Bill Amendment: FL S1502 | 2013 | Regular Session
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Bill Title: Implementing the General Appropriations Act
Status: 2013-05-20 - Chapter No. 2013-41, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7065 (Ch. 2013-59), SB 1500 (Ch. 2013-40), SB 1802 (Ch. 2013-52) [S1502 Detail]
Download: Florida-2013-S1502-Senate_Floor_Conference_Committee_Amendment_944582.html
Bill Title: Implementing the General Appropriations Act
Status: 2013-05-20 - Chapter No. 2013-41, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7065 (Ch. 2013-59), SB 1500 (Ch. 2013-40), SB 1802 (Ch. 2013-52) [S1502 Detail]
Download: Florida-2013-S1502-Senate_Floor_Conference_Committee_Amendment_944582.html
Florida Senate - 2013 CONFERENCE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 1502
Barcode 944582
LEGISLATIVE ACTION
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The Conference Committee on SB 1502 recommended the following:
1 Senate Conference Committee Amendment (with title
2 amendment)
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4 Delete everything after the enacting clause
5 and insert:
6 Section 1. It is the intent of the Legislature that the
7 implementing and administering provisions of this act apply to
8 the General Appropriations Act for the 2013-2014 fiscal year.
9 Section 2. In order to implement Specific Appropriations 7,
10 8, 9, 87, and 88 of the 2013-2014 General Appropriations Act,
11 the calculations of the Florida Education Finance Program for
12 the 2013-2014 fiscal year in the document entitled “Public
13 School Funding-The Florida Education Finance Program,” dated
14 April 29, 2013, and filed with the Secretary of the Senate, are
15 incorporated by reference for the purpose of displaying the
16 calculations used by the Legislature, consistent with the
17 requirements of state law, in making appropriations for the
18 Florida Education Finance Program. This section expires July 1,
19 2014.
20 Section 3. In order to implement Specific Appropriations 7
21 and 87 of the 2013-2014 General Appropriations Act and
22 notwithstanding the provisions of ss. 1006.28 through 1006.42,
23 1002.20, 1003.02, 1011.62(6)(b)5., and 1011.67, Florida
24 Statutes, relating to the expenditure of funds provided for
25 instructional materials, for the 2013-2014 fiscal year, funds
26 provided for instructional materials shall be released and
27 expended as required in the proviso language attached to
28 Specific Appropriation 87. This section expires July 1, 2014.
29 Section 4. In order to implement Specific Appropriation
30 102A of the 2013-2014 General Appropriations Act, the
31 calculations for district bandwidth support for the 2013-2014
32 fiscal year in the document entitled “Public School Funding
33 District Bandwidth Support,” dated April 29, 2013, and filed
34 with the Secretary of the Senate, are incorporated by reference
35 for the purpose of displaying the calculations used by the
36 Legislature in appropriating funds for district bandwidth
37 support. This section expires July 1, 2014.
38 Section 5. In order to implement Specific Appropriation 19
39 of the 2013-2014 General Appropriations Act, paragraph (e) of
40 subsection (9) of section 1002.32, Florida Statutes, is amended
41 to read:
42 1002.32 Developmental research (laboratory) schools.—
43 (9) FUNDING.—Funding for a lab school, including a charter
44 lab school, shall be provided as follows:
45 (e)1. Each lab school shall receive funds for capital
46 improvement purposes in an amount determined as follows:
47 multiply the maximum allowable nonvoted discretionary millage
48 for capital improvements pursuant to s. 1011.71(2) by the value
49 of 96 percent of the current year’s taxable value for school
50 purposes for the district in which each lab school is located;
51 divide the result by the total full-time equivalent membership
52 of the district; and multiply the result by the full-time
53 equivalent membership of the lab school. The amount thus
54 obtained shall be discretionary capital improvement funds and
55 shall be appropriated from state funds in the General
56 Appropriations Act to the Lab School Educational Facility Trust
57 Fund.
58 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph 1., for
59 the 2013-2014 fiscal year, funds appropriated for capital
60 improvement purposes shall be divided between lab schools based
61 on full-time equivalent student membership. This subparagraph
62 expires July 1, 2014.
63 Section 6. In order to implement Specific Appropriations
64 202, 208 through 210, and 213 of the 2013-2014 General
65 Appropriations Act, the calculations for the Medicaid Low-Income
66 Pool, Disproportionate Share Hospital, and Hospital Exemptions
67 Programs, and the parameters and calculations for the diagnosis
68 related group (DRG) methodology for hospital reimbursement, for
69 the 2013-2014 fiscal year contained in the document entitled
70 “Medicaid Hospital Funding Programs,” dated April 29, 2013, and
71 filed with the Secretary of the Senate, are incorporated by
72 reference for the purpose of displaying the calculations used by
73 the Legislature, consistent with the requirements of state law,
74 in making appropriations for the Medicaid Low-Income Pool,
75 Disproportionate Share Hospital, and Hospital Exemptions
76 Programs, and the parameters and calculations for the diagnosis
77 related group methodology for hospital reimbursement. This
78 section expires July 1, 2014.
79 Section 7. In order to implement Specific Appropriations
80 353 through 369A and 374 through 377 of the 2013-2014 General
81 Appropriations Act and, notwithstanding any other law, in order
82 to provide consistency and continuity in the provision of mental
83 health and substance abuse treatment services to individuals
84 throughout the state, the Department of Children and Families
85 may not require managing entities contracting with the
86 department under s. 394.9082, Florida Statutes, to conduct
87 provider network procurements during the 2013-2014 fiscal year.
88 The department shall amend its contracts with each managing
89 entity, if necessary, to remove contractual provisions that have
90 the effect of requiring a managing entity to conduct a provider
91 network procurement during the 2013-2014 fiscal year. This
92 section expires July 1, 2014.
93 Section 8. (1) In order to implement Specific Appropriation
94 493 of the 2013-2014 General Appropriations Act, the following
95 requirements govern the continuation of Phase 3 of the
96 Department of Health’s Florida Onsite Sewage Nitrogen Reduction
97 Strategies Study:
98 (a) The Department of Health’s underlying contract for the
99 study remains in full force and effect and funding for
100 continuation of Phase 3 is provided through the department.
101 (b) The Department of Health’s Research Review and Advisory
102 Committee and the Department of Environmental Protection shall
103 work together to provide the necessary technical oversight of
104 the continuation of Phase 3.
105 (c) Management and oversight of the continuation of Phase 3
106 must be consistent with the terms of the existing contract.
107 However, the main focus and priority to be completed during
108 Phase 3 is testing and recommending cost-effective passive
109 technology design criteria for nitrogen reduction.
110 Notwithstanding any other law, before Phase 3 is completed, a
111 state agency may not adopt or implement a rule or policy that:
112 1. Mandates, establishes, or implements more restrictive
113 nitrogen reduction standards to existing or new onsite sewage
114 treatment systems or modification of such systems; or
115 2. Directly or indirectly, such as through an
116 administrative order developed by the Department of
117 Environmental Protection as part of a basin management action
118 plan adopted pursuant to s. 403.067, Florida Statutes, requires
119 the use of performance-based treatment systems or similar
120 technology. However, more restrictive nitrogen reduction
121 standards for onsite systems may be required through a basin
122 management action plan if such plan is phased in after
123 completion of Phase 3.
124 (2) This section expires July 1, 2014.
125 Section 9. (1) In order to implement Specific Appropriation
126 267 of the 2013-2014 General Appropriations Act, and
127 notwithstanding s. 393.065(5), Florida Statutes, individuals
128 from the Medicaid home and community-based waiver programs wait
129 list shall be offered a slot on the waiver as follows:
130 (a) Individuals in category 1, which includes clients
131 deemed to be in crisis as described in rule, shall be given top
132 priority in moving from the wait list to the waiver.
133 (b) Individuals in category 2, at the time of finalization
134 of an adoption with placement in the family home, reunification
135 with family members with placement in a family home, or
136 permanent placement with a relative in a family home, shall be
137 moved to the waiver.
138 (c) In selecting individuals in category 3 or category 4,
139 the Agency for Persons with Disabilities shall use the Agency
140 for Persons with Disabilities Wait List Prioritization Tool,
141 dated March 15, 2013. Those individuals whose needs score
142 highest on the Wait List Prioritization Tool shall be moved to
143 the waiver during the 2013-2014 fiscal year, to the extent funds
144 are available.
145 (2) Upon the placement of individuals on the waiver
146 pursuant to subsection (1), individuals remaining on the wait
147 list are deemed not to have been substantially affected by
148 agency action and are, therefore, not entitled to a hearing
149 under s. 393.125, Florida Statutes, or administrative proceeding
150 under chapter 120, Florida Statutes. This section expires July
151 1, 2014.
152 Section 10. In order to implement Specific Appropriations
153 602 through 678 and 701 through 736 of the 2013-2014 General
154 Appropriations Act, subsection (4) of section 216.262, Florida
155 Statutes, is amended to read:
156 216.262 Authorized positions.—
157 (4) Notwithstanding the provisions of this chapter relating
158 to increasing the number of authorized positions, and for the
159 2013-2014 2012-2013 fiscal year only, if the actual inmate
160 population of the Department of Corrections exceeds the inmate
161 population projections of the February 19, 2013 December 14,
162 2011, Criminal Justice Estimating Conference by 1 percent for 2
163 consecutive months or 2 percent for any month, the Executive
164 Office of the Governor, with the approval of the Legislative
165 Budget Commission, shall immediately notify the Criminal Justice
166 Estimating Conference, which shall convene as soon as possible
167 to revise the estimates. The Department of Corrections may then
168 submit a budget amendment requesting the establishment of
169 positions in excess of the number authorized by the Legislature
170 and additional appropriations from unallocated general revenue
171 sufficient to provide for essential staff, fixed capital
172 improvements, and other resources to provide classification,
173 security, food services, health services, and other variable
174 expenses within the institutions to accommodate the estimated
175 increase in the inmate population. All actions taken pursuant to
176 this subsection are subject to review and approval by the
177 Legislative Budget Commission. This subsection expires July 1,
178 2014 2013.
179 Section 11. In order to implement Specific Appropriations
180 1273 and 1274 of the 2013-2014 General Appropriations Act, the
181 Department of Legal Affairs may expend appropriated funds in
182 those specific appropriations on the same programs that were
183 funded by the department pursuant to specific appropriations
184 made in general appropriations acts in previous years. This
185 section expires July 1, 2014.
186 Section 12. In order to implement Specific Appropriations
187 1211 and 1216 of the 2013-2014 General Appropriations Act,
188 paragraph (d) of subsection (4) of section 932.7055, Florida
189 Statutes, is amended to read:
190 932.7055 Disposition of liens and forfeited property.—
191 (4) The proceeds from the sale of forfeited property shall
192 be disbursed in the following priority:
193 (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection,
194 and for the 2013-2014 2012-2013 fiscal year only, the funds in a
195 special law enforcement trust fund established by the governing
196 body of a municipality may be expended to reimburse the general
197 fund of the municipality for moneys advanced from the general
198 fund to the special law enforcement trust fund before October 1,
199 2001. This paragraph expires July 1, 2014 2013.
200 Section 13. (1) In order to implement Specific
201 Appropriations 1075, 1076, 1081, 1082, 1129, 1130, 1134, 1135,
202 1137, 1141, 1142, 1145, 1146, 1147, 1158, and 1163 of the 2013
203 2014 General Appropriations Act, the Department of Juvenile
204 Justice must comply with the following reimbursement
205 limitations:
206 (a) Payments to a hospital or a health care provider may
207 not exceed 110 percent of the Medicare allowable rate for any
208 health care services provided if there is no contract between
209 the department and the hospital or the health care provider
210 providing services at a hospital;
211 (b) The department may continue to make payments for health
212 care services at the currently contracted rates through the
213 current term of the contract if a contract has been executed
214 between the department and a hospital or a health care provider
215 providing services at a hospital; however, payments may not
216 exceed 110 percent of the Medicare allowable rate after the
217 current term of the contract expires or after the contract is
218 renewed during the 2013-2014 fiscal year;
219 (c) Payments may not exceed 110 percent of the Medicare
220 allowable rate under a contract executed on or after July 1,
221 2013, between the department and a hospital or a health care
222 provider providing services at a hospital;
223 (d) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a)-(c), the department may
224 pay up to 125 percent of the Medicare allowable rate for health
225 care services at a hospital that reports or has reported a
226 negative operating margin for the previous fiscal year to the
227 Agency for Health Care Administration through hospital-audited
228 financial data; and
229 (e) The department may not execute a contract for health
230 care services at a hospital for rates other than rates based on
231 a percentage of the Medicare allowable rate.
232 (2) As used in this section, the term “hospital” means a
233 hospital licensed under chapter 395, Florida Statutes.
234 (3) This section expires July 1, 2014.
235 Section 14. In order to implement section 7 of the 2013
236 2014 General Appropriations Act, paragraph (c) of subsection (4)
237 of section 29.008, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
238 29.008 County funding of court-related functions.—
239 (4)
240 (c) Counties are exempt from all requirements and
241 provisions of paragraph (a) for the 2013-2014 2012-2013 fiscal
242 year. Accordingly, for the 2013-2014 2012-2013 fiscal year,
243 counties shall maintain, but are not required to increase, their
244 expenditures for the items specified in paragraphs (1)(a)-(h)
245 and subsection (3). The requirements described in paragraph (a)
246 shall be reinstated beginning with the 2014-2015 2013-2014
247 fiscal year. This paragraph expires July 1, 2014 2013.
248 Section 15. In order to implement appropriations used for
249 the payments of existing lease contracts for private lease space
250 in excess of 2,000 square feet in the 2013-2014 General
251 Appropriations Act, the Department of Management Services, with
252 the cooperation of the agencies having the existing lease
253 contracts for office or storage space, shall use tenant broker
254 services to renegotiate or reprocure all private lease
255 agreements for office or storage space expiring between July 1,
256 2014, and June 30, 2016, in order to reduce costs in future
257 years. The department shall incorporate this initiative into its
258 2013 Master Leasing Report and may use tenant broker services to
259 explore the possibilities of colocating office or storage space,
260 to review the space needs of each agency, and to review the
261 length and terms of potential renewals or renegotiations. The
262 department shall provide a report to the Executive Office of the
263 Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the
264 House of Representatives by November 1, 2013, which lists each
265 lease contract for private office or storage space, the status
266 of renegotiations, and the savings achieved. This section
267 expires July 1, 2014.
268 Section 16. In order to implement Specific Appropriations
269 3073A through 3073L of the 2013-2014 General Appropriations Act,
270 and notwithstanding s. 215.199(2), Florida Statutes, funds
271 available in the Audit and Warrant Clearing Trust Fund for
272 subsequent distribution to the General Revenue Fund shall be
273 available to the tax collection service provider, as defined in
274 s. 443.036, Florida Statutes, who shall make the interest
275 payment required under s. 443.131(5), Florida Statutes, to the
276 Federal Government in the amount directed by the Governor or the
277 Governor’s designee. This section expires July 1, 2014.
278 Section 17. In order to implement Specific Appropriations
279 2245 through 2254 of the 2013-2014 General Appropriations Act,
280 section 624.502, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
281 624.502 Service of process fee.—In all instances as
282 provided in any section of the insurance code and s. 48.151(3)
283 in which service of process is authorized to be made upon the
284 Chief Financial Officer or the director of the office, the
285 plaintiff shall pay to the department or office a fee of $15 for
286 such service of process, which fee shall be deposited into the
287 Administrative Trust Fund Insurance Regulatory Trust Fund.
288 Section 18. The amendment made by this act to s. 624.502,
289 Florida Statutes, expires July 1, 2014, and the text of that
290 section shall revert to that in existence on June 30, 2013,
291 except that any amendments to such text enacted other than by
292 this act shall be preserved and continue to operate to the
293 extent that such amendments are not dependent upon the portions
294 of text that expire pursuant to this section.
295 Section 19. In order to implement Specific Appropriation
296 1626 of the 2013-2014 General Appropriations Act, paragraph (e)
297 is added to subsection (5) of section 161.143, Florida Statutes,
298 to read:
299 161.143 Inlet management; planning, prioritizing, funding,
300 approving, and implementing projects.—
301 (5) The department shall annually provide an inlet
302 management project list, in priority order, to the Legislature
303 as part of the department’s budget request. The list must
304 include studies, projects, or other activities that address the
305 management of at least 10 separate inlets and that are ranked
306 according to the criteria established under subsection (2).
307 (e) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a) and (b), and for the
308 2013-2014 fiscal year only, the amount allocated for inlet
309 management funding is provided in the General Appropriations
310 Act. This paragraph expires July 1, 2014.
311 Section 20. In order to implement Specific Appropriation
312 1600 and section 52 of the 2013-2014 General Appropriations Act,
313 subsection (2) of section 253.01, Florida Statutes, is amended
314 to read:
315 253.01 Internal Improvement Trust Fund established.—
316 (2)(a) All revenues accruing from sources designated by law
317 for deposit in the Internal Improvement Trust Fund shall be used
318 for the acquisition, management, administration, protection, and
319 conservation of state-owned lands.
320 (b) For the 2013-2014 fiscal year only, moneys in the
321 Internal Improvement Trust Fund may be transferred to the Save
322 Our Everglades Trust Fund for Everglades restoration pursuant to
323 s. 216.181(12). This paragraph expires July 1, 2014.
324 Section 21. In order to implement Specific Appropriations
325 1600 and 1619 and sections 52 and 53 of the 2013-2014 General
326 Appropriations Act, paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section
327 375.041, Florida Statutes, is amended, and paragraph (c) is
328 added to that subsection, to read:
329 375.041 Land Acquisition Trust Fund.—
330 (3)
331 (b) In addition to the uses allowed under paragraph (a),
332 for the 2013-2014 2012-2013 fiscal year, moneys in the Land
333 Acquisition Trust Fund may be transferred are authorized for
334 transfer to support the Total Maximum Daily Loads Program,
335 Drinking Water Revolving Loan Trust Fund, and Wastewater
336 Treatment and Stormwater Management Revolving Loan Trust Fund as
337 provided in the General Appropriations Act. This paragraph
338 expires July 1, 2014 2013.
339 (c) For the 2013-2014 fiscal year only, moneys in the Land
340 Acquisition Trust Fund may be transferred to the Save Our
341 Everglades Trust Fund for Everglades restoration pursuant to s.
342 216.181(12). This paragraph expires July 1, 2014.
343 Section 22. In order to implement Specific Appropriation
344 1626 of the 2013-2004 General Appropriations Act and
345 notwithstanding ss. 161.041, 161.055, and 373.427, Florida
346 Statutes, and any rules implementing those sections, existing
347 joint coastal permits for projects identified in the proviso
348 following Specific Appropriation 1626 which expire during the
349 2013-3014 fiscal year are extended until the completion of the
350 projects in order to take advantage of time-sensitive full
351 federal emergency funding for sand losses and to address 2012
352 storm damages to the state’s beaches. Fees may not be charged
353 for the extension of the permits and applications are not
354 required for such extension. This section expires July 1, 2014.
355 Section 23. In order to implement Specific Appropriation
356 1600 of the 2013-2014 General Appropriation Act, subsection (1)
357 of section 373.472, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
358 373.472 Save Our Everglades Trust Fund.—
359 (1) There is created within the Department of Environmental
360 Protection the Save Our Everglades Trust Fund. Funds in the
361 trust fund shall be expended to implement the comprehensive plan
362 as defined in s. 373.470(2)(b); the Lake Okeechobee Watershed
363 Protection Plan as defined in s. 373.4595(2); the Caloosahatchee
364 River Watershed Protection Plan as defined in s. 373.4595(2);
365 the St. Lucie River Watershed Protection Plan as defined in s.
366 373.4595(2); the Long-Term Plan as defined in s. 373.4592(2);
367 and the Florida Keys Area of Critical State Concern protection
368 program under ss. 380.05 and 380.0552 to restore and conserve
369 natural systems through the implementation of water management
370 projects, including wastewater management projects identified in
371 the “Keys Wastewater Plan” dated November 2007 and submitted to
372 the Florida House of Representatives on December 4, 2007; and to
373 pay debt service for Everglades restoration bonds issued
374 pursuant to s. 215.619. The trust fund shall serve as the
375 repository for state, local, and federal project contributions
376 in accordance with s. 373.470(4).
377 Section 24. In order to implement Specific Appropriations
378 1599 and 1600 and section 52 of the 2013-2014 General
379 Appropriations Act, subsection (12) of section 373.59, Florida
380 Statutes, is amended to read:
381 373.59 Water Management Lands Trust Fund.—
382 (12) Notwithstanding subsection (8), and for the 2013-2014
383 2012-2013 fiscal year only, the moneys from the Water Management
384 Lands Trust Fund are allocated as follows:
385 (a) An amount necessary to pay debt service on bonds issued
386 before February 1, 2009, by the South Florida Water Management
387 District and the St. Johns River Water Management District,
388 which are secured by revenues provided pursuant to this section,
389 or to fund debt service reserve funds, rebate obligations, or
390 other amounts payable with respect to such bonds.;
391 (b) Eight million dollars to be transferred to the General
392 Revenue Fund.; and
393 (c) Three million dollars to be distributed to the Suwannee
394 River Water Management District for springs restoration and
395 protection projects.
396 (d) Three million dollars to be distributed to the
397 Northwest Florida Water Management District for Apalachicola Bay
398 water quality improvement projects.
399 (e) Four million dollars to be distributed to the South
400 Florida Water Management District for J.W. Corbett Levee system
401 improvements.
402 (f) One million dollars to be distributed to the Southwest
403 Florida Water Management District for Duck Slough/Thousand Oaks
404 flood mitigation.
405 (g)(c) The remaining appropriation to be distributed to the
406 Suwannee River Water Management District.
407
408 This subsection expires July 1, 2014 2013.
409 Section 25. In order to implement Specific Appropriation
410 1600 of the 2013-2014 General Appropriations Act, the recurring
411 $12 million appropriated from the General Revenue Fund and the
412 recurring $20 million appropriated from the Water Management
413 Lands Trust Fund to the Department of Environmental Protection
414 for the Restoration Strategies Regional Water Quality Plan
415 contained in Committee Substitute for House Bill 7065, or
416 similar legislation enacted during the 2013 Regular Session of
417 the Legislature, shall be deposited into the Save Our Everglades
418 Trust Fund within the department to be spent for the Restoration
419 Strategies Regional Water Quality Plan, pursuant to Specific
420 Appropriation 1600. This section expires July 1, 2014.
421 Section 26. In order to implement Specific Appropriation
422 1600 and section 52 of the 2013-2014 General Appropriations Act,
423 paragraph (f) is added to subsection (1) of section 403.709,
424 Florida Statutes, to read:
425 403.709 Solid Waste Management Trust Fund; use of waste
426 tire fees.—There is created the Solid Waste Management Trust
427 Fund, to be administered by the department.
428 (1) From the annual revenues deposited in the trust fund,
429 unless otherwise specified in the General Appropriations Act:
430 (f) For the 2013-2014 fiscal year only, moneys in the Solid
431 Waste Management Trust Fund may be transferred to the Save Our
432 Everglades Trust Fund for Everglades restoration pursuant to s.
433 216.181(12). This paragraph expires July 1, 2014.
434 Section 27. In order to implement Specific Appropriation
435 1671 of the 2013-2014 General Appropriations Act, subsection (5)
436 of section 403.7095, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
437 403.7095 Solid waste management grant program.—
438 (5) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section,
439 and for the 2013-2014 2012-2013 fiscal year only, the Department
440 of Environmental Protection shall award the sum of $3 million
441 $2,400,000 in grants equally to counties having populations of
442 fewer than 100,000 for waste tire and litter prevention,
443 recycling education, and general solid waste programs. This
444 subsection expires July 1, 2014 2013.
445 Section 28. In order to implement Specific Appropriation
446 1544 and section 53 of the 2013-2014 General Appropriations Act,
447 paragraph (m) of subsection (3) of section 259.105, Florida
448 Statutes, is amended to read:
449 259.105 The Florida Forever Act.—
450 (3) Less the costs of issuing and the costs of funding
451 reserve accounts and other costs associated with bonds, the
452 proceeds of cash payments or bonds issued pursuant to this
453 section shall be deposited into the Florida Forever Trust Fund
454 created by s. 259.1051. The proceeds shall be distributed by the
455 Department of Environmental Protection in the following manner:
456 (m) Notwithstanding paragraphs (a)-(j) and for the 2013
457 2014 2012-2013 fiscal year only:,
458 1. Ten million dollars the moneys appropriated from the
459 Florida Forever Trust Fund shall be distributed only to the
460 Division of State Lands within the Department of Environmental
461 Protection for Board of Trustees Florida Forever Priority List
462 land acquisition projects that provide conservation lands to
463 protect the state’s military installations against encroachment.
464 2. The remaining moneys appropriated from the Florida
465 Forever Trust Fund shall be distributed only to the Division of
466 State Lands within the Department of Environmental Protection
467 for land acquisitions that are less-than-fee interest, or for
468 partnerships in which the state’s portion of the acquisition
469 cost is no more than 50 percent, or for conservation lands
470 needed for military buffering or springs or water resources
471 protection.
472
473 This paragraph expires July 1, 2014 2013.
474 Section 29. In order to implement Specific Appropriation
475 1668 of the 2013-2014 General Appropriations Act, paragraphs (d)
476 and (e) are added to subsection (2) of section 376.30711,
477 Florida Statutes, to read:
478 376.30711 Preapproved site rehabilitation, effective March
479 29, 1995.—
480 (2)
481 (d) All task assignments, work orders, and contracts for
482 providers under the Petroleum Restoration Program entered by the
483 department on or after July 1, 2013, pursuant to this section
484 and ss. 376.3071 and 376.30713 must:
485 1. Be procured through competitive bidding pursuant to s.
486 287.056, s. 287.057, or s. 287.0595.
487 2. Require that a statement under oath be executed and
488 provided to the department concurrently with the execution of
489 the task assignments, work orders, or contracts by:
490 a. All owners, responsible parties, and cleanup contractors
491 and subcontractors, that no compensation, remuneration, or gift
492 of any kind, directly or indirectly, has been solicited,
493 offered, accepted, paid, or received in exchange for designation
494 or employment in connection with the cleanup of an eligible
495 site, except for the compensation paid by the department to the
496 contractor for the cleanup.
497 b. All cleanup contractors and subcontractors receiving
498 compensation for cleanup of eligible sites, that they have never
499 paid, offered, or provided any compensation in exchange for
500 being desingated or hired to do cleanup work, except for
501 compensation for the cleanup work.
502
503 This paragraph expires June 30, 2014.
504 (e) Any owner, responsible party, or cleanup contractor or
505 subcontractor who falsely executes a statement required pursuant
506 to subparagraph (d)2. is prohibited from participating in the
507 Petroleum Restoration Program. This paragraph expires June 30,
508 2014.
509 Section 30. In order to implement Specific Appropriation
510 1439 of the 2013-2014 General Appropriations Act and to provide
511 consistency and continuity in the promotion of agriculture
512 throughout the state, notwithstanding s. 287.057, Florida
513 Statutes, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
514 may extend, revise, and renew current contracts or agreements
515 created or entered into pursuant to chapter 2006-25, Laws of
516 Florida. This section expires July 1, 2014.
517 Section 31. In order to implement Specific Appropriation
518 1835A of the 2013-2014 General Appropriations Act, paragraph (i)
519 is added to subsection (4) of section 339.135, Florida Statutes,
520 and paragraph (d) is added to subsection (5) of that section, to
521 read:
522 339.135 Work program; legislative budget request;
523 definitions; preparation, adoption, execution, and amendment.—
524 (4) FUNDING AND DEVELOPING A TENTATIVE WORK PROGRAM.—
525 (i) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), and for the 2013-2014
526 fiscal year only, the Department of Transportation may use
527 appropriated funds for the purpose of funding the costs of land
528 acquisition, design, and construction of multiuse trails and
529 related facilities. Funds specifically appropriated for this
530 purpose may not reduce, delete, or defer any existing projects
531 funded as of July 1, 2013, in the Department of Transportation
532 5-year work program. This paragraph expires July 1, 2014.
533 (5) ADOPTION OF THE WORK PROGRAM.—
534 (d) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), and for the 2013-2014
535 fiscal year only, the Department of Transportation may use
536 appropriated funds for the purpose of funding the costs of land
537 acquisition, design, and construction of multiuse trails and
538 related facilities. Funds specifically appropriated for this
539 purpose may not reduce, delete, or defer any existing projects
540 funded as of July 1, 2013, in the Department of Transportation
541 5-year work program. This paragraph expires July 1, 2014.
542 Section 32. In order to implement Specific Appropriation
543 1835A of the 2013-2014 General Appropriations Act, subsection
544 (4) is added to section 335.065, Florida Statutes, to read:
545 335.065 Bicycle and pedestrian ways along state roads and
546 transportation facilities.—
547 (4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the
548 department may use funds specifically appropriated for the
549 purpose of the acquisition and development of an integrated
550 system of interconnected multiuse trails of statewide
551 significance and to pay the costs of land acquisition, design,
552 and construction of trails and related facilities. When
553 selecting projects for funding under this section, the
554 department shall give priority to trail projects that have been
555 identified by the Florida Greenways and Trails Council as a
556 priority within the Florida Greenways and Trails System pursuant
557 to chapter 260 and shall provide trail connectivity by
558 eliminating gaps between existing trails. All projects funded
559 under this section shall be included in the department’s work
560 program developed pursuant to s. 339.135. This subsection
561 expires July 1, 2014.
562 Section 33. In order to implement Specific Appropriation
563 1830A of the 2013-2014 General Appropriations Act, present
564 paragraph (n) of subsection (1) of section 339.08, Florida
565 Statutes, is redesignated as paragraph (o), and a new paragraph
566 (n) is added to that subsection, to read:
567 339.08 Use of moneys in State Transportation Trust Fund.—
568 (1) The department shall expend moneys in the State
569 Transportation Trust Fund accruing to the department, in
570 accordance with its annual budget. The use of such moneys shall
571 be restricted to the following purposes:
572 (n) To pay administrative expenses incurred in accordance
573 with applicable laws by the multicounty transportation authority
574 created under chapter 343 where the jurisdiction for the
575 authority includes a portion of the State Highway System and the
576 expenses are in furtherance of the provisions of chapter 2012
577 174, Laws of Florida, to provide a financial analysis of the
578 cost savings to be achieved by the consolidation of transit
579 authorities within the region. This paragraph expires July 1,
580 2014.
581 Section 34. In order to implement Specific Appropriation
582 2633 of the 2013-2014 General Appropriations Act, the Department
583 of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles shall contract with the
584 corporation organized under part II of chapter 946, Florida
585 Statutes, to manufacture the current or newly redesigned license
586 tags, such contract being in the same manner and for the same
587 price as paid during the 2012-2013 fiscal year. The corporation
588 shall seek sealed bids for the reflectorized sheeting used in
589 the manufacture of such license tags, and in the event the
590 sealed bids result in any savings in sheeting costs, the
591 corporation shall credit 70 percent of such savings to the
592 department. The county name shall not appear on the redesigned
593 license tag. This section expires July 1, 2014.
594 Section 35. In order to implement the appropriation of
595 funds in the contracted services and expense categories of the
596 2013-2014 General Appropriations Act, no state agency may
597 initiate a competitive solicitation for a product or service if
598 the completion of such competitive solicitation would:
599 (1) Require a change in law; or
600 (2) Require a change to the agency’s budget other than a
601 transfer authorized in s. 216.292(2) or (3), Florida Statutes,
602 unless the initiation of such competitive solicitation is
603 specifically authorized in law, in the General Appropriations
604 Act, or by the Legislative Budget Commission.
605
606 This section does not apply to a competitive solicitation for
607 which the agency head certifies that a valid emergency exists.
608 This section expires July 1, 2014.
609 Section 36. In order to implement the appropriation of
610 funds in the appropriation category “Special Categories-Risk
611 Management Insurance” in the 2013-2014 General Appropriations
612 Act, and pursuant to the notice, review, and objection
613 procedures of s. 216.177, Florida Statutes, the Executive Office
614 of the Governor may transfer funds appropriated in that category
615 between departments in order to align the budget authority
616 granted with the premiums paid by each department for risk
617 management insurance. This section expires July 1, 2014.
618 Section 37. In order to implement the appropriation of
619 funds in the appropriation category “Special Categories-Transfer
620 to Department of Management Services-Human Resources Services
621 Purchased per Statewide Contract” in the 2013-2014 General
622 Appropriations Act, and pursuant to the notice, review, and
623 objection procedures of s. 216.177, Florida Statutes, the
624 Executive Office of the Governor may transfer funds appropriated
625 in that category between departments in order to align the
626 budget authority granted with the assessments that must be paid
627 by each agency to the Department of Management Services for
628 human resource management services. This section expires July 1,
629 2014.
630 Section 38. In order to implement appropriations for
631 salaries and benefits in the 2013-2014 General Appropriations
632 Act, paragraph (a) of subsection (12) of section 110.123,
633 Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
634 110.123 State group insurance program.—
635 (12) HEALTH SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.—The department is authorized
636 to establish health savings accounts for full-time and part-time
637 state employees in association with a health insurance plan
638 option authorized by the Legislature and conforming to the
639 requirements and limitations of federal provisions relating to
640 the Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization
641 Act of 2003.
642 (a)1. A member participating in this health insurance plan
643 option is eligible to receive an employer contribution into the
644 employee’s health savings account from the State Employees
645 Health Insurance Trust Fund in an amount to be determined by the
646 Legislature. A member is not eligible for an employer
647 contribution upon termination of employment. For the 2013-2014
648 2012-2013 fiscal year, the state’s monthly contribution for
649 employees having individual coverage shall be $41.66 and the
650 monthly contribution for employees having family coverage shall
651 be $83.33.
652 2. A member participating in this health insurance plan
653 option is eligible to deposit the member’s own funds into a
654 health savings account.
655 Section 39. In order to implement appropriations for
656 salaries and benefits in the 2013-2014 General Appropriations
657 Act, subsection (6) of section 112.24, Florida Statutes, is
658 amended to read:
659 112.24 Intergovernmental interchange of public employees.
660 To encourage economical and effective utilization of public
661 employees in this state, the temporary assignment of employees
662 among agencies of government, both state and local, and
663 including school districts and public institutions of higher
664 education is authorized under terms and conditions set forth in
665 this section. State agencies, municipalities, and political
666 subdivisions are authorized to enter into employee interchange
667 agreements with other state agencies, the Federal Government,
668 another state, a municipality, or a political subdivision
669 including a school district, or with a public institution of
670 higher education. State agencies are also authorized to enter
671 into employee interchange agreements with private institutions
672 of higher education and other nonprofit organizations under the
673 terms and conditions provided in this section. In addition, the
674 Governor or the Governor and Cabinet may enter into employee
675 interchange agreements with a state agency, the Federal
676 Government, another state, a municipality, or a political
677 subdivision including a school district, or with a public
678 institution of higher learning to fill, subject to the
679 requirements of chapter 20, appointive offices which are within
680 the executive branch of government and which are filled by
681 appointment by the Governor or the Governor and Cabinet. Under
682 no circumstances shall employee interchange agreements be
683 utilized for the purpose of assigning individuals to participate
684 in political campaigns. Duties and responsibilities of
685 interchange employees shall be limited to the mission and goals
686 of the agencies of government.
687 (6) For the 2013-2014 2012-2013 fiscal year only, the
688 assignment of an employee of a state agency as provided in this
689 section may be made if recommended by the Governor or Chief
690 Justice, as appropriate, and approved by the chairs of the
691 legislative appropriations committees. Such actions shall be
692 deemed approved if neither chair provides written notice of
693 objection within 14 days after the chair’s receiving notice of
694 the action pursuant to s. 216.177. This subsection expires July
695 1, 2014 2013.
696 Section 40. In order to implement Specific Appropriations
697 2550 and 2551 of the 2013-2014 General Appropriations Act and
698 notwithstanding s. 11.13(1), Florida Statutes, the authorized
699 salaries for members of the Legislature for the 2013-2014 fiscal
700 year shall be set at the same level in effect on July 1, 2010.
701 This section expires July 1, 2014.
702 Section 41. In order to implement the transfer of funds to
703 the General Revenue Fund from trust funds in the 2013-2014
704 General Appropriations Act, paragraph (b) of subsection (2) of
705 section 215.32, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
706 215.32 State funds; segregation.—
707 (2) The source and use of each of these funds shall be as
708 follows:
709 (b)1. The trust funds shall consist of moneys received by
710 the state which under law or under trust agreement are
711 segregated for a purpose authorized by law. The state agency or
712 branch of state government receiving or collecting such moneys
713 is responsible for their proper expenditure as provided by law.
714 Upon the request of the state agency or branch of state
715 government responsible for the administration of the trust fund,
716 the Chief Financial Officer may establish accounts within the
717 trust fund at a level considered necessary for proper
718 accountability. Once an account is established, the Chief
719 Financial Officer may authorize payment from that account only
720 upon determining that there is sufficient cash and releases at
721 the level of the account.
722 2. In addition to other trust funds created by law, to the
723 extent possible, each agency shall use the following trust funds
724 as described in this subparagraph for day-to-day operations:
725 a. Operations or operating trust fund, for use as a
726 depository for funds to be used for program operations funded by
727 program revenues, with the exception of administrative
728 activities when the operations or operating trust fund is a
729 proprietary fund.
730 b. Operations and maintenance trust fund, for use as a
731 depository for client services funded by third-party payors.
732 c. Administrative trust fund, for use as a depository for
733 funds to be used for management activities that are departmental
734 in nature and funded by indirect cost earnings and assessments
735 against trust funds. Proprietary funds are excluded from the
736 requirement of using an administrative trust fund.
737 d. Grants and donations trust fund, for use as a depository
738 for funds to be used for allowable grant or donor agreement
739 activities funded by restricted contractual revenue from private
740 and public nonfederal sources.
741 e. Agency working capital trust fund, for use as a
742 depository for funds to be used pursuant to s. 216.272.
743 f. Clearing funds trust fund, for use as a depository for
744 funds to account for collections pending distribution to lawful
745 recipients.
746 g. Federal grant trust fund, for use as a depository for
747 funds to be used for allowable grant activities funded by
748 restricted program revenues from federal sources.
749
750 To the extent possible, each agency must adjust its internal
751 accounting to use existing trust funds consistent with the
752 requirements of this subparagraph. If an agency does not have
753 trust funds listed in this subparagraph and cannot make such
754 adjustment, the agency must recommend the creation of the
755 necessary trust funds to the Legislature no later than the next
756 scheduled review of the agency’s trust funds pursuant to s.
757 215.3206.
758 3. All such moneys are hereby appropriated to be expended
759 in accordance with the law or trust agreement under which they
760 were received, subject always to the provisions of chapter 216
761 relating to the appropriation of funds and to the applicable
762 laws relating to the deposit or expenditure of moneys in the
763 State Treasury.
764 4.a. Notwithstanding any provision of law restricting the
765 use of trust funds to specific purposes, unappropriated cash
766 balances from selected trust funds may be authorized by the
767 Legislature for transfer to the Budget Stabilization Fund and
768 General Revenue Fund in the General Appropriations Act.
769 b. This subparagraph does not apply to trust funds required
770 by federal programs or mandates; trust funds established for
771 bond covenants, indentures, or resolutions whose revenues are
772 legally pledged by the state or public body to meet debt service
773 or other financial requirements of any debt obligations of the
774 state or any public body; the Division of Licensing Trust Fund
775 in the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; the
776 State Transportation Trust Fund; the trust fund containing the
777 net annual proceeds from the Florida Education Lotteries; the
778 Florida Retirement System Trust Fund; trust funds under the
779 management of the State Board of Education or the Board of
780 Governors of the State University System, where such trust funds
781 are for auxiliary enterprises, self-insurance, and contracts,
782 grants, and donations, as those terms are defined by general
783 law; trust funds that serve as clearing funds or accounts for
784 the Chief Financial Officer or state agencies; trust funds that
785 account for assets held by the state in a trustee capacity as an
786 agent or fiduciary for individuals, private organizations, or
787 other governmental units; and other trust funds authorized by
788 the State Constitution.
789 Section 42. The amendment to s. 215.32(2)(b), Florida
790 Statutes, as carried forward by this act from chapter 2011-47,
791 Laws of Florida, expires July 1, 2014, and the text of that
792 paragraph shall revert to that in existence on June 30, 2011,
793 except that any amendments to such text enacted other than by
794 this act shall be preserved and continue to operate to the
795 extent that such amendments are not dependent upon the portions
796 of text which expire pursuant to this section.
797 Section 43. In order to implement the transfer of moneys to
798 the General Revenue Fund from trust funds in the 2013-2014
799 General Appropriations Act, paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of
800 section 215.5601, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
801 215.5601 Lawton Chiles Endowment Fund.—
802 (4) ADMINISTRATION.—
803 (b) The endowment shall be managed as an annuity. The
804 investment objective is the long-term preservation of the real
805 value of the net contributed principal and a specified regular
806 annual cash outflow for appropriation, as nonrecurring revenue.
807 From the annual cash outflow, a pro rata share shall be used
808 solely for biomedical research activities as provided in
809 paragraph (3)(d), until such time as cures are found for
810 tobacco-related cancer and heart and lung disease. Five percent
811 of the annual cash outflow dedicated to the biomedical research
812 portion of the endowment shall be reinvested and applied to that
813 portion of the endowment’s principal, with the remainder to be
814 spent on biomedical research activities consistent with this
815 section. The schedule of annual cash outflow must be included
816 within the investment plan adopted under paragraph (a).
817 Withdrawals other than specified regular cash outflow are
818 considered reductions in contributed principal for the purposes
819 of this subsection.
820 Section 44. The amendment to s. 215.5601(4)(b), Florida
821 Statutes, as carried forward by this act from chapter 2011-47,
822 Laws of Florida, expires July 1, 2014, and the text of that
823 paragraph shall revert to that in existence on June 30, 2010,
824 except that any amendments to such text enacted other than by
825 this act shall be preserved and continue to operate to the
826 extent that such amendments are not dependent upon the portions
827 of text which expire pursuant to this section.
828 Section 45. In order to implement the issuance of new debt
829 authorized in the 2013-2014 General Appropriations Act, and
830 pursuant to s. 215.98, Florida Statutes, the Legislature
831 determines that the authorization and issuance of debt for the
832 2013-2014 fiscal year should be implemented, is in the best
833 interest of the state, and is necessary to address a critical
834 state emergency. This section expires July 1, 2014.
835 Section 46. In order to implement appropriations in the
836 2013-2014 General Appropriations Act for state employee travel,
837 the funds appropriated to each state agency, which may be used
838 for travel by state employees, shall be limited during the 2013
839 2014 fiscal year to travel for activities that are critical to
840 each state agency’s mission. Funds may not be used for travel by
841 state employees to foreign countries, other states, conferences,
842 staff-training activities, or other administrative functions
843 unless the agency head has approved, in writing, that such
844 activities are critical to the agency’s mission. The agency head
845 shall consider using teleconferencing and other forms of
846 electronic communication to meet the needs of the proposed
847 activity before approving mission-critical travel. This section
848 does not apply to travel for law enforcement purposes, military
849 purposes, emergency management activities, or public health
850 activities. This section expires July 1, 2014.
851 Section 47. In order to implement appropriations authorized
852 in the 2013-2014 General Appropriations Act for data center
853 services in the 2013-2014 fiscal year, paragraphs (g) and (h) of
854 subsection (4) of section 282.201, Florida Statutes, are amended
855 to read:
856 282.201 State data center system; agency duties and
857 limitations.—A state data center system that includes all
858 primary data centers, other nonprimary data centers, and
859 computing facilities, and that provides an enterprise
860 information technology service as defined in s. 282.0041, is
861 established.
862 (4) SCHEDULE FOR CONSOLIDATIONS OF AGENCY DATA CENTERS.—
863 (g) During the 2013-2014 fiscal year, the following shall
864 be consolidated into the Southwood Shared Resource Center:
865 1. By July 1, 2013, the Fish and Wildlife Conservation
866 Commission, except for the commission’s Fish and Wildlife
867 Research Institute in St. Petersburg.
868 1.2. By October 31, 2013, the Department of Economic
869 Opportunity.
870 2.3. By December 31, 2013, the Executive Office of the
871 Governor, to include the Division of Emergency Management except
872 for the Emergency Operation Center’s management system in
873 Tallahassee and the Camp Blanding Emergency Operations Center in
874 Starke.
875 3.4. By March 31, 2014, the Department of Elderly Affairs.
876 (h) By October 30, 2013, During the 2013-2014 fiscal year,
877 the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, except for the
878 commission’s Fish and Wildlife Research Institute in St.
879 Petersburg, following shall be consolidated into the Northwood
880 Shared Resource Center:
881 1. By July 1, 2013, the Department of Veterans’ Affairs.
882 2. By December 31, 2013, the Department of Legal Affairs.
883 3. By March 31, 2014, the Department of Agriculture and
884 Consumer Services’ Agriculture Management Information Center in
885 the Mayo Building and the Division of Licensing.
886 Section 48. The amendment made by this act to s.
887 282.201(4), Florida Statutes, expires July 1, 2014, and the text
888 of that subsection shall revert to that in existence on June 30,
889 2013, except that any amendments to such text enacted other than
890 by this act shall be preserved and continue to operate to the
891 extent that such amendments are not dependent upon the portions
892 of text that expire pursuant to this section.
893 Section 49. In order to implement appropriations authorized
894 in the 2013-2014 General Appropriations Act for data center
895 services scheduled for consolidation in the 2013-2014 fiscal
896 year, and pursuant to the notice, review, and objection
897 procedures of s. 216.177, Florida Statutes, the consolidating
898 agencies may request the transfer of resources between Data
899 Processing Services appropriation categories and the
900 appropriation categories for operations based upon changes to
901 the consolidation schedule. This section expires July 1, 2014.
902 Section 50. In order to implement appropriations authorized
903 in the 2013-2014 General Appropriations Act for each of the
904 state’s designated primary data centers funded from the data
905 processing appropriation category for computing services of user
906 agencies, and pursuant to the notice, review, and objection
907 procedures of s. 216.177, Florida Statutes, the Executive Office
908 of the Governor may transfer funds appropriated for data
909 processing in the 2013-2014 General Appropriations Act between
910 agencies in order to align the budget authority granted with the
911 utilization rate of each department. This section expires July
912 1, 2014.
913 Section 51. In order to implement appropriations authorized
914 in the 2013-2014 General Appropriations Act for data center
915 services, and notwithstanding s. 216.292(2)(a), Florida
916 Statutes, except as authorized in sections 49 and 50 of this
917 act, no agency may transfer funds from a data processing
918 category to a category other than another data processing
919 category. This section expires July 1, 2014.
920 Section 52. In order to implement Specific Appropriation
921 2825 of the 2013-2014 General Appropriations Act, the Executive
922 Office of the Governor may transfer funds appropriated in the
923 appropriation category “Expenses” of the 2013-2014 General
924 Appropriations Act between agencies in order to allocate a
925 reduction relating to SUNCOM services. This section expires July
926 1, 2014.
927 Section 53. In order to implement section 8 of the 2013
928 2014 General Appropriations Act, paragraph (b) of subsection (2)
929 of section 110.12315, Florida Statutes, is reenacted, and
930 paragraph (a) of subsection (7) of that section is reenacted and
931 amended, to read:
932 110.12315 Prescription drug program.—The state employees’
933 prescription drug program is established. This program shall be
934 administered by the Department of Management Services, according
935 to the terms and conditions of the plan as established by the
936 relevant provisions of the annual General Appropriations Act and
937 implementing legislation, subject to the following conditions:
938 (2) In providing for reimbursement of pharmacies for
939 prescription medicines dispensed to members of the state group
940 health insurance plan and their dependents under the state
941 employees’ prescription drug program:
942 (b) There shall be a 30-day supply limit for prescription
943 card purchases and 90-day supply limit for mail order or mail
944 order prescription drug purchases. The Department of Management
945 Services may implement a 90-day supply limit program for certain
946 maintenance drugs as determined by the department at retail
947 pharmacies participating in the program if the department
948 determines it to be in the best financial interest of the state.
949 (7) Under the state employees’ prescription drug program
950 copayments must be made as follows:
951 (a) Effective January 1, 2013 2012, for the State Group
952 Health Insurance Standard Plan:
953 1. For generic drug with card $7.
954 2. For preferred brand name drug with card $30.
955 3. For nonpreferred brand name drug with card $50.
956 4. For generic mail order drug $14.
957 5. For preferred brand name mail order drug $60.
958 6. For nonpreferred brand name mail order drug $100.
959 Section 54. (1) The amendment to s. 110.12315(2)(b),
960 Florida Statutes, as carried forward by this act from chapter
961 2012-119, Laws of Florida, expires July 1, 2014, and the text of
962 that paragraph shall revert to that in existence on June 30,
963 2012, except that any amendments to such text enacted other than
964 by this act shall be preserved and continue to operate to the
965 extent that such amendments are not dependent upon the portions
966 of text which expire pursuant to this sect.
967 (2) The amendment to s. 110.12315(7)(a), Florida Statutes,
968 as carried forward by this act from chapter 2012-119, Laws of
969 Florida, expires July 1, 2014, and the text of that paragraph
970 shall revert to that in existence on December 31, 2010, except
971 that any amendments to such text enacted other than by this act
972 shall be preserved and continue to operate to the extent that
973 such amendments are not dependent upon the portions of text
974 which expire pursuant to this section.
975 Section 55. Any section of this act which implements a
976 specific appropriation or specifically identified proviso
977 language in the 2013-2014 General Appropriations Act is void if
978 the specific appropriation or specifically identified proviso
979 language is vetoed. Any section of this act which implements
980 more than one specific appropriation or more than one portion of
981 specifically identified proviso language in the 2013-2014
982 General Appropriations Act is void if all the specific
983 appropriations or portions of specifically identified proviso
984 language are vetoed.
985 Section 56. If any other act passed during the 2013 Regular
986 Session contains a provision that is substantively the same as a
987 provision in this act, but that removes or is otherwise not
988 subject to the future repeal applied to such provision by this
989 act, the Legislature intends that the provision in the other act
990 takes precedence and continues to operate, notwithstanding the
991 future repeal provided by this act.
992 Section 57. If any provision of this act or its application
993 to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity
994 does not affect other provisions or applications of the act
995 which can be given effect without the invalid provision or
996 application, and to this end the provisions of this act are
997 severable.
998 Section 58. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
999 act and except for this section, which shall take effect upon
1000 this act becoming a law, this act shall take effect July 1,
1001 2013; or, if this act fails to become a law until after that
1002 date, it shall take effect upon becoming a law and operate
1003 retroactively to July 1, 2013.
1004
1005 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================
1006 And the title is amended as follows:
1007 Delete everything before the enacting clause
1008 and insert:
1009 A bill to be entitled
1010 An act relating to implementing the General
1011 Appropriations Act; providing legislative intent;
1012 incorporating by reference certain calculations of the
1013 Florida Education Finance Program for the 2013-2014
1014 fiscal year; providing that funds for instructional
1015 materials shall be released and expended as required
1016 in specified proviso language, notwithstanding other
1017 provisions of law; incorporating by reference the
1018 calculations for district bandwidth support; amending
1019 s. 1002.32, F.S.; providing for the distribution of
1020 capital improvement funding for lab schools;
1021 incorporating by reference certain calculations of the
1022 Medicaid Low-Income Pool, Disproportionate Share
1023 Hospital, and Hospital Exemptions Programs for the
1024 2013-2014 fiscal year; prohibiting the Department of
1025 Children and Families from requiring managing entities
1026 to conduct provider network procurement during the
1027 next fiscal year; providing requirements governing the
1028 continuation of Phase 3 of the Department of Health’s
1029 Florida Onsite Sewage Nitrogen Reduction Strategies
1030 Study; specifying certain prohibitions before
1031 completion of the study; prioritizing which categories
1032 of individuals on the Agency for Persons with
1033 Disabilities wait list will be offered a slot on the
1034 Medicaid home and community-based waiver programs;
1035 providing that individuals remaining on the wait list
1036 are not entitled to an administrative proceeding;
1037 amending s. 216.262, F.S.; authorizing the Department
1038 of Corrections to submit a budget amendment for
1039 additional positions to operate additional prison bed
1040 capacity under certain circumstances; authorizing the
1041 Department of Legal Affairs to spend certain
1042 appropriated funds on programs that were funded by the
1043 department from specific appropriations in general
1044 appropriations acts in previous years; amending s.
1045 932.7055, F.S.; authorizing a municipality to expend
1046 funds from its special law enforcement trust fund to
1047 reimburse the municipality’s general fund; requiring
1048 the Department of Juvenile Justice to comply with
1049 specified reimbursement limitations with respect to
1050 payments to hospitals or health care providers for
1051 health care services; authorizing certain payments
1052 pursuant to a contracted rate only until the contract
1053 expires or is renewed; defining the term “hospital”
1054 for purposes of such limitations; amending s. 29.008,
1055 F.S., relating to county funding of court-related
1056 functions; providing counties with an exemption from
1057 the requirement to annually increase certain
1058 expenditures by a specified percentage; directing the
1059 Department of Management Services to use a tenant
1060 broker to renegotiate or reprocure leases for office
1061 or storage space and provide a report to the
1062 Legislature; authorizing funds available in the Audit
1063 and Warrant Clearing Trust Fund to be available for
1064 certain interest payments to the Federal Government;
1065 amending s. 624.502, F.S.; requiring that fees for
1066 service of process upon the Chief Financial Officer or
1067 Office of Insurance Regulation be deposited into the
1068 Administrative Trust Fund rather than the Insurance
1069 Regulatory Trust Fund; amending s. 161.143, F.S.;
1070 providing an allocation in the General Appropriations
1071 Act for inlet management funding; amending s. 253.01,
1072 F.S.; authorizing the transfer of funds from the
1073 Internal Improvement Trust Fund to the Save Our
1074 Everglades Trust Fund for Everglades restoration;
1075 amending s. 375.041, F.S.; providing for the transfer
1076 of moneys from the Land Acquisition Trust Fund to
1077 support the Total Maximum Daily Loads Program;
1078 providing for the transfer of moneys in the Land
1079 Acquisition Trust Fund to the Save Our Everglades
1080 Trust Fund for Everglades restoration; providing for
1081 the extension of certain joint coastal permits for
1082 certain projects until the completion of such
1083 projects; amending s. 373.472, F.S.; providing that
1084 funds in the Save Our Everglades Trust Fund be also be
1085 used to implement the Everglades Protection Area
1086 Tributary Basins Conceptual Plan for Achieving Long
1087 Term Water Quality Goals Final Report; amending s.
1088 373.59, F.S.; authorizing the transfer of moneys from
1089 the Water Management Lands Trust Fund to the Save Our
1090 Everglades Trust Fund for Everglades restoration and
1091 revising the allocation of moneys from the Water
1092 Management Lands Trust Fund; revising the allocation
1093 of moneys from the Water Management Lands Trust Fund;
1094 amending s. 403.709, F.S.; authorizing the transfer of
1095 funds from the Solid Waste Management Trust Fund to
1096 the Save Our Everglades Trust Fund for Everglades
1097 restoration amending s. 403.7095, F.S.; requiring the
1098 Department of Environmental Protection to award a
1099 specified amount in grants to certain counties for
1100 solid waste programs; amending s. 259.105, F.S.;
1101 providing that certain funds in the Florida Forever
1102 Trust Fund be distributed to the Division of State
1103 Lands for certain Board of Trustees Florida Forever
1104 Priority List land acquisition projects and certain
1105 land acquisitions including conservation lands needed
1106 for military buffering or springs or water resources
1107 protection; amending s. 376.30711, F.S.; providing
1108 that all task assignments, work orders, and contracts
1109 for providers under the Petroleum Restoration program
1110 meet certain requirements; authorizing the Department
1111 of Agriculture and Consumer Services to extend,
1112 revise, and renew current contracts or agreements
1113 created or entered into for the purpose of promotion
1114 of agriculture; amending s. 339.135, F.S.; authorizing
1115 the Department of Transportation to use appropriated
1116 funds for land acquisition, design, and construction
1117 of multiuse trails and related facilities; amending s.
1118 335.065, F.S.; authorizing the Department of
1119 Transportation to use certain funds for the
1120 acquisition and development of a system of
1121 interconnected multi-use trails; amending s. 339.08,
1122 F.S.; authorizing the Department of Transportation to
1123 expend funds to pay certain administrative costs of
1124 the multicounty transportation authority established
1125 under ch. 343, F.S.; directing the Department of
1126 Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to contract with the
1127 corporation organized under pt. II of ch. 946, F.S.,
1128 to manufacture license tags; prohibiting a state
1129 agency from initiating a competitive solicitation for
1130 a product or service under certain circumstances;
1131 authorizing the Executive Office of the Governor to
1132 transfer funds between departments for purposes of
1133 aligning amounts paid for risk management premiums and
1134 for purposes of aligning amounts paid for human
1135 resource management services; amending s. 110.123,
1136 F.S., relating to the state group insurance program;
1137 providing the amounts of the state’s monthly
1138 contribution; amending s. 112.24, F.S.; providing
1139 conditions on the assignment of an employee of a state
1140 agency; providing that the annual salary of the
1141 members of the Legislature be maintained at a
1142 specified level; reenacting s. 215.32(2)(b), F.S.,
1143 relating to the source and use of certain trust funds;
1144 reenacting s. 215.5601(4)(b), F.S., relating to the
1145 administration of the Lawton Chiles Endowment Fund;
1146 providing a legislative determination that the
1147 issuance of new debt is in the best interests of the
1148 state and necessary to address a critical state
1149 emergency; limiting the use of travel funds to
1150 activities that are critical to an agency’s mission;
1151 providing exceptions; amending s. 282.201, F.S.;
1152 revising the schedule for consolidating certain agency
1153 data centers; authorizing certain agencies to request
1154 the transfer of resources between Data Processing
1155 Services appropriation categories and appropriation
1156 categories for operation based upon changes to the
1157 data center services consolidation schedule;
1158 authorizing the Executive Office of the Governor to
1159 transfer funds for use by the state’s designated
1160 primary data centers; prohibiting an agency from
1161 transferring funds from a data processing category to
1162 another category; authorizing the Executive Office of
1163 the Governor to transfer funds between agencies in
1164 order to allocate a reduction relating to SUNCOM;
1165 reenacting and amending s. 110.12315(2)(b) and (7)(a),
1166 F.S., relating to the state employee prescription drug
1167 program; updating provisions specifying copayment
1168 amounts; providing for the effect of a veto of one or
1169 more specific appropriations or proviso to which
1170 implementing language refers; providing for the
1171 continued operation of certain provisions
1172 notwithstanding a future repeal or expiration provided
1173 by this act; providing for severability; providing
1174 effective dates.
