HB 5003 full text · Session Watch

1 A bill to be entitled

2 An act implementing the 2026-2027 General

3 Appropriations Act; providing legislative intent;

4 incorporating by reference certain calculations;

5 providing an expiration date; amending s. 1011.62,

6 F.S.; revising the Florida Education Finance Program

7 adjustment calculation; providing calculations to

8 determine the safe school allocation; revising the

9 name of the Educational Enrollment Stabilization

10 Program; revising the purpose of such program;

11 authorizing the Legislature to appropriate funds for a

12 specified purpose; providing calculations to determine

13 specified funding; authorizing recalculation in

14 specified circumstances; providing for the future

15 expiration and reversion of specified statutory text;

16 reenacting s. 1011.45(3) and (5), F.S., relating to

17 end of year balance of funds; providing for the future

18 expiration and reversion of specified statutory text;

19 reenacting s. 1009.26(18), F.S., relating to fee

20 waivers; providing for the future expiration and

21 reversion of specified statutory text; reenacting s.

22 1004.89, F.S., relating to the Institute for Freedom

23 in the Americas; providing for the future expiration

24 and reversion of specified statutory text; authorizing

25 certain state university board of trustees to accept a

26 health care provider's procurement methods and

27 construction contracts under certain circumstances;

28 authorizing the Agency for Health Care Administration

29 to submit a budget amendment to realign Medicaid

30 funding for specified purposes, subject to certain

31 limitations; authorizing the Agency for Health Care

32 Administration to submit a budget amendment to realign

33 funding within the Florida Kidcare program

34 appropriation categories or to increase budget

35 authority for certain purposes; specifying the time

36 period within which each budget amendment must be

37 submitted; authorizing the Agency for Health Care

38 Administration to submit a budget amendment requesting

39 additional spending authority to implement specified

40 programs and payments; requiring institutions

41 participating in a specified workforce expansion and

42 education program to provide quarterly reports to the

43 agency; authorizing the Agency for Health Care

44 Administration to submit a budget amendment for a

45 specified purpose; authorizing the Agency for Health

46 Care Administration to submit a budget amendment

47 requesting additional spending authority to implement

48 the Low Income Pool component of the Florida Managed

49 Medical Assistance Demonstration up to a certain

50 amount; requiring that the amendment include a signed

51 attestation and acknowledgment for entities relating

52 to the Low Income Pool; authorizing the Agency for

53 Health Care Administration to submit a budget

54 amendment requesting additional spending authority to

55 implement certain payments and specified programs;

56 requiring such amendment include specified approval;

57 authorizing the Agency for Health Care Administration

58 to submit a budget amendment requesting additional

59 spending authority to implement a certified

60 expenditure program for emergency medical

61 transportation services; requiring such amendment

62 include specified approval; authorizing the Agency for

63 Health Care Administration to submit a budget

64 amendment requesting additional spending authority to

65 implement the Disproportionate Share Hospital Program;

66 requiring such amendment to include specified

67 information; authorizing the Agency for Health Care

68 Administration to submit a budget amendment requesting

69 additional spending authority to implement fee-for-

70 service inpatient and outpatient supplemental payments

71 for specialty hospitals; authorizing the Agency for

72 Health Care Administration to submit budget amendments

73 to increase budget authority to support the Florida

74 School-Based Services program; authorizing the

75 Department of Children and Families to submit a budget

76 amendment to realign funding within specified areas of

77 the department based on implementation of the

78 Guardianship Assistance Program; authorizing the

79 Department of Children and Families, the Department of

80 Health, and the Agency for Health Care Administration

81 to submit budget amendments to increase budget

82 authority to support certain refugee programs;

83 requiring the Department of Children and Families to

84 submit quarterly reports to the Executive Office of

85 the Governor and the Legislature; amending s. 409.909,

86 F.S.; revising the calculation for the Slots for

87 Doctors Program; providing for the future expiration

88 and reversion of specified statutory text; authorizing

89 the Department of Children and Families to submit

90 budget amendments to increase budget authority to

91 support specified federal grant programs; reenacting

92 s. 393.066 (2), F.S., relating to community services

93 and treatment; authorizing certain persons or entities

94 to maintain an alternate data system that meets

95 specified standards; prohibiting the Agency for

96 Persons with Disabilities from requiring training on a

97 specified system in certain circumstances; providing

98 for the future expiration and reversion of specified

99 statutory text; amending s. 394.9082, F.S.;

100 authorizing unexpended funds for certain counties to

101 be carried forward for a specified time period;

102 providing for the future expiration and reversion of

103 specified statutory text; authorizing the Department

104 of Health to submit a budget amendment to increase

105 budget authority for the Supplemental Nutrition

106 Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and the

107 Child Care Food Program if a certain condition is met;

108 authorizing the Department of Health to submit a

109 budget amendment to increase budget authority for the

110 HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment Program if a certain

111 condition is met; requiring the Agency for Health Care

112 Administration to suspend certain development

113 activities related to the replacement of the Florida

114 Medicaid Management Information System (FMMIS);

115 authorizing the Agency for Health Care Administration

116 and the Agency for Persons with Disabilities to submit

117 budget amendments within a specified timeframe for a

118 specified purpose; authorizing the Department of

119 Veterans' Affairs to submit a budget amendment,

120 subject to Legislative Budget Commission approval,

121 requesting certain authority for certain purposes

122 relating to veterans' nursing homes; amending s.

123 409.915, F.S.; extending for 1 year the expiration of

124 an exception for certain funds used for the hospital

125 directed payment program; authorizing the Department

126 of Veterans' Affairs to submit budget amendments,

127 subject to certain approval, for the development and

128 construction of a new State Veterans' Nursing Home and

129 Adult Day Health Care Center in a specified county;

130 authorizing the Department of Elderly Affairs to

131 submit a budget amendment requesting certain authority

132 for an Adult Care Food Program under certain

133 circumstances; amending s. 766.314, F.S.; extending

134 for 1 year the expiration of an exception that allows

135 the Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury

136 Compensation Plan to accept certain new claims;

137 providing for the future expiration and reversion of

138 specified statutory text; amending s. 409.990, F.S.;

139 authorizing a lead agency to carry forward up to 8

140 percent of the annual amount of the contract, rather

141 than the total contract amount; providing for the

142 future expiration and reversion of specified statutory

143 text; amending s. 216.262, F.S.; extending for 1

144 fiscal year the authority of the Department of

145 Corrections to submit a budget amendment for

146 additional positions and appropriations under certain

147 circumstances; amending s. 215.18, F.S.; extending for

148 1 fiscal year the authority and related repayment

149 requirements for temporary trust fund loans to the

150 state court system which are sufficient to meet the

151 system's appropriation; requiring the Department of

152 Juvenile Justice to review county juvenile detention

153 payments to determine whether a county has met

154 specified financial responsibilities; requiring that

155 amounts owed by a certain county for such financial

156 responsibilities be deducted from certain county

157 funds; requiring the Department of Revenue to transfer

158 withheld funds to a specified trust fund; requiring

159 the Department of Revenue to ensure that such

160 reductions in amounts distributed do not reduce

161 distributions below amounts necessary for certain

162 payments due on bonds and to comply with bond

163 covenants; requiring the Department of Revenue to

164 notify the Department of Juvenile Justice if bond

165 payment requirements mandate a reduction in deductions

166 for amounts owed by a county; requiring the Department

167 of Juvenile Justice to take certain actions;

168 reenacting s. 27.40(1), (2)(a), (3)(a), (5), (6), and

169 (7), F.S., relating to court-appointed counsel;

170 providing for the future expiration and reversion of

171 specified statutory text; reenacting and amending s.

172 27.5304, F.S., relating to private court-appointed

173 counsel; extending for 1 fiscal year limitations on

174 compensation for representation in criminal

175 proceedings; providing for the future expiration and

176 reversion of specified statutory text; amending s.

177 908.1033, F.S.; extending for 1 fiscal year the

178 authority of local law enforcement agencies to apply

179 to the State Board of Immigration Enforcement to

180 provide bonus payments for certain certified

181 correctional officers; authorizing the Department of

182 Legal Services to submit a budget amendment, subject

183 to certain approval, to increase budget authority for

184 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) assistance grants in

185 specified circumstances; requiring the Department of

186 Law Enforcement to conduct a study on payment scams;

187 defining the term "payment"; providing requirements of

188 such study; requiring such study and recommendations

189 be submitted to specified individuals and made

190 available online by a certain date; requiring the

191 Department of Management Services, with the

192 cooperation of certain agencies, to use tenant broker

193 services to renegotiate or reprocure certain private

194 lease agreements for office or storage space;

195 requiring the Department of Management Services to

196 provide a report to the Governor and the Legislature

197 by a specified date; prohibiting an agency from

198 transferring funds from a data processing category to

199 another category other than another data processing

200 category; authorizing the Executive Office of the

201 Governor to transfer funds appropriated in certain

202 categories between departments for purposes of

203 aligning amounts paid for risk management insurance

204 and for human resources services purchased per

205 statewide contract; authorizing the Department of

206 Management Services to use certain facility

207 disposition funds from the Architects Incidental Trust

208 Fund to pay for certain relocation expenses;

209 authorizing the Department of Management Services to

210 submit budget amendments for an increase in

211 appropriation under certain circumstances; requiring

212 that such amendments include specified information;

213 requiring the Department of Financial Services to

214 replace specified components of the Florida Accounting

215 Information Resource Subsystem (FLAIR) and the Cash

216 Management Subsystem (CMS) with a specified integrated

217 enterprise system; prohibiting the Department of

218 Financial Services from including certain components

219 in the replacement of FLAIR and CMS; providing

220 requirements for the Department of Financial services

221 related to replacing FLAIR and CMS; providing for the

222 composition of an executive steering committee to

223 oversee FLAIR and CMS replacement; providing

224 requirements for the executive steering committee

225 chair; providing duties and responsibilities of the

226 executive steering committee; reenacting s.

227 282.709(3), F.S., relating to the state agency law

228 enforcement radio system and interoperability network;

229 providing for future expiration and reversion of

230 specified statutory text; authorizing state agencies

231 and other eligible users of the Statewide Law

232 Enforcement Radio System to use the Department of

233 Management Services contract to purchase equipment and

234 services; requiring that a specified transaction fee

235 percentage for use of the online procurement system be

236 collected for a specified fiscal year; amending s.

237 24.105, F.S.; specifying requirements for the adoption

238 of rules of the Department of the Lottery, excluding

239 certain rules for 1 fiscal year regarding the

240 commission for lottery ticket sales; limiting

241 additional retailer compensation in a specified

242 manner; providing for the future expiration and

243 reversion of specified statutory text; amending s.

244 627.351, F.S.; extending for 1 year the authority of

245 Citizens Property Insurance Corporation to contract

246 with a the Division of Administrative Hearings to

247 resolve certain disputes; amending s. 112.215, F.S.;

248 authorizing a deferred compensation plan to offer a

249 specified contribution program; amending s. 110.116,

250 F.S.; providing legislative findings; directing the

251 Department of Management Services to take specified

252 actions relating to certain systems; requiring the

253 department to submit certain estimates to specified

254 persons by a specified date; removing provisions

255 relating to specified contracted services; amending s.

256 215.5586, F.S.; extending for 1 year homeowner

257 eligibility criteria for a hurricane mitigation grant

258 from the My Safe Florida Home Program; providing that

259 certain funds appropriated to the Department of

260 Financial Services may be carried forward through a

261 specified fiscal year; authorizing the Executive

262 Office of the Governor to transfer funds between

263 departments to align the budget authority granted

264 based on the estimated costs for data processing

265 services for a specified fiscal year; limiting the

266 auxiliary assessments that may be charged to state

267 agencies related to contract management services

268 provided to the Northwest Regional Data Center;

269 amending s. 284.51, F.S.; extending for 1 year the

270 electroencephalogram combined Transactional Magnetic

271 Stimulation (eTMS) treatment pilot program; requiring

272 the Department of Financial Services to continue the

273 eTMS pilot program for veterans and first responders;

274 specifying that funds paid by the department do not

275 constitute financial assistance; requiring the

276 department to amend existing contracts to specify

277 certain information; amending s. 717.123, F.S.;

278 requiring the Department of Financial Services

279 segregate a certain amount in a separate account to be

280 used for a specified purpose; authorizing the

281 department to retain certain funds for specified

282 fiscal years; authorizing the Department of

283 Agriculture and Consumer Services to submit budget

284 amendments to increase budget authority for the

285 National School Lunch Program; amending s. 215.18,

286 F.S.; extending for 1 fiscal year certain authority to

287 transfer funds from certain trust funds in the State

288 Treasury to other trust funds in certain

289 circumstances; requiring the Department of

290 Environmental Protection to transfer designated

291 proportions of the revenues deposited in the Land

292 Acquisition Trust Fund within the department to land

293 acquisition trust funds in the Department of

294 Agriculture and Consumer Services, the Department of

295 State, and the Fish and Wildlife Conservation

296 Commission according to specified parameters and

297 calculations; defining the term "department";

298 requiring the Department of Environmental Protection

299 to make transfers to land acquisition trust funds

300 monthly; specifying the method of determining transfer

301 amounts; authorizing the Department of Environmental

302 Protection to advance funds from its land acquisition

303 trust fund to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation

304 Commission's land acquisition trust fund for specified

305 purposes; amending s. 376.91, F.S.; extending for 1

306 year the date by which the Department of Environmental

307 Protection shall adopt statewide cleanup target levels

308 for PFAS under certain circumstances; providing for

309 future expiration and reversion of specified statutory

310 text; amending ss. 376.3071 and 376.3072, F.S.;

311 extending for 1 year the prohibition of certain

312 deductibles, copays, and monetary caps; extending for

313 1 year the requirement that certain costs be absorbed

314 at the expense of the Inland Protection Trust Fund;

315 reenacting s. 376.3071(15)(g), F.S., relating to the

316 Inland Protection Trust Fund; providing for the future

317 expiration and reversion of specified statutory text;

318 reenacting s. 380.5105, F.S., relating to the Stan

319 Mayfield Working Waterfronts; providing for the future

320 expiration and reversion of specified statutory text;

321 authorizing the Fish and Wildlife Conservation

322 Commission to use certain funds for a specified

323 purpose; amending s. 403.0673, F.S.; extending for 1

324 fiscal year the requirement that funds appropriated

325 for the water quality improvement grant program be

326 used in a specified manner; amending s. 288.80125,

327 F.S.; extending for 1 fiscal year a requirement that

328 the use of funds in the Triumph Gulf Coast Trust Fund

329 be related to Hurricane Michael recovery; amending s.

330 339.135, F.S.; extending for 1 year the expiration of

331 a specified program; authorizing the Department of

332 Transportation to realign or increase certain budget

333 authority; amending s. 288.0655, F.S.; extending for

334 fiscal 1 year a requirement that certain appropriated

335 funds relating to the Rural Infrastructure Fund be

336 distributed in a specified manner; authorizing the

337 Division of Emergency Management to submit budget

338 amendments to increase budget authority for certain

339 expenditures; reenacting s. 443.1113(4) and (5), F.S.,

340 relating to the Reemployment Assistance Claims and

341 Benefits Information System; providing for the future

342 expiration and reversion of specified statutory text;

343 reenacting and amending s. 445.08, F.S.; revising the

344 definition of the terms "employing agency" and "newly

345 employed officer"; extending for 1 year the expiration

346 of the Florida Law Enforcement Recruitment Bonus

347 Payment Program; requiring the Department of

348 Management Services to assess an administrative health

349 insurance assessment on each state agency; providing

350 the rate of such assessment; defining the term "state

351 agency"; requiring the Department of Management

352 Services to take certain actions in case of

353 delinquencies; requiring the Chief Financial Officer

354 to transfer funds under specified circumstances;

355 requiring state agencies to provide a list of

356 positions that qualify for a certain exception by a

357 specified date and to update the list monthly

358 thereafter; requiring state agencies to include the

359 administrative health insurance assessment in their

360 indirect cost plan beginning for a specified fiscal

361 year and annually thereafter; requiring agencies to

362 notify the Department of Management Services, the

363 Executive Office of the Governor, and the Legislature

364 regarding the approval of their updated indirect cost

365 plans; authorizing the Executive Office of the

366 Governor to transfer budget authority between agencies

367 in specified circumstances; providing that the annual

368 salaries of the members of the Legislature be

369 maintained at a specified level for a specified fiscal

370 year; reenacting s. 215.32(2)(b), F.S., relating to

371 the authorization for transferring unappropriated cash

372 balances from selected trust funds to the Budget

373 Stabilization Fund and General Revenue Fund; providing

374 for future expiration and reversion of specific

375 statutory text; requiring per diem and subsistence

376 allowance rates for state employee travel to be

377 established by each state agency or the judicial

378 branch; prohibiting such rates from exceeding a

379 specified rate; requiring mileage allowance for state

380 employee travel to be established by each state agency

381 or the judicial branch; prohibiting such allowance

382 from exceeding a specified rate; specifying the type

383 of travel which may be used with state employee travel

384 funds for a specified fiscal year; providing

385 exceptions; requiring reporting in specified

386 circumstances; providing applicability; amending s.

387 216.181, F.S.; extending for 1 fiscal year the

388 authority of the Legislative Budget Commission to

389 approve budget amendments for certain fixed capital

390 outlay projects; amending s. 216.292, F.S.; extending

391 for 1 fiscal year the requirements for certain

392 transfers; amending s. 11.52, F.S.; extending for 1

393 year certain state agency reporting requirements

394 regarding implementation of legislation; amending s.

395 216.013, F.S.; extending for 1 fiscal year an

396 exception from certain planning requirements; amending

397 s. 216.023, F.S.; extending for 1 year a requirement

398 that certain entities include a specified inventory in

399 their legislative budget requests; providing that the

400 use of state funds must be consistent with specified

401 principles of individual freedom; prohibiting a state

402 agency from using state funds to contract with an

403 advertising agency or other contractor who acts as or

404 uses the services of media reliability and bias

405 monitors; defining the term "media reliability and

406 bias monitor"; amending s. 440.13, F.S.; extending for

407 1 year the expiration of certain reimbursement

408 allowances; providing for future expiration and

409 reversion of specified statutory text; reenacting s.

410 373.0421(2), F.S., relating to establishment and

411 implementation of minimum flow and minimum water

412 levels; providing for future expiration and reversion

413 of specified statutory text; providing that the

414 Governor, the Cabinet officers, and the Legislature

415 are permanent tenants of the Capitol Complex;

416 prohibiting the interior space allotted to each tenant

417 as of a specified date from being reduced or moved

418 without the tenant's express consent; requiring the

419 Legislature to have the right of first refusal if

420 certain space becomes available; requiring the

421 department to coordinate with specified entities

422 before planning or scheduling any projects in the

423 Capitol Center; requiring the office to solicit

424 specified feedback in carrying out the provisions of

425 the Capitol Center long-range planning; prohibiting

426 certain parking spaces from being reduced or

427 reassigned without the express consent of the

428 Legislature; providing conditions under which the veto

429 of certain appropriations or proviso language in the

430 General Appropriations Act voids language that

431 implements such appropriation; providing for the

432 continued operation of certain provisions

433 notwithstanding a future repeal or expiration provided

434 by the act; providing for severability; providing for

435 contingent retroactivity; providing effective dates.

437 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

439 Section 1. It is the intent of the Legislature that the

440 implementing and administering provisions of this act apply to

441 the General Appropriations Act for the 2026-2027 fiscal year.

442 Section 2. In order to implement Specific Appropriations

443 5, 6, 88, and 89 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act,

444 the calculations of the Florida Education Finance Program for

445 the 2026-2027 fiscal year included in the document titled

446 "Public School Funding: The Florida Education Finance Program

447 (FEFP) Fiscal Year 2026-2027," dated February 12, 2026, and

448 filed with the Clerk of the House of Representatives, are

449 incorporated by reference for the purpose of displaying the

450 calculations used by the Legislature, consistent with the

451 requirements of state law, in making appropriations for the

452 Florida Education Finance Program. This section expires July 1,

453 2027.

454 Section 3. In order to implement Specific Appropriation 80

455 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, the school

456 readiness reimbursement rates for the 2026-2027 fiscal year

457 included in the document titled "School Readiness Program

458 Reimbursement Rates Fiscal Year 2026-2027," dated February 12,

459 2026, and filed with the Clerk of the House of Representatives,

460 are incorporated by reference, consistent with the requirements

461 of state law, in making appropriations for the school readiness

462 program allocation. This section expires July 1, 2027.

463 Section 4. In order to implement Specific Appropriations 5

464 and 88 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, paragraph (a) of subsection (4) and subsections (12) and (19) of section

466 1011.62, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

467 1011.62 Funds for operation of schools.—If the annual

468 allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each

469 district for operation of schools is not determined in the

470 annual appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing

471 the annual appropriations act, it shall be determined as

472 follows:

473 (4) COMPUTATION OF DISTRICT REQUIRED LOCAL EFFORT.—The

474 Legislature shall prescribe the aggregate required local effort

475 for all school districts collectively as an item in the General

476 Appropriations Act for each fiscal year. The amount that each

477 district shall provide annually toward the cost of the Florida

478 Education Finance Program for kindergarten through grade 12

479 programs shall be calculated as follows:

480 (a) Estimated taxable value calculations.—

481 1.a. Not later than 2 working days before July 19, the

482 Department of Revenue shall certify to the Commissioner of

483 Education its most recent estimate of the taxable value for

484 school purposes in each school district and the total for all

485 school districts in the state for the current calendar year

486 based on the latest available data obtained from the local

487 property appraisers. The value certified shall be the taxable

488 value for school purposes for that year, and no further

489 adjustments shall be made, except those made pursuant to

490 paragraphs (c) and (d), or an assessment roll change required by

491 final judicial decisions as specified in paragraph (15)(b). Not

492 later than July 19, the Commissioner of Education shall compute

493 a millage rate, rounded to the next highest one one-thousandth

494 of a mill, which, when applied to 96 percent of the estimated

495 state total taxable value for school purposes, would generate

496 the prescribed aggregate required local effort for that year for

497 all districts. The Commissioner of Education shall certify to

498 each district school board the millage rate, computed as

499 prescribed in this subparagraph, as the minimum millage rate

500 necessary to provide the district required local effort for that

501 year.

502 b. The General Appropriations Act shall direct the

503 computation of the statewide adjusted aggregate amount for

504 required local effort for all school districts collectively from

505 ad valorem taxes to ensure that no school district's revenue

506 from required local effort millage will produce more than 85 90

507 percent of the district's total Florida Education Finance

508 Program calculation as calculated and adopted by the

509 Legislature, and the adjustment of the required local effort

510 millage rate of each district that produces more than 85 90

511 percent of its total Florida Education Finance Program

512 entitlement to a level that will produce only 85 90 percent of

513 its total Florida Education Finance Program entitlement in the

514 July calculation.

515 2. On the same date as the certification in sub-

516 subparagraph 1.a., the Department of Revenue shall certify to

517 the Commissioner of Education for each district:

518 a. Each year for which the property appraiser has

519 certified the taxable value pursuant to s. 193.122(2) or (3), if

520 applicable, since the prior certification under sub-subparagraph

521 1.a.

522 b. For each year identified in sub-subparagraph a., the

523 taxable value certified by the appraiser pursuant to s.

524 193.122(2) or (3), if applicable, since the prior certification

525 under sub-subparagraph 1.a. This is the certification that

526 reflects all final administrative actions of the value

527 adjustment board.

528 (12) SAFE SCHOOLS ALLOCATION.—A safe schools allocation is

529 created to provide funding to assist school districts in their

530 compliance with ss. 1006.07-1006.12, with priority given to

531 safe-school officers pursuant to s. 1006.12.

532 (a) The safe schools allocation shall be calculated as

533 follows:

534 1. For each school facility required to have a safe-school

535 officer as prescribed by the Office of Safe Schools, the number

536 of safe-school officers shall be determined based on the

537 recommended ratio of unweighted full-time equivalent students

538 per safe-school officer as specified in the General

539 Appropriations Act.

540 2. Any school facility with a prior year percentage of law

541 enforcement-reported incidents which is higher than the

542 percentage reported in the School Environmental Safety Incident

543 Reporting System pursuant to s. 1006.07(9), per unweighted full-

544 time equivalent student as specified in the General

545 Appropriations Act, shall receive one additional safe-school

546 officer.

547 3. The sum of safe-school officers determined under

548 subparagraphs 1. and 2. shall be multiplied by the school

549 district's safe schools factor as specified in the General

550 Appropriations Act. The product shall be the school district's

551 amount of the safe schools allocation ~~each school district shall~~

552 ~~receive a minimum safe schools allocation in an amount provided~~

553 ~~in the General Appropriations Act. Of the remaining balance of~~

554 ~~the safe schools allocation, one-third shall be allocated to~~

555 ~~school districts based on the most recent official Florida Crime~~

556 ~~Index provided by the Department of Law Enforcement and two-~~

557 ~~thirds shall be allocated based on each school district's~~

558 ~~proportionate share of the state's total unweighted full-time~~

559 ~~equivalent student enrollment.~~

560 (b) If a district school board is required by s. 1006.12 to

561 assign a school resource officer or school safety officer to a

562 charter school, the charter school's share of costs for such

563 officer may not exceed the amount of funds allocated to the

564 charter school under this subsection.

565 (c) The safe schools allocation shall be recalculated

566 during the fiscal year based on actual full-time equivalent

567 student membership.

568 (19) FAMILY EMPOWERMENT SCHOLARSHIP ~~EDUCATIONAL ENROLLMENT~~

569 STABILIZATION PROGRAM.—

570 (a) The family empowerment scholarship ~~educational~~

571 ~~enrollment~~ stabilization program is created to provide

572 supplemental state funds as needed if the number of weighted

573 full-time equivalent Family Empowerment Scholarship students in

574 a school district is greater than the number of such students

575 provided in the General Appropriations Act and the school

576 district's amount of funds per weighted full-time equivalent

577 student is less than the amount of such funds provided in the

578 General Appropriations Act ~~to maintain the stability of the~~

579 ~~operations of public schools in each school district and to~~

580 ~~protect districts, including charter schools, from financial~~

581 ~~instability as a result of changes in full-time equivalent~~

582 ~~student enrollment throughout the school year.~~

583 (b) The Legislature may ~~shall~~ annually appropriate funds

584 in the General Appropriations Act to the Department of Education

585 for this program in an amount necessary to fully fund the number

586 of eligible Family Empowerment Scholarship students.

587 (c) The stabilization fund amount for each school district

588 shall be calculated as follows:

589 1. Subtract from the current number of weighted full-time

590 equivalent Family Empowerment Scholarship students the

591 appropriated number of weighted full-time equivalent Family

592 Empowerment Scholarship students.

593 2. Subtract from the appropriated amount of funds per

594 weighted full-time equivalent student the current amount of

595 funds per weighted full-time equivalent student.

596 3. If both amounts calculated in subparagraphs 1. and 2.

597 are greater than zero, multiply the difference calculated in

598 subparagraph 1. by the appropriated amount of funds per weighted

599 full-time equivalent student and multiply the difference

600 calculated in subparagraph 2. by the current number of weighted

601 full-time equivalent students.

602 4. The lesser of the two amounts calculated in

603 subparagraph 3. equals the amount of the school district's

604 stabilization fund.

605 5. If the total of school district stabilization funds for

606 all districts is greater than the amounts appropriated for the

607 program, each school district's allocation shall be prorated

608 based on its proportionate share of the calculated amount.

609 (d) The funding for the family empowerment scholarship

610 stabilization program shall be recalculated during the fiscal

611 year based on actual full-time equivalent student membership

612 ~~maintain a projected minimum balance of $250 million at the~~

613 ~~beginning of the upcoming fiscal year. The Department of~~

614 ~~Education shall use funds as appropriated to ensure that based~~

615 ~~on each recalculation of the Florida Education Finance Program~~

616 ~~pursuant to paragraph (1)(a), a school district's funds per~~

617 ~~unweighted full-time equivalent student are not less than the~~

618 ~~greater of either the school district's funds per unweighted~~

619 ~~full-time equivalent student as appropriated in the General~~

620 ~~Appropriations Act or the school district's funds per unweighted~~

621 ~~full-time equivalent student as recalculated based upon the~~

622 ~~receipt of the certified taxable value for school purposes~~

623 ~~pursuant to s. 1011.62(4).~~

624 ~~(c) Notwithstanding s. 216.301 and pursuant to s. 216.351,~~

625 ~~the unexpended balance of funds appropriated pursuant to this~~

626 ~~subsection which is not disbursed by June 30 of the fiscal year~~

627 ~~in which the funds are appropriated may be carried forward for~~

628 ~~up to 10 years after the effective date of the original~~

629 ~~appropriation.~~

630 The amendments to s. 1011.62(4)(a), (12), and Section 5.

631 (19), Florida Statutes, made by this act expire July 1, 2027,

632 and the text of that paragraph and subsections, as applicable,

633 shall revert to that in existence on June 30, 2026, except that

634 any amendments to such text enacted other than by this act shall

635 be preserved and continue to operate to the extent that such

636 amendments are not dependent upon the portions of text which

637 expire pursuant to this section.

638 Section 6. In order to implement Specific Appropriation

639 152 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and notwithstanding the expiration date in section 5 of chapter

641 2025-199, Laws of Florida, subsections (3) and (5) of section

642 1011.45, Florida Statutes, are reenacted to read:

643 1011.45 End of year balance of funds.—Unexpended amounts

644 in any fund in a university current year operating budget shall

645 be carried forward and included as the balance forward for that

646 fund in the approved operating budget for the following year.

647 (3) A university's carry forward spending plan must

648 include the estimated cost per planned expenditure and a

649 timeline for completion of the expenditure. A carry forward

650 spending plan may include retention of the carry forward balance

651 as a reserve fund to be used for authorized expenses in

652 subsequent years. For any annual reserve balance in excess of

653 the 7 percent minimum carry forward balance pursuant to

654 subsection (1), the authorized expenditures in a carry forward

655 spending plan must include a commitment of 12 percent of the

656 university's 2026-2027 fiscal year state operating fund carry

657 forward balance to fund a public education capital outlay

658 project for which an appropriation has previously been provided

659 which requires additional funds for completion and which is

660 included in the list required by s. 1001.706(12)(d) or for

661 deferred building maintenance expenses. The carry forward

662 spending plan must identify the specific public education

663 capital outlay project and the amount the university will

664 contribute toward the fixed capital outlay project pursuant to

665 s. 1001.706(12)(d) or specific deferred maintenance project.

666 Authorized expenditures in a carry forward spending plan may

667 include:

668 (a) Commitment of funds to a public education capital

669 outlay project for which an appropriation has previously been

670 provided that requires additional funds for completion and which

671 is included in the list required by s. 1001.706(12)(d);

672 (b) Completion of a renovation, repair, or maintenance

673 project that is consistent with s. 1013.64(1) or replacement of

674 a minor facility;

675 (c) Completion of a remodeling or infrastructure project,

676 including a project for a developmental research school, if such

677 project is survey recommended pursuant to s. 1013.31;

678 (d) Completion of a repair or replacement project

679 necessary due to damage caused by a natural disaster for

680 buildings included in the inventory required pursuant to s.

681 1013.31;

682 (e) Operating expenditures that support the university's

683 mission;

684 (f) Any purpose specified by the board or in the General

685 Appropriations Act, including the requirements in s.

686 1001.706(12)(c) or similar requirements pursuant to Board of

687 Governors regulations;

688 (g) A commitment of funds to a contingency reserve for

689 expenses incurred as a result of a state of emergency declared

690 by the Governor pursuant to s. 252.36; and

691 (h) Deferred building maintenance expenses for the

692 maintenance, repair, and renovation of projects to improve the

693 health and safety of such facilities.

694 (5) A university's carry forward spending plan pursuant to

695 subsection (1) must provide detailed documentation of

696 expenditures that the university applied toward the prior year

697 carry forward spending plan.

698 Section 7. The text of s. 1011.45(3) and (5), Florida

699 Statutes, as carried forward from chapter 2025-199, Laws of

700 Florida, by this act, expires July 1, 2027, and the text of

701 those subsections shall revert to that in existence on June 30,

702 2025, except that any amendments to such text enacted other than

703 by this act shall be preserved and continue to operate to the

704 extent that such amendments are not dependent upon the portions

705 of text which expire pursuant to this section.

706 Section 8. In order to implement Specific Appropriation

707 152 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and

708 notwithstanding the expiration date in section 7 of chapter

709 2025-199, Laws of Florida, subsection (18) of section 1009.26,

710 Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:

711 1009.26 Fee waivers.—

712 (18)(a) For every course in a Program of Strategic

713 Emphasis, or in a state-approved teacher preparation program

714 identified by the Board of Governors, as identified in

715 subparagraph 3., in which a student is enrolled and has out-of-

716 pocket expenses for tuition and fees after all other federal,

717 state, and institutional gift aid is applied, a state university

718 shall waive 100 percent of the tuition and fees of the student's

719 out-of-pocket expenses for an equivalent course in such program

720 for a student who:

721 1. Is a resident for tuition purposes under s. 1009.21.

722 2. Has earned at least 60 semester credit hours towards a

723 baccalaureate degree within 2 academic years after initial

724 enrollment at a Florida public postsecondary institution.

725 3. Enrolls in one of 10 Programs of Strategic Emphasis as

726 adopted by the Board of Governors or a state-approved teacher

727 preparation program. The Board of Governors shall adopt eight

728 Programs of Strategic Emphasis in science, technology,

729 engineering, or math; beginning with the 2022-2023 academic

730 year, two Programs of Strategic Emphasis in the critical

731 workforce gap analysis category; and beginning with the 2023-

732 2024 academic year, two state-approved teacher preparation

733 programs for which a student may be eligible to receive the

734 tuition and fee waiver authorized by this subsection. The

735 programs identified by the board must reflect the priorities of

736 the state and be offered at a majority of state universities at

737 the time the Board of Governors approves the list.

738 (b) A waiver granted under this subsection is applicable

739 only for upper-level courses and up to 110 percent of the number

740 of required credit hours of the baccalaureate degree program for

741 which the student is enrolled. A student granted a waiver under

742 this subsection shall continue receiving the waiver until the

743 student graduates, exceeds the number of allowable credit hours,

744 or withdraws from an eligible program, regardless of whether the

745 program is removed from the approved list of eligible programs

746 subsequent to the student's enrollment.

747 (c) Each state university shall report to the Board of

748 Governors the number and value of all waivers granted annually

749 under this subsection. A state university in compliance with

750 this subsection may earn incentive funding, subject to

751 appropriation, in addition to the funding provided under s.

752 1001.92.

753 (d) The Board of Governors shall adopt regulations to

754 administer this subsection.

755 The text of s. 1009.26(18), Florida Statutes, Section 9.

756 as carried forward from chapter 2025-199, Laws of Florida, by

757 this act, expires July 1, 2027, and the text of that subsection

758 shall revert to that in existence on June 30, 2025, except that

759 any amendments to such text enacted other than by this act shall

760 be preserved and continue to operate to the extent that such

761 amendments are not dependent upon the portions of text which

762 expire pursuant to this section.

763 Section 10. In order to implement Specific Appropriation

764 129 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and notwithstanding the expiration date in section 9 of chapter

766 2025-199, Laws of Florida, section 1004.89, Florida Statutes, is

767 reenacted to read:

768 1004.89 Institute for Freedom in the Americas.— The

769 Institute for Freedom in the Americas is hereby created at Miami

770 Dade College to preserve the ideals of a free society and

771 promote democracy in the Americas. The institute shall be

772 located at the Freedom Tower and shall:

773 (1) Hold workshops, symposiums, and conferences that

774 provide networking opportunities for leaders throughout the

775 region to gain new insights and ideas for promoting democracy,

776 including knowledge of and insight into the intellectual,

777 political, and economic freedoms that are foundational to a

778 democratic society.

779 (2) Enter into an agreement with the Adam Smith Center for

780 Economic Freedom to provide participants with academic

781 coursework and programs that advance democratic practices and

782 economic and legal reforms.

783 (3) Provide educational and experiential opportunities for

784 regional leaders committed to careers in democracy and

785 governance.

786 Section 11. The text of s. 1004.89, Florida Statutes, as

787 carried forward from chapter 2025-199, Laws of Florida, by this

788 act, expires July 1, 2027, and the text of that section shall

789 revert to that in existence on June 30, 2025, except that any

790 amendments to such text enacted other than by this act shall be

791 preserved and continue to operate to the extent that such

792 amendments are not dependent upon the portions of text which

793 expire pursuant to this section.

794 Section 12. In order to implement Specific Appropriation

795 17 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, a state

796 university board of trustees that is beginning an approved

797 capital outlay project with a health care provider may accept

798 the health care provider's procurement methods and construction

799 contracts entered thereunder and may reimburse the health care

800 provider for its expenses using the proceeds from a bond

801 issuance approved by the Board of Governors. This section

802 expires July 1, 2027.

803 Section 13. In order to implement Specific Appropriations

804 209 through 237 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and

805 notwithstanding ss. 216.181 and 216.292, Florida Statutes, the

806 Agency for Health Care Administration may submit a budget

807 amendment, subject to the notice, review, and objection

808 procedures of s. 216.177, Florida Statutes, to realign funding

809 within the Medicaid program appropriation categories to address

810 projected surpluses and deficits within the program and to

811 maximize the use of state trust funds. A single budget amendment

812 shall be submitted in the last quarter of the 2026-2027 fiscal

813 year only. This section expires July 1, 2027.

814 Section 14. In order to implement Specific Appropriations

815 190 through 195 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and

816 notwithstanding ss. 216.181 and 216.292, Florida Statutes, the

817 Agency for Health Care Administration may submit a budget

818 amendment, subject to the notice, review, and objection

819 procedures of s. 216.177, Florida Statutes, to realign funding

820 within the Florida Kidcare program appropriation categories to

821 address projected surpluses and deficits within the program or

822 to maximize the use of state trust funds. A single budget

823 amendment must be submitted by each agency in the last quarter

824 of the 2026-2027 fiscal year only. This section expires July 1,

825 2027.

826 Section 15. In order to implement Specific Appropriations

827 216, 217, 219, and 223 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations

828 Act, the Agency for Health Care Administration may submit a

829 budget amendment pursuant to chapter 216, Florida Statutes,

830 requesting additional spending authority to implement the

831 federally approved Directed Payment Program for hospitals

832 statewide providing inpatient and outpatient services to

833 Medicaid managed care enrollees, the Indirect Medical Education

834 (IME) Program, and a nursing workforce expansion and education

835 program for certain institutions participating in a graduate

836 medical education or nursing education program. The budget

837 amendment must include written notice of approval from the

838 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approving the state-

839 directed payment. For institutions participating in the nursing

840 workforce expansion and education program, the budget amendment

841 must identify the educational institutions partnering with the

842 teaching hospital. Institutions participating in the nursing

843 workforce expansion and education program shall provide

844 quarterly reports to the agency detailing the number of nurses

845 participating in the program. This section expires July 1, 2027.

846 Section 16. In order to implement Specific Appropriations

847 217, 219, and 223 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act,

848 the Agency for Health Care Administration may submit a budget

849 amendment pursuant to chapter 216, Florida Statutes, requesting

850 additional spending authority to implement the federally

851 approved Directed Payment Program and fee-for-service

852 supplemental payments for cancer hospitals that meet the

853 criteria in 42 U.S.C. s. 1395ww(d)(1)(B)(v). The budget

854 amendment must include written notice of approval from the

855 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approving the state-

856 directed payment. This section expires July 1, 2027.

857 Section 17. In order to implement Specific Appropriations

858 209 through 237 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, the

859 Agency for Health Care Administration may submit a budget

860 amendment pursuant to chapter 216, Florida Statutes, requesting

861 additional spending authority to implement the Low Income Pool

862 component of the Florida Managed Medical Assistance

863 Demonstration up to the total computable funds authorized by the

864 federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The budget

865 amendment must include an approved Reimbursement and Funding

866 Methodology, the final terms and conditions of the Low Income

867 Pool, a proposed distribution model by entity, and a listing of

868 entities contributing intergovernmental transfers to support the

869 state match required. In addition, for each entity included in

870 the distribution model, a signed attestation must be provided

871 that includes the charity care cost upon which the Low Income

872 Pool payment is based and an acknowledgment that should the

873 distribution result in an overpayment based on the Low Income

874 Pool cost limit audit, the entity is responsible for returning

875 that overpayment to the agency for return to the federal Centers

876 for Medicare and Medicaid Services. This section expires July 1,

877 2027.

878 Section 18. In order to implement Specific Appropriations

879 222 and 223 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, the

880 Agency for Health Care Administration may submit a budget

881 amendment pursuant to chapter 216, Florida Statutes, requesting

882 additional spending authority to implement fee-for-service

883 supplemental payments and a directed payment program for

884 physicians and subordinate licensed health care practitioners

885 employed by or under contract with a Florida medical or dental

886 school, or a public hospital. The budget amendment must include

887 written notice of approval from the Centers for Medicare and

888 Medicaid Services approving the state-directed payment. This

889 section expires July 1, 2027.

890 In order to implement Specific Appropriations Section 19.

891 220, 223, and 235 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act,

892 the Agency for Health Care Administration may submit a budget

893 amendment pursuant to chapter 216, Florida Statutes, requesting

894 additional spending authority to implement a certified

895 expenditure program for emergency medical transportation

896 services. The budget amendment must include written notice of

897 approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

898 approving the state-directed payment. This section expires July

899 1, 2027.

900 Section 20. In order to implement Specific Appropriations

901 209 through 237 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and

902 notwithstanding ss. 216.181 and 216.292, Florida Statutes, the

903 Agency for Health Care Administration may submit a budget

904 amendment subject to the notice, review, and objection

905 procedures of s. 216.177, Florida Statutes, requesting

906 additional spending authority to implement the Disproportionate

907 Share Hospital Program. The budget amendment must include

908 written notice of approval from the Centers for Medicare and

909 Medicaid Services approving the state-directed payment, a

910 proposed distribution model by entity and a listing of entities

911 contributing intergovernmental transfers and certified public

912 expenditures to support the state match required. This section

913 expires July 1, 2027.

914 Section 21. In order to implement Specific Appropriations

915 217 through 219 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, the

916 Agency for Health Care Administration may submit a budget

917 amendment pursuant to chapter 216, Florida Statutes, requesting

918 additional spending authority to implement fee-for-service

919 inpatient and outpatient supplemental payments for specialty

920 hospitals as defined in s. 395.002(28), Florida Statutes,

921 providing comprehensive acute care services to children with

922 Medicaid inpatient utilization equal to or greater than 50

923 percent and located in a county with greater than 250,000

924 Medicaid enrollees in 2023. The budget amendment must include

925 written notice of approval from the Centers for Medicare and

926 Medicaid Services approving the state-directed payment. This

927 section expires July 1, 2027.

928 Section 22. In order to implement Specific Appropriations

929 201 and 228 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and

930 notwithstanding ss. 216.181 and 216.292, Florida Statutes, the

931 Agency for Health Care Administration may submit budget

932 amendments, subject to the notice, review, and objection

933 procedures of s. 216.177, Florida Statutes, to increase budget

934 authority to support the Florida School-Based Services program.

935 This section expires July 1, 2027.

936 Section 23. In order to implement Specific Appropriation

937 339B of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and

938 notwithstanding ss. 216.181 and 216.292, Florida Statutes, the

939 Department of Children and Families may submit a budget

940 amendment, subject to the notice, review, and objection

941 procedures of s. 216.177, Florida Statutes, to realign funding

942 within the department based on the implementation of the

943 Guardianship Assistance Program, between the specific

944 appropriations for guardianship assistance payments, foster care

945 Level 1 room and board payments, relative caregiver payments,

946 and nonrelative caregiver payments. This section expires July 1,

947 2027.

948 Section 24. In order to implement Specific Appropriations

949 209 through 211, 217, 219, 220, 222 through 224, 363, 372, 475,

950 479, 480, 486, 501, 502, 508, and 512 of the 2026-2027 General

951 Appropriations Act, and notwithstanding ss. 216.181 and 216.292,

952 Florida Statutes, the Department of Children and Families, the

953 Department of Health, and the Agency for Health Care

954 Administration may submit budget amendments, subject to the

955 notice, review, and objection procedures of s. 216.177, Florida

956 Statutes, to increase budget authority to support refugee

957 programs administered by the federal Office of Refugee

958 Resettlement. The Department of Children and Families shall

959 submit quarterly reports to the Executive Office of the

960 Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the

961 House of Representatives on the number of refugees entering the

962 state, the nations of origin of such refugees, and current

963 expenditure projections. This section expires July 1, 2027.

964 Section 25. In order to implement Specific Appropriation 216 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, subsections (3)

966 and (6) of section 409.909, Florida Statutes, are amended to

967 read:

968 409.909 Statewide Medicaid Residency Program.—

969 (3) The agency shall use the following formula to

970 calculate an allocation fraction for a participating hospitals,

971 ~~hospital's and~~ participating qualifying institutions, the Slots

972 for Doctors Program, and the Behavioral Health Teaching Hospital

973 Slots for Doctors Program ~~institution's~~ allocation ~~fraction:~~

974 HAF = [0.9 x (HFTE/TFTE)] + [0.1 x (HMP/TMP)]

975 Where:

976 HAF = A hospital's and qualifying institution's allocation

977 fraction.

978 HFTE = A hospital's and qualifying institution's total

979 number of FTE residents.

980 TFTE = The total FTE residents for all participating

981 hospitals and qualifying institutions.

982 HMP = A hospital's and qualifying institution's Medicaid

983 payments.

984 TMP = The total Medicaid payments for all participating

985 hospitals and qualifying institutions.

986 (6) The Slots for Doctors Program is established to

987 address the physician workforce shortage by increasing the

988 supply of highly trained physicians through the creation of new

989 resident positions, which will increase access to care and

990 improve health outcomes for Medicaid recipients. The agency

991 shall use the formula under subsection (3) to calculate annual

992 allocations to hospitals, qualifying institutions, and

993 behavioral health teaching hospitals.

994 ~~(a)1. Notwithstanding subsection (4), the agency shall~~

995 ~~annually allocate $100,000 to hospitals, qualifying~~

996 ~~institutions, and behavioral health teaching hospitals~~

997 ~~designated under s. 395.902 for each newly created resident~~

998 ~~position that is first filled on or after June 1, 2023, and~~

999 ~~filled thereafter, and that is accredited by the Accreditation~~

1000 ~~Council for Graduate Medical Education or the Osteopathic~~

1001 ~~Postdoctoral Training Institution in an initial or established~~

1002 ~~accredited training program which is in a physician specialty or~~

1003 ~~subspecialty in a statewide supply-and-demand deficit.~~

1004 ~~2. Notwithstanding the requirement that a new resident~~

1005 ~~position be created to receive funding under this subsection,~~

1006 ~~the agency may allocate $100,000 to hospitals and qualifying~~

1007 ~~institutions, pursuant to subparagraph 1., for up to 100~~

1008 ~~resident positions that existed before July 1, 2023, if such~~

1009 ~~resident position:~~

1010 ~~a. Is in a physician specialty or subspecialty~~

1011 ~~experiencing a statewide supply-and-demand deficit;~~

1012 ~~b. Has been unfilled for a period of 3 or more years;~~

1013 ~~c. Is subsequently filled on or after June 1, 2024, and~~

1014 ~~remains filled thereafter; and~~

1015 ~~d. Is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate~~

1016 ~~Medical Education or the Osteopathic Postdoctoral Training~~

1017 ~~Institution in an initial or established accredited training~~

1018 ~~program.~~

1019 ~~3. If applications for resident positions under this~~

1020 ~~paragraph exceed the number of authorized resident positions or~~

1021 ~~the available funding allocated, the agency shall prioritize~~

1022 ~~applications for resident positions that are in a primary care~~

1023 ~~specialty as specified in paragraph (2)(a).~~

1024 ~~(b) This program is designed to generate matching funds~~

1025 ~~under Medicaid and distribute such funds to participating~~

1026 ~~hospitals, qualifying institutions, and behavioral health~~

1027 ~~teaching hospitals designated under s. 395.902, on a quarterly~~

1028 ~~basis in each fiscal year for which an appropriation is made.~~

1029 ~~Resident positions created under this subsection are not~~

1030 ~~eligible for concurrent funding pursuant to subsection (1).~~

1031 ~~(c) For purposes of this subsection, physician specialties~~

1032 ~~and subspecialties, both adult and pediatric, in statewide~~

1033 ~~supply-and-demand deficit are those identified as such in the~~

1034 ~~General Appropriations Act.~~

1035 ~~(d) Funds allocated pursuant to this subsection may not be~~

1036 ~~used for resident positions that have previously received~~

1037 ~~funding pursuant to subsection (1).~~

1038 Section 26. The amendments to s. 409.909(3) and (6),

1039 Florida Statutes, made by this act expire July 1, 2027, and the

1040 text of those subsections shall revert to that in existence on

1041 June 30, 2026, except that any amendments to such text enacted

1042 other than by this act shall be preserved and continue to

1043 operate to the extent that such amendments are not dependent

1044 upon the portions of text which expire pursuant to this section.

1045 Section 27. In order to implement Specific Appropriations

1046 295 through 390A of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act,

1047 and notwithstanding ss. 216.181 and 216.292, Florida Statutes,

1048 the Department of Children and Families may submit budget

1049 amendments, subject to the notice, review, and objection

1050 procedures of s. 216.177, Florida Statutes, to increase budget

1051 authority to support the following federal grant programs: the

1052 Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Grant Program, the Pandemic

1053 Electronic Benefit Transfer, the American Rescue Plan Grant, the

1054 State Opioid Response Grant, the Substance Use Prevention and

1055 Treatment Block Grant, the Chafee Grant for Independent Living

1056 Services, Education and Traditional Voucher Grant, Title IV-B

1057 Subparts 1 and 2 Grants, Elder Justice Act, STOP Violence

1058 Against Women Grant, the Rapid Unsheltered Survivor Housing

1059 Grant, and the Mental Health Block Grant. This section expires

1060 July 1, 2027.

1061 Section 28. In order to implement Specific Appropriations

1062 250, 254, and 267 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act,

1063 and notwithstanding the expiration date in section 32 of chapter

1064 2025-199, Laws of Florida, subsection (2) of section 393.066, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:

1066 393.066 Community services and treatment.—

1067 (2) Necessary services shall be purchased, rather than

1068 provided directly by the agency, when the purchase of services

1069 is more cost-efficient than providing them directly. All

1070 purchased services must be approved by the agency. As a

1071 condition of payment and before billing, persons or entities

1072 under contract with the agency to provide services shall use

1073 agency data management systems to document service provision to

1074 clients or shall maintain such information in its own data

1075 management system and electronically transmit it to the agency

1076 data management system in an industry standard electronic format

1077 designated by the agency. The agency may not require training on

1078 the use of agency data management systems by persons or entities

1079 that choose to maintain data in their own data management

1080 system, provided that they electronically transmit required

1081 information in a format and frequency designated by the agency.

1082 Contracted persons and entities shall meet the minimum hardware

1083 and software technical requirements established by the agency

1084 for the use of such systems. Such persons or entities shall also

1085 meet any requirements established by the agency for training and

1086 professional development of staff providing direct services to

1087 clients.

1088 Section 29. The text of s. 393.066(2), Florida Statutes,

1089 as carried forward from chapter 2025-199, Laws of Florida, by

1090 this act, expires July 1, 2027, and the text of that subsection

1091 shall revert to that in existence on June 30, 2025, except that

1092 any amendments to such text enacted other than by this act shall

1093 be preserved and continue to operate to the extent that such

1094 amendments are not dependent upon the portions of text which

1095 expire pursuant to this section.

1096 Section 30. Effective upon this act becoming a law, and in

1097 order to implement Specific Appropriations 375 through 388 of

1098 the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, paragraph (c) of

1099 subsection (9) of section 394.9082, Florida Statutes, is amended

1100 to read:

1101 394.9082 Behavioral health managing entities.—

1102 (9) FUNDING FOR MANAGING ENTITIES.—

1103 (c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), for the 2026-2027 ~~2025-~~

1104 ~~2026~~ fiscal year, a managing entity may carry forward documented

1105 unexpended funds appropriated for Non-Qualified Counties from

1106 the State Opioid Settlement Trust Fund from 1 fiscal year to the

1107 next. Funds carried forward pursuant to this paragraph are not

1108 included in the 8 percent cumulative cap that may be carried

1109 forward. This paragraph expires July 1, 2027 ~~2026.~~

1110 Section 31. In order to implement Specific Appropriations

1111 465 through 467 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and

1112 notwithstanding ss. 216.181 and 216.292, Florida Statutes, the

1113 Department of Health may submit a budget amendment, subject to

1114 the notice, review, and objection procedures of s. 216.177,

1115 Florida Statutes, to increase budget authority for the

1116 Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children

1117 (WIC) and the Child Care Food Program if additional federal

1118 revenues will be expended in the 2026-2027 fiscal year. This

1119 section expires July 1, 2027.

1120 Section 32. In order to implement Specific Appropriations

1121 476 through 526 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and

1122 notwithstanding ss. 216.181 and 216.292, Florida Statutes, the

1123 Department of Health may submit a budget amendment, subject to

1124 the notice, review, and objection procedures of s. 216.177,

1125 Florida Statutes, to increase budget authority for the HIV/AIDS

1126 Prevention and Treatment Program if additional federal revenues

1127 specific to HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment become available

1128 in the 2026-2027 fiscal year. This section expires July 1, 2027.

1129 Section 33. In order to implement Specific Appropriation

1130 203 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and

1131 notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Agency for

1132 Health Care Administration shall immediately suspend all

1133 development activities related to the modular replacement of the

1134 Florida Medicaid Management Information System, referred to as

1135 the Florida Health Care Connections Project (FX), for any system

1136 components, modules, or functionality that have not yet achieved

1137 operational status and federal certification where applicable;

1138 provided, however, that system components that are currently

1139 certified and operational shall continue to be maintained and

1140 supported to ensure uninterrupted service delivery. This section

1141 expires July 1, 2027.

1142 Section 34. In order to implement Specific Appropriation

1143 230 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and

1144 notwithstanding ss. 216.181 and 216.292, Florida Statutes, the

1145 Agency for Health Care Administration and the Agency for Persons

1146 with Disabilities may submit budget amendments, subject to the

1147 notice, review, and objection procedures of s. 216.177, Florida

1148 Statutes, at least 3 days before the effective date of the

1149 action, to increase budget authority to support the

1150 implementation of the home and community-based services Medicaid

1151 waiver program of the Agency for Persons with Disabilities. This

1152 section expires July 1, 2027.

1153 Section 35. In order to implement Specific Appropriation

1154 594 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and

1155 notwithstanding chapter 216, Florida Statutes, the Department of

1156 Veterans' Affairs may submit a budget amendment, subject to

1157 Legislative Budget Commission approval, requesting the authority

1158 to establish positions in excess of the number authorized by the

1159 Legislature, increase appropriations from the Operations and

1160 Maintenance Trust Fund, or provide a necessary salary rate

1161 sufficient to provide for essential staff for veterans' nursing

1162 homes, if the department projects that additional direct care

1163 staff are needed to meet its established staffing ratio. This

1164 section expires July 1, 2027. Section 36. In order to implement Specific Appropriations

1166 209 through 237 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act,

1167 subsection (1) of section 409.915, Florida Statutes, is amended

1168 to read:

1169 409.915 County contributions to Medicaid.—Although the

1170 state is responsible for the full portion of the state share of

1171 the matching funds required for the Medicaid program, the state

1172 shall charge the counties an annual contribution in order to

1173 acquire a certain portion of these funds.

1174 (1)(a) As used in this section, the term "state Medicaid

1175 expenditures" means those expenditures used as matching funds

1176 for the federal Medicaid program.

1177 (b) The term does not include funds specially assessed by

1178 any local governmental entity and used as the nonfederal share

1179 for the hospital directed payment program after July 1, 2021.

1180 This paragraph expires July 1, 2027 ~~2026.~~

1181 Section 37. In order to implement Specific Appropriations

1182 594 through 622A of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act,

1183 the Department of Veterans' Affairs may submit budget amendments

1184 pursuant to chapter 216, Florida Statutes, subject to federal

1185 approval, requesting additional spending authority to support

1186 the development and construction of a new State Veterans'

1187 Nursing Home and Adult Day Health Care Center in Collier County.

1188 This section expires July 1, 2027.

1189 Section 38. In order to implement Specific Appropriations

1190 404 and 416 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and

1191 notwithstanding ss. 216.181 and 216.292, Florida Statutes, the

1192 Department of Elderly Affairs may submit a budget amendment,

1193 subject to the notice, review, and objection procedures of s.

1194 216.177, Florida Statutes, to increase budget authority for the

1195 United States Department of Agriculture's Adult Care Food

1196 Program if additional federal revenues will be expended in the

1197 2026-2027 fiscal year. This section expires July 1, 2027.

1198 Section 39. In order to implement appropriations of the

1199 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, paragraph (c) of

1200 subsection (9) of section 766.314, Florida Statutes, is amended

1201 to read:

1202 766.314 Assessments; plan of operation.—

1203 (9)

1204 (c)1. If the total of all current estimates equals or

1205 exceeds 100 percent of the funds on hand and the funds that will

1206 become available to the association within the next 12 months

1207 from all sources described in subsection (4) and paragraph

1208 (5)(a), the association may not accept any new claims without

1209 express authority from the Legislature. This section does not

1210 preclude the association from accepting any claim if the injury

1211 occurred 18 months or more before the effective date of this

1212 suspension. Within 30 days after the effective date of this

1213 suspension, the association shall notify the Governor, the

1214 Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of the

1215 Senate, the Office of Insurance Regulation, the Agency for

1216 Health Care Administration, and the Department of Health of this

1217 suspension.

1218 2. Notwithstanding this paragraph, the association is

1219 authorized to accept new claims during the 2026-2027 ~~2025-2026~~

1220 fiscal year if the total of all current estimates exceeds the

1221 limits described in subparagraph 1. during that fiscal year.

1222 This subparagraph expires July 1, 2027 ~~2026.~~

1223 Section 40. In order to implement Specific Appropriation

1224 339 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, subsection (5)

1225 of section 409.990, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

1226 409.990 Funding for lead agencies.—A contract established

1227 between the department and a lead agency must be funded by a

1228 grant of general revenue, other applicable state funds, or

1229 applicable federal funding sources.

1230 (5) A lead agency may carry forward documented unexpended

1231 state funds from one fiscal year to the next; however, the

1232 cumulative amount carried forward may not exceed 8 percent of

1233 the annual amount of the ~~total~~ contract. Any unexpended state

1234 funds in excess of that percentage must be returned to the

1235 department.

1236 (a) The funds carried forward may not be used in any way

1237 that would create increased recurring future obligations, and

1238 such funds may not be used for any type of program or service

1239 that is not currently authorized by the existing contract with

1240 the department.

1241 (b) Expenditures of funds carried forward must be

1242 separately reported to the department.

1243 (c) Any unexpended funds that remain at the end of the

1244 contract period shall be returned to the department.

1245 (d) Funds carried forward may be retained through any

1246 contract renewals and any new procurements as long as the same

1247 lead agency is retained by the department.

1248 Section 41. The amendment to s. 409.990(5), Florida

1249 Statutes, made by this act expires July 1, 2027, and the text of

1250 that paragraph shall revert to that in existence on June 30,

1251 2026, except that any amendments to such text enacted other than

1252 by this act shall be preserved and continue to operate to the

1253 extent that such amendments are not dependent upon the portions

1254 of text which expire pursuant to this section. Section 42. In order to implement Specific Appropriations

1256 626 through 718 and 742 through 782 of the 2026-2027 General

1257 Appropriations Act, subsection (4) of section 216.262, Florida

1258 Statutes, is amended to read:

1259 216.262 Authorized positions.—

1260 (4) Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter

1261 relating to increasing the number of authorized positions, and

1262 for the 2026-2027 ~~2025-2026~~ fiscal year only, if the actual

1263 inmate population of the Department of Corrections exceeds the

1264 inmate population projections of the December 23, 2025 ~~February~~

1265 ~~21, 2025,~~ Criminal Justice Estimating Conference by 1 percent

1266 for 2 consecutive months or 2 percent for any month, the

1267 Executive Office of the Governor, with the approval of the

1268 Legislative Budget Commission, shall immediately notify the

1269 Criminal Justice Estimating Conference, which shall convene as

1270 soon as possible to revise the estimates. The Department of

1271 Corrections may then submit a budget amendment requesting the

1272 establishment of positions in excess of the number authorized by

1273 the Legislature and additional appropriations from unallocated

1274 general revenue sufficient to provide for essential staff, fixed

1275 capital improvements, and other resources to provide

1276 classification, security, food services, health services, and

1277 other variable expenses within the institutions to accommodate

1278 the estimated increase in the inmate population. All actions

1279 taken pursuant to this subsection are subject to review and

1280 approval by the Legislative Budget Commission. This subsection

1281 expires July 1, 2027 ~~2026.~~

1282 Section 43. In order to implement Specific Appropriations

1283 3340 through 3409 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act,

1284 subsection (2) of section 215.18, Florida Statutes, is amended

1285 to read:

1286 215.18 Transfers between funds; limitation.—

1287 (2) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court may receive one

1288 or more trust fund loans to ensure that the state court system

1289 has funds sufficient to meet its appropriations in the 2026-2027

1290 ~~2025-2026~~ General Appropriations Act. If the Chief Justice

1291 accesses the loan, he or she must notify the Governor and the

1292 chairs of the legislative appropriations committees in writing.

1293 The loan must come from other funds in the State Treasury which

1294 are for the time being or otherwise in excess of the amounts

1295 necessary to meet the just requirements of such last-mentioned

1296 funds. The Governor shall order the transfer of funds within 5

1297 days after the written notification from the Chief Justice. If

1298 the Governor does not order the transfer, the Chief Financial

1299 Officer shall transfer the requested funds. The loan of funds

1300 from which any money is temporarily transferred must be repaid

1301 by the end of the 2026-2027 ~~2025-2026~~ fiscal year. This

1302 subsection expires July 1, 2027 ~~2026.~~

1303 Section 44. In order to implement Specific Appropriations

1304 1183 through 1195 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act:

1305 (1) The Department of Juvenile Justice shall review county

1306 juvenile detention payments to ensure that counties fulfill

1307 their financial responsibilities required in s. 985.6865,

1308 Florida Statutes. If the Department of Juvenile Justice

1309 determines that a county has not met its obligations, the

1310 department shall direct the Department of Revenue to deduct the

1311 amount owed to the Department of Juvenile Justice from the funds

1312 provided to the county under s. 218.23, Florida Statutes. The

1313 Department of Revenue shall transfer the funds withheld to the

1314 Shared County/State Juvenile Detention Trust Fund.

1315 (2) As an assurance to holders of bonds issued by counties

1316 before July 1, 2026, for which distributions made pursuant to s.

1317 218.23, Florida Statutes, are pledged, or bonds issued to refund

1318 such bonds which mature no later than the bonds they refunded

1319 and which result in a reduction of debt service payable in each

1320 fiscal year, the amount available for distribution to a county

1321 shall remain as provided by law and continue to be subject to

1322 any lien or claim on behalf of the bondholders. The Department

1323 of Revenue must ensure, based on information provided by an

1324 affected county, that any reduction in amounts distributed

1325 pursuant to subsection (1) does not reduce the amount of

1326 distribution to a county below the amount necessary for the

1327 timely payment of principal and interest when due on the bonds

1328 and the amount necessary to comply with any covenant under the

1329 bond resolution or other documents relating to the issuance of

1330 the bonds. If a reduction to a county's monthly distribution

1331 must be decreased in order to comply with this section, the

1332 Department of Revenue must notify the Department of Juvenile

1333 Justice of the amount of the decrease, and the Department of

1334 Juvenile Justice must send a bill for payment of such amount to

1335 the affected county.

1336 (3) This section expires July 1, 2027.

1337 Section 45. In order to implement Specific Appropriations

1338 793 through 817A, 978 through 1125, and 1146 through 1182 of the

1339 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and notwithstanding the expiration date in section 52 of chapter 2025-199, Laws of

1341 Florida, subsection (1), paragraph (a) of subsection (2),

1342 paragraph (a) of subsection (3), and subsections (5), (6), and

1343 (7) of section 27.40, Florida Statutes, are reenacted to read:

1344 27.40 Court-appointed counsel; circuit registries; minimum

1345 requirements; appointment by court.—

1346 (1) Counsel shall be appointed to represent any individual

1347 in a criminal or civil proceeding entitled to court-appointed

1348 counsel under the Federal or State Constitution or as authorized

1349 by general law. The court shall appoint a public defender to

1350 represent indigent persons as authorized in s. 27.51. The office

1351 of criminal conflict and civil regional counsel shall be

1352 appointed to represent persons in those cases in which provision

1353 is made for court-appointed counsel, but only after the public

1354 defender has certified to the court in writing that the public

1355 defender is unable to provide representation due to a conflict

1356 of interest or is not authorized to provide representation. The

1357 public defender shall report, in the aggregate, the specific

1358 basis of all conflicts of interest certified to the court. On a

1359 quarterly basis, the public defender shall submit this

1360 information to the Justice Administrative Commission.

1361 (2)(a) Private counsel shall be appointed to represent

1362 persons in those cases in which provision is made for court-

1363 appointed counsel but only after the office of criminal conflict

1364 and civil regional counsel has been appointed and has certified

1365 to the court in writing that the criminal conflict and civil

1366 regional counsel is unable to provide representation due to a

1367 conflict of interest. The criminal conflict and civil regional

1368 counsel shall report, in the aggregate, the specific basis of

1369 all conflicts of interest certified to the court. On a quarterly

1370 basis, the criminal conflict and civil regional counsel shall

1371 submit this information to the Justice Administrative

1372 Commission.

1373 (3) In using a registry:

1374 (a) The chief judge of the circuit shall compile a list of

1375 attorneys in private practice, by county and by category of

1376 cases, and provide the list to the clerk of court in each

1377 county. The chief judge of the circuit may restrict the number

1378 of attorneys on the general registry list. To be included on a

1379 registry, an attorney must certify that he or she:

1380 1. Meets any minimum requirements established by the chief

1381 judge and by general law for court appointment;

1382 2. Is available to represent indigent defendants in cases

1383 requiring court appointment of private counsel; and

1384 3. Is willing to abide by the terms of the contract for

1385 services, s. 27.5304, and this section.

1387 To be included on a registry, an attorney must enter into a

1388 contract for services with the Justice Administrative

1389 Commission. Failure to comply with the terms of the contract for

1390 services may result in termination of the contract and removal

1391 from the registry. Each attorney on the registry is responsible

1392 for notifying the clerk of the court and the Justice

1393 Administrative Commission of any change in his or her status.

1394 Failure to comply with this requirement is cause for termination

1395 of the contract for services and removal from the registry until

1396 the requirement is fulfilled.

1397 (5) The Justice Administrative Commission shall approve

1398 uniform contract forms for use in procuring the services of

1399 private court-appointed counsel and uniform procedures and forms

1400 for use by a court-appointed attorney in support of billing for

1401 attorney's fees, costs, and related expenses to demonstrate the

1402 attorney's completion of specified duties. Such uniform

1403 contracts and forms for use in billing must be consistent with

1404 s. 27.5304, s. 216.311, and the General Appropriations Act and

1405 must contain the following statement: "The State of Florida's

1406 performance and obligation to pay under this contract is

1407 contingent upon an annual appropriation by the Legislature."

1408 (6) After court appointment, the attorney must immediately

1409 file a notice of appearance with the court indicating acceptance

1410 of the appointment to represent the defendant and of the terms

1411 of the uniform contract as specified in subsection (5).

1412 (7)(a) A private attorney appointed by the court from the

1413 registry to represent a client is entitled to payment as

1414 provided in s. 27.5304 so long as the requirements of subsection

1415 (1) and paragraph (2)(a) are met. An attorney appointed by the

1416 court who is not on the registry list may be compensated under

1417 s. 27.5304 only if the court finds in the order of appointment

1418 that there were no registry attorneys available for

1419 representation for that case and only if the requirements of

1420 subsection (1) and paragraph (2)(a) are met.

1421 (b)1. The flat fee established in s. 27.5304 and the

1422 General Appropriations Act shall be presumed by the court to be

1423 sufficient compensation. The attorney shall maintain appropriate

1424 documentation, including contemporaneous and detailed hourly

1425 accounting of time spent representing the client. If the

1426 attorney fails to maintain such contemporaneous and detailed

1427 hourly records, the attorney waives the right to seek

1428 compensation in excess of the flat fee established in s. 27.5304

1429 and the General Appropriations Act. These records and documents

1430 are subject to review by the Justice Administrative Commission

1431 and audit by the Auditor General, subject to the attorney-client

1432 privilege and work-product privilege. The attorney shall

1433 maintain the records and documents in a manner that enables the

1434 attorney to redact any information subject to a privilege in

1435 order to facilitate the commission's review of the records and

1436 documents and not to impede such review. The attorney may redact

1437 information from the records and documents only to the extent

1438 necessary to comply with the privilege. The Justice

1439 Administrative Commission shall review such records and shall

1440 contemporaneously document such review before authorizing

1441 payment to an attorney. Objections by or on behalf of the

1442 Justice Administrative Commission to records or documents or to

1443 claims for payment by the attorney shall be presumed correct by

1444 the court unless the court determines, in writing, that

1445 competent and substantial evidence exists to justify overcoming

1446 the presumption.

1447 2. If an attorney fails, refuses, or declines to permit

1448 the commission or the Auditor General to review documentation

1449 for a case as provided in this paragraph, the attorney waives

1450 the right to seek, and the commission may not pay, compensation

1451 in excess of the flat fee established in s. 27.5304 and the

1452 General Appropriations Act for that case.

1453 3. A finding by the commission that an attorney has waived

1454 the right to seek compensation in excess of the flat fee

1455 established in s. 27.5304 and the General Appropriations Act, as

1456 provided in this paragraph, shall be presumed to be correct,

1457 unless the court determines, in writing, that competent and

1458 substantial evidence exists to justify overcoming the

1459 presumption.

1460 Section 46. The text of s. 27.40(1), (2)(a), (3)(a), (5),

1461 (6), and (7), Florida Statutes, as carried forward from chapter

1462 2019-116, Laws of Florida, by this act, expires July 1, 2027,

1463 and the text of those subsections and paragraphs, as applicable,

1464 shall revert to that in existence on June 30, 2019, except that

1465 any amendments to such text enacted other than by this act shall

1466 be preserved and continue to operate to the extent that such

1467 amendments are not dependent upon the portions of text which

1468 expire pursuant to this section.

1469 Section 47. In order to implement Specific Appropriations

1470 793 through 817A, 978 through 1125, and 1146 through 1182 of the

1471 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and notwithstanding the

1472 expiration date in section 54 of chapter 2025-199, Laws of

1473 Florida, subsection (13) of section 27.5304, Florida Statutes,

1474 is amended, and subsections (1), (3), (6), (7), and (11), and

1475 paragraphs (a) through (e) of subsection (12) of that section

1476 are reenacted, to read:

1477 27.5304 Private court-appointed counsel; compensation;

1478 notice.—

1479 (1) Private court-appointed counsel appointed in the

1480 manner prescribed in s. 27.40(1) and (2)(a) shall be compensated

1481 by the Justice Administrative Commission only as provided in

1482 this section and the General Appropriations Act. The flat fees

1483 prescribed in this section are limitations on compensation. The

1484 specific flat fee amounts for compensation shall be established

1485 annually in the General Appropriations Act. The attorney also

1486 shall be reimbursed for reasonable and necessary expenses in

1487 accordance with s. 29.007. If the attorney is representing a

1488 defendant charged with more than one offense in the same case,

1489 the attorney shall be compensated at the rate provided for the

1490 most serious offense for which he or she represented the

1491 defendant. This section does not allow stacking of the fee

1492 limits established by this section.

1493 (3) The court retains primary authority and responsibility

1494 for determining the reasonableness of all billings for attorney

1495 fees, costs, and related expenses, subject to statutory

1496 limitations and the requirements of s. 27.40(7). Private court-

1497 appointed counsel is entitled to compensation upon final

1498 disposition of a case.

1499 (6) For compensation for representation pursuant to a

1500 court appointment in a proceeding under chapter 39:

1501 (a) At the trial level, compensation for representation

1502 for dependency proceedings shall not exceed $1,450 for the first

1503 year following the date of appointment and shall not exceed $700

1504 each year thereafter. Compensation shall be paid based upon

1505 representation of a parent irrespective of the number of case

1506 numbers that may be assigned or the number of children involved,

1507 including any children born during the pendency of the

1508 proceeding. Any appeal, except for an appeal from an

1509 adjudication of dependency, shall be completed by the trial

1510 attorney and is considered compensated by the flat fee for

1511 dependency proceedings.

1512 1. Counsel may bill the flat fee not exceeding $1,450

1513 following disposition or upon dismissal of the petition.

1514 2. Counsel may bill the annual flat fee not exceeding $700

1515 following the first judicial review in the second year following

1516 the date of appointment and each year thereafter as long as the

1517 case remains under protective supervision.

1518 3. If the court grants a motion to reactivate protective

1519 supervision, the attorney shall receive the annual flat fee not

1520 exceeding $700 following the first judicial review and up to an

1521 additional $700 each year thereafter.

1522 4. If, during the course of dependency proceedings, a

1523 proceeding to terminate parental rights is initiated,

1524 compensation shall be as set forth in paragraph (b). If counsel

1525 handling the dependency proceeding is not authorized to handle

1526 proceedings to terminate parental rights, the counsel must

1527 withdraw and new counsel must be appointed.

1528 (b) At the trial level, compensation for representation in

1529 termination of parental rights proceedings shall not exceed

1530 $1,800 for the first year following the date of appointment and

1531 shall not exceed $700 each year thereafter. Compensation shall

1532 be paid based upon representation of a parent irrespective of

1533 the number of case numbers that may be assigned or the number of

1534 children involved, including any children born during the

1535 pendency of the proceeding. Any appeal, except for an appeal

1536 from an order granting or denying termination of parental

1537 rights, shall be completed by trial counsel and is considered

1538 compensated by the flat fee for termination of parental rights

1539 proceedings. If the individual has dependency proceedings

1540 ongoing as to other children, those proceedings are considered

1541 part of the termination of parental rights proceedings as long

1542 as that termination of parental rights proceeding is ongoing.

1543 1. Counsel may bill the flat fee not exceeding $1,800 30

1544 days after rendition of the final order. Each request for

1545 payment submitted to the Justice Administrative Commission must

1546 include the trial counsel's certification that:

1547 a. Counsel discussed grounds for appeal with the parent or

1548 that counsel attempted and was unable to contact the parent; and

1549 b. No appeal will be filed or that a notice of appeal and

1550 a motion for appointment of appellate counsel, containing the

1551 signature of the parent, have been filed.

1552 2. Counsel may bill the annual flat fee not exceeding $700

1553 following the first judicial review in the second year after the

1554 date of appointment and each year thereafter as long as the

1555 termination of parental rights proceedings are still ongoing.

1556 (c) For appeals from an adjudication of dependency,

1557 compensation may not exceed $1,800.

1558 1. Counsel may bill a flat fee not exceeding $1,200 upon

1559 filing the initial brief or the granting of a motion to

1560 withdraw.

1561 2. If a brief is filed, counsel may bill an additional

1562 flat fee not exceeding $600 upon rendition of the mandate.

1563 (d) For an appeal from an adjudication of termination of

1564 parental rights, compensation may not exceed $3,500.

1565 1. Counsel may bill a flat fee not exceeding $1,750 upon

1566 filing the initial brief or the granting of a motion to

1567 withdraw.

1568 2. If a brief is filed, counsel may bill an additional

1569 flat fee not exceeding $1,750 upon rendition of the mandate.

1570 (7) Counsel eligible to receive compensation from the

1571 state for representation pursuant to court appointment made in

1572 accordance with the requirements of s. 27.40(1) and (2)(a) in a

1573 proceeding under chapter 384, chapter 390, chapter 392, chapter

1574 393, chapter 394, chapter 397, chapter 415, chapter 743, chapter

1575 744, or chapter 984 shall receive compensation not to exceed the

1576 limits prescribed in the General Appropriations Act. Any such

1577 compensation must be determined as provided in s. 27.40(7).

1578 (11) It is the intent of the Legislature that the flat

1579 fees prescribed under this section and the General

1580 Appropriations Act comprise the full and complete compensation

1581 for private court-appointed counsel. It is further the intent of

1582 the Legislature that the fees in this section are prescribed for

1583 the purpose of providing counsel with notice of the limit on the

1584 amount of compensation for representation in particular

1585 proceedings and the sole procedure and requirements for

1586 obtaining payment for the same.

1587 (a) If court-appointed counsel moves to withdraw prior to

1588 the full performance of his or her duties through the completion

1589 of the case, the court shall presume that the attorney is not

1590 entitled to the payment of the full flat fee established under

1591 this section and the General Appropriations Act.

1592 (b) If court-appointed counsel is allowed to withdraw from

1593 representation prior to the full performance of his or her

1594 duties through the completion of the case and the court appoints

1595 a subsequent attorney, the total compensation for the initial

1596 and any and all subsequent attorneys may not exceed the flat fee

1597 established under this section and the General Appropriations

1598 Act, except as provided in subsection (12).

1600 This subsection constitutes notice to any subsequently appointed

1601 attorney that he or she will not be compensated the full flat

1602 fee.

1603 (12) The Legislature recognizes that on rare occasions an

1604 attorney may receive a case that requires extraordinary and

1605 unusual effort.

1606 (a) If counsel seeks compensation that exceeds the limits

1607 prescribed by law, he or she must file a motion with the chief

1608 judge for an order approving payment of attorney fees in excess

1609 of these limits.

1610 1. Before filing the motion, the counsel shall deliver a

1611 copy of the intended billing, together with supporting

1612 affidavits and all other necessary documentation, to the Justice

1613 Administrative Commission.

1614 2. The Justice Administrative Commission shall review the

1615 billings, affidavit, and documentation for completeness and

1616 compliance with contractual and statutory requirements and shall

1617 contemporaneously document such review before authorizing

1618 payment to an attorney. If the Justice Administrative Commission

1619 objects to any portion of the proposed billing, the objection

1620 and supporting reasons must be communicated in writing to the

1621 private court-appointed counsel. The counsel may thereafter file

1622 his or her motion, which must specify whether the commission

1623 objects to any portion of the billing or the sufficiency of

1624 documentation, and shall attach the commission's letter stating

1625 its objection.

1626 (b) Following receipt of the motion to exceed the fee

1627 limits, the chief judge or a single designee shall hold an

1628 evidentiary hearing. The chief judge may select only one judge

1629 per circuit to hear and determine motions pursuant to this

1630 subsection, except multicounty circuits and the eleventh circuit

1631 may have up to two designees.

1632 1. At the hearing, the attorney seeking compensation must

1633 prove by competent and substantial evidence that the case

1634 required extraordinary and unusual efforts. The chief judge or

1635 single designee shall consider criteria such as the number of

1636 witnesses, the complexity of the factual and legal issues, and

1637 the length of trial. The fact that a trial was conducted in a

1638 case does not, by itself, constitute competent substantial

1639 evidence of an extraordinary and unusual effort. In a criminal

1640 case, relief under this section may not be granted if the number

1641 of work hours does not exceed 75 or the number of the state's

1642 witnesses deposed does not exceed 20.

1643 2. Objections by or on behalf of the Justice

1644 Administrative Commission to records or documents or to claims

1645 for payment by the attorney shall be presumed correct by the

1646 court unless the court determines, in writing, that competent

1647 and substantial evidence exists to justify overcoming the

1648 presumption. The chief judge or single designee shall enter a

1649 written order detailing his or her findings and identifying the

1650 extraordinary nature of the time and efforts of the attorney in

1651 the case which warrant exceeding the flat fee established by

1652 this section and the General Appropriations Act.

1653 (c) A copy of the motion and attachments shall be served

1654 on the Justice Administrative Commission at least 20 business

1655 days before the date of a hearing. The Justice Administrative

1656 Commission has standing to appear before the court, and may

1657 appear in person or telephonically, including at the hearing

1658 under paragraph (b), to contest any motion for an order

1659 approving payment of attorney fees, costs, or related expenses

1660 and may participate in a hearing on the motion by use of

1661 telephonic or other communication equipment. The Justice

1662 Administrative Commission may contract with other public or

1663 private entities or individuals to appear before the court for

1664 the purpose of contesting any motion for an order approving

1665 payment of attorney fees, costs, or related expenses. The fact

1666 that the Justice Administrative Commission has not objected to

1667 any portion of the billing or to the sufficiency of the

1668 documentation is not binding on the court.

1669 (d) If the chief judge or a single designee finds that

1670 counsel has proved by competent and substantial evidence that

1671 the case required extraordinary and unusual efforts, the chief

1672 judge or single designee shall order the compensation to be paid

1673 to the attorney at a percentage above the flat fee rate,

1674 depending on the extent of the unusual and extraordinary effort

1675 required. The percentage must be only the rate necessary to

1676 ensure that the fees paid are not confiscatory under common law.

1677 The percentage may not exceed 200 percent of the established

1678 flat fee, absent a specific finding that 200 percent of the flat

1679 fee in the case would be confiscatory. If the chief judge or

1680 single designee determines that 200 percent of the flat fee

1681 would be confiscatory, he or she shall order the amount of

1682 compensation using an hourly rate not to exceed $75 per hour for

1683 a noncapital case and $100 per hour for a capital case. However,

1684 the compensation calculated by using the hourly rate shall be

1685 only that amount necessary to ensure that the total fees paid

1686 are not confiscatory, subject to the requirements of s.

1687 27.40(7).

1688 (e) Any order granting relief under this subsection must

1689 be attached to the final request for a payment submitted to the

1690 Justice Administrative Commission and must satisfy the

1691 requirements of subparagraph (b)2.

1692 (13) Notwithstanding the limitation set forth in

1693 subsection (5) and for the 2026-2027 ~~2025-2026~~ fiscal year only,

1694 the compensation for representation in a criminal proceeding may

1695 not exceed the following:

1696 (a) For misdemeanors and juveniles represented at the

1697 trial level: $2,000.

1698 (b) For noncapital, nonlife felonies represented at the

1699 trial level: $15,000.

1700 (c) For life felonies represented at the trial level:

1701 $15,000.

1702 (d) For capital cases represented at the trial level:

1703 $25,000. For purposes of this paragraph, a "capital case" is any

1704 offense for which the potential sentence is death and the state

1705 has not waived seeking the death penalty.

1706 (e) For representation on appeal: $9,000.

1707 (f) This subsection expires July 1, 2027 ~~2026.~~

1708 Section 48. The text of s. 27.5304(1), (3), (7), (11), and

1709 (12)(a)-(e), Florida Statutes, as carried forward from chapter

1710 2019-116, Laws of Florida, and the text of s. 27.5304(6),

1711 Florida Statutes, as carried forward from chapter 2023-240, Laws

1712 of Florida, by this act, expires July 1, 2027, and the text of

1713 those subsections and paragraphs, as applicable, shall revert to

1714 that in existence on June 30, 2019, except that any amendments

1715 to such text enacted other than by this act shall be preserved

1716 and continue to operate to the extent that such amendments are

1717 not dependent upon the portions of text which expire pursuant to

1718 this section.

1719 Section 49. In order to implement Specific Appropriations

1720 1348 through 1353 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act,

1721 subsection (3) of section 908.1033, Florida Statutes, is amended

1722 to read:

1723 908.1033 Local Law Enforcement Immigration Grant Program.—

1724 (3)(a) A local law enforcement agency may apply to the

1725 State Board of Immigration Enforcement to provide bonus payments

1726 for the agency's local law enforcement officers who participate

1727 in United States Department of Homeland Security at-large task

1728 force operations. The local law enforcement agency may apply for

1729 a bonus of up to $1,000 for each local law enforcement officer

1730 employed within that agency. The local law enforcement agency

1731 must certify to the board that the local law enforcement officer

1732 participated in one or more operations and provide any

1733 information required by the board. Eligible participation does

1734 not include operations occurring solely at state correctional

1735 facilities or county detention facilities.

1736 (b) The bonus payment shall be adjusted to include 7.65

1737 percent for the officers' share of Federal Insurance

1738 Contribution Act tax on the bonus.

1739 (c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), and for the 2026-2027

1740 ~~2025-2026~~ fiscal year, a local law enforcement agency may apply

1741 to the State Board of Immigration Enforcement to provide bonus

1742 payments for the agency's certified correctional officers under

1743 s. 943.10(2), who are a warrant service officer under s. 287(g)

1744 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. s. 1357 or an

1745 immigration officer under the jail enforcement model under s.

1746 287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. s. 1357.

1747 The local law enforcement agency may apply for a bonus of up to

1748 $1,000 for each certified correctional officer employed with

1749 that county detention facility. The local law enforcement agency

1750 must certify to the board that the certified correctional

1751 officer acted in such capacity as a warrant service officer or

1752 an immigration officer under the jail enforcement model for at

1753 least 6 months preceding the application and provide any

1754 information required by the board. Eligible participation does

1755 not include operations occurring solely at state correctional

1756 facilities. This paragraph expires July 1, 2027 ~~2026.~~

1757 Section 50. In order to implement Specific Appropriation

1758 1405 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and

1759 notwithstanding ss. 216.181 and 216.292, Florida Statutes, the

1760 Department of Legal Affairs may submit a budget amendment,

1761 subject to the notice, review, and objection procedures of s.

1762 216.177, Florida Statutes, to increase budget authority for

1763 Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) assistance grants if additional

1764 federal revenues specific to VOCA assistance services become

1765 available in the 2026-2027 fiscal year. This section expires

1766 July 1, 2027.

1767 Section 51. In order to implement Specific Appropriations

1768 1325 through 1340 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act,

1769 the Department of Law Enforcement shall conduct a study on

1770 payment scams. For purposes of this section, "payment" means any

1771 mechanism through which an individual can electronically

1772 transfer funds to another individual. The study must:

1773 (a) Examine current trends and developments in payment

1774 scams, identify effective methods for preventing such scams, and

1775 issue recommendations to enhance efforts to identify and prevent

1776 such activities.

1777 (b) Adopt a cross-sector approach to ensure its

1778 recommendations reflect the full scope of the issue, given that

1779 scams impact individuals across a wide range of industries,

1780 including financial services, telecommunications, and

1781 technology.

1782 (c) Evaluate best practices for combating methods used by

1783 scammers, including spoofed calls, scam text messages, and

1784 malicious advertisements, pop-ups, and websites.

1785 (d) Assess how other state, federal, and international

1786 jurisdictions have tried to prevent payment scams.

1787 (e) Identify and review current methods used to scam a

1788 consumer through payment platforms.

1789 (f) Determine a strategy for education programs that

1790 better equip consumers to identify, avoid, and report payment

1791 scam attempts to the appropriate authorities.

1792 (g) Identify strategies to ensure perpetrators of payment

1793 scams can be identified and pursued by law enforcement.

1794 (h) Consult with other relevant stakeholders, including

1795 federal, state, local, and tribal agencies and financial

1796 services providers.

1797 (i) Determine whether any additional legislation would be

1798 beneficial for law enforcement in mitigating payment scams.

1799 (j) Identify potential solutions to payment scams

1800 involving business e-mail compromise.

1801 (2) By February 1, 2027, the Department of Law Enforcement

1802 shall submit to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of

1803 the House of Representatives and make publicly available online

1804 a report detailing all of the following:

1805 (a) The results of the study under subsection (1).

1806 (b) Any legislative or regulatory recommendations that

1807 would enhance the ability to detect and prevent payment scams.

1808 (c) Recommendations to enhance cooperation among federal,

1809 state, local, and tribal authorities in the investigation and

1810 prosecution of scams, including harmonizing data collection,

1811 improving reporting mechanisms and streams, estimating the

1812 number of complaints and consumers affected, and evaluating the

1813 effectiveness of anti-scam training programs.

1814 (3) This section expires July 1, 2027.

1815 In order to implement appropriations used to Section 52.

1816 pay existing lease contracts for private lease space in excess

1817 of 2,000 square feet in the 2026-2027 General Appropriations

1818 Act, the Department of Management Services, with the cooperation

1819 of the agencies having the existing lease contracts for office

1820 or storage space, shall use tenant broker services to

1821 renegotiate or reprocure all private lease agreements for office

1822 or storage space which are expiring between July 1, 2027, and

1823 June 30, 2029, in order to reduce costs in future years. The

1824 department shall incorporate this initiative into its 2026

1825 master leasing report required under s. 255.249(7), Florida

1826 Statutes, and may use tenant broker services to explore the

1827 possibilities of collocating office or storage space, to review

1828 the space needs of each agency, and to review the length and

1829 terms of potential renewals or renegotiations. The department

1830 shall provide a report to the Executive Office of the Governor,

1831 the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of

1832 Representatives by November 1, 2026, which lists each lease

1833 contract for private office or storage space, the status of

1834 renegotiations, and the savings achieved. This section expires

1835 July 1, 2027.

1836 Section 53. In order to implement appropriations

1837 authorized in the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act for data

1838 center services, and notwithstanding s. 216.292(2)(a), Florida

1839 Statutes, an agency may not transfer funds from a data

1840 processing category to a category other than another data

1841 processing category or a cloud computing category for

1842 information technology resources hosted outside an agency. This

1843 section expires July 1, 2027.

1844 Section 54. In order to implement the appropriation of

1845 funds in the appropriation category "Special Categories-Risk

1846 Management Insurance" in the 2026-2027 General Appropriations

1847 Act, and pursuant to the notice, review, and objection

1848 procedures of s. 216.177, Florida Statutes, the Executive Office

1849 of the Governor may transfer funds appropriated in that category

1850 between departments in order to align the budget authority

1851 granted with the premiums paid by each department for risk

1852 management insurance. This section expires July 1, 2027.

1853 Section 55. In order to implement the appropriation of

1854 funds in the appropriation category "Special Categories-Transfer

1855 to Department of Management Services-Human Resources Services

1856 Purchased per Statewide Contract" in the 2026-2027 General

1857 Appropriations Act, and pursuant to the notice, review, and

1858 objection procedures of s. 216.177, Florida Statutes, the

1859 Executive Office of the Governor may transfer funds appropriated

1860 in that category between departments in order to align the

1861 budget authority granted with the assessments that must be paid

1862 by each agency to the Department of Management Services for

1863 human resource management services. This section expires July 1,

1864 2027.

1865 In order to implement Specific Appropriation Section 56.

1866 2935 in the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act in the Building

1867 Relocation appropriation category from the Architects Incidental

1868 Trust Fund of the Department of Management Services, and in

1869 accordance with s. 215.196, Florida Statutes:

1870 (1) Upon the final disposition of a state-owned building,

1871 the Department of Management Services may use up to 5 percent of

1872 facility disposition funds from the Architects Incidental Trust

1873 Fund to defer, offset, or otherwise pay for all or a portion of

1874 relocation expenses, including furniture, fixtures, and

1875 equipment for state agencies impacted by the disposition of the

1876 department's managed facilities in the Florida Facilities Pool.

1877 The extent of the financial assistance provided to impacted

1878 state agencies shall be determined by the department.

1879 (2) The Department of Management Services may submit

1880 budget amendments for an increase in appropriation if necessary

1881 for the implementation of this section pursuant to chapter 216,

1882 Florida Statutes. Budget amendments for an increase in

1883 appropriation shall include a detailed plan providing all

1884 estimated costs and relocation proposals.

1885 (3) This section expires July 1, 2027.

1886 Section 57. In order to implement Specific Appropriations

1887 2514 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act:

1888 (1) The Department of Financial Services shall replace the

1889 four main components of the Florida Accounting Information

1890 Resource Subsystem (FLAIR), which include central FLAIR,

1891 departmental FLAIR, payroll, and information warehouse, and

1892 shall replace the cash management and accounting management

1893 components of the Cash Management Subsystem (CMS) with an

1894 integrated enterprise system that allows the state to organize,

1895 define, and standardize its financial management business

1896 processes and that complies with ss. 215.90-215.96, Florida

1897 Statutes. The department may not include in the replacement of

1898 FLAIR and CMS:

1899 (a) Functionality that duplicates any of the other

1900 information subsystems of the Florida Financial Management

1901 Information System; or

1902 (b) Agency business processes related to any of the

1903 functions included in the Personnel Information System, the

1904 Purchasing Subsystem, or the Legislative Appropriations

1905 System/Planning and Budgeting Subsystem.

1906 (2) For purposes of replacing FLAIR and CMS, the

1907 Department of Financial Services shall:

1908 (a) Take into consideration the cost and implementation

1909 data identified for Option 3 as recommended in the March 31,

1910 2014, Florida Department of Financial Services FLAIR Study,

1911 version 031.

1912 (b) Ensure that all business requirements and technical

1913 specifications have been provided to all state agencies for

1914 their review and input and approved by the executive steering

1915 committee established in paragraph (c), including any updates to

1916 these documents.

1917 (c) Implement a project governance structure that includes

1918 an executive steering committee composed of:

1919 1. The Chief Financial Officer or the executive sponsor of

1920 the project.

1921 2. A representative of the Division of Treasury of the

1922 Department of Financial Services, appointed by the Chief

1923 Financial Officer.

1924 3. The Chief Information Officers of the Department of

1925 Financial Services and the Department of Environmental

1926 Protection.

1927 4. Two employees from the Division of Accounting and

1928 Auditing of the Department of Financial Services, appointed by

1929 the Chief Financial Officer. Each employee must have experience

1930 relating to at least one of the four main components that

1931 compose FLAIR.

1932 5. Two employees from the Executive Office of the

1933 Governor, appointed by the Governor. One employee must have

1934 experience relating to the Legislative Appropriations

1935 System/Planning and Budgeting Subsystem.

1936 6. One employee from the Department of Revenue, appointed

1937 by the executive director, who has experience using or

1938 maintaining the department's finance and accounting systems.

1939 7. Two employees from the Department of Management

1940 Services, appointed by the Secretary of Management Services. One

1941 employee must have experience relating to the department's

1942 personnel information subsystem and one employee must have

1943 experience relating to the department's purchasing subsystem.

1944 8. A state agency administrative services director,

1945 appointed by the Governor.

1946 9. The executive sponsor of the Florida Health Care

1947 Connection (FX) System or his or her designee, appointed by the

1948 Secretary of Health Care Administration.

1949 10. The State Chief Information Officer, or his or her

1950 designee, as a nonvoting member. The State Chief Information

1951 Officer, or his or her designee, shall provide monthly status

1952 reports to the executive steering committee pursuant to the

1953 oversight responsibilities in s. 282.0051, Florida Statutes.

1954 11. One employee from the Department of Business and

1955 Professional Regulation who has experience in finance and

1956 accounting and FLAIR, appointed by the Secretary of Business and

1957 Professional Regulation.

1958 12. One employee from the Florida Fish and Wildlife

1959 Conservation Commission who has experience using or maintaining

1960 the commission's finance and accounting systems, appointed by

1961 the Chair of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation

1962 Commission.

1963 13. The budget director of the Department of Education, or

1964 his or her designee.

1965 (3)(a) The Chief Financial Officer or the executive

1966 sponsor of the project shall serve as chair of the executive

1967 steering committee, and the committee shall take action by a

1968 vote of at least eight affirmative votes with the Chief

1969 Financial Officer or the executive sponsor of the project voting

1970 on the prevailing side. A quorum of the executive steering

1971 committee composed of at least 10 members.

1972 (b) No later than 14 days before a meeting of the

1973 executive steering committee, the chair shall request input from

1974 committee members on agenda items for the next scheduled

1975 meeting.

1976 (c) The chair shall establish a working group composed of

1977 FLAIR users, state agency technical staff who maintain

1978 applications that integrate with FLAIR, and no less than four

1979 state agency finance and accounting or budget directors. The

1980 working group shall meet at least monthly to review PALM

1981 functionality, assess project impacts to state financial

1982 business processes and agency staff, and develop recommendations

1983 to the executive steering committee for improvements. The chair

1984 shall request input from the working group on agenda items for

1985 each scheduled meeting. The PALM project team shall dedicate a

1986 staff member to the group and provide system demonstrations and

1987 any project documentation, as needed, for the group to fulfill

1988 its duties.

1989 (d) The chair shall request all agency project sponsors to

1990 provide bimonthly status reports to the executive steering

1991 committee. The form and format of the bimonthly status reports

1992 shall be developed by the Florida PALM project and provided to

1993 the executive steering committee meeting for approval. Such

1994 agency status reports shall provide information to the executive

1995 steering committee on the activities and ongoing work within the

1996 agency to prepare their systems and impacted employees for the

1997 deployment of the Florida PALM System. The first bimonthly

1998 status report is due September 1, 2026, and bimonthly

1999 thereafter.

2000 (4) The executive steering committee has the overall

2001 responsibility for ensuring that the project to replace FLAIR

2002 and CMS meets its primary business objectives and shall:

2003 (a) Identify and recommend to the Executive Office of the

2004 Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the

2005 House of Representatives any statutory changes needed to

2006 implement the replacement subsystem that will standardize, to

2007 the fullest extent possible, the state's financial management

2008 business processes.

2009 (b) Review and approve any changes to the project's scope,

2010 schedule, and budget which do not conflict with the requirements

2011 of subsection (1).

2012 (c) Ensure that adequate resources are provided throughout

2013 all phases of the project.

2014 (d) Approve all major project deliverables and any cost

2015 changes to each deliverable over $250,000.

2016 (e) Approve contract amendments and changes to all

2017 contract-related documents associated with the replacement of

2018 FLAIR and CMS.

2019 (f) Review, and approve as warranted, the format of the

2020 bimonthly agency status reports to include objective and

2021 quantifiable information on each agency's progress in planning

2022 for the Florida PALM Major Implementation, covering the agency's

2023 people, processes, technology, and data transformation

2024 activities.

2025 (g) Ensure compliance with ss. 216.181(16), 216.311,

2026 216.313, 282.318(4)(h), and 287.058, Florida Statutes.

2027 (5) This section expires July 1, 2027.

2028 Section 58. In order to implement Specific Appropriation

2029 3040 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and notwithstanding the expiration date in section 65 of chapter

2031 2025-199, Laws of Florida, subsection (3) of section 282.709,

2032 Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:

2033 282.709 State agency law enforcement radio system and

2034 interoperability network.—

2035 (3) In recognition of the critical nature of the statewide

2036 law enforcement radio communications system, the Legislature

2037 finds that there is an immediate danger to the public health,

2038 safety, and welfare, and that it is in the best interest of the

2039 state to continue partnering with the system's current operator.

2040 The Legislature finds that continuity of coverage is critical to

2041 supporting law enforcement, first responders, and other public

2042 safety users. The potential for a loss in coverage or a lack of

2043 interoperability between users requires emergency action and is

2044 a serious concern for officers' safety and their ability to

2045 communicate and respond to various disasters and events.

2046 (a) The department, pursuant to s. 287.057(11), shall

2047 enter into a 15-year contract with the entity that was operating

2048 the statewide radio communications system on January 1, 2021.

2049 The contract must include:

2050 1. The purchase of radios;

2051 2. The upgrade to the Project 25 communications standard;

2052 3. Increased system capacity and enhanced coverage for

2053 system users;

2054 4. Operations, maintenance, and support at a fixed annual

2055 rate;

2056 5. The conveyance of communications towers to the

2057 department; and

2058 6. The assignment of communications tower leases to the

2059 department.

2060 (b) The State Agency Law Enforcement Radio System Trust

2061 Fund is established in the department and funded from surcharges

2062 collected under ss. 318.18, 320.0802, and 328.72. Upon

2063 appropriation, moneys in the trust fund may be used by the

2064 department to acquire the equipment, software, and engineering,

2065 administrative, and maintenance services it needs to construct,

2066 operate, and maintain the statewide radio system. Moneys in the

2067 trust fund from surcharges shall be used to help fund the costs

2068 of the system. Upon completion of the system, moneys in the

2069 trust fund may also be used by the department for payment of the

2070 recurring maintenance costs of the system.

2071 Section 59. The text of s. 282.709(3), Florida Statutes,

2072 as carried forward from chapter 2021-37, Laws of Florida, by

2073 this act, expires July 1, 2027, and the text of that subsection,

2074 shall revert to that in existence on June 1, 2021, except that

2075 any amendments to such text enacted other than by this act,

2076 shall be preserved and continue to operate to the extent that

2077 such amendments are not dependent upon the portions of text

2078 which expire pursuant to this section.

2079 Section 60. In order to implement appropriations relating

2080 to the purchase of equipment and services related to the

2081 Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System (SLERS) as authorized in

2082 the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and notwithstanding s.

2083 287.057, Florida Statutes, state agencies and other eligible

2084 users of the SLERS network may use the Department of Management

2085 Services SLERS contract for purchase of equipment and services.

2086 This section expires July 1, 2027.

2087 Section 61. In order to implement Specific Appropriations

2088 2954 through 2965 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act,

2089 and notwithstanding rule 60A-1.031, Florida Administrative Code,

2090 the transaction fee as identified in s. 287.057(24)(c), Florida

2091 Statutes, shall be collected for use of the online procurement

2092 system and is 0.7 percent for the 2026-2027 fiscal year only.

2093 This section expires July 1, 2027.

2094 Section 62. In order to implement Specific Appropriations

2095 2866 through 2892 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act,

2096 and upon the expiration and reversion of the amendments made by

2097 section 68 of chapter 2025-199, Laws of Florida, paragraph (i)

2098 of subsection (9) of section 24.105, Florida Statutes, is

2099 amended to read:

2100 24.105 Powers and duties of department.—The department

2101 shall:

2102 (9) Adopt rules governing the establishment and operation

2103 of the state lottery, including:

2104 (i) The manner and amount of compensation of retailers,

2105 except for the 2026-2027 fiscal year only, effective July 1,

2106 2026, the commission for lottery ticket sales shall be 6 percent

2107 of the purchase price of each ticket sold or issued as a prize

2108 by a retailer. Any additional retailer compensation is limited

2109 to the Florida Lottery Retailer Bonus Commission program

2110 appropriated in Specific Appropriation 2888 of the 2026-2027

2111 General Appropriations Act.

2112 Section 63. The amendment to s. 24.105(9)(i), Florida

2113 Statutes, made by this act expires July 1, 2027, and the text of

2114 that paragraph shall revert to that in existence on June 30,

2115 2022, except that any amendments to such text enacted other than

2116 by this act shall be preserved and continue to operate to the

2117 extent that such amendments are not dependent upon the portions

2118 of text which expire pursuant to this section.

2119 Section 64. In order to implement Specific Appropriations

2120 3084 through 3092 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act,

2121 paragraph (ll) of subsection (6) of section 627.351, Florida

2122 Statutes, is amended to read:

2123 627.351 Insurance risk apportionment plans.—

2124 (6) CITIZENS PROPERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION.—

2125 (ll)1. In addition to any other method of alternative

2126 dispute resolution authorized by state law, the corporation may

2127 adopt policy forms that provide for the resolution of disputes

2128 regarding its claim determinations, including disputes regarding

2129 coverage for, or the scope and value of, a claim, in a

2130 proceeding before the Division of Administrative Hearings. Any

2131 such policies are not subject to s. 627.70154. All proceedings

2132 in the Division of Administrative Hearings pursuant to such

2133 policies are subject to ss. 57.105 and 768.79 as if filed in the

2134 courts of this state and are not considered chapter 120

2135 administrative proceedings. Rule 1.442, Florida Rules of Civil

2136 Procedure, applies to any offer served pursuant to s. 768.79,

2137 except that, notwithstanding any provision in Rule 1.442,

2138 Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, to the contrary, an offer

2139 shall not be served earlier than 10 days after filing the

2140 request for hearing with the Division of Administrative Hearings

2141 and shall not be served later than 10 days before the date set

2142 for the final hearing. The administrative law judge in such

2143 proceedings shall award attorney fees and other relief pursuant

2144 to ss. 57.105 and 768.79. The corporation may not seek, and the

2145 office may not approve, a maximum hourly rate for attorney fees.

2146 2. The corporation may contract with the division to

2147 conduct proceedings to resolve disputes regarding its claim

2148 determinations as may be provided for in the applicable policies

2149 of insurance. This subparagraph expires July 1, 2027 ~~2026.~~

2150 Section 65. In order to implement Specific Appropriations

2151 2485 through 2492 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act,

2152 subsection (15) is added to section 112.215, Florida Statutes,

2153 to read:

2154 112.215 Government employees; deferred compensation

2155 program.—

2156 (15) Notwithstanding the requirements in paragraphs (6)(a)

2157 and (b) that deferred compensation not be included in the

2158 employee's taxable income until actually received by the

2159 employee under the terms of the plan, a deferred compensation

2160 plan established pursuant to this section may offer to all

2161 eligible employees a qualified Roth contribution program in

2162 accordance with s. 402A of the Internal Revenue Code. This

2163 subsection expires July 1, 2027.

2164 Section 66. Effective upon this act becoming law, and in order to implement Specific Appropriations 3006 through 3014 of

2166 the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, subsection (2) of

2167 section 110.116, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

2168 110.116 Personnel information system; payroll procedures.—

2169 (2)(a) In recognition of the critical nature of the

2170 statewide personnel and payroll system commonly known as People

2171 First, the Legislature finds that it is in the best interest of

2172 the state to continue partnering with the current People First

2173 third-party operator. The People First System annually processes

2174 500,000 employment applications, 455,000 personnel actions, and

2175 the state's $9.5-billion payroll. The Legislature finds that the

2176 continuity of operations of the People First System and the

2177 critical functions it provides such as payroll, employee health

2178 insurance benefit records, and other critical services must not

2179 be interrupted. Presently, the Chief Financial Officer is

2180 undertaking the development of a new statewide accounting and

2181 financial management system, commonly known as the Planning,

2182 Accounting, and Ledger Management (PALM) system, scheduled to be

2183 operational in the year 2027. The procurement and implementation

2184 of an entire replacement of the People First System will impede

2185 the timeframe needed to successfully integrate the state's

2186 payroll system with the PALM System. In order to maintain

2187 continuity of operations and to ensure the successful completion

2188 of the PALM System, the Legislature directs that the department:

2189 1. Continue the integration of the current People First

2190 System with PALM.

2191 2. Suspend major functionality updates or changes to the

2192 People First System until the completion of the PALM System.

2193 This does not include:

2194 a. Routine system maintenance such as code updates

2195 following open enrollment; or

2196 b. The technical remediation necessary to integrate the

2197 system with PALM within the PALM project's planned

2198 implementation schedule.

2199 3. Provide technical support for state agencies that may

2200 need assistance in remediating or integrating current financial

2201 shadow systems with People First in order to integrate with PALM

2202 or the cloud version of People First.

2203 4. Develop organizational change management and training

2204 deliverables needed to support the implementation of PALM

2205 payroll functionality and the People First System cloud upgrade.

2206 Responsibilities of the operator and the department shall be

2207 outlined in a project role and responsibility assignment chart

2208 within the contract.

2209 5. Submit project planning and analysis deliverables that

2210 detail the state's current and future state business,

2211 functional, and technical requirements, including, but not

2212 limited to:

2213 a. System capabilities and user requirements;

2214 b. Security, accessibility, and compliance standards;

2215 c. Data migration and conversion requirements;

2216 d. Integration points with existing enterprise systems and

2217 third-party applications; and

2218 e. Verifiable acceptance criteria for each requirement.

2219 6. Conduct a complete system integration assessment to

2220 identify dependencies, interoperability challenges, and

2221 strategies for seamless data exchange.

2222 7. Document a streamlined transparent process to track,

2223 test, and update all system requirements.

2224 8. Estimate the cost of transitioning the current People

2225 First System to a cloud computing infrastructure within the

2226 contract extension and after the successful integration with

2227 PALM. The project cost evaluation shall estimate the annual cost

2228 and capacity growth required to host the system in a cloud

2229 environment.

2231 The department shall develop these project planning resources in

2232 conjunction with all stakeholders.

2233 (b) The department shall submit, no later than October 15,

2234 2026, its project planning and detailed cost estimates to

2235 upgrade the current People First System to the chair of the

2236 Senate Committee on Appropriations, the chair of the House of

2237 Representatives Budget Committee, and the Executive Office of

2238 the Governor's Office of Policy and Budget.

2239 ~~The department shall contract with an independent software~~

2240 ~~quality assurance and testing provider to work with all~~

2241 ~~stakeholders to:~~

2242 ~~1. Conduct a comprehensive business process analysis to~~

2243 ~~document current workflows, identify inefficiencies, and develop~~

2244 ~~recommendations to streamline business processes to improve~~

2245 ~~service delivery, reduce redundancy, and enhance operational~~

2246 ~~efficiency.~~

2247 ~~2. Develop detailed current and future state business,~~

2248 ~~functional, and technical requirements, including, but not~~

2249 ~~limited to:~~

2250 ~~a. System capabilities and user requirements;~~

2251 ~~b. Security, accessibility, and compliance standards;~~

2252 ~~c. Data migration and conversion requirements;~~

2253 ~~d. Integration points with existing enterprise systems and~~

2254 ~~third-party applications; and~~

2255 ~~e. Verifiable acceptance criteria for each requirement.~~

2256 ~~3. Conduct a complete system integration assessment to~~

2257 ~~identify dependencies, interoperability challenges, and~~

2258 ~~strategies for seamless data exchange.~~

2259 ~~4. Deliver a streamlined transparent process to track,~~

2260 ~~test, and update all system requirements.~~

2261 ~~5. Submit a report detailing these requirements, process~~

2262 ~~improvements, and any related statutory change recommendations~~

2263 ~~to the chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, the chair~~

2264 ~~of the House Budget Committee, and the Executive Office of the~~

2265 ~~Governor's Office of Policy and Budget by June 30, 2026.~~

2266 (c)(b) This subsection expires July 1, 2027 ~~2026.~~

2267 Section 67. In order to implement Section 100 of the 2026-

2268 2027 General Appropriations Act, paragraph (a) of subsection (2)

2269 of section 215.5586, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

2270 215.5586 My Safe Florida Home Program.—There is

2271 established within the Department of Financial Services the My

2272 Safe Florida Home Program. The department shall provide fiscal

2273 accountability, contract management, and strategic leadership

2274 for the program, consistent with this section. This section does

2275 not create an entitlement for property owners or obligate the

2276 state in any way to fund the inspection or retrofitting of

2277 residential property in this state. Implementation of this

2278 program is subject to annual legislative appropriations. It is

2279 the intent of the Legislature that, subject to the availability

2280 of funds, the My Safe Florida Home Program provide licensed

2281 inspectors to perform hurricane mitigation inspections of

2282 eligible homes and grants to fund hurricane mitigation projects

2283 on those homes. The department shall implement the program in

2284 such a manner that the total amount of funding requested by

2285 accepted applications, whether for inspections, grants, or other

2286 services or assistance, does not exceed the total amount of

2287 available funds. If, after applications are processed and

2288 approved, funds remain available, the department may accept

2289 applications up to the available amount. The program shall

2290 develop and implement a comprehensive and coordinated approach

2291 for hurricane damage mitigation pursuant to the requirements

2292 provided in this section.

2293 (2) HURRICANE MITIGATION GRANTS.—Financial grants shall be

2294 used by homeowners to make improvements recommended by an

2295 inspection which increase resistance to hurricane damage.

2296 (a) A homeowner is eligible for a hurricane mitigation

2297 grant if all of the following criteria are met:

2298 1. The home must be eligible for an inspection under

2299 subsection (1).

2300 2. The home must be a dwelling with an insured value of

2301 $700,000 or less. Homeowners who are low-income persons, as

2302 defined in s. 420.0004(11), are exempt from this requirement.

2303 3. The home must undergo an acceptable hurricane

2304 mitigation inspection as provided in subsection (1).

2305 4. The building permit application for initial

2306 construction of the home must have been made before January 1,

2307 2008.

2308 5. The homeowner must agree to make his or her home

2309 available for inspection once a mitigation project is completed.

2310 6. The homeowner must agree to provide to the department

2311 information received from the homeowner's insurer identifying

2312 the discounts realized by the homeowner because of the

2313 mitigation improvements funded through the program.

2314 7.a. The homeowner must be a low-income person or

2315 moderate-income person as defined in s. 420.0004.

2316 b. The hurricane mitigation inspection must have occurred

2317 within the previous 24 months from the date of application.

2318 c. Notwithstanding subparagraph 2., homeowners who are

2319 low-income persons, as defined in s. 420.0004(11), are not

2320 exempt from the requirement that the home must be a dwelling

2321 with an insured value of $700,000 or less.

2322 d. This subparagraph expires July 1, 2027 ~~2026.~~

2323 Section 68. Effective upon this act becoming a law, in

2324 order to implement Specific Appropriation 2544A of the 2026-2027

2325 General Appropriations Act, and notwithstanding s. 216.301,

2326 Florida Statutes, the funds appropriated to the Department of

2327 Financial Services in Specific Appropriation 2245A of the 2025-

2328 2026 General Appropriations Act and the unexpended balance of

2329 funds carried forward pursuant to s. 74, of chapter 2025-199,

2330 Laws of Florida, shall not revert and may be carried forward

2331 through the 2026-2027 fiscal year. This section expires July 1,

2332 2027.

2333 Section 69. In order to implement the appropriation of

2334 funds in the appropriation category "Northwest Regional Data

2335 Center" in the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and

2336 pursuant to the notice, review, and objection procedures of s.

2337 216.177, Florida Statutes, the Executive Office of the Governor

2338 may transfer funds appropriated in that category between

2339 departments in order to align the budget authority granted based

2340 on the estimated costs for data processing services for the

2341 2026-2027 fiscal year. This section expires July 1, 2027.

2342 Section 70. In order to implement appropriations

2343 authorized in the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act for state

2344 data center services, auxiliary assessments charged to state

2345 agencies related to contract management services provided to

2346 Northwest Regional Data Center may not exceed 3 percent. This

2347 section expires July 1, 2027.

2348 Section 71. In order to implement Specific Appropriation

2349 2563A of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, section

2350 284.51, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

2351 284.51 Electroencephalogram combined transcranial magnetic

2352 stimulation treatment pilot program.—

2353 (1) As used in this section, the term:

2354 (a) "Division" means the Division of Risk Management of

2355 the Department of Financial Services.

2356 (b) "Electroencephalogram combined Transcranial Magnetic

2357 Stimulation" or "eTMS" means treatment in which transcranial

2358 magnetic stimulation frequency pulses are tuned to the patient's

2359 physiology and biometric data.

2360 (c) "First responder" means a law enforcement officer, a

2361 part-time law enforcement officer, or an auxiliary law

2362 enforcement officer as defined in s. 943.10; a firefighter as

2363 defined in s. 633.102; a 911 public safety telecommunicator as

2364 defined in s. 401.465; or an emergency medical technician or

2365 paramedic as defined in s. 401.23 employed by state or local

2366 government. The term also includes a volunteer or retired law

2367 enforcement officer, firefighter, or emergency medical

2368 technician or paramedic engaged, or previously engaged, by the

2369 state or a local government.

2370 (d) "Veteran" means:

2371 1. A veteran as defined in 38 U.S.C. s. 101(2);

2372 2. A person who served in a reserve component as defined

2373 in 38 U.S.C. s. 101(27); or

2374 3. A person who served in the National Guard of any state.

2375 (2) The division shall select a provider to establish a

2376 statewide pilot program to make eTMS available for veterans,

2377 first responders, and immediate family members of veterans and

2378 first responders with:

2379 (a) Substance use disorders.

2380 (b) Mental illness.

2381 (c) Sleep disorders.

2382 (d) Traumatic brain injuries.

2383 (e) Sexual trauma.

2384 (f) Posttraumatic stress disorder and accompanying

2385 comorbidities.

2386 (g) Concussions.

2387 (h) Other brain trauma.

2388 (i) Quality of life issues affecting human performance,

2389 including issues related to or resulting from problems with

2390 cognition and problems maintaining attention, concentration, or

2391 focus.

2392 (3) The provider must display a history of serving veteran

2393 and first responder populations at a statewide level. The

2394 provider shall establish a network for in-person and offsite

2395 care with the goal of providing statewide access. Consideration

2396 shall be provided to locations with a large population of first

2397 responders and veterans. In addition to traditional eTMS

2398 devices, the provider may utilize nonmedical Portable Magnetic

2399 Stimulation devices to improve access to underserved populations

2400 in remote areas or to be used to serve as a pre-post treatment

2401 or a stand-alone device. The provider shall be required to

2402 establish and operate a clinical practice and to evaluate

2403 outcomes of such clinical practice.

2404 (4) The pilot program shall include:

2405 (a) The establishment of a peer-to-peer support network by

2406 the provider made available to all individuals receiving

2407 treatment under the program.

2408 (b) The requirement that each individual who receives

2409 treatment under the program also must receive neurophysiological

2410 monitoring, monitoring for symptoms of substance use and other

2411 mental health disorders, and access to counseling and wellness

2412 programming. Each individual who receives treatment must also

2413 participate in the peer-to-peer support network established by

2414 the provider.

2415 (c) The establishment of protocols which include the use

2416 of adopted stimulation frequency and intensity modulation based

2417 on EEGs done on days 0, 10, and 20 and motor threshold testing,

2418 as well as clinical symptoms, signs, and biometrics.

2419 (d) The requirement that protocols and outcomes of any

2420 treatment provided by the clinical practice shall be collected

2421 and reported by the provider quarterly to the division, the

2422 President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of

2423 Representatives. Such report shall include the biodata metrics

2424 and all expenditures and accounting of the use of funds received

2425 from the department.

2426 (e) The requirement that protocols and outcomes of any

2427 treatment provided by the clinical practice shall be collected

2428 and reported to the University of South Florida and may be

2429 provided by the provider to any relevant Food and Drug

2430 Administration studies or trials.

2431 (5) The division may adopt rules to implement this

2432 section.

2433 (6) This section expires July 1, 2027 ~~2026.~~

2434 Section 72. In order to implement Specific Appropriation

2435 2563A of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, the

2436 Department of Financial Services shall continue the

2437 Electroencephalogram Combined Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

2438 Treatment pilot program for veterans and first responders. The

2439 department's existing contract, and all funds paid by the

2440 department pursuant to that contract, do not constitute state

2441 financial assistance as provided in s. 215.97, Florida Statutes.

2442 The department shall amend the existing contract, as needed, to

2443 clarify that funds paid pursuant to the contract do not

2444 constitute state financial assistance. This section expires July

2445 1, 2027.

2446 Section 73. Effective upon this act becoming a law, and in

2447 order to implement Specific Appropriations 2505 through 2512 of

2448 the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, subsection (3) is

2449 added to section 717.123, Florida Statutes, to read:

2450 717.123 Deposit of funds.—

2451 (3) In order to address the unintended spike in securities

2452 receipts received by the department under this chapter as a

2453 result of the implementation of chapter 2024-140, Laws of

2454 Florida, the department shall segregate in a separate account an

2455 amount that does not exceed the estimated atypical receipts for

2456 fiscal years 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 as identified by the

2457 Revenue Estimating Conference in its most recently adopted

2458 official forecast. This amount must be held in a separate

2459 account for the payment of claims associated with such receipts

2460 as allowed by the department. In addition to the $15 million the

2461 department is authorized to retain pursuant to subsection (1)

2462 and notwithstanding subsection (1), for the 2025-2026 and 2026-

2463 2027 fiscal years only, the department shall retain any

2464 remaining funds held in the separate account. This subsection

2465 expires July 1, 2027.

2466 Section 74. In order to implement Specific Appropriation

2467 1660 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and

2468 notwithstanding ss. 216.181 and 216.292, Florida Statutes, the

2469 Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services may submit

2470 budget amendments, subject to the notice, review, and objection

2471 procedures of s. 216.177, Florida Statutes, to increase budget

2472 authority to support the National School Lunch Program. This

2473 section expires July 1, 2027.

2474 Section 75. In order to implement specific appropriations

2475 from the land acquisition trust funds within the Department of

2476 Agriculture and Consumer Services, the Department of

2477 Environmental Protection, the Department of State, and the Fish

2478 and Wildlife Conservation Commission, which are contained in the

2479 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, subsection (3) of section 215.18, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

2481 215.18 Transfers between funds; limitation.—

2482 (3) Notwithstanding subsection (1) and only with respect

2483 to a land acquisition trust fund in the Department of

2484 Agriculture and Consumer Services, the Department of

2485 Environmental Protection, the Department of State, or the Fish

2486 and Wildlife Conservation Commission, whenever there is a

2487 deficiency in a land acquisition trust fund which would render

2488 that trust fund temporarily insufficient to meet its just

2489 requirements, including the timely payment of appropriations

2490 from that trust fund, and other trust funds in the State

2491 Treasury have moneys that are for the time being or otherwise in

2492 excess of the amounts necessary to meet the just requirements,

2493 including appropriated obligations, of those other trust funds,

2494 the Governor may order a temporary transfer of moneys from one

2495 or more of the other trust funds to a land acquisition trust

2496 fund in the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the

2497 Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of State,

2498 or the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Any action

2499 proposed pursuant to this subsection is subject to the notice,

2500 review, and objection procedures of s. 216.177, and the Governor

2501 shall provide notice of such action at least 7 days before the

2502 effective date of the transfer of trust funds, except that

2503 during July 2026 ~~2025,~~ notice of such action shall be provided

2504 at least 3 days before the effective date of a transfer unless

2505 such 3-day notice is waived by the chair and vice chair of the

2506 Legislative Budget Commission. Any transfer of trust funds to a

2507 land acquisition trust fund in the Department of Agriculture and

2508 Consumer Services, the Department of Environmental Protection,

2509 the Department of State, or the Fish and Wildlife Conservation

2510 Commission must be repaid to the trust funds from which the

2511 moneys were loaned by the end of the 2026-2027 ~~2025-2026~~ fiscal

2512 year. The Legislature has determined that the repayment of the

2513 other trust fund moneys temporarily loaned to a land acquisition

2514 trust fund in the Department of Agriculture and Consumer

2515 Services, the Department of Environmental Protection, the

2516 Department of State, or the Fish and Wildlife Conservation

2517 Commission pursuant to this subsection is an allowable use of

2518 the moneys in a land acquisition trust fund because the moneys

2519 from other trust funds temporarily loaned to a land acquisition

2520 trust fund shall be expended solely and exclusively in

2521 accordance with s. 28, Art. X of the State Constitution. This

2522 subsection expires July 1, 2027 ~~2026.~~

2523 Section 76. (1) In order to implement specific

2524 appropriations from the land acquisition trust funds within the

2525 Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the Department

2526 of Environmental Protection, the Department of State, and the

2527 Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission which are contained in

2528 the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, the Department of

2529 Environmental Protection shall transfer revenues from the Land

2530 Acquisition Trust Fund within the department to the land

2531 acquisition trust funds within the Department of Agriculture and

2532 Consumer Services, the Department of State, and the Fish and

2533 Wildlife Conservation Commission as provided in this section. As

2534 used in this section, the term "department" means the Department

2535 of Environmental Protection.

2536 (2) After subtracting any required debt service payments,

2537 the proportionate share of revenues to be transferred to each

2538 land acquisition trust fund shall be calculated by dividing the

2539 appropriations from each of the land acquisition trust funds for

2540 the fiscal year by the total appropriations from the Land

2541 Acquisition Trust Fund within the department and the land

2542 acquisition trust funds within the Department of Agriculture and

2543 Consumer Services, the Department of State, and the Fish and

2544 Wildlife Conservation Commission for the fiscal year. The

2545 department shall transfer the proportionate share of the

2546 revenues in the Land Acquisition Trust Fund within the

2547 department on a monthly basis to the appropriate land

2548 acquisition trust funds within the Department of Agriculture and

2549 Consumer Services, the Department of State, and the Fish and

2550 Wildlife Conservation Commission and shall retain its

2551 proportionate share of the revenues in the Land Acquisition

2552 Trust Fund within the department. Total distributions to a land

2553 acquisition trust fund within the Department of Agriculture and

2554 Consumer Services, the Department of State, and the Fish and

2555 Wildlife Conservation Commission may not exceed the total

2556 appropriations from such trust fund for the fiscal year.

2557 (3) In addition, the department shall transfer from the

2558 Land Acquisition Trust Fund to land acquisition trust funds

2559 within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the

2560 Department of State, and the Fish and Wildlife Conservation

2561 Commission amounts equal to the difference between the amounts

2562 appropriated in chapter 2025-198, Laws of Florida, to the

2563 department's Land Acquisition Trust Fund and the other land

2564 acquisition trust funds, and the amounts actually transferred

2565 between those trust funds during the 2025-2026 fiscal year.

2566 (4) The department may advance funds from the beginning

2567 unobligated fund balance in the Land Acquisition Trust Fund to

2568 the Land Acquisition Trust Fund within the Fish and Wildlife

2569 Conservation Commission needed for cash flow purposes based on a

2570 detailed expenditure plan. The department shall prorate amounts

2571 transferred quarterly to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation

2572 Commission to recoup the amount of funds advanced by June 30,

2573 2026.

2574 (5) This section expires July 1, 2027.

2575 Section 77. In order to implement section 92 of the 2026-

2576 2027 General Appropriations Act, paragraph (a) of subsection (2)

2577 of section 376.91, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

2578 376.91 Statewide cleanup of perfluoroalkyl and

2579 polyfluoroalkyl substances.—

2580 (2) STATEWIDE CLEANUP TARGET LEVELS.—

2581 (a) If the United States Environmental Protection Agency

2582 has not finalized its standards for PFAS in drinking water,

2583 groundwater, and soil by January 1, 2027 ~~2026,~~ the department

2584 shall adopt by rule statewide cleanup target levels for PFAS in

2585 drinking water, groundwater, and soil using criteria set forth

2586 in s. 376.30701, with priority given to PFOA and PFOS. The rules

2587 for statewide cleanup target levels may not take effect until

2588 ratified by the Legislature.

2589 Section 78. The amendments to s. 376.91(2)(a), Florida

2590 Statutes, made by this act expire July 1, 2027, and the text of

2591 that paragraph shall revert to that in existence on June 30,

2592 2026, except that any amendments to such text enacted other than

2593 by this act shall be preserved and continue to operate to the

2594 extent that such amendments are not dependent upon the portions

2595 of text which expire pursuant to this section.

2596 Section 79. In order to implement section 92 of the 2026-

2597 2027 General Appropriations Act, paragraph (i) of subsection

2598 (13) of section 376.3071, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

2599 376.3071 Inland Protection Trust Fund; creation; purposes;

2600 funding.—

2601 (13) PETROLEUM CLEANUP PARTICIPATION PROGRAM.—To encourage

2602 detection, reporting, and cleanup of contamination caused by

2603 discharges of petroleum or petroleum products, the department

2604 shall, within the guidelines established in this subsection,

2605 implement a cleanup program to provide rehabilitation funding

2606 assistance for all property contaminated by discharges of

2607 petroleum or petroleum products from a petroleum storage system

2608 occurring before January 1, 1995. Eligibility is subject to an

2609 annual appropriation from the fund. Additionally, funding for

2610 eligible sites is contingent upon annual appropriation in

2611 subsequent years. Such continued state funding is not an

2612 entitlement or a vested right under this subsection. Eligibility

2613 shall be determined in the program, notwithstanding any other

2614 provision of law, consent order, order, judgment, or ordinance

2615 to the contrary.

2616 (i) Notwithstanding this section, for the 2026-2027 ~~2025-~~

2617 ~~2026~~ fiscal year, program deductibles and copayments may not be

2618 assessed, monetary caps may not be enforced, and all costs for

2619 activities described in this subsection must be absorbed at the

2620 expense of the Inland Protection Trust Fund, without recourse to

2621 reimbursement or recovery, with the following exceptions:

2622 1. This paragraph does not apply to a site where the

2623 department has been denied site access to implement this

2624 section.

2625 2. This paragraph does not authorize or require

2626 reimbursement from the fund for costs expended before the

2627 beginning of the grace period.

2628 3. Upon discovery by the department that the owner or

2629 operator of a petroleum storage system has been grossly

2630 negligent in the maintenance of such petroleum storage system;

2631 has, with willful intent to conceal the existence of a serious

2632 discharge, falsified inventory or reconciliation records

2633 maintained with respect to the site at which such system is

2634 located; or has intentionally damaged such petroleum storage

2635 system, the site at which such system is located is ineligible

2636 for participation in the incentive program and the owner is

2637 liable for all costs due to discharges from petroleum storage

2638 systems at that site.

2640 This paragraph expires July 1, 2027 ~~2026.~~

2641 Section 80. In order to implement section 92 of the 2026-

2642 2027 General Appropriations Act, subsection (5) of section

2643 376.3072, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

2644 376.3072 Florida Petroleum Liability and Restoration

2645 Insurance Program.—

2646 (5) Notwithstanding subsections (1)-(4), for the 2026-2027

2647 ~~2025-2026~~ fiscal year, program deductibles or copayments may not

2648 be assessed, monetary caps may not be enforced, and all costs

2649 for activities described in this section must be absorbed at the

2650 expense of the Inland Protection Trust Fund, without recourse to

2651 reimbursement or recovery, with the following exceptions:

2652 (a) This subsection does not apply to a site where the

2653 department has been denied site access to implement this

2654 section.

2655 (b) This subsection does not authorize or require

2656 reimbursement from the fund for costs expended before the

2657 beginning of the grace period.

2658 (c) Upon discovery by the department that the owner or

2659 operator of a petroleum storage system has been grossly

2660 negligent in the maintenance of such petroleum storage system;

2661 has, with willful intent to conceal the existence of a serious

2662 discharge, falsified inventory or reconciliation records

2663 maintained with respect to the site at which such system is

2664 located; or has intentionally damaged such petroleum storage

2665 system, the site at which such system is located is ineligible

2666 for participation in the incentive program and the owner is

2667 liable for all costs due to discharges from petroleum storage

2668 systems at that site.

2670 This subsection expires July 1, 2027 ~~2026.~~

2671 Section 81. In order to implement section 92 of the 2026-

2672 2027 General Appropriations Act, and notwithstanding the

2673 expiration date in section 89 of chapter 2025-199, Laws of

2674 Florida, paragraph (g) of subsection (15) of section 376.3071,

2675 Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:

2676 376.3071 Inland Protection Trust Fund; creation; purposes;

2677 funding.—

2678 (15) ETHANOL OR BIODIESEL DAMAGE; PREVENTIVE MEASURES.—The

2679 department shall pay, pursuant to this subsection, up to $10

2680 million each fiscal year from the fund for the costs of labor

2681 and equipment to repair or replace petroleum storage systems

2682 that may have been damaged due to the storage of fuels blended

2683 with ethanol or biodiesel, or for preventive measures to reduce

2684 the potential for such damage.

2685 (g) Payments may not be made for the following:

2686 1. Proposal costs or costs related to preparation of the

2687 application and required documentation;

2688 2. Certified public accountant costs;

2689 3. Except as provided in paragraph (j), any costs in

2690 excess of the amount approved by the department under paragraph

2691 (b) or which are not in substantial compliance with the purchase

2692 order;

2693 4. Costs associated with storage tanks, piping, or

2694 ancillary equipment that has previously been repaired or

2695 replaced for which costs have been paid under this section;

2696 5. Facilities that are not in compliance with department

2697 storage tank rules, until the noncompliance issues have been

2698 resolved; or

2699 6. Costs associated with damage to petroleum storage

2700 systems caused in whole or in part by causes other than the

2701 storage of fuels blended with ethanol or biodiesel.

2702 Section 82. The text of s. 376.3071(15)(g), Florida

2703 Statutes, as carried forward from chapter 2020-114, Laws of

2704 Florida, by this act expires July 1, 2027, and the text of that

2705 paragraph shall revert to that in existence on July 1, 2020, but

2706 not including any amendments made by this act or chapter 2020-

2707 114, Laws of Florida, and any amendments to such text enacted

2708 other than by this act shall be preserved and continue to

2709 operate to the extent that such amendments are not dependent

2710 upon the portion of text which expires pursuant to this section.

2711 Section 83. In order to implement Specific Appropriation

2712 1715 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and

2713 notwithstanding the expiration date in section 92 of chapter

2714 2025-199, Laws of Florida, section 380.5105, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:

2716 380.5105 The Stan Mayfield Working Waterfronts; Florida

2717 Forever program.—

2718 (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter,

2719 it is the intent of the Legislature that the trust shall

2720 administer the working waterfronts land acquisition program as

2721 set forth in this section.

2722 (a) The trust and the Department of Agriculture and

2723 Consumer Services shall jointly develop rules specifically

2724 establishing an application process and a process for the

2725 evaluation, scoring and ranking of working waterfront projects.

2726 The proposed rules jointly developed pursuant to this paragraph

2727 shall be promulgated by the trust. Such rules shall establish a

2728 system of weighted criteria to give increased priority to

2729 projects:

2730 1. Within a municipality with a population less than

2731 30,000;

2732 2. Within a municipality or area under intense growth and

2733 development pressures, as evidenced by a number of factors,

2734 including a determination that the municipality's growth rate

2735 exceeds the average growth rate for the state;

2736 3. Within the boundary of a community redevelopment agency

2737 established pursuant to s. 163.356;

2738 4. Adjacent to state-owned submerged lands designated as

2739 an aquatic preserve identified in s. 258.39; or

2740 5. That provide a demonstrable benefit to the local

2741 economy.

2742 (b) For projects that will require more than the grant

2743 amount awarded for completion, the applicant must identify in

2744 their project application funding sources that will provide the

2745 difference between the grant award and the estimated project

2746 completion cost. Such rules may be incorporated into those

2747 developed pursuant to s. 380.507(11).

2748 (c) The trust shall develop a ranking list based on

2749 criteria identified in paragraph (a) for proposed fee simple and

2750 less-than-fee simple acquisition projects developed pursuant to

2751 this section. The trust shall, by the first Board of Trustees of

2752 the Internal Improvement Trust Fund meeting in February, present

2753 the ranking list pursuant to this section to the board of

2754 trustees for final approval of projects for funding. The board

2755 of trustees may remove projects from the ranking list but may

2756 not add projects.

2757 (d) Grant awards, acquisition approvals, and terms of

2758 less-than-fee acquisitions shall be approved by the trust.

2759 Waterfront communities that receive grant awards must submit

2760 annual progress reports to the trust identifying project

2761 activities which are complete, and the progress achieved in

2762 meeting the goals outlined in the project application. The trust

2763 must implement a process to monitor and evaluate the performance

2764 of grant recipients in completing projects that are funded

2765 through the working waterfronts program.

2766 (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter,

2767 it is the intent of the Legislature that the Department of

2768 Environmental Protection shall administer the working

2769 waterfronts capital outlay grant program as set forth in this

2770 section to support the commercial fishing and marine aquaculture

2771 industries, including the infrastructure for receiving or

2772 unloading seafood for the purpose of supporting the seafood

2773 economy.

2774 (a) The working waterfronts capital outlay grant program

2775 is created to provide funding to assist commercial saltwater

2776 products or commercial saltwater wholesale dealer or retailer

2777 license holders and seafood houses in maintaining their

2778 operations.

2779 (b) Eligible costs and expenditures include fixed capital

2780 outlay and operating capital outlay, including, but not limited

2781 to, the repair and maintenance or replacement of equipment, the

2782 repair and maintenance or replacement of water-adjacent

2783 facilities or infrastructure, and the construction or renovation

2784 of shoreside facilities.

2785 (c) The applicant must demonstrate a benefit to the local

2786 economy.

2787 (d) Grant recipients must submit annual progress reports

2788 to the department identifying project activities that are

2789 complete and the progress achieved in meeting the goals outlined

2790 in the project application.

2791 (e) The department shall implement a process to monitor

2792 and evaluate the performance of grant recipients in completing

2793 projects funded through the program.

2794 Section 84. The text of s. 380.5105, Florida Statutes, as

2795 carried forward from chapter 2024-228, Laws of Florida, by this

2796 act expires July 1, 2027, and the text of that section shall

2797 revert to that in existence on June 30, 2024, except that any

2798 amendments to such text enacted other than by this act shall be

2799 preserved and continue to operate to the extent that such

2800 amendments are not dependent upon the portions of text which

2801 expire pursuant to this section.

2802 Section 85. In order to implement Specific Appropriation

2803 1951 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act and

2804 notwithstanding s. 823.11(4)(c), Florida Statutes, the Fish and

2805 Wildlife Conservation Commission may use funds appropriated for

2806 the derelict vessel removal program for grants to local

2807 governments or to remove, store, destroy, and dispose of, or to

2808 pay private contractors to remove, store, destroy, and dispose

2809 of, derelict vessels or vessels declared a public nuisance

2810 pursuant to s. 327.73(1)(aa), Florida Statutes. This section

2811 expires July 1, 2027.

2812 Section 86. In order to implement Specific Appropriation

2813 1774 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, subsection (9)

2814 of section 403.0673, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

2815 403.0673 Water quality improvement grant program.—A grant

2816 program is established within the Department of Environmental

2817 Protection to address wastewater, stormwater, and agricultural

2818 sources of nutrient loading to surface water or groundwater.

2819 (9) For the 2026-2027 ~~2025-2026~~ fiscal year, and

2820 notwithstanding the requirements of this section and s. 403.890,

2821 funds appropriated from the Water Protection and Sustainability

2822 Program Trust Fund may be used as provided in the General

2823 Appropriations Act. This subsection expires July 1, 2027 ~~2026.~~

2824 Section 87. In order to implement Specific Appropriations

2825 2331 through 2338 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act,

2826 subsection (3) of section 288.80125, Florida Statutes, is

2827 amended to read:

2828 288.80125 Triumph Gulf Coast Trust Fund.—

2829 (3) For the 2026-2027 ~~2025-2026~~ fiscal year, funds shall

2830 be used for the Rebuild Florida Revolving Loan Fund program to

2831 provide assistance to businesses impacted by Hurricane Michael

2832 as provided in the General Appropriations Act. This subsection

2833 expires July 1, 2027 ~~2026.~~

2834 Section 88. In order to implement Specific Appropriations

2835 2055 through 2068, 2069D and 2069E, 2080 through 2090, 2092

2836 through 2100, and 2138 through 2151 of the 2026-2027 General

2837 Appropriations Act, paragraph (h) of subsection (7) of section

2838 339.135, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

2839 339.135 Work program; legislative budget request;

2840 definitions; preparation, adoption, execution, and amendment.—

2841 (7) AMENDMENT OF THE ADOPTED WORK PROGRAM.—

2842 (h)1. Any work program amendment that also adds a new

2843 project, or phase thereof, to the adopted work program in excess

2844 of $3 million is subject to approval by the Legislative Budget

2845 Commission. Any work program amendment submitted under this

2846 paragraph must include, as supplemental information, a list of

2847 projects, or phases thereof, in the current 5-year adopted work

2848 program which are eligible for the funds within the

2849 appropriation category being used for the proposed amendment.

2850 The department shall provide a narrative with the rationale for

2851 not advancing an existing project, or phase thereof, in lieu of

2852 the proposed amendment.

2853 2. If the department submits an amendment to the

2854 Legislative Budget Commission and the commission does not meet

2855 or consider the amendment within 30 days after its submittal,

2856 the chair and vice chair of the commission may authorize the

2857 amendment to be approved pursuant to s. 216.177. This

2858 subparagraph expires July 1, 2027 ~~2026.~~

2859 Section 89. In order to implement Specific Appropriation

2860 2055 through 2068, 2069D and 2069E, 2080 through 2090, 2092

2861 through 2100, and 2138 through 2151 of the 2026-2027 General

2862 Appropriations Act, the Department of Transportation is

2863 authorized to realign or increase budget authority within the

2864 Work Program to account for laws enacted which adjust the

2865 department's statutory revenue distributions. The department may

2866 submit budget amendments to realign or increase budget authority

2867 consistent with this section and pursuant to s. 339.135(7),

2868 Florida Statutes. This section expires July 1, 2027.

2869 Section 90. In order to implement Specific Appropriation

2870 2396 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, subsection (6)

2871 of section 288.0655, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

2872 288.0655 Rural Infrastructure Fund.—

2873 (6) For the 2026-2027 ~~2025-2026~~ fiscal year, the funds

2874 appropriated for the grant program for Florida Panhandle

2875 counties shall be distributed pursuant to and for the purposes

2876 described in the proviso language associated with Specific

2877 Appropriation 2396 ~~2113~~ of the 2026-2027 ~~2025-2026~~ General

2878 Appropriations Act. This subsection expires July 1, 2027 ~~2026.~~

2879 Section 91. In order to implement Specific Appropriations

2880 2759 through 2763 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act,

2881 and notwithstanding ss. 216.181 and 216.292, Florida Statutes,

2882 the Division of Emergency Management may submit budget

2883 amendments, subject to the notice, review, and objection

2884 procedures of s. 216.177, Florida Statutes, to increase budget

2885 authority for projected expenditures due to reimbursements from

2886 federally declared disasters. This section expires July 1, 2027.

2887 Section 92. In order to implement Specific Appropriation

2888 2367 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and

2889 notwithstanding the expiration date in section 105 of chapter 2025-199, subsections (4) and (5) of section 443.1113, Florida

2891 Statutes, are reenacted to read:

2892 443.1113 Reemployment Assistance Claims and Benefits

2893 Information System.—

2894 (4)(a) The Department of Commerce shall perform an annual

2895 review of the system and identify enhancements or modernization

2896 efforts that improve the delivery of services to claimants and

2897 employers and reporting to state and federal entities. These

2898 improvements are subject to appropriation, and must include, but

2899 need not be limited to:

2900 1. Infrastructure upgrades through cloud services.

2901 2. Software improvements.

2902 3. Enhanced data analytics and reporting.

2903 4. Increased cybersecurity pursuant to s. 282.318.

2904 (b) The department shall seek input on recommended

2905 enhancements from, at a minimum, the following entities:

2906 1. The Florida Digital Service within the Department of

2907 Management Services.

2908 2. The General Tax Administration Program Office within

2909 the Department of Revenue.

2910 3. The Division of Accounting and Auditing within the

2911 Department of Financial Services.

2912 (5) By September 1, 2025, and each year thereafter, the

2913 Department of Commerce shall submit a Reemployment Assistance

2914 Claims and Benefits Information System report to the Governor,

2915 the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of

2916 Representatives. The report must, at a minimum, include:

2917 (a) A summary of clearly defined deliverables and

2918 measurable outcomes of maintenance, enhancement, and

2919 modernization efforts over the last fiscal year.

2920 (b) A plan for the next 2 fiscal years of recommended

2921 enhancements or modernization efforts that includes projected

2922 nonrecurring project costs, clear deliverables, and timeframes

2923 for completion of each enhancement or modernization effort in

2924 priority order, and the projected recurring operations and

2925 maintenance costs after the completion of each enhancement or

2926 modernization effort.

2927 Section 93. The amendments to s. 443.1113(4) and (5),

2928 Florida Statutes, made by this act expire July 1, 2027, and the

2929 text of those subsections shall revert to that in existence on

2930 June 30, 2025, except that any amendments to such text enacted

2931 other than by this act shall be preserved and continue to

2932 operate to the extent that such amendments are not dependent

2933 upon the portions of text which expire pursuant to this section.

2934 Section 94. In order to implement Specific Appropriation

2935 2359 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, subsections

2936 (1) and (9) of section 445.08, Florida Statutes, are amended,

2937 and subsections (2) and (4) are reenacted, to read:

2938 445.08 Florida Law Enforcement Recruitment Bonus Payment

2939 Program.—

2940 (1) For the purposes of this section, the term:

2941 (a) "Commission" means the Criminal Justice Standards and

2942 Training Commission within the Department of Law Enforcement.

2943 (b) "Employing agency" means a state law enforcement

2944 agency ~~has the same meaning as provided in s. 943.10(4).~~

2945 (c) "Law enforcement officer" has the same meaning as

2946 provided in s. 943.10(1).

2947 (d) "Newly employed officer" means a person who is a

2948 Florida resident and who gains or is appointed to full-time

2949 employment as a certified law enforcement officer with a Florida

2950 criminal justice employing agency on or after July 1, 2022, and

2951 who has never before been employed as a law enforcement officer

2952 in this state.

2953 (e) "Program" means the Florida Law Enforcement

2954 Recruitment Bonus Payment Program.

2955 (2)(a) There is created within the department the Florida

2956 Law Enforcement Recruitment Bonus Payment Program to aid in the

2957 recruitment of law enforcement officers within the state. The

2958 purpose of the program is to administer one-time bonus payments

2959 of up to $5,000 to each newly employed officer within the state.

2960 (b) Bonus payments provided to eligible newly employed

2961 officers are contingent upon legislative appropriations and

2962 shall be prorated subject to the amount appropriated for the

2963 program.

2964 (4) The department shall develop an annual plan for the

2965 administration of the program and distribution of bonus

2966 payments. Applicable employing agencies shall assist the

2967 department with the collection of any data necessary to

2968 determine bonus payment amounts and to distribute the bonus

2969 payments, and shall otherwise provide the department with any

2970 information or assistance needed to fulfill the requirements of

2971 this section. At a minimum, the plan must include:

2972 (a) The method for determining the estimated number of

2973 newly employed officers to gain or be appointed to full-time

2974 employment during the applicable fiscal year.

2975 (b) The minimum eligibility requirements a newly employed

2976 officer must meet to receive and retain a bonus payment, which

2977 must include:

2978 1. Obtaining certification for employment or appointment

2979 as a law enforcement officer pursuant to s. 943.1395.

2980 2. Gaining full-time employment with a Florida criminal

2981 justice agency.

2982 3. Maintaining full-time employment as a law enforcement

2983 officer with a Florida criminal justice agency for at least 2

2984 years from the date on which the officer obtained certification.

2985 The required 2-year employment period may be satisfied by

2986 maintaining full-time employment at one or more employing

2987 agencies, but such period must not contain any break in service

2988 longer than 180 calendar days.

2989 (c) The standards by which the department will determine

2990 under what circumstances a break in service is acceptable. A law

2991 enforcement officer must provide documentation to the department

2992 justifying a break in service. For purposes of this section, the

2993 term "break in service" means a period of time during which the

2994 person is employed with a Florida criminal justice agency but is

2995 not employed as a full-time law enforcement officer or a period

2996 of time during which the person is in between employment as a

2997 full-time law enforcement officer for no longer than 15 days.

2998 The time period for any break in service does not count toward

2999 satisfying the 2-year full-time employment requirement of this

3000 section.

3001 (d) The method that will be used to determine the bonus

3002 payment amount to be distributed to each newly employed officer.

3003 (e) The method that will be used to distribute bonus

3004 payments to applicable employing agencies for distribution to

3005 eligible officers. Such method should prioritize distributing

3006 bonus payments to eligible officers in the most efficient and

3007 quickest manner possible.

3008 (f) The estimated cost to the department associated with

3009 developing and administering the program and distributing bonus

3010 payment funds.

3011 (g) The method by which an officer must reimburse the

3012 state if he or she received a bonus payment under the program,

3013 but failed to maintain continuous employment for the required 2-

3014 year period. Reimbursement shall not be required if an officer

3015 is discharged by his or her employing agency for a reason other

3016 than misconduct as designated on the affidavit of separation

3017 completed by the employing agency and maintained by the

3018 commission.

3020 The department may establish other criteria deemed necessary to

3021 determine bonus payment eligibility and distribution.

3022 (9) This section expires July 1, 2027 ~~2026.~~

3023 Section 95. (1) In order to implement section 8 of the

3024 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, beginning July 1, 2025,

3025 and on the first day of each month thereafter, the Department of

3026 Management Services shall assess an administrative health

3027 insurance assessment on each state agency equal to the

3028 employer's cost of individual employee health care coverage for

3029 each vacant position within such agency eligible for coverage

3030 through the Division of State Group Insurance. As used in this

3031 section, the term "state agency" means an agency within the

3032 State Personnel System, the Department of the Lottery, the

3033 Justice Administrative Commission and all entities

3034 administratively housed in the Justice Administrative

3035 Commission, and the state courts system.

3036 (2) Each state agency shall remit the assessed

3037 administrative health insurance assessment under subsection (1)

3038 to the State Employees Health Insurance Trust Fund, for the

3039 State Group Insurance Program, as provided in ss. 110.123 and

3040 110.1239, Florida Statutes, from currently allocated monies for

3041 salaries and benefits within 30 days after receipt of the

3042 assessment from the Department of Management Services. Should

3043 any state agency become more than 60 days delinquent in payment

3044 of this obligation, the Department of Management Services shall

3045 certify to the Chief Financial Officer the amount due and the

3046 Chief Financial Officer shall transfer the amount due to the

3047 Department of Management Services.

3048 (3) The administrative health insurance assessment shall

3049 apply to all vacant positions funded with state funds whether

3050 fully or partially funded with state funds. Vacant positions

3051 partially funded with state funds shall pay a percentage of the

3052 assessment imposed in subsection (1) equal to the percentage

3053 share of state funds provided for such vacant positions. No

3054 assessment shall apply to vacant positions fully funded with

3055 federal funds. Each state agency shall provide the Department of

3056 Management Services with a complete list of position numbers

3057 that are funded, or partially funded, with federal funding, and

3058 include the percentage of federal funding for each position no

3059 later than July 31, 2025, and shall update the list on the last

3060 day of each month thereafter. For federally funded vacant

3061 positions, or partially funded vacant positions, each state

3062 agency shall immediately take steps to include the

3063 administrative health insurance assessment in its indirect cost

3064 plan for the 2026-2027 fiscal year and each fiscal year

3065 thereafter. A state agency shall notify the Department of

3066 Management Services, the Executive Office of the Governor, the

3067 chair of the Senate Committee on Appropriations and the chair of

3068 the House of Representatives Budget Committee upon approval of

3069 the updated indirect cost plan. If the state agency is not able

3070 to obtain approval from its federal awarding agency, the state

3071 agency must notify the Department of Management Services, the

3072 Executive Office of the Governor, and the appropriation and

3073 budget chairs no later than January 15, 2027.

3074 (4) Pursuant to the notice, review, and objection

3075 procedures of s. 216.177, Florida Statutes, the Executive Office

3076 of the Governor may transfer budget authority appropriated in

3077 the Salaries and Benefits appropriation category between

3078 agencies in order to align the appropriations granted with the

3079 assessments that must be paid by each agency to the Department

3080 of Management Services for the administrative health insurance

3081 assessment.

3082 (5) This section expires July 1, 2027.

3083 Section 96. In order to implement Specific Appropriations

3084 2852 and 2853 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and

3085 notwithstanding s. 11.13(1), Florida Statutes, the authorized

3086 salaries for members of the Legislature for the 2026-2027 fiscal

3087 year shall be set at the same level in effect on July 1, 2010.

3088 This section expires July 1, 2027.

3089 Section 97. In order to implement the transfer of funds from the General Revenue Fund from trust funds for the 2026-2027

3091 General Appropriations Act, and notwithstanding the expiration

3092 date in section 111 of chapter 2025-199, Laws of Florida,

3093 paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 215.32, Florida

3094 Statutes, is reenacted to read:

3095 215.32 State funds; segregation.—

3096 (2) The source and use of each of these funds shall be as

3097 follows:

3098 (b)1. The trust funds shall consist of moneys received by

3099 the state which under law or under trust agreement are

3100 segregated for a purpose authorized by law. The state agency or

3101 branch of state government receiving or collecting such moneys

3102 is responsible for their proper expenditure as provided by law.

3103 Upon the request of the state agency or branch of state

3104 government responsible for the administration of the trust fund,

3105 the Chief Financial Officer may establish accounts within the

3106 trust fund at a level considered necessary for proper

3107 accountability. Once an account is established, the Chief

3108 Financial Officer may authorize payment from that account only

3109 upon determining that there is sufficient cash and releases at

3110 the level of the account.

3111 2. In addition to other trust funds created by law, to the

3112 extent possible, each agency shall use the following trust funds

3113 as described in this subparagraph for day-to-day operations:

3114 a. Operations or operating trust fund, for use as a

3115 depository for funds to be used for program operations funded by

3116 program revenues, with the exception of administrative

3117 activities when the operations or operating trust fund is a

3118 proprietary fund.

3119 b. Operations and maintenance trust fund, for use as a

3120 depository for client services funded by third-party payors.

3121 c. Administrative trust fund, for use as a depository for

3122 funds to be used for management activities that are departmental

3123 in nature and funded by indirect cost earnings and assessments

3124 against trust funds. Proprietary funds are excluded from the

3125 requirement of using an administrative trust fund.

3126 d. Grants and donations trust fund, for use as a

3127 depository for funds to be used for allowable grant or donor

3128 agreement activities funded by restricted contractual revenue

3129 from private and public nonfederal sources.

3130 e. Agency working capital trust fund, for use as a

3131 depository for funds to be used pursuant to s. 216.272.

3132 f. Clearing funds trust fund, for use as a depository for

3133 funds to account for collections pending distribution to lawful

3134 recipients.

3135 g. Federal grant trust fund, for use as a depository for

3136 funds to be used for allowable grant activities funded by

3137 restricted program revenues from federal sources.

3139 To the extent possible, each agency must adjust its internal

3140 accounting to use existing trust funds consistent with the

3141 requirements of this subparagraph. If an agency does not have

3142 trust funds listed in this subparagraph and cannot make such

3143 adjustment, the agency must recommend the creation of the

3144 necessary trust funds to the Legislature no later than the next

3145 scheduled review of the agency's trust funds pursuant to s.

3146 215.3206.

3147 3. All such moneys are hereby appropriated to be expended

3148 in accordance with the law or trust agreement under which they

3149 were received, subject always to the provisions of chapter 216

3150 relating to the appropriation of funds and to the applicable

3151 laws relating to the deposit or expenditure of moneys in the

3152 State Treasury.

3153 4.a. Notwithstanding any provision of law restricting the

3154 use of trust funds to specific purposes, unappropriated cash

3155 balances from selected trust funds may be authorized by the

3156 Legislature for transfer to the Budget Stabilization Fund and

3157 General Revenue Fund in the General Appropriations Act.

3158 b. This subparagraph does not apply to trust funds

3159 required by federal programs or mandates; trust funds

3160 established for bond covenants, indentures, or resolutions whose

3161 revenues are legally pledged by the state or public body to meet

3162 debt service or other financial requirements of any debt

3163 obligations of the state or any public body; the Division of

3164 Licensing Trust Fund in the Department of Agriculture and

3165 Consumer Services; the State Transportation Trust Fund; the

3166 trust fund containing the net annual proceeds from the Florida

3167 Education Lotteries; the Florida Retirement System Trust Fund;

3168 trust funds under the management of the State Board of Education

3169 or the Board of Governors of the State University System, where

3170 such trust funds are for auxiliary enterprises, self-insurance,

3171 and contracts, grants, and donations, as those terms are defined

3172 by general law; trust funds that serve as clearing funds or

3173 accounts for the Chief Financial Officer or state agencies;

3174 trust funds that account for assets held by the state in a

3175 trustee capacity as an agent or fiduciary for individuals,

3176 private organizations, or other governmental units; and other

3177 trust funds authorized by the State Constitution.

3178 Section 98. The text of s. 215.32(2)(b), Florida Statutes,

3179 as carried forward from chapter 2011-47, Laws of Florida, by

3180 this act, expires July 1, 2027, and the text of that paragraph

3181 shall revert to that in existence on June 30, 2011, except that

3182 any amendments to such text enacted other than by this act shall

3183 be preserved and continue to operate to the extent that such

3184 amendments are not dependent upon the portions of text which

3185 expire pursuant to this section.

3186 Section 99. In order to implement the appropriations

3187 authorized in the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act for state

3188 employee travel and notwithstanding s. 112.061(6), Florida

3189 Statutes, rates of per diem and subsistence allowances shall be

3190 established by each state agency or the judicial branch. The

3191 rates may not exceed the rates established by the United States

3192 General Services Administration for per diem reimbursement

3193 rates. This section expires July 1, 2027.

3194 Section 100. In order to implement the appropriations

3195 authorized in the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act for state

3196 employee travel and notwithstanding s. 112.061(7)(d)1.a.,

3197 Florida Statutes, the mileage allowance for travel by privately

3198 owned vehicles for official travel shall be established by each

3199 state agency or the judicial branch. The mileage allowance may

3200 not exceed the standard mileage rates established by the

3201 Internal Revenue Service. This section expires July 1, 2027.

3202 Section 101. In order to implement appropriations in the

3203 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act for state employee travel,

3204 the funds appropriated to each state agency which may be used

3205 for travel by state employees are limited during the 2026-2027

3206 fiscal year to travel for activities that are critical to each

3207 state agency's mission. Funds may not be used for travel by

3208 state employees to foreign countries, other states, conferences,

3209 staff training activities, or other administrative functions

3210 unless the agency head has approved, in writing, that such

3211 activities are critical to the agency's mission. The agency head

3212 shall consider using teleconferencing and other forms of

3213 electronic communication to meet the needs of the proposed

3214 activity before approving mission-critical travel. If

3215 international travel is approved, the agency must provide a

3216 quarterly report to the Speaker of the House of Representatives

3217 and the President of the Senate that provides the justification

3218 for such travel along with a breakdown of the associated costs.

3219 This section does not apply to travel for law enforcement

3220 purposes, military purposes, emergency management activities, or

3221 public health activities. This section expires July 1, 2027.

3222 Section 102. In order to implement the appropriations and

3223 reappropriations authorized in the 2026-2027 General

3224 Appropriations Act, paragraph (d) of subsection (11) of section

3225 216.181, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

3226 216.181 Approved budgets for operations and fixed capital

3227 outlay.—

3228 (11)

3229 (d) Notwithstanding paragraph (b) and paragraph (2)(b),

3230 and for the 2026-2027 ~~2025-2026~~ fiscal year only, the

3231 Legislative Budget Commission may approve budget amendments for

3232 new fixed capital outlay projects or increase the amounts

3233 appropriated to state agencies for fixed capital outlay

3234 projects. This paragraph expires July 1, 2027 ~~2026.~~

3236 The provisions of this subsection are subject to the notice and

3237 objection procedures set forth in s. 216.177.

3238 Section 103. In order to implement the salaries and

3239 benefits, expenses, other personal services, contracted services, special categories, and operating capital outlay

3241 categories of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act,

3242 paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 216.292, Florida

3243 Statutes, is amended to read:

3244 216.292 Appropriations nontransferable; exceptions.—

3245 (2) The following transfers are authorized to be made by

3246 the head of each department or the Chief Justice of the Supreme

3247 Court whenever it is deemed necessary by reason of changed

3248 conditions:

3249 (a) The transfer of appropriations funded from identical

3250 funding sources, except appropriations for fixed capital outlay,

3251 and the transfer of amounts included within the total original

3252 approved budget and plans of releases of appropriations as

3253 furnished pursuant to ss. 216.181 and 216.192, as follows:

3254 1. Between categories of appropriations within a budget

3255 entity, if no category of appropriation is increased or

3256 decreased by more than 5 percent of the original approved budget

3257 or $250,000, whichever is greater, by all action taken under

3258 this subsection.

3259 2. Between budget entities within identical categories of

3260 appropriations, if no category of appropriation is increased or

3261 decreased by more than 5 percent of the original approved budget

3262 or $250,000, whichever is greater, by all action taken under

3263 this subsection.

3264 3. Any agency exceeding salary rate established pursuant

3265 to s. 216.181(8) on June 30th of any fiscal year shall not be

3266 authorized to make transfers pursuant to subparagraphs 1. and 2.

3267 in the subsequent fiscal year.

3268 4. Notice of proposed transfers under subparagraphs 1. and

3269 2. shall be provided to the Executive Office of the Governor and

3270 the chairs of the legislative appropriations committees at least

3271 3 days prior to agency implementation in order to provide an

3272 opportunity for review. The review shall be limited to ensuring

3273 that the transfer is in compliance with the requirements of this

3274 paragraph.

3275 5. For the 2026-2027 ~~2025-2026~~ fiscal year, the review

3276 shall ensure that transfers proposed pursuant to this paragraph

3277 comply with this chapter, maximize the use of available and

3278 appropriate trust funds, and are not contrary to legislative

3279 policy and intent. This subparagraph expires July 1, 2027 ~~2026.~~ Section 104. In order to implement appropriations for

3281 state agencies in the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act,

3282 section 11.52, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

3283 11.52 Implementation of enacted legislation.—Each state

3284 agency shall provide the Legislature and the Executive Office of

3285 the Governor with information about the status of implementation

3286 of recently enacted legislation. The implementation status must

3287 be provided 90 days following the effective date of the

3288 legislation and updated each August 1 thereafter until all

3289 provisions of the legislation have been fully implemented. The

3290 implementation status report must include, at a minimum, for

3291 each enacted legislation, the actions or steps taken to

3292 implement the legislation and planned actions or steps for

3293 implementation, such as any rules proposed for implementation,

3294 any procurements required, any contract executed to assist the

3295 agency in the implementation, any contracts executed to

3296 implement or administer the legislation, programs started,

3297 offices established, or other organization administrative

3298 changes made including personnel changes, or federal waivers

3299 requested; any expenditures made directly related to the

3300 implementation; and any impediments or delays in implementation,

3301 including, but not limited to, challenges of administrative

3302 rules. No later than 14 days prior to the next regular

3303 legislative session, the state agency shall provide an update of

3304 any changes to the implementation status, notify the Legislature

3305 of any protests of rulemaking or other communications regarding

3306 the implementation of the legislation and the status of any

3307 litigation related to the legislation, and identify any policy

3308 issues that need to be resolved by the Legislature to ensure

3309 timely and effective implementation of the legislation. This

3310 section expires July 1, 2027 ~~2026.~~

3311 Section 105. In order to implement appropriations for

3312 state agencies and the judicial branch in the 2026-2027 General

3313 Appropriations Act, subsection (7) of section 216.013, Florida

3314 Statutes, is amended to read:

3315 216.013 Long-range program plan.—State agencies and the

3316 judicial branch shall develop long-range program plans to

3317 achieve state goals using an interagency planning process that

3318 includes the development of integrated agency program service

3319 outcomes. The plans shall be policy based, priority driven,

3320 accountable, and developed through careful examination and

3321 justification of all agency and judicial branch programs.

3322 (7) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, each

3323 state executive agency and the judicial branch are not required

3324 to develop or post a long-range program plan by September 30,

3325 2026 ~~2025,~~ for the 2027-2028 ~~2026-2027~~ fiscal year, except in

3326 circumstances outlined in any updated written instructions

3327 prepared by the Executive Office of the Governor in consultation

3328 with the chairs of the legislative appropriations committees.

3329 This subsection expires July 1, 2027 ~~2026.~~ Section 106. In order to implement appropriations for

3331 state agencies and the judicial branch in the 2026-2027 General

3332 Appropriations Act, subsection (7) of section 216.023, Florida

3333 Statutes, is amended to read:

3334 216.023 Legislative budget requests to be furnished to

3335 Legislature by agencies.—

3336 (7) As part of the legislative budget request, each state

3337 agency and the judicial branch shall include an inventory of all

3338 ongoing technology-related projects that have a cumulative

3339 estimated or realized cost of more than $1 million. The

3340 inventory must, at a minimum, contain all of the following

3341 information:

3342 (a) The name of the technology system.

3343 (b) A brief description of the purpose and function of the

3344 system.

3345 (c) A brief description of the goals of the project.

3346 (d) The initiation date of the project.

3347 (e) The key performance indicators for the project.

3348 (f) Any other metrics for the project evaluating the

3349 health and status of the project.

3350 (g) The original and current baseline estimated end dates

3351 of the project.

3352 (h) The original and current estimated costs of the

3353 project.

3354 (i) Total funds appropriated or allocated to the project

3355 and the current realized cost for the project by fiscal year.

3357 For purposes of this subsection, an ongoing technology-related

3358 project is one which has been funded or has had or is expected

3359 to have expenditures in more than one fiscal year. An ongoing

3360 technology-related project does not include the continuance of

3361 existing hardware and software maintenance agreements, the

3362 renewal of existing software licensing agreements, or the

3363 replacement of desktop units with new technology that is

3364 substantially similar to the technology being replaced. This

3365 subsection expires July 1, 2027 ~~2026.~~

3366 Section 107. In order to implement appropriations in the

3367 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, the use of state funds

3368 must be consistent with the following principles of individual

3369 freedom:

3370 (1) No person is inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive,

3371 whether consciously or unconsciously, solely by virtue of his or

3372 her race or sex.

3373 (2) No race is inherently superior to another race.

3374 (3) No person should be discriminated against or receive

3375 adverse treatment solely or partly on the basis of race, color,

3376 national origin, religion, disability, or sex.

3377 (4) Meritocracy or traits such as a hard work ethic are

3378 not racist but fundamental to the right to pursue happiness and

3379 be rewarded for industry.

3380 (5) A person, by virtue of his or her race or sex, does

3381 not bear responsibility for actions committed in the past by

3382 other members of the same race or sex.

3383 (6) A person should not be instructed that he or she must

3384 feel guilt, anguish, or other forms of psychological distress

3385 for actions, in which he or she played no part, committed in the

3386 past by other members of the same race or sex.

3388 This section expires July 1, 2027.

3389 Section 108. In order to implement appropriations for

3390 state agencies in the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, a

3391 state agency may not use state funds to contract with an

3392 advertising agency or other contractor who acts as or uses the

3393 services of media reliability and bias monitors. The term "media

3394 reliability and bias monitor" means any contractor whose primary

3395 or principal function is to rate or rank news and information

3396 services for the factual accuracy of their content, whether the

3397 content is published online, in print, by audio, or digitally,

3398 or by broadcasting via radio, television, cable, streaming

3399 service, or any other way news is delivered to the public; or to

3400 provide ratings or a subjective evaluation of news and

3401 information services regarding misinformation, bias, adherence

3402 to journalistic standards, or ethics. The term includes, but is

3403 not limited to, organizations that engage in fact checking. The

3404 term does not include any contractor that rates media outlets

3405 for audience size, viewership, and demographic information; or

3406 that monitors media outlets for the purpose of compiling press

3407 or video clippings or aggregating news sources for the purpose

3408 of public relations and public awareness. This section expires

3409 July 1, 2027.

3410 Section 109. In order to implement Specific Appropriations

3411 2601 through 2615 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act,

3412 paragraph (d) of subsection (12) of section 440.13, Florida

3413 Statutes, is amended to read:

3414 440.13 Medical services and supplies; penalty for

3415 violations; limitations.—

3416 (12) CREATION OF THREE-MEMBER PANEL; GUIDES OF MAXIMUM

3417 REIMBURSEMENT ALLOWANCES.—

3418 (d)1. Outpatient reimbursement for scheduled surgeries

3419 shall be 60 percent of charges.

3420 2. Reimbursement for emergency services and care as

3421 defined in s. 395.002 which have not been assigned a maximum

3422 reimbursement allowance must be 250 percent of Medicare, unless

3423 there is a contract, in which case the contract governs

3424 reimbursement. Upon this subparagraph taking effect, the

3425 department shall engage with an actuarial services firm to begin

3426 development of maximum reimbursement allowances for services

3427 subject to the reimbursement provisions of this subparagraph.

3428 Until the three-member panel adopts a schedule of maximum

3429 reimbursement allowances, reimbursement for emergency services

3430 and care that have not been assigned a maximum reimbursement

3431 allowance and for which there is no Medicare billing code must

3432 be 75 percent of usual and customary charges, unless there is a

3433 contract, in which case the contract governs reimbursement. This

3434 subparagraph expires June 30, 2027 ~~2026.~~

3436 The department, as requested, shall provide data to the panel,

3437 including, but not limited to, utilization trends in the

3438 workers' compensation health care delivery system. The

3439 department shall provide the panel with an annual report

3440 regarding the resolution of medical reimbursement disputes and

3441 any actions pursuant to subsection (8). The department shall

3442 provide administrative support and service to the panel to the

3443 extent requested by the panel. The department may adopt rules

3444 pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement this

3445 subsection. For prescription medication purchased under the

3446 requirements of this subsection, a dispensing practitioner shall

3447 not possess such medication unless payment has been made by the

3448 practitioner, the practitioner's professional practice, or the

3449 practitioner's practice management company or employer to the

3450 supplying manufacturer, wholesaler, distributor, or drug

3451 repackager within 60 days of the dispensing practitioner taking

3452 possession of that medication.

3453 Section 110. The amendment to s. 440.13(12)(d), Florida

3454 Statutes, made by this act expires July 1, 2027, and the text of

3455 that paragraph shall revert to that in existence on June 30,

3456 2025, except that any amendments to such text enacted other than

3457 by this act shall be preserved and continue to operate to the

3458 extent that such amendments are not dependent upon the portions

3459 of text which expire pursuant to this section.

3460 Section 111. In order to implement Specific Appropriations

3461 1512 through 1517 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act,

3462 and notwithstanding the expiration date in section 127 of

3463 chapter 2025-199, Laws of Florida, paragraph (b) of subsection

3464 (2) of section 373.0421, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:

3465 373.0421 Establishment and implementation of minimum flows

3466 and minimum water levels.—

3467 (2) If, at the time a minimum flow or minimum water level

3468 is initially established for a water body pursuant to s. 373.042

3469 or is revised, the existing flow or water level in the water

3470 body is below, or is projected to fall within 20 years below,

3471 the applicable minimum flow or minimum water level, the

3472 department or governing board, as part of the regional water

3473 supply plan described in s. 373.709, shall concurrently adopt or

3474 modify and implement a recovery or prevention strategy. If a

3475 minimum flow or minimum water level has been established for a

3476 water body pursuant to s. 373.042, and the existing flow or

3477 water level in the water body falls below, or is projected to

3478 fall within 20 years below, the applicable minimum flow or

3479 minimum water level, the department or governing board shall

3480 expeditiously adopt a recovery or prevention strategy. A

3481 recovery or prevention strategy shall include the development of

3482 additional water supplies and other actions, consistent with the

3483 authority granted by this chapter, to:

3484 (b) Prevent the existing flow or water level from falling

3485 below the established minimum flow or minimum water level.

3487 The recovery or prevention strategy must include a phased-in

3488 approach or a timetable which will allow for the provision of

3489 sufficient water supplies for all existing and projected

3490 reasonable-beneficial uses, including development of additional

3491 water supplies and implementation of conservation and other

3492 efficiency measures concurrent with and, to the maximum extent

3493 practical, to offset reductions in permitted withdrawals,

3494 consistent with this chapter. The recovery or prevention

3495 strategy may not depend solely on water shortage restrictions

3496 declared pursuant to s. 373.175 or s. 373.246. Agricultural

3497 producers who implement best management practices adopted in s.

3498 403.067(7)(c)2. shall be presumed to be in compliance with the

3499 recovery or prevention strategy.

3500 Section 112. The text of s. 373.0421(2)(b), Florida

3501 Statutes, as carried forward by this act, expires July 1, 2027,

3502 and the text of that paragraph shall revert to that in existence

3503 on June 30, 2025, except that any amendments to such text

3504 enacted other than by this act shall be preserved and continue

3505 to operate to the extent that such amendments are not dependent

3506 upon the portions of text which expire pursuant to this section.

3507 Section 113. In order to implement Specific Appropriations

3508 2923 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and

3509 notwithstanding any other law:

3510 (1) The Governor, the Cabinet officers, and the

3511 Legislature are permanent tenants of the Capitol Complex. The

3512 interior space allocated to each tenant on or after January 1,

3513 2026, may not be reduced or moved without express consent of the

3514 tenant. If additional interior space becomes vacant, the

3515 Legislature has the first right of refusal for use of the space.

3516 (2)(a) Before the Department of Management Services may

3517 plan for or schedule any project in the Capitol Center that

3518 impacts space occupied by a permanent tenant of the Capitol

3519 Complex other than the Governor, the Department of Management

3520 Services must coordinate with the tenant and receive the

3521 tenant's approval on the scope, design, and timeline of the

3522 project. For purposes of space in which the Legislature is the

3523 tenant, the Department of Management Services must coordinate

3524 with and receive approval from the President of the Senate for

3525 space allocated to the Senate, the Speaker of the House of

3526 Representatives for space allocated to the House of

3527 Representatives, or both the President and the Speaker for space

3528 allocated jointly to both chambers. For any project that impacts

3529 space in which the Legislature is the tenant, the Department of

3530 Management Services must consider the schedule and time

3531 constraints of the Legislature, as well as the Legislature's

3532 needs.

3533 (b) The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the

3534 House of Representatives may design, redesign, renovate, or

3535 upgrade any space allocated to their respective chambers in

3536 which the Senate or the House of Representatives is the tenant

3537 without approval by the Department of Management Services.

3538 (c) The Department of Management Services must consult

3539 with and receive approval from the President of the Senate for

3540 space allocated to the Senate, the Speaker of the House of

3541 Representatives for space allocated to the House of

3542 Representatives, or both the President and the Speaker for space

3543 allocated jointly to both chambers before including in the

3544 report required under s. 272.09(3), Florida Statutes, any

3545 project that impacts any space in the Capitol Complex in which

3546 the Legislature is the tenant.

3547 (3) In carrying out the provisions of the Capitol Center

3548 long-range planning specified in s. 272.121, Florida Statutes,

3549 the Department of Management Services must solicit feedback from

3550 all permanent tenants of the Capitol Center, including the

3551 Governor, the Chief Financial Officer, the Attorney General, the

3552 Commissioner of Agriculture, the President of the Senate, and

3553 the Speaker of the House of Representatives.

3554 (4) The parking spaces within the Capitol Center area

3555 allocated to the Legislature on January 1, 2026, may not be

3556 reduced or reassigned without the express consent of the

3557 Legislature. If additional parking spaces become available for

3558 assignment, the Legislature has the first right of refusal for

3559 the use of the parking spaces.

3560 (5) This section expires July 1, 2027.

3561 Section 114. Any section of this act which implements a

3562 specific appropriation or specifically identified proviso

3563 language in the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act is void if

3564 the specific appropriation or specifically identified proviso

3565 language is vetoed. Any section of this act which implements

3566 more than one specific appropriation or more than one portion of

3567 specifically identified proviso language in the 2026-2027

3568 General Appropriations Act is void if all the specific

3569 appropriations or portions of specifically identified proviso

3570 language are vetoed.

3571 Section 115. If any other act passed during the 2026

3572 Regular Session of the Legislature contains a provision that is

3573 substantively the same as a provision in this act, but that

3574 removes or is otherwise not subject to the future repeal applied

3575 to such provision by this act, the Legislature intends that the

3576 provision in the other act takes precedence and continues to

3577 operate, notwithstanding the future repeal provided by this act.

3578 Section 116. If any provision of this act or its

3579 application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the

3580 invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of

3581 the act which can be given effect without the invalid provision

3582 or application, and to this end the provisions of this act are

3583 severable.

3584 Section 117. Except as otherwise expressly provided in

3585 this act and except for this section, which shall take effect

3586 upon this act becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1,

3587 2026, or, if this act fails to become a law until after that

3588 date, it shall take effect upon becoming a law and shall operate

3589 retroactively to July 1, 2026.