Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations

Conference Summary

Overview
The 2011 Legislature has proposed an Agriculture & Natural Resources budget totaling $2.5 billion,
which is a $306 million (13.96 percent) increase over the 2010-11 fiscal year appropriation. The budget
includes $212 million in General Revenue, which is a $2.6 million (1.2 percent) decrease from the
previous year and $2,283 million in trust funds, which is a $308.8 million (15.6 percent) increase over
the previous year. The budget includes funding for 8,879.25 authorized positions which is 255 fewer
(2.76 percent) than the previous fiscal year.

Key Issues
Breakdown
Provides $100 million in funding for restoration Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
projects to address injuries to natural resources $349.1 million budget, which is an increase
caused by the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. of $12.3 million (3.6 percent) over the 2010-
Provides $305 million in budget authority from the 11 fiscal year appropriation; 129.5 positions
sale of surplus lands and interest earnings in which eliminated (3.5 percent).
the proceeds will be used to purchase conservation Department of Citrus
lands. $67.4 million budget, which is a decrease of
Provides authority to spend $9.8 million from BP to $432,311 (0.65 percent) over the 2010-11
conduct food safety testing and a high-visibility fiscal year appropriation; 8 positions
seafood marketing campaign. eliminated (1.76 percent).
Provides $128 million in funding for the clean-up of Department of Environmental Protection
contaminated petroleum sites.
$1.79 billion budget, which is an increase of
Provides $29.9 million for the Comprehensive $303.9 million (20.4 percent) over the 2010-
Everglades Restoration Plan and the 11 fiscal year appropriation; 117.5 positions
implementation of the Northern Everglades and eliminated (3.3 percent decrease).
Estuaries Program. Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Provides $255.4 million in financial assistance to
$287.6 million budget, which is a decrease of
local governments for construction of critical
10.1 million (3.4 percent) under the 2010-11
environmental infrastructure and drinking water fiscal year appropriation.
systems.
Trust Funds Swept
Eliminates 255 positions; more than one-half of
which are vacant, some more than 120 days and Department of Environmental Protection
Ecosystem Mgmt & Restoration $12.1million
some as long as five years.
Inland Protection $5.5 million
Reduces funding for managing aquatic and Land Acquisition $21 million
terrestrial invasive plants from $35 million to $28.5 Solid Waste Management $0.5 million
million. Water Mgmt Lands $10 million
Water Quality Assurance $2 million
Transfers $57.6 million from state trust funds
generated by documentary stamp taxes. Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Invasive Plant Control Trust Fund $6.5 million
Provides $16.3 million for new Beach Restoration
Projects.

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 Government Operations Appropriations
Conference Summary

Overview
The 2011 Legislature has proposed a Government Operations budget totaling $1.7 billion which is a $17.2
million (1 percent) reduction in total spending compared to the 2010-11 fiscal year appropriation. The budget
includes $260.6 million in General Revenue, a reduction of $8.7 million (3.2 percent) from the previous year, and
$1.46 billion in trust funds, a reduction of $8.5 million from the previous year. The budget includes funding for
11,390.25 positions, which is a reduction of 2 percent from the current fiscal year.

Key Issues Breakdown

Includes $25.5 million to Fiscally Constrained Counties to
offset reductions in ad valorem tax revenue. ($25,000,000
Fiscally Constrained Counties and $537,260 Conservation
Lands).
Funds $33.9 million to the Child Support Automated
Management System (CAMS Phase II). Estimated
completion date is February 2012.
Funds 11 positions and $1.6 million in the Department of
Financial Services for implementation of the 3 percent
federal withholding on payments the state makes to
vendors providing goods and services to the state. The new
federal law is effective January 1, 2012.
Reduces funding for the outsourced compulsive gambling
program by $1 million.
Eliminates $1.5 million for the executive aircraft program.
Eliminates the Governor’s Commission on Disabilities.
Eliminates 16 positions and $771,000 for administrative
efficiencies in the statewide district offices of the Workers’
Compensation Appeals program.
Funds $475,000 in nonrecurring General Revenue to ensure
solvency of the Local Retirement Systems bureau
responsible for reviewing and monitoring local retirement
systems and municipal police officer and firefighter
pensions.
Funds $1.2 million in recurring General Revenue for
increases in pension payments for members of the Florida
National Guard.
Eliminates 27 positions and $2 million to enhance
administrative efficiencies in the Public Service
Commission.
In association with House Bill 5005, which calls for the
deregulation of various businesses and professions, the
budget eliminates one position and $52,533 from the
Department of Business and Professional Regulation’s
budget.
Department of Business and Professional Regulation
(DBPR)
$131 million budget, which is an increase of $500,000
(0.4 percent) over the 2010-11 fiscal year appropriation.
Federal funds account for $739,062 of the DBPR budget.
Department of Financial Services
$233.8 million budget, which is an increase of $2.2
million (1 percent) over the 2010-11 fiscal year
appropriation.
Office of Insurance Regulation
$27.8 million budget, which is a decrease of $555,000 (2
percent) under the 2010-11 fiscal year appropriation.
Office of Financial Regulation
$42.7 million budget, which is a decrease of $950,000
(2.2 percent) under the 2010-11 fiscal year
appropriation.
Department of the Lottery
$137.5 million budget, which is an increase of $2.5
million (1.8 percent) over the 2010-11 fiscal year
appropriation. Budget is $2.6 million less than the
Lottery’s Revenue Estimating Conference estimate,
which translates to $2.6 million more to education.
Department of Management Services (DMS)
$581 million budget, which is a decrease of $5.9 million
(1 percent) under the 2010-11 fiscal year appropriation.
Federal funds account for $4.9 million of the total DMS
budget.
Public Service Commission (PSC)
$26 million budget, which is a decrease of $2 million
(7.1 percent) over the 2010-11 fiscal year appropriation.
Federal funds account for $350,000 of the total PSC
budget.
Department of Revenue (DOR)
$548.2 million budget, which is a decrease of $12.4
million (2.3 percent) under the 2010-11 fiscal year
appropriation. Federal funds account for $212 million of
the total DOR budget.

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 Health Care Appropriations
Conference Summary

Overview
The 2011 Legislature has proposed a Health Care budget totaling $29.9 billion which is a $1.4 billion (5.03 percent) increase
over the 2010-11 fiscal year and includes approximately $2.1 billion in state funds to cover the resulting cost of changes to
the Medicaid federal match rate. Total funding includes $7 billion in General Revenue and $22.9 billion in trust funds. The
budget includes funding for 35,686.25 authorized positions which is a reduction of 1,185.5 (3.22 percent) positions over the
2010-11 fiscal year.

Key Issues Breakdown

Includes approximately $2.1 billion in state funds for
stimulus depletion due to a change in the Medicaid federal
match rate.
Provides $2,051.3 million in order to restore the Medically
Needy for Adults and Medicaid for the Aged and Disabled
(MEDS AD) programs which serve approximately 46,096
beneficiaries in the Medically Needy program and 42,115
beneficiaries in the MEDS AD program monthly.
Provides $36.2 million to fully fund the anticipated growth
in the Kidcare Program for the 2011-12 fiscal year.
Funding is expected to serve an additional 22,848 children,
an 8 percent growth rate.
Provides $17.8 million for an additional 1,000 slots in the
nursing home diversion program funded by a reduction in
the nursing home line item. This funding will bring total
slots to 18,350 and will allow over 19,000 individuals to be
served in the 2011-12 fiscal year.
Provides $12.1 million for full restoration of community-
based services for elders such as Local Services Programs
and Alzheimer’s disease projects with recurring funds.
Agency for Health Care Administration
$22.3 billion budget, which is an increase of $1.5
billion (7.14 percent) over the 2010-11 fiscal year
appropriation.
Florida Department of Elder Affairs
$758.1 million budget, which is an increase of
$28.7 million (3.93 percent) over the 2010-11
fiscal year appropriation.
Florida Department of Veterans Affairs
$88.6 million budget, which is an increase of $7.2
million (8.92 percent) over the 2010-11 fiscal
year appropriation.
Department of Children and Families
$2.9 billion budget, which is an overall decrease
of $54.3 million (1.84 percent) over the 2010-11
fiscal year appropriation.
Agency for Persons with Disabilities
$1,014.9 million budget, which is an overall
decrease of $955,779 (.09 percent) over the
2010-11 fiscal year appropriation.

Provides $2.7 million to support the Program of All- Department of Health

inclusive Care for the Elderly (PACE) by funding 150 slots $2.9 billion budget, which is an overall decrease
of $32.5 million (1.1 percent) under the 2010-11
in, Polk, Highlands and Hardee counties, as well as 50 slots
fiscal year appropriation.
in Lee County and 75 additional slots in Pinellas County.
General Revenue decrease of $78.2 million
Restores $73 million to the Florida Department of Children (16.47 percent) under the 2010-11 fiscal year
and Families with $69.4 million in General Revenue for appropriation.
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services and $3.9
million in General Revenue for Maintenance Adoption
Subsidies.

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 Health Care Appropriations
Conference Summary
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Key Issues cont.

Provides $54.5 million to address a deficit in the
Medicaid Home and Community Based Services
Waiver for the Developmentally Disabled.
Reduces Hospital Rates by 12 percent, County Health Additional Online Budget
Department Rates by 10 percent, Nursing Home Rates
by 6.5 percent, Institutional Care for the Resources:
Developmentally Disabled Rates by 3 percent, and
Children’s and Rural Hospital Rates by 3 percent.
Provides trust fund authority to enable local
governments to use local funds to restore reductions House 2011 Appropriations
to hospital systems through the use of these
intergovernmental transfers.
Documents
Medicaid Non Emergency Transportation Rates were
reduced by 7 percent; $4.6 million total, of which $2 House “Build Your Own
million is General Revenue. Reduces non-emergent
transportation provided through contract with the Budget” Project
Florida Commissioner for the Transportation
Disadvantaged.
Reduces statewide administration within the OPI Pulse: Florida’s Budget
Department of Children & Families by 273 positions (4
percent) and $18.1 million in General Revenue for total Process
reduction of $20.3 million.
Reduces the Mental Health Civil Commitment program
by 222 positions (10 percent) and $8.6 million in The Florida House of
General Revenue for a total reduction of $9.4 million. Representatives
Reduces the Mental Health Forensic Commitment
program by 275 positions (16 percent) and $16.5
million in General Revenue for a total reduction of The Florida Senate
$16.6 million.
Provides $3 million in Brain & Spinal Cord Injury
Program Trust Fund for 257 additional waiver slots.
Provides $56.2 million to increase reimbursement
rates to dental providers for services provided to
children. Payment rates will be increased by
approximately 48.6 percent.
Provides $30 million for biomedical research funding
to James and Esther King ($5 million), Bankhead/Coley
($10 million), H. Lee Moffitt ($5 million), Sylvester
Cancer Center ($5 million), and Shands Cancer Hospital
($5 million).

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 Higher Education Appropriations
Conference Summary

Overview
The Florida Legislature proposed a Higher Education budget totaling $6.8 billion which is a $309 million (4.3 percent)
decrease from the 2010-11 fiscal year. This includes a $219.7 million (6.34 percent) decrease in General Revenue funds, a
$82.2 million (11.13 percent) increase from the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund and a decrease of $171.5 million
(5.9 percent) in other trust fund budget authority over the 2010-11 fiscal year appropriation. The budget also includes an
8 percent base tuition increase authority for Workforce, Florida’s College and State Universities. The proposed budget
includes funding for 1,302.75 authorized positions which is 56.25 fewer positions than the 2010-11 fiscal year.

Key Issues
Reduces funding for State Universities by 5.7
percent and State Colleges by 1.3 percent from the
2010-2011 fiscal year.
The budget reduces 55 positions in the Vocational
Rehabilitation (VR) Injured Worker Program to align
with the Department of Financial Services transfer
of Workers Compensation Administrative Trust
Fund dollars. It also reduces 1 position from VR’s
Data Center consolidation and .25 positions from
Blind Services Data Center consolidation.
Increases lottery funds by $27.2 million (7.3
percent) for Student Financial Aid (total state funds
increase of $3.3 million).
The budget reduces Bright Futures funding by $87.3
million (20 percent).
Need-based Student Financial Aid is increased by
$0.05 million (0.04 percent).
Breakdown
Vocational Rehabilitation
$195.2 million budget, which is a decrease of $25.2
million (11.43 percent) under the 2010-11 fiscal year
appropriation.
Blind Services
$52.7 million budget, which is a decrease of $4.96
million (8.6 percent) under the 2010-11 fiscal year
appropriation.
Private Colleges & Universities
$106.9 million budget, which is a decrease of $7.1
million (6.26 percent) under the 2010-2011 fiscal year
appropriation.
Student Financial Aid
$509.7 million budget, which is an overall increase of
$88.5 million (15.1 percent) over the 2010-11 fiscal
year appropriation.
Workforce Education
$534.2 million budget, including tuition revenue,
which is an overall decrease of $8.6 million (1.6
percent) under the 2010-11 fiscal year appropriation.

Prohibits co-enrollment of adult education Florida College System

students, which reduces General Revenue by $11.1
million.
Authorizes an 8 percent tuition increase at Florida
Colleges, which generates an additional $67.7
million in revenue.
Authorizes an 8 percent tuition increase, 7 percent
tuition differential fee, and other tuition
adjustments at State Universities which generate a
total of $111.3 million in revenue.
$1.9 billion budget, including tuition revenue, which is
an overall decrease of $24.7 million (1.3 percent)
under the 2010-11 fiscal year appropriation.
State University System
$3.5 billion budget, which is an overall decrease of
$206.2 million (5.7 percent) under the 2010-2011
fiscal year appropriation. This includes tuition revenue
budget authority of $111.3 million.
Board of Governors
$5.7 million budget, which is a decrease of $500,789
(8 percent) under the 2010-11 fiscal year
appropriation.

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Overview
The 2011 Legislature has proposed a Justice budget totaling $4.9 billion which is a $233.5 million (4.5 percent) decrease
from the 2010-11 fiscal year. This includes a $194.8 million (5.4 percent) decrease in General Revenue funds for a total $3.4
billion for the 2011-12 fiscal year. The budget also includes a $38.7 million (2.4 percent) decrease in trust funds for a total
$1.5 billion for the 2011-12 fiscal year. The budget includes funding for 49,277 positions which is 2,410 fewer positions than
the 2010-11 fiscal year.
Key Issues
Reduces operational costs in the Department of
Corrections by $19.8 million.
Provides $38.9 million in nonrecurring General Revenue
funding to the State Courts to offset the deficit in the
State Courts Revenue Trust Fund.
Provides $3.2 million to State Attorneys and $1.6 million
to Public Defenders.
Provides $44.2 million in nonrecurring General Revenue
funding to the Clerks of Court to offset the decline in
revenue in the Clerks of the Court Trust Fund.
Provides for the privatization of health services in regions
1, 2 and 3. The budget also includes a savings of $12.2
million for health services efficiencies.
Provides for the privatization of certain correctional
facilities in Region 4 which saves $11 million.
Provides no reductions to substance abuse programs.
Reduces $19.8 million related to operational costs in DOC
due to a decrease in the Criminal Justice Estimating
Conference projections.
Eliminates Basic Training Program (boot camp) within the
Department of Corrections resulting in a $2.7 million
reduction in the overall budget from the 2010-11 fiscal
year.
There were no reductions to PACE Center for Girls or
Children and Families in Need of Services.
Provides for a reduction of $18 million due to less
misdemeanors being committed to residential programs.
Provides $5.1 million for community-based programs and
$300,000 for electronic monitoring as other options for
misdemeanant youth.
Provides for a transfer of all functions of the Department
of Legal Affairs Cybercrime Office to the existing
cybercrime unit at the Florida Department of Law
Enforcement (net reduction $1 million).
Provides $1 million in recurring General Revenue funds
for the Guardian Ad Litem program funded at $31.6
million.
Provides $2.5 million to the Department of Legal Affairs
to offset revenue decline in the trust fund.
OFFICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE JOHN LEGG
Justice Appropriations
Conference Summary
Breakdown
Department of Corrections
$2.3 billion budget, which is a decrease of $152.6 million (6.3 percent)
under the 2010-11 fiscal year appropriation.
Department of Juvenile Justice
$535.6 million budget, which is a decrease of $70.6 million (11.65
percent) under the 2010-11 fiscal year appropriation.
Department of Law Enforcement
$242.4 million budget, which is a decrease of 7.3 million (3 percent)
under the 2010-11 fiscal year appropriation.
Legal Affairs/Attorney General
$188.7 million budget, which is a decrease of $874,000 (0.5 percent)
under the 2010-11 fiscal year appropriation.
Parole Commission
$8.2 million budget, which is a decrease of $132,000 (1.6 percent)
under the 2010-11 fiscal year appropriation.
State Attorneys
$406.9 million budget, which is an increase of $10.9 million (2.8
percent) over the 2010-11 fiscal year appropriation.
Public Defenders
$198.2 million budget, which is an increase of $4.0 million (2.1
percent) over the 2010-11 fiscal year appropriation.
Public Defenders Appellate Division
$13.9 million budget for Public Defenders Appellate Division, which is
the same as the 2010-11 fiscal year appropriation.
Justice Administrative Commission
$86.6 million budget, which is an increase of $396,000 (0.46 percent)
over the 2010-11 fiscal year appropriation.
Guardian Ad Litem
$31.7 million budget, which is the same as the 2010-11 fiscal year
appropriation.
Capital Collateral Regional Counsels
$7 million budget, which is a decrease of $224,000 (0.15 percent)
under the 2010-11 fiscal year appropriation.
Regional Conflict Counsels
$34.7 million budget, which is a decrease of $1.7 million (4.8 percent)
under the 2010-11 fiscal year appropriation.
Clerks of Court
$447.1 million budget, which is a decrease of $9.7 million (2.1
percent) under the 2010-11 fiscal year appropriation.
State Courts System
$459.2 million budget, which is an increase of $80,000 in General
Revenue and a decrease of $7.9 million (1.7 percent) in trust funds
under the 2010-11 fiscal year appropriation
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Overview
The 2011 Florida Legislature has proposed an overall PreK-12 budget totaling $12.2 billion which is a $1.7 billion (12.47
percent) decrease from the 2010-11 fiscal year appropriation. The budget reduces General Revenue by $519.9 million
(5.6 percent) for a total General Revenue allocation of $8,643.8 million.
Key Issues
The Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP) is
reduced by 3.21 percent ($542.03) per-student
from the 2010-11 fiscal year.
The proposed budget includes approximately $200
million in General Revenue funds for stimulus
depletion and an increase of $258.5 million from
the State School Trust Fund.
The budget eliminates 54 positions under State
Board of Education due to stimulus depletion,
operating budget realignment, and Data Center
Consolidation.
Class-size compliance is funded at $2.93 billion,
which is an increase of $13.6 million provided for
student enrollment growth.
The budget includes an $859.1 million reduction
associated with contribution savings within the
Florida Retirement System (FRS) policy within the
FEFP. This results in a smaller reduction in FEFP of
$218 (3.21 percent) per student. The resulting per-
student funding is $6,591.62 per student.
School recognition funding is decreased from $75
per student to $70 per student.
Restores nonrecurring funds of $906,006 for the
Florida School of the Deaf and Blind for an overall
reduction of 1.95 percent.
Increases the Assessment and Evaluation budget by
$2.97 million.
OFFICE OF PUBLIC INFORMATION SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE JOHN LEGG
PreK-12 Appropriations
Conference Summary
Breakdown
FEFP
$16.6 billion budget, which is a decrease of $1.4 billion
(7.53 percent) under the 2010-11 fiscal year appropriation.
Per student funding is $6,267.97 or $542.03 (7.96 percent)
less than the 2010-11 4th FEFP calculation. However, when
the savings from FRS are taken into account, the reduction
is only $218 or 3.21 percent.
Voluntary Prekindergarten
$384.8million budget, which is a decrease of $20 million
(4.93 percent) under the 2010-11 fiscal year appropriation.
The base student allocation for the school year program is
$2,383 or $180 (7 percent) less than the 2010-11 base
student allocation for the school year program. The base
student allocation for the summer program is $2,026 or
$153 (7 percent) less than the 2010-11 base student
allocation for the summer program.
Educational Media & Technology
$8 million budget, which is an overall decrease of $2.9
million (26.52 percent) under the 2010-11 fiscal year
appropriation.
Federal Grants
$2.7 billion budget, which is an overall decrease of $579.9
million (17.6 percent) under 2010-11 fiscal year
appropriation.
State Board of Education
$209.6 million budget, which is an overall decrease of $5.7
million (2.7 percent) under the 2010-11 fiscal year
appropriation.
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Key Issues Cont.
NON FEFP
The budget includes increases of $137.9 million for
the federal school lunch program, $5.4 million for
federal domestic security grants, $28.3 million for
the federal Partnership for Assessment of Readiness
for College and Careers grant and $196.9 million for
the federal Race to the Top grant.
The budget eliminates the Instructional Materials
Management and Excellent Teaching programs.
Reduces funding for Public Radio and Television
Stations by $2 million.
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PreK-12 Appropriations
Conference Summary
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Breakdown Cont.
$212.5 million budget, which is a decrease of $41 million (16.19
percent) from the 2010-11 fiscal year appropriation. Specific
non-FEFP budget reductions include:
o Decreases the School District Matching Grants Program by
15 percent.
o Decreases the Regional Education Consortium Services by
10 percent.
o Decreases Exceptional Education by 18 percent.
o Decreases Learning through Listening by 20 percent.
o Decreases the Panhandle Area Educational Consortium by
38 percent.
o Decreases Best Buddies by 15 percent.
o Decreases Take Stock in Children by 5 percent.
o Decreases Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resource
Centers by 20 percent.
o Decreases Autism Program by 20 percent.
o Decreases Learning for Life by 30 percent.
o Decreases Girl Scouts by 30 percent.
o Decreases Black Male Explorers by 60 percent.
o Decreases Assistance to Low Performing Schools by 11
percent.
o Decreases Big Brothers, Big Sisters by 15 percent.
o Decreases Boys and Girls Clubs by 15 percent.
o Decreases YMCA State Alliance by 15 percent.
o Decreases College Reach Out Program by 55 percent.
o Decreases New World School of the Arts by 49 percent.
o Decreases Florida Association of District Superintendent
Training by 15 percent.
o Decreases Principal of the Year by 27 percent.
o Decreases Teacher of the Year by 27 percent.
o Decreases School Related Personnel of the Year by 27
percent.
o Decreases Grants to Public Schools for Reading Programs
by 90 percent.
o Decreases Teen Trendsetters by 37 percent.
o Decreases Project to Advance School Success by 25
percent.
o Decreases Arts for a Complete Education by 21 percent.
o Decreases Academic Tourney by 21 percent.
o Decreases School District Matching Grants Program by 15
percent.
o Decreases Sunlink Library Database by 15 percent.
o Decreases Teacher and School Administrator Death
Benefits by 10 percent.
o Decreases Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind by
1.65 percent.
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 Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations
Conference Summary

Overview
The 2011 Legislature has proposed a Transportation and Economic Development budget totaling $10.6 billion,
which represents a 6.1 percent increase in total funding over the 2010-2011 fiscal year. Additionally, the budget
requires $348 million in trust fund transfers. This largely comes from two sources: $189.5 million from the State
Housing and Local Government Housing trust funds, and $150 million from the State Transportation Trust Fund.

Key Issues
No reductions were made to the Department of
Military Affairs.
There will be no loss of sworn law enforcement officers
in the Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) and the budget
provides $5 million for FHP’s aging fleet of patrol
vehicles.
The budget provides $15 million for Armory needs.
The budget consolidates two divisions in the
Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles,
and transitions driver license issuance services to tax
collector’s offices rather than local Division of Motor
Vehicle offices. This is projected to save approximately
$6.5 million over the next few years.
The budget transfers Motor Carrier Compliance from
the Department of Transportation (DOT) to the
Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles,
generating an initial $1.3 million of savings in state
expenditures.
Economic Development programs are funded at
$125.3 million.
The budget fully funds School Readiness at $616.8
million.
No funding was provided for Affordable Housing
programs.
The budget provides an additional $21.3 million for
State Aid to Libraries, as well as additional funding for
both cultural and historic preservation grant programs.
Cultural and Museum Grants received an increase in
funding of $1.15 million for a total budget of $2.15
million, and Historic Preservation Grants received $1.1
million.
This budget fully funds the Transportation Work
Program at $6.8 billion. This level of funding provides
sufficient authority for the Port of Miami Dredging
Project.
Breakdown
Agency for Workforce Innovation
$1.51 billion budget, which is a decrease of $55
million (3.5 percent) under the 2010-2011 fiscal year
appropriation.
Department of Community Affairs
$522.4 million budget, which is a decrease of $218.8
million (29.5 percent) under the 2010-2011 fiscal year
appropriation.
Florida Housing Finance Corporation
Eliminates funding for Affordable Housing Programs.
Projected revenues of $189.5 million to State Housing
and Local Government Housing Trust Funds are
transferred out.
Office of Tourism, Trade, & Economic Development
$125.3 million budget, which is a decrease of $94.9
million (43.1 percent) under the 2010-2011 fiscal year
appropriation.
Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles
$410.1 million budget, which is an increase of $18.8
million (4.8 percent) over the 2010-2011 fiscal year
appropriation.
Department of Military Affairs
$81.6 million budget, which is an increase of $21.9
million (36.6 percent) over the 2010-2011 fiscal year
appropriation.
Department of State
$82.2 million budget, which is a decrease of $5.2
million (5.9 percent) under the 2010-2011 fiscal year
appropriation.
Department of Transportation
$7.9 billion budget, which is an increase of $979.1
million (14.1 percent) over the 2010-2011 fiscal year
appropriation.

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