Bill > S1502

This bill, titled "Implementing the General Appropriations Act," enacts various provisions to implement the state's budget for the 2013-2014 fiscal year, incorporating by reference specific calculations for the Florida Education Finance Program and district bandwidth support, and modifying rules for capital improvement funding for lab schools. It also addresses requirements for the Department of Health's onsite sewage nitrogen reduction study, clarifies the distribution of fees for service of process to the Administrative Trust Fund instead of the Insurance Regulatory Trust Fund, and outlines procedures for Medicaid hospital funding programs, mental health and substance abuse treatment services, and the prioritization of individuals on Medicaid waiver program waitlists. Additionally, the bill adjusts provisions related to the Department of Corrections' inmate population projections, allows for the expenditure of funds for specific programs by the Department of Legal Affairs, modifies the disbursement of proceeds from forfeited property, sets reimbursement limitations for healthcare services provided to the Department of Juvenile Justice, and exempts counties from certain court-related funding requirements. It also includes provisions for renegotiating lease contracts for state office space, allows for transfers from various trust funds to support Everglades restoration and other environmental projects, modifies rules for inlet management projects, adjusts funding for water management lands and springs restoration, and sets new procurement requirements for the Petroleum Restoration Program. Furthermore, the bill allows the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services to extend contracts for agricultural promotion, permits the Department of Transportation to use appropriated funds for multiuse trails, and modifies rules for bicycle and pedestrian ways. It also addresses administrative expenses for multicounty transportation authorities, mandates the manufacturing of license tags, restricts competitive solicitations that require changes in law or budget without authorization, allows for the transfer of funds for risk management insurance and human resources services, adjusts employer contributions for state employee health savings accounts, modifies procedures for intergovernmental employee interchange, sets legislative salaries, and reenacts provisions regarding the segregation of state funds and the Lawton Chiles Endowment Fund. Finally, it outlines procedures for data center consolidations and transfers of funds related to data processing services, and adjusts copayments for the state employees' prescription drug program.