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    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 specified Florida Education Finance
    7  Program calculations; revising the purpose of the
    8  Educational Enrollment Stabilization Program;
    9  providing calculations to determine specified funding;
10  authorizing recalculation in specified circumstances;
11  requiring the Legislature to maintain specified
12  funding; providing for the future expiration and
13  reversion of specified statutory text; providing a
14  specified value for certain students who earn a CAPE
15  Digital Tool certificate; providing an expiration
16  date; requiring the Department of Education to seek
17  information in a specified manner concerning the
18  provision of a certain platform; providing
19  requirements for such platform; requiring the
20  submission of a report to specified parties by a
21  certain date; providing an expiration date; requiring
22  certain entities to provide salary increases in a
23  specified manner; providing an expiration date;
24  amending s. 1001.451, F.S.; revising the amount of
25  funds provided for a specified incentive grant;
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26  providing for the future expiration and reversion of
27  specified statutory text; reenacting and amending s.
28  1011.45, F.S.; revising the fiscal year to be used for
29  a certain carryforward spending plan; providing for
30  the future expiration and reversion of specified
31  statutory text; reenacting s. 1009.26(18), F.S.,
32  relating to fee waivers; providing for the future
33  expiration and reversion of specified statutory text;
34  reenacting s. 1004.89, F.S., relating to the Institute
35  for Freedom in the Americas; providing for the future
36  expiration and reversion of specified statutory text;
37  authorizing certain state university board of trustees
38  to accept a health care provider's procurement methods
39  and construction contracts under certain
40  circumstances; providing for future expiration;
41  authorizing specified state university boards of
42  trustees to expend and carryforward certain balances
43  for specified purposes; providing for future
44  expiration; requiring the Articulation Coordinating
45  Committee to submit approved general education courses
46  to certain entities by a specified date; requiring
47  such entities to take certain actions by a specified
48  date; providing an expiration date; amending s.
49  1011.90, F.S.; authorizing state funds to be used for
50  certain purposes; providing an expiration date;
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51  amending ss. 1001.03 and 1001.706, F.S.; revising
52  requirements for the prioritized list of public
53  education capital outlay projects; providing for the
54  future expiration and reversion of specified statutory
55  text; amending s. 1011.47, F.S.; revising the
56  definition of the term "auxiliary enterprises";
57  providing and expiration date; authorizing the Agency
58  for Health Care Administration to submit a budget
59  amendment to realign Medicaid funding for specified
60  purposes, subject to certain limitations; providing an
61  expiration date; authorizing the Agency for Health
62  Care Administration to submit a budget amendment to
63  realign funding within the Florida Kidcare program
64  appropriation categories or to increase budget
65  authority for certain purposes; specifying the time
66  period within which each budget amendment must be
67  submitted; providing an expiration date; amending s.
68  381.986, F.S.; extending for 1 year the expiration of
69  certain rules pertaining to the medical use of
70  marijuana from certain rulemaking requirements;
71  repealing rule 64ER25-6, relating to advertising and
72  marketing by medical marijuana treatment centers;
73  providing an expiration date; authorizing the Agency
74  for Health Care Administration to submit a budget
75  amendment requesting additional spending authority to
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76  implement specified programs and payments; requiring
77  institutions participating in a specified workforce
78  expansion and education program to provide quarterly
79  reports to the agency; providing an expiration date;
80  authorizing the Agency for Health Care Administration
81  to submit a budget amendment requesting additional
82  spending authority to implement certain payments and
83  specified programs; providing an expiration date;
84  requiring such amendment include specified approval;
85  authorizing the Agency for Health Care Administration
86  to submit a budget amendment requesting additional
87  spending authority to implement the Low Income Pool
88  component of the Florida Managed Medical Assistance
89  Demonstration up to a certain amount; requiring that
90  the amendment include a signed attestation and
91  acknowledgment for entities relating to the Low Income
92  Pool; providing an expiration date; authorizing the
93  Agency for Health Care Administration to submit a
94  budget amendment requesting additional spending
95  authority to implement certain payments and specified
96  programs; requiring such amendment include specified
97  approval; providing an expiration date; authorizing
98  the Agency for Health Care Administration to submit a
99  budget amendment requesting additional spending
100  authority to implement a certified expenditure program
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101  for emergency medical transportation services;
102  requiring such amendment include specified approval;
103  providing an expiration date; authorizing the Agency
104  for Health Care Administration to submit a budget
105  amendment requesting additional spending authority to
106  implement the Disproportionate Share Hospital Program;
107  providing an expiration date; authorizing the Agency
108  for Health Care Administration to submit a budget
109  amendment requesting additional spending authority to
110  implement fee-for-service inpatient and outpatient
111  supplemental payments for specialty hospitals;
112  providing an expiration date; authorizing the Agency
113  for Health Care Administration to submit budget
114  amendments to increase budget authority to support the
115  Florida School-Based Services program; providing an
116  expiration date; creating the Applied Behavior
117  Analysis Task Force within the Agency for Healthcare
118  Administration; providing the purpose, duties, and
119  composition of such task force; requiring certain
120  agencies to provide staff for specified purposes;
121  requiring meetings to be held in a specified manner by
122  certain dates; authorizing members to be reimbursed
123  for specified travel; requiring the task force to
124  provide a report to specified parties by a certain
125  date; providing an expiration date; authorizing the
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126  Department of Children and Families to submit a budget
127  amendment to realign funding within specified areas of
128  the department based on implementation of the
129  Guardianship Assistance Program; providing an
130  expiration date authorizing the Department of Children
131  and Families, the Department of Health, and the Agency
132  for Health Care Administration to submit budget
133  amendments to increase budget authority to support
134  certain refugee programs; requiring the Department of
135  Children and Families to submit quarterly reports to
136  the Executive Office of the Governor and the
137  Legislature; providing an expiration date; authorizing
138  the Department of Children and Families to submit
139  budget amendments to increase budget authority to
140  support specified federal grant programs; providing an
141  expiration date; reenacting s. 393.066(2), F.S.,
142  relating to community services and treatment;
143  providing for the future expiration and reversion of
144  specified statutory text; amending s. 394.9082, F.S.;
145  authorizing unexpended funds for certain counties to
146  be carried forward for a specified time period;
147  providing for the future expiration and reversion of
148  specified statutory text; amending s. 409.9913, F.S.;
149  requiring core funding services to be allocated as
150  provided in the General Appropriations Act; requiring
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151  the Department of Children and Families to use a
152  specified funding methodology; requiring lead agencies
153  to provide certain information to the department;
154  requiring the department to conduct specified
155  monitoring; requiring such monitoring to include
156  specified items; requiring the department to provide
157  monthly status reports beginning in a specified month;
158  requiring the department to submit a report to
159  specified parties by a certain date; providing
160  requirements for such report; providing for future
161  expiration; amending s. 409.990, F.S.; requiring
162  certain funds held by lead agencies be returned to the
163  Department of Children and Families by a specified
164  date; requiring the department to hold such funds in a
165  separate account; requiring the department to report
166  specified information to certain parties; requiring
167  such funds to be held in reserve; authorizing the
168  Department of Children and Families to submit a budget
169  amendment to request the release of funds for
170  specified purposes; providing an expiration date;
171  authorizing the Department of Health to submit a
172  budget amendment to increase budget authority for the
173  Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and
174  Children (WIC) and the Child Care Food Program if a
175  certain condition is met; providing an expiration date
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176  authorizing the Department of Health to submit a
177  budget amendment to increase budget authority for the
178  HIV/AIDS Prevention and Treatment Program if a certain
179  condition is met; providing an expiration date;
180  authorizing the Department of Health to increase
181  budget authority for the department if specific COVID-
182  19 relief funds become available; providing an
183  expiration date; requiring the Agency for Health Care
184  Administration to suspend certain development
185  activities relating to the replacement of the Florida
186  Medicaid Management Information System (FMMIS);
187  providing for future expiration; requiring the Agency
188  for Health Care Administration, in consultation with
189  the Department of Health, the Agency for Persons with
190  Disabilities, the Department of Children and Families,
191  and the Department of Corrections, to competitively
192  procure a contract with a vendor to negotiate prices
193  for certain prescribed drugs and biological products;
194  providing specifications for such contract; providing
195  an expiration date; authorizing certain skilled
196  nursing provider licenses to be issued or renewed in
197  specified circumstances; requiring such issuance or
198  renewal be for a specified period of time; allowing
199  such licenses be renewed for a longer period of time
200  in certain circumstances; authorizing the Agency for
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201  Persons with Disabilities to submit a budget amendment
202  to transfer funds between specified funding categories
203  for a certain purpose; providing an expiration date;
204  authorizing the Agency for Persons with Disabilities
205  to submit budget amendments from specified categories
206  to address certain funding shortfalls; providing an
207  expiration date; authorizing the Agency for Health
208  Care Administration and the Agency for Persons with
209  Disabilities to submit budget amendments within a
210  specified timeframe for a specified purpose; providing
211  an expiration date; authorizing the Department of
212  Veterans' Affairs to submit a budget amendment,
213  subject to Legislative Budget Commission approval,
214  requesting certain authority for certain purposes
215  relating to veterans' nursing homes; providing an
216  expiration date; amending s. 409.915, F.S.; extending
217  for 1 year the expiration of an exception for certain
218  funds used for the hospital directed payment program;
219  authorizing the Department of Veterans' Affairs to
220  submit budget amendments, subject to certain approval,
221  for the development and construction of a new State
222  Veterans' Nursing Home and Adult Day Health Care
223  Center in a specified county; providing an expiration
224  date; authorizing the Department of Elderly Affairs to
225  submit a budget amendment requesting certain authority
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226  for an Adult Care Food Program under certain
227  circumstances; amending s. 766.314, F.S.; extending
228  for 1 year the expiration of an exception that allows
229  the Florida Birth-Related Neurological Injury
230  Compensation Plan to accept certain new claims;
231  providing for contingent effect of specified
232  provisions; authorizing the Agency for Health Care
233  Administration to contract with specified
234  organizations in certain counties; providing an
235  expiration date; authorizing the Agency for Health
236  Care Administration to submit a budget amendment
237  requesting additional spending authority for specified
238  purposes; providing such budget amendment to contain
239  specified information; providing a contingency for
240  payments; requiring a specified written approval;
241  providing an expiration date; amending s. 409.908,
242  F.S.; revising specified rate setting parameters for a
243  specified reimbursement payment methodology; providing
244  for the future expiration and reversion of specified
245  statutory text; amending s. 216.262, F.S.; extending
246  for 1 fiscal year the authority of the Department of
247  Corrections to submit a budget amendment for
248  additional positions and appropriations under certain
249  circumstances; amending s. 215.18, F.S.; extending for
250  1 fiscal year the authority and related repayment
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251  requirements for temporary trust fund loans to the
252  state court system which are sufficient to meet the
253  system's appropriation; reenacting s. 27.40(1),
254  (2)(a), (3)(a), (5), (6), and (7), F.S., relating to
255  court-appointed counsel; providing for the future
256  expiration and reversion of specified statutory text;
257  reenacting and amending s. 27.5304, F.S., relating to
258  private court-appointed counsel; extending for 1
259  fiscal year limitations on compensation for
260  representation in criminal proceedings; providing for
261  the future expiration and reversion of specified
262  statutory text; amending s. 908.1033, F.S.; extending
263  for 1 fiscal year the authority of local law
264  enforcement agencies to apply to the State Board of
265  Immigration Enforcement to provide bonus payments for
266  certain certified correctional officers; providing for
267  future expiration; authorizing the Department of Legal
268  Affairs to submit a budget amendment, subject to
269  certain approval, to increase budget authority for
270  Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) assistance grants in
271  specified circumstances; providing an expiration date
272  requiring the Department of Law Enforcement to conduct
273  a study on payment scams; defining the term "payment";
274  providing requirements of such study; requiring such
275  study and recommendations be submitted to specified
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276  individuals and made available online by a certain
277  date; providing an expiration date; amending s.
278  934.50, F.S.; creating the Drone as First Responder
279  Grant Program within the Department of Law
280  Enforcement; providing requirements and purpose of
281  such program; defining the term "first responder
282  agency"; authorizing the department to adopt emergency
283  rules; authorizing such rules to be effective for a
284  specified period of time; providing for future
285  expiration; creating s. 943.0536, F.S.; requiring the
286  Department of Law Enforcement's Criminal Justice
287  Information Program to take certain actions regarding
288  immigration detainer information; requiring law
289  enforcement agencies to submit certain fingerprints in
290  a specified manner; requiring the department to create
291  specified records; defining the terms "immigration
292  detainer" and "law enforcement agency"; authorizing
293  the department to adopt certain rules; authorizing
294  specified parties to apply to the department for the
295  administrative expunction of certain records;
296  providing requirements for such application; providing
297  construction; providing for future expiration;
298  requiring the Department of Management Services, with
299  the cooperation of certain agencies, to use tenant
300  broker services to renegotiate or reprocure certain
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301  private lease agreements for office or storage space;
302  requiring the Department of Management Services to
303  provide a report to the Governor and the Legislature
304  by a specified date; providing an expiration date;
305  prohibiting an agency from transferring funds from a
306  data processing category to another category other
307  than another data processing category; providing an
308  expiration date; authorizing the Executive Office of
309  the Governor to transfer funds appropriated in certain
310  categories between departments for purposes of
311  aligning amounts paid for risk management insurance
312  and for human resources services purchased per
313  statewide contract; providing an expiration date;
314  authorizing the Department of Management Services to
315  use certain facility disposition funds from the
316  Architects Incidental Trust Fund to pay for certain
317  relocation expenses; providing for future expiration;
318  requiring the Department of Financial Services to
319  replace specified components of the Florida Accounting
320  Information Resource Subsystem (FLAIR) and the Cash
321  Management Subsystem (CMS) with a specified integrated
322  enterprise system; prohibiting the Department of
323  Financial Services from including certain components
324  in the replacement of FLAIR and CMS; providing
325  requirements for the Department of Financial services
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326  related to replacing FLAIR and CMS; providing for the
327  composition of an executive steering committee to
328  oversee FLAIR and CMS replacement; providing
329  requirements for the executive steering committee
330  chair; providing duties and responsibilities of the
331  executive steering committee; providing an expiration
332  date; reenacting s. 282.709(3), F.S., relating to the
333  state agency law enforcement radio system and
334  interoperability network; providing for future
335  expiration and reversion of specified statutory text;
336  authorizing state agencies and other eligible users of
337  the Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System to use the
338  Department of Management Services contract to purchase
339  equipment and services; providing for future
340  expiration; requiring that a specified transaction fee
341  percentage for use of the online procurement system be
342  collected for a specified fiscal year; providing an
343  expiration date; amending s. 24.105, F.S.; specifying
344  requirements for the adoption of rules of the
345  Department of the Lottery, excluding certain rules for
346  1 fiscal year regarding the commission for lottery
347  ticket sales; limiting additional retailer
348  compensation in a specified manner; providing for the
349  future expiration and reversion of specified statutory
350  text; amending s. 627.351, F.S.; extending for 1 year
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351  the authority of Citizens Property Insurance
352  Corporation to contract with a the Division of
353  Administrative Hearings to resolve certain disputes;
354  providing for future expiration; amending s. 112.215,
355  F.S.; authorizing a deferred compensation plan to
356  offer a specified contribution program; providing for
357  future expiration; amending s. 110.116, F.S.;
358  providing legislative findings; directing the
359  Department of Management Services to take specified
360  actions relating to certain systems; requiring the
361  department to submit certain estimates to specified
362  persons by a specified date; removing provisions
363  relating to specified contracted services; providing
364  for future expiration; amending s. 215.5586, F.S.;
365  providing definitions; revising eligibility
366  requirements for hurricane mitigation inspections;
367  revising scope of such inspections; revising the
368  requirements for a hurricane mitigation grant;
369  revising how such grants may be used; revising
370  application priority; revising requirements for
371  certification of certain information; revising
372  procedures for abandoned applications; providing for
373  the future expiration and reversion of specified
374  statutory text; providing that certain funds
375  appropriated to the Department of Financial Services
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376  may be carried forward through a specified fiscal
377  year; providing for future expiration; authorizing the
378  Executive Office of the Governor to transfer funds
379  between departments to align the budget authority
380  granted based on the estimated costs for data
381  processing services for a specified fiscal year;
382  providing an expiration date; limiting the auxiliary
383  assessments that may be charged to state agencies
384  related to contract management services provided to
385  the Northwest Regional Data Center; providing an
386  expiration date; amending s. 284.51, F.S.; extending
387  for 1 year the electroencephalogram combined
388  Transactional Magnetic Stimulation (eTMS) treatment
389  pilot program; requiring the Department of Financial
390  Services to continue the eTMS pilot program for
391  veterans and first responders; specifying that funds
392  paid by the department do not constitute financial
393  assistance; requiring the department to amend existing
394  contracts to specify certain information; providing
395  for future expiration; amending s. 717.123, F.S.;
396  requiring the Department of Financial Services
397  segregate a certain amount in a separate account to be
398  used for a specified purpose; authorizing the
399  department to retain certain funds for specified
400  fiscal years; providing for future expiration;
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401  requiring the Department of Revenue to include
402  specified taxes in a certain distribution; requiring
403  the department to deduct certain refunds and
404  administrative costs; providing for future expiration;
405  authorizing procedures for the transition from the
406  FLAIR system to the PALM system; providing for future
407  expiration; authorizing the Department of Agriculture
408  and Consumer Services to submit budget amendments to
409  increase budget authority for the National School
410  Lunch Program; providing for future expiration;
411  amending s. 215.18, F.S.; extending for 1 fiscal year
412  certain authority to transfer funds from certain trust
413  funds in the State Treasury to other trust funds in
414  certain circumstances; requiring the Department of
415  Environmental Protection to transfer designated
416  proportions of the revenues deposited in the Land
417  Acquisition Trust Fund within the department to land
418  acquisition trust funds in the Department of
419  Agriculture and Consumer Services, the Department of
420  State, and the Fish and Wildlife Conservation
421  Commission according to specified parameters and
422  calculations; defining the term "department";
423  requiring the Department of Environmental Protection
424  to make transfers to land acquisition trust funds
425  monthly; specifying the method of determining transfer
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426  amounts; authorizing the Department of Environmental
427  Protection to advance funds from its land acquisition
428  trust fund to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation
429  Commission's land acquisition trust fund for specified
430  purposes; providing for future expiration; amending s.
431  376.91, F.S.; extending for 1 year the date by which
432  the Department of Environmental Protection shall adopt
433  statewide cleanup target levels for PFAS under certain
434  circumstances; amending ss. 376.3071 and 376.3072,
435  F.S.; extending for 1 year the prohibition of certain
436  deductibles, copays, and monetary caps; providing for
437  future expiration; reenacting s. 376.3071(15)(g),
438  F.S., relating to the Inland Protection Trust Fund;
439  providing for the future expiration and reversion of
440  specified statutory text; requiring the Department of
441  Citrus to enter into certain agreements for the
442  purpose of increase the production of specified citrus
443  trees; providing requirements for such agreements;
444  providing for future expiration; reenacting s.
445  380.5105, F.S., relating to the Stan Mayfield Working
446  Waterfronts; providing for the future expiration and
447  reversion of specified statutory text; authorizing the
448  Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to use
449  certain funds for a specified purpose; providing for
450  future expiration; amending s. 403.0673, F.S.;
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451  extending for 1 fiscal year the requirement that funds
452  appropriated for the water quality improvement grant
453  program be used in a specified manner; amending s.
454  375.041, F.S.; extending for 1 fiscal year a
455  requirement that funds be appropriated as provided in
456  the General Appropriations Act; authorizing the
457  Department of Citrus to lease a facility that meets
458  certain requirements and to administer a program for
459  specified purposes; providing for future expiration;
460  prohibiting certain entities from adopting or
461  enforcing certain ordinances relating to battery
462  recycling and disposal until a specified study has
463  been produced; providing for future expiration;
464  amending s. 288.80125, F.S.; extending for 1 fiscal
465  year a requirement that the use of funds in the
466  Triumph Gulf Coast Trust Fund be related to Hurricane
467  Michael recovery; amending s. 339.135, F.S.; extending
468  for 1 year the expiration of a specified program;
469  authorizing the Department of Transportation to
470  realign or increase certain budget authority and to
471  requires additional budget authority for specified
472  purposes; providing for future expiration; amending s.
473  288.0655, F.S.; extending for fiscal 1 year a
474  requirement that certain appropriated funds relating
475  to the Rural Infrastructure Fund be distributed in a
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476  specified manner; authorizing the Division of
477  Emergency Management to submit budget amendments to
478  increase budget authority for certain expenditures;
479  providing for future expiration; reenacting s.
480  443.1113(4) and (5), F.S., relating to the
481  Reemployment Assistance Claims and Benefits
482  Information System; providing for the future
483  expiration and reversion of specified statutory text;
484  reenacting and amending s. 445.08, F.S.; revising the
485  definition of the term "newly employed officer";
486  extending for 1 year the expiration of the Florida Law
487  Enforcement Recruitment Bonus Payment Program;
488  amending s. 282.201, F.S.; extending for one year an
489  exemption from state date center requirements for the
490  Division of Emergency Management; authorizing the
491  Department of Commerce to submit budget amendments,
492  subject to certain requirements to increase authority
493  to support a specified federal program; providing for
494  future expiration; creating s. 334.64, F.S.; providing
495  that the Department of Transportation is the primary
496  point of contact for procurement and cost-sharing
497  related to specified information systems and sharing;
498  authorizing the department to enter into specified
499  agreements with certain entities; authorizing the
500  department to adopt rules; providing for future
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501  expiration; amending s. 215.001, F.S.; defining the
502  term "conviction"; revising qualifications for Florida
503  State Guard applicants; revising requirements for
504  membership of a specified unit within the Florida
505  State Guard; providing for the future expiration and
506  reversion of specified statutory text; requiring the
507  Department of Management Services to assess an
508  administrative health insurance assessment on each
509  state agency; providing the rate of such assessment;
510  defining the term "state agency"; requiring the
511  Department of Management Services to take certain
512  actions in case of delinquencies; requiring the Chief
513  Financial Officer to transfer funds under specified
514  circumstances; requiring state agencies to provide a
515  list of positions that qualify for a certain exception
516  by a specified date and to update the list monthly
517  thereafter; requiring state agencies to include the
518  administrative health insurance assessment in their
519  indirect cost plan beginning for a specified fiscal
520  year and annually thereafter; requiring agencies to
521  notify the Department of Management Services, the
522  Executive Office of the Governor, and the Legislature
523  regarding the approval of their updated indirect cost
524  plans; authorizing the Executive Office of the
525  Governor to transfer budget authority between agencies
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526  in specified circumstances; providing for future
527  expiration; providing that the annual salaries of the
528  members of the Legislature be maintained at a
529  specified level for a specified fiscal year; providing
530  for future expiration; reenacting s. 215.32(2)(b),
531  F.S., relating to the authorization for transferring
532  unappropriated cash balances from selected trust funds
533  to the Budget Stabilization Fund and General Revenue
534  Fund; providing for future expiration and reversion of
535  specific statutory text; requiring per diem and
536  subsistence allowance rates for state employee travel
537  to be established by each state agency or the judicial
538  branch; prohibiting such rates from exceeding a
539  specified rate; providing for future expiration;
540  requiring mileage allowance for state employee travel
541  to be established by each state agency or the judicial
542  branch; prohibiting such allowance from exceeding a
543  specified rate; providing for future expiration;
544  specifying the type of travel which may be used with
545  state employee travel funds for a specified fiscal
546  year; providing exceptions; requiring reporting in
547  specified circumstances; providing applicability;
548  providing for future expiration; prohibiting lodging
549  costs associated with specified events organized or
550  sponsored by a state agency or the judicial branch
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551  from exceeding a specified amount; providing
552  exceptions; providing for future expiration; amending
553  s. 216.181, F.S.; extending for 1 fiscal year the
554  authority of the Legislative Budget Commission to
555  approve budget amendments for certain fixed capital
556  outlay projects; amending s. 216.292, F.S.; extending
557  for 1 fiscal year the requirements for certain
558  transfers; authorizing ate agencies to purchase
559  certain vehicles from nonstate term contact vendors if
560  specified conditions are met; providing for future
561  expiration; amending s. 11.52, F.S.; extending for 1
562  year certain state agency reporting requirements
563  regarding implementation of legislation; amending s.
564  216.013, F.S.; extending for 1 fiscal year an
565  exception from certain planning requirements; amending
566  s. 216.023, F.S.; providing that certain entities are
567  not required to develop specified cost summaries;
568  providing for future expiration; extending for 1 year
569  a requirement that certain entities include a
570  specified inventory in their legislative budget
571  requests; providing that the use of state funds must
572  be consistent with specified principles of individual
573  freedom; prohibiting a state agency from using state
574  funds to contract with an advertising agency or other
575  contractor who acts as or uses the services of media
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576  reliability and bias monitors; defining the term
577  "media reliability and bias monitor"; amending s.
578  440.13, F.S.; extending for 1 year the expiration of
579  certain reimbursement allowances; providing that the
580  Governor, the Cabinet officers, and the Legislature
581  are permanent tenants of the Capitol Complex;
582  prohibiting the interior space allotted to each tenant
583  as of a specified date from being reduced or moved
584  without the tenant's express consent; requiring the
585  Legislature to have the right of first refusal if
586  certain space becomes available; requiring the
587  Department of Management Services to coordinate with
588  specified entities before planning or scheduling any
589  projects in the Capitol Center; requiring the office
590  to solicit specified feedback in carrying out the
591  provisions of the Capitol Center long-range planning;
592  prohibiting certain parking spaces from being reduced
593  or reassigned without the express consent of the
594  Legislature; providing for future expiration;
595  requiring certain information technology funds be held
596  in reserve; authorizing specified agencies to submit
597  budget amendments to request the release for funds;
598  providing requirements for such requests; providing
599  for future expiration; requiring specified agencies
600  contract with an independent verification and
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601  validation provider for specified purposes; providing
602  contractual requirements for such services; providing
603  for future expiration; providing conditions under
604  which the veto of certain appropriations or proviso
605  language in the General Appropriations Act voids
606  language that implements such appropriation; providing
607  for the continued operation of certain provisions
608  notwithstanding a future repeal or expiration provided
609  by the act; providing for construction of the act in
610  pari materia with laws enacted during the 2026 Regular
611  Session of the Legislature; providing for
612  severability; providing for contingent retroactivity;
613  providing effective dates.
614
615      Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
616
617  Section 1.  It is the intent of the Legislature that the
618      implementing and administering provisions of this act apply to
619      the General Appropriations Act for the 2026-2027 fiscal year.
620  Section 2.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
621      5, 6, 88, and 89 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act,
622      the calculations of the Florida Education Finance Program for
623      the 2026-2027 fiscal year included in the document titled
624      "Public School Funding: The Florida Education Finance Program
625      (FEFP) Fiscal Year 2026-2027," dated May 26, 2026, and filed
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626      with the Clerk of the House of Representatives, are incorporated
627      by reference for the purpose of displaying the calculations used
628      by the Legislature, consistent with the requirements of state
629      law, in making appropriations for the Florida Education Finance
630      Program. This section expires July 1, 2027.
631  Section 3.  In order to implement Specific Appropriation 80
632      of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, the school
633      readiness reimbursement rates for the 2026-2027 fiscal year
634      included in the document titled "School Readiness Program
635      Reimbursement Rates Fiscal Year 2026-2027," dated May 26, 2026,
636      and filed with the Clerk of the House of Representatives, are
637      incorporated by reference, consistent with the requirements of
638      state law, in making appropriations for the school readiness
639      program allocation. This section expires July 1, 2027.
640  Section 4.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations 5
641      and 88 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, paragraph
642      (a) of subsection (4), paragraph (b) of subsection (6),
643      paragraph (b) of subsection (16), and subsection (19) of section
644      1011.62, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
645  1011.62       Funds for operation of schools.—If the annual
646      allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each
647      district for operation of schools is not determined in the
648      annual appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing
649      the annual appropriations act, it shall be determined as
650      follows:
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651  (4)     COMPUTATION OF DISTRICT REQUIRED LOCAL EFFORT.—The
652      Legislature shall prescribe the aggregate required local effort
653      for all school districts collectively as an item in the General
654      Appropriations Act for each fiscal year. The amount that each
655      district shall provide annually toward the cost of the Florida
656      Education Finance Program for kindergarten through grade 12
657      programs shall be calculated as follows:
658  (a)     Estimated taxable value calculations.—
659  1.a.        Not later than 2 working days before July 19, the
660      Department of Revenue shall certify to the Commissioner of
661      Education its most recent estimate of the taxable value for
662      school purposes in each school district and the total for all
663      school districts in the state for the current calendar year
664      based on the latest available data obtained from the local
665      property appraisers. The value certified shall be the taxable
666      value for school purposes for that year, and no further
667      adjustments shall be made, except those made pursuant to
668      paragraphs (c) and (d), or an assessment roll change required by
669      final judicial decisions as specified in paragraph (15)(b). Not
670      later than July 19, the Commissioner of Education shall compute
671      a millage rate, rounded to the next highest one one-thousandth
672      of a mill, which, when applied to 96 percent of the estimated
673      state total taxable value for school purposes, would generate
674      the prescribed aggregate required local effort for that year for
675      all districts. The Commissioner of Education shall certify to
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676      each district school board the millage rate, computed as
677      prescribed in this subparagraph, as the minimum millage rate
678      necessary to provide the district required local effort for that
679      year.
680  b.      The General Appropriations Act shall direct the
681      computation of the statewide adjusted aggregate amount for
682      required local effort for all school districts collectively from
683      ad valorem taxes to ensure that no school district's revenue
684      from required local effort millage will produce more than 85 90
685      percent of the district's total Florida Education Finance
686      Program calculation as calculated and adopted by the
687      Legislature, and the adjustment of the required local effort
688      millage rate of each district that produces more than 85 90
689      percent of its total Florida Education Finance Program
690      entitlement to a level that will produce only 85 90 percent of
691      its total Florida Education Finance Program entitlement in the
692      July calculation.
693  2.      On the same date as the certification in sub-
694      subparagraph 1.a., the Department of Revenue shall certify to
695      the Commissioner of Education for each district:
696  a.      Each year for which the property appraiser has
697      certified the taxable value pursuant to s. 193.122(2) or (3), if
698      applicable, since the prior certification under sub-subparagraph
699      1.a.
700  b.      For each year identified in sub-subparagraph a., the
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701      taxable value certified by the appraiser pursuant to s.
702      193.122(2) or (3), if applicable, since the prior certification
703      under sub-subparagraph 1.a. This is the certification that
704      reflects all final administrative actions of the value
705      adjustment board.
706  (6)     STATE-FUNDED DISCRETIONARY CONTRIBUTION.—The state-
707      funded discretionary contribution is created to fund the
708      nonvoted discretionary millage for operations pursuant to s.
709      1011.71(1) and (3) for developmental research schools (lab
710      schools) established in s. 1002.32, charter schools sponsored by
711      a Florida College System institution or a state university
712      pursuant to s. 1002.33(5), and the Florida Virtual School
713      established in s. 1002.37.
714  (b)     To calculate the state-funded discretionary
715      contribution for a charter school sponsored by a Florida College
716      System institution or a state university and the Florida Virtual
717      School, multiply the maximum allowable nonvoted discretionary
718      millage for operations pursuant to s. 1011.71(1) and (3) by the
719      value of 96 percent of the current year's taxable value for
720      school purposes for the state; divide the result by the total
721      full-time equivalent membership of the state; and multiply the
722      result by the full-time equivalent membership of the charter
723      school sponsored by a Florida College System institution or
724      state university or of the Florida Virtual School.
725  (16)        STATE-FUNDED DISCRETIONARY SUPPLEMENT.—
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726  (b)     The state-funded discretionary supplement shall be
727      recalculated during the fiscal year based on actual full-time
728      equivalent student membership. If the recalculated amount is
729      greater than the amount provided in the General Appropriations
730      Act, the allocation shall be prorated to the level provided to
731      support the appropriation, based on each school district's
732      proportionate share of the total allocation.
733  (19)        EDUCATIONAL ENROLLMENT STABILIZATION PROGRAM.—
734  (a)     The educational enrollment stabilization program is
735      created to provide supplemental state funds as needed, when the
736      Florida Education Finance Program is recalculated and if any of
737      the following occur:
738  1.      The number of weighted full-time equivalent Family
739      Empowerment Scholarship students included in the school
740      district's total weighted full-time equivalent membership is
741      greater than the number of such students provided in the General
742      Appropriations Act and the school district's amount of funds per
743      weighted full-time equivalent student is less than the amount of
744      such funds provided in the General Appropriations Act;
745  2.      The amount of the state-funded discretionary supplement
746      established in subsection (16) is not sufficient to fully fund
747      the supplement;
748  3.      The number of school district weighted full-time
749      equivalent students is less than the number of such students
750      provided in the General Appropriations Act; or
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751  4.      A school district has entered a state of financial
752      emergency and a financial emergency board has been appointed by
753      the State Board of Education. Any funds provided pursuant to
754      this subparagraph are supplemental and may not be added to the
755      district's total Florida Education Finance Program funds for any
756      future recalculation to maintain the stability of the operations
757      of public schools in each school district and to protect
758      districts, including charter schools, from financial instability
759      as a result of changes in full-time equivalent student
760      enrollment throughout the school year.
761  (b)      The Legislature may shall annually appropriate funds
762      in the General Appropriations Act to the Department of Education
763      for this program in an amount necessary to ensure there is no
764      negative fiscal impact to a school district and to fully fund
765      the number of eligible Family Empowerment Scholarship students.
766  (c)      The amount of program funding for each school district
767      shall be calculated as follows:
768  1.      To calculate the amount of funds for each school
769      district based on subparagraph (a)1.:
770  a.      Subtract from the current number of weighted full-time
771      equivalent Family Empowerment Scholarship students the
772      appropriated number of weighted full-time equivalent Family
773      Empowerment Scholarship students.
774  b.      Subtract from the appropriated amount of funds per
775      weighted full-time equivalent student the current amount of
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776      funds per weighted full-time equivalent student.
777  c.      If both amounts calculated in sub-subparagraphs 1.a.
778      and 1.b. are greater than zero, multiply the difference
779      calculated in sub-subparagraph 1.a. by the appropriated amount
780      of funds per weighted full-time equivalent student and multiply
781      the difference calculated in sub-subparagraph 1.b. by the
782      current number of weighted full-time equivalent students.
783  d.      The lesser of the two amounts calculated in sub-
784      subparagraph 1.c. equals the amount of the school district's
785      program funding.
786  2.      To calculate the amount of funds for each school
787      district based on subparagraph (a)2.:
788  a.      If the state-funded discretionary supplement is
789      prorated in the current calculation of the Florida Education
790      Finance Program, subtract the amount of the supplement from the
791      amount of the supplement prior to proration.
792  b.      The difference calculated in sub-subparagraph 2.a.
793      equals the amount of the school district's program funding.
794  3.      To calculate the amount of funds for each school
795      district based on subparagraph (a)3.:
796  a.      Subtract the number of current school district weighted
797      full-time equivalent students from the number of school district
798      weighted full-time equivalent students provided in the General
799      Appropriations Act.
800  b.      Multiply 25 percent of the difference calculated in
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801      sub-subparagraph 3.a. by the comparable wage factor, multiplied
802      by the small district factor, multiplied by the current year
803      base student allocation in the Florida Education Finance
804      Program.
805  4.      The amount of funds for each school district based on
806      subparagraph (a)4. shall be the amount necessary to increase the
807      school district's unreserved general fund balance to 3 percent
808      general fund revenues.
809  (d)     In addition to the amount of funds provided pursuant
810      to subparagraph (a)4., if any, the total amount of funding a
811      school district receives from the educational enrollment
812      stabilization program is the sum of sub-subparagraph (c)3.b and
813      the greater of sub-subparagraph (c)1.d. or sub-subparagraph
814      (c)2.b.
815  (e)     The total amount of funding for the educational
816      enrollment stabilization program is the sum of the amounts
817      calculated per school district pursuant to paragraph (d). If
818      this amount exceeds the appropriated amount for the program,
819      each school district's allocation shall be prorated based on its
820      proportionate share of the calculated amount.
821  (f)     The funding for the educational enrollment
822      stabilization program shall be recalculated during the fiscal
823      year based on actual full-time equivalent student membership and
824      the Legislature shall maintain a projected minimum balance of
825      $250 million at the beginning of the upcoming fiscal year. The
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826      Department of Education shall use funds as appropriated to
827      ensure that based on each recalculation of the Florida Education
828      Finance Program pursuant to paragraph (1)(a), a school
829      district's funds per unweighted full-time equivalent student are
830      not less than the greater of either the school district's funds
831      per unweighted full-time equivalent student as appropriated in
832      the General Appropriations Act or the school district's funds
833      per unweighted full-time equivalent student as recalculated
834      based upon the receipt of the certified taxable value for school
835      purposes pursuant to s. 1011.62(4).
836  (g)(c)       Notwithstanding s. 216.301 and pursuant to s.
837      216.351, the unexpended balance of funds appropriated pursuant
838      to this subsection which is not disbursed by June 30 of the
839      fiscal year in which the funds are appropriated may be carried
840      forward for up to 10 years after the effective date of the
841      original appropriation.
842  Section 5.  The amendments to s. 1011.62(4)(a), (6)(b),
843      (16)(b) and (19), Florida Statutes, made by this act expire July
844      1, 2027, and the text of those paragraphs and subsection, as
845      applicable, shall revert to that in existence on June 30, 2026,
846      except that any amendments to such text enacted other than by
847      this act shall be preserved and continue to operate to the
848      extent that such amendments are not dependent upon the portions
849      of text which expire pursuant to this section.
850  Section 6.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
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851      5, 6, 88, and 89 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act,
852      and notwithstanding s. 1011.62(17)(f)1., Florida Statutes, for
853      purposes of calculating the academic acceleration options
854      supplement, a value of 0.025 is assigned to each elementary and
855      middle school grade student who earns a CAPE Digital Tool
856      certificate in the 2026-2027 school year. This section expires
857      July 1, 2027.
858  Section 7.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
859      134 through 136 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act:
860  (1)     On or before September 1, 2026, the Department of
861      Education, through a request for information, as defined in s.
862      287.012(22), Florida Statutes, that has been reviewed and
863      approved by the chair of the House PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee
864      and the chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee on PreK-12
865      Education must seek information from interested parties who can
866      provide a statewide data interoperability platform for use in
867      the administration of the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program
868      established by s. 1002.394, Florida Statutes, that meets the
869      requirements of subsection (2). The department must submit the
870      request for information for such review and approval on or
871      before August 14, 2026.
872  (2)     The statewide data interoperability platform must
873      include all of the following components:
874  (a)     Use nationally-recognized education data standards for
875      the secure and confidential exchange of student data among
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876      entities participating in the administration of the Family
877      Empowerment Scholarship Program.
878  (b)     Provide an automated reconciliation process for
879      identifying students reported by an eligible nonprofit
880      scholarship-funding organization and a school district or the
881      Florida Virtual School and students previously determined
882      ineligible. The process must cross-check the scholarship payment
883      file that includes the applicants verified as eligible to
884      receive a quarterly scholarship payment against the student
885      attendance records and reports data required by s. 1003.23,
886      Florida Statutes, maintained by school districts, including the
887      Florida Virtual School.
888  (c)     Provide real-time notification of any student included
889      on a payment file and also reported by a school district or the
890      Florida Virtual School.
891  (d)     Resolve when a student is included on the scholarship
892      payment file and is also currently being reported as a student
893      in attendance at a public school in this state.
894  (e)     Provide to the department, prior to the quarterly
895      payment deadlines established in s. 1002.394(12), Florida
896      Statutes, the list of cross-checked scholarship students
897      determined eligible to receive scholarship funds. Cross-checked
898      scholarship students determined eligible to receive scholarship
899      funds only includes the students reported for funding by an
900      eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organization and are not
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901      reported in attendance at a public school in the state by a
902      school district or the Florida Virtual School; or if reported by
903      a school district or the Florida Virtual School, have submitted
904      a completed standard withdrawal form.
905  (f)     Comply with all applicable state and federal data
906      privacy requirements, including the Family Educational Rights
907      and Privacy Act (FERPA) and s. 1006.1494, Florida Statutes, and
908      must allow the Department of Education and the school districts
909      to retain authority over student data.
910  (3)     On or before November 2, 2026, the Department of
911      Education must submit a report to the President of the Senate
912      and the Speaker of the House of Representatives which details
913      the results of the request for information under subsection (1).
914  (4)     This section expires July 1, 2027.
915  Section 8.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
916      5, 6, 88, and 89 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act,
917      and notwithstanding s. 1012.22(1)(c)5.b., Florida Statutes, and
918      the flush left provision of s. 1012.22(1)(c)5., Florida
919      Statutes, a school district or charter school must provide the
920      salary increases as specified in Specific Appropriation 88 of
921      the Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Florida Education Finance Program.
922      This section expires July 1, 2027.
923  Section 9.  In order to implement Specific Appropriation
924      102 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, paragraph (a)
925      of subsection (2) of section 1001.451, Florida Statutes, is
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926      amended to read:
927  1001.451  Regional consortium service organizations.—In
928      order to provide a full range of programs to larger numbers of
929      students, minimize duplication of services, and encourage the
930      development of new programs and services:
931  (2)(a)       Each regional consortium service organization that
932      consists of four or more school districts is eligible to
933      receive, through the Department of Education, subject to the
934      funds provided in the General Appropriations Act, an incentive
935      grant based on an amount specified in the General Appropriations
936      Act, of $50,000 per school district and eligible member to be
937      used for the delivery of services within the participating
938      school districts and members. The determination of services and
939      use of such funds shall be established by the board of directors
940      of the regional consortium service organization. The funds shall
941      be distributed to each regional consortium service organization
942      no later than 30 days following the release of the funds to the
943      department.
944  Section 10.  The amendments to s. 1001.451(2)(a), Florida
945      Statutes, made by this act expire July 1, 2027, and the text of
946      that paragraph shall revert to that in existence on June 30,
947      2026, except that any amendments to such text enacted other than
948      by this act shall be preserved and continue to operate to the
949      extent that such amendments are not dependent upon the portions
950      of text which expire pursuant to this section.
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951  Section 11.  In order to implement Specific Appropriation
952      152 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and
953      notwithstanding the expiration date in section 5 of chapter
954      2025-199, Laws of Florida, subsection (3) of section 1011.45,
955      Florida Statutes, is amended, and subsection (5) is reenacted,
956      to read:
957  1011.45       End of year balance of funds.—Unexpended amounts
958      in any fund in a university current year operating budget shall
959      be carried forward and included as the balance forward for that
960      fund in the approved operating budget for the following year.
961  (3)     A university's carry forward spending plan must
962      include the estimated cost per planned expenditure and a
963      timeline for completion of the expenditure. A carry forward
964      spending plan may include retention of the carry forward balance
965      as a reserve fund to be used for authorized expenses in
966      subsequent years. For any annual reserve balance in excess of
967      the 7 percent minimum carry forward balance pursuant to
968      subsection (1), the authorized expenditures in a carry forward
969      spending plan must include a commitment of 12 percent of the
970      university's 2026-2027 2025-2026 fiscal year state operating
971      fund carry forward balance to fund a public education capital
972      outlay project for which an appropriation has previously been
973      provided which requires additional funds for completion and
974      which is included in the list required by s. 1001.706(12)(d) or
975      for deferred building maintenance expenses. The carry forward
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976       spending plan must identify the specific public education
977       capital outlay project and the amount the university will
978       contribute toward the fixed capital outlay project pursuant to
979       s. 1001.706(12)(d) or specific deferred maintenance project.
980       Authorized expenditures in a carry forward spending plan may
981       include:
982  (a)     Commitment of funds to a public education capital
983       outlay project for which an appropriation has previously been
984       provided that requires additional funds for completion and which
985       is included in the list required by s. 1001.706(12)(d);
986  (b)     Completion of a renovation, repair, or maintenance
987       project that is consistent with s. 1013.64(1) or replacement of
988       a minor facility;
989  (c)     Completion of a remodeling or infrastructure project,
990       including a project for a developmental research school, if such
991       project is survey recommended pursuant to s. 1013.31;
992  (d)     Completion of a repair or replacement project
993       necessary due to damage caused by a natural disaster for
994       buildings included in the inventory required pursuant to s.
995       1013.31;
996  (e)     Operating expenditures that support the university's
997       mission;
998  (f)     Any purpose specified by the board or in the General
999       Appropriations Act, including the requirements in s.
1000      1001.706(12)(c) or similar requirements pursuant to Board of
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1001      Governors regulations;
1002  (g)     A commitment of funds to a contingency reserve for
1003      expenses incurred as a result of a state of emergency declared
1004      by the Governor pursuant to s. 252.36; and
1005  (h)     Deferred building maintenance expenses for the
1006      maintenance, repair, and renovation of projects to improve the
1007      health and safety of such facilities.
1008  (5)     A university's carry forward spending plan pursuant to
1009      subsection (1) must provide detailed documentation of
1010      expenditures that the university applied toward the prior year
1011      carry forward spending plan.
1012  Section 12.  The text of s. 1011.45(5), Florida Statutes,
1013      as carried forward from chapter 2025-199, Laws of Florida, by
1014      this act and the text of s. 1011.45(3), as amended by this act,
1015      expires July 1, 2027, and the text of those subsections shall
1016      revert to that in existence on June 30, 2025, except that any
1017      amendments to such text enacted other than by this act shall be
1018      preserved and continue to operate to the extent that such
1019      amendments are not dependent upon the portions of text which
1020      expire pursuant to this section.
1021  Section 13.  In order to implement Specific Appropriation
1022      152 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and
1023      notwithstanding the expiration date in section 7 of chapter
1024      2025-199, Laws of Florida, subsection (18) of section 1009.26,
1025      Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
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1026  1009.26       Fee waivers.—
1027  (18)(a)       For every course in a Program of Strategic
1028      Emphasis, or in a state-approved teacher preparation program
1029      identified by the Board of Governors, as identified in
1030      subparagraph 3., in which a student is enrolled and has out-of-
1031      pocket expenses for tuition and fees after all other federal,
1032      state, and institutional gift aid is applied, a state university
1033      shall waive 100 percent of the tuition and fees of the student's
1034      out-of-pocket expenses for an equivalent course in such program
1035      for a student who:
1036  1.      Is a resident for tuition purposes under s. 1009.21.
1037  2.      Has earned at least 60 semester credit hours towards a
1038      baccalaureate degree within 2 academic years after initial
1039      enrollment at a Florida public postsecondary institution.
1040  3.      Enrolls in one of 10 Programs of Strategic Emphasis as
1041      adopted by the Board of Governors or a state-approved teacher
1042      preparation program. The Board of Governors shall adopt eight
1043      Programs of Strategic Emphasis in science, technology,
1044      engineering, or math; beginning with the 2022-2023 academic
1045      year, two Programs of Strategic Emphasis in the critical
1046      workforce gap analysis category; and beginning with the 2023-
1047      2024 academic year, two state-approved teacher preparation
1048      programs for which a student may be eligible to receive the
1049      tuition and fee waiver authorized by this subsection. The
1050      programs identified by the board must reflect the priorities of
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1051      the state and be offered at a majority of state universities at
1052      the time the Board of Governors approves the list.
1053  (b)     A waiver granted under this subsection is applicable
1054      only for upper-level courses and up to 110 percent of the number
1055      of required credit hours of the baccalaureate degree program for
1056      which the student is enrolled. A student granted a waiver under
1057      this subsection shall continue receiving the waiver until the
1058      student graduates, exceeds the number of allowable credit hours,
1059      or withdraws from an eligible program, regardless of whether the
1060      program is removed from the approved list of eligible programs
1061      subsequent to the student's enrollment.
1062  (c)     Each state university shall report to the Board of
1063      Governors the number and value of all waivers granted annually
1064      under this subsection. A state university in compliance with
1065      this subsection may earn incentive funding, subject to
1066      appropriation, in addition to the funding provided under s.
1067      1001.92.
1068  (d)     The Board of Governors shall adopt regulations to
1069      administer this subsection.
1070  Section 14.  The text of s. 1009.26(18), Florida Statutes,
1071      as carried forward from chapter 2025-199, Laws of Florida, by
1072      this act, expires July 1, 2027, and the text of that subsection
1073      shall revert to that in existence on June 30, 2025, except that
1074      any amendments to such text enacted other than by this act shall
1075      be preserved and continue to operate to the extent that such
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1076      amendments are not dependent upon the portions of text which
1077      expire pursuant to this section.
1078  Section 15.  In order to implement Specific Appropriation
1079      129 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and
1080      notwithstanding the expiration date in section 9 of chapter
1081      2025-199, Laws of Florida, section 1004.89, Florida Statutes, is
1082      reenacted to read:
1083  1004.89       Institute for Freedom in the Americas.— The
1084      Institute for Freedom in the Americas is hereby created at Miami
1085      Dade College to preserve the ideals of a free society and
1086      promote democracy in the Americas. The institute shall be
1087      located at the Freedom Tower and shall:
1088  (1)     Hold workshops, symposiums, and conferences that
1089      provide networking opportunities for leaders throughout the
1090      region to gain new insights and ideas for promoting democracy,
1091      including knowledge of and insight into the intellectual,
1092      political, and economic freedoms that are foundational to a
1093      democratic society.
1094  (2)     Enter into an agreement with the Adam Smith Center for
1095      Economic Freedom to provide participants with academic
1096      coursework and programs that advance democratic practices and
1097      economic and legal reforms.
1098  (3)     Provide educational and experiential opportunities for
1099      regional leaders committed to careers in democracy and
1100      governance.
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1101  Section 16.  The text of s. 1004.89, Florida Statutes, as
1102      carried forward from chapter 2025-199, Laws of Florida, by this
1103      act, expires July 1, 2027, and the text of that section shall
1104      revert to that in existence on June 30, 2025, except that any
1105      amendments to such text enacted other than by this act shall be
1106      preserved and continue to operate to the extent that such
1107      amendments are not dependent upon the portions of text which
1108      expire pursuant to this section.
1109  Section 17.  In order to implement Specific Appropriation
1110      17 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and
1111      notwithstanding s. 1001.706(7), Florida Statutes, a state
1112      university board of trustees that is beginning an approved
1113      capital outlay project with a health care provider may accept
1114      the health care provider's procurement methods and construction
1115      contracts entered thereunder and may reimburse the health care
1116      provider for its expenses using the proceeds from a bond
1117      issuance approved by the Board of Governors. This section
1118      expires July 1, 2027.
1119  Section 18.  In order to implement Specific Appropriation
1120      152 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and
1121      notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the
1122      Florida State University Board of Trustees may expend available
1123      reserves or carryforward balances from previous years'
1124      operational and programmatic appropriations toward the payment
1125      of the annual payment to the City of Tallahassee under the
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1126      transfer of assets agreement for FSU Health. This section
1127      expires July 1, 2027.
1128  Section 19.  In order to implement Specific Appropriation
1129      152 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and
1130      notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, the
1131      Florida State University Board of Trustees may expend available
1132      reserves or carryforward balances from previous years'
1133      operational and programmatic appropriations for land
1134      acquisitions. Land purchased under this provision may
1135      subsequently be used in support of any element of an updated
1136      campus master plan. This section expires July 1, 2027.
1137  Section 20.  In order to implement Specific Appropriation
1138      152 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and
1139      notwithstanding ss. 1011.45 and 1012.975, Florida Statutes, the
1140      Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University Board of Trustees
1141      may expend available reserves or carry forward balances from
1142      previous years' operational and programmatic appropriations, or
1143      other available reserves or balances from funds not appropriated
1144      from the General Revenue Fund, from state trust funds, or from
1145      tuition and fees, for the remuneration of the President of
1146      Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University. This section
1147      expires July 1, 2027.
1148  Section 21.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
1149      129 and 152 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and
1150      notwithstanding s. 1007.55, Florida Statutes, in performing the
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1151      duties under ss. 1007.24 and 1007.25, Florida Statutes, by
1152      December 1, 2026, the Articulation Coordinating Committee shall
1153      submit to the State Board of Education and the Board of
1154      Governors courses that have been approved by public
1155      postsecondary educational institutions as meeting general
1156      education requirements. The listing of general education courses
1157      must include the information in s. 1007.55(2)(a), (b), and (c),
1158      Florida Statutes. The State Board of Education and the Board of
1159      Governors must approve, reject, or amend the list of general
1160      education courses for each Florida College System institution
1161      and state university, respectively. This section expires July 1,
1162      2027.
1163  Section 22.  In order to implement Specific Appropriation
1164      152 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, subsection (8)
1165      is added to section 1011.90, Florida Statutes, to read:
1166  1011.90       State university funding.—
1167  (8)     State funds may be used in support of the requirements
1168      of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and s. 1006.71
1169      for construction, maintenance, and capital needs. This
1170      subsection expires July 1, 2027.
1171  Section 23.  In order to implement Specific Appropriation
1172      16A of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, paragraph (c)
1173      of subsection (18) of section 1001.03, Florida Statutes, is
1174      amended to read:
1175  1001.03       Specific powers of State Board of Education.—
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1176  (18)        PUBLIC EDUCATION CAPITAL OUTLAY.—The State Board of
1177      Education shall develop and submit the prioritized list required
1178      by s. 1013.64(4). Projects considered for prioritization shall
1179      be chosen from a preliminary selection group which shall include
1180      the list of projects maintained pursuant to paragraph (d) and
1181      the top two priorities of each Florida College System
1182      institution.
1183  (c)      A new construction, remodeling, or renovation project
1184      that has not received an appropriation in a previous year shall
1185      not be considered for inclusion on the prioritized list required
1186      by s. 1013.64(4), unless:
1187  1.      A plan is provided to reserve funds in an escrow
1188      account, specific to the project, into which shall be deposited
1189      each year an amount of funds equal to 0.5 percent of the total
1190      value of the building for future maintenance;
1191  2.      There exists sufficient capacity within the cash and
1192      bonding estimate of funds by the Revenue Estimating Conference
1193      to accommodate the project within the 3-year Public Education
1194      Capital Outlay funding cycle; and
1195  3.      The project has been recommended pursuant to s.
1196      1013.31.
1197  Section 24.  The amendment to s. 1001.03(18)(c), Florida
1198      Statutes, made by this act expires July 1, 2027, and the text of
1199      that section shall revert to that in existence on June 30, 2026,
1200      except that any amendments to such text enacted other than by
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1201      this act shall be preserved and continue to operate to the
1202      extent that such amendments are not dependent upon the portions
1203      of text which expire pursuant to this section.
1204  Section 25.  In order to implement Specific Appropriation
1205      17 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, paragraph (c) of
1206      subsection (12) of section 1001.706, Florida Statutes, is
1207      amended to read:
1208  1001.706  Powers and duties of the Board of Governors.—
1209  (12)        PUBLIC EDUCATION CAPITAL OUTLAY.—The Board of
1210      Governors shall submit the prioritized list as required by s.
1211      1013.64(4). Projects considered for prioritization shall be
1212      chosen from a preliminary selection group which shall include
1213      the list of projects maintained pursuant to paragraph (d) and
1214      the top two priorities of each state university.
1215  (c)      A new construction, remodeling, or renovation project
1216      that has not received an appropriation in a previous year shall
1217      not be considered for inclusion on the prioritized list required
1218      by s. 1013.64(4), unless:
1219  1.      A plan is provided to reserve funds in an escrow
1220      account, specific to the project, into which shall be deposited
1221      each year an amount of funds equal to 1 percent of the total
1222      value of the building for future maintenance;
1223  2.      There exists sufficient capacity within the cash and
1224      bonding estimate of funds by the Revenue Estimating Conference
1225      to accommodate the project within the 3-year Public Education
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1227  3.      The project has been recommended pursuant to s.
1228      1013.31.
1229  Section 26.  The amendment to s. 1001.706(12)(c), Florida
1230      Statutes, made by this act expires July 1, 2027, and the text of
1231      that section shall revert to that in existence on June 30, 2026,
1232      except that any amendments to such text enacted other than by
1233      this act shall be preserved and continue to operate to the
1234      extent that such amendments are not dependent upon the portions
1235      of text which expire pursuant to this section.
1236  Section 27.  In order to implement Specific Appropriation
1237      152 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, subsection (1)
1238      of section 1011.47, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
1239  1011.47       Auxiliary enterprises; contracts, grants, and
1240      donations.—As used in s. 19(f)(3), Art. III of the State
1241      Constitution, the term:
1242  (1)(a)       "Auxiliary enterprises" includes activities that
1243      directly or indirectly provide a product or a service, or both,
1244      to a university or its students, faculty, or staff and for which
1245      a charge is made. These auxiliary enterprises are business
1246      activities of a university which require no support from the
1247      General Revenue Fund, and include activities such as housing,
1248      bookstores, student health services, continuing education
1249      programs, food services, college stores, operation of vending
1250      machines, specialty shops, day care centers, golf courses,
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1251      student activities programs, data center operations, and
1252      intercollegiate athletics programs.
1253  (b)     Each university board of trustees may determine
1254      whether its auxiliary services, including intercollegiate
1255      athletics programs, will be self-supporting on an individual or
1256      collective basis. A university board of trustees may approve the
1257      transfer of unreserved cash from one auxiliary enterprise to
1258      support another auxiliary enterprise as long as such transfer
1259      does not reduce revenues necessary to cover all expenditures of
1260      the auxiliary enterprise nor violate any bond covenants or
1261      impact debt service payments and required reserves. Transfers
1262      made under this paragraph shall be reported to the Board of
1263      Governors annually. This paragraph expires July 1, 2027.
1264  Section 28.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
1265      209 through 237 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and
1266      notwithstanding ss. 216.181 and 216.292, Florida Statutes, the
1267      Agency for Health Care Administration may submit a budget
1268      amendment, subject to the notice, review, and objection
1269      procedures of s. 216.177, Florida Statutes, to realign funding
1270      within the Medicaid program appropriation categories to address
1271      projected surpluses and deficits within the program and to
1272      maximize the use of state trust funds. A single budget amendment
1273      shall be submitted in the last quarter of the 2026-2027 fiscal
1274      year only. This section expires July 1, 2027.
1275  Section 29.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
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1276      190 through 195 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and
1277      notwithstanding ss. 216.181 and 216.292, Florida Statutes, the
1278      Agency for Health Care Administration may submit a budget
1279      amendment, subject to the notice, review, and objection
1280      procedures of s. 216.177, Florida Statutes, to realign funding
1281      within the Florida Kidcare program appropriation categories to
1282      address projected surpluses and deficits within the program or
1283      to maximize the use of state trust funds. A single budget
1284      amendment must be submitted by each agency in the last quarter
1285      of the 2026-2027 fiscal year only. This section expires July 1,
1286      2027.
1287  Section 30.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
1288      490 through 499 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act,
1289      subsection (17) of section 381.986, Florida Statutes, is amended
1290      to read:
1291  381.986        Medical use of marijuana.—
1292  (17)        Rules adopted pursuant to this section before July 1,
1293      2027 2026, are not subject to ss. 120.54(3)(b) and 120.541. This
1294      subsection expires July 1, 2027 2026.
1295  Section 31.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
1296      490 through 499 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act,
1297      rule 64ER25-6, Florida Administrative Code, relating to
1298      advertising and marketing by medical marijuana treatment
1299      centers, is repealed. This section expires July 1, 2027.
1300  Section 32.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
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1301      216, 217, 219, and 223 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations
1302      Act, the Agency for Health Care Administration may submit a
1303      budget amendment pursuant to chapter 216, Florida Statutes,
1304      requesting additional spending authority to implement the
1305      federally approved Directed Payment Program for hospitals
1306      statewide providing inpatient and outpatient services to
1307      Medicaid managed care enrollees, the Indirect Medical Education
1308      (IME) Program, and a nursing workforce expansion and education
1309      program for certain institutions participating in a graduate
1310      medical education or nursing education program. The budget
1311      amendment must include written notice of approval from the
1312      Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approving the state-
1313      directed payment. For institutions participating in the nursing
1314      workforce expansion and education program, the budget amendment
1315      must identify the educational institutions partnering with the
1316      teaching hospital. Institutions participating in the nursing
1317      workforce expansion and education program shall provide
1318      quarterly reports to the agency detailing the number of nurses
1319      participating in the program. This section expires July 1, 2027.
1320  Section 33.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
1321      217, 219, and 223 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act,
1322      the Agency for Health Care Administration may submit a budget
1323      amendment pursuant to chapter 216, Florida Statutes, requesting
1324      additional spending authority to implement the federally
1325      approved Directed Payment Program and fee-for-service
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1326      supplemental payments for cancer hospitals that meet the
1327      criteria in 42 U.S.C. s. 1395ww(d)(1)(B)(v). The budget
1328      amendment must include written notice of approval from the
1329      Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approving the state-
1330      directed payment. This section expires July 1, 2027.
1331  Section 34.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
1332      209 through 237 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, the
1333      Agency for Health Care Administration may submit a budget
1334      amendment pursuant to chapter 216, Florida Statutes, requesting
1335      additional spending authority to implement the Low Income Pool
1336      component of the Florida Managed Medical Assistance
1337      Demonstration up to the total computable funds authorized by the
1338      federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The budget
1339      amendment must include an approved Reimbursement and Funding
1340      Methodology, the final terms and conditions of the Low Income
1341      Pool, a proposed distribution model by entity, and a listing of
1342      entities contributing intergovernmental transfers to support the
1343      state match required. In addition, for each entity included in
1344      the distribution model, a signed attestation must be provided
1345      that includes the charity care cost upon which the Low Income
1346      Pool payment is based and an acknowledgment that should the
1347      distribution result in an overpayment based on the Low Income
1348      Pool cost limit audit, the entity is responsible for returning
1349      that overpayment to the agency for return to the federal Centers
1350      for Medicare and Medicaid Services. This section expires July 1,
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1351      2027.
1352  Section 35.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
1353      222 and 223 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, the
1354      Agency for Health Care Administration may submit a budget
1355      amendment pursuant to chapter 216, Florida Statutes, requesting
1356      additional spending authority to implement fee-for-service
1357      supplemental payments and a directed payment program for
1358      physicians and subordinate licensed health care practitioners
1359      employed by or under contract with a Florida medical or dental
1360      school, or a public hospital. The budget amendment must include
1361      written notice of approval from the Centers for Medicare and
1362      Medicaid Services approving the state-directed payment. This
1363      section expires July 1, 2027.
1364  Section 36.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
1365      220, 223, and 235 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act,
1366      the Agency for Health Care Administration may submit a budget
1367      amendment pursuant to chapter 216, Florida Statutes, requesting
1368      additional spending authority to implement a certified
1369      expenditure program for emergency medical transportation
1370      services. The budget amendment must include written notice of
1371      approval from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
1372      approving the state-directed payment. This section expires July
1373      1, 2027.
1374  Section 37.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
1375      209 through 237 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and
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1376      notwithstanding ss. 216.181 and 216.292, Florida Statutes, the
1377      Agency for Health Care Administration may submit a budget
1378      amendment subject to the notice, review, and objection
1379      procedures of s. 216.177, Florida Statutes, requesting
1380      additional spending authority to implement the Disproportionate
1381      Share Hospital Program. The budget amendment must include a
1382      proposed distribution model by entity and a listing of entities
1383      contributing intergovernmental transfers and certified public
1384      expenditures to support the state match required. This section
1385      expires July 1, 2027.
1386  Section 38.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
1387      217 and 219 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, the
1388      Agency for Health Care Administration may submit a budget
1389      amendment pursuant to chapter 216, Florida Statutes, requesting
1390      additional spending authority to implement fee-for-service
1391      inpatient and outpatient supplemental payments for specialty
1392      hospitals as defined in s. 395.002(28), Florida Statutes,
1393      providing comprehensive acute care services to children with
1394      Medicaid inpatient utilization equal to or greater than 50
1395      percent and located in a county with greater than 250,000
1396      Medicaid enrollees in 2023. The budget amendment must include
1397      written notice of approval from the Centers for Medicare and
1398      Medicaid Services approving the state-directed payment. This
1399      section expires July 1, 2027.
1400  Section 39.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
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1401      201 and 228 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and
1402      notwithstanding ss. 216.181 and 216.292, Florida Statutes, the
1403      Agency for Health Care Administration may submit budget
1404      amendments, subject to the notice, review, and objection
1405      procedures of s. 216.177, Florida Statutes, to increase budget
1406      authority to support the Florida School-Based Services program.
1407      This section expires July 1, 2027.
1408  Section 40.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
1409      209 through 237 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act:
1410  (1)     The Applied Behavior Analysis Task Force, a task force
1411      as defined in s. 20.03(5), Florida Statutes, is created within
1412      the Agency for Health Care Administration to evaluate the
1413      delivery of applied behavior analysis services in a manner that
1414      promotes high-quality, family-centered care while ensuring long-
1415      term financial sustainability of the Medicaid program and cost
1416      predictability without disrupting access for current enrollees
1417      and families.
1418  (2)     The task force shall evaluate:
1419  (a)     Clinical care models that lead to best practices for
1420      the provision of therapy at the appropriate ages;
1421  (b)     Appropriate transitions for enrollees receiving ABA
1422      services across developmental, educational, and community
1423      settings;
1424  (c)     Quality metrics for ABA therapy services;
1425  (d)     Limits and utilization controls related to the length
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1426      of time applied behavior analysis (ABA) services may be
1427      authorized;
1428  (e)      Potential caps on the number of months an enrollee may
1429      receive ABA services; and
1430  (f)      Ways to enhance Medicaid provider enrollment and
1431      billing standards for ABA services to promote program integrity
1432      and fiscal accountability.
1433  (3)      The task force shall develop recommendations for
1434      revising the state's service delivery model to improve care
1435      experience and service continuity for enrollees and families
1436      receiving ABA services, while safeguarding long-term program
1437      sustainability.
1438  (4)      The task force shall consist of 10 members as provided
1439      in this subsection.
1440  (a)      The Secretary of Health Care Administration, or his or
1441      her designee, shall serve as an ex officio, nonvoting member of
1442      the task force and shall serve as the chair.
1443  (b)      The remainder of the task force membership shall be
1444      composed as follows:
1445  1.      Two members appointed by the Governor, three members
1446      appointed by the President of the Senate, and three members
1447      appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, based
1448      upon the criteria of this subparagraph. The appointing officers
1449      must make their appointments prioritizing members who have the
1450      following experience or expertise:
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1451  a.      Persons with academic credentials or scientific
1452      expertise relating to autism and ABA;
1453  b.      Representatives of the ABA provider community;
1454  c.      Representatives of Medicaid managed care plans with
1455      managerial experience and expertise relating to autism and ABA;
1456      or
1457  d.      Physicians licensed under chapter 458, Florida
1458      Statutes, or chapter 459, Florida Statutes, with expertise
1459      relating to autism and ABA.
1460  2.      One family member of a Medicaid managed care plan
1461      enrollee who receives ABA services, appointed by the Governor.
1462  (c)      The Secretary of Health Care Administration shall
1463      coordinate with the appointing officers to ensure the task
1464      force's membership adequately represents the criteria provided
1465      under paragraph (b).
1466  (d)      Any vacancy occurring on the task force must be filled
1467      in the same manner as the original appointment.
1468  (5)      The Agency for Health Care Administration must provide
1469      staff support for the work of the task force, and staff from the
1470      Department of Health, the Department of Children and Families,
1471      the Department of Education, and the Agency for Persons with
1472      Disabilities may provide additional expertise.
1473  (6)      Meetings of the task force may be held through
1474      teleconference or other electronic means. The task force shall
1475      convene for its initial meeting by August 15, 2026, and
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1476      thereafter, upon the call of the chair. Notices for any task
1477      force meetings must be published in advance on the Agency for
1478      Health Care Administration's website.
1479  (7)     Members of the task force shall serve without
1480      compensation but shall be reimbursed for travel expenses as
1481      provided in s. 112.061, Florida Statutes.
1482  (8)     The task force shall report its findings and
1483      recommendations to the Governor, the President of the Senate,
1484      and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by December 31,
1485      2026. The report must include advantages and disadvantages of
1486      each recommendation.
1487  (9)     This section expires July 1, 2027.
1488  Section 41.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
1489      339, 339B, 368, and 369 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations
1490      Act, and notwithstanding ss. 216.181 and 216.292, Florida
1491      Statutes, the Department of Children and Families may submit a
1492      budget amendment, subject to the notice, review, and objection
1493      procedures of s. 216.177, Florida Statutes, to realign funding
1494      within the department based on the implementation of the
1495      Guardianship Assistance Program, between the specific
1496      appropriations for guardianship assistance payments, foster care
1497      Level 1 room and board payments, relative caregiver payments,
1498      and nonrelative caregiver payments. This section expires July 1,
1499      2027.
1500  Section 42.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
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1501      209 through 211, 217, 219, 220, 222 through 224, 363, 372, 475,
1502      479, 480, 486, 501, 502, 508, and 512 of the 2026-2027 General
1503      Appropriations Act, and notwithstanding ss. 216.181 and 216.292,
1504      Florida Statutes, the Department of Children and Families, the
1505      Department of Health, and the Agency for Health Care
1506      Administration may submit budget amendments, subject to the
1507      notice, review, and objection procedures of s. 216.177, Florida
1508      Statutes, to increase budget authority to support refugee
1509      programs administered by the federal Office of Refugee
1510      Resettlement. The Department of Children and Families shall
1511      submit quarterly reports to the Executive Office of the
1512      Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the
1513      House of Representatives on the number of refugees entering the
1514      state, the nations of origin of such refugees, and current
1515      expenditure projections. This section expires July 1, 2027.
1516  Section 43.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
1517      295 through 390 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and
1518      notwithstanding ss. 216.181 and 216.292, Florida Statutes, the
1519      Department of Children and Families may submit budget
1520      amendments, subject to the notice, review, and objection
1521      procedures of s. 216.177, Florida Statutes, to increase budget
1522      authority to support the following federal grant programs: the
1523      Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Grant Program, the Summer
1524      Electronic Benefit Transfer, the American Rescue Plan Grant, the
1525      State Opioid Response Grant, the Substance Use Prevention and
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1526      Treatment Block Grant, the Chafee Grant for Independent Living
1527      Services, Education and Traditional Voucher Grant, Title IV-B
1528      Subparts 1 and 2 Grants, Elder Justice Act, STOP Violence
1529      Against Women Grant, the Rapid Unsheltered Survivor Housing
1530      Grant, and the Mental Health Block Grant. This section expires
1531      July 1, 2027.
1532  Section 44.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
1533      250, 254, and 267 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act,
1534      and notwithstanding the expiration date in section 32 of chapter
1535      2025-199, Laws of Florida, subsection (2) of section 393.066,
1536      Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
1537  393.066       Community services and treatment.—
1538  (2)     Necessary services shall be purchased, rather than
1539      provided directly by the agency, when the purchase of services
1540      is more cost-efficient than providing them directly. All
1541      purchased services must be approved by the agency. As a
1542      condition of payment and before billing, persons or entities
1543      under contract with the agency to provide services shall use
1544      agency data management systems to document service provision to
1545      clients or shall maintain such information in its own data
1546      management system and electronically transmit it to the agency
1547      data management system in an industry standard electronic format
1548      designated by the agency. The agency may not require training on
1549      the use of agency data management systems by persons or entities
1550      that choose to maintain data in their own data management
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1551      system, provided that they electronically transmit required
1552      information in a format and frequency designated by the agency.
1553      Contracted persons and entities shall meet the minimum hardware
1554      and software technical requirements established by the agency
1555      for the use of such systems. Such persons or entities shall also
1556      meet any requirements established by the agency for training and
1557      professional development of staff providing direct services to
1558      clients.
1559  Section 45.  The text of s. 393.066(2), Florida Statutes,
1560      as carried forward from chapter 2025-199, Laws of Florida, by
1561      this act, expires July 1, 2027, and the text of that subsection
1562      shall revert to that in existence on June 30, 2025, except that
1563      any amendments to such text enacted other than by this act shall
1564      be preserved and continue to operate to the extent that such
1565      amendments are not dependent upon the portions of text which
1566      expire pursuant to this section.
1567  Section 46.  Effective upon this act becoming a law, and in
1568      order to implement Specific Appropriations 373 through 390 of
1569      the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, paragraph (c) of
1570      subsection (9) of section 394.9082, Florida Statutes, is amended
1571      to read:
1572  394.9082  Behavioral health managing entities.—
1573  (9)     FUNDING FOR MANAGING ENTITIES.—
1574  (c)     Notwithstanding paragraph (a), for the 2026-2027 2025-
1575      2026 fiscal year, a managing entity may carry forward documented
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1576      unexpended funds appropriated for Non-Qualified Counties from
1577      the State Opioid Settlement Trust Fund from 1 fiscal year to the
1578      next. Funds carried forward pursuant to this paragraph are not
1579      included in the 8 percent cumulative cap that may be carried
1580      forward. This paragraph expires July 1, 2027 2026.
1581  Section 47.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
1582      324A, 339, 339B, 368, 369, and 384A of the 2026-2027 General
1583      Appropriations Act, subsection (10) is added to section
1584      409.9913, Florida Statutes, to read:
1585  409.9913  Funding methodology to allocate funding to lead
1586      agencies.—
1587  (10)        Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, core
1588      services funding shall be allocated as provided in the General
1589      Appropriations Act. The department shall use the tiered funding
1590      methodology developed and submitted to the Legislature pursuant
1591      to section 34 of chapter 2025-199, Laws of Florida, as the
1592      baseline framework for any updates, refinements, or enhancements
1593      to the model and shall continue to collect detailed cost,
1594      expenditure, and census data from community-based care lead
1595      agencies.
1596  (a)     Each lead agency shall submit any cost, expenditure,
1597      and census data requested by the department to support the
1598      continued development and refinement of the tiered funding
1599      methodology. Lead agencies shall complete and validate a
1600      standardized expenditure report template in the form and manner
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1601      prescribed by the department.
1602  (b)     The department shall conduct ongoing performance
1603      monitoring by comparing trends in individual metrics against
1604      broader indicators of system health and shall analyze emerging
1605      market trends that may impact organizational financial
1606      stability. The department's analysis and reporting shall include
1607      a comprehensive explanation of the methodology used to establish
1608      residential group home rates, a description of the current rate-
1609      setting processes employed by each community-based care lead
1610      agency, and recommendations to enhance the fiscal sustainability
1611      and transparency of those processes.
1612  (c)     Beginning in July 2026 and continuing through November
1613      2026, the department shall provide monthly status reports to the
1614      Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the
1615      House of Representatives detailing activities and progress
1616      related to the development of the funding methodology, including
1617      preliminary recommendations for adjustments for the subsequent
1618      fiscal year.
1619  (d)     By December 1, 2026, the department shall submit a
1620      final report to the Governor, the President of the Senate, and
1621      the Speaker of the House of Representatives that includes
1622      recommendations for adjustments to the funding methodology for
1623      the next fiscal year. The recommendations shall continue the
1624      tiered funding methodology approach while proposing enhancements
1625      intended to strengthen operational and financial outcomes.
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1626  (e)     This subsection expires July 1, 2027.
1627  Section 48.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
1628      324A, 339, 339B, and 384A and section 93 of the 2026-2027
1629      General Appropriations Act, subsection (9) is added to section
1630      409.990, Florida Statutes, to read:
1631  409.990       Funding for lead agencies.—A contract established
1632      between the department and a lead agency must be funded by a
1633      grant of general revenue, other applicable state funds, or
1634      applicable federal funding sources.
1635  (9)     Notwithstanding subsection (5), all funds held by a
1636      lead agency carried forward pursuant to subsection (5) as of
1637      July 1, 2026, must be returned to the department. By August 1,
1638      2026, the department must report to the chair of the Senate
1639      Committee on Appropriations, the chair of the House of
1640      Representatives Budget Committee, and the Executive Office of
1641      the Governor's Office of Policy and Budget the amount of funds
1642      returned by each lead agency. The funds returned shall be held
1643      in reserve and the Department of Children and Families may
1644      submit a budget amendment pursuant to chapter 216 requesting
1645      release of funds in amounts necessary to satisfy fourth quarter
1646      payment obligations to community-based care lead agencies or
1647      address potential revenue shortfalls associated with declining
1648      Title IV-E eligibility within the state's foster care
1649      population. This subsection expires July 1, 2027.
1650  Section 49.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
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1651      465 and 467 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and
1652      notwithstanding ss. 216.181 and 216.292, Florida Statutes, the
1653      Department of Health may submit a budget amendment, subject to
1654      the notice, review, and objection procedures of s. 216.177,
1655      Florida Statutes, to increase budget authority for the
1656      Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children
1657      (WIC) and the Child Care Food Program if additional federal
1658      revenues will be expended in the 2026-2027 fiscal year. This
1659      section expires July 1, 2027.
1660  Section 50.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
1661      476 and 526 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and
1662      notwithstanding ss. 216.181 and 216.292, Florida Statutes, the
1663      Department of Health may submit a budget amendment, subject to
1664      the notice, review, and objection procedures of s. 216.177,
1665      Florida Statutes, to increase budget authority for the HIV/AIDS
1666      Prevention and Treatment Program if additional federal revenues
1667      specific to HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment become available
1668      in the 2026-2027 fiscal year. This section expires July 1, 2027.
1669  Section 51.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
1670      432 through 593 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and
1671      notwithstanding ss. 216.181 and 216.292, Florida Statutes, the
1672      Department of Health may submit a budget amendment, subject to
1673      the notice, review, and objection procedures of s. 216.177,
1674      Florida Statutes, to increase budget authority for the
1675      department if additional federal revenues specific to COVID-19
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1676      relief funds become available in the 2026-2027 fiscal year. This
1677      section expires July 1, 2027.
1678  Section 52.  In order to implement Specific Appropriation
1679      203 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and
1680      notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Agency for
1681      Health Care Administration shall immediately suspend all
1682      development activities related to the modular replacement of the
1683      Florida Medicaid Management Information System, referred to as
1684      the Florida Health Care Connections Project (FX), for any system
1685      components, modules, or functionality that have not yet achieved
1686      operational status and federal certification where applicable;
1687      provided, however, that system components that are currently
1688      certified and operational shall continue to be maintained and
1689      supported to ensure uninterrupted service delivery. This section
1690      expires July 1, 2027.
1691  Section 53.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
1692      223, 224, 279, 290, 349, 503, 526, and 751 of the 2026-2027
1693      General Appropriations Act, the Agency for Health Care
1694      Administration, in consultation with the Department of Health,
1695      the Agency for Persons with Disabilities, the Department of
1696      Children and Families, and the Department of Corrections, shall
1697      competitively procure a contract with a vendor to negotiate, for
1698      these agencies, prices for prescribed drugs and biological
1699      products excluded from the program established under s.
1700      381.02035, Florida Statutes, and ineligible under 21 U.S.C. s.
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1701      384, including, but not limited to, insulin and epinephrine. The
1702      contract may allow the vendor to directly purchase these
1703      products for participating agencies when feasible and
1704      advantageous. The contracted vendor must be compensated on a
1705      contingency basis, paid from a portion of the savings achieved
1706      by its price negotiation or purchase of the prescription drugs
1707      and products. This section expires July 1, 2027.
1708  Section 54.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
1709      238 through 245 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act,
1710      notwithstanding ss. 408.040(2) and 408.808(3), Florida Statutes:
1711  (1)(a)       An inactive license or a partially inactive license
1712      with an expiration date on or after June 1, 2024, may be issued
1713      or renewed to a skilled nursing provider subject to the
1714      certificate-of-need provisions in part I of chapter 408, Florida
1715      Statutes, if the provider currently holds an active or inactive
1716      license, does not have a provisional license, and will be
1717      temporarily unable to provide services due to impacts from a
1718      natural disaster or state of emergency; or will be deactivating
1719      or has deactivated beds to improve and modernize the licensees
1720      physical plant, but is reasonably expected to resume services
1721      within 48 months.
1722  (b)     Such issuance or renewal may be made for a period of
1723      12 months and may be further renewed for up to 36 additional
1724      months upon demonstration by the licensee of the provider's
1725      progress toward reopening. During each 12-month renewal cycle,
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1726      the applicant shall attest that good-faith progress towards
1727      commencement of the project is ongoing or that the project is
1728      delayed by litigation or by governmental action or inaction with
1729      respect to regulations or permitting that precludes commencement
1730      of the project.
1731  (2)(a)       The certificate-of-need validity period for a
1732      project shall be extended by the agency if the certificateholder
1733      demonstrates to the satisfaction of the agency that good-faith
1734      progress toward the commencement of the project is ongoing or
1735      that the project is delayed by litigation or by government
1736      action or inaction with respect to regulations or permitting
1737      that precludes commencement of the project.
1738  (b)     Such extension may be made for a period of 12 months
1739      and may be renewed for up to 36 additional months upon
1740      demonstration by the certificateholder of the progress towards
1741      opening. During each 12-month validity period renewal cycle, the
1742      certificateholder shall attest that good-faith progress towards
1743      commencement of the project is ongoing or that the project is
1744      being delayed by litigation or by governmental action or
1745      inaction.
1746  (3)     This section expires July 1, 2027.
1747  Section 55.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
1748      272, 277, 278, 283, 288, and 289 of the 2026-2027 General
1749      Appropriations Act, and notwithstanding ss. 216.181 and 216.292,
1750      Florida Statutes, the Agency for Persons with Disabilities may
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1751      submit budget amendments, subject to the notice, review, and
1752      objection procedures of s. 216.177, Florida Statutes, to
1753      transfer funding from the Salaries and Benefits appropriation
1754      categories to categories used for contractual services in order
1755      to support additional staff augmentation resources needed at the
1756      Developmental Disability Centers. This section expires July 1,
1757      2027.
1758  Section 56.  In order to implement section 82 of the 2026-
1759      2027 General Appropriations Act, and notwithstanding ss. 216.181
1760      and 216.292, Florida Statutes, the Agency for Persons with
1761      Disabilities may submit budget amendments, subject to the
1762      notice, review, and objection procedures of s. 216.177, Florida
1763      Statutes, to request the appropriation of funds from the Lump
1764      Sum-Home and Community-Based Services Waiver category to address
1765      any deficits or funding shortfalls. This section expires July 1,
1766      2027.
1767  Section 57.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
1768      231 and 254 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and
1769      notwithstanding ss. 216.181 and 216.292, Florida Statutes, the
1770      Agency for Health Care Administration and the Agency for Persons
1771      with Disabilities may submit budget amendments, subject to the
1772      notice, review, and objection procedures of s. 216.177, Florida
1773      Statutes, at least 3 days before the effective date of the
1774      action, to increase budget authority to support the
1775      implementation of the home and community-based services Medicaid
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1776      waiver program of the Agency for Persons with Disabilities. This
1777      section expires July 1, 2027.
1778  Section 58.  In order to implement Specific Appropriation
1779      594 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and
1780      notwithstanding chapter 216, Florida Statutes, the Department of
1781      Veterans' Affairs may submit a budget amendment, subject to
1782      Legislative Budget Commission approval, requesting the authority
1783      to establish positions in excess of the number authorized by the
1784      Legislature, increase appropriations from the Operations and
1785      Maintenance Trust Fund, or provide a necessary salary rate
1786      sufficient to provide for essential staff for veterans' nursing
1787      homes, if the department projects that additional direct care
1788      staff are needed to meet its established staffing ratio. This
1789      section expires July 1, 2027.
1790  Section 59.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
1791      209 through 237 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act,
1792      subsection (1) of section 409.915, Florida Statutes, is amended
1793      to read:
1794  409.915       County contributions to Medicaid.—Although the
1795      state is responsible for the full portion of the state share of
1796      the matching funds required for the Medicaid program, the state
1797      shall charge the counties an annual contribution in order to
1798      acquire a certain portion of these funds.
1799  (1)(a)       As used in this section, the term "state Medicaid
1800      expenditures" means those expenditures used as matching funds
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1801      for the federal Medicaid program.
1802  (b)     The term does not include funds specially assessed by
1803      any local governmental entity and used as the nonfederal share
1804      for the hospital directed payment program after July 1, 2021.
1805      This paragraph expires July 1, 2027 2026.
1806  Section 60.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
1807      594 through 622A of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act,
1808      and notwithstanding ss. 216.181 and 216.292, Florida Statutes,
1809      the Department of Veterans' Affairs is authorized to:
1810  (1)     Expend funds pursuant to a Memorandum of Agreement
1811      between the department and the Collier County Board of County
1812      Commissioners, as well as funds appropriated in chapter 2023-
1813      239, Laws of Florida, for the planning and construction of a new
1814      State Veterans' Nursing Home and Adult Day Health Center in
1815      Collier County.
1816  (2)     Apply for a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
1817      Construction Grant for the Collier County State Veterans'
1818      Nursing Home.
1819  (3)     Submit budget amendments subject to the notice,
1820      review, and objection procedures in s. 216.177, Florida
1821      Statutes, subject to federal approval, requesting additional
1822      spending authority to support the development and construction
1823      of a new State Veterans' Nursing Home and Adult Day Health Care
1824      Center in Collier County.
1825
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1826      This section expires July 1, 2027.
1827  Section 61.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
1828      404 and 406 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and
1829      notwithstanding ss. 216.181 and 216.292, Florida Statutes, the
1830      Department of Elderly Affairs may submit a budget amendment,
1831      subject to the notice, review, and objection procedures of s.
1832      216.177, Florida Statutes, to increase budget authority for the
1833      United States Department of Agriculture's Adult Care Food
1834      Program or the Older Americans Act if additional federal
1835      revenues will be expended in the 2026-2027 fiscal year. This
1836      section expires July 1, 2027.
1837  Section 62.  In order to implement appropriations of the
1838      2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, paragraph (c) of
1839      subsection (9) of section 766.314, Florida Statutes, is amended
1840      to read:
1841  766.314       Assessments; plan of operation.—
1842  (9)
1843  (c)1.       If the total of all current estimates equals or
1844      exceeds 100 percent of the funds on hand and the funds that will
1845      become available to the association within the next 12 months
1846      from all sources described in subsection (4) and paragraph
1847      (5)(a), the association may not accept any new claims without
1848      express authority from the Legislature. This section does not
1849      preclude the association from accepting any claim if the injury
1850      occurred 18 months or more before the effective date of this
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1851      suspension. Within 30 days after the effective date of this
1852      suspension, the association shall notify the Governor, the
1853      Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of the
1854      Senate, the Office of Insurance Regulation, the Agency for
1855      Health Care Administration, and the Department of Health of this
1856      suspension.
1857  2.      Notwithstanding this paragraph, the association is
1858      authorized to accept new claims during the 2026-2027 2025-2026
1859      fiscal year if the total of all current estimates exceeds the
1860      limits described in subparagraph 1. during that fiscal year.
1861      This subparagraph expires July 1, 2027 2026.
1862
1863  Section 63.  The amendments made by this act to s. 766.314,
1864      Florida Statutes, shall not take effect if SB 1668, 2026 Regular
1865      Session, becomes law.
1866  Section 64.  In order to implement Specific Appropriation
1867      237 of the General Appropriations Act, and notwithstanding the
1868      provisions of s. 430.84, Florida Statutes, the Agency for Health
1869      Care Administration is authorized to contract with additional
1870      PACE organizations in Duval, Escambia, Hillsborough, Miami-Dade,
1871      Okaloosa, Orange, Pinellas, and Santa Rosa Counties. This
1872      section expires July 1, 2027.
1873  Section 65.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
1874      223 and 235 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, the
1875      Agency for Health Care Administration may submit a budget
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1876      amendment pursuant to chapter 216, Florida Statutes, requesting
1877      additional spending authority to implement a managed care
1878      organization quality incentive program. The budget amendment
1879      must identify the specific activities and quality-based outcomes
1880      on which managed care organization will focus. Payments under
1881      the quality incentive program are contingent upon a managed care
1882      organization achieving the applicable quality metrics and
1883      performance outcomes established by the agency. The budget
1884      amendment must include written notice of approval from the
1885      Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. This section expires
1886      July 1, 2027.
1887  Section 66.  Upon the expiration and reversion of the
1888      amendments made to s. 409.908, Florida Statutes, pursuant to
1889      section 26 of chapter 2025-199, Laws of Florida, paragraph (b)
1890      of subsection (2) of section 409.908, Florida Statutes, is
1891      amended to read:
1892  409.908       Reimbursement of Medicaid providers.—Subject to
1893      specific appropriations, the agency shall reimburse Medicaid
1894      providers, in accordance with state and federal law, according
1895      to methodologies set forth in the rules of the agency and in
1896      policy manuals and handbooks incorporated by reference therein.
1897      These methodologies may include fee schedules, reimbursement
1898      methods based on cost reporting, negotiated fees, competitive
1899      bidding pursuant to s. 287.057, and other mechanisms the agency
1900      considers efficient and effective for purchasing services or
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1901      goods on behalf of recipients. If a provider is reimbursed based
1902      on cost reporting and submits a cost report late and that cost
1903      report would have been used to set a lower reimbursement rate
1904      for a rate semester, then the provider's rate for that semester
1905      shall be retroactively calculated using the new cost report, and
1906      full payment at the recalculated rate shall be effected
1907      retroactively. Medicare-granted extensions for filing cost
1908      reports, if applicable, shall also apply to Medicaid cost
1909      reports. Payment for Medicaid compensable services made on
1910      behalf of Medicaid-eligible persons is subject to the
1911      availability of moneys and any limitations or directions
1912      provided for in the General Appropriations Act or chapter 216.
1913      Further, nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent
1914      or limit the agency from adjusting fees, reimbursement rates,
1915      lengths of stay, number of visits, or number of services, or
1916      making any other adjustments necessary to comply with the
1917      availability of moneys and any limitations or directions
1918      provided for in the General Appropriations Act, provided the
1919      adjustment is consistent with legislative intent.
1920  (2)
1921  (b)     Subject to any limitations or directions in the
1922      General Appropriations Act, the agency shall establish and
1923      implement a state Title XIX Long-Term Care Reimbursement Plan
1924      for nursing home care in order to provide care and services in
1925      conformance with the applicable state and federal laws, rules,
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1926      regulations, and quality and safety standards and to ensure that
1927      individuals eligible for medical assistance have reasonable
1928      geographic access to such care.
1929  1.      The agency shall amend the long-term care reimbursement
1930      plan and cost reporting system to create direct care and
1931      indirect care subcomponents of the patient care component of the
1932      per diem rate. These two subcomponents together shall equal the
1933      patient care component of the per diem rate. Separate prices
1934      shall be calculated for each patient care subcomponent,
1935      initially based on the September 2016 rate setting cost reports
1936      and subsequently based on the most recently audited cost report
1937      used during a rebasing year. The direct care subcomponent of the
1938      per diem rate for any providers still being reimbursed on a cost
1939      basis shall be limited by the cost-based class ceiling, and the
1940      indirect care subcomponent may be limited by the lower of the
1941      cost-based class ceiling, the target rate class ceiling, or the
1942      individual provider target. The ceilings and targets apply only
1943      to providers being reimbursed on a cost-based system. Effective
1944      October 1, 2018, a prospective payment methodology shall be
1945      implemented for rate setting purposes with the following
1946      parameters:
1947  a.      Peer Groups, including:
1948  (I)      North-SMMC Regions 1-9, less Palm Beach and Okeechobee
1949      Counties; and
1950  (II)        South-SMMC Regions 10-11, plus Palm Beach and
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1951      Okeechobee Counties.
1952  b.      Percentage of Median Costs based on the cost reports
1953      used for September 2016 rate setting:
1954  (I)      Direct Care Costs..........................100 percent.
1955  (II)        Indirect Care Costs........................92 percent.
1956  (III)       Operating Costs...........................86 percent.
1957  c.      Floors:
1958  (I)      Direct Care Component.......................95 percent.
1959  (II)        Indirect Care Component..................92.5 percent.
1960  (III)       Operating Component.............................None.
1961  d.      Pass-through Payments....................Real Estate and
1962  Personal Property
1963  Taxes and Property Insurance.
1964  e.      Quality Incentive Program Payment
1965      Pool 18.1373 10 percent of September
1966  2016 non-property related
1967  payments of included facilities.
1968  f.      Quality Score Threshold to Qualify for Quality
1969      Incentive Payment..............................................33
1970  percent of all available points in
1971  the Medicaid Quality Incentive Program 20th
1972  percentile of included facilities.
1973  g.      Fair Rental Value System Payment Parameters:
1974  (I)      Building Value per Square Foot based on 2018 RS Means.
1975  (II)        Land Valuation.....10 percent of Gross Building value.
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1976  (III)       Facility Square Footage........Actual Square Footage.
1977  (IV)        Movable Equipment Allowance............$8,000 per bed.
1978  (V)      Obsolescence Factor........................1.5 percent.
1979  (VI)        Fair Rental Rate of Return..................8 percent.
1980  (VII)       Minimum Occupancy.........................90 percent.
1981  (VIII)       Maximum Facility Age.......................40 years.
1982  (IX)        Minimum Square Footage per Bed....................350.
1983  (X)      Maximum Square Footage for Bed.....................500.
1984  (XI)        Minimum Cost of a renovation/replacements.....$500 per
1985      bed.
1986  h.      Ventilator Supplemental payment of $200 per Medicaid
1987      day of 40,000 ventilator Medicaid days per fiscal year.
1988  2.      The agency shall revise its methodology for calculating
1989      Quality Incentive Program payments to:
1990  a.      Include the results of consumer satisfaction surveys
1991      conducted pursuant to s. 400.0225 as a measure of nursing home
1992      quality. The agency shall so revise the methodology after the
1993      surveys have been in effect for an amount of time the agency
1994      deems sufficient for statistical and scientific validity as a
1995      meaningful quality measure that may be incorporated into the
1996      methodology.
1997  b.      During the next rebasing for the Quality Incentive
1998      Program, consider implementing the recommendations proposed in
1999      sections 3.1.1-3.1.5 of the Study of Nursing Home Quality
2000      Incentive Programs Final Report pursuant to section 20 of
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2001      chapter 2025-204, Laws of Florida, and presented to the agency
2002      on December 22, 2025.
2003  c.      Delay the effective date of any change made to its
2004      methodology or scoring due to rebasing for 1 year after any
2005      recalculations have been completed and the scores have been made
2006      available to the public.
2007  3.      The direct care subcomponent shall include salaries and
2008      benefits of direct care staff providing nursing services
2009      including registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, and
2010      certified nursing assistants who deliver care directly to
2011      residents in the nursing home facility, allowable therapy costs,
2012      and dietary costs. This excludes nursing administration, staff
2013      development, the staffing coordinator, and the administrative
2014      portion of the minimum data set and care plan coordinators. The
2015      direct care subcomponent also includes medically necessary
2016      dental care, vision care, hearing care, and podiatric care.
2017  4.      All other patient care costs shall be included in the
2018      indirect care cost subcomponent of the patient care per diem
2019      rate, including complex medical equipment, medical supplies, and
2020      other allowable ancillary costs. Costs may not be allocated
2021      directly or indirectly to the direct care subcomponent from a
2022      home office or management company.
2023  5.      On July 1 of each year, the agency shall report to the
2024      Legislature direct and indirect care costs, including average
2025      direct and indirect care costs per resident per facility and
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2026      direct care and indirect care salaries and benefits per category
2027      of staff member per facility.
2028  6.      Every fourth year, the agency shall rebase nursing home
2029      prospective payment rates to reflect changes in cost based on
2030      the most recently audited cost report for each participating
2031      provider.
2032  7.      A direct care supplemental payment may be made to
2033      providers whose direct care hours per patient day are above the
2034      80th percentile and who provide Medicaid services to a larger
2035      percentage of Medicaid patients than the state average.
2036  8.      Pediatric, Florida Department of Veterans Affairs, and
2037      government-owned facilities are exempt from the pricing model
2038      established in this subsection and shall remain on a cost-based
2039      prospective payment system. Effective October 1, 2018, the
2040      agency shall set rates for all facilities remaining on a cost-
2041      based prospective payment system using each facility's most
2042      recently audited cost report, eliminating retroactive
2043      settlements.
2044  9.      By October 1, 2025, and each year thereafter, the
2045      agency shall submit to the Governor, the President of the
2046      Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives a report
2047      on each Quality Incentive Program payment made pursuant to sub-
2048      subparagraph 1.e. The report must, at a minimum, include all of
2049      the following information:
2050  a.      The name of each facility that received a Quality
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2051      Incentive Program payment and the dollar amount of such payment
2052      each facility received.
2053  b.      The total number of quality incentive metric points
2054      awarded by the agency to each facility and the number of points
2055      awarded by the agency for each individual quality metric
2056      measured.
2057  c.      An examination of any trends in the improvement of the
2058      quality of care provided to nursing home residents which may be
2059      attributable to incentive payments received under the Quality
2060      Incentive Program. The agency shall include examination of
2061      trends both for the program as a whole as well as for each
2062      individual quality metric used by the agency to award program
2063      payments.
2064
2065      It is the intent of the Legislature that the reimbursement plan
2066      achieve the goal of providing access to health care for nursing
2067      home residents who require large amounts of care while
2068      encouraging diversion services as an alternative to nursing home
2069      care for residents who can be served within the community. The
2070      agency shall base the establishment of any maximum rate of
2071      payment, whether overall or component, on the available moneys
2072      as provided for in the General Appropriations Act. The agency
2073      may base the maximum rate of payment on the results of
2074      scientifically valid analysis and conclusions derived from
2075      objective statistical data pertinent to the particular maximum
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2076      rate of payment. The agency shall base the rates of payments in
2077      accordance with the minimum wage requirements as provided in the
2078      General Appropriations Act.
2079  Section 67.  The amendment to s. 409.908(2)(b), Florida
2080      Statutes, made by this act expires July 1, 2027, and the text of
2081      that paragraph shall revert to that in existence on June 30,
2082      2026, except that any amendments to such text enacted other than
2083      by this act shall be preserved and continue to operate to the
2084      extent that such amendments are not dependent upon the portions
2085      of text which expire pursuant to this section.
2086  Section 68.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
2087      626 through 718 and 742 through 782 of the 2026-2027 General
2088      Appropriations Act, subsection (4) of section 216.262, Florida
2089      Statutes, is amended to read:
2090  216.262       Authorized positions.—
2091  (4)     Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter
2092      relating to increasing the number of authorized positions, and
2093      for the 2026-2027 2025-2026 fiscal year only, if the actual
2094      inmate population of the Department of Corrections exceeds the
2095      inmate population projections of the December 23, 2025 February
2096      21, 2025, Criminal Justice Estimating Conference by 1 percent
2097      for 2 consecutive months or 2 percent for any month, the
2098      Executive Office of the Governor, with the approval of the
2099      Legislative Budget Commission, shall immediately notify the
2100      Criminal Justice Estimating Conference, which shall convene as
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2101      soon as possible to revise the estimates. The Department of
2102      Corrections may then submit a budget amendment requesting the
2103      establishment of positions in excess of the number authorized by
2104      the Legislature and additional appropriations from unallocated
2105      general revenue sufficient to provide for essential staff, fixed
2106      capital improvements, and other resources to provide
2107      classification, security, food services, health services, and
2108      other variable expenses within the institutions to accommodate
2109      the estimated increase in the inmate population. All actions
2110      taken pursuant to this subsection are subject to review and
2111      approval by the Legislative Budget Commission. This subsection
2112      expires July 1, 2027 2026.
2113  Section 69.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
2114      3340 through 3409 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act,
2115      subsection (2) of section 215.18, Florida Statutes, is amended
2116      to read:
2117  215.18       Transfers between funds; limitation.—
2118  (2)     The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court may receive one
2119      or more trust fund loans to ensure that the state court system
2120      has funds sufficient to meet its appropriations in the 2026-2027
2121      2025-2026 General Appropriations Act. If the Chief Justice
2122      accesses the loan, he or she must notify the Governor and the
2123      chairs of the legislative appropriations committees in writing.
2124      The loan must come from other funds in the State Treasury which
2125      are for the time being or otherwise in excess of the amounts
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2126      necessary to meet the just requirements of such last-mentioned
2127      funds. The Governor shall order the transfer of funds within 5
2128      days after the written notification from the Chief Justice. If
2129      the Governor does not order the transfer, the Chief Financial
2130      Officer shall transfer the requested funds. The loan of funds
2131      from which any money is temporarily transferred must be repaid
2132      by the end of the 2026-2027 2025-2026 fiscal year. This
2133      subsection expires July 1, 2027 2026.
2134  Section 70.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
2135      793 through 817A, 978 through 1125, and 1146 through 1182 of the
2136      2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and notwithstanding the
2137      expiration date in section 52 of chapter 2025-199, Laws of
2138      Florida, subsection (1), paragraph (a) of subsection (2),
2139      paragraph (a) of subsection (3), and subsections (5), (6), and
2140      (7) of section 27.40, Florida Statutes, are reenacted to read:
2141  27.40       Court-appointed counsel; circuit registries; minimum
2142      requirements; appointment by court.—
2143  (1)     Counsel shall be appointed to represent any individual
2144      in a criminal or civil proceeding entitled to court-appointed
2145      counsel under the Federal or State Constitution or as authorized
2146      by general law. The court shall appoint a public defender to
2147      represent indigent persons as authorized in s. 27.51. The office
2148      of criminal conflict and civil regional counsel shall be
2149      appointed to represent persons in those cases in which provision
2150      is made for court-appointed counsel, but only after the public
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2151      defender has certified to the court in writing that the public
2152      defender is unable to provide representation due to a conflict
2153      of interest or is not authorized to provide representation. The
2154      public defender shall report, in the aggregate, the specific
2155      basis of all conflicts of interest certified to the court. On a
2156      quarterly basis, the public defender shall submit this
2157      information to the Justice Administrative Commission.
2158  (2)(a)       Private counsel shall be appointed to represent
2159      persons in those cases in which provision is made for court-
2160      appointed counsel but only after the office of criminal conflict
2161      and civil regional counsel has been appointed and has certified
2162      to the court in writing that the criminal conflict and civil
2163      regional counsel is unable to provide representation due to a
2164      conflict of interest. The criminal conflict and civil regional
2165      counsel shall report, in the aggregate, the specific basis of
2166      all conflicts of interest certified to the court. On a quarterly
2167      basis, the criminal conflict and civil regional counsel shall
2168      submit this information to the Justice Administrative
2169      Commission.
2170  (3)     In using a registry:
2171  (a)     The chief judge of the circuit shall compile a list of
2172      attorneys in private practice, by county and by category of
2173      cases, and provide the list to the clerk of court in each
2174      county. The chief judge of the circuit may restrict the number
2175      of attorneys on the general registry list. To be included on a
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2176      registry, an attorney must certify that he or she:
2177  1.      Meets any minimum requirements established by the chief
2178      judge and by general law for court appointment;
2179  2.      Is available to represent indigent defendants in cases
2180      requiring court appointment of private counsel; and
2181  3.      Is willing to abide by the terms of the contract for
2182      services, s. 27.5304, and this section.
2183
2184      To be included on a registry, an attorney must enter into a
2185      contract for services with the Justice Administrative
2186      Commission. Failure to comply with the terms of the contract for
2187      services may result in termination of the contract and removal
2188      from the registry. Each attorney on the registry is responsible
2189      for notifying the clerk of the court and the Justice
2190      Administrative Commission of any change in his or her status.
2191      Failure to comply with this requirement is cause for termination
2192      of the contract for services and removal from the registry until
2193      the requirement is fulfilled.
2194  (5)      The Justice Administrative Commission shall approve
2195      uniform contract forms for use in procuring the services of
2196      private court-appointed counsel and uniform procedures and forms
2197      for use by a court-appointed attorney in support of billing for
2198      attorney's fees, costs, and related expenses to demonstrate the
2199      attorney's completion of specified duties. Such uniform
2200      contracts and forms for use in billing must be consistent with
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2201      s. 27.5304, s. 216.311, and the General Appropriations Act and
2202      must contain the following statement: "The State of Florida's
2203      performance and obligation to pay under this contract is
2204      contingent upon an annual appropriation by the Legislature."
2205  (6)     After court appointment, the attorney must immediately
2206      file a notice of appearance with the court indicating acceptance
2207      of the appointment to represent the defendant and of the terms
2208      of the uniform contract as specified in subsection (5).
2209  (7)(a)       A private attorney appointed by the court from the
2210      registry to represent a client is entitled to payment as
2211      provided in s. 27.5304 so long as the requirements of subsection
2212      (1) and paragraph (2)(a) are met. An attorney appointed by the
2213      court who is not on the registry list may be compensated under
2214      s. 27.5304 only if the court finds in the order of appointment
2215      that there were no registry attorneys available for
2216      representation for that case and only if the requirements of
2217      subsection (1) and paragraph (2)(a) are met.
2218  (b)1.       The flat fee established in s. 27.5304 and the
2219      General Appropriations Act shall be presumed by the court to be
2220      sufficient compensation. The attorney shall maintain appropriate
2221      documentation, including contemporaneous and detailed hourly
2222      accounting of time spent representing the client. If the
2223      attorney fails to maintain such contemporaneous and detailed
2224      hourly records, the attorney waives the right to seek
2225      compensation in excess of the flat fee established in s. 27.5304
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2226      and the General Appropriations Act. These records and documents
2227      are subject to review by the Justice Administrative Commission
2228      and audit by the Auditor General, subject to the attorney-client
2229      privilege and work-product privilege. The attorney shall
2230      maintain the records and documents in a manner that enables the
2231      attorney to redact any information subject to a privilege in
2232      order to facilitate the commission's review of the records and
2233      documents and not to impede such review. The attorney may redact
2234      information from the records and documents only to the extent
2235      necessary to comply with the privilege. The Justice
2236      Administrative Commission shall review such records and shall
2237      contemporaneously document such review before authorizing
2238      payment to an attorney. Objections by or on behalf of the
2239      Justice Administrative Commission to records or documents or to
2240      claims for payment by the attorney shall be presumed correct by
2241      the court unless the court determines, in writing, that
2242      competent and substantial evidence exists to justify overcoming
2243      the presumption.
2244  2.      If an attorney fails, refuses, or declines to permit
2245      the commission or the Auditor General to review documentation
2246      for a case as provided in this paragraph, the attorney waives
2247      the right to seek, and the commission may not pay, compensation
2248      in excess of the flat fee established in s. 27.5304 and the
2249      General Appropriations Act for that case.
2250  3.      A finding by the commission that an attorney has waived
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2251      the right to seek compensation in excess of the flat fee
2252      established in s. 27.5304 and the General Appropriations Act, as
2253      provided in this paragraph, shall be presumed to be correct,
2254      unless the court determines, in writing, that competent and
2255      substantial evidence exists to justify overcoming the
2256      presumption.
2257  Section 71.  The text of s. 27.40(1), (2)(a), (3)(a), (5),
2258      (6), and (7), Florida Statutes, as carried forward from chapter
2259      2019-116, Laws of Florida, by this act, expires July 1, 2027,
2260      and the text of those subsections and paragraphs, as applicable,
2261      shall revert to that in existence on June 30, 2019, except that
2262      any amendments to such text enacted other than by this act shall
2263      be preserved and continue to operate to the extent that such
2264      amendments are not dependent upon the portions of text which
2265      expire pursuant to this section.
2266  Section 72.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
2267      793 through 817A, 978 through 1125, and 1146 through 1182 of the
2268      2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and notwithstanding the
2269      expiration date in section 54 of chapter 2025-199, Laws of
2270      Florida, subsection (13) of section 27.5304, Florida Statutes,
2271      is amended, and subsections (1), (3), (6), (7), and (11), and
2272      paragraphs (a) through (e) of subsection (12) of that section
2273      are reenacted, to read:
2274  27.5304       Private court-appointed counsel; compensation;
2275      notice.—
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2276  (1)     Private court-appointed counsel appointed in the
2277      manner prescribed in s. 27.40(1) and (2)(a) shall be compensated
2278      by the Justice Administrative Commission only as provided in
2279      this section and the General Appropriations Act. The flat fees
2280      prescribed in this section are limitations on compensation. The
2281      specific flat fee amounts for compensation shall be established
2282      annually in the General Appropriations Act. The attorney also
2283      shall be reimbursed for reasonable and necessary expenses in
2284      accordance with s. 29.007. If the attorney is representing a
2285      defendant charged with more than one offense in the same case,
2286      the attorney shall be compensated at the rate provided for the
2287      most serious offense for which he or she represented the
2288      defendant. This section does not allow stacking of the fee
2289      limits established by this section.
2290  (3)     The court retains primary authority and responsibility
2291      for determining the reasonableness of all billings for attorney
2292      fees, costs, and related expenses, subject to statutory
2293      limitations and the requirements of s. 27.40(7). Private court-
2294      appointed counsel is entitled to compensation upon final
2295      disposition of a case.
2296  (6)     For compensation for representation pursuant to a
2297      court appointment in a proceeding under chapter 39:
2298  (a)     At the trial level, compensation for representation
2299      for dependency proceedings shall not exceed $1,450 for the first
2300      year following the date of appointment and shall not exceed $700
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2301      each year thereafter. Compensation shall be paid based upon
2302      representation of a parent irrespective of the number of case
2303      numbers that may be assigned or the number of children involved,
2304      including any children born during the pendency of the
2305      proceeding. Any appeal, except for an appeal from an
2306      adjudication of dependency, shall be completed by the trial
2307      attorney and is considered compensated by the flat fee for
2308      dependency proceedings.
2309  1.      Counsel may bill the flat fee not exceeding $1,450
2310      following disposition or upon dismissal of the petition.
2311  2.      Counsel may bill the annual flat fee not exceeding $700
2312      following the first judicial review in the second year following
2313      the date of appointment and each year thereafter as long as the
2314      case remains under protective supervision.
2315  3.      If the court grants a motion to reactivate protective
2316      supervision, the attorney shall receive the annual flat fee not
2317      exceeding $700 following the first judicial review and up to an
2318      additional $700 each year thereafter.
2319  4.      If, during the course of dependency proceedings, a
2320      proceeding to terminate parental rights is initiated,
2321      compensation shall be as set forth in paragraph (b). If counsel
2322      handling the dependency proceeding is not authorized to handle
2323      proceedings to terminate parental rights, the counsel must
2324      withdraw and new counsel must be appointed.
2325  (b)      At the trial level, compensation for representation in
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2326      termination of parental rights proceedings shall not exceed
2327      $1,800 for the first year following the date of appointment and
2328      shall not exceed $700 each year thereafter. Compensation shall
2329      be paid based upon representation of a parent irrespective of
2330      the number of case numbers that may be assigned or the number of
2331      children involved, including any children born during the
2332      pendency of the proceeding. Any appeal, except for an appeal
2333      from an order granting or denying termination of parental
2334      rights, shall be completed by trial counsel and is considered
2335      compensated by the flat fee for termination of parental rights
2336      proceedings. If the individual has dependency proceedings
2337      ongoing as to other children, those proceedings are considered
2338      part of the termination of parental rights proceedings as long
2339      as that termination of parental rights proceeding is ongoing.
2340  1.      Counsel may bill the flat fee not exceeding $1,800 30
2341      days after rendition of the final order. Each request for
2342      payment submitted to the Justice Administrative Commission must
2343      include the trial counsel's certification that:
2344  a.      Counsel discussed grounds for appeal with the parent or
2345      that counsel attempted and was unable to contact the parent; and
2346  b.      No appeal will be filed or that a notice of appeal and
2347      a motion for appointment of appellate counsel, containing the
2348      signature of the parent, have been filed.
2349  2.      Counsel may bill the annual flat fee not exceeding $700
2350      following the first judicial review in the second year after the
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2351      date of appointment and each year thereafter as long as the
2352      termination of parental rights proceedings are still ongoing.
2353  (c)      For appeals from an adjudication of dependency,
2354      compensation may not exceed $1,800.
2355  1.      Counsel may bill a flat fee not exceeding $1,200 upon
2356      filing the initial brief or the granting of a motion to
2357      withdraw.
2358  2.      If a brief is filed, counsel may bill an additional
2359      flat fee not exceeding $600 upon rendition of the mandate.
2360  (d)      For an appeal from an adjudication of termination of
2361      parental rights, compensation may not exceed $3,500.
2362  1.      Counsel may bill a flat fee not exceeding $1,750 upon
2363      filing the initial brief or the granting of a motion to
2364      withdraw.
2365  2.      If a brief is filed, counsel may bill an additional
2366      flat fee not exceeding $1,750 upon rendition of the mandate.
2367  (7)      Counsel eligible to receive compensation from the
2368      state for representation pursuant to court appointment made in
2369      accordance with the requirements of s. 27.40(1) and (2)(a) in a
2370      proceeding under chapter 384, chapter 390, chapter 392, chapter
2371      393, chapter 394, chapter 397, chapter 415, chapter 743, chapter
2372      744, or chapter 984 shall receive compensation not to exceed the
2373      limits prescribed in the General Appropriations Act. Any such
2374      compensation must be determined as provided in s. 27.40(7).
2375  (11)        It is the intent of the Legislature that the flat
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2376      fees prescribed under this section and the General
2377      Appropriations Act comprise the full and complete compensation
2378      for private court-appointed counsel. It is further the intent of
2379      the Legislature that the fees in this section are prescribed for
2380      the purpose of providing counsel with notice of the limit on the
2381      amount of compensation for representation in particular
2382      proceedings and the sole procedure and requirements for
2383      obtaining payment for the same.
2384  (a)     If court-appointed counsel moves to withdraw prior to
2385      the full performance of his or her duties through the completion
2386      of the case, the court shall presume that the attorney is not
2387      entitled to the payment of the full flat fee established under
2388      this section and the General Appropriations Act.
2389  (b)     If court-appointed counsel is allowed to withdraw from
2390      representation prior to the full performance of his or her
2391      duties through the completion of the case and the court appoints
2392      a subsequent attorney, the total compensation for the initial
2393      and any and all subsequent attorneys may not exceed the flat fee
2394      established under this section and the General Appropriations
2395      Act, except as provided in subsection (12).
2396
2397      This subsection constitutes notice to any subsequently appointed
2398      attorney that he or she will not be compensated the full flat
2399      fee.
2400  (12)        The Legislature recognizes that on rare occasions an
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2401      attorney may receive a case that requires extraordinary and
2402      unusual effort.
2403  (a)      If counsel seeks compensation that exceeds the limits
2404      prescribed by law, he or she must file a motion with the chief
2405      judge for an order approving payment of attorney fees in excess
2406      of these limits.
2407  1.      Before filing the motion, the counsel shall deliver a
2408      copy of the intended billing, together with supporting
2409      affidavits and all other necessary documentation, to the Justice
2410      Administrative Commission.
2411  2.      The Justice Administrative Commission shall review the
2412      billings, affidavit, and documentation for completeness and
2413      compliance with contractual and statutory requirements and shall
2414      contemporaneously document such review before authorizing
2415      payment to an attorney. If the Justice Administrative Commission
2416      objects to any portion of the proposed billing, the objection
2417      and supporting reasons must be communicated in writing to the
2418      private court-appointed counsel. The counsel may thereafter file
2419      his or her motion, which must specify whether the commission
2420      objects to any portion of the billing or the sufficiency of
2421      documentation, and shall attach the commission's letter stating
2422      its objection.
2423  (b)      Following receipt of the motion to exceed the fee
2424      limits, the chief judge or a single designee shall hold an
2425      evidentiary hearing. The chief judge may select only one judge
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2426      per circuit to hear and determine motions pursuant to this
2427      subsection, except multicounty circuits and the eleventh circuit
2428      may have up to two designees.
2429  1.      At the hearing, the attorney seeking compensation must
2430      prove by competent and substantial evidence that the case
2431      required extraordinary and unusual efforts. The chief judge or
2432      single designee shall consider criteria such as the number of
2433      witnesses, the complexity of the factual and legal issues, and
2434      the length of trial. The fact that a trial was conducted in a
2435      case does not, by itself, constitute competent substantial
2436      evidence of an extraordinary and unusual effort. In a criminal
2437      case, relief under this section may not be granted if the number
2438      of work hours does not exceed 75 or the number of the state's
2439      witnesses deposed does not exceed 20.
2440  2.      Objections by or on behalf of the Justice
2441      Administrative Commission to records or documents or to claims
2442      for payment by the attorney shall be presumed correct by the
2443      court unless the court determines, in writing, that competent
2444      and substantial evidence exists to justify overcoming the
2445      presumption. The chief judge or single designee shall enter a
2446      written order detailing his or her findings and identifying the
2447      extraordinary nature of the time and efforts of the attorney in
2448      the case which warrant exceeding the flat fee established by
2449      this section and the General Appropriations Act.
2450  (c)      A copy of the motion and attachments shall be served
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2451      on the Justice Administrative Commission at least 20 business
2452      days before the date of a hearing. The Justice Administrative
2453      Commission has standing to appear before the court, and may
2454      appear in person or telephonically, including at the hearing
2455      under paragraph (b), to contest any motion for an order
2456      approving payment of attorney fees, costs, or related expenses
2457      and may participate in a hearing on the motion by use of
2458      telephonic or other communication equipment. The Justice
2459      Administrative Commission may contract with other public or
2460      private entities or individuals to appear before the court for
2461      the purpose of contesting any motion for an order approving
2462      payment of attorney fees, costs, or related expenses. The fact
2463      that the Justice Administrative Commission has not objected to
2464      any portion of the billing or to the sufficiency of the
2465      documentation is not binding on the court.
2466  (d)     If the chief judge or a single designee finds that
2467      counsel has proved by competent and substantial evidence that
2468      the case required extraordinary and unusual efforts, the chief
2469      judge or single designee shall order the compensation to be paid
2470      to the attorney at a percentage above the flat fee rate,
2471      depending on the extent of the unusual and extraordinary effort
2472      required. The percentage must be only the rate necessary to
2473      ensure that the fees paid are not confiscatory under common law.
2474      The percentage may not exceed 200 percent of the established
2475      flat fee, absent a specific finding that 200 percent of the flat
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2476      fee in the case would be confiscatory. If the chief judge or
2477      single designee determines that 200 percent of the flat fee
2478      would be confiscatory, he or she shall order the amount of
2479      compensation using an hourly rate not to exceed $75 per hour for
2480      a noncapital case and $100 per hour for a capital case. However,
2481      the compensation calculated by using the hourly rate shall be
2482      only that amount necessary to ensure that the total fees paid
2483      are not confiscatory, subject to the requirements of s.
2484      27.40(7).
2485  (e)     Any order granting relief under this subsection must
2486      be attached to the final request for a payment submitted to the
2487      Justice Administrative Commission and must satisfy the
2488      requirements of subparagraph (b)2.
2489  (13)        Notwithstanding the limitation set forth in
2490      subsection (5) and for the 2026-2027 2025-2026 fiscal year only,
2491      the compensation for representation in a criminal proceeding may
2492      not exceed the following:
2493  (a)     For misdemeanors and juveniles represented at the
2494      trial level: $2,000.
2495  (b)     For noncapital, nonlife felonies represented at the
2496      trial level: $15,000.
2497  (c)     For life felonies represented at the trial level:
2498      $15,000.
2499  (d)     For capital cases represented at the trial level:
2500      $25,000. For purposes of this paragraph, a "capital case" is any
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2501      offense for which the potential sentence is death and the state
2502      has not waived seeking the death penalty.
2503  (e)     For representation on appeal: $9,000.
2504  (f)     This subsection expires July 1, 2027 2026.
2505  Section 73.  The text of s. 27.5304(1), (3), (7), (11), and
2506      (12)(a)-(e), Florida Statutes, as carried forward from chapter
2507      2019-116, Laws of Florida, and the text of s. 27.5304(6),
2508      Florida Statutes, as carried forward from chapter 2023-240, Laws
2509      of Florida, by this act, expires July 1, 2027, and the text of
2510      those subsections and paragraphs, as applicable, shall revert to
2511      that in existence on June 30, 2019, except that any amendments
2512      to such text enacted other than by this act shall be preserved
2513      and continue to operate to the extent that such amendments are
2514      not dependent upon the portions of text which expire pursuant to
2515      this section.
2516  Section 74.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
2517      1348 through 1353 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act,
2518      subsection (3) of section 908.1033, Florida Statutes, is amended
2519      to read:
2520  908.1033  Local Law Enforcement Immigration Grant Program.—
2521  (3)(a)       A local law enforcement agency may apply to the
2522      State Board of Immigration Enforcement to provide bonus payments
2523      for the agency's local law enforcement officers who participate
2524      in United States Department of Homeland Security at-large task
2525      force operations. The local law enforcement agency may apply for
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2526      a bonus of up to $1,000 for each local law enforcement officer
2527      employed within that agency. The local law enforcement agency
2528      must certify to the board that the local law enforcement officer
2529      participated in one or more operations and provide any
2530      information required by the board. Eligible participation does
2531      not include operations occurring solely at state correctional
2532      facilities or county detention facilities.
2533  (b)     The bonus payment shall be adjusted to include 7.65
2534      percent for the officers' share of Federal Insurance
2535      Contribution Act tax on the bonus.
2536  (c)     Notwithstanding paragraph (a), and for the 2026-2027
2537      2025-2026 fiscal year, a local law enforcement agency may apply
2538      to the State Board of Immigration Enforcement to provide bonus
2539      payments for the agency's certified correctional officers under
2540      s. 943.10(2), who are a warrant service officer under s. 287(g)
2541      of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. s. 1357 or an
2542      immigration officer under the jail enforcement model under s.
2543      287(g) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, 8 U.S.C. s. 1357.
2544      The local law enforcement agency may apply for a bonus of up to
2545      $1,000 for each certified correctional officer employed with
2546      that county detention facility. The local law enforcement agency
2547      must certify to the board that the certified correctional
2548      officer acted in such capacity as a warrant service officer or
2549      an immigration officer under the jail enforcement model for at
2550      least 6 months preceding the application and provide any
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2551      information required by the board. Eligible participation does
2552      not include operations occurring solely at state correctional
2553      facilities. This paragraph expires July 1, 2027 2026.
2554  Section 75.  In order to implement Specific Appropriation
2555      1405 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and
2556      notwithstanding ss. 216.181 and 216.292, Florida Statutes, the
2557      Department of Legal Affairs may submit a budget amendment,
2558      subject to the notice, review, and objection procedures of s.
2559      216.177, Florida Statutes, to increase budget authority for
2560      Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) assistance grants if additional
2561      federal revenues specific to VOCA assistance services become
2562      available in the 2026-2027 fiscal year. This section expires
2563      July 1, 2027.
2564  Section 76.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
2565      1325 through 1340 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act,
2566      the Department of Law Enforcement shall conduct a study on
2567      payment scams.
2568  (1)  For purposes of this section, the term "payment"
2569      means any mechanism through which an individual can
2570      electronically transfer funds to another individual. The study
2571      must:
2572  (a)     Examine current trends and developments in payment
2573      scams, identify effective methods for preventing such scams, and
2574      issue recommendations to enhance efforts to identify and prevent
2575      such activities.
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2576  (b)     Adopt a cross-sector approach to ensure its
2577      recommendations reflect the full scope of the issue, given that
2578      scams impact individuals across a wide range of industries,
2579      including financial services, telecommunications, and
2580      technology.
2581  (c)     Evaluate best practices for combating methods used by
2582      scammers, including spoofed calls, scam text messages, and
2583      malicious advertisements, pop-ups, and websites.
2584  (d)     Assess how other state, federal, and international
2585      jurisdictions have tried to prevent payment scams.
2586  (e)     Identify and review current methods used to scam a
2587      consumer through payment platforms.
2588  (f)     Determine a strategy for education programs that
2589      better equip consumers to identify, avoid, and report payment
2590      scam attempts to the appropriate authorities.
2591  (g)     Identify strategies to ensure perpetrators of payment
2592      scams can be identified and pursued by law enforcement.
2593  (h)     Consult with other relevant stakeholders, including
2594      federal, state, local, and tribal agencies and financial
2595      services providers.
2596  (i)     Determine whether any additional legislation would be
2597      beneficial for law enforcement in mitigating payment scams.
2598  (j)     Identify potential solutions to payment scams
2599      involving business e-mail compromise.
2600  (2)     By February 1, 2027, the Department of Law Enforcement
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2601      shall submit to the President of the Senate and the Speaker of
2602      the House of Representatives and make publicly available online
2603      a report detailing all of the following:
2604  (a)      The results of the study under subsection (1).
2605  (b)      Any legislative or regulatory recommendations that
2606      would enhance the ability to detect and prevent payment scams.
2607  (c)      Recommendations to enhance cooperation among federal,
2608      state, local, and tribal authorities in the investigation and
2609      prosecution of scams, including harmonizing data collection,
2610      improving reporting mechanisms and streams, estimating the
2611      number of complaints and consumers affected, and evaluating the
2612      effectiveness of anti-scam training programs.
2613  (3)      This section expires July 1, 2027.
2614  Section 77.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
2615      1336A of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, paragraph (g)
2616      is added to subsection (7) of section 934.50, Florida Statutes,
2617      to read:
2618  934.50       Searches and seizure using a drone.—
2619  (7)      SECURITY STANDARDS FOR GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY DRONE USE.—
2620  (g)      Subject to appropriation, the Drone as First Responder
2621      Grant Program is created within the Department of Law
2622      Enforcement.
2623  1.      The grant program shall provide funds to law
2624      enforcement agencies, fire service providers, ambulance crews,
2625      or other first responders that apply for funding to acquire new
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2626      drones that comply with this section. To be eligible, the
2627      applicant must provide the department with any information the
2628      department deems necessary. A law enforcement agency, fire
2629      service, ambulance service, or other first responder agency may
2630      apply directly to the department or a local governmental entity
2631      may submit an application on behalf of one or more of its
2632      agencies to purchase one or more new drones.
2633  2.      The department shall expeditiously develop an
2634      application process. Funds shall be allocated on a first-come,
2635      first-served basis, determined by the date the department
2636      receives the application.
2637  3.      Grants must be matched by at least 50 percent local
2638      funds, but the department may waive this requirement for
2639      agencies solely serving within a fiscally constrained county as
2640      described in s. 218.67(1). Each grant is limited to a total of
2641      $250,000 per agency and a maximum $50,000 per drone.
2642  4.      For the purposes of this paragraph, the term "first
2643      responder agency" has the same meaning as in s. 365.179(1)(a).
2644  5.      The department may adopt rules to implement this
2645      paragraph. The department is authorized, and all conditions are
2646      deemed met, to adopt emergency rules under s. 120.54(4) for the
2647      purpose of implementing this paragraph. Notwithstanding any
2648      other law, emergency rules adopted under this section are
2649      effective for 12 months after adoption and may be renewed during
2650      the pendency of procedures to adopt permanent rules addressing
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2651      the subject of the emergency rules.
2652
2653      This paragraph expires July 1, 2027.
2654  Section 78.  In order to implement Specific Appropriation
2655      1370 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, section
2656      943.0536, Florida Statutes, is created to read:
2657  943.0536  Immigration detainer information; collection and
2658      storage; fingerprinting; administrative expunction for
2659      immigration detainer records made contrary to law or by
2660      mistake.—
2661  (1)     The department's Criminal Justice Information Program,
2662      acting as the state's central criminal justice information
2663      repository, shall collect, process, store, maintain, and
2664      disseminate immigration detainer information.
2665  (2)(a)       A law enforcement agency shall capture and
2666      electronically submit to the department in the manner prescribed
2667      by rule the fingerprints of a qualifying offender, as defined in
2668      s. 943.325(2), who is in its custody and subject to an
2669      immigration detainer.
2670  (b)     Upon receipt of the fingerprints required to be
2671      submitted under paragraph (a), the department must create a
2672      record containing the qualifying offender's immigration detainer
2673      information.
2674  (3)     As used in this section, the terms "immigration
2675      detainer" and "law enforcement agency" have the same meanings as
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2676      in s. 908.102.
2677  (4)     Notwithstanding any law dealing with the preservation
2678      and destruction of public records, the department may adopt a
2679      rule pursuant to pursuant to chapter 120 for the administrative
2680      expunction of a record containing immigration detainer
2681      information described in this section of a minor or an adult
2682      made contrary to law or by mistake.
2683  (5)     A law enforcement agency shall apply to the department
2684      in the manner prescribed by rule for the administrative
2685      expunction of any record containing immigration detainer
2686      information described in this section of a minor or an adult who
2687      is subsequently determined by the detaining agency, at its
2688      discretion, or by the final order of a court of competent
2689      jurisdiction, to have been detained contrary to law or by
2690      mistake.
2691  (6)     An adult or, in the case of a minor child, the parent
2692      or legal guardian of the minor child, may apply to the
2693      department in the manner prescribed by rule for the
2694      administrative expunction of any record containing immigration
2695      detainer information described in this section alleged to have
2696      been made contrary to law or by mistake, provided that the
2697      application is supported by the endorsement of the head of the
2698      detaining agency or his or her designee.
2699  (7)     An application for an administrative expunction for a
2700      record containing immigration detainer information as described
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2701      in this section must include the date and time when the person
2702      was detained, the person's name, the offender-based tracking
2703      system number, and information relating to the immigration
2704      detainer. The application must be on the submitting detaining
2705      agency's letterhead and must be signed by the head of the
2706      submitting agency or his or her designee.
2707  (8)     An application or endorsement under this section is
2708      not admissible as evidence in any judicial or administrative
2709      proceeding and may not be construed in any way as an admission
2710      of liability in connection with a detention.
2711  (9)     This section expires July 1, 2027.
2712  Section 79.  In order to implement appropriations used to
2713      pay existing lease contracts for private lease space in excess
2714      of 2,000 square feet in the 2026-2027 General Appropriations
2715      Act, the Department of Management Services, with the cooperation
2716      of the agencies having the existing lease contracts for office
2717      or storage space, shall use tenant broker services to
2718      renegotiate or reprocure all private lease agreements for office
2719      or storage space which are expiring between July 1, 2027, and
2720      June 30, 2029, in order to reduce costs in future years. The
2721      department shall incorporate this initiative into its 2026
2722      master leasing report required under s. 255.249(7), Florida
2723      Statutes, and may use tenant broker services to explore the
2724      possibilities of collocating office or storage space, to review
2725      the space needs of each agency, and to review the length and
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2726      terms of potential renewals or renegotiations. The department
2727      shall provide a report to the Executive Office of the Governor,
2728      the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
2729      Representatives by November 1, 2026, which lists each lease
2730      contract for private office or storage space, the status of
2731      renegotiations, and the savings achieved. This section expires
2732      July 1, 2027.
2733  Section 80.  In order to implement appropriations
2734      authorized in the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act for data
2735      center services, and notwithstanding s. 216.292(2)(a), Florida
2736      Statutes, an agency may not transfer funds from a data
2737      processing category to a category other than another data
2738      processing category or a cloud computing category for
2739      information technology resources hosted outside an agency. This
2740      section expires July 1, 2027.
2741  Section 81.  In order to implement the appropriation of
2742      funds in the appropriation category "Special Categories-Risk
2743      Management Insurance" in the 2026-2027 General Appropriations
2744      Act, and pursuant to the notice, review, and objection
2745      procedures of s. 216.177, Florida Statutes, the Executive Office
2746      of the Governor may transfer funds appropriated in that category
2747      between departments in order to align the budget authority
2748      granted with the premiums paid by each department for risk
2749      management insurance. This section expires July 1, 2027.
2750  Section 82.  In order to implement the appropriation of
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2751      funds in the appropriation category "Special Categories-Transfer
2752      to Department of Management Services-Human Resources Services
2753      Purchased per Statewide Contract" in the 2026-2027 General
2754      Appropriations Act, and pursuant to the notice, review, and
2755      objection procedures of s. 216.177, Florida Statutes, the
2756      Executive Office of the Governor may transfer funds appropriated
2757      in that category between departments in order to align the
2758      budget authority granted with the assessments that must be paid
2759      by each agency to the Department of Management Services for
2760      human resource management services. This section expires July 1,
2761      2027.
2762  Section 83.  In order to implement Specific Appropriation
2763      2935 in the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act in the Building
2764      Relocation appropriation category from the Architects Incidental
2765      Trust Fund of the Department of Management Services, and in
2766      accordance with s. 215.196, Florida Statutes:
2767  (1)     Upon the final disposition of a state-owned building,
2768      the Department of Management Services may use up to 5 percent of
2769      facility disposition funds from the Architects Incidental Trust
2770      Fund to defer, offset, or otherwise pay for all or a portion of
2771      relocation expenses, including furniture, fixtures, and
2772      equipment for state agencies impacted by the disposition of the
2773      department's managed facilities in the Florida Facilities Pool.
2774      The extent of the financial assistance provided to impacted
2775      state agencies shall be determined by the department.
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2776  (2)     The Department of Management Services may submit
2777      budget amendments for an increase in appropriation if necessary
2778      for the implementation of this section pursuant to chapter 216,
2779      Florida Statutes. Budget amendments for an increase in
2780      appropriation shall include a detailed plan providing all
2781      estimated costs and relocation proposals.
2782  (3)     This section expires July 1, 2027.
2783  Section 84.  In order to implement Specific Appropriation
2784      2514 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act:
2785  (1)     The Department of Financial Services shall replace the
2786      four main components of the Florida Accounting Information
2787      Resource Subsystem (FLAIR), which include central FLAIR,
2788      departmental FLAIR, payroll, and information warehouse, and
2789      shall replace the cash management and accounting management
2790      components of the Cash Management Subsystem (CMS) with an
2791      integrated enterprise system that allows the state to organize,
2792      define, and standardize its financial management business
2793      processes and that complies with ss. 215.90-215.96, Florida
2794      Statutes. The department may not include in the replacement of
2795      FLAIR and CMS:
2796  (a)     Functionality that duplicates any of the other
2797      information subsystems of the Florida Financial Management
2798      Information System; or
2799  (b)     Agency business processes related to any of the
2800      functions included in the Personnel Information System, the
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2801      Purchasing Subsystem, or the Legislative Appropriations
2802      System/Planning and Budgeting Subsystem.
2803  (2)      For purposes of replacing FLAIR and CMS, the
2804      Department of Financial Services shall:
2805  (a)      Take into consideration the cost and implementation
2806      data identified for Option 3 as recommended in the March 31,
2807      2014, Florida Department of Financial Services FLAIR Study,
2808      version 031.
2809  (b)      Ensure that all documents concerning business
2810      requirements and technical specifications have been provided to
2811      all state agencies for their review and input and approved by
2812      the executive steering committee established in paragraph (c),
2813      including any updates to these documents.
2814  (c)      Implement a project governance structure that includes
2815      an executive steering committee composed of:
2816  1.      The Chief Financial Officer or the executive sponsor of
2817      the project.
2818  2.      A representative of the Division of Treasury of the
2819      Department of Financial Services, appointed by the Chief
2820      Financial Officer.
2821  3.      The Chief Information Officers of the Department of
2822      Financial Services and the Department of Environmental
2823      Protection.
2824  4.      Two employees from the Division of Accounting and
2825      Auditing of the Department of Financial Services, appointed by
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2826      the Chief Financial Officer. Each employee must have experience
2827      relating to at least one of the four main components that
2828      compose FLAIR.
2829  5.      Two employees from the Executive Office of the
2830      Governor, appointed by the Governor. One employee must have
2831      experience relating to the Legislative Appropriations
2832      System/Planning and Budgeting Subsystem.
2833  6.      One employee from the Department of Revenue, appointed
2834      by the executive director, who has experience using or
2835      maintaining the department's finance and accounting systems.
2836  7.      Two employees from the Department of Management
2837      Services, appointed by the Secretary of Management Services. One
2838      employee must have experience relating to the department's
2839      personnel information subsystem and one employee must have
2840      experience relating to the department's purchasing subsystem.
2841  8.      A state agency administrative services director,
2842      appointed by the Governor.
2843  9.      The executive sponsor of the Florida Health Care
2844      Connection (FX) System or his or her designee, appointed by the
2845      Secretary of Health Care Administration.
2846  10.      The State Chief Information Officer, or his or her
2847      designee, as a nonvoting member. The State Chief Information
2848      Officer, or his or her designee, shall provide monthly status
2849      reports at the executive steering committee meeting pursuant to
2850      the oversight responsibilities in s. 282.0051, Florida Statutes.
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2851  11.     One employee from the Department of Business and
2852      Professional Regulation who has experience in finance and
2853      accounting and FLAIR, appointed by the Secretary of Business and
2854      Professional Regulation.
2855  12.     One employee from the Florida Fish and Wildlife
2856      Conservation Commission who has experience using or maintaining
2857      the commission's finance and accounting systems, appointed by
2858      the Chair of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation
2859      Commission.
2860  13.     The budget director of the Department of Education, or
2861      his or her designee.
2862  (3)(a) The Chief Financial Officer or the executive sponsor
2863      of the project shall serve as chair of the executive steering
2864      committee, and the committee shall take action by a vote of at
2865      least eight affirmative votes with the Chief Financial Officer
2866      or the executive sponsor of the project voting on the prevailing
2867      side. A quorum of the executive steering committee composed of
2868      at least 10 members.
2869  (b)     No later than 14 days before a meeting of the
2870      executive steering committee, the chair shall request input from
2871      committee members on agenda items for the next scheduled
2872      meeting.
2873  (c)     The chair shall establish a working group composed of
2874      FLAIR users, state agency technical staff who maintain
2875      applications that integrate with FLAIR, and no less than four
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2876      state agency finance and accounting or budget directors. The
2877      working group shall meet at least monthly to review PALM
2878      functionality, assess project impacts to state financial
2879      business processes and agency staff, and develop recommendations
2880      to the executive steering committee for improvements. The chair
2881      shall request input from the working group on agenda items for
2882      each scheduled meeting. The PALM project team shall dedicate a
2883      staff member to the group and provide system demonstrations and
2884      any project documentation, as needed, for the group to fulfill
2885      its duties.
2886  (d)     The chair shall request all agency project sponsors to
2887      provide monthly status reports to the executive steering
2888      committee. The form and format of the monthly status reports
2889      shall be developed by the Florida PALM project and provided to
2890      the executive steering committee meeting for approval. Such
2891      agency status reports shall provide information to the executive
2892      steering committee on the activities and ongoing work within the
2893      agency to prepare their systems and impacted employees for the
2894      deployment of the Florida PALM System. The first monthly status
2895      report is due September 1, 2026, and monthly thereafter.
2896  (4)     The executive steering committee has the overall
2897      responsibility for ensuring that the project to replace FLAIR
2898      and CMS meets its primary business objectives and shall:
2899  (a)     Identify and recommend to the Executive Office of the
2900      Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the
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2901      House of Representatives any statutory changes needed to
2902      implement the replacement subsystem that will standardize, to
2903      the fullest extent possible, the state's financial management
2904      business processes.
2905  (b)     Review and approve any changes to the project's scope,
2906      schedule, and budget which do not conflict with the requirements
2907      of subsection (1).
2908  (c)     Ensure that adequate resources are provided throughout
2909      all phases of the project.
2910  (d)     Approve all major project deliverables and any cost
2911      changes to each deliverable over $250,000.
2912  (e)     Approve contract amendments and changes to all
2913      contract-related documents associated with the replacement of
2914      FLAIR and CMS.
2915  (f)     Review, and approve as warranted, the format of the
2916      monthly agency status reports to include objective and
2917      quantifiable information on each agency's progress in planning
2918      for the Florida PALM Major Implementation, covering the agency's
2919      people, processes, technology, and data transformation
2920      activities.
2921  (g)     Ensure compliance with ss. 216.181(16), 216.311,
2922      216.313, 282.318(4)(h), and 287.058, Florida Statutes.
2923  (5)     This section expires July 1, 2027.
2924  Section 85.  In order to implement Specific Appropriation
2925      3040 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and
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2926      notwithstanding the expiration date in section 65 of chapter
2927      2025-199, Laws of Florida, subsection (3) of section 282.709,
2928      Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
2929  282.709       State agency law enforcement radio system and
2930      interoperability network.—
2931  (3)      In recognition of the critical nature of the statewide
2932      law enforcement radio communications system, the Legislature
2933      finds that there is an immediate danger to the public health,
2934      safety, and welfare, and that it is in the best interest of the
2935      state to continue partnering with the system's current operator.
2936      The Legislature finds that continuity of coverage is critical to
2937      supporting law enforcement, first responders, and other public
2938      safety users. The potential for a loss in coverage or a lack of
2939      interoperability between users requires emergency action and is
2940      a serious concern for officers' safety and their ability to
2941      communicate and respond to various disasters and events.
2942  (a)      The department, pursuant to s. 287.057(11), shall
2943      enter into a 15-year contract with the entity that was operating
2944      the statewide radio communications system on January 1, 2021.
2945      The contract must include:
2946  1.      The purchase of radios;
2947  2.      The upgrade to the Project 25 communications standard;
2948  3.      Increased system capacity and enhanced coverage for
2949      system users;
2950  4.      Operations, maintenance, and support at a fixed annual
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2951      rate;
2952  5.      The conveyance of communications towers to the
2953      department; and
2954  6.      The assignment of communications tower leases to the
2955      department.
2956  (b)      The State Agency Law Enforcement Radio System Trust
2957      Fund is established in the department and funded from surcharges
2958      collected under ss. 318.18, 320.0802, and 328.72. Upon
2959      appropriation, moneys in the trust fund may be used by the
2960      department to acquire the equipment, software, and engineering,
2961      administrative, and maintenance services it needs to construct,
2962      operate, and maintain the statewide radio system. Moneys in the
2963      trust fund from surcharges shall be used to help fund the costs
2964      of the system. Upon completion of the system, moneys in the
2965      trust fund may also be used by the department for payment of the
2966      recurring maintenance costs of the system.
2967  Section 86.  The text of s. 282.709(3), Florida Statutes,
2968      as carried forward from chapter 2021-37, Laws of Florida, by
2969      this act, expires July 1, 2027, and the text of that subsection,
2970      shall revert to that in existence on June 1, 2021, except that
2971      any amendments to such text enacted other than by this act,
2972      shall be preserved and continue to operate to the extent that
2973      such amendments are not dependent upon the portions of text
2974      which expire pursuant to this section.
2975  Section 87.  In order to implement appropriations relating
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2976      to the purchase of equipment and services related to the
2977      Statewide Law Enforcement Radio System (SLERS) as authorized in
2978      the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and notwithstanding s.
2979      287.057, Florida Statutes, state agencies and other eligible
2980      users of the SLERS network may use the Department of Management
2981      Services SLERS contract for purchase of equipment and services.
2982      This section expires July 1, 2027.
2983  Section 88.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
2984      2954 through 2965 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act,
2985      and notwithstanding rule 60A-1.031, Florida Administrative Code,
2986      the transaction fee as identified in s. 287.057(24)(c), Florida
2987      Statutes, shall be collected for use of the online procurement
2988      system and is 0.7 percent for the 2026-2027 fiscal year only.
2989      This section expires July 1, 2027.
2990  Section 89.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
2991      2866 through 2892 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act,
2992      and upon the expiration and reversion of the amendments made by
2993      section 68 of chapter 2025-199, Laws of Florida, paragraph (i)
2994      of subsection (9) of section 24.105, Florida Statutes, is
2995      amended to read:
2996  24.105       Powers and duties of department.—The department
2997      shall:
2998  (9)     Adopt rules governing the establishment and operation
2999      of the state lottery, including:
3000  (i)     The manner and amount of compensation of retailers,
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3001      except for the 2026-2027 fiscal year only, effective July 1,
3002      2026, the commission for lottery ticket sales shall be 6 percent
3003      of the purchase price of each ticket sold or issued as a prize
3004      by a retailer. Any additional retailer compensation is limited
3005      to the Florida Lottery Retailer Bonus Commission program
3006      appropriated in Specific Appropriation 2888 of the 2026-2027
3007      General Appropriations Act.
3008  Section 90.  The amendment to s. 24.105(9)(i), Florida
3009      Statutes, made by this act expires July 1, 2027, and the text of
3010      that paragraph shall revert to that in existence on June 30,
3011      2022, except that any amendments to such text enacted other than
3012      by this act shall be preserved and continue to operate to the
3013      extent that such amendments are not dependent upon the portions
3014      of text which expire pursuant to this section.
3015  Section 91.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
3016      3084 through 3092 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act,
3017      paragraph (ll) of subsection (6) of section 627.351, Florida
3018      Statutes, is amended to read:
3019  627.351       Insurance risk apportionment plans.—
3020  (6)     CITIZENS PROPERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION.—
3021  (ll)1.       In addition to any other method of alternative
3022      dispute resolution authorized by state law, the corporation may
3023      adopt policy forms that provide for the resolution of disputes
3024      regarding its claim determinations, including disputes regarding
3025      coverage for, or the scope and value of, a claim, in a
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3026      proceeding before the Division of Administrative Hearings. Any
3027      such policies are not subject to s. 627.70154. All proceedings
3028      in the Division of Administrative Hearings pursuant to such
3029      policies are subject to ss. 57.105 and 768.79 as if filed in the
3030      courts of this state and are not considered chapter 120
3031      administrative proceedings. Rule 1.442, Florida Rules of Civil
3032      Procedure, applies to any offer served pursuant to s. 768.79,
3033      except that, notwithstanding any provision in Rule 1.442,
3034      Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, to the contrary, an offer
3035      shall not be served earlier than 10 days after filing the
3036      request for hearing with the Division of Administrative Hearings
3037      and shall not be served later than 10 days before the date set
3038      for the final hearing. The administrative law judge in such
3039      proceedings shall award attorney fees and other relief pursuant
3040      to ss. 57.105 and 768.79. The corporation may not seek, and the
3041      office may not approve, a maximum hourly rate for attorney fees.
3042  2.      The corporation may contract with the division to
3043      conduct proceedings to resolve disputes regarding its claim
3044      determinations as may be provided for in the applicable policies
3045      of insurance. This subparagraph expires July 1, 2027 2026.
3046  Section 92.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
3047      2485 through 2492 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act,
3048      subsection (15) is added to section 112.215, Florida Statutes,
3049      to read:
3050  112.215       Government employees; deferred compensation
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3051      program.—
3052  (15)        Notwithstanding the requirements in paragraphs (6)(a)
3053      and (b) that deferred compensation not be included in the
3054      employee's taxable income until actually received by the
3055      employee under the terms of the plan, a deferred compensation
3056      plan established pursuant to this section may offer to all
3057      eligible employees a qualified Roth contribution program in
3058      accordance with s. 402A of the Internal Revenue Code. This
3059      subsection expires July 1, 2027.
3060  Section 93.  Effective upon this act becoming law, and in
3061      order to implement Specific Appropriations 3006 through 3014 of
3062      the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, subsection (2) of
3063      section 110.116, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
3064  110.116        Personnel information system; payroll procedures.—
3065  (2)(a)       In recognition of the critical nature of the
3066      statewide personnel and payroll system commonly known as People
3067      First, the Legislature finds that it is in the best interest of
3068      the state to continue partnering with the current People First
3069      third-party operator. The People First System annually processes
3070      500,000 employment applications, 455,000 personnel actions, and
3071      the state's $9.5-billion payroll. The Legislature finds that the
3072      continuity of operations of the People First System and the
3073      critical functions it provides such as payroll, employee health
3074      insurance benefit records, and other critical services must not
3075      be interrupted. Presently, the Chief Financial Officer is
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3076      undertaking the development of a new statewide accounting and
3077      financial management system, commonly known as the Planning,
3078      Accounting, and Ledger Management (PALM) system, scheduled to be
3079      operational in the year 2027. The procurement and implementation
3080      of an entire replacement of the People First System will impede
3081      the timeframe needed to successfully integrate the state's
3082      payroll system with the PALM System. In order to maintain
3083      continuity of operations and to ensure the successful completion
3084      of the PALM System, the Legislature directs that the department:
3085  1.      Continue the integration of the current People First
3086      System with PALM.
3087  2.      Suspend major functionality updates or changes to the
3088      People First System until the completion of the PALM System.
3089      This does not include:
3090  a.      Routine system maintenance such as code updates
3091      following open enrollment; or
3092  b.      The technical remediation necessary to integrate the
3093      system with PALM within the PALM project's planned
3094      implementation schedule.
3095  3.      Provide technical support for state agencies that may
3096      need assistance in remediating or integrating current financial
3097      shadow systems with People First in order to integrate with PALM
3098      or the cloud version of People First.
3099  4.      Develop organizational change management and training
3100      deliverables needed to support the implementation of PALM
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3101      payroll functionality and the People First System cloud upgrade.
3102      Responsibilities of the operator and the department shall be
3103      outlined in a project role and responsibility assignment chart
3104      within the contract.
3105  5.      Submit project planning and analysis deliverables that
3106      detail the state's current and future state business,
3107      functional, and technical requirements, including, but not
3108      limited to:
3109  a.      System capabilities and user requirements;
3110  b.      Security, accessibility, and compliance standards;
3111  c.      Data migration and conversion requirements;
3112  d.      Integration points with existing enterprise systems and
3113      third-party applications; and
3114  e.      Verifiable acceptance criteria for each requirement.
3115  6.      Conduct a complete system integration assessment to
3116      identify dependencies, interoperability challenges, and
3117      strategies for seamless data exchange.
3118  7.      Document a streamlined transparent process to track,
3119      test, and update all system requirements.
3120  8.      Estimate the cost of transitioning the current People
3121      First System to a cloud computing infrastructure within the
3122      contract extension and after the successful integration with
3123      PALM. The project cost evaluation shall estimate the annual cost
3124      and capacity growth required to host the system in a cloud
3125      environment.
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3127      The department shall develop these project planning resources in
3128      conjunction with all stakeholders.
3129  (b)      The department shall submit, no later than December
3130      31, 2026, its project planning and detailed cost estimates to
3131      upgrade the current People First System to the chair of the
3132      Senate Committee on Appropriations, the chair of the House of
3133      Representatives Budget Committee, and the Executive Office of
3134      the Governor's Office of Policy and Budget.
3135      The department shall contract with an independent software
3136      quality assurance and testing provider to work with all
3137      stakeholders to:
3138  1.      Conduct a comprehensive business process analysis to
3139      document current workflows, identify inefficiencies, and develop
3140      recommendations to streamline business processes to improve
3141      service delivery, reduce redundancy, and enhance operational
3142      efficiency.
3143  2.      Develop detailed current and future state business,
3144      functional, and technical requirements, including, but not
3145      limited to:
3146  a.      System capabilities and user requirements;
3147  b.      Security, accessibility, and compliance standards;
3148  c.      Data migration and conversion requirements;
3149  d.      Integration points with existing enterprise systems and
3150      third-party applications; and
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3151  e.      Verifiable acceptance criteria for each requirement.
3152  3.      Conduct a complete system integration assessment to
3153      identify dependencies, interoperability challenges, and
3154      strategies for seamless data exchange.
3155  4.      Deliver a streamlined transparent process to track,
3156      test, and update all system requirements.
3157  5.      Submit a report detailing these requirements, process
3158      improvements, and any related statutory change recommendations
3159      to the chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, the chair
3160      of the House Budget Committee, and the Executive Office of the
3161      Governor's Office of Policy and Budget by June 30, 2026.
3162  (c)(b)       This subsection expires July 1, 2027 2026.
3163  Section 94.  In order to implement Section 157 of the 2026-
3164      2027 General Appropriations Act, present subsections (4) through
3165      (10) of section 215.5586, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as
3166      subsections (5) through (11), respectively, a new subsection (4)
3167      is added to that section, and paragraphs (a) through (e) of
3168      subsection (1), subsections (2) and (3), paragraph (a) of
3169      present subsection (8), and present subsection (10) of that
3170      section are amended, to read:
3171  215.5586  My Safe Florida Home Program.—There is
3172      established within the Department of Financial Services the My
3173      Safe Florida Home Program. The department shall provide fiscal
3174      accountability, contract management, and strategic leadership
3175      for the program, consistent with this section. This section does
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3176      not create an entitlement for property owners or obligate the
3177      state in any way to fund the inspection or retrofitting of
3178      residential property in this state. Implementation of this
3179      program is subject to annual legislative appropriations. It is
3180      the intent of the Legislature that, subject to the availability
3181      of funds, the My Safe Florida Home Program provide licensed
3182      inspectors to perform hurricane mitigation inspections of
3183      eligible homes and grants to fund hurricane mitigation projects
3184      on those homes. The department shall implement the program in
3185      such a manner that the total amount of funding requested by
3186      accepted applications, whether for inspections, grants, or other
3187      services or assistance, does not exceed the total amount of
3188      available funds. If, after applications are processed and
3189      approved, funds remain available, the department may accept
3190      applications up to the available amount. The program shall
3191      develop and implement a comprehensive and coordinated approach
3192      for hurricane damage mitigation pursuant to the requirements
3193      provided in this section.
3194  (1)      HURRICANE MITIGATION INSPECTIONS.—
3195  (a)1.       For the purposes of this paragraph, the term:
3196  a.      "Attached" means a dwelling unit that shares a wall
3197      with another dwelling unit.
3198  b.      "Detached" means a dwelling that does not share a wall
3199      with another dwelling unit or building and has greater than zero
3200      clearance between it and any other building. This term includes
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3201      a garage located under a contiguous roof with a residence.
3202  c.      "Single-family" means a residence designed for and
3203      containing only one dwelling unit.
3204  2.      An applicant is To be eligible for a hurricane
3205      mitigation inspection under the program if all of the following
3206      conditions are met:
3207  a.1.        The A home for which the inspection is sought is must
3208      be a single-family, unit on an individual parcel of land which
3209      is:
3210  (I)     A detached residential property; or
3211  (II)        An attached residential property not exceeding three
3212      stories. A townhouse as defined in s. 481.203;
3213  b.2.        The A home for which the inspection is sought is must
3214      be site-built and owner-occupied.; and
3215  c.3.        The applicant is homeowner must have been granted a
3216      homestead exemption on the home under chapter 196.
3217  (b)1.       An application for a hurricane mitigation inspection
3218      must contain a signed or electronically verified statement made
3219      under penalty of perjury that the applicant has submitted only
3220      one inspection application on the home or that the application
3221      is allowed under subparagraph 2., and the application must have
3222      documents attached which demonstrate that the applicant meets
3223      the requirements of paragraph (a).
3224  2.      An applicant may submit a subsequent hurricane
3225      mitigation inspection application for the same home only if:
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3226  a.      The original hurricane mitigation inspection
3227      application has been denied or withdrawn because of material
3228      errors or omissions in the application;
3229  b.      The original hurricane mitigation inspection
3230      application was denied or withdrawn because the applicant home
3231      did not meet the eligibility criteria for an inspection at the
3232      time of the previous application, and the applicant homeowner
3233      reasonably believes that he or she is the home now is eligible
3234      for an inspection; or
3235  c.      The program's eligibility requirements for an
3236      inspection have changed since the original application date, and
3237      the applicant reasonably believes that he or she the home is
3238      eligible under the new requirements; or
3239  d.      More than 24 months have passed since the applicant
3240      received a hurricane mitigation inspection under this section,
3241      and the applicant has not received a grant payment through the
3242      program for that inspection.
3243  (c)      An applicant meeting the requirements of paragraph (a)
3244      may receive an inspection of the a home through under the
3245      program without being eligible for a grant under subsection (2)
3246      or applying for such grant.
3247  (d)      Licensed inspectors are to provide initial home
3248      inspections of eligible homes to determine what mitigation
3249      measures are needed, what insurance premium discounts may be
3250      available, and what improvements to existing residential
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3251      properties are needed to reduce the properties' property's
3252      vulnerability to hurricane damage. An inspector may inspect a
3253      townhouse as defined in s. 481.203 to determine if opening
3254      protection mitigation as listed in subparagraph (2)(e)1. would
3255      provide improvements to mitigate hurricane damage.
3256  (e)      The department shall contract with wind certification
3257      entities to provide hurricane mitigation inspections. The
3258      initial inspections provided to applicants homeowners, at a
3259      minimum, must include:
3260  1.      A home inspection and report that summarizes the
3261      inspection results and identifies recommended improvements an
3262      applicant a homeowner may make take to mitigate hurricane
3263      damage.
3264  2.      A range of cost estimates regarding the recommended
3265      mitigation improvements.
3266  3.      Information regarding estimated premium discounts,
3267      correlated to the current mitigation features and the
3268      recommended mitigation improvements identified by the
3269      inspection.
3270  (2)      HURRICANE MITIGATION GRANTS.—Financial grants shall be
3271      used by applicants homeowners to make improvements recommended
3272      by an initial inspection which increase a home's resistance to
3273      hurricane damage.
3274  (a)     An applicant A homeowner is eligible for a hurricane
3275      mitigation grant if all of the following criteria are met:
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3276  1.      The applicant home must be eligible for an inspection
3277      under subsection (1).
3278  2.      The home must be a dwelling with an insured value of
3279      $700,000 or less. Homeowners who are low-income persons, as
3280      defined in s. 420.0004(11), are exempt from this requirement.
3281  3.      The home must undergo an initial acceptable hurricane
3282      mitigation inspection through the program as provided in
3283      subsection (1) within the 24 months immediately preceding the
3284      date of application.
3285  4.      The building permit application for initial
3286      construction of the home must have been built made before
3287      January 1, 2008, as reflected on the county property appraiser's
3288      website.
3289  5.      The applicant homeowner must agree to make his or her
3290      home available for a final inspection once a mitigation project
3291      is completed.
3292  6.      The applicant homeowner must agree to provide to the
3293      department information received from the applicant's homeowner's
3294      insurer identifying the discounts realized by the applicant
3295      homeowner because of the mitigation improvements funded through
3296      the program.
3297  7.a.        The applicant homeowner must be a low-income person
3298      or moderate-income person as defined in s. 420.0004.
3299  b.      The hurricane mitigation inspection must have occurred
3300      within the previous 24 months from the date of application.
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3301  c.      Notwithstanding subparagraph 2., homeowners who are
3302      low-income persons, as defined in s. 420.0004(11), are not
3303      exempt from the requirement that the home must be a dwelling
3304      with an insured value of $700,000 or less.
3305  d.      This subparagraph expires July 1, 2026.
3306  (b)1.       An application for a grant must contain a signed or
3307      electronically verified statement made under penalty of perjury
3308      that the applicant has submitted only one grant application or
3309      that the application is allowed under subparagraph 2., and the
3310      application must have documents attached demonstrating that the
3311      applicant meets the requirements of paragraph (a).
3312  2.      An applicant may submit a subsequent grant application
3313      if:
3314  a.      The original grant application was denied or withdrawn
3315      because the application contained errors or omissions;
3316  b.      The original grant application was denied or withdrawn
3317      because the applicant home did not meet the eligibility criteria
3318      for a grant at the time of the previous application, and the
3319      applicant homeowner reasonably believes that he or she is the
3320      home now is eligible for a grant; or
3321  c.      The program's eligibility requirements for a grant have
3322      changed since the original application date, and the applicant
3323      reasonably believes that he or she is an eligible homeowner
3324      under the new requirements.
3325  3.      A grant application must include a statement from the
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3326      applicant homeowner which contains the name and state license
3327      number of the contractor that the applicant homeowner
3328      acknowledges as the intended contractor for the mitigation work.
3329      The program must electronically verify that the contractor's
3330      state license number is valid accurate and up to date before
3331      grant approval.
3332  (c)      All grants must be matched on the basis of $1 provided
3333      by the applicant for $2 provided by the state up to a maximum
3334      state contribution of $10,000 toward the actual cost of the
3335      mitigation project, except as provided in paragraph (h).
3336  (d)      All hurricane mitigation performed under the program
3337      must be based upon the securing of all required local permits
3338      and inspections and must be performed by properly licensed
3339      contractors.
3340  (e)      When recommended by an initial a hurricane mitigation
3341      inspection, grants for eligible applicants homes may be used for
3342      all of the following improvements:
3343  1.      Opening protection improvements, including:
3344  a.      Exterior doors.,
3345  b.      Garage doors.,
3346  c.      Windows., and
3347  d.      Skylights.
3348  2.      Roof improvements, including:
3349  a.      Reinforcing roof-to-wall connections.
3350  b.3.        Improving the strength of roof-deck attachments.
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3351  c.4.        Installing secondary water resistance for roof and
3352      replacing the roof covering.
3353  (f)     Improvements must be identified by the final hurricane
3354      mitigation inspection to receive grant funds When recommended by
3355      a hurricane mitigation inspection, grants for townhouses, as
3356      defined in s. 481.203, may only be used for opening protection.
3357  (g)      The department may require that improvements be made
3358      to all openings, including exterior doors, garage doors,
3359      windows, and skylights, as a condition of reimbursing an
3360      applicant a homeowner approved for a grant. The department may
3361      adopt, by rule, the maximum grant allowances for any improvement
3362      allowable under paragraph (e) or paragraph (f).
3363  (h)      Low-income applicants homeowners, as defined in s.
3364      420.0004(11), who otherwise meet the applicable requirements of
3365      this subsection are eligible for a grant of up to $10,000 and
3366      are not required to provide a matching amount to receive the
3367      grant.
3368  (i)1.       The department shall develop a process that ensures
3369      the most efficient means to collect and verify inspection
3370      applications and grant applications to determine eligibility.
3371      The department may direct hurricane mitigation inspectors to
3372      collect and verify grant application information or use the
3373      Internet or other electronic means to collect information and
3374      determine eligibility.
3375  2.      The department shall prioritize the review and approval
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3376      of such inspection applications and grant applications in the
3377      following order:
3378  a.      First, applications from low-income persons, as defined
3379      in s. 420.0004, who are at least 60 years old;
3380  b.      Second, applications from all other low-income persons,
3381      as defined in s. 420.0004;
3382  c.      Third, applications from moderate-income persons, as
3383      defined in s. 420.0004, who are at least 60 years old; and
3384  d.      Fourth, applications from all other moderate-income
3385      persons, as defined in s. 420.0004; and
3386  e.      Last, all other applications for an inspection.
3387  3.      The department shall start accepting inspection
3388      applications and grant applications no earlier than the
3389      effective date of a legislative appropriation funding
3390      inspections and grants, as follows:
3391  a.      Initially, from applicants prioritized under sub-
3392      subparagraph 2.a.;
3393  b.      From applicants prioritized under sub-subparagraph
3394      2.b., beginning 15 days after the program initially starts
3395      accepting applications;
3396  c.      From applicants prioritized under sub-subparagraph
3397      2.c., beginning 30 days after the program initially starts
3398      accepting applications;
3399  d.      From applicants described in sub-subparagraph 2.d.,
3400      beginning 45 days after the program initially starts accepting
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3401      applications; and
3402  e.      From all other applicants for an inspection, beginning
3403      60 days after the program initially starts accepting
3404      applications.
3405  4.      The program may accept a certification directly from a
3406      low-income applicant homeowner or moderate-income applicant
3407      homeowner who meets the requirements of s. 420.0004(11) or (12),
3408      respectively, if the applicant homeowner provides such
3409      certification in a signed or electronically verified statement
3410      made under penalty of perjury.
3411  5.      The program may accept a certification directly from an
3412      applicant attesting to his or her age if the applicant provides
3413      such certification in a signed or electronically verified
3414      statement made under penalty of perjury.
3415  (j)     An applicant A homeowner who receives a grant shall
3416      finalize construction and request a final inspection, or request
3417      an extension for an additional 6 months, within 18 months 1 year
3418      after grant application approval. If an applicant a homeowner
3419      fails to comply with this paragraph, his or her application is
3420      deemed abandoned and the grant money reverts to the department.
3421  (3)      REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION.—The department may request
3422      that an applicant provide additional information. An application
3423      is deemed abandoned withdrawn by the applicant if the department
3424      does not receive a response to its request for additional
3425      information within 60 days after the notification of any
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3426      apparent error or omission.
3427  (4)     ABANDONED APPLICATIONS.—The department shall notify an
3428      applicant at least 5 business days before an application is
3429      deemed abandoned. If the applicant responds to such notification
3430      within 5 business days after receiving the notice and
3431      demonstrates good cause for why the application should not be
3432      deemed abandoned, the applicant may submit a subsequent grant
3433      application or the department may determine the application is
3434      not abandoned.
3435  (9)(8)       CONTRACT MANAGEMENT.—
3436  (a)     The department may contract with third parties for
3437      grants management, inspection services, contractor services for
3438      low-income applicants homeowners, information technology,
3439      educational outreach, and auditing services. Such contracts are
3440      considered direct costs of the program and are not subject to
3441      administrative cost limits. The department shall contract with
3442      providers that have a demonstrated record of successful business
3443      operations in areas directly related to the services to be
3444      provided and shall ensure the highest accountability for use of
3445      state funds, consistent with this section.
3446  (11)(10)  REPORTS.—The department shall make an annual
3447      report on the activities of the program that shall account for
3448      the use of state funds and indicate the number of inspections
3449      requested, the number of inspections performed, the number of
3450      grant applications received, the number and value of grants
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3451      approved, and the estimated average annual amount of insurance
3452      premium discounts and total estimated annual amount of insurance
3453      premium discounts applicants homeowners received from insurers
3454      as a result of mitigation funded through the program. The report
3455      must be delivered to the President of the Senate and the Speaker
3456      of the House of Representatives by February 1 of each year.
3457  Section 95.  The amendments  to s. 215.5586(1), (2), (3),
3458      and (4) through (10), Florida Statutes, made by this act expire
3459      July 1, 2027, and the text of those subsections shall revert to
3460      that in existence on June 30, 2026, except that any amendments
3461      to such text enacted other than by this act shall be preserved
3462      and continue to operate to the extent that such amendments are
3463      not dependent upon the portions of text which expire pursuant to
3464      this section.
3465  Section 96.  Effective upon this act becoming a law, in
3466      order to implement Specific Appropriation 2544A of the 2026-2027
3467      General Appropriations Act, and notwithstanding s. 216.301,
3468      Florida Statutes, the funds appropriated to the Department of
3469      Financial Services in Specific Appropriation 2245A of the 2025-
3470      2026 General Appropriations Act and Specific Appropriation 2489A
3471      and section 179 of the 2024-2025 General Appropriations Act will
3472      not revert and may be carried forward through the 2026-2027
3473      fiscal year. This section expires July 1, 2027.
3474  Section 97.  In order to implement the appropriation of
3475      funds in the appropriation category "Northwest Regional Data
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3476      Center" in the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and
3477      pursuant to the notice, review, and objection procedures of s.
3478      216.177, Florida Statutes, the Executive Office of the Governor
3479      may transfer funds appropriated in that category between
3480      departments in order to align the budget authority granted based
3481      on the estimated costs for data processing services for the
3482      2026-2027 fiscal year. This section expires July 1, 2027.
3483  Section 98.  In order to implement appropriations
3484      authorized in the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act for state
3485      data center services, auxiliary assessments charged to state
3486      agencies related to contract management services provided to
3487      Northwest Regional Data Center may not exceed 3 percent. This
3488      section expires July 1, 2027.
3489  Section 99.  In order to implement Specific Appropriation
3490      2563A of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, section
3491      284.51, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
3492  284.51       Electroencephalogram combined transcranial magnetic
3493      stimulation treatment pilot program.—
3494  (1)     As used in this section, the term:
3495  (a)     "Division" means the Division of Risk Management of
3496      the Department of Financial Services.
3497  (b)     "Electroencephalogram combined Transcranial Magnetic
3498      Stimulation" or "eTMS" means treatment in which transcranial
3499      magnetic stimulation frequency pulses are tuned to the patient's
3500      physiology and biometric data.
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3501  (c)      "First responder" means a law enforcement officer, a
3502      part-time law enforcement officer, or an auxiliary law
3503      enforcement officer as defined in s. 943.10; a firefighter as
3504      defined in s. 633.102; a 911 public safety telecommunicator as
3505      defined in s. 401.465; or an emergency medical technician or
3506      paramedic as defined in s. 401.23 employed by state or local
3507      government. The term also includes a volunteer or retired law
3508      enforcement officer, firefighter, or emergency medical
3509      technician or paramedic engaged, or previously engaged, by the
3510      state or a local government.
3511  (d)      "Veteran" means:
3512  1.      A veteran as defined in 38 U.S.C. s. 101(2);
3513  2.      A person who served in a reserve component as defined
3514      in 38 U.S.C. s. 101(27); or
3515  3.      A person who served in the National Guard of any state.
3516  (2)      The division shall select a provider to establish a
3517      statewide pilot program to make eTMS available for veterans,
3518      first responders, and immediate family members of veterans and
3519      first responders with:
3520  (a)      Substance use disorders.
3521  (b)      Mental illness.
3522  (c)      Sleep disorders.
3523  (d)      Traumatic brain injuries.
3524  (e)      Sexual trauma.
3525  (f)      Posttraumatic stress disorder and accompanying
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3526      comorbidities.
3527  (g)     Concussions.
3528  (h)     Other brain trauma.
3529  (i)     Quality of life issues affecting human performance,
3530      including issues related to or resulting from problems with
3531      cognition and problems maintaining attention, concentration, or
3532      focus.
3533  (3)     The provider must display a history of serving veteran
3534      and first responder populations at a statewide level. The
3535      provider shall establish a network for in-person and offsite
3536      care with the goal of providing statewide access. Consideration
3537      shall be provided to locations with a large population of first
3538      responders and veterans. In addition to traditional eTMS
3539      devices, the provider may utilize nonmedical Portable Magnetic
3540      Stimulation devices to improve access to underserved populations
3541      in remote areas or to be used to serve as a pre-post treatment
3542      or a stand-alone device. The provider shall be required to
3543      establish and operate a clinical practice and to evaluate
3544      outcomes of such clinical practice.
3545  (4)     The pilot program shall include:
3546  (a)     The establishment of a peer-to-peer support network by
3547      the provider made available to all individuals receiving
3548      treatment under the program.
3549  (b)     The requirement that each individual who receives
3550      treatment under the program also must receive neurophysiological
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3551      monitoring, monitoring for symptoms of substance use and other
3552      mental health disorders, and access to counseling and wellness
3553      programming. Each individual who receives treatment must also
3554      participate in the peer-to-peer support network established by
3555      the provider.
3556  (c)     The establishment of protocols which include the use
3557      of adopted stimulation frequency and intensity modulation based
3558      on EEGs done on days 0, 10, and 20 and motor threshold testing,
3559      as well as clinical symptoms, signs, and biometrics.
3560  (d)     The requirement that protocols and outcomes of any
3561      treatment provided by the clinical practice shall be collected
3562      and reported by the provider quarterly to the division, the
3563      President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
3564      Representatives. Such report shall include the biodata metrics
3565      and all expenditures and accounting of the use of funds received
3566      from the department.
3567  (e)     The requirement that protocols and outcomes of any
3568      treatment provided by the clinical practice shall be collected
3569      and reported to the University of South Florida and may be
3570      provided by the provider to any relevant Food and Drug
3571      Administration studies or trials.
3572  (5)     The division may adopt rules to implement this
3573      section.
3574  (6)     This section expires July 1, 2027 2026.
3575  Section 100.  In order to implement Specific Appropriation
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3576      2563A of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, the
3577      Department of Financial Services shall continue the
3578      Electroencephalogram Combined Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
3579      Treatment pilot program for veterans and first responders with
3580      the current provider. The department's existing contract, and
3581      all funds paid by the department pursuant to that contract, do
3582      not constitute state financial assistance as provided in s.
3583      215.97, Florida Statutes. The department shall amend the
3584      existing contract, as needed, to clarify that funds paid
3585      pursuant to the contract do not constitute state financial
3586      assistance. This section expires July 1, 2027.
3587  Section 101.  Effective upon this act becoming a law, and
3588      in order to implement Specific Appropriations 2505 through 2512
3589      of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, subsection (3) is
3590      added to section 717.123, Florida Statutes, to read:
3591  717.123       Deposit of funds.—
3592  (3)     The department shall segregate in a separate account
3593      an amount that does not exceed the estimated atypical receipts
3594      for fiscal years 2024-2025 and 2025-2026 as a result of
3595      implementation of chapter 2024-140, Laws of Florida, and as
3596      identified by the Revenue Estimating Conference in its most
3597      recently adopted official forecast. This amount must be held in
3598      a separate account for the payment of claims associated with
3599      such receipts as allowed by the department. In addition to the
3600      $15 million the department is authorized to retain pursuant to
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3601      subsection (1) and notwithstanding subsection (1), for the 2025-
3602      2026 and 2026-2027 fiscal years only, the department shall
3603      retain any remaining funds held in the separate account. This
3604      subsection expires July 1, 2027.
3605  Section 102.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
3606      3230 through 3240 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act,
3607      the Department of Revenue shall include any aviation fuel taxes
3608      collected for periods prior to the repeal of part III of chapter
3609      206, Florida Statutes, with the distribution made under s.
3610      206.606, Florida Statutes. The department shall deduct any
3611      refunds and associated administrative costs for such taxes from
3612      the distribution made under s. 206.606, Florida Statutes. This
3613      section expires July 1, 2027.
3614  Section 103.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
3615      2513 through 2516 and 3230 through 3240 of the 2026-2027 General
3616      Appropriations Act:
3617  (1)     In order to transition from the Florida Accounting
3618      Information Resource (FLAIR) system to the Florida Planning,
3619      Accounting, and Ledger Management (PALM) system, the following
3620      are authorized:
3621  (a)     Notwithstanding s. 218.26(2), Florida Statutes, for
3622      the third and fourth quarters of the 2026-2027 fiscal year,
3623      during the transition to the Florida PALM system, the due date
3624      for distributions may be extended by the Department of Revenue
3625      from the 25th day of the month to the last working day of the
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3626      month.
3627  (b)     Notwithstanding s. 215.422(1), Florida Statutes, valid
3628      invoices received by agencies during the period beginning 7 days
3629      before and ending 14 days after the departmental FLAIR payment
3630      cutoff date for the Florida PALM system transition must be
3631      entered into the Florida PALM system within 10 days after agency
3632      users are granted access to the new Florida PALM system. All
3633      other receipts shall remain subject to the 20-day requirement.
3634  (2)     This section expires July 1, 2027.
3635  Section 104.  In order to implement Specific Appropriation
3636      1660 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and
3637      notwithstanding ss. 216.181 and 216.292, Florida Statutes, the
3638      Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services may submit
3639      budget amendments, subject to the notice, review, and objection
3640      procedures of s. 216.177, Florida Statutes, to increase budget
3641      authority to support the National School Lunch Program. This
3642      section expires July 1, 2027.
3643  Section 105.  In order to implement specific appropriations
3644      from the land acquisition trust funds within the Department of
3645      Agriculture and Consumer Services, the Department of
3646      Environmental Protection, the Department of State, and the Fish
3647      and Wildlife Conservation Commission, which are contained in the
3648      2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, subsection (3) of section
3649      215.18, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
3650  215.18       Transfers between funds; limitation.—
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3651  (3)     Notwithstanding subsection (1) and only with respect
3652      to a land acquisition trust fund in the Department of
3653      Agriculture and Consumer Services, the Department of
3654      Environmental Protection, the Department of State, or the Fish
3655      and Wildlife Conservation Commission, whenever there is a
3656      deficiency in a land acquisition trust fund which would render
3657      that trust fund temporarily insufficient to meet its just
3658      requirements, including the timely payment of appropriations
3659      from that trust fund, and other trust funds in the State
3660      Treasury have moneys that are for the time being or otherwise in
3661      excess of the amounts necessary to meet the just requirements,
3662      including appropriated obligations, of those other trust funds,
3663      the Governor may order a temporary transfer of moneys from one
3664      or more of the other trust funds to a land acquisition trust
3665      fund in the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the
3666      Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of State,
3667      or the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Any action
3668      proposed pursuant to this subsection is subject to the notice,
3669      review, and objection procedures of s. 216.177, and the Governor
3670      shall provide notice of such action at least 7 days before the
3671      effective date of the transfer of trust funds, except that
3672      during July 2026 2025, notice of such action shall be provided
3673      at least 3 days before the effective date of a transfer unless
3674      such 3-day notice is waived by the chair and vice chair of the
3675      Legislative Budget Commission. Any transfer of trust funds to a
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3676      land acquisition trust fund in the Department of Agriculture and
3677      Consumer Services, the Department of Environmental Protection,
3678      the Department of State, or the Fish and Wildlife Conservation
3679      Commission must be repaid to the trust funds from which the
3680      moneys were loaned by the end of the 2026-2027 2025-2026 fiscal
3681      year. The Legislature has determined that the repayment of the
3682      other trust fund moneys temporarily loaned to a land acquisition
3683      trust fund in the Department of Agriculture and Consumer
3684      Services, the Department of Environmental Protection, the
3685      Department of State, or the Fish and Wildlife Conservation
3686      Commission pursuant to this subsection is an allowable use of
3687      the moneys in a land acquisition trust fund because the moneys
3688      from other trust funds temporarily loaned to a land acquisition
3689      trust fund shall be expended solely and exclusively in
3690      accordance with s. 28, Art. X of the State Constitution. This
3691      subsection expires July 1, 2027 2026.
3692  Section 106.  (1)     In order to implement specific
3693      appropriations from the land acquisition trust funds within the
3694      Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the Department
3695      of Environmental Protection, the Department of State, and the
3696      Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission which are contained in
3697      the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, the Department of
3698      Environmental Protection shall transfer revenues from the Land
3699      Acquisition Trust Fund within the department to the land
3700      acquisition trust funds within the Department of Agriculture and
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3701      Consumer Services, the Department of State, and the Fish and
3702      Wildlife Conservation Commission as provided in this section. As
3703      used in this section, the term "department" means the Department
3704      of Environmental Protection.
3705  (2)     After subtracting any required debt service payments,
3706      the proportionate share of revenues to be transferred to each
3707      land acquisition trust fund shall be calculated by dividing the
3708      appropriations from each of the land acquisition trust funds for
3709      the fiscal year by the total appropriations from the Land
3710      Acquisition Trust Fund within the department and the land
3711      acquisition trust funds within the Department of Agriculture and
3712      Consumer Services, the Department of State, and the Fish and
3713      Wildlife Conservation Commission for the fiscal year. The
3714      department shall transfer the proportionate share of the
3715      revenues in the Land Acquisition Trust Fund within the
3716      department on a monthly basis to the appropriate land
3717      acquisition trust funds within the Department of Agriculture and
3718      Consumer Services, the Department of State, and the Fish and
3719      Wildlife Conservation Commission and shall retain its
3720      proportionate share of the revenues in the Land Acquisition
3721      Trust Fund within the department. Total distributions to a land
3722      acquisition trust fund within the Department of Agriculture and
3723      Consumer Services, the Department of State, and the Fish and
3724      Wildlife Conservation Commission may not exceed the total
3725      appropriations from such trust fund for the fiscal year.
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3726  (3)     In addition, the department shall transfer from the
3727      Land Acquisition Trust Fund to land acquisition trust funds
3728      within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the
3729      Department of State, and the Fish and Wildlife Conservation
3730      Commission amounts equal to the difference between the amounts
3731      appropriated in chapter 2025-198, Laws of Florida, to the
3732      department's Land Acquisition Trust Fund and the other land
3733      acquisition trust funds, and the amounts actually transferred
3734      between those trust funds during the 2025-2026 fiscal year.
3735  (4)     The department may advance funds from the beginning
3736      unobligated fund balance in the Land Acquisition Trust Fund to
3737      the Land Acquisition Trust Fund within the Fish and Wildlife
3738      Conservation Commission needed for cash flow purposes based on a
3739      detailed expenditure plan. The department shall prorate amounts
3740      transferred quarterly to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation
3741      Commission to recoup the amount of funds advanced by June 30,
3742      2026.
3743  (5)     This section expires July 1, 2027.
3744  Section 107.  In order to implement specific appropriations
3745      from the Florida Forever Trust Fund within the Department of
3746      Environmental Protection, which are contained in the 2026-2027
3747      General Appropriations Act, paragraph (m) of subsection (3) of
3748      section 259.105, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
3749  259.105       The Florida Forever Act.—
3750  (3)     Less the costs of issuing and the costs of funding
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3751      reserve accounts and other costs associated with bonds, the
3752      proceeds of cash payments or bonds issued pursuant to this
3753      section shall be deposited into the Florida Forever Trust Fund
3754      created by s. 259.1051. The proceeds shall be distributed by the
3755      Department of Environmental Protection in the following manner:
3756  (m)     Notwithstanding paragraphs (a)-(j) and for the 2026-
3757      2027 2025-2026 fiscal year, the proceeds shall be distributed as
3758      provided in the General Appropriations Act. This paragraph
3759      expires July 1, 2027 2026.
3760  Section 108.  In order to implement section 149 of the
3761      2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, paragraph (a) of
3762      subsection (2) of section 376.91, Florida Statutes, is amended
3763      to read:
3764  376.91       Statewide cleanup of perfluoroalkyl and
3765      polyfluoroalkyl substances.—
3766  (2)     STATEWIDE CLEANUP TARGET LEVELS.—
3767  (a)     If the United States Environmental Protection Agency
3768      has not finalized its standards for PFAS in drinking water,
3769      groundwater, and soil by January 1, 2027 2026, the department
3770      shall adopt by rule statewide cleanup target levels for PFAS in
3771      drinking water, groundwater, and soil using criteria set forth
3772      in s. 376.30701, with priority given to PFOA and PFOS. The rules
3773      for statewide cleanup target levels may not take effect until
3774      ratified by the Legislature.
3775  Section 109.  The amendments to s. 376.91(2)(a), Florida
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3776      Statutes, made by this act expire July 1, 2027, and the text of
3777      that paragraph shall revert to that in existence on June 30,
3778      2025, except that any amendments to such text enacted other than
3779      by this act shall be preserved and continue to operate to the
3780      extent that such amendments are not dependent upon the portions
3781      of text which expire pursuant to this section.
3782  Section 110.  In order to implement section 149 of the
3783      2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, paragraph (i) of
3784      subsection (13) of section 376.3071, Florida Statutes, is
3785      amended to read:
3786  376.3071  Inland Protection Trust Fund; creation; purposes;
3787      funding.—
3788  (13)        PETROLEUM CLEANUP PARTICIPATION PROGRAM.—To encourage
3789      detection, reporting, and cleanup of contamination caused by
3790      discharges of petroleum or petroleum products, the department
3791      shall, within the guidelines established in this subsection,
3792      implement a cleanup program to provide rehabilitation funding
3793      assistance for all property contaminated by discharges of
3794      petroleum or petroleum products from a petroleum storage system
3795      occurring before January 1, 1995. Eligibility is subject to an
3796      annual appropriation from the fund. Additionally, funding for
3797      eligible sites is contingent upon annual appropriation in
3798      subsequent years. Such continued state funding is not an
3799      entitlement or a vested right under this subsection. Eligibility
3800      shall be determined in the program, notwithstanding any other
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3801      provision of law, consent order, order, judgment, or ordinance
3802      to the contrary.
3803  (i)      Notwithstanding this section, for the 2026-2027 2025-
3804      2026 fiscal year, program deductibles and copayments may not be
3805      assessed, monetary caps may not be enforced, and all costs for
3806      activities described in this subsection must be absorbed at the
3807      expense of the Inland Protection Trust Fund, without recourse to
3808      reimbursement or recovery, with the following exceptions:
3809  1.      This paragraph does not apply to a site where the
3810      department has been denied site access to implement this
3811      section.
3812  2.      This paragraph does not authorize or require
3813      reimbursement from the fund for costs expended before the
3814      beginning of the grace period.
3815  3.      Upon discovery by the department that the owner or
3816      operator of a petroleum storage system has been grossly
3817      negligent in the maintenance of such petroleum storage system;
3818      has, with willful intent to conceal the existence of a serious
3819      discharge, falsified inventory or reconciliation records
3820      maintained with respect to the site at which such system is
3821      located; or has intentionally damaged such petroleum storage
3822      system, the site at which such system is located is ineligible
3823      for participation in the incentive program and the owner is
3824      liable for all costs due to discharges from petroleum storage
3825      systems at that site.
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3827      This paragraph expires July 1, 2027 2026.
3828  Section 111.  In order to implement section 149 of the
3829      2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, subsection (5) of section
3830      376.3072, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
3831  376.3072  Florida Petroleum Liability and Restoration
3832      Insurance Program.—
3833  (5)     Notwithstanding subsections (1)-(4), for the 2026-2027
3834      2025-2026 fiscal year, program deductibles or copayments may not
3835      be assessed, monetary caps may not be enforced, and all costs
3836      for activities described in this section must be absorbed at the
3837      expense of the Inland Protection Trust Fund, without recourse to
3838      reimbursement or recovery, with the following exceptions:
3839  (a)     This subsection does not apply to a site where the
3840      department has been denied site access to implement this
3841      section.
3842  (b)     This subsection does not authorize or require
3843      reimbursement from the fund for costs expended before the
3844      beginning of the grace period.
3845  (c)     Upon discovery by the department that the owner or
3846      operator of a petroleum storage system has been grossly
3847      negligent in the maintenance of such petroleum storage system;
3848      has, with willful intent to conceal the existence of a serious
3849      discharge, falsified inventory or reconciliation records
3850      maintained with respect to the site at which such system is
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3851      located; or has intentionally damaged such petroleum storage
3852      system, the site at which such system is located is ineligible
3853      for participation in the incentive program and the owner is
3854      liable for all costs due to discharges from petroleum storage
3855      systems at that site.
3856
3857      This subsection expires July 1, 2027 2026.
3858  Section 112.  In order to implement section 149 of the
3859      2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and notwithstanding the
3860      expiration date in section 89 of chapter 2025-199, Laws of
3861      Florida, paragraph (g) of subsection (15) of section 376.3071,
3862      Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
3863  376.3071  Inland Protection Trust Fund; creation; purposes;
3864      funding.—
3865  (15)        ETHANOL OR BIODIESEL DAMAGE; PREVENTIVE MEASURES.—The
3866      department shall pay, pursuant to this subsection, up to $10
3867      million each fiscal year from the fund for the costs of labor
3868      and equipment to repair or replace petroleum storage systems
3869      that may have been damaged due to the storage of fuels blended
3870      with ethanol or biodiesel, or for preventive measures to reduce
3871      the potential for such damage.
3872  (g)      Payments may not be made for the following:
3873  1.      Proposal costs or costs related to preparation of the
3874      application and required documentation;
3875  2.      Certified public accountant costs;
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3876  3.      Except as provided in paragraph (j), any costs in
3877      excess of the amount approved by the department under paragraph
3878      (b) or which are not in substantial compliance with the purchase
3879      order;
3880  4.      Costs associated with storage tanks, piping, or
3881      ancillary equipment that has previously been repaired or
3882      replaced for which costs have been paid under this section;
3883  5.      Facilities that are not in compliance with department
3884      storage tank rules, until the noncompliance issues have been
3885      resolved; or
3886  6.      Costs associated with damage to petroleum storage
3887      systems caused in whole or in part by causes other than the
3888      storage of fuels blended with ethanol or biodiesel.
3889  Section 113.  The text of s. 376.3071(15)(g), Florida
3890      Statutes, as carried forward from chapter 2020-114, Laws of
3891      Florida, by this act expires July 1, 2027, and the text of that
3892      paragraph shall revert to that in existence on July 1, 2020, but
3893      not including any amendments made by this act or chapter 2020-
3894      114, Laws of Florida, and any amendments to such text enacted
3895      other than by this act shall be preserved and continue to
3896      operate to the extent that such amendments are not dependent
3897      upon the portion of text which expires pursuant to this section.
3898  Section 114.  In order to implement Specific Appropriation
3899      2320 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and
3900      notwithstanding chapter 287, Florida Statutes, the Department of
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3901      Citrus shall enter into agreements for the purpose of increasing
3902      production of trees that show tolerance or resistance to citrus
3903      greening and to commercialize technologies that produce
3904      tolerance or resistance to citrus greening in trees. The
3905      department shall enter into these agreements no later than
3906      January 1, 2027, and shall file with the department's Inspector
3907      General a certification of conditions and circumstances
3908      justifying each agreement entered into without competitive
3909      solicitation. This section expires July 1, 2027.
3910  Section 115.  In order to implement Specific Appropriation
3911      1715 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and
3912      notwithstanding the expiration date in section 92 of chapter
3913      2025-199, Laws of Florida, section 380.5105, Florida Statutes,
3914      is reenacted to read:
3915  380.5105  The Stan Mayfield Working Waterfronts; Florida
3916      Forever program.—
3917  (1)     Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter,
3918      it is the intent of the Legislature that the trust shall
3919      administer the working waterfronts land acquisition program as
3920      set forth in this section.
3921  (a)     The trust and the Department of Agriculture and
3922      Consumer Services shall jointly develop rules specifically
3923      establishing an application process and a process for the
3924      evaluation, scoring and ranking of working waterfront projects.
3925      The proposed rules jointly developed pursuant to this paragraph
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3926      shall be promulgated by the trust. Such rules shall establish a
3927      system of weighted criteria to give increased priority to
3928      projects:
3929  1.      Within a municipality with a population less than
3930      30,000;
3931  2.      Within a municipality or area under intense growth and
3932      development pressures, as evidenced by a number of factors,
3933      including a determination that the municipality's growth rate
3934      exceeds the average growth rate for the state;
3935  3.      Within the boundary of a community redevelopment agency
3936      established pursuant to s. 163.356;
3937  4.      Adjacent to state-owned submerged lands designated as
3938      an aquatic preserve identified in s. 258.39; or
3939  5.      That provide a demonstrable benefit to the local
3940      economy.
3941  (b)      For projects that will require more than the grant
3942      amount awarded for completion, the applicant must identify in
3943      their project application funding sources that will provide the
3944      difference between the grant award and the estimated project
3945      completion cost. Such rules may be incorporated into those
3946      developed pursuant to s. 380.507(11).
3947  (c)      The trust shall develop a ranking list based on
3948      criteria identified in paragraph (a) for proposed fee simple and
3949      less-than-fee simple acquisition projects developed pursuant to
3950      this section. The trust shall, by the first Board of Trustees of
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3951      the Internal Improvement Trust Fund meeting in February, present
3952      the ranking list pursuant to this section to the board of
3953      trustees for final approval of projects for funding. The board
3954      of trustees may remove projects from the ranking list but may
3955      not add projects.
3956  (d)     Grant awards, acquisition approvals, and terms of
3957      less-than-fee acquisitions shall be approved by the trust.
3958      Waterfront communities that receive grant awards must submit
3959      annual progress reports to the trust identifying project
3960      activities which are complete, and the progress achieved in
3961      meeting the goals outlined in the project application. The trust
3962      must implement a process to monitor and evaluate the performance
3963      of grant recipients in completing projects that are funded
3964      through the working waterfronts program.
3965  (2)     Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter,
3966      it is the intent of the Legislature that the Department of
3967      Environmental Protection shall administer the working
3968      waterfronts capital outlay grant program as set forth in this
3969      section to support the commercial fishing and marine aquaculture
3970      industries, including the infrastructure for receiving or
3971      unloading seafood for the purpose of supporting the seafood
3972      economy.
3973  (a)     The working waterfronts capital outlay grant program
3974      is created to provide funding to assist commercial saltwater
3975      products or commercial saltwater wholesale dealer or retailer
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3976      license holders and seafood houses in maintaining their
3977      operations.
3978  (b)     Eligible costs and expenditures include fixed capital
3979      outlay and operating capital outlay, including, but not limited
3980      to, the repair and maintenance or replacement of equipment, the
3981      repair and maintenance or replacement of water-adjacent
3982      facilities or infrastructure, and the construction or renovation
3983      of shoreside facilities.
3984  (c)     The applicant must demonstrate a benefit to the local
3985      economy.
3986  (d)     Grant recipients must submit annual progress reports
3987      to the department identifying project activities that are
3988      complete and the progress achieved in meeting the goals outlined
3989      in the project application.
3990  (e)     The department shall implement a process to monitor
3991      and evaluate the performance of grant recipients in completing
3992      projects funded through the program.
3993  Section 116.  The text of s. 380.5105, Florida Statutes, as
3994      carried forward from chapter 2024-228, Laws of Florida, by this
3995      act expires July 1, 2027, and the text of that section shall
3996      revert to that in existence on June 30, 2024, except that any
3997      amendments to such text enacted other than by this act shall be
3998      preserved and continue to operate to the extent that such
3999      amendments are not dependent upon the portions of text which
4000      expire pursuant to this section.
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4001  Section 117.  In order to implement Specific Appropriation
4002      1951 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act and
4003      notwithstanding s. 823.11(4)(c), Florida Statutes, the Fish and
4004      Wildlife Conservation Commission may use funds appropriated for
4005      the derelict vessel removal program for grants to local
4006      governments or to remove, store, destroy, and dispose of, or to
4007      pay private contractors to remove, store, destroy, and dispose
4008      of, derelict vessels, migrant vessels, at-risk vessel turn in
4009      program vessels, or vessels declared a public nuisance pursuant
4010      to s. 327.73(1)(aa) and (gg), Florida Statutes. This section
4011      expires July 1, 2027.
4012  Section 118.  In order to implement Specific Appropriation
4013      1766A of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, subsection
4014      (9) of section 403.0673, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
4015  403.0673  Water quality improvement grant program.—A grant
4016      program is established within the Department of Environmental
4017      Protection to address wastewater, stormwater, and agricultural
4018      sources of nutrient loading to surface water or groundwater.
4019  (9)     For the 2026-2027 2025-2026 fiscal year, and
4020      notwithstanding the requirements of this section and s. 403.890,
4021      funds appropriated from the Water Protection and Sustainability
4022      Program Trust Fund may be used as provided in the General
4023      Appropriations Act. This subsection expires July 1, 2027 2026.
4024  Section 119.  In order to implement appropriations from the
4025      Land Acquisition Trust Fund within the Department of
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4026      Environmental Protection in the 2026-2027 General Appropriations
4027      Act, paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section 375.041, Florida
4028      Statutes, is amended to read:
4029  375.041       Land Acquisition Trust Fund.—
4030  (3)     Funds distributed into the Land Acquisition Trust Fund
4031      pursuant to s. 201.15 shall be applied:
4032  (b)     Of the funds remaining after the payments required
4033      under paragraph (a), but before funds may be appropriated,
4034      pledged, or dedicated for other uses:
4035  1.      A minimum of the lesser of 25 percent or $200 million
4036      shall be appropriated annually for Everglades projects that
4037      implement the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan as set
4038      forth in s. 373.470, including the Central Everglades Planning
4039      Project subject to congressional authorization; the Long-Term
4040      Plan as defined in s. 373.4592(2); and the Northern Everglades
4041      and Estuaries Protection Program as set forth in s. 373.4595.
4042      From these funds, $32 million shall be distributed each fiscal
4043      year through the 2023-2024 fiscal year to the South Florida
4044      Water Management District for the Long-Term Plan as defined in
4045      s. 373.4592(2). After deducting the $32 million distributed
4046      under this subparagraph, from the funds remaining, a minimum of
4047      the lesser of 76.5 percent or $100 million shall be appropriated
4048      each fiscal year through the 2025-2026 fiscal year for the
4049      planning, design, engineering, and construction of the
4050      Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan as set forth in s.
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4051      373.470, including the Central Everglades Planning Project, the
4052      Everglades Agricultural Area Storage Reservoir Project, the Lake
4053      Okeechobee Watershed Project, the C-43 West Basin Storage
4054      Reservoir Project, the Indian River Lagoon-South Project, the
4055      Western Everglades Restoration Project, and the Picayune Strand
4056      Restoration Project. The Department of Environmental Protection
4057      and the South Florida Water Management District shall give
4058      preference to those Everglades restoration projects that reduce
4059      harmful discharges of water from Lake Okeechobee to the St.
4060      Lucie or Caloosahatchee estuaries in a timely manner. For the
4061      purpose of performing the calculation provided in this
4062      subparagraph, the amount of debt service paid pursuant to
4063      paragraph (a) for bonds issued after July 1, 2016, for the
4064      purposes set forth under this paragraph shall be added to the
4065      amount remaining after the payments required under paragraph
4066      (a). The amount of the distribution calculated shall then be
4067      reduced by an amount equal to the debt service paid pursuant to
4068      paragraph (a) on bonds issued after July 1, 2016, for the
4069      purposes set forth under this subparagraph.
4070  2.      A minimum of the lesser of 7.6 percent or $50 million
4071      shall be appropriated annually for spring restoration,
4072      protection, and management projects. For the purpose of
4073      performing the calculation provided in this subparagraph, the
4074      amount of debt service paid pursuant to paragraph (a) for bonds
4075      issued after July 1, 2016, for the purposes set forth under this
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4076      paragraph shall be added to the amount remaining after the
4077      payments required under paragraph (a). The amount of the
4078      distribution calculated shall then be reduced by an amount equal
4079      to the debt service paid pursuant to paragraph (a) on bonds
4080      issued after July 1, 2016, for the purposes set forth under this
4081      subparagraph.
4082  3.      The sum of $5 million shall be appropriated annually
4083      each fiscal year through the 2025-2026 fiscal year to the St.
4084      Johns River Water Management District for projects dedicated to
4085      the restoration of Lake Apopka. This distribution shall be
4086      reduced by an amount equal to the debt service paid pursuant to
4087      paragraph (a) on bonds issued after July 1, 2016, for the
4088      purposes set forth in this subparagraph.
4089  4.      The sum of $64 million is appropriated and shall be
4090      transferred to the Everglades Trust Fund for the 2018-2019
4091      fiscal year, and each fiscal year thereafter, for the EAA
4092      reservoir project pursuant to s. 373.4598. Any funds remaining
4093      in any fiscal year shall be made available only for Phase II of
4094      the C-51 reservoir project or projects identified in
4095      subparagraph 1. and must be used in accordance with laws
4096      relating to such projects. Any funds made available for such
4097      purposes in a fiscal year are in addition to the amount
4098      appropriated under subparagraph 1. This distribution shall be
4099      reduced by an amount equal to the debt service paid pursuant to
4100      paragraph (a) on bonds issued after July 1, 2017, for the
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4101      purposes set forth in this subparagraph.
4102  5.      The sum of $50 million shall be appropriated annually
4103      to the South Florida Water Management District for the Lake
4104      Okeechobee Watershed Restoration Project in accordance with s.
4105      373.4599. This distribution must be reduced by an amount equal
4106      to the debt service paid pursuant to paragraph (a) on bonds
4107      issued after July 1, 2021, for the purposes set forth in this
4108      subparagraph.
4109  6.      The sum of $100 million shall be appropriated annually
4110      to the Department of Environmental Protection for the
4111      acquisition of land pursuant to s. 259.105.
4112  7.      Notwithstanding subparagraph 6. subparagraphs 3. and
4113      6., for the 2026-2027 2025-2026 fiscal year, funds shall be
4114      appropriated as provided in the General Appropriations Act. This
4115      subparagraph expires July 1, 2027 2026.
4116  Section 120.  In order to implement Specific Appropriation
4117      1650 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and
4118      notwithstanding chapter 255, Florida Statutes, the Department of
4119      Agriculture and Consumer Services may lease an existing facility
4120      that meets the requirements of s. 581.1843(6), Florida Statutes,
4121      and may administer a program to expedite the expansion of the
4122      propagation of Citrus sinensis or Citrus sinensis-like budwood
4123      trees and seedlings that show tolerance or resistance to citrus
4124      greening, and to commercialize technologies that produce
4125      tolerance or resistance to citrus greening in trees. This
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4126      section expires July 1, 2027.
4127  Section 121.  In order to implement Specific Appropriation
4128      1820 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, a county or
4129      municipal government may not adopt or enforce an ordinance that
4130      requires a distributor or retailer to establish battery
4131      collection sites or to collect or handle batteries and products
4132      containing batteries for off-site recycling or disposal until a
4133      study providing recommended practices for a distributor or
4134      retailer regarding the proper collection and handling of such
4135      has been produced. This section expires July 1, 2027.
4136  Section 122.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
4137      2331 through 2337 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act,
4138      subsection (3) of section 288.80125, Florida Statutes, is
4139      amended to read:
4140  288.80125  Triumph Gulf Coast Trust Fund.—
4141  (3)     For the 2026-2027 2025-2026 fiscal year, funds shall
4142      be used for the Rebuild Florida Revolving Loan Fund program to
4143      provide assistance to businesses impacted by Hurricane Michael
4144      as provided in the General Appropriations Act. This subsection
4145      expires July 1, 2027 2026.
4146  Section 123.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
4147      2055 through 2068, 2069D and 2069E, 2080 through 2090, 2092
4148      through 2100, and 2138 through 2151 of the 2026-2027 General
4149      Appropriations Act, paragraph (h) of subsection (7) of section
4150      339.135, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
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4151  339.135       Work program; legislative budget request;
4152      definitions; preparation, adoption, execution, and amendment.—
4153  (7)      AMENDMENT OF THE ADOPTED WORK PROGRAM.—
4154  (h)1.       Any work program amendment that also adds a new
4155      project, or phase thereof, to the adopted work program in excess
4156      of $3 million is subject to approval by the Legislative Budget
4157      Commission. Any work program amendment submitted under this
4158      paragraph must include, as supplemental information, a list of
4159      projects, or phases thereof, in the current 5-year adopted work
4160      program which are eligible for the funds within the
4161      appropriation category being used for the proposed amendment.
4162      The department shall provide a narrative with the rationale for
4163      not advancing an existing project, or phase thereof, in lieu of
4164      the proposed amendment.
4165  2.      If the department submits an amendment to the
4166      Legislative Budget Commission and the commission does not meet
4167      or consider the amendment within 30 days after its submittal,
4168      the chair and vice chair of the commission may authorize the
4169      amendment to be approved pursuant to s. 216.177. This
4170      subparagraph expires July 1, 2027 2026.
4171  Section 124.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
4172      2055 through 2068, 2069D and 2069E, 2080 through 2090, 2092
4173      through 2100, and 2138 through 2151 of the 2026-2027 General
4174      Appropriations Act, the Department of Transportation is
4175      authorized to realign or increase budget authority within the
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4176      Work Program to account for laws enacted which adjust the
4177      department's statutory revenue distributions. The department may
4178      submit budget amendments to realign or increase budget authority
4179      consistent with this section and pursuant to s. 339.135(7),
4180      Florida Statutes. This section expires July 1, 2027.
4181  Section 125.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
4182      2055 through 2068, 2069D and 2069E, 2080 through 2090, 2092
4183      through 2100, and 2138 through 2151 of the 2026-2027 General
4184      Appropriations Act, and notwithstanding s. 339.135(7)(b),
4185      Florida Statutes, the Department of Transportation is authorized
4186      to request up to $200 million of budget authority to the extent
4187      necessary to advance or defer projects programmed in the Work
4188      Program and realign resources to safeguard district allocations
4189      and ensure projects programmed in the Work Program are balanced
4190      to the finance plan. The department may submit budget amendments
4191      to realign budget authority consistent with this section and
4192      pursuant to s. 339.135(7), Florida Statutes. This section
4193      expires July 1, 2027.
4194  Section 126.  In order to implement Specific Appropriation
4195      2396 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, subsection (6)
4196      of section 288.0655, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
4197  288.0655  Rural Infrastructure Fund.—
4198  (6)     For the 2026-2027 2025-2026 fiscal year, the funds
4199      appropriated for the grant program for Florida Panhandle
4200      counties shall be distributed pursuant to and for the purposes
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4201      described in the proviso language associated with Specific
4202      Appropriation 2396 2113 of the 2026-2027 2025-2026 General
4203      Appropriations Act. This subsection expires July 1, 2027 2026.
4204  Section 127.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
4205      2759 through 2764 and sections 217 and 218 of the 2026-2027
4206      General Appropriations Act, and notwithstanding ss. 216.181 and
4207      216.292, Florida Statutes, the Division of Emergency Management
4208      may submit budget amendments, subject to the notice, review, and
4209      objection procedures of s. 216.177, Florida Statutes, to
4210      increase budget authority for projected expenditures due to
4211      reimbursements from federally declared disasters if additional
4212      federal revenues specific to such programs become available in
4213      the 2026-2027 fiscal year. This section expires July 1, 2027.
4214  Section 128.  In order to implement Specific Appropriation
4215      2367 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and
4216      notwithstanding the expiration date in section 105 of chapter
4217      2025-199, subsections (4) and (5) of section 443.1113, Florida
4218      Statutes, are reenacted to read:
4219  443.1113  Reemployment Assistance Claims and Benefits
4220      Information System.—
4221  (4)(a)       The Department of Commerce shall perform an annual
4222      review of the system and identify enhancements or modernization
4223      efforts that improve the delivery of services to claimants and
4224      employers and reporting to state and federal entities. These
4225      improvements are subject to appropriation, and must include, but
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4226      need not be limited to:
4227  1.      Infrastructure upgrades through cloud services.
4228  2.      Software improvements.
4229  3.      Enhanced data analytics and reporting.
4230  4.      Increased cybersecurity pursuant to s. 282.318.
4231  (b)      The department shall seek input on recommended
4232      enhancements from, at a minimum, the following entities:
4233  1.      The Florida Digital Service within the Department of
4234      Management Services.
4235  2.      The General Tax Administration Program Office within
4236      the Department of Revenue.
4237  3.      The Division of Accounting and Auditing within the
4238      Department of Financial Services.
4239  (5)      By September 1, 2025, and each year thereafter, the
4240      Department of Commerce shall submit a Reemployment Assistance
4241      Claims and Benefits Information System report to the Governor,
4242      the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
4243      Representatives. The report must, at a minimum, include:
4244  (a)      A summary of clearly defined deliverables and
4245      measurable outcomes of maintenance, enhancement, and
4246      modernization efforts over the last fiscal year.
4247  (b)      A plan for the next 2 fiscal years of recommended
4248      enhancements or modernization efforts that includes projected
4249      nonrecurring project costs, clear deliverables, and timeframes
4250      for completion of each enhancement or modernization effort in
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4251      priority order, and the projected recurring operations and
4252      maintenance costs after the completion of each enhancement or
4253      modernization effort.
4254  Section 129.  The text of s. 443.1113(4) and (5), Florida
4255      Statutes, as carried forward from chapter 2025-199, Laws of
4256      Florida, expire July 1, 2027, and the text of those subsections
4257      shall revert to that in existence on June 30, 2025, except that
4258      any amendments to such text enacted other than by this act shall
4259      be preserved and continue to operate to the extent that such
4260      amendments are not dependent upon the portions of text which
4261      expire pursuant to this section.
4262  Section 130.  In order to implement Specific Appropriation
4263      2359 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, subsections
4264      (1) and (9) of section 445.08, Florida Statutes, are amended,
4265      and subsections (2) and (4) are reenacted, to read:
4266  445.08       Florida Law Enforcement Recruitment Bonus Payment
4267      Program.—
4268  (1)     For the purposes of this section, the term:
4269  (a)     "Commission" means the Criminal Justice Standards and
4270      Training Commission within the Department of Law Enforcement.
4271  (b)     "Employing agency" has the same meaning as provided in
4272      s. 943.10(4).
4273  (c)     "Law enforcement officer" has the same meaning as
4274      provided in s. 943.10(1).
4275  (d)     "Newly employed officer" means a person who is a
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4276      Florida resident and who gains or is appointed to full-time
4277      employment as a certified law enforcement officer with a Florida
4278      criminal justice employing agency on or after July 1, 2022, and
4279      who has never before been employed as a law enforcement officer
4280      in this state.
4281  (e)     "Program" means the Florida Law Enforcement
4282      Recruitment Bonus Payment Program.
4283  (2)(a)       There is created within the department the Florida
4284      Law Enforcement Recruitment Bonus Payment Program to aid in the
4285      recruitment of law enforcement officers within the state. The
4286      purpose of the program is to administer one-time bonus payments
4287      of up to $5,000 to each newly employed officer within the state.
4288  (b)     Bonus payments provided to eligible newly employed
4289      officers are contingent upon legislative appropriations and
4290      shall be prorated subject to the amount appropriated for the
4291      program.
4292  (4)     The department shall develop an annual plan for the
4293      administration of the program and distribution of bonus
4294      payments. Applicable employing agencies shall assist the
4295      department with the collection of any data necessary to
4296      determine bonus payment amounts and to distribute the bonus
4297      payments, and shall otherwise provide the department with any
4298      information or assistance needed to fulfill the requirements of
4299      this section. At a minimum, the plan must include:
4300  (a)     The method for determining the estimated number of
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4301      newly employed officers to gain or be appointed to full-time
4302      employment during the applicable fiscal year.
4303  (b)     The minimum eligibility requirements a newly employed
4304      officer must meet to receive and retain a bonus payment, which
4305      must include:
4306  1.      Obtaining certification for employment or appointment
4307      as a law enforcement officer pursuant to s. 943.1395.
4308  2.      Gaining full-time employment with a Florida criminal
4309      justice agency.
4310  3.      Maintaining full-time employment as a law enforcement
4311      officer with a Florida criminal justice agency for at least 2
4312      years from the date on which the officer obtained certification.
4313      The required 2-year employment period may be satisfied by
4314      maintaining full-time employment at one or more employing
4315      agencies, but such period must not contain any break in service
4316      longer than 180 calendar days.
4317  (c)     The standards by which the department will determine
4318      under what circumstances a break in service is acceptable. A law
4319      enforcement officer must provide documentation to the department
4320      justifying a break in service. For purposes of this section, the
4321      term "break in service" means a period of time during which the
4322      person is employed with a Florida criminal justice agency but is
4323      not employed as a full-time law enforcement officer or a period
4324      of time during which the person is in between employment as a
4325      full-time law enforcement officer for no longer than 15 days.
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4326      The time period for any break in service does not count toward
4327      satisfying the 2-year full-time employment requirement of this
4328      section.
4329  (d)     The method that will be used to determine the bonus
4330      payment amount to be distributed to each newly employed officer.
4331  (e)     The method that will be used to distribute bonus
4332      payments to applicable employing agencies for distribution to
4333      eligible officers. Such method should prioritize distributing
4334      bonus payments to eligible officers in the most efficient and
4335      quickest manner possible.
4336  (f)     The estimated cost to the department associated with
4337      developing and administering the program and distributing bonus
4338      payment funds.
4339  (g)     The method by which an officer must reimburse the
4340      state if he or she received a bonus payment under the program,
4341      but failed to maintain continuous employment for the required 2-
4342      year period. Reimbursement shall not be required if an officer
4343      is discharged by his or her employing agency for a reason other
4344      than misconduct as designated on the affidavit of separation
4345      completed by the employing agency and maintained by the
4346      commission.
4347
4348      The department may establish other criteria deemed necessary to
4349      determine bonus payment eligibility and distribution.
4350  (9)     This section expires July 1, 2027 2026.
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4351  Section 131.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
4352      2743 through 2771 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act,
4353      subsection (2) of section 282.201, Florida Statutes, is amended
4354      to read:
4355  282.201       State data center.—The state data center is
4356      established within the department. The provision of data center
4357      services must comply with applicable state and federal laws,
4358      regulations, and policies, including all applicable security,
4359      privacy, and auditing requirements. The department shall appoint
4360      a director of the state data center who has experience in
4361      leading data center facilities and has expertise in cloud-
4362      computing management.
4363  (2)     USE OF THE STATE DATA CENTER.—
4364  (a)     The following are exempt from the use of the state
4365      data center: the Department of Law Enforcement, the Department
4366      of the Lottery's Gaming System, Systems Design and Development
4367      in the Office of Policy and Budget, the regional traffic
4368      management centers as described in s. 335.14(2) and the Office
4369      of Toll Operations of the Department of Transportation, the
4370      State Board of Administration, state attorneys, public
4371      defenders, criminal conflict and civil regional counsel, capital
4372      collateral regional counsel, and the Florida Housing Finance
4373      Corporation.
4374  (b)     The Division of Emergency Management is exempt from
4375      the use of the state data center. This paragraph expires July 1,
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4376      2027 2026.
4377  Section 132.  In order to implement section 197 of the
4378      2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and notwithstanding ss.
4379      216.181 and 216.292, Florida Statutes, the Department of
4380      Commerce may submit budget amendments, subject to the notice,
4381      review, and objection procedures of s. 216.177, Florida
4382      Statutes, to increase budget authority to support the federal
4383      Community Development Block Grant – Disaster Recovery Program
4384      (CDBG-DR). This section expires July 1, 2027.
4385  Section 133.  In order to implement Specific Appropriation
4386      2099 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, section
4387      334.64, Florida Statutes, is created to read:
4388  334.64       Department to serve as primary point of contact for
4389      LiDAR procurement.—Notwithstanding s. 20.255(9), the department
4390      shall serve as the primary point of contact for statewide
4391      topographic aerial LiDAR procurement and cost-sharing related to
4392      statewide geographic information systems and geospatial data
4393      sharing. The department may provide these services to other
4394      state and local governmental entities by entering into an
4395      interagency agreement consistent with chapter 216.
4396      Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including any
4397      charter, ordinance, statute, or special law, all state agencies
4398      and local governmental entities conducting programs or
4399      exercising powers relating to topographic aerial LiDAR mapping
4400      are authorized to enter into an interagency agreement with the
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4401      department for the provision by the department of topographic
4402      aerial LiDAR procurement and cost-sharing services, and to
4403      delegate authority to conduct programs or exercise powers
4404      relating to topographic aerial LiDAR procurement and cost-
4405      sharing services to the department pursuant to such interagency
4406      agreements. The department may adopt rules to implement this
4407      section. This section expires July 1, 2027.
4408  Section 134.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
4409      3147 through 3156 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act,
4410      subsections (5) and (6) of section 251.001, Florida Statutes,
4411      are amended to read:
4412  251.001       Florida State Guard Act.—
4413  (5)      PERSONNEL.—
4414  (a)      Subject to approval by the Governor, the director
4415      shall determine the number of volunteer personnel necessary to
4416      meet the staffing and operational requirements of the Florida
4417      State Guard, and determine the volunteer structure and number of
4418      volunteer personnel within each component unit of such
4419      structure.
4420  (b)     The Governor shall commission all volunteer personnel
4421      of the Florida State Guard.
4422  (c)      Each applicant for the Florida State Guard shall meet
4423      the following qualifications:
4424  1.      The applicant must be a citizen of the United States
4425      and a resident of the state.
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4426  2.      The applicant may not have a felony conviction. Each
4427      applicant shall submit a complete set of fingerprints and all
4428      information required by state and federal law to process
4429      fingerprints for purposes of conducting a criminal background
4430      check. For purposes of this section, the term "conviction" means
4431      a determination of guilt that is the result of a plea or a
4432      trial, regardless of whether adjudication is withheld or a plea
4433      of nolo contendere is entered.
4434  3.      The applicant may not be an active duty servicemember,
4435      a member of the armed forces reserves, or a member of the
4436      Florida National Guard.
4437  4.      If the applicant is a former member of the armed forces
4438      or of any military or naval organization of this state or
4439      another state, the applicant must have been separated under
4440      terms no less than a general discharge under honorable
4441      conditions.
4442  5.      If the applicant is a current or former law enforcement
4443      officer of any law enforcement agency in this state or another
4444      state, the applicant must be in good standing and maintained
4445      good moral character with her or his employing agency pursuant
4446      to s. 943.13(7) or have been separated under good terms without
4447      disciplinary action.
4448  (d)      The director shall establish minimum standards for the
4449      age, physical and health condition, and physical fitness of
4450      applicants based upon the component unit of the Florida State
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4451      Guard structure in which the applicant is being considered for
4452      placement. However, an applicant being considered for placement
4453      in a component unit that serves in an active duty capacity
4454      within the Florida State Guard must be subject to standards that
4455      are no less than the standards required for recruitment,
4456      enrollment, and retention in the Florida National Guard.
4457  (e)     The director shall develop and implement a code of
4458      regulations for the administration and discipline of members of
4459      the Florida State Guard that shall provide no less protection
4460      and impose no more severe sanctions than as provided in s.
4461      250.35, except that the director shall not have authority to
4462      impose any term of incarceration.
4463  (6)     SPECIALIZED UNIT.—The director shall organize a
4464      specialized unit within the Florida State Guard. All members of
4465      the specialized unit must be of good moral character and are
4466      vested with the authority to bear arms, detect, and apprehend
4467      while activated. In addition to the requirements set forth in
4468      paragraph (5)(c), each member only those members of the
4469      specialized unit must be a certified law enforcement officer
4470      pursuant to s. 943.1395. who meet the requirements in s. 943.13
4471      and are certified as law enforcement officers as defined in s.
4472      943.10(1) Members of the specialized unit are authorized to have
4473      the same law enforcement authority as the law enforcement agency
4474      in conjunction with which they are working when activated.
4475  Section 135.  The amendments to s. 251.001(5) and (6),
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4476      Florida Statutes, made by this act expire July 1, 2027, and the
4477      text of those subsections, as applicable, shall revert to that
4478      in existence on June 30, 2026, except that any amendments to
4479      such text enacted other than by this act shall be preserved and
4480      continue to operate to the extent that such amendments are not
4481      dependent upon the portions of text which expire pursuant to
4482      this section.
4483  Section 136.  (1)     In order to implement section 8 of the
4484      2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, beginning July 1, 2026,
4485      and on the first day of each month thereafter, the Department of
4486      Management Services shall assess an administrative health
4487      insurance assessment on each state agency equal to the
4488      employer's cost of individual employee health care coverage for
4489      each vacant position within such agency eligible for coverage
4490      through the Division of State Group Insurance. As used in this
4491      section, the term "state agency" means an agency within the
4492      State Personnel System, the Department of the Lottery, the
4493      Justice Administrative Commission and all entities
4494      administratively housed in the Justice Administrative
4495      Commission, and the state courts system.
4496  (2)     Each state agency shall remit the assessed
4497      administrative health insurance assessment under subsection (1)
4498      to the State Employees Health Insurance Trust Fund, for the
4499      State Group Insurance Program, as provided in ss. 110.123 and
4500      110.1239, Florida Statutes, from currently allocated monies for
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4501      salaries and benefits within 30 days after receipt of the
4502      assessment from the Department of Management Services. Should
4503      any state agency become more than 60 days delinquent in payment
4504      of this obligation, the Department of Management Services shall
4505      certify to the Chief Financial Officer the amount due and the
4506      Chief Financial Officer shall transfer the amount due to the
4507      Department of Management Services.
4508  (3)     The administrative health insurance assessment shall
4509      apply to all vacant positions funded with state funds whether
4510      fully or partially funded with state funds. Vacant positions
4511      partially funded with state funds shall pay a percentage of the
4512      assessment imposed in subsection (1) equal to the percentage
4513      share of state funds provided for such vacant positions. No
4514      assessment shall apply to vacant positions fully funded with
4515      federal funds. Each state agency shall provide the Department of
4516      Management Services with a complete list of position numbers
4517      that are funded, or partially funded, with federal funding, and
4518      include the percentage of federal funding for each position no
4519      later than July 31, 2026, and shall update the list on the last
4520      day of each month thereafter. For federally funded vacant
4521      positions, or partially funded vacant positions, each state
4522      agency shall immediately take steps to include the
4523      administrative health insurance assessment in its indirect cost
4524      plan for the 2027-2028 fiscal year and each fiscal year
4525      thereafter. A state agency shall notify the Department of
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4526      Management Services, the Executive Office of the Governor, the
4527      chair of the Senate Committee on Appropriations and the chair of
4528      the House of Representatives Budget Committee upon approval of
4529      the updated indirect cost plan. If the state agency is not able
4530      to obtain approval from its federal awarding agency, the state
4531      agency must notify the Department of Management Services, the
4532      Executive Office of the Governor, and the appropriation and
4533      budget chairs no later than January 15, 2027.
4534  (4)     Pursuant to the notice, review, and objection
4535      procedures of s. 216.177, Florida Statutes, the Executive Office
4536      of the Governor may transfer budget authority appropriated in
4537      the Salaries and Benefits appropriation category between
4538      agencies in order to align the appropriations granted with the
4539      assessments that must be paid by each agency to the Department
4540      of Management Services for the administrative health insurance
4541      assessment.
4542  (5)     This section expires July 1, 2027.
4543  Section 137.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
4544      2852 and 2853 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and
4545      notwithstanding s. 11.13(1), Florida Statutes, the authorized
4546      salaries for members of the Legislature for the 2026-2027 fiscal
4547      year shall be set at the same level in effect on July 1, 2010.
4548      This section expires July 1, 2027.
4549  Section 138.  In order to implement the transfer of funds
4550      from the General Revenue Fund from trust funds for the 2026-2027
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4551      General Appropriations Act, and notwithstanding the expiration
4552      date in section 111 of chapter 2025-199, Laws of Florida,
4553      paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 215.32, Florida
4554      Statutes, is reenacted to read:
4555  215.32       State funds; segregation.—
4556  (2)      The source and use of each of these funds shall be as
4557      follows:
4558  (b)1.       The trust funds shall consist of moneys received by
4559      the state which under law or under trust agreement are
4560      segregated for a purpose authorized by law. The state agency or
4561      branch of state government receiving or collecting such moneys
4562      is responsible for their proper expenditure as provided by law.
4563      Upon the request of the state agency or branch of state
4564      government responsible for the administration of the trust fund,
4565      the Chief Financial Officer may establish accounts within the
4566      trust fund at a level considered necessary for proper
4567      accountability. Once an account is established, the Chief
4568      Financial Officer may authorize payment from that account only
4569      upon determining that there is sufficient cash and releases at
4570      the level of the account.
4571  2.      In addition to other trust funds created by law, to the
4572      extent possible, each agency shall use the following trust funds
4573      as described in this subparagraph for day-to-day operations:
4574  a.      Operations or operating trust fund, for use as a
4575      depository for funds to be used for program operations funded by
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4576      program revenues, with the exception of administrative
4577      activities when the operations or operating trust fund is a
4578      proprietary fund.
4579  b.      Operations and maintenance trust fund, for use as a
4580      depository for client services funded by third-party payors.
4581  c.      Administrative trust fund, for use as a depository for
4582      funds to be used for management activities that are departmental
4583      in nature and funded by indirect cost earnings and assessments
4584      against trust funds. Proprietary funds are excluded from the
4585      requirement of using an administrative trust fund.
4586  d.      Grants and donations trust fund, for use as a
4587      depository for funds to be used for allowable grant or donor
4588      agreement activities funded by restricted contractual revenue
4589      from private and public nonfederal sources.
4590  e.      Agency working capital trust fund, for use as a
4591      depository for funds to be used pursuant to s. 216.272.
4592  f.      Clearing funds trust fund, for use as a depository for
4593      funds to account for collections pending distribution to lawful
4594      recipients.
4595  g.      Federal grant trust fund, for use as a depository for
4596      funds to be used for allowable grant activities funded by
4597      restricted program revenues from federal sources.
4598
4599      To the extent possible, each agency must adjust its internal
4600      accounting to use existing trust funds consistent with the
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4601      requirements of this subparagraph. If an agency does not have
4602      trust funds listed in this subparagraph and cannot make such
4603      adjustment, the agency must recommend the creation of the
4604      necessary trust funds to the Legislature no later than the next
4605      scheduled review of the agency's trust funds pursuant to s.
4606      215.3206.
4607  3.      All such moneys are hereby appropriated to be expended
4608      in accordance with the law or trust agreement under which they
4609      were received, subject always to the provisions of chapter 216
4610      relating to the appropriation of funds and to the applicable
4611      laws relating to the deposit or expenditure of moneys in the
4612      State Treasury.
4613  4.a.        Notwithstanding any provision of law restricting the
4614      use of trust funds to specific purposes, unappropriated cash
4615      balances from selected trust funds may be authorized by the
4616      Legislature for transfer to the Budget Stabilization Fund and
4617      General Revenue Fund in the General Appropriations Act.
4618  b.      This subparagraph does not apply to trust funds
4619      required by federal programs or mandates; trust funds
4620      established for bond covenants, indentures, or resolutions whose
4621      revenues are legally pledged by the state or public body to meet
4622      debt service or other financial requirements of any debt
4623      obligations of the state or any public body; the Division of
4624      Licensing Trust Fund in the Department of Agriculture and
4625      Consumer Services; the State Transportation Trust Fund; the
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4626      trust fund containing the net annual proceeds from the Florida
4627      Education Lotteries; the Florida Retirement System Trust Fund;
4628      trust funds under the management of the State Board of Education
4629      or the Board of Governors of the State University System, where
4630      such trust funds are for auxiliary enterprises, self-insurance,
4631      and contracts, grants, and donations, as those terms are defined
4632      by general law; trust funds that serve as clearing funds or
4633      accounts for the Chief Financial Officer or state agencies;
4634      trust funds that account for assets held by the state in a
4635      trustee capacity as an agent or fiduciary for individuals,
4636      private organizations, or other governmental units; and other
4637      trust funds authorized by the State Constitution.
4638  Section 139.  The text of s. 215.32(2)(b), Florida
4639      Statutes, as carried forward from chapter 2011-47, Laws of
4640      Florida, by this act, expires July 1, 2027, and the text of that
4641      paragraph shall revert to that in existence on June 30, 2011,
4642      except that any amendments to such text enacted other than by
4643      this act shall be preserved and continue to operate to the
4644      extent that such amendments are not dependent upon the portions
4645      of text which expire pursuant to this section.
4646  Section 140.  In order to implement the appropriations
4647      authorized in the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act for state
4648      employee travel and notwithstanding s. 112.061(7)(d)1.a.,
4649      Florida Statutes, the mileage allowance for travel by privately
4650      owned vehicles for official travel shall be established by each
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4651      state agency or the judicial branch. The mileage allowance may
4652      not exceed the standard mileage rates established by the
4653      Internal Revenue Service. This section expires July 1, 2027.
4654  Section 141.  In order to implement appropriations in the
4655      2026-2027 General Appropriations Act for state employee travel,
4656      the funds appropriated to each state agency which may be used
4657      for travel by state employees are limited during the 2026-2027
4658      fiscal year to travel for activities that are critical to each
4659      state agency's mission. Funds may not be used for travel by
4660      state employees to foreign countries, other states, conferences,
4661      staff training activities, or other administrative functions
4662      unless the agency head has approved, in writing, that such
4663      activities are critical to the agency's mission. The agency head
4664      shall consider using teleconferencing and other forms of
4665      electronic communication to meet the needs of the proposed
4666      activity before approving mission-critical travel. If
4667      international travel is approved, the agency must provide a
4668      quarterly report to the Speaker of the House of Representatives
4669      and the President of the Senate that provides the justification
4670      for such travel along with a breakdown of the associated costs.
4671      This section does not apply to travel for law enforcement
4672      purposes, military purposes, emergency management activities, or
4673      public health activities. This section expires July 1, 2027.
4674  Section 142.  In order to implement appropriations in the
4675      2026-2027 General Appropriations Act for state employee travel
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4676      and notwithstanding s. 112.061, Florida Statutes, costs for
4677      lodging associated with a meeting, conference, or convention
4678      organized or sponsored in whole or in part by a state agency or
4679      the judicial branch may not exceed $225 per day. An employee may
4680      expend his or her own funds for any lodging expenses in excess
4681      of $225 per day. For purposes of this section, a meeting does
4682      not include travel activities for conducting an audit,
4683      examination, inspection, or investigation or travel activities
4684      related to a litigation or emergency response. This section
4685      expires July 1, 2027.
4686  Section 143.  In order to implement the appropriations and
4687      reappropriations authorized in the 2026-2027 General
4688      Appropriations Act, paragraph (d) of subsection (11) of section
4689      216.181, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
4690  216.181       Approved budgets for operations and fixed capital
4691      outlay.—
4692  (11)
4693  (d)     Notwithstanding paragraph (b) and paragraph (2)(b),
4694      and for the 2026-2027 2025-2026 fiscal year only, the
4695      Legislative Budget Commission may approve budget amendments for
4696      new fixed capital outlay projects or increase the amounts
4697      appropriated to state agencies for fixed capital outlay
4698      projects. This paragraph expires July 1, 2027 2026.
4699
4700      The provisions of this subsection are subject to the notice and
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4701      objection procedures set forth in s. 216.177.
4702  Section 144.  In order to implement the salaries and
4703      benefits, expenses, other personal services, contracted
4704      services, special categories, and operating capital outlay
4705      categories of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act,
4706      paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 216.292, Florida
4707      Statutes, is amended to read:
4708  216.292       Appropriations nontransferable; exceptions.—
4709  (2)     The following transfers are authorized to be made by
4710      the head of each department or the Chief Justice of the Supreme
4711      Court whenever it is deemed necessary by reason of changed
4712      conditions:
4713  (a)     The transfer of appropriations funded from identical
4714      funding sources, except appropriations for fixed capital outlay,
4715      and the transfer of amounts included within the total original
4716      approved budget and plans of releases of appropriations as
4717      furnished pursuant to ss. 216.181 and 216.192, as follows:
4718  1.      Between categories of appropriations within a budget
4719      entity, if no category of appropriation is increased or
4720      decreased by more than 5 percent of the original approved budget
4721      or $250,000, whichever is greater, by all action taken under
4722      this subsection.
4723  2.      Between budget entities within identical categories of
4724      appropriations, if no category of appropriation is increased or
4725      decreased by more than 5 percent of the original approved budget
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4726      or $250,000, whichever is greater, by all action taken under
4727      this subsection.
4728  3.      Any agency exceeding salary rate established pursuant
4729      to s. 216.181(8) on June 30th of any fiscal year shall not be
4730      authorized to make transfers pursuant to subparagraphs 1. and 2.
4731      in the subsequent fiscal year.
4732  4.      Notice of proposed transfers under subparagraphs 1. and
4733      2. shall be provided to the Executive Office of the Governor and
4734      the chairs of the legislative appropriations committees at least
4735      3 days prior to agency implementation in order to provide an
4736      opportunity for review. The review shall be limited to ensuring
4737      that the transfer is in compliance with the requirements of this
4738      paragraph.
4739  5.      For the 2026-2027 2025-2026 fiscal year, the review
4740      shall ensure that transfers proposed pursuant to this paragraph
4741      comply with this chapter, maximize the use of available and
4742      appropriate trust funds, and are not contrary to legislative
4743      policy and intent. This subparagraph expires July 1, 2027 2026.
4744  Section 145.  In order to implement appropriations in the
4745      2026-2027 General Appropriations Act for the acquisitions of
4746      motor vehicles, and notwithstanding chapter 287, Florida
4747      Statutes, relating to the purchase of motor vehicles from a
4748      state term contract, state agencies may purchase vehicles from
4749      nonstate term contract vendors without prior approval from the
4750      Department of Management Services, provided the cost of the
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4751      motor vehicle is equal to or less than the cost of a similar
4752      class of vehicle found on a state term contract and provided the
4753      funds for the purchase have been specifically appropriated. This
4754      section expires July 1, 2027.
4755  Section 146.  In order to implement appropriations for
4756      state agencies in the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act,
4757      section 11.52, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
4758  11.52       Implementation of enacted legislation.—Each state
4759      agency shall provide the Legislature and the Executive Office of
4760      the Governor with information about the status of implementation
4761      of recently enacted legislation. The implementation status must
4762      be provided 90 days following the effective date of the
4763      legislation and updated each August 1 thereafter until all
4764      provisions of the legislation have been fully implemented. The
4765      implementation status report must include, at a minimum, for
4766      each enacted legislation, the actions or steps taken to
4767      implement the legislation and planned actions or steps for
4768      implementation, such as any rules proposed for implementation,
4769      any procurements required, any contract executed to assist the
4770      agency in the implementation, any contracts executed to
4771      implement or administer the legislation, programs started,
4772      offices established, or other organization administrative
4773      changes made including personnel changes, or federal waivers
4774      requested; any expenditures made directly related to the
4775      implementation; and any impediments or delays in implementation,
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4776      including, but not limited to, challenges of administrative
4777      rules. No later than 14 days prior to the next regular
4778      legislative session, the state agency shall provide an update of
4779      any changes to the implementation status, notify the Legislature
4780      of any protests of rulemaking or other communications regarding
4781      the implementation of the legislation and the status of any
4782      litigation related to the legislation, and identify any policy
4783      issues that need to be resolved by the Legislature to ensure
4784      timely and effective implementation of the legislation. This
4785      section expires July 1, 2027 2026.
4786  Section 147.  In order to implement appropriations for
4787      state agencies and the judicial branch in the 2026-2027 General
4788      Appropriations Act, subsection (7) of section 216.013, Florida
4789      Statutes, is amended to read:
4790  216.013       Long-range program plan.—State agencies and the
4791      judicial branch shall develop long-range program plans to
4792      achieve state goals using an interagency planning process that
4793      includes the development of integrated agency program service
4794      outcomes. The plans shall be policy based, priority driven,
4795      accountable, and developed through careful examination and
4796      justification of all agency and judicial branch programs.
4797  (7)     Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, each
4798      state executive agency and the judicial branch are not required
4799      to develop or post a long-range program plan by September 30,
4800      2026 2025, for the 2027-2028 2026-2027 fiscal year, except in
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4801      circumstances outlined in any updated written instructions
4802      prepared by the Executive Office of the Governor in consultation
4803      with the chairs of the legislative appropriations committees.
4804      This subsection expires July 1, 2027 2026.
4805  Section 148.  In order to implement appropriations for
4806      state agencies and the judicial branch in the 2026-2027 General
4807      Appropriations Act, subsection (7) of section 216.023, Florida
4808      Statutes, is amended, and subsection (12) is added to that
4809      section, to read:
4810  216.023 Legislative budget requests to be furnished to
4811      Legislature by agencies.—
4812  (7)     As part of the legislative budget request, each state
4813      agency and the judicial branch shall include an inventory of all
4814      ongoing technology-related projects that have a cumulative
4815      estimated or realized cost of more than $1 million. The
4816      inventory must, at a minimum, contain all of the following
4817      information:
4818  (a)     The name of the technology system.
4819  (b)     A brief description of the purpose and function of the
4820      system.
4821  (c)     A brief description of the goals of the project.
4822  (d)     The initiation date of the project.
4823  (e)     The key performance indicators for the project.
4824  (f)     Any other metrics for the project evaluating the
4825      health and status of the project.
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4826  (g)     The original and current baseline estimated end dates
4827      of the project.
4828  (h)     The original and current estimated costs of the
4829      project.
4830  (i)     Total funds appropriated or allocated to the project
4831      and the current realized cost for the project by fiscal year.
4832
4833      For purposes of this subsection, an ongoing technology-related
4834      project is one which has been funded or has had or is expected
4835      to have expenditures in more than one fiscal year. An ongoing
4836      technology-related project does not include the continuance of
4837      existing hardware and software maintenance agreements, the
4838      renewal of existing software licensing agreements, or the
4839      replacement of desktop units with new technology that is
4840      substantially similar to the technology being replaced. This
4841      subsection expires July 1, 2027 2026.
4842  (12)        Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, each
4843      state executive agency and the judicial branch is not required
4844      to develop or post the agency-level unit cost summary by October
4845      15, 2026, for the 2027-2028 fiscal year. This subsection expires
4846      July 1, 2027.
4847  Section 149.  In order to implement appropriations in the
4848      2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, the use of state funds
4849      must be consistent with the following principles of individual
4850      freedom:
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4851  (1)     No person is inherently racist, sexist, or oppressive,
4852      whether consciously or unconsciously, solely by virtue of his or
4853      her race or sex.
4854  (2)     No race is inherently superior to another race.
4855  (3)     No person should be discriminated against or receive
4856      adverse treatment solely or partly on the basis of race, color,
4857      national origin, religion, disability, or sex.
4858  (4)     Meritocracy or traits such as a hard work ethic are
4859      not racist but fundamental to the right to pursue happiness and
4860      be rewarded for industry.
4861  (5)     A person, by virtue of his or her race or sex, does
4862      not bear responsibility for actions committed in the past by
4863      other members of the same race or sex.
4864  (6)     A person should not be instructed that he or she must
4865      feel guilt, anguish, or other forms of psychological distress
4866      for actions, in which he or she played no part, committed in the
4867      past by other members of the same race or sex.
4868
4869      This section expires July 1, 2027.
4870  Section 150.  In order to implement appropriations for
4871      state agencies in the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, a
4872      state agency may not use state funds to contract with an
4873      advertising agency or other contractor who acts as or uses the
4874      services of media reliability and bias monitors. The term "media
4875      reliability and bias monitor" means any contractor whose primary
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4876      or principal function is to rate or rank news and information
4877      services for the factual accuracy of their content, whether the
4878      content is published online, in print, by audio, or digitally,
4879      or by broadcasting via radio, television, cable, streaming
4880      service, or any other way news is delivered to the public; or to
4881      provide ratings or a subjective evaluation of news and
4882      information services regarding misinformation, bias, adherence
4883      to journalistic standards, or ethics. The term includes, but is
4884      not limited to, organizations that engage in fact checking. The
4885      term does not include any contractor that rates media outlets
4886      for audience size, viewership, and demographic information; or
4887      that monitors media outlets for the purpose of compiling press
4888      or video clippings or aggregating news sources for the purpose
4889      of public relations and public awareness. This section expires
4890      July 1, 2027.
4891  Section 151.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
4892      2601 through 2615 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act,
4893      paragraph (d) of subsection (12) of section 440.13, Florida
4894      Statutes, is amended to read:
4895  440.13       Medical services and supplies; penalty for
4896      violations; limitations.—
4897  (12)        CREATION OF THREE-MEMBER PANEL; GUIDES OF MAXIMUM
4898      REIMBURSEMENT ALLOWANCES.—
4899  (d)1.       Outpatient reimbursement for scheduled surgeries
4900      shall be 60 percent of charges.
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4901  2.      Reimbursement for emergency services and care as
4902      defined in s. 395.002 which have not been assigned a maximum
4903      reimbursement allowance must be 250 percent of Medicare, unless
4904      there is a contract, in which case the contract governs
4905      reimbursement. Upon this subparagraph taking effect, the
4906      department shall engage with an actuarial services firm to begin
4907      development of maximum reimbursement allowances for services
4908      subject to the reimbursement provisions of this subparagraph.
4909      Until the three-member panel adopts a schedule of maximum
4910      reimbursement allowances, reimbursement for emergency services
4911      and care that have not been assigned a maximum reimbursement
4912      allowance and for which there is no Medicare billing code must
4913      be 75 percent of usual and customary charges, unless there is a
4914      contract, in which case the contract governs reimbursement. This
4915      subparagraph expires June 30, 2027 2026.
4916
4917      The department, as requested, shall provide data to the panel,
4918      including, but not limited to, utilization trends in the
4919      workers' compensation health care delivery system. The
4920      department shall provide the panel with an annual report
4921      regarding the resolution of medical reimbursement disputes and
4922      any actions pursuant to subsection (8). The department shall
4923      provide administrative support and service to the panel to the
4924      extent requested by the panel. The department may adopt rules
4925      pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement this
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4926      subsection. For prescription medication purchased under the
4927      requirements of this subsection, a dispensing practitioner shall
4928      not possess such medication unless payment has been made by the
4929      practitioner, the practitioner's professional practice, or the
4930      practitioner's practice management company or employer to the
4931      supplying manufacturer, wholesaler, distributor, or drug
4932      repackager within 60 days of the dispensing practitioner taking
4933      possession of that medication.
4934  Section 152.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
4935      2923 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act, and
4936      notwithstanding any other law:
4937  (1)     The Governor, the Cabinet officers, and the
4938      Legislature are permanent tenants of the Capitol Complex. The
4939      interior space allocated to each tenant on or after January 1,
4940      2026, may not be reduced or moved without express consent of the
4941      tenant. If additional interior space becomes vacant, the
4942      Legislature has the first right of refusal for use of the space.
4943  (2)(a)       Before the Department of Management Services may
4944      plan for or schedule any project in the Capitol Center that
4945      impacts space occupied by a permanent tenant of the Capitol
4946      Complex other than the Governor, the Department of Management
4947      Services must coordinate with the tenant and receive the
4948      tenant's approval on the scope, design, and timeline of the
4949      project. For purposes of space in which the Legislature is the
4950      tenant, the Department of Management Services must coordinate
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4951      with and receive approval from the President of the Senate for
4952      space allocated to the Senate, the Speaker of the House of
4953      Representatives for space allocated to the House of
4954      Representatives, or both the President and the Speaker for space
4955      allocated jointly to both chambers. For any project that impacts
4956      space in which the Legislature is the tenant, the Department of
4957      Management Services must consider the schedule and time
4958      constraints of the Legislature, as well as the Legislature's
4959      needs.
4960  (b)     The President of the Senate and the Speaker of the
4961      House of Representatives may design, redesign, renovate, or
4962      upgrade any space allocated to their respective chambers in
4963      which the Senate or the House of Representatives is the tenant
4964      without approval by the Department of Management Services.
4965  (c)     The Department of Management Services must consult
4966      with and receive approval from the President of the Senate for
4967      space allocated to the Senate, the Speaker of the House of
4968      Representatives for space allocated to the House of
4969      Representatives, or both the President and the Speaker for space
4970      allocated jointly to both chambers before including in the
4971      report required under s. 272.09(3), Florida Statutes, any
4972      project that impacts any space in the Capitol Complex in which
4973      the Legislature is the tenant.
4974  (3)     In carrying out the provisions of the Capitol Center
4975      long-range planning specified in s. 272.121, Florida Statutes,
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4976      the Department of Management Services must solicit feedback from
4977      all permanent tenants of the Capitol Center, including the
4978      Governor, the Chief Financial Officer, the Attorney General, the
4979      Commissioner of Agriculture, the President of the Senate, and
4980      the Speaker of the House of Representatives.
4981  (4)     The parking spaces within the Capitol Center area
4982      allocated to the Legislature on January 1, 2026, may not be
4983      reduced or reassigned without the express consent of the
4984      Legislature. If additional parking spaces become available for
4985      assignment, the Legislature has the first right of refusal for
4986      the use of the parking spaces.
4987  (5)     This section expires July 1, 2027.
4988  Section 153.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
4989      142, 2180, 2514, and 3235, and sections 83, 84, 106, 108, 141,
4990      171, and 189 of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act:
4991  (1)     Of the funds appropriated for information technology
4992      projects, 75 percent shall be held in reserve and the remaining
4993      25 percent shall be fully released. The Department of Business
4994      and Professional Regulation, the Department of Children and
4995      Families, Department of Corrections, the Department of
4996      Education, the Department of Financial Services, and the
4997      Department of Revenue are authorized to submit budget amendments
4998      to request release of funds pursuant to chapter 216, Florida
4999      Statutes.
5000  (a)     The amount requested in each budget amendment may not
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5001      exceed the entity's planned project expenditures for the ensuing
5002      3-month period.
5003  (b)      Beginning with the second quarterly release, approval
5004      is also contingent on the entity removing previously planned
5005      costs that have not been incurred and reallocating such costs,
5006      if necessary, to the appropriate future months, including the
5007      following:
5008  1.      Costs associated with deliverables not yet accepted;
5009  2.      Time-and-materials expenses not realized; and
5010  3.      Unobligated funds.
5011  (c)     Release is contingent upon submission of all of the
5012      following:
5013  1.      An updated and comprehensive operational work plan that
5014      includes a project schedule that clearly identifies each
5015      payment-related project deliverable.
5016  2.      A detailed monthly spend plan in columnar form that:
5017  a.      Identifies all planned and actual project work and
5018      associated costs, broken down by deliverable; and
5019  b.      Includes, for each expenditure, a column specifying:
5020  (I)      A unique identifier that directly correlates the cost
5021      to the current project schedule;
5022  (II)        The payment terms, identified as either payment in
5023      advance or payment in arrears;
5024  (III)        The contract type, identified as fixed-fee, time-
5025      and-materials, or cost reimbursement; and
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5026  (IV)        The liability or disbursement type, identified as
5027      encumbered or unencumbered.
5028  3.      A copy of the project status report from the most
5029      recently completed month at the time of submission, including
5030      justification of any variance from the most recently submitted
5031      project schedule and spend plan.
5032  (2)     The entity receiving funds pursuant to this section
5033      must submit monthly project status reports no later than 30 days
5034      from the close of the previous month to the Executive Office of
5035      the Governor's Office of Policy and Budget, the chair of the
5036      Senate Appropriations Committee, the chair of the House of
5037      Representatives Budget Committee, and any other designated
5038      project oversight entity. Each status report must include all of
5039      the following:
5040  (a)      Copies of new or updated relevant task orders,
5041      contracts, purchase orders, and invoices.
5042  (b)      A description of progress made to date for each
5043      project milestone and deliverable.
5044  (c)      Planned and actual completion dates.
5045  (d)      Planned and actual costs incurred.
5046  (e)      Identification of any current project issues or risks.
5047  (3)      This section expires July 1, 2027.
5048  Section 154.  In order to implement Specific Appropriations
5049      267A, 2439, and 3235 and sections 83, 84, 99, 106, 108, and 189
5050      of the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act:
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5051  (1)     Each of the following agencies: the Agency for Persons
5052      with Disabilities, the Department of Children and Families,
5053      Department of Corrections, the Department of Financial Services,
5054      the Department of Health, and the Department of Revenue shall
5055      contract with an independent verification and validation (IV&V)
5056      provider to provide IV&V services for all entity staff and
5057      vendor work needed to implement such projects as applicable.
5058  (2)     The IV&V contract shall require that all deliverables
5059      be simultaneously provided to the entities, the Executive Office
5060      of the Governor's Office of Policy and Budget, the chair of the
5061      Senate Appropriations Committee, the chair of the House of
5062      Representatives Budget Committee, and any other designated
5063      project oversight entity. At a minimum, IV&V services must
5064      include, but are not limited to, the following:
5065  (a)     Oversight of all entity staff and vendor work needed
5066      to implement the project;
5067  (b)     An evaluation of the project's schedule to highlight
5068      variances and ensure it aligns with project objectives, remains
5069      feasible, and mitigates risks; and
5070  (c)     A thorough review of all project budget requests and
5071      monthly and quarterly reporting submitted by the entity to the
5072      Legislature.
5073  (2)     Each monthly IV&V report must include technical
5074      reviews of all project deliverables submitted or accepted within
5075      the reporting period and an analysis of whether:
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5076  (a)     The project is being built and implemented in
5077      accordance with defined technical architecture, specifications,
5078      and requirements;
5079  (b)     The project is adhering to established project
5080      management and governance processes;
5081  (c)     Solicitation and procurement documentation of
5082      products, tools, or services, and resulting contracts, are
5083      compliant with current statutory and regulatory requirements and
5084      aligned with project objectives;
5085  (d)     The outcomes and benefits of services performed are
5086      commensurate with the amounts invoiced; and
5087  (e)     The project is on track to achieve the original
5088      business benefits and project objectives.
5089  (3)     This section expires July 1, 2027.
5090  Section 155.  Any section of this act which implements a
5091      specific appropriation or specifically identified proviso
5092      language in the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act is void if
5093      the specific appropriation or specifically identified proviso
5094      language is vetoed. Any section of this act which implements
5095      more than one specific appropriation or more than one portion of
5096      specifically identified proviso language in the 2026-2027
5097      General Appropriations Act is void if all the specific
5098      appropriations or portions of specifically identified proviso
5099      language are vetoed.
5100  Section 156.  If any other act passed during the 2026
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5101      Regular Session or 2026 Special Session E of the Legislature
5102      contains a provision that is substantively the same as a
5103      provision in this act, but that removes or is otherwise not
5104      subject to the future repeal applied to such provision by this
5105      act, the Legislature intends that the provision in the other act
5106      takes precedence and continues to operate, notwithstanding the
5107      future repeal provided by this act.
5108  Section 157.  If any law amended by this act was also
5109      amended by a law enacted during the 2026 Regular Session of the
5110      Legislature, such laws shall be construed as if they had been
5111      enacted during the same session of the Legislature and full
5112      effect shall be given to each if possible.
5113  Section 158.  If any provision of this act or its
5114      application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the
5115      invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of
5116      the act which can be given effect without the invalid provision
5117      or application, and to this end the provisions of this act are
5118      severable.
5119  Section 159.  Except as otherwise expressly provided in
5120      this act and except for this section, which shall take effect
5121      upon this act becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1,
5122      2026, or, if this act fails to become a law until after that
5123      date, it shall take effect upon becoming a law and shall operate
5124      retroactively to July 1, 2026.
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