
(i) Notwithstanding this section, for the 2025 -2026 fiscal 2211
year, program deductibles and copayments shall not be assessed, 2212
monetary caps shall not be enforced, and all costs for 2213
activities described in this subsection shall be absorbed at the 2214
expense of the Inland Protection Trust Fund, without recourse to 2215
reimbursement or recovery, with the following exceptions: 2216
1. This paragraph does not apply to a site where the 2217
department has been denied site access to implement this 2218
section. 2219
2. This paragraph does not authorize or require 2220
reimbursement from the fund for costs expended before the 2221
beginning of the grace period. 2222
3. Upon discovery by the depart ment that the owner or 2223
operator of a petroleum storage system has been grossly 2224
negligent in the maintenance of such petroleum storage system; 2225
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has, with willful intent to conceal the existence of a serious 2226
discharge, falsified inventory or reconciliation re cords 2227
maintained with respect to the site at which such system is 2228
located; or has intentionally damaged such petroleum storage 2229
system, the site at which such system is located shall be 2230
ineligible for participation in the incentive program and the 2231
owner shall be liable for all costs due to discharges from 2232
petroleum storage systems at that site. 2233
2234
This paragraph expires July 1, 2026. 2235
Section 65. In order to implement Specific Appropriation 2236
1609 of the 2025-2026 General Appropriations Act, subsection (5) 2237
of section 376.3072, Florida Statutes, is renumbered as 2238
subsection (6) and a new subsection (5) is added to that 2239
section, to read: 2240
376.3072 Florida Petroleum Liability and Restoration 2241
Insurance Program.— 2242
(5) Notwithstanding subsections (1) -(4), for the 2025-2026 2243
fiscal year, program deductibles or copayments shall not be 2244
assessed, monetary caps shall not be enforced, and all costs for 2245
activities described in this section shall be absorbed at the 2246
expense of the Inland Protection Trust Fund, without recour se to 2247
reimbursement or recovery, with the following exceptions: 2248
(a) This subsection does not apply to a site where the 2249
department has been denied site access to implement this 2250
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section. 2251
(b) This subsection does not authorize or require 2252
reimbursement from the fund for costs expended before the 2253
beginning of the grace period. 2254
(c) Upon discovery by the department that the owner or 2255
operator of a petroleum storage system has been grossly 2256
negligent in the maintenance of such petroleum storage system; 2257
has, with willful intent to conceal the existence of a serious 2258
discharge, falsified inventory or reconciliation records 2259
maintained with respect to the site at which such system is 2260
located; or has intentionally damaged such petroleum storage 2261
system, the site at whi ch such system is located shall be 2262
ineligible for participation in the incentive program and the 2263
owner shall be liable for all costs due to discharges from 2264
petroleum storage systems at that site. 2265
2266
This subsection expires July 1, 2026. 2267
Section 66. In order to implement Specific Appropriations 2268
1536 through 1557A of the 2025 -2026 General Appropriations Act, 2269
the Local Government Water Supply Pilot Grant Program is created 2270
within the Department of Environmental Protection. In 2271
recognition of the area's uniqu e water source constraints, 2272
including the protection of the Coastal Floridan aquifer, the 2273
Department of Environmental Protection shall implement the pilot 2274
program to provide funds to local governments for water supply 2275
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infrastructure, including distribution and transmission 2276
facilities. To be eligible for the pilot program, a water supply 2277
infrastructure project must be located within Region I or Region 2278
II of the Northwest Florida Regional Water Supply Plan. If a 2279
developer is involved in the project, the Depar tment of 2280
Environmental Protection shall require match funding equal to 2281
the amount of the grant request from local, federal, or private 2282
funds. The Department of Environmental Protection shall 2283
expeditiously develop an application process and may adopt rules 2284
to implement this pilot program. This section expires July 1, 2285
2026. 2286
Section 67. In order to implement Specific Appropriation 2287
1502 of the 2025-2026 General Appropriations Act, and 2288
notwithstanding the expiration date in section 71 of chapter 2289
2024-228, Laws of Florida, section 380.5105, Florida Statutes, 2290
is reenacted to read: 2291
380.5105 The Stan Mayfield Working Waterfronts; Florida 2292
Forever program.— 2293
(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, 2294
it is the intent of the Legislature that the t rust shall 2295
administer the working waterfronts land acquisition program as 2296
set forth in this section. 2297
(a) The trust and the Department of Agriculture and 2298
Consumer Services shall jointly develop rules specifically 2299
establishing an application process and a process for the 2300
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evaluation, scoring and ranking of working waterfront projects. 2301
The proposed rules jointly developed pursuant to this paragraph 2302
shall be promulgated by the trust. Such rules shall establish a 2303
system of weighted criteria to give increased pr iority to 2304
projects: 2305
1. Within a municipality with a population less than 2306
30,000; 2307
2. Within a municipality or area under intense growth and 2308
development pressures, as evidenced by a number of factors, 2309
including a determination that the municipality's gro wth rate 2310
exceeds the average growth rate for the state; 2311
3. Within the boundary of a community redevelopment agency 2312
established pursuant to s. 163.356; 2313
4. Adjacent to state -owned submerged lands designated as 2314
an aquatic preserve identified in s. 258.39; or 2315
5. That provide a demonstrable benefit to the local 2316
economy. 2317
(b) For projects that will require more than the grant 2318
amount awarded for completion, the applicant must identify in 2319
their project application funding sources that will provide the 2320
difference between the grant award and the estimated project 2321
completion cost. Such rules may be incorporated into those 2322
developed pursuant to s. 380.507(11). 2323
(c) The trust shall develop a ranking list based on 2324
criteria identified in paragraph (a) for proposed fee simple and 2325
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less-than-fee simple acquisition projects developed pursuant to 2326
this section. The trust shall, by the first Board of Trustees of 2327
the Internal Improvement Trust Fund meeting in February, present 2328
the ranking list pursuant to this section to th e board of 2329
trustees for final approval of projects for funding. The board 2330
of trustees may remove projects from the ranking list but may 2331
not add projects. 2332
(d) Grant awards, acquisition approvals, and terms of 2333
less-than-fee acquisitions shall be approved b y the trust. 2334
Waterfront communities that receive grant awards must submit 2335
annual progress reports to the trust identifying project 2336
activities which are complete, and the progress achieved in 2337
meeting the goals outlined in the project application. The trust 2338
must implement a process to monitor and evaluate the performance 2339
of grant recipients in completing projects that are funded 2340
through the working waterfronts program. 2341
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, 2342
it is the intent of the Legislat ure that the Department of 2343
Environmental Protection shall administer the working 2344
waterfronts capital outlay grant program as set forth in this 2345
section to support the commercial fishing industry, including 2346
the infrastructure for receiving or unloading seafo od for the 2347
purpose of supporting the seafood economy. 2348
(a) The working waterfronts capital outlay grant program 2349
is created to provide funding to assist commercial saltwater 2350
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products or commercial saltwater wholesale dealer or retailer 2351
license holders and seafood houses in maintaining their 2352
operations. 2353
(b) Eligible costs and expenditures include fixed capital 2354
outlay and operating capital outlay, including, but not limited 2355
to, the repair and maintenance or replacement of equipment, the 2356
repair and maintenan ce or replacement of water -adjacent 2357
facilities or infrastructure, and the construction or renovation 2358
of shoreside facilities. 2359
(c) The applicant must demonstrate a benefit to the local 2360
economy. 2361
(d) Grant recipients must submit annual progress reports 2362
to the department identifying project activities that are 2363
complete and the progress achieved in meeting the goals outlined 2364
in the project application. 2365
(e) The department shall implement a process to monitor 2366
and evaluate the performance of grant recipients in completing 2367
projects funded through the program. 2368
Section 68. The text of s. 380.5105, Florida Statutes, as 2369
carried forward from chapter 2024 -228, Laws of Florida, by this 2370
act expire July 1, 2026, and the text of that section shall 2371
revert to that in existence on June 30, 2024, except that any 2372
amendments to such text enacted other than by this act shall be 2373
preserved and continue to operate to the extent that such 2374
amendments are not dependent upon the portions of text which 2375
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expire pursuant to this sectio n. 2376
Section 69. In order to implement section 163 of the 2025 -2377
2026 General Appropriations Act, section 10 of chapter 2022 -272, 2378
Laws of Florida, as amended by section 72 of chapter 2024 -228, 2379
Laws of Florida, is amended to read: 2380
Section 10. Hurricane Restoration Reimbursement Grant 2381
Program.— 2382
(1) There is hereby created within the Department of 2383
Environmental Protection the Hurricane Restoration Reimbursement 2384
Grant Program for the purpose of providing financial assistance 2385
to mitigate coastal beach eros ion for coastal homeowners whose 2386
property was significantly impacted by Hurricane Ian or 2387
Hurricane Nicole in 2022. The department is authorized to 2388
provide financial assistance grants to eligible recipients 2389
located in Brevard, Broward, Charlotte, Collier, D uval, Flagler, 2390
Indian River, Lee, Manatee, Martin, Nassau, Palm Beach, Saint 2391
Johns, Saint Lucie, Sarasota, and Volusia Counties. 2392
(2) The department may provide grants to property owners 2393
to mitigate for coastal beach erosion caused by Hurricane Ian or 2394
Hurricane Nicole during 2022. Grant funding may only be used to 2395
reimburse a property owner for construction costs: 2396
(a) Related to sand placement and temporary or permanent 2397
coastal armoring construction projects to mitigate coastal beach 2398
erosion and may not be used for the repair of residential 2399
structures. 2400
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(b) Incurred as a result of preparation for or damage 2401
sustained from Hurricane Ian or Hurricane Nicole in 2022. 2402
(c) Incurred after September 23, 2022. 2403
(d) Related to a project that has been permitted, is 2404
exempt from permitting requirements, or is otherwise authorized 2405
by law. 2406
(3) Financial assistance grants may only be provided to 2407
mitigate damage to property located in Brevard, Broward, 2408
Charlotte, Collier, Duval, Flagler, Indian River, Lee, Manatee, 2409
Martin, Nassau, Palm Beach, Saint Johns, Saint Lucie, Sarasota, 2410
and Volusia Counties that is a: 2411
(a) Residential property that meets the following 2412
requirements: 2413
1. The parcel must be a single -family, site-built, 2414
residential property or a multi -family, site-built, residential 2415
property not to exceed four units; and 2416
2. The homeowner must have been granted a homestead 2417
exemption on the home under chapter 196, Florida Statutes; 2418
(b) Residential condominium, as defined in chapter 718, 2419
Florida Statutes; or 2420
(c) Cooperative, as defined in chapter 719, Florida 2421
Statutes. 2422
(4)(a) The department shall reimburse 100 percent of the 2423
cost of eligible sand placement projects. For armoring projects 2424
on residential properties eligible under paragraph (3)(a), the 2425
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department shall cost-share with $1 provided by the property 2426
owner for every $1 provided by the state with a maximum of 2427
$300,000 in state funding toward the actual cost of an eligible 2428
project. For armoring projects on properties eligible under 2429
paragraphs (3)(b) and (c), the department shall cost -share with 2430
$1 provided by the property owner for every $1 provided by the 2431
state with a maximum of $600,000 in state funding toward the 2432
actual cost of an eligible project. The department shall 2433
prioritize applicants who are lo w-income or moderate-income 2434
persons, as defined in s. 420.0004, Florida Statutes. Grants 2435
will be awarded to property owners for eligible projects 2436
following the receipt of a completed application on a first -2437
come, first-served basis until funding is exhauste d. 2438
1. Applications may be submitted beginning February 1, 2439
2023. 2440
2. Applicants must include evidence that the project meets 2441
the criteria in subsections (2) and (3). 2442
(b) If the department determines that an application meets 2443
the requirements of this se ction, the department shall enter 2444
into a cost-share grant agreement with the applicant consistent 2445
with this section. 2446
(c) The department shall disburse grant funds on a 2447
reimbursement basis. In order to receive reimbursement, property 2448
owners must submit, a t a minimum: 2449
1. If applicable, the permit issued under chapter 161, 2450
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Florida Statutes, or applicable statute, and evidence that the 2451
project complies with all permitting requirements. 2452
2. All invoices and payment receipts for eligible 2453
projects. 2454
3. If applicable, documentation that the eligible project 2455
was completed by a licensed professional or contractor. 2456
(5) Beginning July 1, 2024, local governments and 2457
municipalities may apply for program funds to implement large 2458
scale sand placement projects locate d in a county listed in 2459
subsection (1). Impacted counties and municipalities may request 2460
funding for such projects that protect upland structures and 2461
provide benefits to property owners at large. Funding will be 2462
distributed on a first -come, first-served basis. Up to 100 2463
percent of costs are eligible. Projects must be able to be 2464
completed by July 1, 2026 2025. No more than 50 percent of 2465
remaining funds will be used for this purpose. 2466
(6) No later than January 31, 2023, the department shall 2467
adopt emergency rules prescribing the procedures, 2468
administration, and criteria for approving the applications for 2469
the Hurricane Restoration Reimbursement Grant Program. The 2470
department is authorized, and all conditions are deemed met, to 2471
adopt emergency rules under ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54(4), 2472
Florida Statutes, to implement this section. The Legislature 2473
finds that such emergency rulemaking authority is necessary to 2474
address critical shoreline erosion which may result in the loss 2475
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of property by homeowners in those areas of the state that 2476
sustained damage due to Hurricane Ian or Hurricane Nicole during 2477
2022. Such rules shall remain effective until the funding in the 2478
grant program is exhausted or this sec tion expires for 6 months 2479
after the date of adoption. 2480
(7) This section expires July 1, 2026 2025. 2481
Section 70. In order to implement Specific Appropriation 2482
1725 of the 2025-2026 General Appropriations Act and 2483
notwithstanding s. 823.11(4)(c), Florida S tatutes, the Fish and 2484
Wildlife Conservation Commission may use funds appropriated for 2485
the derelict vessel removal program for grants to local 2486
governments or to remove, store, destroy, and dispose of, or to 2487
pay private contractors to remove, store, destroy, and dispose 2488
of, derelict vessels or vessels declared a public nuisance 2489
pursuant to s. 327.73(1)(aa), Florida Statutes. This section 2490
expires July 1, 2026. 2491
Section 71. In order to implement Specific Appropriation 2492
1456 of the 2025-2026 General Appropriat ions Act, and 2493
notwithstanding ss. 216.181 and 216.292, Florida Statutes, the 2494
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services may submit 2495
budget amendments, subject to the notice, review, and objection 2496
procedures of s. 216.177, Florida Statutes, to increase budget 2497
authority for the National School Lunch Program. This section 2498
expires July 1, 2026. 2499
Section 72. In order to implement Specific Appropriation 2500
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1555 of the 2025-2026 General Appropriations Act, subsection (9) 2501
of section 403.0673, Florida Statutes, is renumbered as 2502
subsection (10), respectively, and a new subsection (9) is added 2503
to that section, to read: 2504
403.0673 Water quality improvement grant program. —A grant 2505
program is established within the Department of Environmental 2506
Protection to address wast ewater, stormwater, and agricultural 2507
sources of nutrient loading to surface water or groundwater. 2508
(9) Notwithstanding the requirements of subsections (1) -2509
(7), the department shall include the water initiatives funded 2510
in the 2025-2026 General Appropriatio ns Act in the grant 2511
program. This subsection expires July 1, 2026. 2512
Section 73. In order to implement appropriations from the 2513
Land Acquisition Trust Fund within the Department of 2514
Environmental Protection in the 2025 -2026 General Appropriations 2515
Act, paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section 375.041, Florida 2516
Statutes, is amended to read: 2517
375.041 Land Acquisition Trust Fund. — 2518
(3) Funds distributed into the Land Acquisition Trust Fund 2519
pursuant to s. 201.15 shall be applied: 2520
(b) Of the funds remaining after the payments required 2521
under paragraph (a), but before funds may be appropriated, 2522
pledged, or dedicated for other uses: 2523
1. A minimum of the lesser of 25 percent or $200 million 2524
shall be appropriated annually for Everglades projects that 2525
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implement the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan as set 2526
forth in s. 373.470, including the Central Everglades Planning 2527
Project subject to congressional authorization; the Long -Term 2528
Plan as defined in s. 373.4592(2); and the Northern Everglades 2529
and Estuaries Protection Program as set forth in s. 373.4595. 2530
From these funds, $32 million shall be distributed each fiscal 2531
year through the 2023 -2024 fiscal year to the South Florida 2532
Water Management District for the Long -Term Plan as defined in 2533
s. 373.4592(2). After ded ucting the $32 million distributed 2534
under this subparagraph, from the funds remaining, a minimum of 2535
the lesser of 76.5 percent or $100 million shall be appropriated 2536
each fiscal year through the 2025 -2026 fiscal year for the 2537
planning, design, engineering, an d construction of the 2538
Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan as set forth in s. 2539
373.470, including the Central Everglades Planning Project, the 2540
Everglades Agricultural Area Storage Reservoir Project, the Lake 2541
Okeechobee Watershed Project, the C -43 West Basin Storage 2542
Reservoir Project, the Indian River Lagoon -South Project, the 2543
Western Everglades Restoration Project, and the Picayune Strand 2544
Restoration Project. The Department of Environmental Protection 2545
and the South Florida Water Management District shal l give 2546
preference to those Everglades restoration projects that reduce 2547
harmful discharges of water from Lake Okeechobee to the St. 2548
Lucie or Caloosahatchee estuaries in a timely manner. For the 2549
purpose of performing the calculation provided in this 2550
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subparagraph, the amount of debt service paid pursuant to 2551
paragraph (a) for bonds issued after July 1, 2016, for the 2552
purposes set forth under this paragraph shall be added to the 2553
amount remaining after the payments required under paragraph 2554
(a). The amount of the d istribution calculated shall then be 2555
reduced by an amount equal to the debt service paid pursuant to 2556
paragraph (a) on bonds issued after July 1, 2016, for the 2557
purposes set forth under this subparagraph. 2558
2. A minimum of the lesser of 7.6 percent or $50 mi llion 2559
shall be appropriated annually for spring restoration, 2560
protection, and management projects. For the purpose of 2561
performing the calculation provided in this subparagraph, the 2562
amount of debt service paid pursuant to paragraph (a) for bonds 2563
issued after July 1, 2016, for the purposes set forth under this 2564
paragraph shall be added to the amount remaining after the 2565
payments required under paragraph (a). The amount of the 2566
distribution calculated shall then be reduced by an amount equal 2567
to the debt service pai d pursuant to paragraph (a) on bonds 2568
issued after July 1, 2016, for the purposes set forth under this 2569
subparagraph. 2570
3. The sum of $5 million shall be appropriated annually 2571
each fiscal year through the 2025 -2026 fiscal year to the St. 2572
Johns River Water Ma nagement District for projects dedicated to 2573
the restoration of Lake Apopka. This distribution shall be 2574
reduced by an amount equal to the debt service paid pursuant to 2575
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paragraph (a) on bonds issued after July 1, 2016, for the 2576
purposes set forth in this subp aragraph. 2577
4. The sum of $64 million is appropriated and shall be 2578
transferred to the Everglades Trust Fund for the 2018 -2019 2579
fiscal year, and each fiscal year thereafter, for the EAA 2580
reservoir project pursuant to s. 373.4598. Any funds remaining 2581
in any fiscal year shall be made available only for Phase II of 2582
the C-51 reservoir project or projects identified in 2583
subparagraph 1. and must be used in accordance with laws 2584
relating to such projects. Any funds made available for such 2585
purposes in a fiscal year are in addition to the amount 2586
appropriated under subparagraph 1. This distribution shall be 2587
reduced by an amount equal to the debt service paid pursuant to 2588
paragraph (a) on bonds issued after July 1, 2017, for the 2589
purposes set forth in this subparagraph. 2590
5. The sum of $50 million shall be appropriated annually 2591
to the South Florida Water Management District for the Lake 2592
Okeechobee Watershed Restoration Project in accordance with s. 2593
373.4599. This distribution must be reduced by an amount equal 2594
to the debt service paid pursuant to paragraph (a) on bonds 2595
issued after July 1, 2021, for the purposes set forth in this 2596
subparagraph. 2597
6. The sum of $100 million shall be appropriated annually 2598
to the Department of Environmental Protection for the 2599
acquisition of land pu rsuant to s. 259.105. 2600
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7. Notwithstanding subparagraph 3., for the 2025 -2026 2601
fiscal year, funds shall be appropriated as provided in the 2602
General Appropriations Act. This subparagraph expires July 1, 2603
2026. 2604
Section 74. In order to implement section 156 of the 2025-2605
2026 General Appropriations Act, subsection (3) of section 2606
288.80125, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2607
288.80125 Triumph Gulf Coast Trust Fund. — 2608
(3) For the 2025-2026 2024-2025 fiscal year, funds shall 2609
be used for the Rebuild Florida R evolving Loan Fund program to 2610
provide assistance to businesses impacted by Hurricane Michael 2611
as provided in the General Appropriations Act. This subsection 2612
expires July 1, 2026 2025. 2613
Section 75. In order to implement Specific Appropriations 2614
2059 through 2064 of the 2025-2026 General Appropriations Act, 2615
and notwithstanding the expiration date in section 80 of chapter 2616
2024-228, Laws of Florida, subsection (3) of section 288.8013, 2617
Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: 2618
288.8013 Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc.; creation; funding; 2619
investment.— 2620
(3) Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc., shall establish a trust 2621
account at a federally insured financial institution to hold 2622
funds received from the Triumph Gulf Coast Trust Fund and make 2623
deposits and payments. Triumph Gulf Coast, Inc., may invest 2624
surplus funds in the Local Government Surplus Funds Trust Fund, 2625
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pursuant to s. 218.407. Earnings generated by investments and 2626
interest of the fund may be retained and used to make awards 2627
pursuant to this act or, notwithstanding paragraph ( 2)(d), for 2628
administrative costs, including costs in excess of the cap. 2629
Administrative costs may include payment of travel and per diem 2630
expenses of board members, audits, salary or other costs for 2631
employed or contracted staff, including required staff under s. 2632
288.8014(9), and other allowable costs. The annual salary for 2633
any employee or contracted staff may not exceed $130,000, and 2634
associated benefits may not exceed 35 percent of salary. 2635
Section 76. The text of s. 288.8013(3), Florida Statutes, 2636
as carried forward from chapter 2024 -228, Laws of Florida, by 2637
this act expires July 1, 2026, and the text of that subsection 2638
shall revert to that in existence on June 30, 2023, except that 2639
any amendments to such text enacted other than by this act shall 2640
be preserved and continue to operate to the extent that such 2641
amendments are not dependent upon the portions of text which 2642
expire pursuant to this section. 2643
Section 77. In order to implement Specific Appropriation 2644
2113 of the 2025-2026 General Appropriations Act, s ubsection (6) 2645
of section 288.0655, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2646
288.0655 Rural Infrastructure Fund. — 2647
(6) For the 2025-2026 2024-2025 fiscal year, the funds 2648
appropriated for the grant program for Florida Panhandle 2649
counties shall be distributed pursuant to and for the purposes 2650
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described in the proviso language associated with Specific 2651
Appropriation 2113 2348 of the 2025-2026 2024-2025 General 2652
Appropriations Act. This subsection expires July 1, 2026 2025. 2653
Section 78. In order to implement Specific Appropriations 2654
2445 through 2454 of the 2025 -2026 General Appropriations Act, 2655
and notwithstanding ss. 216.181 and 216.292, Florida Statutes, 2656
the Division of Emergency Management may submit budget 2657
amendments, subject to the notice, review, and obje ction 2658
procedures of s. 216.177, Florida Statutes, to increase budget 2659
authority for projected expenditures due to reimbursements from 2660
federally declared disasters. This section expires July 1, 2026. 2661
Section 79. In order to implement Specific Appropriation 2662
2432 of the 2025-2026 General Appropriations act, subsection (2) 2663
of section 282.201, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2664
282.201 State data center. —The state data center is 2665
established within the department. The provision of data center 2666
services must comply with applicable state and federal laws, 2667
regulations, and policies, including all applicable security, 2668
privacy, and auditing requirements. The department shall appoint 2669
a director of the state data center who has experience in 2670
leading data center facilities and has expertise in cloud -2671
computing management. 2672
(2) USE OF THE STATE DATA CENTER. — 2673
(a) The following are exempt from the use of the state 2674
data center: the Department of Law Enforcement, the Department 2675
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of the Lottery's Gaming System , Systems Design and Development 2676
in the Office of Policy and Budget, the regional traffic 2677
management centers as described in s. 335.14(2) and the Office 2678
of Toll Operations of the Department of Transportation, the 2679
State Board of Administration, state attorn eys, public 2680
defenders, criminal conflict and civil regional counsel, capital 2681
collateral regional counsel, and the Florida Housing Finance 2682
Corporation. 2683
(b) The Division of Emergency Management is exempt from 2684
the use of the state data center. This paragrap h expires July 1, 2685
2026 2025. 2686
Section 80. In order to implement Specific Appropriation s 2687
2791 through 2799 of the 2025 -2026 General Appropriations Act, 2688
subsection (12) is added to section 251.001, Florida Statutes, 2689
to read: 2690
251.001 Florida State Guard Act.— 2691
(12) Pursuant to s. 287.16(4), unless the Governor has 2692
issued a declaration of a state of emergency due to a natural 2693
emergency as those terms are defined in s. 252.34, in the 2694
previous 30 days, Florida State Guard aircraft shall be assigned 2695
to the Department of Law Enforcement for daily training activity 2696
and operational use by the department. No later than July 31, 2697
2025, the Florida State Guard and the department must sign a 2698
Memorandum of Understanding implementing the terms of the 2699
assignment of aircraft. This subsection expires July 1, 2026. 2700
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Section 81. In order to implement Specific Appropriation 2701
2089 of the 2025-2026 General Appropriations Act, subsections 2702
(4) and (5) of section 443.1113, Florida Statutes, are amended 2703
to read: 2704
443.1113 Reemployment Assistance Claims and Benefits 2705
Information System.— 2706
(4)(a) The Department of Commerce shall perform an annual 2707
review of the system and identify enhancements or modernization 2708
efforts that improve the delivery of services to claimants and 2709
employers and reporting to state and federal entities. These 2710
improvements are subject to appropriation, and must include, but 2711
need not be limited to: 2712
1. Infrastructure upgrades through cloud services. 2713
2. Software improvements. 2714
3. Enhanced data analytics and re porting. 2715
4. Increased cybersecurity pursuant to s. 282.318. 2716
(b) The department shall seek input on recommended 2717
enhancements from, at a minimum, the following entities: 2718
1. The Florida Digital Service within the Department of 2719
Management Services. 2720
2. The General Tax Administration Program Office within 2721
the Department of Revenue. 2722
3. The Division of Accounting and Auditing within the 2723
Department of Financial Services. 2724
(5) By September 1, 2025 October 1, 2023, and each year 2725
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thereafter, the Department o f Commerce shall submit a 2726
Reemployment Assistance Claims and Benefits Information System 2727
report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the 2728
Speaker of the House of Representatives. The report must, at a 2729
minimum, include: 2730
(a) A summary of clearly defined deliverables and 2731
measurable outcomes of maintenance, enhancement, and 2732
modernization efforts over the last fiscal year. 2733
(b) A plan for the next 2 fiscal years 3-year outlook of 2734
recommended enhancements or modernization efforts that includes 2735
projected nonrecurring project costs, clear deliverables, and 2736
timeframes for completion of each enhancement or modernization 2737
effort in priority order, and the projected recurring operations 2738
and maintenance costs after the completion of each enhancement 2739
or modernization effort. 2740
Section 82. (1) In order to implement section 8 of the 2741
2025-2026 General Appropriations Act, beginning July 1, 2025, 2742
and on the first day of each month thereafter, the Department of 2743
Management Services shall assess an administrative health 2744
insurance assessment to each state agency equal to the 2745
employer's cost of individual employee health care coverage for 2746
each vacant position within such agency eligible for coverage 2747
through the Division of State Group Insurance. As used in this 2748
section, the term "state agency" means an agency within the 2749
State Personnel System, the Department of the Lottery, the 2750
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Justice Administrative Commission and all entities 2751
administratively housed in the Justice Administrative 2752
Commission, and the state courts syst em. 2753
(2) Each state agency shall remit the assessed 2754
administrative health insurance assessment under subsection (1) 2755
to the State Employees Health Insurance Trust Fund, for the 2756
State Group Insurance Program, as provided in ss. 110.123 and 2757
110.1239, Florida Statutes, from currently allocated monies for 2758
salaries and benefits, within 30 days after receipt of the 2759
assessment from the Department of Management Services. Should 2760
any state agency become more than 60 days delinquent in payment 2761
of this obligation, the Department of Management Services shall 2762
certify to the Chief Financial Officer the amount due and the 2763
Chief Financial Officer shall transfer the amount due to the 2764
Department of Management Services. 2765
(3) The administrative health insurance assessment shall 2766
apply to all vacant positions funded with state funds whether 2767
fully or partially funded with state funds. Vacant positions 2768
partially funded with state funds shall pay a percentage of the 2769
assessment imposed in subsection (1) equal to the percentage 2770
share of state funds provided for such vacant positions. No 2771
assessment shall apply to vacant positions fully funded with 2772
federal funds. Each state agency shall provide the Department of 2773
Management Services with a complete list of position numbers 2774
that are funded, or partially funded, with federal funding, and 2775
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include the percentage of federal funding for each position no 2776
later than July 31, 2025, and shall update the list on the last 2777
day of each month thereafter. For federally funded vacant 2778
positions, or partially funded vacant positions, each state 2779
agency shall immediately take steps to include the 2780
administrative health insurance assessment in its indirect cost 2781
plan for the 2026-2027 fiscal year and each fiscal year 2782
thereafter. A state agency shall notify the Depa rtment of 2783
Management Services, the Executive Office of the Governor, and 2784
the chair of the Senate Committee on Appropriation and the chair 2785
of the House of Representatives Budget Committee, upon approval 2786
of the updated indirect cost plan. If the state agency is not 2787
able to obtain approval from its federal awarding agency, the 2788
state agency must notify the Department of Management Services, 2789
the Executive Office of the Governor, and the appropriation 2790
chairs no later than January 15, 2026. 2791
(4) Pursuant to the n otice, review, and objection 2792
procedures of s. 216.177, Florida Statutes, the Executive Office 2793
of the Governor may transfer budget authority appropriated in 2794
the Salaries and Benefits appropriation category between 2795
agencies in order to align the appropriatio ns granted with the 2796
assessments that must be paid by each agency to the Department 2797
of Management Services for the administrative health insurance 2798
assessment. 2799
(5) This section expires July 1, 2026. 2800
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Section 83. In order to implement Specific Appropriat ions 2801
2530 and 2531 of the 2025 -2026 General Appropriations Act, and 2802
notwithstanding s. 11.13(1), Florida Statutes, the authorized 2803
salaries for members of the Legislature for the 2025 -2026 fiscal 2804
year shall be set at the same level in effect on July 1, 2010 . 2805
This section expires July 1, 2026. 2806
Section 84. In order to implement the transfer of funds 2807
from the General Revenue Fund from trust funds for the 2025 -2026 2808
General Appropriations Act, and notwithstanding the expiration 2809
date in section 91 of chapter 2 024-228, Laws of Florida, 2810
paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 215.32, Florida 2811
Statutes, is reenacted to read: 2812
215.32 State funds; segregation. — 2813
(2) The source and use of each of these funds shall be as 2814
follows: 2815
(b)1. The trust funds shall consist of moneys received by 2816
the state which under law or under trust agreement are 2817
segregated for a purpose authorized by law. The state agency or 2818
branch of state government receiving or collecting such moneys 2819
is responsible for their proper expenditure as provided by law. 2820
Upon the request of the state agency or branch of state 2821
government responsible for the administration of the trust fund, 2822
the Chief Financial Officer may establish accounts within the 2823
trust fund at a level co nsidered necessary for proper 2824
accountability. Once an account is established, the Chief 2825
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Financial Officer may authorize payment from that account only 2826
upon determining that there is sufficient cash and releases at 2827
the level of the account. 2828
2. In addition to other trust funds created by law, to the 2829
extent possible, each agency shall use the following trust funds 2830
as described in this subparagraph for day -to-day operations: 2831
a. Operations or operating trust fund, for use as a 2832
depository for funds to be used for program operations funded by 2833
program revenues, with the exception of administrative 2834
activities when the operations or operating trust fund is a 2835
proprietary fund. 2836
b. Operations and maintenance trust fund, for use as a 2837
depository for client services f unded by third-party payors. 2838
c. Administrative trust fund, for use as a depository for 2839
funds to be used for management activities that are departmental 2840
in nature and funded by indirect cost earnings and assessments 2841
against trust funds. Proprietary funds are excluded from the 2842
requirement of using an administrative trust fund. 2843
d. Grants and donations trust fund, for use as a 2844
depository for funds to be used for allowable grant or donor 2845
agreement activities funded by restricted contractual revenue 2846
from private and public nonfederal sources. 2847
e. Agency working capital trust fund, for use as a 2848
depository for funds to be used pursuant to s. 216.272. 2849
f. Clearing funds trust fund, for use as a depository for 2850
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funds to account for collections pending distributio n to lawful 2851
recipients. 2852
g. Federal grant trust fund, for use as a depository for 2853
funds to be used for allowable grant activities funded by 2854
restricted program revenues from federal sources. 2855
2856
To the extent possible, each agency must adjust its internal 2857
accounting to use existing trust funds consistent with the 2858
requirements of this subparagraph. If an agency does not have 2859
trust funds listed in this subparagraph and cannot make such 2860
adjustment, the agency must recommend the creation of the 2861
necessary trust funds to the Legislature no later than the next 2862
scheduled review of the agency's trust funds pursuant to s. 2863
215.3206. 2864
3. All such moneys are hereby appropriated to be expended 2865
in accordance with the law or trust agreement under which they 2866
were received, subject always to the provisions of chapter 216 2867
relating to the appropriation of funds and to the applicable 2868
laws relating to the deposit or expenditure of moneys in the 2869
State Treasury. 2870
4.a. Notwithstanding any provision of law restricting the 2871
use of trust funds to specific purposes, unappropriated cash 2872
balances from selected trust funds may be authorized by the 2873
Legislature for transfer to the Budget Stabilization Fund and 2874
General Revenue Fund in the General Appropriations Act. 2875
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b. This subparagraph does no t apply to trust funds 2876
required by federal programs or mandates; trust funds 2877
established for bond covenants, indentures, or resolutions whose 2878
revenues are legally pledged by the state or public body to meet 2879
debt service or other financial requirements of a ny debt 2880
obligations of the state or any public body; the Division of 2881
Licensing Trust Fund in the Department of Agriculture and 2882
Consumer Services; the State Transportation Trust Fund; the 2883
trust fund containing the net annual proceeds from the Florida 2884
Education Lotteries; the Florida Retirement System Trust Fund; 2885
trust funds under the management of the State Board of Education 2886
or the Board of Governors of the State University System, where 2887
such trust funds are for auxiliary enterprises, self -insurance, 2888
and contracts, grants, and donations, as those terms are defined 2889
by general law; trust funds that serve as clearing funds or 2890
accounts for the Chief Financial Officer or state agencies; 2891
trust funds that account for assets held by the state in a 2892
trustee capacity as an agent or fiduciary for individuals, 2893
private organizations, or other governmental units; and other 2894
trust funds authorized by the State Constitution. 2895
Section 85. The text of s. 215.32(2)(b), Florida Statutes, 2896
as carried forward from chapter 2011 -47, Laws of Florida, by 2897
this act, expires July 1, 2026, and the text of that paragraph 2898
shall revert to that in existence on June 30, 2011, except that 2899
any amendments to such text enacted other than by this act shall 2900
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be preserved and continue to operate to the extent that such 2901
amendments are not dependent upon the portions of text which 2902
expire pursuant to this section. 2903
Section 86. In order to implement appropriations in the 2904
2025-2026 General Appropriations Act for state employee travel, 2905
the funds appropriat ed to each state agency which may be used 2906
for travel by state employees are limited during the 2025 -2026 2907
fiscal year to travel for activities that are critical to each 2908
state agency's mission. Funds may not be used for travel by 2909
state employees to foreign c ountries, other states, conferences, 2910
staff training activities, or other administrative functions 2911
unless the agency head has approved, in writing, that such 2912
activities are critical to the agency's mission. When state 2913
funds are used for a state employee to travel outside the state 2914
of Florida, a state agency must provide to the Department of 2915
Management Services, all itineraries, travel expenses, and 2916
related documentation detailing the costs incurred by the state 2917
employee. This information must be reported to the department on 2918
the first day of each month for any travel by state employees in 2919
the previous month, and the department shall compile and publish 2920
to their website a quarterly report detailing any such travel. 2921
The agency head shall consider using telec onferencing and other 2922
forms of electronic communication to meet the needs of the 2923
proposed activity before approving mission -critical travel. This 2924
section does not apply to travel within the state for law 2925
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enforcement purposes, military purposes, emergency m anagement 2926
activities, or public health activities. This section expires 2927
July 1, 2026. 2928
Section 87. In order to implement appropriations in the 2929
2025-2026 General Appropriations Act for state employee travel 2930
and notwithstanding s. 112.061, Florida Statute s, costs for 2931
lodging associated with a meeting, conference, or convention 2932
organized or sponsored in whole or in part by a state agency or 2933
the judicial branch may not exceed $225 per day. An employee may 2934
expend his or her own funds for any lodging expenses in excess 2935
of $225 per day. For purposes of this section, a meeting does 2936
not include travel activities for conducting an audit, 2937
examination, inspection, or investigation or travel activities 2938
related to a litigation or emergency response. This section 2939
expires July 1, 2026. 2940
Section 88. In order to implement the appropriations and 2941
reappropriations authorized in the 2025 -2026 General 2942
Appropriations Act, paragraph (d) of subsection (11) of section 2943
216.181, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 2944
216.181 Approved budgets for operations and fixed capital 2945
outlay.— 2946
(11) 2947
(d) Notwithstanding paragraph (b) and paragraph (2)(b), 2948
and for the 2025-2026 2024-2025 fiscal year only, the 2949
Legislative Budget Commission may approve budget amendments for 2950
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new fixed capital ou tlay projects or increase the amounts 2951
appropriated to state agencies for fixed capital outlay 2952
projects. This paragraph expires July 1, 2026 2025. 2953
2954
The provisions of this subsection are subject to the notice and 2955
objection procedures set forth in s. 216.177. 2956
Section 89. In order to implement the salaries and 2957
benefits, expenses, other personal services, contracted 2958
services, special categories, and operating capital outlay 2959
categories of the 2025 -2026 General Appropriations Act, 2960
paragraph (a) of subsection ( 2) of section 216.292, Florida 2961
Statutes, is amended to read: 2962
216.292 Appropriations nontransferable; exceptions. — 2963
(2) The following transfers are authorized to be made by 2964
the head of each department or the Chief Justice of the Supreme 2965
Court whenever it is deemed necessary by reason of changed 2966
conditions: 2967
(a) The transfer of appropriations funded from identical 2968
funding sources, except appropriations for fixed capital outlay, 2969
and the transfer of amounts included within the total original 2970
approved budget and plans of releases of appropriations as 2971
furnished pursuant to ss. 216.181 and 216.192, as follows: 2972
1. Between categories of appropriations within a budget 2973
entity, if no category of appropriation is increased or 2974
decreased by more than 5 percent of the original approved budget 2975
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or $250,000, whichever is greater, by all action taken under 2976
this subsection. 2977
2. Between budget entities within identical categories of 2978
appropriations, if no category of appropriation is increased or 2979
decreased by more than 5 percent of the original approved budget 2980
or $250,000, whichever is greater, by all action taken under 2981
this subsection. 2982
3. Any agency exceeding salary rate established pursuant 2983
to s. 216.181(8) on June 30th of any fiscal year shall not be 2984
authorized to make transfers pursuant to subparagraphs 1. and 2. 2985
in the subsequent fiscal year. 2986
4. Notice of proposed tran sfers under subparagraphs 1. and 2987
2. shall be provided to the Executive Office of the Governor and 2988
the chairs of the legislative appropriations committees at least 2989
3 days prior to agency implementation in order to provide an 2990
opportunity for review. The revi ew shall be limited to ensuring 2991
that the transfer is in compliance with the requirements of this 2992
paragraph. 2993
5. For the 2025-2026 2024-2025 fiscal year, the review 2994
shall ensure that transfers proposed pursuant to this paragraph 2995
comply with this chapter, m aximize the use of available and 2996
appropriate trust funds, and are not contrary to legislative 2997
policy and intent. This subparagraph expires July 1, 2026 2025. 2998
Section 90. In order to implement appropriations for state 2999
agencies in the 2025 -2026 General Appropriations Act, section 3000
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11.52, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 3001
11.52 Implementation of enacted legislation. —Each state 3002
agency shall provide the Legislature and the Executive Office of 3003
the Governor with information about the status of implementat ion 3004
of recently enacted legislation. The implementation status must 3005
be provided 90 days following the effective date of the 3006
legislation and updated each August 1 thereafter until all 3007
provisions of the legislation have been fully implemented. The 3008
implementation status report must include, at a minimum, for 3009
each enacted legislation, the actions or steps taken to 3010
implement the legislation and planned actions or steps for 3011
implementation, such as any rules proposed for implementation, 3012
any procurements required, any contract executed to assist the 3013
agency in the implementation, any contracts executed to 3014
implement or administer the legislation, programs started, or 3015
federal waivers requested; any expenditures made directly 3016
related to the implementation; and any imped iments or delays in 3017
implementation. No later than 14 days prior to the next regular 3018
legislative session, the state agency shall provide an update of 3019
any changes to the implementation status, notify the Legislature 3020
of any protests of rulemaking or other com munications regarding 3021
the implementation of the legislation, and identify any policy 3022
issues that need to be resolved by the Legislature to ensure 3023
timely and effective implementation of the legislation. This 3024
section expires July 1, 2026 2025. 3025
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Section 91. In order to implement appropriations for state 3026
agencies and the judicial branch in the 2025 -2026 General 3027
Appropriations Act, each state agency and the judicial branch 3028
shall review all reports required of the agency or the judicial 3029
branch by statute, prep are a list of such reports that the 3030
agency would recommend to modify or repeal in a template 3031
provided by the Executive Office of the Governor, and shall 3032
submit such list to the President of the Senate, the Speaker of 3033
the House of Representatives, and the E xecutive Office of the 3034
Governor no later than October 15, 2025. At a minimum, the list 3035
must include the report name; the statutory authority for the 3036
report; the first year that the report was required; a 3037
descriptive rationale that supports the recommended modification 3038
or repeal, which may include any information or recommendation 3039
for alternative availability of the information required by the 3040
report such as a current online source; and proposed statutory 3041
language to effectuate any recommended modification. This 3042
section expires July 1, 2026. 3043
Section 92. In order to implement appropriations for state 3044
agencies and the judicial branch in the 2025 -2026 General 3045
Appropriations Act, subsection (7) of section 216.013, Florida 3046
Statutes, is amended to read: 3047
216.013 Long-range program plan.—State agencies and the 3048
judicial branch shall develop long -range program plans to 3049
achieve state goals using an interagency planning process that 3050
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includes the development of integrated agency program service 3051
outcomes. The plans sh all be policy based, priority driven, 3052
accountable, and developed through careful examination and 3053
justification of all agency and judicial branch programs. 3054
(7) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, each 3055
state executive agency and the judicial br anch are not required 3056
to develop or post a long -range program plan by September 30, 3057
2025 2024, for the 2026-2027 2025-2026 fiscal year, except in 3058
circumstances outlined in any updated written instructions 3059
prepared by the Executive Office of the Governor in consultation 3060
with the chairs of the legislative appropriations committees. 3061
This subsection expires July 1, 2026 2025. 3062
Section 93. In order to implement appropriations for state 3063
agencies and the judicial branch in the 2025 -2026 General 3064
Appropriations Act, subsection (7) of section 216.023, Florida 3065
Statutes, is amended to read: 3066
216.023 Legislative budget requests to be furnished to 3067
Legislature by agencies. — 3068
(7) As part of the legislative budget request, each state 3069
agency and the judicial branch shall include an inventory of all 3070
ongoing technology-related projects that have a cumulative 3071
estimated or realized cost of more than $1 million. The 3072
inventory must, at a minimum, contain all of the following 3073
information: 3074
(a) The name of the technology system. 3075
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(b) A brief description of the purpose and function of the 3076
system. 3077
(c) A brief description of the goals of the project. 3078
(d) The initiation date of the project. 3079
(e) The key performance indicators for the project. 3080
(f) Any other metrics for the pro ject evaluating the 3081
health and status of the project. 3082
(g) The original and current baseline estimated end dates 3083
of the project. 3084
(h) The original and current estimated costs of the 3085
project. 3086
(i) Total funds appropriated or allocated to the project 3087
and the current realized cost for the project by fiscal year. 3088
3089
For purposes of this subsection, an ongoing technology -related 3090
project is one which has been funded or has had or is expected 3091
to have expenditures in more than one fiscal year. An ongoing 3092
technology-related project does not include the continuance of 3093
existing hardware and software maintenance agreements, the 3094
renewal of existing software licensing agreements, or the 3095
replacement of desktop units with new technology that is 3096
substantially similar to the technology being replaced. This 3097
subsection expires July 1, 2026 2025. 3098
Section 94. In order to implement the 2025 -2026 General 3099
Appropriations Act, the use of state funds must be consistent 3100
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with the following principles of individual freedom: 3101
(1) No person is inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive, 3102
whether consciously or unconsciously, solely by virtue of his or 3103
her race or sex. 3104
(2) No race is inherently superior to another race. 3105
(3) No person should be discriminated against or receive 3106
adverse treatment solely or partly on the basis of race, color, 3107
national origin, religion, disability, or sex. 3108
(4) Meritocracy or traits such as a hard work ethic are 3109
not racist but fundamental to the right to pursue happiness and 3110
be rewarded for industry. 3111
(5) A person, by virtue of his or her race or sex, does 3112
not bear responsibility for actions committed in the past by 3113
other members of the same race or sex. 3114
(6) A person should not be instructed that he or she must 3115
feel guilt, anguish, or other forms of psych ological distress 3116
for actions, in which he or she played no part, committed in the 3117
past by other members of the same race or sex. 3118
Section 95. Any section of this act which implements a 3119
specific appropriation or specifically identified proviso 3120
language in the 2025-2026 General Appropriations Act is void if 3121
the specific appropriation or specifically identified proviso 3122
language is vetoed. Any section of this act which implements 3123
more than one specific appropriation or more than one portion of 3124
specifically identified proviso language in the 2025 -2026 3125
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General Appropriations Act is void if all the specific 3126
appropriations or portions of specifically identified proviso 3127
language are vetoed. 3128
Section 96. If any other act passed during the 2025 3129
Regular Session of the Legislature contains a provision that is 3130
substantively the same as a provision in this act, but that 3131
removes or is otherwise not subject to the future repeal applied 3132
to such provision by this act, the Legislature intends that the 3133
provision in the oth er act takes precedence and continues to 3134
operate, notwithstanding the future repeal provided by this act. 3135
Section 97. If any provision of this act or its 3136
application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the 3137
invalidity does not affect other pr ovisions or applications of 3138
the act which can be given effect without the invalid provision 3139
or application, and to this end the provisions of this act are 3140
severable. 3141
Section 98. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this 3142
act and except for this sec tion, which shall take effect upon 3143
this act becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1, 3144
2025, or, if this act fails to become a law until after that 3145
date, it shall take effect upon becoming a law and shall operate 3146
retroactively to July 1, 2025 . 3147