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    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         providing an exception from cost per student station
    9         limitations for the Dixie County Middle/High School
   10         special facility project; amending s. 1008.46, F.S.;
   11         revising the date by which the Board of Governors must
   12         submit its annual accountability report for the 2017
   13         2018 fiscal year; amending s. 1004.345, F.S.;
   14         extending the date by which the Florida Polytechnic
   15         University must meet certain criteria established by
   16         the Board of Governors; reenacting s. 1009.986(4)(b),
   17         F.S., relating to the Florida ABLE program; extending
   18         by 1 fiscal year provisions regarding the
   19         participation agreement for the program; providing for
   20         the future expiration and reversion of specified
   21         statutory text; incorporating by reference certain
   22         calculations of the Medicaid Disproportionate Share
   23         Hospital and Hospital Reimbursement programs;
   24         authorizing the Agency for Health Care Administration,
   25         in consultation with the Department of Health, to
   26         submit a budget amendment to realign funding for a
   27         component of the Children’s Medical Services program
   28         based upon a specified model, methodology, and
   29         framework; specifying requirements for such
   30         realignment; authorizing the agency to request
   31         nonoperating budget authority for transferring certain
   32         federal funds to the Department of Health; authorizing
   33         the Agency for Health Care Administration to make
   34         Medicaid payments to qualifying Florida cancer
   35         hospitals if certain conditions are met; authorizing
   36         the agency to submit budget amendments regarding the
   37         authority for the funding and the release of such
   38         funds; requiring the inclusion of a plan for any
   39         release of such funds; specifying criteria to be used
   40         by the Agency for Persons with Disabilities in the
   41         event that an allocation algorithm and methodology for
   42         the iBudget system is no longer in effect; requiring
   43         the Agency for Persons with Disabilities to contract
   44         with an independent consultant to conduct a study of
   45         transportation disadvantaged services; creating the
   46         Task Force on Transportation Disadvantaged Services;
   47         specifying the purpose of the task force; providing
   48         for the composition and duties of the task force;
   49         requiring the task force to submit a report to the
   50         Governor and the Legislature by a specified date;
   51         providing for termination of the task force; amending
   52         s. 893.055, F.S.; prohibiting the Attorney General and
   53         the Department of Health from using certain settlement
   54         agreement funds to administer the prescription drug
   55         monitoring program; amending s. 409.911, F.S.;
   56         extending for 1 fiscal year the requirement that the
   57         Agency for Health Care Administration distribute
   58         moneys to hospitals that provide a disproportionate
   59         share of Medicaid or charity care services as set
   60         forth in the General Appropriations Act; amending s.
   61         409.9113, F.S.; extending for 1 fiscal year the
   62         requirement that the Agency for Health Care
   63         Administration make disproportionate share payments to
   64         teaching hospitals as set forth in the General
   65         Appropriations Act; amending s. 216.262, F.S.;
   66         extending for 1 fiscal year the authority of the
   67         Department of Corrections to submit a budget amendment
   68         for additional positions and appropriations under
   69         certain circumstances; amending s. 215.18, F.S.;
   70         extending for 1 fiscal year the authority and related
   71         repayment requirements for temporary trust fund loans
   72         to the state court system which are sufficient to meet
   73         the system’s appropriation; amending s. 932.7055,
   74         F.S.; extending for 1 fiscal year the authority for a
   75         municipality to expend funds from its special law
   76         enforcement trust fund to reimburse its general fund
   77         for certain moneys advanced from the general fund;
   78         authorizing the Department of Corrections to submit
   79         certain budget amendments to transfer funds into the
   80         Inmate Health Services category; providing that such
   81         transfers are subject to notice, review, and objection
   82         procedures; requiring the Department of Juvenile
   83         Justice to review county juvenile detention payments
   84         to determine whether the county has met specified
   85         financial responsibilities; requiring amounts owed by
   86         the county for such financial responsibilities to be
   87         deducted from certain county funds; requiring the
   88         Department of Revenue to transfer withheld funds to a
   89         specified trust fund; requiring the Department of
   90         Revenue to ensure that such reductions in amounts
   91         distributed do not reduce distributions below amounts
   92         necessary for certain payments due on bonds and comply
   93         with bond covenants; requiring the Department of
   94         Revenue to notify the Department of Juvenile Justice
   95         if bond payment requirements require a reduction in
   96         deductions for amounts owed by a county; prohibiting
   97         the Department of Juvenile Justice from providing to
   98         certain nonfiscally constrained counties
   99         reimbursements or credits against identified juvenile
  100         detention center costs under specified circumstances;
  101         prohibiting a nonfiscally constrained county from
  102         applying, deducting, or receiving such reimbursements
  103         or credits; amending s. 27.5304, F.S.; establishing
  104         certain limitations on compensation for private court
  105         appointed counsel for the 2017-2018 fiscal year;
  106         requiring the Justice Administrative Commission to
  107         provide funds to the clerks of the circuit court for
  108         specified uses related to jurors; providing procedures
  109         for clerks of the circuit court to receive such funds;
  110         providing an apportionment methodology if funds are
  111         estimated to be insufficient to pay all amounts
  112         requested; requiring the clerks of the circuit court
  113         to pay amounts in excess of appropriated amounts;
  114         requiring the Department of Management Services to use
  115         tenant broker services to renegotiate or reprocure
  116         certain private lease agreements for office or storage
  117         space; requiring the Department of Management Services
  118         to provide a report to the Governor and Legislature by
  119         a specified date; amending s. 282.709, F.S.; revising
  120         the composition of the Joint Task Force on State
  121         Agency Law Enforcement Communications; specifying the
  122         amount of the transaction fee to be collected for use
  123         of the online procurement system; prohibiting an
  124         agency from transferring funds from a data processing
  125         category to another category that is not a data
  126         processing category; authorizing the Executive Office
  127         of the Governor to transfer funds appropriated for
  128         data processing services between departments for a
  129         specified purpose; authorizing the Executive Office of
  130         the Governor to transfer funds between departments for
  131         purposes of aligning amounts paid for risk management
  132         insurance and for human resource management services;
  133         requiring the Department of Financial Services to
  134         replace specified components of the Florida Accounting
  135         Information Resource Subsystem (FLAIR) and the Cash
  136         Management Subsystem (CMS); specifying certain actions
  137         to be taken by the Department of Financial Services
  138         regarding FLAIR and CMS replacement; providing for the
  139         composition of an executive steering committee to
  140         oversee FLAIR and CMS replacement; prescribing duties
  141         and responsibilities of the executive steering
  142         committee; requiring executive branch state agencies
  143         and the judicial branch to collaborate with the
  144         Executive Office of the Governor regarding the
  145         statewide travel management system and to use such
  146         system; amending s. 216.181, F.S.; extending for 1
  147         fiscal year the authority for the Legislative Budget
  148         Commission to increase amounts appropriated to the
  149         Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission or the
  150         Department of Environmental Protection for certain
  151         fixed capital outlay projects from specified sources;
  152         amending s. 215.18, F.S.; extending for 1 fiscal year
  153         the authority of the Governor, if there is a specified
  154         deficiency in a land acquisition trust fund in the
  155         Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the
  156         Department of Environmental Protection, the Department
  157         of State, or the Fish and Wildlife Conservation
  158         Commission, to transfer funds from other trust funds
  159         in the State Treasury as a temporary loan to such
  160         trust fund; providing procedures for the repayment of
  161         a temporary loan; requiring the Department of
  162         Environmental Protection to transfer designated
  163         proportions of the revenues deposited in the Land
  164         Acquisition Trust Fund within the department to land
  165         acquisition trust funds in the Department of
  166         Agriculture and Consumer Services, the Department of
  167         State, and the Fish and Wildlife Conservation
  168         Commission according to specified parameters and
  169         calculations; defining the term “department”;
  170         requiring the Department of Environmental Protection
  171         to retain a proportionate share of revenues;
  172         specifying a limit on distributions; requiring the
  173         Department of Environmental Protection to make
  174         transfers to land acquisition trust funds; specifying
  175         the method of determining transfer amounts;
  176         authorizing the Department of Environmental Protection
  177         to advance funds from its land acquisition trust fund
  178         to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission’s
  179         land acquisition trust fund for specified purposes;
  180         requiring the Department of Environmental Protection
  181         to prorate amounts transferred to the Fish and
  182         Wildlife Conservation Commission; amending s. 375.041,
  183         F.S.; specifying that certain funds for projects
  184         dedicated to restoring Lake Apopka shall be
  185         appropriated as provided under the General
  186         Appropriations Act; amending s. 373.470, F.S.;
  187         requiring distribution of funds to the South Florida
  188         Water Management District from the Department of
  189         Environmental Protection’s land acquisition trust fund
  190         to be equally matched by cumulative district
  191         contributions for certain Everglades restoration
  192         efforts; providing for the future expiration and
  193         reversion of specified statutory text; amending s.
  194         216.181, F.S.; authorizing the Legislative Budget
  195         Commission to increase amounts appropriated to the
  196         Department of Environmental Protection for fixed
  197         capital outlay projects using specified funds;
  198         specifying additional information to be included in
  199         budget amendments for projects requiring additional
  200         funding; amending s. 339.135, F.S.; authorizing the
  201         Department of Transportation to request the Executive
  202         Office of the Governor to amend the adopted work
  203         program for emergencies for certain projects, or
  204         phases thereof; providing for the future expiration
  205         and reversion of specified statutory text; requiring
  206         the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to
  207         contract with a specified corporation to manufacture
  208         current or newly redesigned license plates; requiring
  209         that the price for such contract be the same as in the
  210         previous fiscal year; creating a law enforcement
  211         workgroup within the Department of Highway Safety and
  212         Motor Vehicles; specifying the composition of the
  213         workgroup; authorizing reimbursement for per diem and
  214         travel expenses; prescribing duties of the workgroup;
  215         requiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
  216         Vehicles to provide administrative support and
  217         contract with the University of South Florida’s Center
  218         for Urban Transportation Research; requiring the
  219         workgroup chair to submit recommendations to the
  220         Governor and the Legislature by a specified date;
  221         providing for termination of the workgroup; creating
  222         s. 316.0898, F.S.; requiring the Department of
  223         Transportation, in consultation with the Department of
  224         Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, to develop the
  225         Florida Smart City Challenge grant program; specifying
  226         requirements for applicants to the grant program;
  227         establishing goals for the grant program; requiring
  228         the Department of Transportation to develop specified
  229         criteria for project grants and a plan for promotion
  230         of the grant program; authorizing the Department of
  231         Transportation to contract with a third party to
  232         assist in the development of the grant program;
  233         requiring the Department of Transportation to submit
  234         certain information regarding the grant program to the
  235         Governor and the Legislature by a specified date;
  236         creating a workgroup on affordable housing assigned to
  237         the Florida Housing Finance Corporation; specifying
  238         the composition of the workgroup; requiring the
  239         Florida Housing Finance Corporation to provide
  240         administrative and staff support; authorizing
  241         reimbursement for per diem and travel expenses for
  242         workgroup members; requiring the workgroup to develop
  243         recommendations regarding the state’s affordable
  244         housing needs; requiring submission of a report to the
  245         Governor and the Legislature by a specified date;
  246         providing for termination of the workgroup; amending
  247         s. 427.013, F.S.; extending for 1 fiscal year a
  248         requirement that the Commission for the Transportation
  249         Disadvantaged allocate and award appropriated funds
  250         for specified purposes; amending s. 321.04, F.S.;
  251         requiring the Department of Highway Safety and Motor
  252         Vehicles to assign the patrol officer assigned to the
  253         Office of the Governor to the Lieutenant Governor for
  254         the 2017-2018 fiscal year; requiring the department to
  255         assign a patrol officer to a Cabinet member under
  256         certain circumstances; amending s. 311.07, F.S.;
  257         waiving certain requirements regarding matching funds
  258         and project eligibility for projects funded through
  259         the Florida Seaport Transportation and Economic
  260         Development Program; amending s. 339.135, F.S.;
  261         providing legislative intent regarding the Department
  262         of Transportation’s work program; authorizing the
  263         Department of Transportation to realign budget
  264         authority under specified circumstances; specifying
  265         requirements; requiring the Department of
  266         Transportation to submit certain documents to the
  267         Legislative Budget Commission with its work program
  268         amendment; amending s. 216.292, F.S.; specifying that
  269         the required review of certain transfers of
  270         appropriations ensure compliance with ch. 216, F.S.,
  271         and are not contrary to legislative policy and intent;
  272         prohibiting a state agency from initiating a
  273         competitive solicitation for a product or service
  274         under certain circumstances; providing an exception;
  275         amending s. 112.24, F.S.; extending for 1 fiscal year
  276         the authorization, subject to specified requirements,
  277         for the assignment of an employee of a state agency
  278         under an employee interchange agreement; providing
  279         that the annual salaries of the members of the
  280         Legislature shall be maintained at a specified level;
  281         reenacting s. 215.32(2)(b), F.S., relating to the
  282         source and use of certain trust funds; providing for
  283         the future expiration and reversion of statutory text;
  284         limiting the use of travel funds to activities that
  285         are critical to an agency’s mission; providing
  286         exceptions; placing a monetary cap on lodging expenses
  287         for state employee travel to certain meetings
  288         organized or sponsored by a state agency or the
  289         judicial branch; authorizing employees to expend their
  290         own funds for lodging expenses in excess of the
  291         monetary caps; prohibiting state agencies from
  292         entering into contracts containing certain
  293         nondisclosure agreements; providing conditions under
  294         which the veto of certain appropriations or proviso
  295         language in the General Appropriations Act voids
  296         language that implements such appropriation; providing
  297         for the continued operation of certain provisions
  298         notwithstanding a future repeal or expiration provided
  299         by the act; providing severability; providing
  300         effective dates.
  301          
  302  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
  303  
  304         Section 1. It is the intent of the Legislature that the
  305  implementing and administering provisions of this act apply to
  306  the General Appropriations Act for the 2017-2018 fiscal year.
  307         Section 2. In order to implement Specific Appropriations 7,
  308  8, 9, 91, and 92 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act,
  309  the calculations of the Florida Education Finance Program for
  310  the 2017-2018 fiscal year included in the document titled
  311  “Public School Funding: The Florida Education Finance Program,”
  312  dated May 5, 2017, and filed with the Secretary of the Senate,
  313  are incorporated by reference for the purpose of displaying the
  314  calculations used by the Legislature, consistent with the
  315  requirements of state law, in making appropriations for the
  316  Florida Education Finance Program. This section expires July 1,
  317  2018.
  318         Section 3. In order to implement Specific Appropriations 7
  319  and 91 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, and
  320  notwithstanding ss. 1002.20, 1003.02, 1006.28-1006.42,
  321  1011.62(6)(b)5., and 1011.67, Florida Statutes, relating to the
  322  expenditure of funds provided for instructional materials, for
  323  the 2017-2018 fiscal year, funds provided for instructional
  324  materials shall be released and expended as required in the
  325  proviso language for Specific Appropriation 91 of the 2017-2018
  326  General Appropriations Act. This section expires July 1, 2018.
  327         Section 4. In order to implement Specific Appropriation 22
  328  of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, for the 2017-2018
  329  fiscal year only and notwithstanding s. 1013.64(2)(a)6., Florida
  330  Statutes, the Dixie County Middle/High School special facility
  331  project may exceed the cost per student station. This section
  332  expires July 1, 2018.
  333         Section 5. In order to implement Specific Appropriation 154
  334  of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, upon the expiration
  335  and reversion of the amendment to section 1008.46, Florida
  336  Statutes, pursuant to section 11 of chapter 2016-62, Laws of
  337  Florida, subsection (1) of section 1008.46, Florida Statutes, is
  338  amended to read:
  339         1008.46 State university accountability process.—It is the
  340  intent of the Legislature that an accountability process be
  341  implemented that provides for the systematic, ongoing evaluation
  342  of quality and effectiveness of state universities. It is
  343  further the intent of the Legislature that this accountability
  344  process monitor performance at the system level in each of the
  345  major areas of instruction, research, and public service, while
  346  recognizing the differing missions of each of the state
  347  universities. The accountability process shall provide for the
  348  adoption of systemwide performance standards and performance
  349  goals for each standard identified through a collaborative
  350  effort involving state universities, the Board of Governors, the
  351  Legislature, and the Governor’s Office, consistent with
  352  requirements specified in s. 1001.706. These standards and goals
  353  shall be consistent with s. 216.011(1) to maintain congruity
  354  with the performance-based budgeting process. This process
  355  requires that university accountability reports reflect measures
  356  defined through performance-based budgeting. The performance
  357  based budgeting measures must also reflect the elements of
  358  teaching, research, and service inherent in the missions of the
  359  state universities.
  360         (1)(a) By December 31 of each year, the Board of Governors
  361  shall submit an annual accountability report providing
  362  information on the implementation of performance standards,
  363  actions taken to improve university achievement of performance
  364  goals, the achievement of performance goals during the prior
  365  year, and initiatives to be undertaken during the next year. The
  366  accountability reports shall be designed in consultation with
  367  the Governor’s Office, the Office of Program Policy Analysis and
  368  Government Accountability, and the Legislature.
  369         (b) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), for the 2017-2018 fiscal
  370  year, the Board of Governors shall submit the annual
  371  accountability report by March 15, 2018. This paragraph expires
  372  July 1, 2018.
  373         Section 6. In order to implement Specific Appropriation 141
  374  of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, upon the expiration
  375  and reversion of the amendment to section 1004.345, Florida
  376  Statutes, pursuant to section 36 of chapter 2016-62, Laws of
  377  Florida, subsection (1) of section 1004.345, Florida Statutes,
  378  is amended to read:
  379         1004.345 The Florida Polytechnic University.—
  380         (1) By December 31, 2017 2016, the Florida Polytechnic
  381  University shall meet the following criteria as established by
  382  the Board of Governors:
  383         (a) Achieve accreditation from the Commission on Colleges
  384  of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools;
  385         (b) Initiate the development of the new programs in the
  386  fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics;
  387         (c) Seek discipline-specific accreditation for programs;
  388         (d) Attain a minimum FTE of 1,244, with a minimum 50
  389  percent of that FTE in the fields of science, technology,
  390  engineering, and mathematics and 20 percent in programs related
  391  to those fields;
  392         (e) Complete facilities and infrastructure, including the
  393  Science and Technology Building, Phase I of the Wellness Center,
  394  and a residence hall or halls containing no fewer than 190 beds;
  395  and
  396         (f) Have the ability to provide, either directly or where
  397  feasible through a shared services model, administration of
  398  financial aid, admissions, student support, information
  399  technology, and finance and accounting with an internal audit
  400  function.
  401         Section 7. In order to implement Specific Appropriation 69
  402  of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, and notwithstanding
  403  the expiration date in section 36 of chapter 2016-62, Laws of
  404  Florida, paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section 1009.986,
  405  Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
  406         1009.986 Florida ABLE program.—
  407         (4) FLORIDA ABLE PROGRAM.—
  408         (b) The participation agreement must include provisions
  409  specifying:
  410         1. The participation agreement is only a debt or obligation
  411  of the Florida ABLE program and the Florida ABLE Program Trust
  412  Fund and, as provided under paragraph (f), is not a debt or
  413  obligation of the Florida Prepaid College Board or the state.
  414         2. Participation in the Florida ABLE program does not
  415  guarantee that sufficient funds will be available to cover all
  416  qualified disability expenses for any designated beneficiary and
  417  does not guarantee the receipt or continuation of any product or
  418  service for the designated beneficiary.
  419         3. Whether the Florida ABLE program requires a designated
  420  beneficiary to be a resident of this state or a resident of a
  421  contracting state at the time the ABLE account is established.
  422  In determining whether to require residency, the Florida Prepaid
  423  College Board shall consider, among other factors:
  424         a. Market research; and
  425         b. Estimated operating revenues and costs.
  426         4. The establishment of an ABLE account in violation of
  427  federal law is prohibited.
  428         5. Contributions in excess of the limitations set forth in
  429  s. 529A of the Internal Revenue Code are prohibited.
  430         6. The state is a creditor of ABLE accounts as, and to the
  431  extent, set forth in s. 529A of the Internal Revenue Code.
  432         7. Material misrepresentations by a party to the
  433  participation agreement, other than Florida ABLE, Inc., in the
  434  application for the participation agreement or in any
  435  communication with Florida ABLE, Inc., regarding the Florida
  436  ABLE program may result in the involuntary liquidation of the
  437  ABLE account. If an account is involuntarily liquidated, the
  438  designated beneficiary is entitled to a refund, subject to any
  439  fees or penalties provided by the participation agreement and
  440  the Internal Revenue Code.
  441         Section 8. The text of s. 1009.986(4)(b), Florida Statutes,
  442  as carried forward from chapter 2016-62, Laws of Florida, in
  443  this act, expires July 1, 2018, and the text of that paragraph
  444  shall revert to that in existence on June 30, 2016, except that
  445  any amendments to such text enacted other than by this act shall
  446  be preserved and continue to operate to the extent that such
  447  amendments are not dependent upon the portions of text which
  448  expire pursuant to this section.
  449         Section 9. In order to implement Specific Appropriations
  450  198, 199, 203, and 207 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations
  451  Act, the calculations for the Medicaid Disproportionate Share
  452  Hospital and Hospital Reimbursement programs for the 2017-2018
  453  fiscal year contained in the document titled “Medicaid Hospital
  454  Funding Programs,” dated May 5, 2017, and filed with the
  455  Secretary of the Senate, are incorporated by reference for the
  456  purpose of displaying the calculations used by the Legislature,
  457  consistent with the requirements of state law, in making
  458  appropriations for the Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital
  459  and Hospital Reimbursement programs. This section expires July
  460  1, 2018.
  461         Section 10. In order to implement Specific Appropriations
  462  191 through 212A and 522 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations
  463  Act, and notwithstanding ss. 216.181 and 216.292, Florida
  464  Statutes, the Agency for Health Care Administration, in
  465  consultation with the Department of Health, may submit a budget
  466  amendment, subject to the notice, review, and objection
  467  procedures of s. 216.177, Florida Statutes, to realign funding
  468  within and between agencies based on implementation of the
  469  Managed Medical Assistance component of the Statewide Medicaid
  470  Managed Care program for the Children’s Medical Services program
  471  of the Department of Health. The funding realignment shall
  472  reflect the actual enrollment changes due to the transfer of
  473  beneficiaries from fee-for-service to the capitated Children’s
  474  Medical Services Network. The Agency for Health Care
  475  Administration may submit a request for nonoperating budget
  476  authority to transfer the federal funds to the Department of
  477  Health pursuant to s. 216.181(12), Florida Statutes. This
  478  section expires July 1, 2018.
  479         Section 11. In order to implement Specific Appropriations
  480  198, 203, and 207 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act,
  481  and subject to federal authorization and the availability of
  482  intergovernmental transfer (IGT) funds, the Agency for Health
  483  Care Administration is authorized to make Medicaid payments on a
  484  cost basis to qualifying Florida cancer hospitals that meet the
  485  criteria in 42 U.S.C. s. 1395ww(d)(1)(B)(v) and are members of
  486  the Alliance of Dedicated Cancer Centers. Once federal approval
  487  is granted and IGT funds are available, the agency is authorized
  488  to submit budget amendments requesting the authority for this
  489  funding and the release of funds pursuant to the provisions of
  490  chapter 216, Florida Statutes. Any release of the funds shall
  491  include a plan for how the funds will be dispersed for the
  492  purposes specified in this section. This section expires July 1,
  493  2018.
  494         Section 12. In order to implement Specific Appropriation
  495  241 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act:
  496         (1) If during the 2017-2018 fiscal year, the Agency for
  497  Persons with Disabilities ceases to have an allocation algorithm
  498  and methodology adopted by valid rule pursuant to s. 393.0662,
  499  Florida Statutes, the agency shall use the following until it
  500  adopts a new allocation algorithm and methodology:
  501         (a) Each client’s iBudget in effect as of the date the
  502  agency ceases to have an allocation algorithm and methodology
  503  adopted by valid rule pursuant to s. 393.0662, Florida Statutes,
  504  shall remain at that funding level.
  505         (b) The Agency for Persons with Disabilities shall
  506  determine the iBudget for a client newly enrolled in the home
  507  and community-based services waiver program using the same
  508  allocation algorithm and methodology used for the iBudgets
  509  determined between January 1, 2017, and June 30, 2017.
  510         (2) After a new allocation algorithm and methodology is
  511  adopted by final rule, a client’s new iBudget shall be
  512  determined based on the new allocation algorithm and methodology
  513  and shall take effect as of the client’s next support plan
  514  update.
  515         (3) Funding allocated under subsections (1) and (2) may be
  516  increased pursuant to s. 393.0662(1)(b), Florida Statutes, or as
  517  necessary to comply with federal regulations.
  518         (4) This section expires July 1, 2018.
  519         Section 13. Effective upon this act becoming a law and in
  520  order to implement Specific Appropriation 249 of the 2017-2018
  521  General Appropriations Act:
  522         (1) The Agency for Persons with Disabilities shall contract
  523  with an independent consultant to examine the state’s
  524  transportation disadvantaged services, how such services are
  525  provided in urban and nonurbanized areas and how to assist in
  526  the development and use of different provider models.
  527         (2) There is created the Task Force on Transportation
  528  Disadvantaged Services, a task force as defined in s. 20.03,
  529  Florida Statutes. The task force is assigned to the Agency for
  530  Persons with Disabilities; however, the Commission for the
  531  Transportation Disadvantaged shall also assist the task force in
  532  carrying out its duties and responsibilities. The purpose of the
  533  task force is to examine the design and use of transportation
  534  disadvantaged services, considering at least the following:
  535         (a) The use of regional fare payment systems;
  536         (b) The improvement of transportation disadvantaged
  537  services in both urban and nonurbanized areas;
  538         (c) The use of intercity and intercounty bus
  539  transportation; and
  540         (d) The use of private providers or transportation network
  541  companies.
  542         (3) The task force is composed of the following members:
  543         (a) The director of the Agency for Persons with
  544  Disabilities or his or her designee.
  545         (b) The executive director of the Commission for the
  546  Transportation Disadvantaged or his or her designee.
  547         (c) The community transportation coordinators for Alachua,
  548  Jackson, Miami-Dade, and Pinellas Counties.
  549         (d) Two individuals who currently use transportation
  550  disadvantaged services, one appointed by the agency director and
  551  the other appointed by the executive director of the commission.
  552         (e) A representative of the Florida Developmental
  553  Disabilities Council.
  554         (f) A representative of Family Care Council Florida.
  555         (4) At a minimum, the task force shall consider:
  556         (a) Routing improvement to minimize passenger transfers or
  557  wait times;
  558         (b) The ability to provide transportation disadvantaged
  559  services between specific origins and destinations selected by
  560  the individual user at a time that is agreed upon by the user
  561  and the provider of the service; and
  562         (c) The provision of transportation disadvantaged services
  563  to individual users to allow them to access health care, places
  564  of employment, education, and other life-sustaining activities
  565  in a cost-effective and efficient manner, while reducing
  566  fragmentation and duplication of services.
  567         (5) The task force shall submit a report that, at a
  568  minimum, includes its findings and recommendations to the
  569  Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the
  570  House of Representatives by December 15, 2017, at which time the
  571  task force shall terminate.
  572         Section 14. In order to implement Specific Appropriations
  573  532 through 542 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act,
  574  subsection (18) is added to section 893.055, Florida Statutes,
  575  to read:
  576         893.055 Prescription drug monitoring program.—
  577         (18)For the 2017-2018 fiscal year only, neither the
  578  Attorney General nor the department may use funds received as
  579  part of a settlement agreement to administer the prescription
  580  drug monitoring program. This subsection expires July 1, 2018.
  581         Section 15. In order to implement Specific Appropriation
  582  199 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, subsection (10)
  583  of section 409.911, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  584         409.911 Disproportionate share program.—Subject to specific
  585  allocations established within the General Appropriations Act
  586  and any limitations established pursuant to chapter 216, the
  587  agency shall distribute, pursuant to this section, moneys to
  588  hospitals providing a disproportionate share of Medicaid or
  589  charity care services by making quarterly Medicaid payments as
  590  required. Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 409.915, counties
  591  are exempt from contributing toward the cost of this special
  592  reimbursement for hospitals serving a disproportionate share of
  593  low-income patients.
  594         (10) Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the
  595  contrary, for the 2017-2018 2016-2017 state fiscal year, the
  596  agency shall distribute moneys to hospitals providing a
  597  disproportionate share of Medicaid or charity care services as
  598  provided in the 2017-2018 2016-2017 General Appropriations Act.
  599  This subsection expires July 1, 2018 2017.
  600         Section 16. In order to implement Specific Appropriation
  601  199 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, subsection (3)
  602  of section 409.9113, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  603         409.9113 Disproportionate share program for teaching
  604  hospitals.—In addition to the payments made under s. 409.911,
  605  the agency shall make disproportionate share payments to
  606  teaching hospitals, as defined in s. 408.07, for their increased
  607  costs associated with medical education programs and for
  608  tertiary health care services provided to the indigent. This
  609  system of payments must conform to federal requirements and
  610  distribute funds in each fiscal year for which an appropriation
  611  is made by making quarterly Medicaid payments. Notwithstanding
  612  s. 409.915, counties are exempt from contributing toward the
  613  cost of this special reimbursement for hospitals serving a
  614  disproportionate share of low-income patients. The agency shall
  615  distribute the moneys provided in the General Appropriations Act
  616  to statutorily defined teaching hospitals and family practice
  617  teaching hospitals, as defined in s. 395.805, pursuant to this
  618  section. The funds provided for statutorily defined teaching
  619  hospitals shall be distributed as provided in the General
  620  Appropriations Act. The funds provided for family practice
  621  teaching hospitals shall be distributed equally among family
  622  practice teaching hospitals.
  623         (3) Notwithstanding any provision of this section to the
  624  contrary, for the 2017-2018 2016-2017 state fiscal year, the
  625  agency shall make disproportionate share payments to teaching
  626  hospitals, as defined in s. 408.07, as provided in the 2017-2018
  627  2016-2017 General Appropriations Act. This subsection expires
  628  July 1, 2018 2017.
  629         Section 17. In order to implement Specific Appropriations
  630  582 through 706 and 722 through 756 of the 2017-2018 General
  631  Appropriations Act, subsection (4) of section 216.262, Florida
  632  Statutes, is amended to read:
  633         216.262 Authorized positions.—
  634         (4) Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter relating
  635  to increasing the number of authorized positions, and for the
  636  2017-2018 2016-2017 fiscal year only, if the actual inmate
  637  population of the Department of Corrections exceeds the inmate
  638  population projections of the February 23, 2017 December 17,
  639  2015, Criminal Justice Estimating Conference by 1 percent for 2
  640  consecutive months or 2 percent for any month, the Executive
  641  Office of the Governor, with the approval of the Legislative
  642  Budget Commission, shall immediately notify the Criminal Justice
  643  Estimating Conference, which shall convene as soon as possible
  644  to revise the estimates. The Department of Corrections may then
  645  submit a budget amendment requesting the establishment of
  646  positions in excess of the number authorized by the Legislature
  647  and additional appropriations from unallocated general revenue
  648  sufficient to provide for essential staff, fixed capital
  649  improvements, and other resources to provide classification,
  650  security, food services, health services, and other variable
  651  expenses within the institutions to accommodate the estimated
  652  increase in the inmate population. All actions taken pursuant to
  653  this subsection are subject to review and approval by the
  654  Legislative Budget Commission. This subsection expires July 1,
  655  2018 2017.
  656         Section 18. In order to implement Specific Appropriations
  657  3145 through 3212 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act,
  658  subsection (2) of section 215.18, Florida Statutes, is amended
  659  to read:
  660         215.18 Transfers between funds; limitation.—
  661         (2) The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court may receive one
  662  or more trust fund loans to ensure that the state court system
  663  has funds sufficient to meet its appropriations in the 2017-2018
  664  2016-2017 General Appropriations Act. If the Chief Justice
  665  accesses the loan, he or she must notify the Governor and the
  666  chairs of the legislative appropriations committees in writing.
  667  The loan must come from other funds in the State Treasury which
  668  are for the time being or otherwise in excess of the amounts
  669  necessary to meet the just requirements of such last-mentioned
  670  funds. The Governor shall order the transfer of funds within 5
  671  days after the written notification from the Chief Justice. If
  672  the Governor does not order the transfer, the Chief Financial
  673  Officer shall transfer the requested funds. The loan of funds
  674  from which any money is temporarily transferred must be repaid
  675  by the end of the 2017-2018 2016-2017 fiscal year. This
  676  subsection expires July 1, 2018 2017.
  677         Section 19. In order to implement Specific Appropriations
  678  1228 and 1234 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act,
  679  paragraph (d) of subsection (4) of section 932.7055, Florida
  680  Statutes, is amended to read:
  681         932.7055 Disposition of liens and forfeited property.—
  682         (4) The proceeds from the sale of forfeited property shall
  683  be disbursed in the following priority:
  684         (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection,
  685  and for the 2017-2018 2016-2017 fiscal year only, the funds in a
  686  special law enforcement trust fund established by the governing
  687  body of a municipality may be expended to reimburse the general
  688  fund of the municipality for moneys advanced from the general
  689  fund to the special law enforcement trust fund before October 1,
  690  2001. This paragraph expires July 1, 2018 2017.
  691         Section 20. In order to implement Specific Appropriation
  692  727, and notwithstanding s. 216.292, Florida Statutes, the
  693  Department of Corrections is authorized to submit budget
  694  amendments to transfer funds from categories within the
  695  department other than fixed capital outlay categories into the
  696  Inmate Health Services category in order to continue the current
  697  level of care in the provision of health services. Such
  698  transfers are subject to the notice, review, and objection
  699  procedures of s. 216.177, Florida Statutes. This section expires
  700  July 1, 2018.
  701         Section 21. (1) In order to implement Specific
  702  Appropriations 1104 through 1116A of the 2017-2018 General
  703  Appropriations Act, the Department of Juvenile Justice is
  704  required to review county juvenile detention payments to ensure
  705  that counties fulfill their financial responsibilities required
  706  in s. 985.6865, Florida Statutes. If the Department of Juvenile
  707  Justice determines that a county has not met its obligations,
  708  the department shall direct the Department of Revenue to deduct
  709  the amount owed to the Department of Juvenile Justice from the
  710  funds provided to the county under s. 218.23, Florida Statutes.
  711  The Department of Revenue shall transfer the funds withheld to
  712  the Shared County/State Juvenile Detention Trust Fund.
  713         (2) As an assurance to holders of bonds issued by counties
  714  before July 1, 2017, for which distributions made pursuant to s.
  715  218.23, Florida Statutes, are pledged, or bonds issued to refund
  716  such bonds which mature no later than the bonds they refunded
  717  and which result in a reduction of debt service payable in each
  718  fiscal year, the amount available for distribution to a county
  719  shall remain as provided by law and continue to be subject to
  720  any lien or claim on behalf of the bondholders. The Department
  721  of Revenue must ensure, based on information provided by an
  722  affected county, that any reduction in amounts distributed
  723  pursuant to subsection (1) does not reduce the amount of
  724  distribution to a county below the amount necessary for the
  725  timely payment of principal and interest when due on the bonds
  726  and the amount necessary to comply with any covenant under the
  727  bond resolution or other documents relating to the issuance of
  728  the bonds. If a reduction to a county’s monthly distribution
  729  must be decreased in order to comply with this subsection, the
  730  Department of Revenue must notify the Department of Juvenile
  731  Justice of the amount of the decrease, and the Department of
  732  Juvenile Justice must send a bill for payment of such amount to
  733  the affected county.
  734         (3) This section expires July 1, 2018.
  735         Section 22. In order to implement Specific Appropriations
  736  1104 through 1116A of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act,
  737  the Department of Juvenile Justice may not provide, make, pay,
  738  or deduct, and a nonfiscally constrained county may not apply,
  739  deduct, or receive any reimbursement or any credit for any
  740  previous overpayment of juvenile detention care costs related to
  741  or for any previous state fiscal year, against the juvenile
  742  detention care costs due from the nonfiscally constrained county
  743  in the 2017-2018 fiscal year pursuant to s. 985.686, Florida
  744  Statutes, or any other law. This section expires July 1, 2018.
  745         Section 23. In order to implement Specific Appropriation
  746  782 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, subsection (13)
  747  is added to section 27.5304, Florida Statutes, to read:
  748         27.5304 Private court-appointed counsel; compensation;
  749  notice.—
  750         (13) Notwithstanding the limitation set forth in subsection
  751  (5) and for the 2017-2018 fiscal year only, the compensation for
  752  representation in a criminal proceeding may not exceed the
  753  following:
  754         (a) For misdemeanors and juveniles represented at the trial
  755  level: $1,000.
  756         (b) For noncapital, nonlife felonies represented at the
  757  trial level: $15,000.
  758         (c) For life felonies represented at the trial level:
  759  $15,000.
  760         (d) For capital cases represented at the trial level:
  761  $25,000. For purposes of this paragraph, a “capital case” is any
  762  offense for which the potential sentence is death and the state
  763  has not waived seeking the death penalty.
  764         (e) For representation on appeal: $9,000.
  765         (f) This subsection expires July 1, 2018.
  766         Section 24. In order to implement Specific Appropriation
  767  774 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, and
  768  notwithstanding ss. 28.35 and 40.24, Florida Statutes, the
  769  Justice Administrative Commission shall provide funds to the
  770  clerks of the circuit court to pay compensation to jurors, for
  771  meals or lodging provided to jurors, and for jury-related
  772  personnel costs as provided in this section. Each clerk of the
  773  circuit court shall forward to the Justice Administrative
  774  Commission a quarterly estimate of funds necessary to pay
  775  compensation to jurors and for meals or lodging provided to
  776  jurors. The Florida Clerks of Court Operations Corporation shall
  777  forward to the Justice Administrative Commission a quarterly
  778  estimate of jury-related personnel costs necessary to pay each
  779  clerk of the circuit court personnel costs related to jury
  780  management. Upon receipt of such estimates, the Justice
  781  Administrative Commission shall endorse the amount deemed
  782  necessary for payment to the clerks of the circuit court during
  783  the quarter and shall submit a request for payment to the Chief
  784  Financial Officer. If the Justice Administrative Commission
  785  believes that the amount appropriated by the Legislature is
  786  insufficient to meet such costs during the remaining part of the
  787  state fiscal year, the commission may apportion the funds
  788  appropriated in the General Appropriations Act for those
  789  purposes among the several counties, basing the apportionment
  790  upon the amount expended for such purposes in each county during
  791  the prior fiscal year. In that case, the Chief Financial Officer
  792  shall only issue the appropriate apportioned amount by warrant
  793  to each county. The clerks of the circuit court are responsible
  794  for any costs of compensation to jurors, for meals or lodging
  795  provided to jurors, and for jury-related personnel costs that
  796  exceed the funding provided in the General Appropriations Act
  797  for these purposes. This section expires July 1, 2018.
  798         Section 25. In order to implement appropriations used to
  799  pay existing lease contracts for private lease space in excess
  800  of 2,000 square feet in the 2017-2018 General Appropriations
  801  Act, the Department of Management Services, with the cooperation
  802  of the agencies having the existing lease contracts for office
  803  or storage space, shall use tenant broker services to
  804  renegotiate or reprocure all private lease agreements for office
  805  or storage space expiring between July 1, 2018, and June 30,
  806  2020, in order to reduce costs in future years. The department
  807  shall incorporate this initiative into its 2017 master leasing
  808  report required under s. 255.249(7), Florida Statutes, and may
  809  use tenant broker services to explore the possibilities of
  810  collocating office or storage space, to review the space needs
  811  of each agency, and to review the length and terms of potential
  812  renewals or renegotiations. The department shall provide a
  813  report to the Executive Office of the Governor, the President of
  814  the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by
  815  November 1, 2017, which lists each lease contract for private
  816  office or storage space, the status of renegotiations, and the
  817  savings achieved. This section expires July 1, 2018.
  818         Section 26. In order to implement Specific Appropriations
  819  2864 through 2876A of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act,
  820  upon the expiration and reversion of the amendment to section
  821  282.709, Florida Statutes, pursuant to section 72 of chapter
  822  2016-62, Laws of Florida, paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of
  823  section 282.709, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  824         282.709 State agency law enforcement radio system and
  825  interoperability network.—
  826         (2) The Joint Task Force on State Agency Law Enforcement
  827  Communications is created adjunct to the department to advise
  828  the department of member-agency needs relating to the planning,
  829  designing, and establishment of the statewide communication
  830  system.
  831         (a) The Joint Task Force on State Agency Law Enforcement
  832  Communications shall consist of the following members:
  833         1. A representative of the Division of Alcoholic Beverages
  834  and Tobacco of the Department of Business and Professional
  835  Regulation who shall be appointed by the secretary of the
  836  department.
  837         2. A representative of the Division of Florida Highway
  838  Patrol of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
  839  who shall be appointed by the executive director of the
  840  department.
  841         3. A representative of the Department of Law Enforcement
  842  who shall be appointed by the executive director of the
  843  department.
  844         4. A representative of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation
  845  Commission who shall be appointed by the executive director of
  846  the commission.
  847         5. A representative of the Department of Corrections who
  848  shall be appointed by the secretary of the department.
  849         6. A representative of the Division of Investigative and
  850  Forensic Services of the Department of Financial Services who
  851  shall be appointed by the Chief Financial Officer.
  852         7. A representative of the Department of Transportation who
  853  shall be appointed by the secretary of the department.
  854         8. A representative of the Department of Agriculture and
  855  Consumer Services who shall be appointed by the Commissioner of
  856  Agriculture.
  857         Section 27. In order to implement Specific Appropriations
  858  2768 through 2780A of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act,
  859  and notwithstanding rule 60A-1.031, Florida Administrative Code,
  860  the transaction fee collected for use of the online procurement
  861  system, authorized in ss. 287.042(1)(h)1. and 287.057(22)(c),
  862  Florida Statutes, is seven-tenths of 1 percent for the 2017-2018
  863  fiscal year only. This section expires July 1, 2018.
  864         Section 28. In order to implement appropriations authorized
  865  in the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act for data center
  866  services, and notwithstanding s. 216.292(2)(a), Florida
  867  Statutes, an agency may not transfer funds from a data
  868  processing category to a category other than another data
  869  processing category. This section expires July 1, 2018.
  870         Section 29. In order to implement the appropriation of
  871  funds in the appropriation category “Data Processing Assessment
  872  Agency for State Technology” in the 2017-2018 General
  873  Appropriations Act, and pursuant to the notice, review, and
  874  objection procedures of s. 216.177, Florida Statutes, the
  875  Executive Office of the Governor may transfer funds appropriated
  876  in that category between departments in order to align the
  877  budget authority granted based on the estimated billing cycle
  878  and methodology used by the Agency for State Technology for data
  879  processing services provided. This section expires July 1, 2018.
  880         Section 30. In order to implement the appropriation of
  881  funds in the appropriation category “Special Categories-Risk
  882  Management Insurance” in the 2017-2018 General Appropriations
  883  Act, and pursuant to the notice, review, and objection
  884  procedures of s. 216.177, Florida Statutes, the Executive Office
  885  of the Governor may transfer funds appropriated in that category
  886  between departments in order to align the budget authority
  887  granted with the premiums paid by each department for risk
  888  management insurance. This section expires July 1, 2018.
  889         Section 31. In order to implement the appropriation of
  890  funds in the appropriation category “Special Categories-Transfer
  891  to Department of Management Services-Human Resources Services
  892  Purchased per Statewide Contract” in the 2017-2018 General
  893  Appropriations Act, and pursuant to the notice, review, and
  894  objection procedures of s. 216.177, Florida Statutes, the
  895  Executive Office of the Governor may transfer funds appropriated
  896  in that category between departments in order to align the
  897  budget authority granted with the assessments that must be paid
  898  by each agency to the Department of Management Services for
  899  human resource management services. This section expires July 1,
  900  2018.
  901         Section 32. In order to implement Specific Appropriation
  902  2334 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act:
  903         (1) The Department of Financial Services shall replace the
  904  four main components of the Florida Accounting Information
  905  Resource Subsystem (FLAIR), which include central FLAIR,
  906  departmental FLAIR, payroll, and information warehouse, and
  907  shall replace the cash management and accounting management
  908  components of the Cash Management Subsystem (CMS) with an
  909  integrated enterprise system that allows the state to organize,
  910  define, and standardize its financial management business
  911  processes and that complies with ss. 215.90-215.96, Florida
  912  Statutes. The department may not include in the replacement of
  913  FLAIR and CMS:
  914         (a) Functionality that duplicates any of the other
  915  information subsystems of the Florida Financial Management
  916  Information System; or
  917         (b) Agency business processes related to any of the
  918  functions included in the Personnel Information System, the
  919  Purchasing Subsystem, or the Legislative Appropriations
  920  System/Planning and Budgeting Subsystem.
  921         (2) For purposes of replacing FLAIR and CMS, the Department
  922  of Financial Services shall:
  923         (a) Take into consideration the cost and implementation
  924  data identified for Option 3 as recommended in the March 31,
  925  2014, Florida Department of Financial Services FLAIR Study,
  926  version 031.
  927         (b) Ensure that all business requirements and technical
  928  specifications have been provided to all state agencies for
  929  their review and input and approved by the executive steering
  930  committee established in paragraph (c).
  931         (c) Implement a project governance structure that includes
  932  an executive steering committee composed of:
  933         1. The Chief Financial Officer or the executive sponsor of
  934  the project.
  935         2. A representative of the Division of Treasury of the
  936  Department of Financial Services, appointed by the Chief
  937  Financial Officer.
  938         3. A representative of the Division of Information Systems
  939  of the Department of Financial Services, appointed by the Chief
  940  Financial Officer.
  941         4. Four employees from the Division of Accounting and
  942  Auditing of the Department of Financial Services, appointed by
  943  the Chief Financial Officer. Each employee must have experience
  944  relating to at least one of the four main components that
  945  compose FLAIR.
  946         5. Two employees from the Executive Office of the Governor,
  947  appointed by the Governor. One employee must have experience
  948  relating to the Legislative Appropriations System/Planning and
  949  Budgeting Subsystem.
  950         6. One employee from the Department of Revenue, appointed
  951  by the executive director, who has experience relating to the
  952  department’s SUNTAX system.
  953         7. Two employees from the Department of Management
  954  Services, appointed by the Secretary of Management Services. One
  955  employee must have experience relating to the department’s
  956  personnel information subsystem and one employee must have
  957  experience relating to the department’s purchasing subsystem.
  958         8. Three state agency administrative services directors,
  959  appointed by the Governor. One director must represent a
  960  regulatory and licensing state agency and one director must
  961  represent a health care-related state agency.
  962         (3) The Chief Financial Officer or the executive sponsor of
  963  the project shall serve as chair of the executive steering
  964  committee, and the committee shall take action by a vote of at
  965  least eight affirmative votes with the Chief Financial Officer
  966  or the executive sponsor of the project voting on the prevailing
  967  side. A quorum of the executive steering committee consists of
  968  at least 10 members.
  969         (4) The executive steering committee has the overall
  970  responsibility for ensuring that the project to replace FLAIR
  971  and CMS meets its primary business objectives and shall:
  972         (a) Identify and recommend to the Executive Office of the
  973  Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the
  974  House of Representatives any statutory changes needed to
  975  implement the replacement subsystem that will standardize, to
  976  the fullest extent possible, the state’s financial management
  977  business processes.
  978         (b) Review and approve any changes to the project’s scope,
  979  schedule, and budget which do not conflict with the requirements
  980  of subsection (1).
  981         (c) Ensure that adequate resources are provided throughout
  982  all phases of the project.
  983         (d) Approve all major project deliverables.
  984         (e) Approve all solicitation-related documents associated
  985  with the replacement of FLAIR and CMS.
  986  
  987  This section expires July 1, 2018.
  988         Section 33. In order to implement appropriations in the
  989  2017-2018 General Appropriations Act for executive branch and
  990  judicial branch employee travel, the executive branch state
  991  agencies and the judicial branch must collaborate with the
  992  Executive Office of the Governor and the Department of
  993  Management Services to implement the statewide travel management
  994  system funded in Specific Appropriation 2718A in the 2017-2018
  995  General Appropriations Act. For the purpose of complying with s.
  996  112.061, Florida Statutes, all executive branch state agencies
  997  and the judicial branch must use the statewide travel management
  998  system. This section expires July 1, 2018.
  999         Section 34. In order to implement Specific Appropriations
 1000  1603B, 1603C, and 1604 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations
 1001  Act, paragraph (d) of subsection (11) of section 216.181,
 1002  Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1003         216.181 Approved budgets for operations and fixed capital
 1004  outlay.—
 1005         (11)
 1006         (d) Notwithstanding paragraph (b) and paragraph (2)(b), and
 1007  for the 2017-2018 2016-2017 fiscal year only, the Legislative
 1008  Budget Commission may increase the amounts appropriated to the
 1009  Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission or the Department of
 1010  Environmental Protection for fixed capital outlay projects,
 1011  including additional fixed capital outlay projects, using funds
 1012  provided to the state from the Gulf Environmental Benefit Fund
 1013  administered by the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation; funds
 1014  provided to the state from the Gulf Coast Restoration Trust Fund
 1015  related to the Resources and Ecosystems Sustainability, Tourist
 1016  Opportunities, and Revived Economies of the Gulf Coast Act of
 1017  2012 (RESTORE Act); or funds provided by the British Petroleum
 1018  Corporation (BP) for natural resource damage assessment
 1019  restoration projects. Concurrent with submission of an amendment
 1020  to the Legislative Budget Commission pursuant to this paragraph,
 1021  any project that carries a continuing commitment for future
 1022  appropriations by the Legislature must be specifically
 1023  identified, together with the projected amount of the future
 1024  commitment associated with the project and the fiscal years in
 1025  which the commitment is expected to commence. This paragraph
 1026  expires July 1, 2018 2017.
 1027  
 1028  The provisions of this subsection are subject to the notice and
 1029  objection procedures set forth in s. 216.177.
 1030         Section 35. In order to implement specific appropriations
 1031  from the land acquisition trust funds within the Department of
 1032  Agriculture and Consumer Services, the Department of
 1033  Environmental Protection, the Department of State, and the Fish
 1034  and Wildlife Conservation Commission, which are contained in the
 1035  2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, subsection (3) of section
 1036  215.18, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1037         215.18 Transfers between funds; limitation.—
 1038         (3) Notwithstanding subsection (1) and only with respect to
 1039  a land acquisition trust fund in the Department of Agriculture
 1040  and Consumer Services, the Department of Environmental
 1041  Protection, the Department of State, or the Fish and Wildlife
 1042  Conservation Commission, whenever there is a deficiency in a
 1043  land acquisition trust fund which would render that trust fund
 1044  temporarily insufficient to meet its just requirements,
 1045  including the timely payment of appropriations from that trust
 1046  fund, and other trust funds in the State Treasury have moneys
 1047  that are for the time being or otherwise in excess of the
 1048  amounts necessary to meet the just requirements, including
 1049  appropriated obligations, of those other trust funds, the
 1050  Governor may order a temporary transfer of moneys from one or
 1051  more of the other trust funds to a land acquisition trust fund
 1052  in the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the
 1053  Department of Environmental Protection, the Department of State,
 1054  or the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission. Any action
 1055  proposed pursuant to this subsection is subject to the notice,
 1056  review, and objection procedures of s. 216.177, and the Governor
 1057  shall provide notice of such action at least 7 days before the
 1058  effective date of the transfer of trust funds, except that
 1059  during July 2017 2016, notice of such action shall be provided
 1060  at least 3 days before the effective date of a transfer unless
 1061  such 3-day notice is waived by the chair and vice-chair of the
 1062  Legislative Budget Commission. Any transfer of trust funds to a
 1063  land acquisition trust fund in the Department of Agriculture and
 1064  Consumer Services, the Department of Environmental Protection,
 1065  the Department of State, or the Fish and Wildlife Conservation
 1066  Commission must be repaid to the trust funds from which the
 1067  moneys were loaned by the end of the 2017-2018 2016-2017 fiscal
 1068  year. The Legislature has determined that the repayment of the
 1069  other trust fund moneys temporarily loaned to a land acquisition
 1070  trust fund in the Department of Agriculture and Consumer
 1071  Services, the Department of Environmental Protection, the
 1072  Department of State, or the Fish and Wildlife Conservation
 1073  Commission pursuant to this subsection is an allowable use of
 1074  the moneys in a land acquisition trust fund because the moneys
 1075  from other trust funds temporarily loaned to a land acquisition
 1076  trust fund shall be expended solely and exclusively in
 1077  accordance with s. 28, Art. X of the State Constitution. This
 1078  subsection expires July 1, 2018 2017.
 1079         Section 36. (1) In order to implement specific
 1080  appropriations from the land acquisition trust funds within the
 1081  Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the Department
 1082  of Environmental Protection, the Department of State, and the
 1083  Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, which are contained
 1084  in the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, the Department of
 1085  Environmental Protection shall transfer revenues from the Land
 1086  Acquisition Trust Fund within the department to the land
 1087  acquisition trust funds within the Department of Agriculture and
 1088  Consumer Services, the Department of State, and the Fish and
 1089  Wildlife Conservation Commission, as provided in this section.
 1090  As used in this section, the term “department” means the
 1091  Department of Environmental Protection.
 1092         (2) After subtracting any required debt service payments,
 1093  the proportionate share of revenues to be transferred to each
 1094  land acquisition trust fund shall be calculated by dividing the
 1095  appropriations from each of the land acquisition trust funds for
 1096  the fiscal year by the total appropriations from the Land
 1097  Acquisition Trust Fund within the department and the land
 1098  acquisition trust funds within the Department of Agriculture and
 1099  Consumer Services, the Department of State, and the Fish and
 1100  Wildlife Commission for the fiscal year. The department shall
 1101  transfer the proportionate share of the revenues in the Land
 1102  Acquisition Trust Fund within the department on a monthly basis
 1103  to the appropriate land acquisition trust funds within the
 1104  Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the Department
 1105  of State, and the Fish and Wildlife Commission and shall retain
 1106  its proportionate share of the revenues in the Land Acquisition
 1107  Trust Fund within the department. Total distributions to a land
 1108  acquisition trust fund within the Department of Agriculture and
 1109  Consumer Services, the Department of State, and the Fish and
 1110  Wildlife Commission may not exceed the total appropriations from
 1111  such trust fund for the fiscal year.
 1112         (3) In addition, the department shall transfer from the
 1113  Land Acquisition Trust Fund to land acquisition trust funds
 1114  within the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, the
 1115  Department of State, and the Fish and Wildlife Conservation
 1116  Commission amounts equal to the difference between the amounts
 1117  appropriated in chapter 2016-66, Laws of Florida, to the
 1118  department’s Land Acquisition Trust Fund and the other land
 1119  acquisition trust funds, and the amounts actually transferred
 1120  between those trust funds during the 2016-2017 fiscal year.
 1121         (4) The department may advance funds from the beginning
 1122  unobligated fund balance in the Land Acquisition Trust Fund to
 1123  the Land Acquisition Trust Fund within the Fish and Wildlife
 1124  Conservation Commission needed for cash flow purposes based on a
 1125  detailed expenditure plan. The department shall prorate amounts
 1126  transferred quarterly to the Fish and Wildlife Conservation
 1127  Commission to recoup the amount of funds advanced by June 30,
 1128  2018.
 1129         (5) This section expires July 1, 2018.
 1130         Section 37. In order to implement Specific Appropriation
 1131  1603 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, paragraph (b)
 1132  of subsection (3) of section 375.041, Florida Statutes, is
 1133  amended to read:
 1134         375.041 Land Acquisition Trust Fund.—
 1135         (3) Funds distributed into the Land Acquisition Trust Fund
 1136  pursuant to s. 201.15 shall be applied:
 1137         (b) Of the funds remaining after the payments required
 1138  under paragraph (a), but before funds may be appropriated,
 1139  pledged, or dedicated for other uses:
 1140         1. A minimum of the lesser of 25 percent or $200 million
 1141  shall be appropriated annually for Everglades projects that
 1142  implement the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan as set
 1143  forth in s. 373.470, including the Central Everglades Planning
 1144  Project subject to Congressional authorization; the Long-Term
 1145  Plan as defined in s. 373.4592(2); and the Northern Everglades
 1146  and Estuaries Protection Program as set forth in s. 373.4595.
 1147  From these funds, $32 million shall be distributed each fiscal
 1148  year through the 2023-2024 fiscal year to the South Florida
 1149  Water Management District for the Long-Term Plan as defined in
 1150  s. 373.4592(2). After deducting the $32 million distributed
 1151  under this subparagraph, from the funds remaining, a minimum of
 1152  the lesser of 76.5 percent or $100 million shall be appropriated
 1153  each fiscal year through the 2025-2026 fiscal year for the
 1154  planning, design, engineering, and construction of the
 1155  Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan as set forth in s.
 1156  373.470, including the Central Everglades Planning Project
 1157  subject to Congressional authorization. The Department of
 1158  Environmental Protection and the South Florida Water Management
 1159  District shall give preference to those Everglades restoration
 1160  projects that reduce harmful discharges of water from Lake
 1161  Okeechobee to the St. Lucie or Caloosahatchee estuaries in a
 1162  timely manner. For the purpose of performing the calculation
 1163  provided in this subparagraph, the amount of debt service paid
 1164  pursuant to paragraph (a) for bonds issued after July 1, 2016,
 1165  for the purposes set forth under paragraph (b) shall be added to
 1166  the amount remaining after the payments required under paragraph
 1167  (a). The amount of the distribution calculated shall then be
 1168  reduced by an amount equal to the debt service paid pursuant to
 1169  paragraph (a) on bonds issued after July 1, 2016, for the
 1170  purposes set forth under this subparagraph.
 1171         2. A minimum of the lesser of 7.6 percent or $50 million
 1172  shall be appropriated annually for spring restoration,
 1173  protection, and management projects. For the purpose of
 1174  performing the calculation provided in this subparagraph, the
 1175  amount of debt service paid pursuant to paragraph (a) for bonds
 1176  issued after July 1, 2016, for the purposes set forth under
 1177  paragraph (b) shall be added to the amount remaining after the
 1178  payments required under paragraph (a). The amount of the
 1179  distribution calculated shall then be reduced by an amount equal
 1180  to the debt service paid pursuant to paragraph (a) on bonds
 1181  issued after July 1, 2016, for the purposes set forth under this
 1182  subparagraph.
 1183         3. The sum of $5 million shall be appropriated annually
 1184  each fiscal year through the 2025-2026 fiscal year to the St.
 1185  Johns River Water Management District for projects dedicated to
 1186  the restoration of Lake Apopka. This distribution shall be
 1187  reduced by an amount equal to the debt service paid pursuant to
 1188  paragraph (a) on bonds issued after July 1, 2016, for the
 1189  purposes set forth in this subparagraph.
 1190         4. Notwithstanding subparagraph 3., for the 2017-2018
 1191  fiscal year, funds shall be appropriated as provided in the
 1192  General Appropriations Act. This subparagraph expires July 1,
 1193  2018.
 1194         Section 38. In order to implement Specific Appropriation
 1195  1594 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, paragraph (a)
 1196  of subsection (6) of section 373.470, Florida Statutes, is
 1197  amended to read:
 1198         373.470 Everglades restoration.—
 1199         (6) DISTRIBUTIONS FROM SAVE OUR EVERGLADES TRUST FUND.—
 1200         (a) Except as provided in paragraphs (d) and (e) and for
 1201  funds appropriated for debt service, the department shall
 1202  distribute funds in the Save Our Everglades Trust Fund to the
 1203  district in accordance with a legislative appropriation and s.
 1204  373.026(8)(b). Distribution of funds to the district from the
 1205  Save Our Everglades Trust Fund or the Land Acquisition Trust
 1206  Fund shall be equally matched by the cumulative contributions
 1207  from the district by fiscal year 2019-2020 by providing funding
 1208  or credits toward project components. The dollar value of in
 1209  kind project design and construction work by the district in
 1210  furtherance of the comprehensive plan and existing interest in
 1211  public lands needed for a project component are credits towards
 1212  the district’s contributions.
 1213         Section 39. The amendment made by this act to s.
 1214  373.470(6)(a), Florida Statutes, expires July 1, 2018, and the
 1215  text of that paragraph shall revert to that in existence on June
 1216  30, 2017, except that any amendments to such text enacted other
 1217  than by this act shall be preserved and continue to operate to
 1218  the extent that such amendments are not dependent upon the
 1219  portions of text which expire pursuant to this section.
 1220         Section 40. In order to implement Specific Appropriation
 1221  1731 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, paragraph (e)
 1222  is added to subsection (11) of section 216.181, Florida
 1223  Statutes, to read:
 1224         216.181 Approved budgets for operations and fixed capital
 1225  outlay.—
 1226         (11) 
 1227         (e) Notwithstanding paragraph (b) and paragraph (2)(b), and
 1228  for the 2017-2018 fiscal year only, the Legislative Budget
 1229  Commission may increase the amounts appropriated to the
 1230  Department of Environmental Protection for fixed capital outlay
 1231  projects using funds provided to the state from the
 1232  environmental mitigation trust administered by a trustee
 1233  designated by the United States District Court for the Northern
 1234  District of California for eligible mitigation actions and
 1235  mitigation action expenditures described in the partial consent
 1236  decree entered into between the United States of America and
 1237  Volkswagen relating to violations of the Clean Air Act.
 1238  Concurrent with submission of an amendment to the Legislative
 1239  Budget Commission pursuant to this paragraph, any project that
 1240  carries a continuing commitment for future appropriations by the
 1241  Legislature must be specifically identified, together with the
 1242  projected amount of the future commitment associated with the
 1243  project and the fiscal years in which the commitment is expected
 1244  to commence. This paragraph expires July 1, 2018.
 1245  
 1246  The provisions of this subsection are subject to the notice and
 1247  objection procedures set forth in s. 216.177.
 1248         Section 41. In order to implement Specific Appropriations
 1249  1869 through 1882, 1888 through 1891, 1905 through 1914, 1916
 1250  through 1925, and 1964 through 1976 of the 2017-2018 General
 1251  Appropriations Act, paragraph (e) of subsection (7) of section
 1252  339.135, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1253         339.135 Work program; legislative budget request;
 1254  definitions; preparation, adoption, execution, and amendment.—
 1255         (7) AMENDMENT OF THE ADOPTED WORK PROGRAM.—
 1256         (e) Notwithstanding paragraphs (d), and (g), and (h) and
 1257  ss. 216.177(2) and 216.351, the secretary may request the
 1258  Executive Office of the Governor to amend the adopted work
 1259  program when an emergency exists, as defined in s. 252.34, and
 1260  the emergency relates to the repair or rehabilitation of any
 1261  state transportation facility. The Executive Office of the
 1262  Governor may approve the amendment to the adopted work program
 1263  and amend that portion of the department’s approved budget if a
 1264  delay incident to the notification requirements in paragraph (d)
 1265  would be detrimental to the interests of the state. However, the
 1266  department shall immediately notify the parties specified in
 1267  paragraph (d) and provide such parties written justification for
 1268  the emergency action within 7 days after approval by the
 1269  Executive Office of the Governor of the amendment to the adopted
 1270  work program and the department’s budget. The adopted work
 1271  program may not be amended under this subsection without
 1272  certification by the comptroller of the department that there
 1273  are sufficient funds available pursuant to the 36-month cash
 1274  forecast and applicable statutes.
 1275         Section 42. The amendment made by this act to s.
 1276  339.135(7), Florida Statutes, expires July 1, 2018, and the text
 1277  of that section shall revert to that in existence on June 30,
 1278  2017, except that any amendments to such text enacted other than
 1279  by this act shall be preserved and continue to operate to the
 1280  extent that such amendments are not dependent upon the portions
 1281  of text which expire pursuant to this section.
 1282         Section 43. In order to implement Specific Appropriation
 1283  2661 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, the Department
 1284  of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles shall contract with the
 1285  corporation organized pursuant to part II of chapter 946,
 1286  Florida Statutes, to manufacture the current or newly redesigned
 1287  license plates, with such contract being in the same manner and
 1288  for the same price as that paid by the department during the
 1289  2016-2017 fiscal year. This section expires July 1, 2018.
 1290         Section 44. In order to implement Specific Appropriations
 1291  2612 and 2616 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act:
 1292         (1) There is created a law enforcement workgroup assigned
 1293  to the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.
 1294         (2) The workgroup shall convene no later than September 1,
 1295  2017, and shall be composed of the following members:
 1296         (a) A representative of the University of South Florida’s
 1297  Center for Urban Transportation Research, who shall serve as the
 1298  chair of the workgroup.
 1299         (b) Three representatives of the Florida Sheriffs
 1300  Association, appointed by the association’s executive director.
 1301         (c) Three representatives of the Florida Highway Patrol
 1302  (FHP), appointed by the Director Colonel of the FHP.
 1303         (d) Three representatives of the Florida Police Chiefs
 1304  Association, appointed by the president of the association’s
 1305  executive board.
 1306         (e) The executive director of the Florida Association of
 1307  Counties, or his or her designee.
 1308         (f) The director of the Division of Emergency Management,
 1309  or his or her designee.
 1310         (g) The president of the Florida Police Benevolent
 1311  Association, or his or her designee.
 1312         (h) A representative of the Office of the Attorney General,
 1313  appointed by the Attorney General.
 1314         (3) Members of the workgroup shall serve without
 1315  compensation but are entitled to reimbursement for per diem and
 1316  travel expenses in accordance with s. 112.061, Florida Statutes.
 1317  Per diem and travel expenses incurred by a member of the
 1318  workgroup shall be paid from funds budgeted to the state agency
 1319  or entity that the member represents.
 1320         (4) The workgroup shall review the FHP’s response to calls
 1321  for service, including current resource allocation. The
 1322  workgroup shall also compare FHP resources to those of local law
 1323  enforcement entities and other state highway patrol agencies to
 1324  determine whether additional resources are necessary to improve
 1325  the response time to calls for service and to perform other
 1326  duties outlined in chapter 321, Florida Statutes. In addition,
 1327  the workgroup shall identify potential partnerships with local
 1328  law enforcement entities and consider optional funding sources
 1329  for those agencies to address needs associated with traffic
 1330  crash investigations.
 1331         (5) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
 1332  shall provide administrative support to the workgroup and shall
 1333  contract with the University of South Florida’s Center for Urban
 1334  Transportation Research to perform the duties of the independent
 1335  third-party chair.
 1336         (6) The chair of the workgroup shall provide the
 1337  workgroup’s consensus recommendations in a report to the
 1338  Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the
 1339  House of Representatives by January 1, 2018, at which time the
 1340  workgroup shall terminate.
 1341         Section 45. In order to implement Specific Appropriation
 1342  1869 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, section
 1343  316.0898, Florida Statutes, is created to read:
 1344         316.0898 Florida Smart City Challenge grant program.—
 1345         (1) The Department of Transportation, in consultation with
 1346  the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, shall
 1347  develop the Florida Smart City Challenge grant program and shall
 1348  establish grant award requirements for applicants for the
 1349  purpose of receiving awards. For purposes of this section, an
 1350  “applicant” includes municipalities; regions of the state;
 1351  entities created under chapters 343 and 348, including any
 1352  authority created using part I of chapter 348; and any authority
 1353  created under chapter 349. Grant applicants must demonstrate and
 1354  document the adoption of emerging technologies and their impact
 1355  on the transportation system and must address at least the
 1356  following focus areas:
 1357         (a) Autonomous vehicles.
 1358         (b) Connected vehicles.
 1359         (c) Sensor-based infrastructure.
 1360         (d) Collecting and using data.
 1361         (e) Electric vehicles, including charging stations.
 1362         (f) Developing strategic models and partnerships.
 1363         (2) The goals of the grant program include, but are not
 1364  limited to:
 1365         (a) Identifying transportation challenges and identifying
 1366  how emerging technologies can address those challenges.
 1367         (b) Determining the emerging technologies and strategies
 1368  that have the potential to provide the most significant impacts.
 1369         (c) Encouraging applicants to take significant steps to
 1370  integrate emerging technologies into their day-to-day
 1371  operations.
 1372         (d) Identifying the barriers to implementing the grant
 1373  program and communicating those barriers to the Legislature and
 1374  appropriate agencies and organizations.
 1375         (e) Leveraging the initial grant to attract additional
 1376  public and private investments.
 1377         (f) Increasing the state’s competitiveness in the pursuit
 1378  of grants from the United States Department of Transportation,
 1379  the United States Department of Energy, and other federal
 1380  agencies.
 1381         (g) Committing to the continued operation of programs
 1382  implemented in connection with the grant.
 1383         (h) Serving as a nationwide model for Smart City programs.
 1384         (i) Documenting the costs and impacts of the grant program
 1385  and lessons learned during implementation.
 1386         (j) Identifying solutions that will demonstrate local or
 1387  regional economic impact.
 1388         (3) The Department of Transportation shall develop
 1389  eligibility, application, and selection criteria for the program
 1390  grants and a plan for the promotion of the grant program to
 1391  applicants in this state as an opportunity to compete for grant
 1392  funding, including the award of grants to a single recipient and
 1393  secondary grants to specific projects of merit within other
 1394  applications. The Department of Transportation may contract with
 1395  a third party that demonstrates knowledge and expertise in the
 1396  focuses and goals of this section to provide guidance in the
 1397  development of the requirements of this section.
 1398         (4) On or before January 1, 2018, the Department of
 1399  Transportation shall submit the grant program guidelines and
 1400  plans for promotion of the grant program to the Governor, the
 1401  President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of
 1402  Representatives.
 1403         (5) This section expires July 1, 2018.
 1404         Section 46. In order to implement Specific Appropriation
 1405  2225 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act:
 1406         (1) There is created a workgroup on affordable housing. The
 1407  workgroup is assigned to the Florida Housing Finance Corporation
 1408  for administrative purposes only.
 1409         (2) The workgroup shall convene no later than September 1,
 1410  2017, and shall be composed of the following members:
 1411         (a) The executive director of the Florida Housing Finance
 1412  Corporation, who shall serve as chair of the workgroup.
 1413         (b) The executive director of the Department of Economic
 1414  Opportunity or his or her designee.
 1415         (c) Five members appointed by the Governor. Of the five
 1416  members, one must be an advocate for the homeless, one must be
 1417  an advocate of the needs of individuals with disabling
 1418  conditions and persons with special needs as defined in s.
 1419  420.0004, Florida Statutes, one must represent the building or
 1420  development community, and one must be a realtor licensed in
 1421  this state.
 1422         (d) Two members appointed by the President of the Senate.
 1423         (e) Two members appointed by the Speaker of the House of
 1424  Representatives.
 1425         (f) The executive director of the Florida Association of
 1426  Counties or his or her designee.
 1427         (g) The executive director of the Florida League of Cities
 1428  or his or her designee.
 1429         (h) The chair of the Florida Building Commission, or his or
 1430  her designee, who shall serve as an ex officio, nonvoting
 1431  advisory member of the workgroup.
 1432         (3)(a) The Florida Housing Finance Corporation shall
 1433  provide administrative and staff support services to the
 1434  workgroup which relate to its functions.
 1435         (b) Members of the workgroup shall serve without
 1436  compensation but are entitled to reimbursement for per diem and
 1437  travel expenses in accordance with s. 112.061, Florida Statutes.
 1438  Per diem and travel expenses incurred by a member of the
 1439  workgroup shall be paid from funds budgeted to the state agency
 1440  or entity that the member represents.
 1441         (4)(a) The workgroup shall develop recommendations for
 1442  addressing the state’s affordable housing needs. The
 1443  recommendations shall be presented to and approved by the board
 1444  of directors of the Florida Housing Finance Corporation. The
 1445  recommendations shall include, but need not be limited to:
 1446         1. A review of market rate developments.
 1447         2. A review of affordable housing developments.
 1448         3. A review of land use for affordable housing
 1449  developments.
 1450         4. A review of building codes for affordable housing
 1451  developments.
 1452         5. A review of the states implementation of the low-income
 1453  housing tax credit.
 1454         6. A review of private and public sector development and
 1455  construction industries.
 1456         7. A review of the rental market for assisted rental
 1457  housing.
 1458         8. The development of strategies and pathways for low
 1459  income housing.
 1460         (b) The workgroup shall submit a report including its
 1461  recommendations to the Governor, the President of the Senate,
 1462  and the Speaker of the House of Representatives by January 1,
 1463  2018, at which time the workgroup shall terminate.
 1464  
 1465  This section expires July 1, 2018.
 1466         Section 47. In order to implement Specific Appropriation
 1467  1868 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, subsection
 1468  (30) of section 427.013, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1469         427.013 The Commission for the Transportation
 1470  Disadvantaged; purpose and responsibilities.—The purpose of the
 1471  commission is to accomplish the coordination of transportation
 1472  services provided to the transportation disadvantaged. The goal
 1473  of this coordination is to assure the cost-effective provision
 1474  of transportation by qualified community transportation
 1475  coordinators or transportation operators for the transportation
 1476  disadvantaged without any bias or presumption in favor of
 1477  multioperator systems or not-for-profit transportation operators
 1478  over single operator systems or for-profit transportation
 1479  operators. In carrying out this purpose, the commission shall:
 1480         (30) For the 2017-2018 2016-2017 fiscal year and
 1481  notwithstanding any other provision of this section:
 1482         (a) Allocate, from funds provided in the General
 1483  Appropriations Act, to community transportation coordinators who
 1484  do not receive Urbanized Area Formula funds pursuant to 49
 1485  U.S.C. s. 5307 to provide transportation services for persons
 1486  with disabilities, older adults, and low-income persons so they
 1487  may access health care, employment, education, and other life
 1488  sustaining activities. Funds allocated for this purpose shall be
 1489  distributed among community transportation coordinators based
 1490  upon the Transportation Disadvantaged Trip and Equipment
 1491  allocation methodology established by the commission.
 1492         (b) Award, from funds provided in the General
 1493  Appropriations Act, competitive grants to community
 1494  transportation coordinators to support transportation projects
 1495  to:
 1496         1. Enhance access to health care, shopping, education,
 1497  employment, public services, and recreation;
 1498         2. Assist in the development, improvement, and use of
 1499  transportation systems in nonurbanized areas;
 1500         3. Promote the efficient coordination of services;
 1501         4. Support inner-city bus transportation; and
 1502         5. Encourage private transportation providers to
 1503  participate.
 1504         (c) This subsection expires July 1, 2018 2017.
 1505         Section 48. In order to implement Specific Appropriation
 1506  2610 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, upon the
 1507  expiration and reversion of the amendment to section 321.04,
 1508  Florida Statutes, pursuant to section 110 of chapter 2016-62,
 1509  Laws of Florida, subsection (3) of section 321.04, Florida
 1510  Statutes, is amended, and subsection (4) is added to that
 1511  section, to read:
 1512         321.04 Personnel of the highway patrol; rank
 1513  classifications; probationary status of new patrol officers;
 1514  subsistence; special assignments.—
 1515         (3)(a) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
 1516  shall assign one patrol officer to the office of the Governor;
 1517  said patrol officer so assigned shall be selected by the
 1518  Governor and shall have rank and pay not less than that of a
 1519  lieutenant of the Florida Highway Patrol, and said patrol
 1520  officer so assigned shall be paid by said department from the
 1521  appropriation made to said department; said patrol officer shall
 1522  have and receive all other benefits provided for in this chapter
 1523  or any other statute now in existence or hereinafter enacted.
 1524         (b) For the 2017-2018 fiscal year only, the patrol officer
 1525  shall be assigned to the Lieutenant Governor. This paragraph
 1526  expires July 1, 2018.
 1527         (4) For the 2017-2018 fiscal year only, the assignment of a
 1528  patrol officer by the department shall include a Cabinet member
 1529  specified in s. 4, Art. IV of the State Constitution if deemed
 1530  appropriate by the department or in response to a threat and
 1531  upon written request of such Cabinet member. This subsection
 1532  expires July 1, 2018.
 1533         Section 49. In order to implement Specific Appropriation
 1534  1875 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, paragraph (d)
 1535  is added to subsection (3) of section 311.07, Florida Statutes,
 1536  to read:
 1537         311.07 Florida seaport transportation and economic
 1538  development funding.—
 1539         (3)
 1540         (d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a), (b), and (c), and for
 1541  the 2017-2018 fiscal year only, projects that are funded through
 1542  a specific appropriation in the 2017-2018 General Appropriations
 1543  Act are not required to match state funds in accordance with
 1544  paragraph (a) or to meet project eligibility requirements
 1545  specified in paragraph (b) or paragraph (c). This paragraph
 1546  expires July 1, 2018.
 1547         Section 50. In order to implement Specific Appropriations
 1548  1869 through 1882, 1888 through 1891, 1905 through 1914, 1916
 1549  through 1925, and 1964 through 1976 of the 2017-2018 General
 1550  Appropriations Act, paragraphs (d), (e), and (f) are added to
 1551  subsection (5) of section 339.135, Florida Statutes, to read:
 1552         339.135 Work program; legislative budget request;
 1553  definitions; preparation, adoption, execution, and amendment.—
 1554         (5) ADOPTION OF THE WORK PROGRAM.—
 1555         (d) It is the intent of the Legislature that the department
 1556  maintain fiscal solvency and make prudent use of all available
 1557  fiscal resources to minimize any project, or a phase thereof,
 1558  from being deferred within the work program. It is further the
 1559  intent of the Legislature that the department, to the maximum
 1560  extent feasible, reduce financial projects not programmed for
 1561  contract letting as identified with a work program contract
 1562  class code 8 and the box code RV to add projects to the 2017
 1563  2018 work program which are identified by a specific
 1564  appropriation in the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act. This
 1565  paragraph expires July 1, 2018.
 1566         (e) For the 2017-2018 fiscal year only, the department is
 1567  authorized to realign budget authority among appropriation
 1568  categories to support the implementation of the 2017-2018
 1569  General Appropriations Act. The notice, review, and objection
 1570  procedures under s. 216.177 apply only when projects, or a phase
 1571  thereof, are not deferred or deleted from the work program. The
 1572  request to realign budget authority among work program
 1573  categories must be supported by documented production and
 1574  financial goals within the parameters of finance, available
 1575  cash, and total authorized budget. This paragraph expires July
 1576  1, 2018.
 1577         (f) For the 2017-2018 fiscal year only, if the department
 1578  submits a work program amendment to realign work program
 1579  categories to the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act that
 1580  defers or deletes any project, or a phase thereof, the work
 1581  program amendment is subject to approval by the Legislative
 1582  Budget Commission. The department shall provide to the
 1583  Legislative Budget Commission the documents specified in
 1584  subparagraphs 1.–8. when submitting the department’s work
 1585  program amendment to request approval to realign the work
 1586  program appropriation categories to the 2017-2018 General
 1587  Appropriations Act. In addition, any work program amendment
 1588  submitted to the Legislative Budget Commission which results in
 1589  a reduced project commitment level for the 2017-2018 fiscal year
 1590  must include the following documents:
 1591         1. A proposed finance plan, as balanced to the requested
 1592  work program amendment to realign the work program categories to
 1593  the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, or any other
 1594  amendments that reduce work program commitments;
 1595         2. A proposed cash forecast, as balanced to the requested
 1596  work program amendment to realign the work program categories to
 1597  the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, or any other
 1598  amendments that reduce work program commitments;
 1599         3. An adopted finance plan, as of July 1, 2017;
 1600         4. An adopted cash forecast, as of July 1, 2017;
 1601         5. A complete list of projects, or phases thereof, deferred
 1602  or deleted from the impact of the projects identified by a
 1603  specific appropriation in the 2017-2018 General Appropriations
 1604  Act for the 2017-2018 through 2021-2022 work program;
 1605         6. The department’s methodology for identifying projects,
 1606  or phases thereof, for deferral or deletion for the 2017-2018
 1607  through 2021-2022 work program;
 1608         7. A letter of concurrence or nonconcurrence from the
 1609  affected metropolitan planning organization or, for
 1610  nonmetropolitan areas, the board of county commissioners with
 1611  impacted project selections; and
 1612         8. A complete list of financial projects not programmed for
 1613  contract letting as identified with a work program contract
 1614  class code 8 and the box code RV included in fiscal years 2017
 1615  2018 through 2021-2022, as of July 1, 2017.
 1616  
 1617  This paragraph expires July 1, 2018.
 1618         Section 51. In order to implement the salaries and
 1619  benefits, expenses, other personal services, contracted
 1620  services, special categories, and operating capital outlay
 1621  categories of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, upon the
 1622  expiration and reversion of the amendment to section 216.292,
 1623  Florida Statutes, pursuant to section 112 of chapter 2016-62,
 1624  Laws of Florida, paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
 1625  216.292, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
 1626         216.292 Appropriations nontransferable; exceptions.—
 1627         (2) The following transfers are authorized to be made by
 1628  the head of each department or the Chief Justice of the Supreme
 1629  Court whenever it is deemed necessary by reason of changed
 1630  conditions:
 1631         (a) The transfer of appropriations funded from identical
 1632  funding sources, except appropriations for fixed capital outlay,
 1633  and the transfer of amounts included within the total original
 1634  approved budget and plans of releases of appropriations as
 1635  furnished pursuant to ss. 216.181 and 216.192, as follows:
 1636         1. Between categories of appropriations within a budget
 1637  entity, if no category of appropriation is increased or
 1638  decreased by more than 5 percent of the original approved budget
 1639  or $250,000, whichever is greater, by all action taken under
 1640  this subsection.
 1641         2. Between budget entities within identical categories of
 1642  appropriations, if no category of appropriation is increased or
 1643  decreased by more than 5 percent of the original approved budget
 1644  or $250,000, whichever is greater, by all action taken under
 1645  this subsection.
 1646         3. Any agency exceeding salary rate established pursuant to
 1647  s. 216.181(8) on June 30th of any fiscal year shall not be
 1648  authorized to make transfers pursuant to subparagraphs 1. and 2.
 1649  in the subsequent fiscal year.
 1650         4. Notice of proposed transfers under subparagraphs 1. and
 1651  2. shall be provided to the Executive Office of the Governor and
 1652  the chairs of the legislative appropriations committees at least
 1653  3 days prior to agency implementation in order to provide an
 1654  opportunity for review. The review shall be limited to ensuring
 1655  that the transfer is in compliance with the requirements of this
 1656  paragraph.
 1657         5. For the 2017-2018 fiscal year, the review shall ensure
 1658  that transfers proposed pursuant to this paragraph comply with
 1659  this chapter and are not contrary to legislative policy and
 1660  intent. This subparagraph expires July 1, 2018.
 1661         Section 52. In order to implement the appropriation of
 1662  funds in the special categories, contracted services, and
 1663  expenses categories of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act,
 1664  a state agency may not initiate a competitive solicitation for a
 1665  product or service if the completion of such competitive
 1666  solicitation would:
 1667         (1)Require a change in law; or
 1668         (2)Require a change to the agency’s budget other than a
 1669  transfer authorized in s. 216.292(2) or (3), Florida Statutes,
 1670  unless the initiation of such competitive solicitation is
 1671  specifically authorized in law, in the General Appropriations
 1672  Act, or by the Legislative Budget Commission.
 1673  
 1674  This section does not apply to a competitive solicitation for
 1675  which the agency head certifies that a valid emergency exists.
 1676  This section expires July 1, 2018.
 1677         Section 53. In order to implement appropriations for
 1678  salaries and benefits in the 2017-2018 General Appropriations
 1679  Act, subsection (6) of section 112.24, Florida Statutes, is
 1680  amended to read:
 1681         112.24 Intergovernmental interchange of public employees.
 1682  To encourage economical and effective utilization of public
 1683  employees in this state, the temporary assignment of employees
 1684  among agencies of government, both state and local, and
 1685  including school districts and public institutions of higher
 1686  education is authorized under terms and conditions set forth in
 1687  this section. State agencies, municipalities, and political
 1688  subdivisions are authorized to enter into employee interchange
 1689  agreements with other state agencies, the Federal Government,
 1690  another state, a municipality, or a political subdivision
 1691  including a school district, or with a public institution of
 1692  higher education. State agencies are also authorized to enter
 1693  into employee interchange agreements with private institutions
 1694  of higher education and other nonprofit organizations under the
 1695  terms and conditions provided in this section. In addition, the
 1696  Governor or the Governor and Cabinet may enter into employee
 1697  interchange agreements with a state agency, the Federal
 1698  Government, another state, a municipality, or a political
 1699  subdivision including a school district, or with a public
 1700  institution of higher learning to fill, subject to the
 1701  requirements of chapter 20, appointive offices which are within
 1702  the executive branch of government and which are filled by
 1703  appointment by the Governor or the Governor and Cabinet. Under
 1704  no circumstances shall employee interchange agreements be
 1705  utilized for the purpose of assigning individuals to participate
 1706  in political campaigns. Duties and responsibilities of
 1707  interchange employees shall be limited to the mission and goals
 1708  of the agencies of government.
 1709         (6) For the 2017-2018 2016-2017 fiscal year only, the
 1710  assignment of an employee of a state agency as provided in this
 1711  section may be made if recommended by the Governor or Chief
 1712  Justice, as appropriate, and approved by the chairs of the
 1713  legislative appropriations committees. Such actions shall be
 1714  deemed approved if neither chair provides written notice of
 1715  objection within 14 days after receiving notice of the action
 1716  pursuant to s. 216.177. This subsection expires July 1, 2018
 1717  2017.
 1718         Section 54. In order to implement Specific Appropriations
 1719  2681 and 2682 of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act, and
 1720  notwithstanding s. 11.13(1), Florida Statutes, the authorized
 1721  salaries for members of the Legislature for the 2017-2018 fiscal
 1722  year shall be set at the same level in effect on July 1, 2010.
 1723  This section expires July 1, 2018.
 1724         Section 55. In order to implement the transfer of funds to
 1725  the General Revenue Fund from trust funds for the 2017-2018
 1726  General Appropriations Act, and notwithstanding the expiration
 1727  date contained in section 117 of chapter 2016-62, Laws of
 1728  Florida, paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of section 215.32,
 1729  Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
 1730         215.32 State funds; segregation.—
 1731         (2) The source and use of each of these funds shall be as
 1732  follows:
 1733         (b)1. The trust funds shall consist of moneys received by
 1734  the state which under law or under trust agreement are
 1735  segregated for a purpose authorized by law. The state agency or
 1736  branch of state government receiving or collecting such moneys
 1737  is responsible for their proper expenditure as provided by law.
 1738  Upon the request of the state agency or branch of state
 1739  government responsible for the administration of the trust fund,
 1740  the Chief Financial Officer may establish accounts within the
 1741  trust fund at a level considered necessary for proper
 1742  accountability. Once an account is established, the Chief
 1743  Financial Officer may authorize payment from that account only
 1744  upon determining that there is sufficient cash and releases at
 1745  the level of the account.
 1746         2. In addition to other trust funds created by law, to the
 1747  extent possible, each agency shall use the following trust funds
 1748  as described in this subparagraph for day-to-day operations:
 1749         a. Operations or operating trust fund, for use as a
 1750  depository for funds to be used for program operations funded by
 1751  program revenues, with the exception of administrative
 1752  activities when the operations or operating trust fund is a
 1753  proprietary fund.
 1754         b. Operations and maintenance trust fund, for use as a
 1755  depository for client services funded by third-party payors.
 1756         c. Administrative trust fund, for use as a depository for
 1757  funds to be used for management activities that are departmental
 1758  in nature and funded by indirect cost earnings and assessments
 1759  against trust funds. Proprietary funds are excluded from the
 1760  requirement of using an administrative trust fund.
 1761         d. Grants and donations trust fund, for use as a depository
 1762  for funds to be used for allowable grant or donor agreement
 1763  activities funded by restricted contractual revenue from private
 1764  and public nonfederal sources.
 1765         e. Agency working capital trust fund, for use as a
 1766  depository for funds to be used pursuant to s. 216.272.
 1767         f. Clearing funds trust fund, for use as a depository for
 1768  funds to account for collections pending distribution to lawful
 1769  recipients.
 1770         g. Federal grant trust fund, for use as a depository for
 1771  funds to be used for allowable grant activities funded by
 1772  restricted program revenues from federal sources.
 1773  
 1774  To the extent possible, each agency must adjust its internal
 1775  accounting to use existing trust funds consistent with the
 1776  requirements of this subparagraph. If an agency does not have
 1777  trust funds listed in this subparagraph and cannot make such
 1778  adjustment, the agency must recommend the creation of the
 1779  necessary trust funds to the Legislature no later than the next
 1780  scheduled review of the agency’s trust funds pursuant to s.
 1781  215.3206.
 1782         3. All such moneys are hereby appropriated to be expended
 1783  in accordance with the law or trust agreement under which they
 1784  were received, subject always to the provisions of chapter 216
 1785  relating to the appropriation of funds and to the applicable
 1786  laws relating to the deposit or expenditure of moneys in the
 1787  State Treasury.
 1788         4.a. Notwithstanding any provision of law restricting the
 1789  use of trust funds to specific purposes, unappropriated cash
 1790  balances from selected trust funds may be authorized by the
 1791  Legislature for transfer to the Budget Stabilization Fund and
 1792  General Revenue Fund in the General Appropriations Act.
 1793         b. This subparagraph does not apply to trust funds required
 1794  by federal programs or mandates; trust funds established for
 1795  bond covenants, indentures, or resolutions whose revenues are
 1796  legally pledged by the state or public body to meet debt service
 1797  or other financial requirements of any debt obligations of the
 1798  state or any public body; the Division of Licensing Trust Fund
 1799  in the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; the
 1800  State Transportation Trust Fund; the trust fund containing the
 1801  net annual proceeds from the Florida Education Lotteries; the
 1802  Florida Retirement System Trust Fund; trust funds under the
 1803  management of the State Board of Education or the Board of
 1804  Governors of the State University System, where such trust funds
 1805  are for auxiliary enterprises, self-insurance, and contracts,
 1806  grants, and donations, as those terms are defined by general
 1807  law; trust funds that serve as clearing funds or accounts for
 1808  the Chief Financial Officer or state agencies; trust funds that
 1809  account for assets held by the state in a trustee capacity as an
 1810  agent or fiduciary for individuals, private organizations, or
 1811  other governmental units; and other trust funds authorized by
 1812  the State Constitution.
 1813         Section 56. The amendment to s. 215.32(2)(b), Florida
 1814  Statutes, as carried forward by this act from chapter 2011-47,
 1815  Laws of Florida, expires July 1, 2018, and the text of that
 1816  paragraph shall revert to that in existence on June 30, 2011,
 1817  except that any amendments to such text enacted other than by
 1818  this act shall be preserved and continue to operate to the
 1819  extent that such amendments are not dependent upon the portions
 1820  of text which expire pursuant to this section.
 1821         Section 57. In order to implement appropriations in the
 1822  2017-2018 General Appropriations Act for state employee travel,
 1823  the funds appropriated to each state agency which may be used
 1824  for travel by state employees are limited during the 2017-2018
 1825  fiscal year to travel for activities that are critical to each
 1826  state agency’s mission. Funds may not be used for travel by
 1827  state employees to foreign countries, other states, conferences,
 1828  staff training activities, or other administrative functions
 1829  unless the agency head has approved, in writing, that such
 1830  activities are critical to the agency’s mission. The agency head
 1831  shall consider using teleconferencing and other forms of
 1832  electronic communication to meet the needs of the proposed
 1833  activity before approving mission-critical travel. This section
 1834  does not apply to travel for law enforcement purposes, military
 1835  purposes, emergency management activities, or public health
 1836  activities. This section expires July 1, 2018.
 1837         Section 58. In order to implement appropriations in the
 1838  2017-2018 General Appropriations Act for state employee travel
 1839  and notwithstanding s. 112.061, Florida Statutes, costs for
 1840  lodging associated with a meeting, conference, or convention
 1841  organized or sponsored in whole or in part by a state agency or
 1842  the judicial branch may not exceed $150 per day. An employee may
 1843  expend his or her own funds for any lodging expenses in excess
 1844  of $150 per day. For purposes of this section, a meeting does
 1845  not include travel activities for conducting an audit,
 1846  examination, inspection, or investigation or travel activities
 1847  related to a litigation or emergency response. This section
 1848  expires July 1, 2018.
 1849         Section 59. In order to implement the appropriation of
 1850  funds in the special categories, contracted services, and
 1851  expenses categories of the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act,
 1852  a state agency may not enter into a contract containing a
 1853  nondisclosure clause that prohibits the contractor from
 1854  disclosing information relevant to the performance of the
 1855  contract to members or staff of the Senate or the House of
 1856  Representatives. This section expires July 1, 2018.
 1857         Section 60. Any section of this act which implements a
 1858  specific appropriation or specifically identified proviso
 1859  language in the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act is void if
 1860  the specific appropriation or specifically identified proviso
 1861  language is vetoed. Any section of this act which implements
 1862  more than one specific appropriation or more than one portion of
 1863  specifically identified proviso language in the 2017-2018
 1864  General Appropriations Act is void if all the specific
 1865  appropriations or portions of specifically identified proviso
 1866  language are vetoed.
 1867         Section 61. If any other act passed during the 2017 Regular
 1868  Session of the Legislature contains a provision that is
 1869  substantively the same as a provision in this act, but that
 1870  removes or is otherwise not subject to the future repeal applied
 1871  to such provision by this act, the Legislature intends that the
 1872  provision in the other act takes precedence and continues to
 1873  operate, notwithstanding the future repeal provided by this act.
 1874         Section 62. If any provision of this act or its application
 1875  to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity
 1876  does not affect other provisions or applications of the act
 1877  which can be given effect without the invalid provision or
 1878  application, and to this end the provisions of this act are
 1879  severable.
 1880         Section 63. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
 1881  act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon
 1882  this act becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1,
 1883  2017; or, if this act fails to become a law until after that
 1884  date, it shall take effect upon becoming a law and shall operate
 1885  retroactively to July 1, 2017.