Bill > S2500

This bill makes appropriations for the annual period beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027, and provides supplemental appropriations for the period ending June 30, 2026, to pay salaries, other expenses, and capital outlay for various state agencies. * **Department of Education:** * Educational Enhancement (Lottery) Trust Fund: $78,888,148 for fixed capital outlay, including debt service for class size reduction. * Florida's Bright Futures Scholarship Program: $705,181,580 from the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund. * Student Financial Aid: $102,954,076 from the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund for the Florida Student Assistance Grant program. * Public Schools (FEFP): $14,804,134,014 from the General Revenue Fund and $544,600,000 from the State School Trust Fund for the Florida Education Finance Program. * Public Schools (Class Size Reduction): $2,462,597,956 from the General Revenue Fund and $86,161,098 from the State School Trust Fund. * Workforce Education: $129,828,034 from the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund for school district workforce education programs. * Florida College System Program Fund: $239,728,417 from the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund. * Universities (Educational and General Activities): $575,117,456 from the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund, $17,079,571 from the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund for IFAS, and $11,463,937 from the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund for the University of South Florida Medical Center. * Private Colleges and Universities: $191,886,752 from the General Revenue Fund for various programs, including medical training and scholarships for historically Black private colleges. * Open Door Grant Program: $35,000,000 from the General Revenue Fund for workforce education and Florida College System programs. * Voluntary Prekindergarten Program: $433,773,635 from the General Revenue Fund. * School Readiness Program: $155,995,939 from the General Revenue Fund and $871,209,466 from the Child Care and Development Block Grant Trust Fund. * Various other grants and aids for K-12 programs, vocational education, and student financial aid. * **Vocational Rehabilitation:** $267,672,257 total, including $60,125,237 from the General Revenue Fund and $207,547,020 from trust funds, for services to adults with disabilities and other categories. * **Blind Services, Division of:** $82,502,076 total, including $25,684,019 from the General Revenue Fund and $56,817,957 from trust funds, for client services, independent living services, and capital projects. * **Agency for Health Care Administration:** $49,094,782,177 total, primarily from trust funds, for Medicaid services, long-term care, health care regulation, and administrative support. * **Agency for Persons with Disabilities:** $1,335,419,870 total, primarily from the General Revenue Fund, for services to persons with disabilities, including home and community-based services and developmental disability centers. * **Department of Children and Families:** $4,817,968,156 total, including $3,053,057,976 from the General Revenue Fund and $1,764,838,372 from trust funds, for family safety, mental health services, and economic self-sufficiency programs. * **Department of Elder Affairs:** $501,708,627 total, including $25,684,019 from the General Revenue Fund and $56,817,957 from trust funds, for services to elders, including Alzheimer's disease initiatives and community care programs. * **Department of Health:** $4,141,890,237 total, including $166,302,513 from the General Revenue Fund and $149,139,021 from trust funds for various programs, including public health, disease control, and medical quality assurance. * **Department of Veterans' Affairs:** $237,895,794 total, including $59,397,242 from the General Revenue Fund and $178,498,552 from trust funds, for veterans' homes and benefits. * **Department of Transportation:** $14,077,831,329 total, primarily from the State Transportation (Primary) Trust Fund, for highway operations, aviation development, public transit, rail development, and other transportation projects. * **Department of Business and Professional Regulation:** $304,042,012 total, primarily from trust funds, for licensing, consumer protection, and regulatory activities. * **Department of Revenue:** $878,200,417 total, including $373,747,490 from the General Revenue Fund and $504,452,927 from trust funds, for tax collection, property oversight, and information systems. * **Legislative Branch:** $257,574,455 total, primarily from the General Revenue Fund, for the Senate, House of Representatives, Legislative Support Services, Office of Public Counsel, Commission on Ethics, and Auditor General. * **Department of Management Services:** $839,472,203 total, including $147,720,622 from the General Revenue Fund and $691,751,581 from trust funds, for administrative services, facilities management, information technology, and workforce programs. * **Department of the Lottery:** $241,675,612 total, from the Operating Trust Fund, for lottery games and operations. * **Department of Military Affairs:** $127,705,897 total, including $82,659,936 from the General Revenue Fund and $45,045,961 from trust funds, for military readiness and response, including the Florida State Guard. * **Public Service Commission:** $32,202,022 total, from trust funds, for utility regulation, consumer assistance, and auditing. * **Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission:** $575,881,977 total, including $165,049,267 from the General Revenue Fund and $410,832,710 from trust funds, for law enforcement, habitat and species conservation, and freshwater and marine fisheries management. * **Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services:** $2,744,405,945 total, including $531,289,871 from the General Revenue Fund and $2,213,116,074 from trust funds, for agricultural law enforcement, water policy, food safety, and consumer protection. * **The bill covers multiple fiscal years, primarily Fiscal Year 2026-2027, with some supplemental appropriations for Fiscal Year 2025-2026.** * **Significant conditions on spending include:** * Funds for specific projects are often nonrecurring. * Certain funds are held in reserve and require budget amendments for release, contingent on specific reports or approvals. * Some appropriations are contingent upon specific legislation becoming law. * Reversion of unobligated balances and reappropriation for the same purpose in the following fiscal year is common for many education-related appropriations. * **Significant FTE or position counts are included for various departments and programs.**