Florida Senate - 2017                                    SB 2502
       
       
        
       By the Committee on Appropriations
       
       
       
       
       
       576-03491-17                                          20172502__
    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 2017-2018 2016-2017 fiscal 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) Each
  425  district’s digital classrooms allocation plan must give
  426  preference to funding the number of devices that comply with the
  427  requirements of s. 1001.20(4)(a)1.b. and that are needed to
  428  allow each school to administer the Florida Standards
  429  Assessments to an entire grade at the same time. If the
  430  district’s digital classrooms allocation plan does not include
  431  the purchase of devices, the district must certify in the plan
  432  that the district currently has sufficient devices to allow each
  433  school to administer the Florida Standards Assessments in the
  434  manner described in this paragraph.
  435         3. This paragraph expires July 1, 2018 2017.
  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, 2017 2016, 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 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, 2018 2017.
  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 2017-2018 2016-2017 state 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 2017-2018 2016-2017 General Appropriations Act.
  706  This subsection expires July 1, 2018 2017.
  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 2017-2018 2016-2017 state 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
  734  2016-2017 General Appropriations Act. This subsection expires
  735  July 1, 2018 2017.
  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 2017-2018 2016-2017 state 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 2017-2018 2016-2017
  759  General Appropriations Act. This subsection expires July 1, 2018
  760  2017.
  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
  767  2016-2017 fiscal year only, the department may use state funds
  768  appropriated in the 2017-2018 2016-2017 General 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, 2018 2017.
  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  2017-2018 2016-2017 fiscal year only, if the actual inmate
  782  population of the Department of Corrections exceeds the inmate
  783  population projections of the February 23, 2017 December 17,
  784  2015, 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  2018 2017.
  801         Section 21. In order to implement Specific Appropriations
  802  1292 and 1293 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 2017-2018 2016-2017 fiscal 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, 2018 2017.
  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
  830  2016-2017 General 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 2017-2018 2016-2017 fiscal year. This
  842  subsection expires July 1, 2018 2017.
  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 representative of the Division of Investigative and
 1079  Forensic Services of the Department of Financial Services who
 1080  shall be appointed by the Chief Financial Officer.
 1081         7. A representative of the Department of Transportation who
 1082  shall be appointed by the secretary of the department.
 1083         8. 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  2018 2016-2017 fiscal year only:
 1237         1. The amount of $10,156,206 $15,156,206 to 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. Five Thirty-five million dollars shall be spent on land
 1242  acquisition within the Florida Keys Area of Critical State
 1243  Concern as authorized pursuant to s. 259.045 to the Department
 1244  of Agriculture and Consumer Services for the acquisition of
 1245  agricultural lands through perpetual conservation easements and
 1246  other perpetual less-than-fee techniques, which will achieve the
 1247  objectives of Florida Forever and s. 570.71.
 1248         3.a. Notwithstanding any allocation required pursuant to
 1249  paragraph (c), $10 million shall be allocated to the Florida
 1250  Communities Trust for projects acquiring conservation or
 1251  recreation lands to enhance recreational opportunities for
 1252  individuals with unique abilities.
 1253         b. The Department of Environmental Protection may waive the
 1254  local government matching fund requirement of paragraph (c) for
 1255  projects acquiring conservation or recreation lands to enhance
 1256  recreational opportunities for individuals with unique
 1257  abilities.
 1258         c. Notwithstanding sub-subparagraphs a. and b., any funds
 1259  required to be used to acquire conservation or recreation lands
 1260  to enhance recreational opportunities for individuals with
 1261  unique abilities which have not been awarded for those purposes
 1262  by May 1, 2017, may be awarded to redevelop or renew outdoor
 1263  recreational facilities on public lands, including recreational
 1264  trails, parks, and urban open spaces, together with improvements
 1265  required to enhance recreational enjoyment and public access to
 1266  public lands, if such redevelopment and renewal is primarily
 1267  geared toward enhancing recreational opportunities for
 1268  individuals with unique abilities. The department may waive the
 1269  local matching requirement of paragraph (c) for such
 1270  redevelopment and renewal projects.
 1271  
 1272  This paragraph expires July 1, 2018 2017.
 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 2017-2018 2016-2017 fiscal 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, 2018 2017.
 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 2017-2018 2016-2017 fiscal year only, the Department
 1362  of Environmental Protection shall award the sum of $3 million in
 1363  grants in the 2017-2018 2016-2017 fiscal 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, 2018 2017.
 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 2017 2016, 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 2017-2018 2016-2017 fiscal
 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, 2018 2017.
 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 administration the administering of
 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 2017-2018 2016-2017 fiscal 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, 2018 2017.
 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
 1646  2016-2017 fiscal 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 2017-2018 2016-2017 fiscal year, the corporation shall issue
 1659  a notice of funds availability of $40 $20 million 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, 2018 2017.
 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 states 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 2017-2018 2016-2017 fiscal 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, 2018 2017.
 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 2017-2018 2016-2017 fiscal 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
 1979  2017.
 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 program
 2126  copayments must be made as follows:
 2127         (a) Effective July 1, 2017 January 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 drug with card.....................$7 $10.
 2132         b.2. For preferred brand name drug with card.....$30 $25.
 2133         c.3. For nonpreferred brand name drug with 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 generic mail order drug.................$14 $20.
 2138         b.5. For preferred brand name mail order drug....$60 $50.
 2139         c.6. For nonpreferred brand name mail order drug$100 $80.
 2140         (b) Effective July 1, 2017 January 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 coinsurance For generic drug with card.....30%.
 2145         b.2.Retail coinsurance For preferred brand name drug with
 2146  card........................................................30%.
 2147         c.3.Retail coinsurance For nonpreferred brand name drug
 2148  with 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 coinsurance For generic drug.........30%.
 2153         b.5. Mail order coinsurance For preferred brand name
 2154  drug........................................................30%.
 2155         c.6. Mail order coinsurance For 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.