Bill Text: FL S2502 | 2017 | Regular Session | Prefiled
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Bill Title: Implementing the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2017-06-05 - Chapter No. 2017-71, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 865 (Ch. 2017-42), SB 2500 (Ch. 2017-70) [S2502 Detail]
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Bill Title: Implementing the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2017-06-05 - Chapter No. 2017-71, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/CS/HB 865 (Ch. 2017-42), SB 2500 (Ch. 2017-70) [S2502 Detail]
Download: Florida-2017-S2502-Prefiled.html
Florida Senate - 2017 (PROPOSED BILL) SPB 2502 FOR CONSIDERATION By the Committee on Appropriations 576-01997D-17 20172502pb 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act implementing the 2017-2018 General 3 Appropriations Act; providing legislative intent; 4 incorporating by reference certain calculations of the 5 Florida Education Finance Program; providing that 6 funds for instructional materials must be released and 7 expended as required in specified proviso language; 8 amending s. 1008.46, F.S.; revising the date by which 9 the Board of Governors must submit its annual 10 accountability report for the 2017-2018 fiscal year; 11 amending s. 1011.62, F.S.; revising the minimum amount 12 of funding for the Florida Digital Classrooms 13 Allocation for the 2017-2018 fiscal year; authorizing 14 a school district to use a portion of its allocation 15 towards specified expenses if certain conditions are 16 met; amending s. 1004.345, F.S.; extending the date by 17 which the Florida Polytechnic University must meet 18 certain criteria established by the Board of 19 Governors; reenacting s. 1009.986(4)(b), F.S., 20 relating to the Florida ABLE program; extending by 1 21 fiscal year provisions regarding the participation 22 agreement for the program; providing for the future 23 expiration and reversion of specified statutory text; 24 providing an exception from cost per student station 25 limitations for the Dixie County Middle/High School 26 special facility project; incorporating by reference 27 certain calculations of the Medicaid Low-Income Pool, 28 Disproportionate Share Hospital, and Hospital 29 Reimbursement programs; authorizing the Agency for 30 Health Care Administration, in consultation with the 31 Department of Health, to submit a budget amendment to 32 realign funding for a component of the Children’s 33 Medical Services program based upon a specified model, 34 methodology, and framework; specifying requirements 35 for such realignment; authorizing the agency to 36 request nonoperating budget authority for transferring 37 certain federal funds to the Department of Health; 38 specifying criteria to be used by the Agency for 39 Persons with Disabilities in the event that an 40 allocation algorithm and methodology for the iBudget 41 system is no longer in effect; amending s. 393.0662, 42 F.S.; requiring the Agency for Persons with 43 Disabilities to contract for an independent consultant 44 to study and make recommendations on certain aspects 45 of the home and community-based services Medicaid 46 waiver program; requiring the agency to submit the 47 independent consultant’s recommendations to the 48 Governor and the Legislature by a specified date; 49 requiring the Agency for Persons with Disabilities to 50 contract with an independent consultant to conduct a 51 study of transportation disadvantaged services; 52 creating the Task Force on Transportation 53 Disadvantaged Services; specifying the purpose of the 54 task force; providing for the composition and duties 55 of the task force; requiring the task force to submit 56 a report to the Governor and the Legislature by a 57 specified date; providing for termination of the task 58 force; amending s. 296.37, F.S.; extending for 1 59 fiscal year the requirement that certain residents of 60 a veterans’ nursing home contribute to their 61 maintenance and support; amending s. 409.911, F.S.; 62 extending for 1 fiscal year the requirement that the 63 Agency for Health Care Administration distribute 64 moneys to hospitals that provide a disproportionate 65 share of Medicaid or charity care services as set 66 forth in the General Appropriations Act; amending s. 67 409.9113, F.S.; extending for 1 fiscal year the 68 requirement that the Agency for Health Care 69 Administration make disproportionate share payments to 70 teaching hospitals as set forth in the General 71 Appropriations Act; amending s. 409.9119, F.S.; 72 extending for 1 fiscal year the requirement that the 73 Agency for Health Care Administration make 74 disproportionate share payments to specialty hospitals 75 for children as set forth in the General 76 Appropriations Act; amending s. 893.055, F.S.; 77 extending for 1 fiscal year the authority of the 78 Department of Health to use certain funds for the 79 administration of the prescription drug monitoring 80 program; prohibiting the use of funds received from a 81 settlement agreement to administer the program; 82 amending s. 216.262, F.S.; extending for 1 fiscal year 83 the authority of the Department of Corrections to 84 submit a budget amendment for additional positions and 85 appropriations under certain circumstances; 86 authorizing the Department of Legal Affairs to expend 87 certain appropriated funds on programs that were 88 funded by the department from specific appropriations 89 in general appropriations acts in previous years; 90 amending s. 932.7055, F.S.; extending for 1 fiscal 91 year the authority for a municipality to expend funds 92 from its special law enforcement trust fund to 93 reimburse its general fund for certain moneys advanced 94 from the general fund; amending s. 215.18, F.S.; 95 extending for 1 fiscal year the authority and related 96 repayment requirements for temporary trust fund loans 97 to the state court system which are sufficient to meet 98 the system’s appropriation; authorizing the Department 99 of Corrections to submit certain budget amendments to 100 transfer funds into the Inmate Health Services 101 category; providing that such transfers are subject to 102 notice, review, and objection procedures; requiring 103 the Department of Juvenile Justice to review county 104 juvenile detention payments to determine whether the 105 county has met specified financial responsibilities; 106 requiring amounts owed by the county for such 107 financial responsibilities to be deducted from certain 108 county funds; requiring the Department of Revenue to 109 transfer withheld funds to a specified trust fund; 110 requiring the Department of Revenue to ensure that 111 such reductions in amounts distributed do not reduce 112 distributions below amounts necessary for certain 113 payments due on bonds and comply with bond covenants; 114 requiring the Department of Revenue to notify the 115 Department of Juvenile Justice if bond payment 116 requirements require a reduction in deductions for 117 amounts owed by a county; prohibiting the Department 118 of Juvenile Justice from providing to certain 119 nonfiscally constrained counties reimbursements or 120 credits against identified juvenile detention center 121 costs under specified circumstances; prohibiting a 122 nonfiscally constrained county from applying, 123 deducting, or receiving such reimbursements or 124 credits; amending s. 27.5304, F.S.; establishing 125 certain limitations on compensation for private court 126 appointed counsel for the 2017-2018 fiscal year; 127 requiring the Justice Administrative Commission to 128 provide funds to the clerks of the circuit court for 129 specified uses related to juries; providing procedures 130 for clerks of the circuit court to receive such funds; 131 providing an apportionment methodology if funds are 132 estimated to be insufficient to pay all amounts 133 requested; requiring the clerks of the circuit court 134 to pay amounts in excess of appropriated amounts; 135 creating the Florida Criminal Justice Reform Task 136 Force; specifying the purpose of the task force; 137 providing for the composition and duties of the task 138 force; requiring the task force to submit a report to 139 the Legislature by a specified date; requiring the 140 Department of Management Services to use tenant broker 141 services to renegotiate or reprocure certain private 142 lease agreements for office or storage space; 143 requiring the Department of Management Services to 144 provide a report to the Governor and Legislature by a 145 specified date; amending s. 282.709, F.S.; revising 146 the composition of the Joint Task Force on State 147 Agency Law Enforcement Communications; specifying the 148 amount of the transaction fee to be collected for use 149 of the online procurement system; prohibiting an 150 agency from transferring funds from a data processing 151 category to another category that is not a data 152 processing category; authorizing the Executive Office 153 of the Governor to transfer funds appropriated for 154 data processing services between departments for a 155 specified purpose; authorizing the Executive Office of 156 the Governor to transfer certain funds between 157 agencies in order to allocate a reduction relating to 158 SUNCOM Network services; authorizing the Executive 159 Office of the Governor to transfer funds between 160 departments for purposes of aligning amounts paid for 161 risk management insurance and for human resource 162 management services; requiring the Department of 163 Financial Services to replace specified components of 164 the Florida Accounting Information Resource Subsystem 165 (FLAIR) and the Cash Management Subsystem (CMS); 166 specifying certain actions to be taken by the 167 Department of Financial Services regarding FLAIR and 168 CMS replacement; providing for the composition of an 169 executive steering committee to oversee FLAIR and CMS 170 replacement; prescribing duties and responsibilities 171 of the executive steering committee; amending s. 172 259.105, F.S.; revising provisions governing the 173 distribution of certain proceeds from cash payments or 174 bonds issued pursuant to the Florida Forever Act; 175 amending s. 216.181, F.S.; extending for 1 fiscal year 176 the authority for the Legislative Budget Commission to 177 increase amounts appropriated to the Fish and Wildlife 178 Conservation Commission or the Department of 179 Environmental Protection for certain fixed capital 180 outlay projects from specified sources; amending s. 181 206.9935, F.S.; exempting specified revenues from the 182 calculation of the unobligated balance of the Water 183 Quality Assurance Trust Fund for the 2017-2018 fiscal 184 year; amending s. 403.7095, F.S.; extending for 1 185 fiscal year a requirement that the Department of 186 Environmental Protection award a certain sum of grant 187 funds for specified solid waste management programs to 188 counties that meet certain criteria; amending s. 189 215.18, F.S.; extending for 1 fiscal year the 190 authority of the Governor, if there is a specified 191 deficiency in a land acquisition trust fund in the 192 Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the 193 Department of Environmental Protection, the Department 194 of State, or the Fish and Wildlife Conservation 195 Commission, to transfer funds from other trust funds 196 in the State Treasury as a temporary loan to such 197 trust fund; providing procedures for the repayment of 198 a temporary loan; requiring the Department of 199 Environmental Protection to transfer designated 200 proportions of the revenues deposited in the Land 201 Acquisition Trust Fund within the department to land 202 acquisition trust funds in the Department of 203 Agriculture and Consumer Services, the Department of 204 State, and the Fish and Wildlife Conservation 205 Commission according to specified parameters and 206 calculations; defining the term “department”; 207 requiring the Department of Environmental Protection 208 to retain a proportionate share of revenues; 209 specifying a limit on distributions; requiring the 210 Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to 211 contract with a specified corporation to manufacture 212 current or newly redesigned license plates; requiring 213 that the price for such contract be the same as in the 214 previous fiscal year; creating a law enforcement 215 workgroup within the Department of Highway Safety and 216 Motor Vehicles; specifying the composition of the 217 workgroup; authorizing reimbursement for per diem and 218 travel expenses; prescribing duties of the workgroup; 219 requiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor 220 Vehicles to provide administrative support and 221 contract with the University of South Florida’s Center 222 for Urban Transportation Research; requiring the 223 workgroup chair to submit recommendations to the 224 Governor and the Legislature by a specified date; 225 providing for termination of the workgroup; creating 226 s. 316.0898, F.S.; requiring the Department of 227 Transportation, in consultation with the Department of 228 Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, to develop the 229 Florida Smart City Challenge grant program; specifying 230 requirements for applicants to the grant program; 231 establishing goals for the grant program; requiring 232 the Department of Transportation to develop specified 233 criteria for project grants and a plan for promotion 234 of the grant program; requiring the Department of 235 Transportation to submit certain information regarding 236 the grant program to the Governor and the Legislature 237 by a specified date; amending s. 341.302, F.S.; 238 specifying duties and responsibilities for the 239 Department of Transportation in its administration of 240 the rail program for the 2017-2018 fiscal year; 241 amending s. 420.9072, F.S.; extending for 1 fiscal 242 year provisions authorizing each county and eligible 243 municipality to use its portion of the local housing 244 distribution under the State Housing Initiatives 245 Partnership Program for certain purposes; amending s. 246 420.5087, F.S.; extending for 1 fiscal year certain 247 provisions specifying the reservation of funds for the 248 tenant groups within each notice of fund availability 249 with respect to the State Apartment Incentive Loan 250 Program; revising the funding amount for loans to 251 construct workforce housing as issued in a notice of 252 funds availability by the Florida Housing Finance 253 Corporation; creating a workgroup on affordable 254 housing assigned to the Florida Housing Finance 255 Corporation; specifying the composition of the 256 workgroup; requiring the Florida Housing Finance 257 Corporation to provide administrative and staff 258 support; authorizing reimbursement for per diem and 259 travel expenses for workgroup members; requiring the 260 workgroup to develop recommendations regarding the 261 state’s affordable housing needs; requiring submission 262 of a report to the Governor and the Legislature by a 263 specified date; providing for termination of the 264 workgroup; amending s. 427.013, F.S.; extending for 1 265 fiscal year a requirement that the Commission for the 266 Transportation Disadvantaged allocate and award 267 appropriated funds for specified purposes; amending s. 268 321.04, F.S.; requiring the Department of Highway 269 Safety and Motor Vehicles to assign the patrol officer 270 assigned to the Office of the Governor to the 271 Lieutenant Governor for the 2017-2018 fiscal year; 272 requiring the department to assign a patrol officer to 273 a Cabinet member under certain circumstances; 274 requiring the Department of State to direct the State 275 Library Council, the Florida Historical Commission, 276 and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture to sort 277 applications received from counties for ranking and 278 funding purposes for the 2017-2018 fiscal year; 279 prescribing procedures; amending s. 288.1201, F.S.; 280 requiring the Department of Economic Opportunity to 281 retain state funds for specified programs in the State 282 Economic Enhancement and Development Trust Fund until 283 certain conditions are met; requiring the department 284 to return to the State Treasury unexpended funds from 285 the Quick Action Closing Fund which are held by 286 certain entities; requiring the department to comply 287 by a certain date; requiring the department to provide 288 notification of compliance to the Governor and the 289 Legislature by a certain date; amending s. 311.07, 290 F.S.; waiving certain requirements regarding matching 291 funds and project eligibility for projects funded 292 through the Florida Seaport Transportation and 293 Economic Development Program; amending s. 339.135, 294 F.S.; providing legislative intent regarding the 295 Department of Transportation’s work program; requiring 296 the Department of Transportation to submit certain 297 documents to the Legislative Budget Commission with 298 its work program amendment; amending s. 216.292, F.S.; 299 specifying that the required review of certain 300 transfers of appropriations ensure compliance with ch. 301 216, F.S., and are not contrary to legislative policy 302 and intent; amending s. 112.24, F.S.; extending for 1 303 fiscal year the authorization, subject to specified 304 requirements, for the assignment of an employee of a 305 state agency under an employee interchange agreement; 306 providing that the annual salaries of the members of 307 the Legislature shall be maintained at a specified 308 level; reenacting s. 215.32(2)(b), F.S., relating to 309 the source and use of certain trust funds; providing 310 for the future expiration and reversion of statutory 311 text; providing a legislative declaration that the 312 issuance of new debt is in the best interest of the 313 state; limiting the use of travel funds to activities 314 that are critical to an agency’s mission; providing 315 exceptions; placing a monetary cap on lodging expenses 316 for state employee travel to certain meetings 317 organized or sponsored by a state agency or the 318 judicial branch; authorizing employees to expend their 319 own funds for lodging expenses in excess of the 320 monetary caps; amending s. 110.12315, F.S.; revising 321 copayment and coinsurance amounts for the State Group 322 Health Insurance Standard Plan and the State Group 323 Health Insurance High Deductible Plan under the state 324 employees’ prescription drug program; providing for 325 the future expiration and reversion of statutory text; 326 prohibiting state agencies from entering into 327 contracts containing certain nondisclosure agreements; 328 providing conditions under which the veto of certain 329 appropriations or proviso language in the General 330 Appropriations Act voids language that implements such 331 appropriation; providing for the continued operation 332 of certain provisions notwithstanding a future repeal 333 or expiration provided by the act; providing 334 severability; providing effective dates. 335 336 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 337 338 Section 1. It is the intent of the Legislature that the 339 implementing and administering provisions of this act apply to 340 the General Appropriations Act for the 2017-2018 fiscal year. 341 Section 2. In order to implement Specific Appropriations 7, 342 8, 9, 91, and 92 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, 343 the calculations of the Florida Education Finance Program for 344 the 2017-2018 fiscal year included in the document titled 345 “Public School Funding: The Florida Education Finance Program,” 346 dated March 30, 2017, and filed with the Secretary of the 347 Senate, are incorporated by reference for the purpose of 348 displaying the calculations used by the Legislature, consistent 349 with the requirements of state law, in making appropriations for 350 the Florida Education Finance Program. This section expires July 351 1, 2018. 352 Section 3. In order to implement Specific Appropriations 7 353 and 91 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, and 354 notwithstanding ss. 1002.20, 1003.02, 1006.28-1006.42, 355 1011.62(6)(b)5., and 1011.67, Florida Statutes, relating to the 356 expenditure of funds provided for instructional materials, for 357 the 2017-2018 fiscal year, funds provided for instructional 358 materials shall be released and expended as required in the 359 proviso language for Specific Appropriation 91 of the 2017-2018 360 General Appropriations Act. This section expires July 1, 2018. 361 Section 4. In order to implement Specific Appropriation 154 362 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, upon the expiration 363 and reversion of the amendment to section 1008.46, Florida 364 Statutes, pursuant to section 11 of chapter 2016-62, Laws of 365 Florida, subsection (1) of section 1008.46, Florida Statutes, is 366 amended to read: 367 1008.46 State university accountability process.—It is the 368 intent of the Legislature that an accountability process be 369 implemented that provides for the systematic, ongoing evaluation 370 of quality and effectiveness of state universities. It is 371 further the intent of the Legislature that this accountability 372 process monitor performance at the system level in each of the 373 major areas of instruction, research, and public service, while 374 recognizing the differing missions of each of the state 375 universities. The accountability process shall provide for the 376 adoption of systemwide performance standards and performance 377 goals for each standard identified through a collaborative 378 effort involving state universities, the Board of Governors, the 379 Legislature, and the Governor’s Office, consistent with 380 requirements specified in s. 1001.706. These standards and goals 381 shall be consistent with s. 216.011(1) to maintain congruity 382 with the performance-based budgeting process. This process 383 requires that university accountability reports reflect measures 384 defined through performance-based budgeting. The performance 385 based budgeting measures must also reflect the elements of 386 teaching, research, and service inherent in the missions of the 387 state universities. 388 (1)(a) By December 31 of each year, the Board of Governors 389 shall submit an annual accountability report providing 390 information on the implementation of performance standards, 391 actions taken to improve university achievement of performance 392 goals, the achievement of performance goals during the prior 393 year, and initiatives to be undertaken during the next year. The 394 accountability reports shall be designed in consultation with 395 the Governor’s Office, the Office of Program Policy Analysis and 396 Government Accountability, and the Legislature. 397 (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), for the 2017-2018 fiscal 398 year, the Board of Governors shall submit the annual 399 accountability report by March 15, 2018. 400 Section 5. In order to implement Specific Appropriations 7 401 and 91 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, paragraph 402 (g) of subsection (12) of section 1011.62, Florida Statutes, is 403 amended to read: 404 1011.62 Funds for operation of schools.—If the annual 405 allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each 406 district for operation of schools is not determined in the 407 annual appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing 408 the annual appropriations act, it shall be determined as 409 follows: 410 (12) FLORIDA DIGITAL CLASSROOMS ALLOCATION.— 411 (g)1. For the 2017-20182016-2017fiscal year, 412 notwithstanding paragraph (c), each school district shall be 413 provided a minimum of $400,000$500,000, with the remaining 414 balance of the allocation to be distributed based on each 415 district’s proportion of the total K-12 full-time equivalent 416 enrollment. 417 2. Notwithstanding paragraph (a) and for the 2017-2018 418 fiscal year, if a district school superintendent certifies to 419 the Commissioner of Education that the requirements of the 420 school district’s 2017-2018 digital classrooms plan have been 421 met, the school district may expend from the remaining balance 422 of the current allocation, including any carry-forward funds, up 423 to $250,000 or 25 percent of the allocation, whichever amount is 424 greater, for the purposes identified in s. 1011.71(2)Each425district’s digital classrooms allocation plan must give426preference to funding the number of devices that comply with the427requirements of s. 1001.20(4)(a)1.b. and that are needed to428allow each school to administer the Florida Standards429Assessments to an entire grade at the same time. If the430district’s digital classrooms allocation plan does not include431the purchase of devices, the district must certify in the plan432that the district currently has sufficient devices to allow each433school to administer the Florida Standards Assessments in the434manner described in this paragraph. 435 3. This paragraph expires July 1, 20182017. 436 Section 6. In order to implement Specific Appropriation 141 437 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, upon the expiration 438 and reversion of the amendment to section 1004.345, Florida 439 Statutes, pursuant to section 36 of chapter 2016-62, Laws of 440 Florida, subsection (1) of section 1004.345, Florida Statutes, 441 is amended to read: 442 1004.345 The Florida Polytechnic University.— 443 (1) By December 31, 20172016, the Florida Polytechnic 444 University shall meet the following criteria as established by 445 the Board of Governors: 446 (a) Achieve accreditation from the Commission on Colleges 447 of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools; 448 (b) Initiate the development of the new programs in the 449 fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics; 450 (c) Seek discipline-specific accreditation for programs; 451 (d) Attain a minimum FTE of 1,244, with a minimum 50 452 percent of that FTE in the fields of science, technology, 453 engineering, and mathematics and 20 percent in programs related 454 to those fields; 455 (e) Complete facilities and infrastructure, including the 456 Science and Technology Building, Phase I of the Wellness Center, 457 and a residence hall or halls containing no fewer than 190 beds; 458 and 459 (f) Have the ability to provide, either directly or where 460 feasible through a shared services model, administration of 461 financial aid, admissions, student support, information 462 technology, and finance and accounting with an internal audit 463 function. 464 Section 7. In order to implement Specific Appropriation 69 465 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, and notwithstanding 466 the expiration date in section 36 of chapter 2016-62, Laws of 467 Florida, paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section 1009.986, 468 Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: 469 1009.986 Florida ABLE program.— 470 (4) FLORIDA ABLE PROGRAM.— 471 (b) The participation agreement must include provisions 472 specifying: 473 1. The participation agreement is only a debt or obligation 474 of the Florida ABLE program and the Florida ABLE Program Trust 475 Fund and, as provided under paragraph (f), is not a debt or 476 obligation of the Florida Prepaid College Board or the state. 477 2. Participation in the Florida ABLE program does not 478 guarantee that sufficient funds will be available to cover all 479 qualified disability expenses for any designated beneficiary and 480 does not guarantee the receipt or continuation of any product or 481 service for the designated beneficiary. 482 3. Whether the Florida ABLE program requires a designated 483 beneficiary to be a resident of this state or a resident of a 484 contracting state at the time the ABLE account is established. 485 In determining whether to require residency, the Florida Prepaid 486 College Board shall consider, among other factors: 487 a. Market research; and 488 b. Estimated operating revenues and costs. 489 4. The establishment of an ABLE account in violation of 490 federal law is prohibited. 491 5. Contributions in excess of the limitations set forth in 492 s. 529A of the Internal Revenue Code are prohibited. 493 6. The state is a creditor of ABLE accounts as, and to the 494 extent, set forth in s. 529A of the Internal Revenue Code. 495 7. Material misrepresentations by a party to the 496 participation agreement, other than Florida ABLE, Inc., in the 497 application for the participation agreement or in any 498 communication with Florida ABLE, Inc., regarding the Florida 499 ABLE program may result in the involuntary liquidation of the 500 ABLE account. If an account is involuntarily liquidated, the 501 designated beneficiary is entitled to a refund, subject to any 502 fees or penalties provided by the participation agreement and 503 the Internal Revenue Code. 504 Section 8. The text of s. 1009.986(4)(b), Florida Statutes, 505 as carried forward from chapter 2016-62, Laws of Florida, in 506 this act, expires July 1, 2018, and the text of that paragraph 507 shall revert to that in existence on June 30, 2016, except that 508 any amendments to such text enacted other than by this act shall 509 be preserved and continue to operate to the extent that such 510 amendments are not dependent upon the portions of text which 511 expire pursuant to this section. 512 Section 9. In order to implement Specific Appropriation 22 513 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, for the 2017-2018 514 fiscal year only and notwithstanding s. 1013.64(2)(a)6., Florida 515 Statutes, the Dixie County Middle/High School special facility 516 project may exceed the cost per student station. 517 Section 10. In order to implement Specific Appropriations 518 198, 199, 200, 203, and 207 of the 2017-2018 General 519 Appropriations Act, the calculations for the Medicaid Low-Income 520 Pool, Disproportionate Share Hospital, and Hospital 521 Reimbursement programs, for the 2017-2018 fiscal year contained 522 in the document titled “Medicaid Hospital Funding Programs,” 523 dated March 30, 2017, and filed with the Secretary of the 524 Senate, are incorporated by reference for the purpose of 525 displaying the calculations used by the Legislature, consistent 526 with the requirements of state law, in making appropriations for 527 the Medicaid Low-Income Pool, Disproportionate Share Hospital, 528 and Hospital Reimbursement programs. This section expires July 529 1, 2018. 530 Section 11. In order to implement Specific Appropriations 531 190 through 212A and 522 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations 532 Act, and notwithstanding ss. 216.181 and 216.292, Florida 533 Statutes, the Agency for Health Care Administration, in 534 consultation with the Department of Health, may submit a budget 535 amendment, subject to the notice, review, and objection 536 procedures of s. 216.177, Florida Statutes, to realign funding 537 within and between agencies based on implementation of the 538 Managed Medical Assistance component of the Statewide Medicaid 539 Managed Care program for the Children’s Medical Services program 540 of the Department of Health. The funding realignment shall 541 reflect the actual enrollment changes due to the transfer of 542 beneficiaries from fee-for-service to the capitated Children’s 543 Medical Services Network. The Agency for Health Care 544 Administration may submit a request for nonoperating budget 545 authority to transfer the federal funds to the Department of 546 Health pursuant to s. 216.181(12), Florida Statutes. This 547 section expires July 1, 2018. 548 Section 12. In order to implement Specific Appropriation 549 241 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act: 550 (1) If during the 2017-2018 fiscal year, the Agency for 551 Persons with Disabilities ceases to have an allocation algorithm 552 and methodology adopted by valid rule pursuant to s. 393.0662, 553 Florida Statutes, the agency shall use the following until it 554 adopts a new allocation algorithm and methodology: 555 (a) Each client’s iBudget in effect as of the date the 556 agency ceases to have an allocation algorithm and methodology 557 adopted by valid rule pursuant to s. 393.0662, Florida Statutes, 558 shall remain at that funding level. 559 (b) The Agency for Persons with Disabilities shall 560 determine the iBudget for a client newly enrolled in the home 561 and community-based services waiver program using the same 562 allocation algorithm and methodology used for the iBudgets 563 determined between January 1, 2017, and June 30, 2017. 564 (2) After a new allocation algorithm and methodology is 565 adopted by final rule, a client’s new iBudget shall be 566 determined based on the new allocation algorithm and methodology 567 and shall take effect as of the client’s next support plan 568 update. 569 (3) Funding allocated under subsections (1) and (2) may be 570 increased pursuant to s. 393.0662(1)(b), Florida Statutes, or as 571 necessary to comply with federal regulations. 572 (4) This section expires July 1, 2018. 573 Section 13. Effective upon this act becoming a law and in 574 order to implement Specific Appropriation 249 of the 2017-2018 575 General Appropriations Act, subsection (8) is added to section 576 393.0662, Florida Statutes, to read: 577 393.0662 Individual budgets for delivery of home and 578 community-based services; iBudget system established.—The 579 Legislature finds that improved financial management of the 580 existing home and community-based Medicaid waiver program is 581 necessary to avoid deficits that impede the provision of 582 services to individuals who are on the waiting list for 583 enrollment in the program. The Legislature further finds that 584 clients and their families should have greater flexibility to 585 choose the services that best allow them to live in their 586 community within the limits of an established budget. Therefore, 587 the Legislature intends that the agency, in consultation with 588 the Agency for Health Care Administration, shall manage the 589 service delivery system using individual budgets as the basis 590 for allocating the funds appropriated for the home and 591 community-based services Medicaid waiver program among eligible 592 enrolled clients. The service delivery system that uses 593 individual budgets shall be called the iBudget system. 594 (8) The agency shall contract for an independent consultant 595 who shall: 596 (a) Conduct reviews of significant additional need requests 597 and support coordinator workload and referral processes; 598 (b) Evaluate trends in waiver service requests and denials, 599 regional trends, provider specific trends, and any other 600 indicators that are identified with increased requests; and 601 (c) Review significant additional needs requests approved 602 by the agency which meet the following criteria: 603 1. Significant additional need requests that have been 604 submitted by a support coordinator for more than 20 percent of 605 his or her caseload in any of the past three fiscal years. 606 2. Regions with the highest growth in submitted significant 607 additional need requests in any of the past three fiscal years. 608 3. Increases in the intensity of behavioral services and 609 residential habilitation behavioral services. 610 (d) The independent consultant shall make recommendations 611 to the agency which focus on improving the iBudget process or 612 the significant additional need submission and approval process, 613 including, but not limited to, process improvement, utilization 614 review, best practices, and training for support coordinators or 615 agency staff. The agency shall submit the independent 616 consultant’s recommendations to the Governor, the President of 617 the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by 618 December 15, 2017. 619 (e) This subsection expires on July 1, 2018. 620 Section 14. Effective upon this act becoming a law and in 621 order to implement Specific Appropriation 249 of the 2017-2018 622 General Appropriations Act: 623 (1) The Agency for Persons with Disabilities shall contract 624 with an independent consultant to examine the state’s 625 transportation disadvantaged services, how such services are 626 provided in urban and nonurbanized areas and how to assist in 627 the development and use of different provider models. 628 (2) There is created the Task Force on Transportation 629 Disadvantaged Services, a task force as defined in s. 20.03, 630 Florida Statutes. The task force is assigned to the Agency for 631 Persons with Disabilities; however, the Commission for the 632 Transportation Disadvantaged shall also assist the task force in 633 carrying out its duties and responsibilities. The purpose of the 634 task force is to examine the design and use of transportation 635 disadvantaged services, considering at least the following: 636 (a) The use of regional fare payment systems; 637 (b) The improvement of transportation disadvantaged 638 services in both urban and nonurbanized areas; 639 (c) The use of intercity and intercounty bus 640 transportation; and 641 (d) The use of private providers or transportation network 642 companies. 643 (3) The task force is composed of the following members: 644 (a) The director of the Agency for Persons with 645 Disabilities or his or her designee. 646 (b) The executive director of the Commission for the 647 Transportation Disadvantaged or his or her designee. 648 (c) The community transportation coordinators for Alachua, 649 Jackson, Miami-Dade, and Pinellas Counties. 650 (d) Two individuals who currently use transportation 651 disadvantaged services, one appointed by the agency director and 652 the other appointed by the executive director of the commission. 653 (e) A representative of the Florida Developmental 654 Disabilities Council. 655 (f) A representative of Family Care Council Florida. 656 (4) At a minimum, the task force shall consider: 657 (a) Routing improvement to minimize passenger transfers or 658 wait times; 659 (b) The ability to provide transportation disadvantaged 660 services between specific origins and destinations selected by 661 the individual user at a time that is agreed upon by the user 662 and the provider of the service; and 663 (c) The provision of transportation disadvantaged services 664 to individual users to allow them to access health care, places 665 of employment, education, and other life-sustaining activities 666 in a cost-effective and efficient manner, while reducing 667 fragmentation and duplication of services. 668 (5) The task force shall submit a report that, at a 669 minimum, includes its findings and recommendations to the 670 Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the 671 House of Representatives by December 15, 2017, at which time the 672 task force shall terminate. 673 Section 15. In order to implement Specific Appropriations 674 551 through 562 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, 675 subsection (3) of section 296.37, Florida Statutes, is amended 676 to read: 677 296.37 Residents; contribution to support.— 678 (3) Notwithstanding subsection (1), each resident of the 679 home who receives a pension, compensation, or gratuity from the 680 United States Government, or income from any other source, of 681 more than $105 per month shall contribute to his or her 682 maintenance and support while a resident of the home in 683 accordance with a payment schedule determined by the 684 administrator and approved by the director. The total amount of 685 such contributions shall be to the fullest extent possible, but, 686 in no case, shall exceed the actual cost of operating and 687 maintaining the home. This subsection expires July 1, 20182017. 688 Section 16. In order to implement Specific Appropriation 689 199 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, subsection (10) 690 of section 409.911, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 691 409.911 Disproportionate share program.—Subject to specific 692 allocations established within the General Appropriations Act 693 and any limitations established pursuant to chapter 216, the 694 agency shall distribute, pursuant to this section, moneys to 695 hospitals providing a disproportionate share of Medicaid or 696 charity care services by making quarterly Medicaid payments as 697 required. Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 409.915, counties 698 are exempt from contributing toward the cost of this special 699 reimbursement for hospitals serving a disproportionate share of 700 low-income patients. 701 (10) Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the 702 contrary, for the 2017-20182016-2017state fiscal year, the 703 agency shall distribute moneys to hospitals providing a 704 disproportionate share of Medicaid or charity care services as 705 provided in the 2017-20182016-2017General Appropriations Act. 706 This subsection expires July 1, 20182017. 707 Section 17. In order to implement Specific Appropriation 708 199 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, subsection (3) 709 of section 409.9113, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 710 409.9113 Disproportionate share program for teaching 711 hospitals.—In addition to the payments made under s. 409.911, 712 the agency shall make disproportionate share payments to 713 teaching hospitals, as defined in s. 408.07, for their increased 714 costs associated with medical education programs and for 715 tertiary health care services provided to the indigent. This 716 system of payments must conform to federal requirements and 717 distribute funds in each fiscal year for which an appropriation 718 is made by making quarterly Medicaid payments. Notwithstanding 719 s. 409.915, counties are exempt from contributing toward the 720 cost of this special reimbursement for hospitals serving a 721 disproportionate share of low-income patients. The agency shall 722 distribute the moneys provided in the General Appropriations Act 723 to statutorily defined teaching hospitals and family practice 724 teaching hospitals, as defined in s. 395.805, pursuant to this 725 section. The funds provided for statutorily defined teaching 726 hospitals shall be distributed as provided in the General 727 Appropriations Act. The funds provided for family practice 728 teaching hospitals shall be distributed equally among family 729 practice teaching hospitals. 730 (3) Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the 731 contrary, for the 2017-20182016-2017state fiscal year, the 732 agency shall make disproportionate share payments to teaching 733 hospitals, as defined in s. 408.07, as provided in the 2017-2018 7342016-2017General Appropriations Act. This subsection expires 735 July 1, 20182017. 736 Section 18. In order to implement Specific Appropriation 737 199 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, subsection (4) 738 of section 409.9119, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 739 409.9119 Disproportionate share program for specialty 740 hospitals for children.—In addition to the payments made under 741 s. 409.911, the Agency for Health Care Administration shall 742 develop and implement a system under which disproportionate 743 share payments are made to those hospitals that are licensed by 744 the state as specialty hospitals for children and were licensed 745 on January 1, 2000, as specialty hospitals for children. This 746 system of payments must conform to federal requirements and must 747 distribute funds in each fiscal year for which an appropriation 748 is made by making quarterly Medicaid payments. Notwithstanding 749 s. 409.915, counties are exempt from contributing toward the 750 cost of this special reimbursement for hospitals that serve a 751 disproportionate share of low-income patients. The agency may 752 make disproportionate share payments to specialty hospitals for 753 children as provided for in the General Appropriations Act. 754 (4) Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the 755 contrary, for the 2017-20182016-2017state fiscal year, for 756 hospitals achieving full compliance under subsection (3), the 757 agency shall make disproportionate share payments to specialty 758 hospitals for children as provided in the 2017-20182016-2017759 General Appropriations Act. This subsection expires July 1, 2018 7602017. 761 Section 19. In order to implement Specific Appropriations 762 494 through 517 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, 763 subsection (17) of section 893.055, Florida Statutes, is amended 764 to read: 765 893.055 Prescription drug monitoring program.— 766 (17) Notwithstanding subsection (10), and for the 2017-2018 7672016-2017fiscal year only, the department may use state funds 768 appropriated in the 2017-20182016-2017General Appropriations 769 Act to administer the prescription drug monitoring program. 770 Neither the Attorney General nor the department may use funds 771 received as part of a settlement agreement to administer the 772 prescription drug monitoring program. This subsection expires 773 July 1, 20182017. 774 Section 20. In order to implement Specific Appropriations 775 582 through 708 and 722 through 756 of the 2017-2018 General 776 Appropriations Act, subsection (4) of section 216.262, Florida 777 Statutes, is amended to read: 778 216.262 Authorized positions.— 779 (4) Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter relating 780 to increasing the number of authorized positions, and for the 781 2017-20182016-2017fiscal year only, if the actual inmate 782 population of the Department of Corrections exceeds the inmate 783 population projections of the February 23, 2017December 17,7842015, Criminal Justice Estimating Conference by 1 percent for 2 785 consecutive months or 2 percent for any month, the Executive 786 Office of the Governor, with the approval of the Legislative 787 Budget Commission, shall immediately notify the Criminal Justice 788 Estimating Conference, which shall convene as soon as possible 789 to revise the estimates. The Department of Corrections may then 790 submit a budget amendment requesting the establishment of 791 positions in excess of the number authorized by the Legislature 792 and additional appropriations from unallocated general revenue 793 sufficient to provide for essential staff, fixed capital 794 improvements, and other resources to provide classification, 795 security, food services, health services, and other variable 796 expenses within the institutions to accommodate the estimated 797 increase in the inmate population. All actions taken pursuant to 798 this subsection are subject to review and approval by the 799 Legislative Budget Commission. This subsection expires July 1, 800 20182017. 801 Section 21. In order to implement Specific Appropriations 802 1293 and 1294 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, the 803 Department of Legal Affairs may expend appropriated funds in 804 those specific appropriations on the same programs that were 805 funded by the department pursuant to specific appropriations 806 made in general appropriations acts in previous years. This 807 section expires July 1, 2018. 808 Section 22. In order to implement Specific Appropriations 809 1228 and 1234 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, 810 paragraph (d) of subsection (4) of section 932.7055, Florida 811 Statutes, is amended to read: 812 932.7055 Disposition of liens and forfeited property.— 813 (4) The proceeds from the sale of forfeited property shall 814 be disbursed in the following priority: 815 (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, 816 and for the 2017-20182016-2017fiscal year only, the funds in a 817 special law enforcement trust fund established by the governing 818 body of a municipality may be expended to reimburse the general 819 fund of the municipality for moneys advanced from the general 820 fund to the special law enforcement trust fund before October 1, 821 2001. This paragraph expires July 1, 20182017. 822 Section 23. In order to implement Specific Appropriations 823 3145 through 3212 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, 824 subsection (2) of section 215.18, Florida Statutes, is amended 825 to read: 826 215.18 Transfers between funds; limitation.— 827 (2) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court may receive one 828 or more trust fund loans to ensure that the state court system 829 has funds sufficient to meet its appropriations in the 2017-2018 8302016-2017General Appropriations Act. If the Chief Justice 831 accesses the loan, he or she must notify the Governor and the 832 chairs of the legislative appropriations committees in writing. 833 The loan must come from other funds in the State Treasury which 834 are for the time being or otherwise in excess of the amounts 835 necessary to meet the just requirements of such last-mentioned 836 funds. The Governor shall order the transfer of funds within 5 837 days after the written notification from the Chief Justice. If 838 the Governor does not order the transfer, the Chief Financial 839 Officer shall transfer the requested funds. The loan of funds 840 from which any money is temporarily transferred must be repaid 841 by the end of the 2017-20182016-2017fiscal year. This 842 subsection expires July 1, 20182017. 843 Section 24. In order to implement Specific Appropriation 844 727, and notwithstanding s. 216.292, Florida Statutes, the 845 Department of Corrections is authorized to submit budget 846 amendments to transfer funds from categories within the 847 department other than fixed capital outlay categories into the 848 Inmate Health Services category in order to continue the current 849 level of care in the provision of health services. Such 850 transfers are subject to the notice, review, and objection 851 procedures of s. 216.177, Florida Statutes. This section expires 852 July 1, 2018. 853 Section 25. (1) In order to implement Specific 854 Appropriations 1104 through 1116A of the 2017-2018 General 855 Appropriations Act, the Department of Juvenile Justice is 856 required to review county juvenile detention payments to ensure 857 that counties fulfill their financial responsibilities required 858 in s. 985.686, Florida Statutes. If the Department of Juvenile 859 Justice determines that a county has not met its obligations, 860 the department shall direct the Department of Revenue to deduct 861 the amount owed to the Department of Juvenile Justice from the 862 funds provided to the county under s. 218.23, Florida Statutes. 863 The Department of Revenue shall transfer the funds withheld to 864 the Shared County/State Juvenile Detention Trust Fund. 865 (2) As an assurance to holders of bonds issued by counties 866 before July 1, 2016, for which distributions made pursuant to s. 867 218.23, Florida Statutes, are pledged, or bonds issued to refund 868 such bonds which mature no later than the bonds they refunded 869 and which result in a reduction of debt service payable in each 870 fiscal year, the amount available for distribution to a county 871 shall remain as provided by law and continue to be subject to 872 any lien or claim on behalf of the bondholders. The Department 873 of Revenue must ensure, based on information provided by an 874 affected county, that any reduction in amounts distributed 875 pursuant to subsection (1) does not reduce the amount of 876 distribution to a county below the amount necessary for the 877 timely payment of principal and interest when due on the bonds 878 and the amount necessary to comply with any covenant under the 879 bond resolution or other documents relating to the issuance of 880 the bonds. If a reduction to a county’s monthly distribution 881 must be decreased in order to comply with this subsection, the 882 Department of Revenue must notify the Department of Juvenile 883 Justice of the amount of the decrease, and the Department of 884 Juvenile Justice must send a bill for payment of such amount to 885 the affected county. 886 (3) This section expires July 1, 2018. 887 Section 26. In order to implement Specific Appropriations 888 1104 through 1116A of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, 889 the Department of Juvenile Justice may not provide, make, pay, 890 or deduct, and a nonfiscally constrained county may not apply, 891 deduct, or receive any reimbursement or any credit for any 892 previous overpayment of juvenile detention care costs related to 893 or for any previous state fiscal year, against the juvenile 894 detention care costs due from the nonfiscally constrained county 895 in the 2017-2018 fiscal year pursuant to s. 985.686, Florida 896 Statutes, or any other law. This section expires July 1, 2018. 897 Section 27. In order to implement Specific Appropriation 898 782 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, subsection (13) 899 is added to section 27.5304, Florida Statutes, to read: 900 27.5304 Private court-appointed counsel; compensation; 901 notice.— 902 (13) Notwithstanding the limitation set forth in subsection 903 (5) and for the 2017-2018 fiscal year only, the compensation for 904 representation in a criminal proceeding may not exceed the 905 following: 906 (a) For misdemeanors and juveniles represented at the trial 907 level: $1,000. 908 (b) For noncapital, nonlife felonies represented at the 909 trial level: $15,000. 910 (c) For life felonies represented at the trial level: 911 $15,000. 912 (d) For capital cases represented at the trial level: 913 $25,000. For purposes of this paragraph, a “capital case” is any 914 offense for which the potential sentence is death and the state 915 has not waived seeking the death penalty. 916 (e) For representation on appeal: $9,000. 917 (f) This subsection expires July 1, 2018. 918 Section 28. In order to implement Specific Appropriation 919 774 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, and 920 notwithstanding ss. 28.35 and 40.24, Florida Statutes, the 921 Justice Administrative Commission shall provide funds to the 922 clerks of the circuit court to pay compensation to jurors, for 923 meals or lodging provided to jurors, and for jury-related 924 personnel costs as provided in this section. Each clerk of the 925 circuit court shall forward to the Justice Administrative 926 Commission a quarterly estimate of funds necessary to pay 927 compensation to jurors and for meals or lodging provided to 928 jurors. The Florida Clerks of Court Operations Corporation shall 929 forward to the Justice Administrative Commission a quarterly 930 estimate of jury-related personnel costs necessary to pay each 931 clerk of the circuit court personnel costs related to jury 932 management. Upon receipt of such estimates, the Justice 933 Administrative Commission shall endorse the amount deemed 934 necessary for payment to the clerks of the circuit court during 935 the quarter and shall submit a request for payment to the Chief 936 Financial Officer. If the Justice Administrative Commission 937 believes that the amount appropriated by the Legislature is 938 insufficient to meet such costs during the remaining part of the 939 state fiscal year, the commission may apportion the funds 940 appropriated in the General Appropriations Act for those 941 purposes among the several counties, basing the apportionment 942 upon the amount expended for such purposes in each county during 943 the prior fiscal year. In that case, the Chief Financial Officer 944 shall only issue the appropriate apportioned amount by warrant 945 to each county. The clerks of the circuit court are responsible 946 for any costs of compensation to jurors, for meals or lodging 947 provided to jurors, and for jury-related personnel costs that 948 exceed the funding provided in the General Appropriations Act 949 for these purposes. This section expires July 1, 2018. 950 Section 29. In order to implement Specific Appropriation 951 1986B in the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act: 952 (1) There is created the Florida Criminal Justice Reform 953 Task Force within the Legislature. The task force is created for 954 the purpose of conducting a comprehensive review of the state’s 955 criminal justice system, court system, and corrections system. 956 (2) The task force is composed of the following members: 957 (a) Two members of the Senate, appointed by the President 958 of the Senate. 959 (b) Two members of the House of Representatives, appointed 960 by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. 961 (c) Two circuit judges, one of whom must have presided over 962 a mental health court or drug court, appointed by the chair of 963 the Conference of Circuit Judges of Florida. 964 (d) Two county court judges, appointed by the chair of the 965 Conference of County Court Judges of Florida. 966 (e) A justice of the Supreme Court or judge of a district 967 court of appeal, appointed by the Chief Justice of the Supreme 968 Court. 969 (f) A representative of the Florida State University 970 Project on Accountable Justice, appointed by the chair of the 971 project’s executive board. 972 (g) A representative of a victim’s advocacy group, 973 appointed by the Governor from a list of three nominees 974 recommended by the chairs of the committees in the Senate and 975 the House of Representatives with jurisdiction over criminal 976 justice matters. 977 (h) Two county commissioners, appointed by the Florida 978 Association of Counties. 979 (i) A formerly incarcerated individual who has demonstrated 980 exceptional commitment to rehabilitation and community 981 improvement, appointed by the Governor from a list of three 982 nominees jointly recommended by the chairs of the committees in 983 the Senate and the House of Representatives with jurisdiction 984 over criminal justice matters. 985 (j) Two representatives of the faith community, either 986 clergy or employees of faith-based policy organizations, 987 appointed by the Governor from a list of three nominees jointly 988 recommended by the chairs of the committees in the Senate and 989 the House of Representatives with jurisdiction over criminal 990 justice matters. 991 (k) The chairs of the committees of the Senate and the 992 House of Representatives with jurisdiction over criminal justice 993 matters or their designees. 994 (l) Two designees of the Executive Office of the Governor 995 with demonstrated knowledge in the criminal justice field. 996 (m) The Attorney General or his or her designee. 997 (n) The Secretary of Corrections or his or her designee. 998 (o) The Secretary of Juvenile Justice or his or her 999 designee. 1000 (p) The president of the Florida Prosecuting Attorneys 1001 Association or his or her designee. 1002 (q) The president of the Florida Public Defenders 1003 Association or his or her designee. 1004 (r) The president of the Florida Association of Criminal 1005 Defense Lawyers or his or her designee. 1006 (s) The president of the Florida Sheriffs Association or 1007 his or her designee. 1008 (t) The president of the Florida Police Chiefs Association 1009 or his or her designee. 1010 (3) The task force shall use a data-driven approach to 1011 study, evaluate, analyze, and undertake a comprehensive review 1012 of the state’s adult criminal justice system and develop 1013 sentencing and corrections policy recommendations for proposed 1014 legislation to carry out the goals of reducing correctional 1015 populations and associated correctional spending by focusing 1016 prison capacity on serious offenses and violent criminals, 1017 holding offenders accountable more efficiently by implementing 1018 or expanding research-based supervision and sentencing 1019 practices, and reinvesting savings into strategies shown to 1020 decrease recidivism, including reentry outcomes. 1021 (4) The task force shall submit a report of its findings, 1022 conclusions, and recommendations for proposed legislation to the 1023 President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of 1024 Representatives by the date of convening of the 2018 Regular 1025 Session of the Legislature. 1026 (5) This section expires July 1, 2018. 1027 Section 30. In order to implement appropriations used to 1028 pay existing lease contracts for private lease space in excess 1029 of 2,000 square feet in the 2017-2018 General Appropriations 1030 Act, the Department of Management Services, with the cooperation 1031 of the agencies having the existing lease contracts for office 1032 or storage space, shall use tenant broker services to 1033 renegotiate or reprocure all private lease agreements for office 1034 or storage space expiring between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 1035 2020, in order to reduce costs in future years. The department 1036 shall incorporate this initiative into its 2017 master leasing 1037 report required under s. 255.249(7), Florida Statutes, and may 1038 use tenant broker services to explore the possibilities of 1039 collocating office or storage space, to review the space needs 1040 of each agency, and to review the length and terms of potential 1041 renewals or renegotiations. The department shall provide a 1042 report to the Executive Office of the Governor, the President of 1043 the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by 1044 November 1, 2017, which lists each lease contract for private 1045 office or storage space, the status of renegotiations, and the 1046 savings achieved. This section expires July 1, 2018. 1047 Section 31. In order to implement Specific Appropriations 1048 2864 through 2876A of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, 1049 upon the expiration and reversion of the amendment to section 1050 282.709, Florida Statutes, pursuant to section 72 of chapter 1051 2016-62, Laws of Florida, paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of 1052 section 282.709, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1053 282.709 State agency law enforcement radio system and 1054 interoperability network.— 1055 (2) The Joint Task Force on State Agency Law Enforcement 1056 Communications is created adjunct to the department to advise 1057 the department of member-agency needs relating to the planning, 1058 designing, and establishment of the statewide communication 1059 system. 1060 (a) The Joint Task Force on State Agency Law Enforcement 1061 Communications shall consist of the following members: 1062 1. A representative of the Division of Alcoholic Beverages 1063 and Tobacco of the Department of Business and Professional 1064 Regulation who shall be appointed by the secretary of the 1065 department. 1066 2. A representative of the Division of Florida Highway 1067 Patrol of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles 1068 who shall be appointed by the executive director of the 1069 department. 1070 3. A representative of the Department of Law Enforcement 1071 who shall be appointed by the executive director of the 1072 department. 1073 4. A representative of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation 1074 Commission who shall be appointed by the executive director of 1075 the commission. 1076 5. A representative of the Department of Corrections who 1077 shall be appointed by the secretary of the department. 1078 6. A representativeof the Division of Investigative and1079Forensic Servicesof the Department of Financial Services who 1080 shall be appointed by the Chief Financial Officer. 1081 7.A representative of the Department of Transportation who1082shall be appointed by the secretary of the department.10838.A representative of the Department of Agriculture and 1084 Consumer Services who shall be appointed by the Commissioner of 1085 Agriculture. 1086 Section 32. In order to implement Specific Appropriations 1087 2768 through 2780A of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, 1088 and notwithstanding rule 60A-1.031, Florida Administrative Code, 1089 the transaction fee collected for use of the online procurement 1090 system, authorized in ss. 287.042(1)(h)1. and 287.057(22)(c), 1091 Florida Statutes, is seven-tenths of 1 percent for the 2017-2018 1092 fiscal year only. This section expires July 1, 2018. 1093 Section 33. In order to implement appropriations authorized 1094 in the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act for data center 1095 services, and notwithstanding s. 216.292(2)(a), Florida 1096 Statutes, an agency may not transfer funds from a data 1097 processing category to a category other than another data 1098 processing category. This section expires July 1, 2018. 1099 Section 34. In order to implement the appropriation of 1100 funds in the appropriation category “Data Processing Assessment 1101 Agency for State Technology” in the 2017-2018 General 1102 Appropriations Act, and pursuant to the notice, review, and 1103 objection procedures of s. 216.177, Florida Statutes, the 1104 Executive Office of the Governor may transfer funds appropriated 1105 in that category between departments in order to align the 1106 budget authority granted based on the estimated billing cycle 1107 and methodology used by the Agency for State Technology for data 1108 processing services provided. This section expires July 1, 2018. 1109 Section 35. In order to implement Specific Appropriation 1110 2856 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, the Executive 1111 Office of the Governor may transfer funds appropriated in the 1112 appropriation category “Expenses” of the 2017-2018 General 1113 Appropriations Act between agencies in order to allocate a 1114 reduction relating to SUNCOM Network services. This section 1115 expires July 1, 2018. 1116 Section 36. In order to implement the appropriation of 1117 funds in the appropriation category “Special Categories-Risk 1118 Management Insurance” in the 2017-2018 General Appropriations 1119 Act, and pursuant to the notice, review, and objection 1120 procedures of s. 216.177, Florida Statutes, the Executive Office 1121 of the Governor may transfer funds appropriated in that category 1122 between departments in order to align the budget authority 1123 granted with the premiums paid by each department for risk 1124 management insurance. This section expires July 1, 2018. 1125 Section 37. In order to implement the appropriation of 1126 funds in the appropriation category “Special Categories-Transfer 1127 to Department of Management Services-Human Resources Services 1128 Purchased per Statewide Contract” in the 2017-2018 General 1129 Appropriations Act, and pursuant to the notice, review, and 1130 objection procedures of s. 216.177, Florida Statutes, the 1131 Executive Office of the Governor may transfer funds appropriated 1132 in that category between departments in order to align the 1133 budget authority granted with the assessments that must be paid 1134 by each agency to the Department of Management Services for 1135 human resource management services. This section expires July 1, 1136 2018. 1137 Section 38. In order to implement Specific Appropriation 1138 2334 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act: 1139 (1) The Department of Financial Services shall replace the 1140 four main components of the Florida Accounting Information 1141 Resource Subsystem (FLAIR), which include central FLAIR, 1142 departmental FLAIR, payroll, and information warehouse, and 1143 shall replace the cash management and accounting management 1144 components of the Cash Management Subsystem (CMS) with an 1145 integrated enterprise system that allows the state to organize, 1146 define, and standardize its financial management business 1147 processes and that complies with ss. 215.90-215.96, Florida 1148 Statutes. The department may not include in the replacement of 1149 FLAIR and CMS: 1150 (a) Functionality that duplicates any of the other 1151 information subsystems of the Florida Financial Management 1152 Information System; or 1153 (b) Agency business processes related to any of the 1154 functions included in the Personnel Information System, the 1155 Purchasing Subsystem, or the Legislative Appropriations 1156 System/Planning and Budgeting Subsystem. 1157 (2) For purposes of replacing FLAIR and CMS, the Department 1158 of Financial Services shall: 1159 (a) Take into consideration the cost and implementation 1160 data identified for Option 3 as recommended in the March 31, 1161 2014, Florida Department of Financial Services FLAIR Study, 1162 version 031. 1163 (b) Ensure that all business requirements and technical 1164 specifications have been provided to all state agencies for 1165 their review and input and approved by the executive steering 1166 committee established in paragraph (c). 1167 (c) Implement a project governance structure that includes 1168 an executive steering committee composed of: 1169 1. The Chief Financial Officer or the executive sponsor of 1170 the project. 1171 2. A representative of the Division of Treasury of the 1172 Department of Financial Services, appointed by the Chief 1173 Financial Officer. 1174 3. A representative of the Division of Information Systems 1175 of the Department of Financial Services, appointed by the Chief 1176 Financial Officer. 1177 4. Four employees from the Division of Accounting and 1178 Auditing of the Department of Financial Services, appointed by 1179 the Chief Financial Officer. Each employee must have experience 1180 relating to at least one of the four main components that 1181 compose FLAIR. 1182 5. Two employees from the Executive Office of the Governor, 1183 appointed by the Governor. One employee must have experience 1184 relating to the Legislative Appropriations System/Planning and 1185 Budgeting Subsystem. 1186 6. One employee from the Department of Revenue, appointed 1187 by the executive director, who has experience relating to the 1188 department’s SUNTAX system. 1189 7. Two employees from the Department of Management 1190 Services, appointed by the Secretary of Management Services. One 1191 employee must have experience relating to the department’s 1192 personnel information subsystem and one employee must have 1193 experience relating to the department’s purchasing subsystem. 1194 8. Three state agency administrative services directors, 1195 appointed by the Governor. One director must represent a 1196 regulatory and licensing state agency and one director must 1197 represent a health care-related state agency. 1198 (3) The Chief Financial Officer or the executive sponsor of 1199 the project shall serve as chair of the executive steering 1200 committee, and the committee shall take action by a vote of at 1201 least eight affirmative votes with the Chief Financial Officer 1202 or the executive sponsor of the project voting on the prevailing 1203 side. A quorum of the executive steering committee consists of 1204 at least 10 members. 1205 (4) The executive steering committee has the overall 1206 responsibility for ensuring that the project to replace FLAIR 1207 and CMS meets its primary business objectives and shall: 1208 (a) Identify and recommend to the Executive Office of the 1209 Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the 1210 House of Representatives any statutory changes needed to 1211 implement the replacement subsystem that will standardize, to 1212 the fullest extent possible, the state’s financial management 1213 business processes. 1214 (b) Review and approve any changes to the project’s scope, 1215 schedule, and budget which do not conflict with the requirements 1216 of subsection (1). 1217 (c) Ensure that adequate resources are provided throughout 1218 all phases of the project. 1219 (d) Approve all major project deliverables. 1220 (e) Approve all solicitation-related documents associated 1221 with the replacement of FLAIR and CMS. 1222 1223 This section expires July 1, 2018. 1224 Section 39. In order to implement Specific Appropriation 1225 1552 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, paragraph (m) 1226 of subsection (3) of section 259.105, Florida Statutes, is 1227 amended to read: 1228 259.105 The Florida Forever Act.— 1229 (3) Less the costs of issuing and the costs of funding 1230 reserve accounts and other costs associated with bonds, the 1231 proceeds of cash payments or bonds issued pursuant to this 1232 section shall be deposited into the Florida Forever Trust Fund 1233 created by s. 259.1051. The proceeds shall be distributed by the 1234 Department of Environmental Protection in the following manner: 1235 (m) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a)-(j), and for the 2017 1236 20182016-2017fiscal year only: 1237 1. The amount of $10,156,206$15,156,206to only the 1238 Division of State Lands within the Department of Environmental 1239 Protection for the Board of Trustees Florida Forever Priority 1240 List land acquisition projects. 1241 2. FiveThirty-fivemillion dollars shall be spent on land 1242 acquisition within the Florida Keys Area of Critical State 1243 Concern as authorized pursuant to s. 259.045to the Department1244of Agriculture and Consumer Services for the acquisition of1245agricultural lands through perpetual conservation easements and1246other perpetual less-than-fee techniques, which will achieve the1247objectives of Florida Forever and s. 570.71. 12483.a. Notwithstanding any allocation required pursuant to1249paragraph (c), $10 million shall be allocated to the Florida1250Communities Trust for projects acquiring conservation or1251recreation lands to enhance recreational opportunities for1252individuals with unique abilities.1253b. The Department of Environmental Protection may waive the1254local government matching fund requirement of paragraph (c) for1255projects acquiring conservation or recreation lands to enhance1256recreational opportunities for individuals with unique1257abilities.1258c. Notwithstanding sub-subparagraphs a. and b., any funds1259required to be used to acquire conservation or recreation lands1260to enhance recreational opportunities for individuals with1261unique abilities which have not been awarded for those purposes1262by May 1, 2017, may be awarded to redevelop or renew outdoor1263recreational facilities on public lands, including recreational1264trails, parks, and urban open spaces, together with improvements1265required to enhance recreational enjoyment and public access to1266public lands, if such redevelopment and renewal is primarily1267geared toward enhancing recreational opportunities for1268individuals with unique abilities. The department may waive the1269local matching requirement of paragraph (c) for such1270redevelopment and renewal projects.1271 1272 This paragraph expires July 1, 20182017. 1273 Section 40. In order to implement Specific Appropriations 1274 1603B, 1603C, and 1604 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations 1275 Act, paragraph (d) of subsection (11) of section 216.181, 1276 Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1277 216.181 Approved budgets for operations and fixed capital 1278 outlay.— 1279 (11) 1280 (d) Notwithstanding paragraph (b) and paragraph (2)(b), and 1281 for the 2017-20182016-2017fiscal year only, the Legislative 1282 Budget Commission may increase the amounts appropriated to the 1283 Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission or the Department of 1284 Environmental Protection for fixed capital outlay projects, 1285 including additional fixed capital outlay projects, using funds 1286 provided to the state from the Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund 1287 administered by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation; funds 1288 provided to the state from the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund 1289 related to the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist 1290 Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast Act of 1291 2012 (RESTORE Act); or funds provided by the British Petroleum 1292 Corporation (BP) for natural resource damage assessment 1293 restoration projects. Concurrent with submission of an amendment 1294 to the Legislative Budget Commission pursuant to this paragraph, 1295 any project that carries a continuing commitment for future 1296 appropriations by the Legislature must be specifically 1297 identified, together with the projected amount of the future 1298 commitment associated with the project and the fiscal years in 1299 which the commitment is expected to commence. This paragraph 1300 expires July 1, 20182017. 1301 1302 The provisions of this subsection are subject to the notice and 1303 objection procedures set forth in s. 216.177. 1304 Section 41. In order to implement specific appropriations 1305 from the Water Quality Assurance Trust Fund within the 1306 Department of Environmental Protection contained in the 2017 1307 2018 General Appropriations Act, upon the expiration and 1308 reversion of the amendment to section 206.9935, Florida 1309 Statutes, pursuant to section 87 of chapter 2016-62, Laws of 1310 Florida, paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 206.9935, 1311 Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1312 206.9935 Taxes imposed.— 1313 (2) TAX FOR WATER QUALITY.— 1314 (b) The excise tax shall be the applicable rate as 1315 specified in subparagraph 1. per barrel or per unit of 1316 pollutant, or equivalent measure as established by the 1317 department, produced in or imported into the state. If the 1318 unobligated balance of the Water Quality Assurance Trust Fund is 1319 or falls below $3 million, the tax shall be increased to the 1320 applicable rates specified in subparagraph 2. and shall remain 1321 at said rates until the unobligated balance in the fund exceeds 1322 $5 million, at which time the tax shall be imposed at the rates 1323 specified in subparagraph 1. If the unobligated balance of the 1324 fund exceeds $12 million, the levy of the tax shall be 1325 discontinued until the unobligated balance of the fund falls 1326 below $5 million, at which time the tax shall be imposed at the 1327 rates specified in subparagraph 1. Changes in the tax rates 1328 pursuant to this paragraph shall take effect on the first day of 1329 the month after 30 days’ notification to the Department of 1330 Revenue when the unobligated balance of the fund falls below or 1331 exceeds a limit set pursuant to this paragraph. The unobligated 1332 balance of the Water Quality Assurance Trust Fund as it relates 1333 to determination of the applicable excise tax rate shall exclude 1334 the unobligated balances of funds of the Dry Cleaning, Operator 1335 Certification, and nonagricultural nonpoint source programs, and 1336 other required reservations of fund balance. The unobligated 1337 balance in the Water Quality Assurance Trust Fund is based upon 1338 the current unreserved fund balance, projected revenues, 1339 authorized legislative appropriations, and funding for the 1340 department’s base budget for the subsequent fiscal year. For the 1341 2017-2018 fiscal year only, revenues for penalties collected 1342 pursuant to s. 403.121(11) and all moneys recovered under s. 1343 373.430(7) are exempt from the calculation of the unobligated 1344 balance of the Water Quality Assurance Trust Fund. Determination 1345 of the unobligated balance of the Water Quality Assurance Trust 1346 Fund shall be performed annually subsequent to the annual 1347 legislative appropriations becoming law. 1348 1. As provided in this paragraph, the tax shall be 2.36 1349 cents per gallon of solvents, 1 cent per gallon of motor oil or 1350 other lubricants, and 2 cents per barrel of petroleum products, 1351 pesticides, ammonia, and chlorine. 1352 2. As provided in this paragraph, the tax shall be 5.9 1353 cents per gallon of solvents, 2.5 cents per gallon of motor oil 1354 or other lubricants, 2 cents per barrel of ammonia, and 5 cents 1355 per barrel of petroleum products, pesticides, and chlorine. 1356 Section 42. In order to implement Specific Appropriation 1357 1676 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, subsection (3) 1358 of section 403.7095, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1359 403.7095 Solid waste management grant program.— 1360 (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, 1361 and for the 2017-20182016-2017fiscal year only, the Department 1362 of Environmental Protection shall award the sum of $3 million in 1363 grants in the 2017-20182016-2017fiscal year equally to 1364 counties having populations of fewer than 110,000 for waste tire 1365 and litter prevention, recycling education, and general solid 1366 waste programs. This subsection expires July 1, 20182017. 1367 Section 43. In order to implement specific appropriations 1368 from the land acquisition trust funds within the Department of 1369 Agriculture and Consumer Services, the Department of 1370 Environmental Protection, the Department of State, and the Fish 1371 and Wildlife Conservation Commission, which are contained in the 1372 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, subsection (3) of section 1373 215.18, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1374 215.18 Transfers between funds; limitation.— 1375 (3) Notwithstanding subsection (1) and only with respect to 1376 a land acquisition trust fund in the Department of Agriculture 1377 and Consumer Services, the Department of Environmental 1378 Protection, the Department of State, or the Fish and Wildlife 1379 Conservation Commission, whenever there is a deficiency in a 1380 land acquisition trust fund which would render that trust fund 1381 temporarily insufficient to meet its just requirements, 1382 including the timely payment of appropriations from that trust 1383 fund, and other trust funds in the State Treasury have moneys 1384 that are for the time being or otherwise in excess of the 1385 amounts necessary to meet the just requirements, including 1386 appropriated obligations, of those other trust funds, the 1387 Governor may order a temporary transfer of moneys from one or 1388 more of the other trust funds to a land acquisition trust fund 1389 in the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the 1390 Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of State, 1391 or the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Any action 1392 proposed pursuant to this subsection is subject to the notice, 1393 review, and objection procedures of s. 216.177, and the Governor 1394 shall provide notice of such action at least 7 days before the 1395 effective date of the transfer of trust funds, except that 1396 during July 20172016, notice of such action shall be provided 1397 at least 3 days before the effective date of a transfer unless 1398 such 3-day notice is waived by the chair and vice-chair of the 1399 Legislative Budget Commission. Any transfer of trust funds to a 1400 land acquisition trust fund in the Department of Agriculture and 1401 Consumer Services, the Department of Environmental Protection, 1402 the Department of State, or the Fish and Wildlife Conservation 1403 Commission must be repaid to the trust funds from which the 1404 moneys were loaned by the end of the 2017-20182016-2017fiscal 1405 year. The Legislature has determined that the repayment of the 1406 other trust fund moneys temporarily loaned to a land acquisition 1407 trust fund in the Department of Agriculture and Consumer 1408 Services, the Department of Environmental Protection, the 1409 Department of State, or the Fish and Wildlife Conservation 1410 Commission pursuant to this subsection is an allowable use of 1411 the moneys in a land acquisition trust fund because the moneys 1412 from other trust funds temporarily loaned to a land acquisition 1413 trust fund shall be expended solely and exclusively in 1414 accordance with s. 28, Art. X of the State Constitution. This 1415 subsection expires July 1, 20182017. 1416 Section 44. (1) In order to implement specific 1417 appropriations from the land acquisition trust funds within the 1418 Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the Department 1419 of Environmental Protection, the Department of State, and the 1420 Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, which are contained 1421 in the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, the Department of 1422 Environmental Protection shall transfer revenues from the Land 1423 Acquisition Trust Fund within the department to the land 1424 acquisition trust funds within the Department of Agriculture and 1425 Consumer Services, the Department of State, and the Fish and 1426 Wildlife Conservation Commission, as provided in this section. 1427 As used in this section, the term “department” means the 1428 Department of Environmental Protection. 1429 (2) After subtracting any required debt service payments, 1430 the proportionate share of revenues to be transferred to each 1431 land acquisition trust fund shall be calculated by dividing the 1432 appropriations from each of the land acquisition trust funds for 1433 the fiscal year by the total appropriations from the Land 1434 Acquisition Trust Fund within the department and the land 1435 acquisition trust funds within the Department of Agriculture and 1436 Consumer Services, the Department of State, and the Fish and 1437 Wildlife Commission for the fiscal year. The department shall 1438 transfer the proportionate share of the revenues in the Land 1439 Acquisition Trust Fund within the department on a monthly basis 1440 to the appropriate land acquisition trust funds within the 1441 Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the Department 1442 of State, and the Fish and Wildlife Commission and shall retain 1443 its proportionate share of the revenues in the Land Acquisition 1444 Trust Fund within the department. Total distributions to a land 1445 acquisition trust fund within the Department of Agriculture and 1446 Consumer Services, the Department of State, and the Fish and 1447 Wildlife Commission may not exceed the total appropriations from 1448 such trust fund for the fiscal year. 1449 (3) This section expires July 1, 2018. 1450 Section 45. In order to implement Specific Appropriation 1451 2661 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, the Department 1452 of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles shall contract with the 1453 corporation organized pursuant to part II of chapter 946, 1454 Florida Statutes, to manufacture the current or newly redesigned 1455 license plates, with such contract being in the same manner and 1456 for the same price as that paid by the department during the 1457 2016-2017 fiscal year. 1458 Section 46. In order to implement Specific Appropriations 1459 2612 and 2616 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act: 1460 (1) There is created a law enforcement workgroup assigned 1461 to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. 1462 (2) The workgroup shall convene no later than September 1, 1463 2017, and shall be composed of the following members: 1464 (a) A representative of the University of South Florida’s 1465 Center for Urban Transportation Research, who shall serve as the 1466 chair of the workgroup. 1467 (b) Three representatives of the Florida Sheriffs 1468 Association, appointed by the association’s executive director. 1469 (c) Three representatives of the Florida Highway Patrol 1470 (FHP), appointed by the Director Colonel of the FHP. 1471 (d) Three representatives of the Florida Police Chiefs 1472 Association, appointed by the president of the association’s 1473 executive board. 1474 (e) The executive director of the Florida Association of 1475 Counties, or his or her designee. 1476 (f) The director of the Division of Emergency Management, 1477 or his or her designee. 1478 (g) The president of the Florida Police Benevolent 1479 Association, or his or her designee. 1480 (h) A representative of the Office of the Attorney General, 1481 appointed by the Attorney General. 1482 (3) Members of the workgroup shall serve without 1483 compensation but are entitled to reimbursement for per diem and 1484 travel expenses in accordance with s. 112.061, Florida Statutes. 1485 Per diem and travel expenses incurred by a member of the 1486 workgroup shall be paid from funds budgeted to the state agency 1487 or entity that the member represents. 1488 (4) The workgroup shall review the FHP’s response to calls 1489 for service, including current resource allocation. The 1490 workgroup shall also compare FHP resources to those of local law 1491 enforcement entities and other state highway patrol agencies to 1492 determine whether additional resources are necessary to improve 1493 the response time to calls for service and to perform other 1494 duties outlined in chapter 321, Florida Statutes. In addition, 1495 the workgroup shall identify potential partnerships with local 1496 law enforcement entities and consider optional funding sources 1497 for those agencies to address needs associated with traffic 1498 crash investigations. 1499 (5) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles 1500 shall provide administrative support to the workgroup and shall 1501 contract with the University of South Florida’s Center for Urban 1502 Transportation Research to perform the duties of the independent 1503 third-party chair. 1504 (6) The chair of the workgroup shall provide the 1505 workgroup’s consensus recommendations in a report to the 1506 Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the 1507 House of Representatives by January 1, 2018, at which time the 1508 workgroup shall terminate. 1509 Section 47. In order to implement Specific Appropriation 1510 1869 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, section 1511 316.0898, Florida Statutes, is created to read: 1512 316.0898 Florida Smart City Challenge grant program.— 1513 (1) The Department of Transportation, in consultation with 1514 the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, shall 1515 develop the Florida Smart City Challenge grant program and shall 1516 establish grant award requirements for municipalities or regions 1517 for the purpose of receiving grant awards. Grant applicants must 1518 demonstrate and document the adoption of emerging technologies 1519 and their impact on the transportation system and must address 1520 at least the following focus areas: 1521 (a) Autonomous vehicles. 1522 (b) Connected vehicles. 1523 (c) Sensor-based infrastructure. 1524 (d) Collecting and using data. 1525 (e) Addressing urban delivery. 1526 (f) Developing strategic models and partnerships. 1527 (g) Advancing the adoption and use of smart grid 1528 technology, roadway electrification, and electric vehicles. 1529 (h) Connecting citizens. 1530 (2) The goals of the grant program include, but are not 1531 limited to: 1532 (a) Identifying transportation challenges and identifying 1533 how emerging technologies can address those challenges. 1534 (b) Determining the emerging technologies and strategies 1535 that have the potential to provide the most significant impacts. 1536 (c) Encouraging municipalities to take significant steps to 1537 integrate emerging technologies into their day-to-day 1538 operations. 1539 (d) Identifying the barriers to implementing the grant 1540 program and communicating those barriers to the Legislature and 1541 appropriate agencies and organizations. 1542 (e) Leveraging the initial grant to attract additional 1543 public and private investments. 1544 (f) Increasing the state’s competitiveness in the pursuit 1545 of grants from the United States Department of Transportation, 1546 the United States Department of Energy, and other federal 1547 agencies. 1548 (g) Committing to the continued operation of programs 1549 implemented in connection with the grant. 1550 (h) Serving as a model for municipalities nationwide. 1551 (i) Documenting the costs and impacts of the grant program 1552 and lessons learned during implementation. 1553 (3) The Department of Transportation shall develop 1554 eligibility, application, and selection criteria for the program 1555 grants and a plan for the promotion of the grant program to 1556 municipalities or regions of this state as an opportunity to 1557 compete for grant funding. 1558 (4) On or before January 1, 2018, the Department of 1559 Transportation shall submit the grant program guidelines and 1560 plans for promotion of the grant program to the Governor, the 1561 President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of 1562 Representatives. 1563 (5) This section expires July 1, 2018. 1564 Section 48. In order to implement Specific Appropriation 1565 1890 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, upon the 1566 expiration and reversion of the amendment to section 341.302, 1567 Florida Statutes, pursuant to section 100 of chapter 2016-62, 1568 Laws of Florida, subsection (10) of section 341.302, Florida 1569 Statutes, is amended to read: 1570 341.302 Rail program; duties and responsibilities of the 1571 department.—The department, in conjunction with other 1572 governmental entities, including the rail enterprise and the 1573 private sector, shall develop and implement a rail program of 1574 statewide application designed to ensure the proper maintenance, 1575 safety, revitalization, and expansion of the rail system to 1576 assure its continued and increased availability to respond to 1577 statewide mobility needs. Within the resources provided pursuant 1578 to chapter 216, and as authorized under federal law, the 1579 department shall: 1580 (10)(a) Administer rail operating and construction 1581 programs, which programs shall include the regulation of maximum 1582 train operating speeds, the opening and closing of public grade 1583 crossings, the construction and rehabilitation of public grade 1584 crossings, and the installation of traffic control devices at 1585 public grade crossings, and administrationthe administeringof 1586 the programs by the department, including participation in the 1587 cost of the programs. 1588 (b) For the 2017-2018 fiscal year only: 1589 1. Approve and implement quiet zones, including 1590 participating in the cost of the programs. 1591 2. Provide grant funding to assist with the implementation 1592 of quiet zones that have been approved by the department. Such 1593 funding may not exceed 50 percent of the nonfederal and 1594 nonprivate share of the total costs of any quiet zone capital 1595 improvement project. 1596 3. Coordinate and work closely with local, state, and 1597 federal agencies to provide technical support to local agencies 1598 for the development of quiet zone plans. 1599 4. Monitor crossing incidents at approved quiet zone 1600 locations and suspend the operation of a quiet zone at any time 1601 the department determines that a significant deterioration has 1602 resulted from quiet zone implementation. 1603 Section 49. In order to implement Specific Appropriations 1604 2225 and 2226 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, 1605 subsection (10) of section 420.9072, Florida Statutes, is 1606 amended to read: 1607 420.9072 State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program.—The 1608 State Housing Initiatives Partnership Program is created for the 1609 purpose of providing funds to counties and eligible 1610 municipalities as an incentive for the creation of local housing 1611 partnerships, to expand production of and preserve affordable 1612 housing, to further the housing element of the local government 1613 comprehensive plan specific to affordable housing, and to 1614 increase housing-related employment. 1615 (10) Notwithstanding ss. 420.9071(26) and 420.9075(5) and 1616 subsection (7), for the 2017-20182016-2017fiscal year: 1617 (a) The term “rent subsidies” means ongoing monthly rental 1618 assistance. 1619 (b) Up to 25 percent of the funds made available in each 1620 county and each eligible municipality from the local housing 1621 distribution may be used for rental assistance and rent 1622 subsidies as provided in paragraph (c). 1623 (c) A county or an eligible municipality may expend its 1624 portion of the local housing distribution to provide the 1625 following types of rental assistance and rent subsidies: 1626 1. Security and utility deposit assistance. 1627 2. Eviction prevention subsidies not to exceed 6 months’ 1628 rent. 1629 3. Rent subsidies for very-low-income households with at 1630 least one adult who is a person with special needs as defined in 1631 s. 420.0004 or a person who is homeless as defined in s. 420.621 1632 when the person initially qualified for a rent subsidy. The 1633 period of rental subsidy may not exceed 12 months for any 1634 eligible household or person. 1635 (d) This subsection expires July 1, 20182017. 1636 Section 50. In order to implement Specific Appropriation 1637 2225 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, subsection 1638 (10) of section 420.5087, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1639 420.5087 State Apartment Incentive Loan Program.—There is 1640 hereby created the State Apartment Incentive Loan Program for 1641 the purpose of providing first, second, or other subordinated 1642 mortgage loans or loan guarantees to sponsors, including for 1643 profit, nonprofit, and public entities, to provide housing 1644 affordable to very-low-income persons. 1645 (10)(a) Notwithstanding subsection (3), for the 2017-2018 16462016-2017fiscal year, the reservation of funds for the tenant 1647 groups within each notice of fund availability shall be: 1648 1. Not less than 10 percent of the funds available at that 1649 time for the following tenant groups: 1650 a. Families; 1651 b. Persons who are homeless; 1652 c. Persons with special needs; and 1653 d. Elderly persons. 1654 2. Not less than 5 percent of the funds available at that 1655 time for the commercial fishing workers and farmworkers tenant 1656 group. 1657 (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section for 1658 the 2017-20182016-2017fiscal year, the corporation shall issue 1659 a notice of funds availability of $40$20million for loans to 1660 construct workforce housing to serve primarily low-income 1661 persons, as defined in s. 420.0004, and, in the Florida Keys 1662 Area of Critical State Concern, to serve households with incomes 1663 not to exceed 140 percent of area median income when strategies 1664 are included in the local housing assistance plan to serve these 1665 households. 1666 (c) This subsection expires July 1, 20182017. 1667 Section 51. In order to implement Specific Appropriation 1668 2225 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act: 1669 (1) There is created a workgroup on affordable housing. The 1670 workgroup is assigned to the Florida Housing Finance Corporation 1671 for administrative purposes only. 1672 (2) The workgroup shall convene no later than September 1, 1673 2017, and shall be composed of the following members: 1674 (a) The executive director of the Florida Housing Finance 1675 Corporation, who shall serve as chair of the workgroup. 1676 (b) The executive director of the Department of Economic 1677 Opportunity or his or her designee. 1678 (c) Five members appointed by the Governor. Of the five 1679 members, one must be an advocate for the homeless, one must be 1680 an advocate of the needs of individuals with disabling 1681 conditions and persons with special needs as defined in s. 1682 420.0004, Florida Statutes, one must represent the building or 1683 development community, and one must be a realtor licensed in 1684 this state. 1685 (d) Two members appointed by the President of the Senate. 1686 (e) Two members appointed by the Speaker of the House of 1687 Representatives. 1688 (f) The executive director of the Florida Association of 1689 Counties or his or her designee. 1690 (g) The executive director of the Florida League of Cities 1691 or his or her designee. 1692 (3)(a) The Florida Housing Finance Corporation shall 1693 provide administrative and staff support services to the 1694 workgroup which relate to its functions. 1695 (b) Members of the workgroup shall serve without 1696 compensation but are entitled to reimbursement for per diem and 1697 travel expenses in accordance with s. 112.061, Florida Statutes. 1698 Per diem and travel expenses incurred by a member of the 1699 workgroup shall be paid from funds budgeted to the state agency 1700 or entity that the member represents. 1701 (4)(a) The workgroup shall develop recommendations for 1702 addressing the state’s affordable housing needs. The 1703 recommendations shall be presented to and approved by the board 1704 of directors of the Florida Housing Finance Corporation. The 1705 recommendations shall include, but need not be limited to: 1706 1. A review of market rate developments. 1707 2. A review of affordable housing developments. 1708 3. A review of land use for affordable housing 1709 developments. 1710 4. A review of building codes for affordable housing 1711 developments. 1712 5. A review of the state’s implementation of the low-income 1713 housing tax credit. 1714 6. A review of private and public sector development and 1715 construction industries. 1716 7. A review of the rental market for assisted rental 1717 housing. 1718 8. The development of strategies and pathways for low 1719 income housing. 1720 (b) The workgroup shall submit a report including its 1721 recommendations to the Governor, the President of the Senate, 1722 and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by January 1, 1723 2018, at which time the workgroup shall terminate. 1724 Section 52. In order to implement Specific Appropriation 1725 1868 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, subsection 1726 (30) of section 427.013, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1727 427.013 The Commission for the Transportation 1728 Disadvantaged; purpose and responsibilities.—The purpose of the 1729 commission is to accomplish the coordination of transportation 1730 services provided to the transportation disadvantaged. The goal 1731 of this coordination is to assure the cost-effective provision 1732 of transportation by qualified community transportation 1733 coordinators or transportation operators for the transportation 1734 disadvantaged without any bias or presumption in favor of 1735 multioperator systems or not-for-profit transportation operators 1736 over single operator systems or for-profit transportation 1737 operators. In carrying out this purpose, the commission shall: 1738 (30) For the 2017-20182016-2017fiscal year and 1739 notwithstanding any other provision of this section: 1740 (a) Allocate, from funds provided in the General 1741 Appropriations Act, to community transportation coordinators who 1742 do not receive Urbanized Area Formula funds pursuant to 49 1743 U.S.C. s. 5307 to provide transportation services for persons 1744 with disabilities, older adults, and low-income persons so they 1745 may access health care, employment, education, and other life 1746 sustaining activities. Funds allocated for this purpose shall be 1747 distributed among community transportation coordinators based 1748 upon the Transportation Disadvantaged Trip and Equipment 1749 allocation methodology established by the commission. 1750 (b) Award, from funds provided in the General 1751 Appropriations Act, competitive grants to community 1752 transportation coordinators to support transportation projects 1753 to: 1754 1. Enhance access to health care, shopping, education, 1755 employment, public services, and recreation; 1756 2. Assist in the development, improvement, and use of 1757 transportation systems in nonurbanized areas; 1758 3. Promote the efficient coordination of services; 1759 4. Support inner-city bus transportation; and 1760 5. Encourage private transportation providers to 1761 participate. 1762 (c) This subsection expires July 1, 20182017. 1763 Section 53. In order to implement Specific Appropriation 1764 2610 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, upon the 1765 expiration and reversion of the amendment to section 321.04, 1766 Florida Statutes, pursuant to section 110 of chapter 2016-62, 1767 Laws of Florida, subsection (3) of section 321.04, Florida 1768 Statutes, is amended, and subsection (4) is added to that 1769 section, to read: 1770 321.04 Personnel of the highway patrol; rank 1771 classifications; probationary status of new patrol officers; 1772 subsistence; special assignments.— 1773 (3)(a) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles 1774 shall assign one patrol officer to the office of the Governor; 1775 said patrol officer so assigned shall be selected by the 1776 Governor and shall have rank and pay not less than that of a 1777 lieutenant of the Florida Highway Patrol, and said patrol 1778 officer so assigned shall be paid by said department from the 1779 appropriation made to said department; said patrol officer shall 1780 have and receive all other benefits provided for in this chapter 1781 or any other statute now in existence or hereinafter enacted. 1782 (b) For the 2017-2018 fiscal year only, the patrol officer 1783 shall be assigned to the Lieutenant Governor. 1784 (4) For the 2017-2018 fiscal year only, the assignment of a 1785 patrol officer by the department shall include a Cabinet member 1786 specified in s. 4, Art. IV of the State Constitution if deemed 1787 appropriate by the department or in response to a threat and 1788 upon written request of such Cabinet member. 1789 Section 54. In order to implement Specific Appropriations 1790 3107, 3112A, 3133A, 3138A, 3139, and 3144A of the 2017-2018 1791 General Appropriations Act, and notwithstanding ss. 257.191, 1792 265.286, and 267.0617, Florida Statutes, the Department of State 1793 shall direct the State Library Council, the Florida Historical 1794 Commission, and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture to sort 1795 the applications received by each entity into two groups for 1796 ranking and funding purposes, those received from counties that 1797 are rural areas of opportunity as defined in s. 288.0656(2)(d), 1798 Florida Statutes, and those received from all other counties. 1799 The two groups of applications shall be ranked separately, but 1800 otherwise in the same manner, and submitted for approval by the 1801 Secretary of State. This section applies only to applications 1802 received during the 2017-2018 fiscal year. This section expires 1803 July 1, 2018. 1804 Section 55. In order to implement Specific Appropriation 1805 2226H of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, subsection 1806 (4) is added to section 288.1201, Florida Statutes, to read: 1807 288.1201 State Economic Enhancement and Development Trust 1808 Fund.— 1809 (4)(a) Beginning July 1, 2017, the department shall retain 1810 in the trust fund any state funds appropriated for any program 1811 created under this chapter which is funded in the General 1812 Appropriations Act until the performance requirements 1813 established under contract or by law for such incentives are 1814 submitted to and verified by the department. 1815 (b) The department shall return to the State Treasury all 1816 funds held by any entity pursuant to a contract executed for the 1817 Quick Action Closing Fund which are unexpended as of June 30, 1818 2017. Such unexpended funds shall be deposited into the State 1819 Economic Enhancement and Development Trust Fund. The department 1820 shall take all steps necessary to comply with this paragraph by 1821 September 1, 2017. The department shall notify the Governor, the 1822 President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of 1823 Representatives of the status of compliance with this paragraph 1824 by October 1, 2017. 1825 (c) This subsection expires July 1, 2018. 1826 Section 56. In order to implement Specific Appropriation 1827 1875 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, paragraph (d) 1828 is added to subsection (3) of section 311.07, Florida Statutes, 1829 to read: 1830 311.07 Florida seaport transportation and economic 1831 development funding.— 1832 (3) 1833 (d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a), (b), and (c), and for 1834 the 2017-2018 fiscal year only, projects that are funded through 1835 a specific appropriation in the 2017-2018 General Appropriations 1836 Act are not required to match state funds in accordance with 1837 paragraph (a) or to meet project eligibility requirements 1838 specified in paragraph (b) or paragraph (c). This paragraph 1839 expires July 1, 2018. 1840 Section 57. In order to implement Specific Appropriations 1841 1869 through 1882, 1888 through 1891, 1905 through 1908, 1910 1842 through 1925, and 1964 through 1976 of the General 1843 Appropriations Act, paragraphs (d) and (e) are added to 1844 subsection (5) of section 339.135, Florida Statutes, to read: 1845 339.135 Work program; legislative budget request; 1846 definitions; preparation, adoption, execution, and amendment.— 1847 (5) ADOPTION OF THE WORK PROGRAM.— 1848 (d) It is the intent of the Legislature that the department 1849 maintain fiscal solvency and make prudent use of all available 1850 fiscal resources to minimize any project, or a phase thereof, 1851 from being deferred within the work program. It is further the 1852 intent of the Legislature that the department, to the maximum 1853 extent feasible, reduce financial projects not programmed for 1854 contract letting as identified with a work program contract 1855 class code 8 and the box code RV to add projects to the 2017 1856 2018 work program which are identified by a specific 1857 appropriation in the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act. This 1858 paragraph expires July 1, 2018. 1859 (e) The department shall provide to the Legislative Budget 1860 Commission the documents specified in subparagraphs 1.–8. when 1861 submitting the department’s work program amendment to request 1862 approval to realign the work program appropriation categories to 1863 the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act pursuant to subsection 1864 (7). In addition, any subsequent work program amendment 1865 submitted to the Legislative Budget Commission which results in 1866 a reduced project commitment level for the 2017-2018 fiscal year 1867 due to a reduction in state revenues must include the following 1868 documents: 1869 1. A proposed finance plan, as balanced to the requested 1870 work program amendment to realign the work program categories to 1871 the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, or any other 1872 amendments that reduce work program commitments; 1873 2. A proposed cash forecast as balanced to the requested 1874 work program amendment to realign the work program categories to 1875 the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, or any other 1876 amendments that reduce work program commitments; 1877 3. An adopted finance plan, as of July 1, 2017; 1878 4. An adopted cash forecast, as of July 1, 2017; 1879 5. A complete list of projects, or phases thereof, deferred 1880 or deleted from the impact of the projects identified by a 1881 specific appropriation in the 2017-2018 General Appropriations 1882 Act for the 2017-2018 through 2021-2022 work program; 1883 6. The department’s methodology for identifying projects, 1884 or phases thereof, for deferral or deletion for the 2017-2018 1885 through 2021-2022 work program; 1886 7. A letter of concurrence or nonconcurrence from the 1887 affected metropolitan planning organization or, for 1888 nonmetropolitan areas, the board of county commissioners with 1889 impacted project selections; and 1890 8. A complete list of financial projects not programmed for 1891 contract letting as identified with a work program contract 1892 class code 8 and the box code RV included in fiscal years 2017 1893 2018 through 2021-2022, as of July 1, 2017. 1894 1895 This paragraph expires July 1, 2018. 1896 Section 58. In order to implement the salaries and 1897 benefits, expenses, other personal services, contracted 1898 services, special categories, and operating capital outlay 1899 categories of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, upon the 1900 expiration and reversion of the amendment to section 216.292, 1901 Florida Statutes, pursuant to section 112 of chapter 2016-62, 1902 Laws of Florida, paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section 1903 216.292, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1904 216.292 Appropriations nontransferable; exceptions.— 1905 (2) The following transfers are authorized to be made by 1906 the head of each department or the Chief Justice of the Supreme 1907 Court whenever it is deemed necessary by reason of changed 1908 conditions: 1909 (a) The transfer of appropriations funded from identical 1910 funding sources, except appropriations for fixed capital outlay, 1911 and the transfer of amounts included within the total original 1912 approved budget and plans of releases of appropriations as 1913 furnished pursuant to ss. 216.181 and 216.192, as follows: 1914 1. Between categories of appropriations within a budget 1915 entity, if no category of appropriation is increased or 1916 decreased by more than 5 percent of the original approved budget 1917 or $250,000, whichever is greater, by all action taken under 1918 this subsection. 1919 2. Between budget entities within identical categories of 1920 appropriations, if no category of appropriation is increased or 1921 decreased by more than 5 percent of the original approved budget 1922 or $250,000, whichever is greater, by all action taken under 1923 this subsection. 1924 3. Any agency exceeding salary rate established pursuant to 1925 s. 216.181(8) on June 30th of any fiscal year shall not be 1926 authorized to make transfers pursuant to subparagraphs 1. and 2. 1927 in the subsequent fiscal year. 1928 4. Notice of proposed transfers under subparagraphs 1. and 1929 2. shall be provided to the Executive Office of the Governor and 1930 the chairs of the legislative appropriations committees at least 1931 3 days prior to agency implementation in order to provide an 1932 opportunity for review. The review shall be limited to ensuring 1933 that the transfer is in compliance with the requirements of this 1934 paragraph. 1935 5. For the 2017-2018 fiscal year, the review shall ensure 1936 that transfers proposed pursuant to this paragraph comply with 1937 this chapter and are not contrary to legislative policy and 1938 intent. This subparagraph expires July 1, 2018. 1939 Section 59. In order to implement appropriations for 1940 salaries and benefits in the 2017-2018 General Appropriations 1941 Act, subsection (6) of section 112.24, Florida Statutes, is 1942 amended to read: 1943 112.24 Intergovernmental interchange of public employees. 1944 To encourage economical and effective utilization of public 1945 employees in this state, the temporary assignment of employees 1946 among agencies of government, both state and local, and 1947 including school districts and public institutions of higher 1948 education is authorized under terms and conditions set forth in 1949 this section. State agencies, municipalities, and political 1950 subdivisions are authorized to enter into employee interchange 1951 agreements with other state agencies, the Federal Government, 1952 another state, a municipality, or a political subdivision 1953 including a school district, or with a public institution of 1954 higher education. State agencies are also authorized to enter 1955 into employee interchange agreements with private institutions 1956 of higher education and other nonprofit organizations under the 1957 terms and conditions provided in this section. In addition, the 1958 Governor or the Governor and Cabinet may enter into employee 1959 interchange agreements with a state agency, the Federal 1960 Government, another state, a municipality, or a political 1961 subdivision including a school district, or with a public 1962 institution of higher learning to fill, subject to the 1963 requirements of chapter 20, appointive offices which are within 1964 the executive branch of government and which are filled by 1965 appointment by the Governor or the Governor and Cabinet. Under 1966 no circumstances shall employee interchange agreements be 1967 utilized for the purpose of assigning individuals to participate 1968 in political campaigns. Duties and responsibilities of 1969 interchange employees shall be limited to the mission and goals 1970 of the agencies of government. 1971 (6) For the 2017-20182016-2017fiscal year only, the 1972 assignment of an employee of a state agency as provided in this 1973 section may be made if recommended by the Governor or Chief 1974 Justice, as appropriate, and approved by the chairs of the 1975 legislative appropriations committees. Such actions shall be 1976 deemed approved if neither chair provides written notice of 1977 objection within 14 days after receiving notice of the action 1978 pursuant to s. 216.177. This subsection expires July 1, 2018 19792017. 1980 Section 60. In order to implement Specific Appropriations 1981 2681 and 2682 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, and 1982 notwithstanding s. 11.13(1), Florida Statutes, the authorized 1983 salaries for members of the Legislature for the 2017-2018 fiscal 1984 year shall be set at the same level in effect on July 1, 2010. 1985 This section expires July 1, 2018. 1986 Section 61. In order to implement the transfer of funds to 1987 the General Revenue Fund from trust funds for the 2017-2018 1988 General Appropriations Act, and notwithstanding the expiration 1989 date contained in section 117 of chapter 2016-62, Laws of 1990 Florida, paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 215.32, 1991 Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: 1992 215.32 State funds; segregation.— 1993 (2) The source and use of each of these funds shall be as 1994 follows: 1995 (b)1. The trust funds shall consist of moneys received by 1996 the state which under law or under trust agreement are 1997 segregated for a purpose authorized by law. The state agency or 1998 branch of state government receiving or collecting such moneys 1999 is responsible for their proper expenditure as provided by law. 2000 Upon the request of the state agency or branch of state 2001 government responsible for the administration of the trust fund, 2002 the Chief Financial Officer may establish accounts within the 2003 trust fund at a level considered necessary for proper 2004 accountability. Once an account is established, the Chief 2005 Financial Officer may authorize payment from that account only 2006 upon determining that there is sufficient cash and releases at 2007 the level of the account. 2008 2. In addition to other trust funds created by law, to the 2009 extent possible, each agency shall use the following trust funds 2010 as described in this subparagraph for day-to-day operations: 2011 a. Operations or operating trust fund, for use as a 2012 depository for funds to be used for program operations funded by 2013 program revenues, with the exception of administrative 2014 activities when the operations or operating trust fund is a 2015 proprietary fund. 2016 b. Operations and maintenance trust fund, for use as a 2017 depository for client services funded by third-party payors. 2018 c. Administrative trust fund, for use as a depository for 2019 funds to be used for management activities that are departmental 2020 in nature and funded by indirect cost earnings and assessments 2021 against trust funds. Proprietary funds are excluded from the 2022 requirement of using an administrative trust fund. 2023 d. Grants and donations trust fund, for use as a depository 2024 for funds to be used for allowable grant or donor agreement 2025 activities funded by restricted contractual revenue from private 2026 and public nonfederal sources. 2027 e. Agency working capital trust fund, for use as a 2028 depository for funds to be used pursuant to s. 216.272. 2029 f. Clearing funds trust fund, for use as a depository for 2030 funds to account for collections pending distribution to lawful 2031 recipients. 2032 g. Federal grant trust fund, for use as a depository for 2033 funds to be used for allowable grant activities funded by 2034 restricted program revenues from federal sources. 2035 2036 To the extent possible, each agency must adjust its internal 2037 accounting to use existing trust funds consistent with the 2038 requirements of this subparagraph. If an agency does not have 2039 trust funds listed in this subparagraph and cannot make such 2040 adjustment, the agency must recommend the creation of the 2041 necessary trust funds to the Legislature no later than the next 2042 scheduled review of the agency’s trust funds pursuant to s. 2043 215.3206. 2044 3. All such moneys are hereby appropriated to be expended 2045 in accordance with the law or trust agreement under which they 2046 were received, subject always to the provisions of chapter 216 2047 relating to the appropriation of funds and to the applicable 2048 laws relating to the deposit or expenditure of moneys in the 2049 State Treasury. 2050 4.a. Notwithstanding any provision of law restricting the 2051 use of trust funds to specific purposes, unappropriated cash 2052 balances from selected trust funds may be authorized by the 2053 Legislature for transfer to the Budget Stabilization Fund and 2054 General Revenue Fund in the General Appropriations Act. 2055 b. This subparagraph does not apply to trust funds required 2056 by federal programs or mandates; trust funds established for 2057 bond covenants, indentures, or resolutions whose revenues are 2058 legally pledged by the state or public body to meet debt service 2059 or other financial requirements of any debt obligations of the 2060 state or any public body; the Division of Licensing Trust Fund 2061 in the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; the 2062 State Transportation Trust Fund; the trust fund containing the 2063 net annual proceeds from the Florida Education Lotteries; the 2064 Florida Retirement System Trust Fund; trust funds under the 2065 management of the State Board of Education or the Board of 2066 Governors of the State University System, where such trust funds 2067 are for auxiliary enterprises, self-insurance, and contracts, 2068 grants, and donations, as those terms are defined by general 2069 law; trust funds that serve as clearing funds or accounts for 2070 the Chief Financial Officer or state agencies; trust funds that 2071 account for assets held by the state in a trustee capacity as an 2072 agent or fiduciary for individuals, private organizations, or 2073 other governmental units; and other trust funds authorized by 2074 the State Constitution. 2075 Section 62. The amendment to s. 215.32(2)(b), Florida 2076 Statutes, as carried forward by this act from chapter 2011-47, 2077 Laws of Florida, expires July 1, 2018, and the text of that 2078 paragraph shall revert to that in existence on June 30, 2011, 2079 except that any amendments to such text enacted other than by 2080 this act shall be preserved and continue to operate to the 2081 extent that such amendments are not dependent upon the portions 2082 of text which expire pursuant to this section. 2083 Section 63. In order to implement the issuance of new debt 2084 authorized in the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, and 2085 pursuant to s. 215.98, Florida Statutes, the Legislature 2086 determines that the authorization and issuance of debt for the 2087 2017-2018 fiscal year should be implemented and is in the best 2088 interest of the state. This section expires July 1, 2018. 2089 Section 64. In order to implement appropriations in the 2090 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act for state employee travel, 2091 the funds appropriated to each state agency which may be used 2092 for travel by state employees are limited during the 2017-2018 2093 fiscal year to travel for activities that are critical to each 2094 state agency’s mission. Funds may not be used for travel by 2095 state employees to foreign countries, other states, conferences, 2096 staff training activities, or other administrative functions 2097 unless the agency head has approved, in writing, that such 2098 activities are critical to the agency’s mission. The agency head 2099 shall consider using teleconferencing and other forms of 2100 electronic communication to meet the needs of the proposed 2101 activity before approving mission-critical travel. This section 2102 does not apply to travel for law enforcement purposes, military 2103 purposes, emergency management activities, or public health 2104 activities. This section expires July 1, 2018. 2105 Section 65. In order to implement appropriations in the 2106 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act for state employee travel 2107 and notwithstanding s. 112.061, Florida Statutes, costs for 2108 lodging associated with a meeting, conference, or convention 2109 organized or sponsored in whole or in part by a state agency or 2110 the judicial branch may not exceed $150 per day. An employee may 2111 expend his or her own funds for any lodging expenses in excess 2112 of $150 per day. This section expires July 1, 2018. 2113 Section 66. In order to implement section 8 of the 2017 2114 2018 General Appropriations Act, upon the expiration and 2115 reversion of the amendments made to section 110.12315, Florida 2116 Statutes, pursuant to section 123 of chapter 2016-62, Laws of 2117 Florida, subsection (7) of section 110.12315, Florida Statutes, 2118 is amended to read: 2119 110.12315 Prescription drug program.—The state employees’ 2120 prescription drug program is established. This program shall be 2121 administered by the Department of Management Services, according 2122 to the terms and conditions of the plan as established by the 2123 relevant provisions of the annual General Appropriations Act and 2124 implementing legislation, subject to the following conditions: 2125 (7)Under the state employees’ prescription drug program2126copayments must be made as follows:2127 (a) Effective July 1, 2017January 1, 2006, for the State 2128 Group Health Insurance Standard Plan, copayments must be made as 2129 follows: 2130 1. For a supply for up to 30 days from a retail pharmacy: 2131 a. For generic drugwith card.....................$7$10. 2132 b.2.For preferred brand name drugwith card.....$30$25. 2133 c.3.For nonpreferred brand name drugwith card..$50$40. 2134 2. For a supply for up to 90 days from a mail order 2135 pharmacy or a retail pharmacy participating in a 90-day supply 2136 network: 2137 a.4.For genericmail orderdrug.................$14$20. 2138 b.5.For preferred brand namemail orderdrug....$60$50. 2139 c.6.For nonpreferred brand namemail orderdrug$100$80. 2140 (b) Effective July 1, 2017January 1, 2006, for the State 2141 Group Health Insurance High Deductible Plan, coinsurance must be 2142 paid as follows: 2143 1. For a supply for up to 30 days from a retail pharmacy: 2144 a.Retail coinsuranceFor generic drugwith card.....30%. 2145 b.2.Retail coinsuranceFor preferred brand name drugwith2146card........................................................30%. 2147 c.3.Retail coinsuranceFor nonpreferred brand name drug 2148with card...................................................50%. 2149 2. For a supply for up to 90 days from a mail order 2150 pharmacy or a retail pharmacy participating in a 90-day supply 2151 network: 2152 a.4. Mail order coinsuranceFor generic drug.........30%. 2153 b.5. Mail order coinsuranceFor preferred brand name 2154 drug........................................................30%. 2155 c.6. Mail order coinsuranceFor nonpreferred brand name 2156 drug 50%. 2157 Section 67. The amendment made by this act to s. 2158 110.12315(7), Florida Statutes, shall expire July 1, 2018, and 2159 the text of that subsection shall revert to that in existence on 2160 June 30, 2017, except that any amendments to such text enacted 2161 other than by this act shall be preserved and continue to 2162 operate to the extent that such amendments are not dependent 2163 upon the portions of text which expire pursuant to this section. 2164 Section 68. In order to implement the appropriation of 2165 funds in the special categories, contracted services, and 2166 expenses categories of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, 2167 a state agency may not enter into a contract containing a 2168 nondisclosure clause that prohibits the contractor from 2169 disclosing information relevant to the performance of the 2170 contract to members or staff of the Senate or the House of 2171 Representatives. This section expires July 1, 2018. 2172 Section 69. Any section of this act which implements a 2173 specific appropriation or specifically identified proviso 2174 language in the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act is void if 2175 the specific appropriation or specifically identified proviso 2176 language is vetoed. Any section of this act which implements 2177 more than one specific appropriation or more than one portion of 2178 specifically identified proviso language in the 2017-2018 2179 General Appropriations Act is void if all the specific 2180 appropriations or portions of specifically identified proviso 2181 language are vetoed. 2182 Section 70. If any other act passed during the 2017 Regular 2183 Session of the Legislature contains a provision that is 2184 substantively the same as a provision in this act, but that 2185 removes or is otherwise not subject to the future repeal applied 2186 to such provision by this act, the Legislature intends that the 2187 provision in the other act takes precedence and continues to 2188 operate, notwithstanding the future repeal provided by this act. 2189 Section 71. If any provision of this act or its application 2190 to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity 2191 does not affect other provisions or applications of the act 2192 which can be given effect without the invalid provision or 2193 application, and to this end the provisions of this act are 2194 severable. 2195 Section 72. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this 2196 act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon 2197 this act becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1, 2198 2017; or, if this act fails to become a law until after that 2199 date, it shall take effect upon becoming a law and shall operate 2200 retroactively to July 1, 2017.