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SECTION 1 - EDUCATION ENHANCEMENT EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

SECTION 2 - EDUCATION (ALL OTHER FUNDS) EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

SECTION 3 - HUMAN SERVICES AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 AGENCY FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 CHILDREN AND FAMILIES, DEPARTMENT OF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 ELDER AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 HEALTH, DEPARTMENT OF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118 VETERANS' AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

SECTION 4 - CRIMINAL JUSTICE AND CORRECTIONS CORRECTIONS, DEPARTMENT OF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 FLORIDA COMMISSION ON OFFENDER REVIEW . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 JUSTICE ADMINISTRATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170 JUVENILE JUSTICE, DEPARTMENT OF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215 LAW ENFORCEMENT, DEPARTMENT OF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 LEGAL AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF, AND ATTORNEY GENERAL . . . . . . . . . 238

SECTION 5 - NATURAL RESOURCES/ENVIRONMENT/GROWTH MANAGEMENT/TRANSPORTATION AGRICULTURE AND CONSUMER SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF, AND COMMISSIONER OF AGRICULTURE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250 ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION, DEPARTMENT OF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270 FISH AND WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299 TRANSPORTATION, DEPARTMENT OF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313

SECTION 6 - GENERAL GOVERNMENT ADMINISTERED FUNDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 325 BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL REGULATION, DEPARTMENT OF . . . . . . . . 325 CITRUS, DEPARTMENT OF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 337 COMMERCE, DEPARTMENT OF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 339 FINANCIAL SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356 GOVERNOR, EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 384 HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES, DEPARTMENT OF . . . . . . . . . . 390 LEGISLATIVE BRANCH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396 LOTTERY, DEPARTMENT OF THE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398 MANAGEMENT SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 400 MILITARY AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420 PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 423 REVENUE, DEPARTMENT OF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 426 STATE, DEPARTMENT OF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432

SECTION 7 - JUDICIAL BRANCH STATE COURT SYSTEM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 441 ITEMIZATION OF EXPENDITURE TOTALS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 480

SUMMARY BY

SECTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 481

SUMMARY FOR ALL SECTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 489

SUMMARY BY

SECTION BY DEPARTMENT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 491

FLORIDA SENATE - 2026 SENATE BILL 2500, AS INTRODUCED ______________________________________________________________________________ A bill to be entitled

An act making appropriations; providing moneys for the annual period beginning July 1, 2026, and ending June 30, 2027, and supplemental appropriations for the period ending June 30, 2026, to pay salaries, and other expenses, capital outlay - buildings, and other improvements, and for other specified purposes of the various agencies of state government; providing effective dates.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: The moneys contained herein are appropriated from the named funds for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 to the state agency indicated, as the amounts to be used to pay the salaries, other operational expenditures, and fixed capital outlay of the named agencies, and are in lieu of all moneys appropriated for these purposes in other sections of the Florida Statutes.

SECTION 1 - EDUCATION ENHANCEMENT "LOTTERY" TRUST FUND The moneys contained herein are appropriated from the Education Enhancement "Lottery" Trust Fund to the state agencies indicated. EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF Funds provided in sections 1 and 2 of this act as Grants and Aids-Special Categories or as Grants and Aids-Aid to Local Governments may be advanced quarterly throughout the fiscal year based on projects, grants, contracts, and allocation conference documents.

Of the funds provided in Specific Appropriations 59, 60 through 63, 64A through 71 and 163, 60 percent of general revenue shall be released at the beginning of the first quarter and the balance at the beginning of the third quarter. PROGRAM: EDUCATION - FIXED CAPITAL OUTLAY 1 FIXED CAPITAL OUTLAY DEBT SERVICE - CLASS SIZE REDUCTION LOTTERY CAPITAL OUTLAY PROGRAM FROM EDUCATIONAL ENHANCEMENT TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72,559,186 Funds in Specific Appropriation 1 shall be transferred using nonoperating budget authority to the Lottery Capital Outlay and Debt Service Trust Fund, pursuant to

section 1013.71, Florida Statutes, for the payment of debt service. There is appropriated from the Lottery Capital Outlay and Debt Service Trust Fund, an amount sufficient to enable the payment of debt service resulting from these transfers. Funds in Specific Appropriation 1 are for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 debt service on all bonds authorized pursuant to

section 1013.737, Florida Statutes, for class size reduction, including any other continuing payments necessary or incidental to the repayment of the bonds. These funds may be used to refinance any or all bond series if it is in the best interest of the state as determined by the Division of Bond Finance. 2 FIXED CAPITAL OUTLAY EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES FROM EDUCATIONAL ENHANCEMENT TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,328,962 Funds in Specific Appropriation 2 for educational facilities are provided for debt service requirements associated with bond proceeds from the Lottery Capital Outlay and Debt Service Trust Fund included in Specific Appropriations 17 and 17A of

chapter 2012-118, Laws of Florida, authorized pursuant to

section 1013.737, Florida Statutes. Funds in Specific Appropriation 2 shall be transferred, using nonoperating budget authority, to the Lottery Capital Outlay and Debt Service Trust Fund. There is hereby appropriated from the Lottery Capital Outlay and Debt Service Trust Fund an amount sufficient to enable the payment of debt service resulting from these transfers. 1

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SECTION 1 - EDUCATION ENHANCEMENT TOTAL: PROGRAM: EDUCATION - FIXED CAPITAL OUTLAY FROM TRUST FUNDS . . . . . . . . . . 78,888,148 TOTAL ALL FUNDS . . . . . . . . . . 78,888,148 OFFICE OF STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM - STATE 3 SPECIAL CATEGORIES GRANTS AND AIDS - FLORIDA'S BRIGHT FUTURES SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FROM EDUCATIONAL ENHANCEMENT TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 705,181,580 From the funds in Specific Appropriation 3, the Bright Futures Scholarship awards for the 2026-2027 academic year shall be as follows: Academic Scholars shall receive an award equal to the amount necessary to pay 100 percent of tuition and applicable fees for fall, spring, and summer terms.

Medallion Scholars shall receive an award equal to the amount necessary to pay 75 percent of tuition and applicable fees for fall, spring, and summer terms. A Medallion Scholar who is enrolled in an associate degree program at a Florida College System institution shall receive an award equal to the amount necessary to pay 100 percent of the tuition and applicable fees.

For Gold Seal Vocational Scholars and Gold Seal CAPE Scholars, the award per credit hour or credit hour equivalent shall be as follows: Gold Seal Vocational Scholars and Gold Seal CAPE Scholars Career Certificate Program.....................$ 39 Applied Technology Diploma Program.............$ 39 Technical Degree Education Program.............$ 48 Gold Seal CAPE Scholars Bachelor of Science Program with Statewide Articulation Agreement......................$ 48 Florida College System Bachelor of Applied Science Program.............................$ 48 The additional stipend for Top Scholars shall be $44 per credit hour. 4 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS STUDENT FINANCIAL AID FROM EDUCATIONAL ENHANCEMENT TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102,954,076 Funds in Specific Appropriation 4 are allocated in Specific Appropriation 67.

These funds are provided for Florida Student Assistance Grant (FSAG) public full-time and part-time programs. TOTAL: PROGRAM: STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM - STATE FROM TRUST FUNDS . . . . . . . . . . 808,135,656 TOTAL ALL FUNDS . . . . . . . . . . 808,135,656 PUBLIC SCHOOLS, DIVISION OF PROGRAM: STATE GRANTS/K-12 PROGRAM - FEFP The calculations of the Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP) for the 2026-2027 fiscal year are incorporated by reference in SB 2502.

The calculations are the basis for the appropriations in the General Appropriations Act in Specific Appropriations 5, 6, 88, and 89. 5 AID TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS GRANTS AND AIDS - FLORIDA EDUCATIONAL FINANCE PROGRAM FROM EDUCATIONAL ENHANCEMENT TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 486,211,876 Funds provided in Specific Appropriation 5 are allocated in Specific Appropriation 88. 2

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SECTION 1 - EDUCATION ENHANCEMENT 6 AID TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS GRANTS AND AIDS - CLASS SIZE REDUCTION FROM EDUCATIONAL ENHANCEMENT TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103,776,356 Funds in Specific Appropriations 6 and 89 are provided to implement the requirements of sections 1003.03 and 1011.685, Florida Statutes. The class size reduction allocation factor for prekindergarten to grade 3 shall be $961.90, for grades 4 to 8 shall be $918.41, and for grades 9 to 12 shall be $920.63. The class size reduction allocation shall be recalculated based on enrollment through the October 2026 FTE survey except as provided in

section 1003.03(4), Florida Statutes. If the total class size reduction allocation is greater than the appropriation in Specific Appropriations 6 and 89, funds shall be prorated to the level of the appropriation based on each district's calculated amount. The Commissioner of Education may withhold disbursement of these funds until a district is in compliance with reporting information required for class size reduction implementation.

TOTAL: PROGRAM: STATE GRANTS/K-12 PROGRAM - FEFP FROM TRUST FUNDS . . . . . . . . . . 589,988,232 TOTAL ALL FUNDS . . . . . . . . . . 589,988,232 PROGRAM: WORKFORCE EDUCATION 7 AID TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT FROM EDUCATIONAL ENHANCEMENT TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129,828,034 Funds in Specific Appropriation 7 are allocated in Specific Appropriation 121. These funds are provided for school district workforce education programs as defined in

section 1004.02(25), Florida Statutes. FLORIDA COLLEGES, DIVISION OF PROGRAM: FLORIDA COLLEGES 8 AID TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS GRANTS AND AIDS - FLORIDA COLLEGE SYSTEM PROGRAM FUND FROM EDUCATIONAL ENHANCEMENT TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239,728,417 Funds in Specific Appropriation 8 are allocated in Specific Appropriation 129.

UNIVERSITIES, DIVISION OF PROGRAM: EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL ACTIVITIES Funds in Specific Appropriations 9 through 13 shall be expended in accordance with operating budgets which must be approved by each university's board of trustees. 9 AID TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS GRANTS AND AIDS - EDUCATION AND GENERAL ACTIVITIES FROM EDUCATIONAL ENHANCEMENT TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 575,117,456 Funds in Specific Appropriation 9 are allocated in Specific Appropriation 152. 10 AID TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS GRANTS AND AIDS - IFAS (INSTITUTE OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE) FROM EDUCATIONAL ENHANCEMENT TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17,079,571 3

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SECTION 1 - EDUCATION ENHANCEMENT 11 AID TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS GRANTS AND AIDS - UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA MEDICAL CENTER FROM EDUCATIONAL ENHANCEMENT TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,463,937 12 AID TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS GRANTS AND AIDS - UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH CENTER FROM EDUCATIONAL ENHANCEMENT TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7,898,617 13 AID TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS GRANTS AND AIDS - FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL FROM EDUCATIONAL ENHANCEMENT TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 824,574 TOTAL: PROGRAM: EDUCATIONAL AND GENERAL ACTIVITIES FROM TRUST FUNDS . . . . . . . . . . 612,384,155 TOTAL ALL FUNDS . . . . . . . . . . 612,384,155 TOTAL OF

SECTION 1 FROM TRUST FUNDS . . . . . . . . . . 2,458,952,642 TOTAL ALL FUNDS . . . . . . . . . . 2,458,952,642 4

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SECTION 2 - EDUCATION (ALL OTHER FUNDS) SPECIFIC APPROPRIATION The moneys contained herein are appropriated from the named funds to the Department of Education as the amounts to be used to pay salaries, other operational expenditures, and fixed capital outlay. EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF PROGRAM: EDUCATION - FIXED CAPITAL OUTLAY The Legislature hereby finds and determines that the items and sums designated in Specific Appropriations 15 through 18 and 21 through 22C from the Public Education Capital Outlay and Debt Service Trust Fund constitute authorized capital outlay projects within the meaning and as required by

Article XII,

section 9(a)(2) of the Florida Constitution, as amended, and any other law. In accordance therewith, the moneys in the following items are authorized to be expended for the enumerated authorized capital outlay projects. The sum designated for each project is the maximum sum to be expended for each specified phase of the project from funds accruing under

Article XII,

section 9(a)(2) of the Florida Constitution. The scope of each project shall be planned so that the amounts specified shall not be exceeded, or any excess in costs shall be funded by sources other than this appropriation. Such excess costs may be funded from the Public Education Capital Outlay and Debt Service Trust Fund only as a result of fund transfers pursuant to

section 216.292(4)(c), Florida Statutes. Each project shall be constructed on the site specified. If existing facilities and acquisition of new sites are a part of these projects, each such building and site must be certified to be free of contamination, asbestos, and other hazardous materials before the facility or site may be acquired. The provisions of

section 216.301(2), Florida Statutes, shall apply to all capital outlay funds appropriated from the Public Education Capital Outlay and Debt Service Trust Fund for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 in Specific Appropriations 15 through 18 and 21 through 22C.

The Executive Office of the Governor's Office of Policy and Budget shall establish Fixed Capital Outlay budget authority within appropriate accounts to enable expenditure of funds appropriated for the state universities, the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, the Division of Blind Services, public school districts, public broadcasting stations, and Florida colleges. 14 FIXED CAPITAL OUTLAY STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT FEE PROJECTS FROM CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FEE TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . 53,789,000 Nonrecurring funds in Specific Appropriation 14 shall be allocated by the Board of Governors to the state universities on a pro rata distribution basis in accordance with the Board of Governors Legislative Budget Request for funding from the Capital Improvements Fee Trust Fund, as approved on September 11, 2025.

Each board of trustees shall report to the Board of Governors the funding allocated to each specific project. 15 FIXED CAPITAL OUTLAY MAINTENANCE, REPAIR, RENOVATION, AND REMODELING FROM PUBLIC EDUCATION CAPITAL OUTLAY AND DEBT SERVICE TRUST FUND 261,035,971 Nonrecurring funds in Specific Appropriation 15 shall be allocated as follows: Charter Schools........................................... 260,235,971 State University System................................... 800,000 Nonrecurring funds in Specific Appropriation 15 for charter schools shall be distributed in accordance with

section 1013.62, Florida Statutes. Nonrecurring funds in Specific Appropriation 15 for universities 5

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SECTION 2 - EDUCATION (ALL OTHER FUNDS) shall be distributed in accordance with

section 1013.64(1), Florida Statutes. 16 FIXED CAPITAL OUTLAY SURVEY RECOMMENDED NEEDS - PUBLIC SCHOOLS FROM PUBLIC EDUCATION CAPITAL OUTLAY AND DEBT SERVICE TRUST FUND 10,735,858 Nonrecurring funds in Specific Appropriation 16 shall be distributed to developmental research (laboratory) schools pursuant to

section 1002.32(9), Florida Statutes, and to charter schools sponsored by a state university or Florida College System institution pursuant to

section 1002.33(17), Florida Statutes. 16A FIXED CAPITAL OUTLAY FLORIDA COLLEGE SYSTEM PROJECTS FROM PUBLIC EDUCATION CAPITAL OUTLAY AND DEBT SERVICE TRUST FUND 185,879,337 Nonrecurring funds in Specific Appropriation 16A shall be allocated as follows: THE COLLEGE OF THE FLORIDA KEYS Chiller Plant Infrastructure (SF 3063).................... 1,000,000 DAYTONA STATE COLLEGE Aircraft Airframe/Power Plant (SF 2571)................... 1,000,000 Campus Security and Safety Enhancements (SF 2572)......... 1,300,000 EASTERN FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE Dental Program Relocation & Expansion (SF 1048)........... 3,300,000 FLORIDA GATEWAY COLLEGE ADA Compliance/Bathroom Renovation for Howard Conf.

Center (SF 2822)........................................ 850,000 FLORIDA SOUTHWESTERN STATE COLLEGE Applied Technologies Facilities Expansion Hendry/Glades Center (SF 1634)........................................ 350,000 Charlotte Campus - Bldg E Health Professions Remodel (SF 3188)................................................... 2,464,530 Charlotte Campus - Bldg G Yarger Science Hall STEM Remodel (SF 1635)....................................... 7,092,094 FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE AT JACKSONVILLE Career Connection Center (SF 2650)........................ 3,500,000 Cecil Training Institute (SF 3038)........................ 5,000,000 GULF COAST STATE COLLEGE HVAC & Other Infrastructure Improvements (SF 3254)........ 2,000,000 Multi-Purpose Teaching Labs Facility (SF 3255)............ 5,760,000 HILLSBOROUGH COMMUNITY COLLEGE Campus Improvements (SF 3592)............................. 50,000,000 Southshore Workforce Education Center (SF 1991)........... 5,000,000 INDIAN RIVER STATE COLLEGE Deferred Maintenance College Wide (SF 2069)............... 3,089,975 Indiantown High School Expansion (SF 2071)................ 9,900,000 LAKE-SUMTER STATE COLLEGE HVAC-Improvements (SF 1900)............................... 430,000 Renovation for Building #6 (SF 1901)...................... 2,000,000 NORTH FLORIDA COLLEGE Welding Program Expansion Project (SF 1552)............... 385,000 NORTHWEST FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE Workforce Innovation Center (SF 3197)..................... 5,000,000 PALM BEACH STATE COLLEGE Boca Raton Administration (AD) Building Remodel (SF 1144). 4,800,000 PASCO HERNANDO STATE COLLEGE Remodel Building N (SF 3769).............................. 2,000,000 PENSACOLA STATE COLLEGE South Santa Rosa Health Science & Nursing Building (SF 3465)................................................... 7,000,000 POLK STATE COLLEGE Northeast Phase I (SF 2310)............................... 7,576,930 SEMINOLE STATE COLLEGE Workforce Building B (SF 1238)............................ 10,000,000 SOUTH FLORIDA STATE COLLEGE Citrus Center-EMS Remodel (SF 3757)....................... 5,983,845 Regional Workforce Transportation and Firearms Training Center (SF 2983)........................................ 5,000,000 ST.

JOHNS RIVER STATE COLLEGE Renovation, Classroom Building and Workforce Training Center Addition (SF 3692)............................... 9,386,963 ST. PETERSBURG COLLEGE 6

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SECTION 2 - EDUCATION (ALL OTHER FUNDS) Applied Health & Student Success Center (SF 3754)......... 5,000,000 STATE COLLEGE OF FLORIDA, MANATEE-SARASOTA Parrish (SF 1119)......................................... 7,500,000 Venice (SF 1118).......................................... 5,000,000 TALLAHASSEE STATE COLLEGE Gadsden Center Expansion - Phase 2 (SF 1459).............. 7,210,000 17 FIXED CAPITAL OUTLAY STATE UNIVERSITY SYSTEM PROJECTS FROM PUBLIC EDUCATION CAPITAL OUTLAY AND DEBT SERVICE TRUST FUND 233,212,800 Nonrecurring funds in Specific Appropriation 17 shall be allocated as follows: FLORIDA A & M UNIVERSITY - FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY College of Engineering Building C (SF 1542)............... 20,000,000 FLORIDA A & M UNIVERSITY College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences (SF 1528). 7,000,000 FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY Health Professions Clinical Training and Research Facility (SF 1000)...................................... 10,000,000 FLORIDA GULF COAST UNIVERSITY AB10 Health Sciences Building (SF 3181)................... 27,412,800 Babcock Ranch Learning, Research and Outreach Facility (SF 3182)............................................... 22,000,000 FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY Hebert Wertheim College of Medicine Academic Health Sciences/Clinical Facility (SF 1137).................... 10,000,000 FLORIDA POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY Student Achievement Center (StAC) (SF 2336)............... 10,000,000 UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA Discovery and Innovation Hub (SF 2590).................... 10,000,000 Workforce Entrepreneurship Resource eXchange (SF 2166).... 5,000,000 UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA Advanced Brain Research and Innovation (SF 3716).......... 20,000,000 Campus Infrastructure Enhancement (SF 3689)............... 1,000,000 Dental School Building.................................... 20,000,000 Hamilton School Building Additional Space Renovation (SF 2399)................................................... 1,800,000 Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases.......... 12,500,000 IFAS - Animal Sciences Expansion & Renovation............. 4,000,000 IFAS - Florida 4-H Camp Cherry Lake Outdoor Learning Center Facilities....................................... 5,000,000 IFAS - TREC Pathology/Tissue Laboratory (SF 1005)......... 5,500,000 UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA College of AI, Cybersecurity and Computing Facility (SF 2934)................................................... 15,000,000 Florida Institute of Oceanography Keys Marine Lab Facility (SF 1018)...................................... 4,000,000 Health Translational Research Institute Facility (SF 3294) 15,000,000 UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA Critical Infrastructure Expansion - Site Utility Plant (SF 3466)............................................... 8,000,000 18 FIXED CAPITAL OUTLAY SPECIAL FACILITY CONSTRUCTION ACCOUNT FROM PUBLIC EDUCATION CAPITAL OUTLAY AND DEBT SERVICE TRUST FUND 369,000,242 Nonrecurring funds in Specific Appropriation 18 shall be allocated in accordance with

section 1013.64(2), Florida Statutes, as follows: Baker Middle School (Year 2 of 3) (SF 2992)............... 51,939,586 Bradford Middle/Senior High School (Year 1 of 3) (SF 2996) 13,169,835 DeSoto High School (Year 2 of 3).......................... 36,307,690 Gadsden PreK-8 (SF 1426).................................. 26,766,081 Hardee Senior High School (Year 1 of 2)................... 68,800,279 Hendry LaBelle High School (Year 3 of 3) (SF 3039)........ 63,340,584 Holmes PK-12 Ponce de Leon School (Year 1 of 3) (SF 3124). 11,548,232 Lafayette PK-12 Combination School (Year 1 of 3) (SF 1450) 13,252,351 Union PK-5 Lake Butler Elementary School (Year 2 of 3) (SF 3074)............................................... 29,519,032 Wakulla High School (Year 3 of 3) (SF 1434)............... 54,356,572 7

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SECTION 2 - EDUCATION (ALL OTHER FUNDS) 19 FIXED CAPITAL OUTLAY DEBT SERVICE FROM CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS FEE TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,958,997 FROM PUBLIC EDUCATION CAPITAL OUTLAY AND DEBT SERVICE TRUST FUND 469,946,651 FROM SCHOOL DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT CAPITAL OUTLAY AND DEBT SERVICE TRUST FUND . . . . 6,840,061 Funds in Specific Appropriation 19 from the School District and Community College District Capital Outlay and Debt Service Trust Fund are for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 debt service on bonds authorized pursuant to the School Capital Outlay Amendment,

Article XII,

section 9(

d) of the Florida Constitution, and any other continuing payments necessary or incidental to the repayment of the bonds. These funds may be used to refinance any or all series if it is in the best interest of the state as determined by the Division of Bond Finance.

If the debt service appropriated for this program in Specific Appropriation 19 is insufficient due to interest rate changes, issuance timing, or other circumstances, the amount of the insufficiency is appropriated from the School District and Community College District Capital Outlay and Debt Service Trust Fund. 20 FIXED CAPITAL OUTLAY GRANTS AND AIDS - SCHOOL DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE FROM SCHOOL DISTRICT AND COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT CAPITAL OUTLAY AND DEBT SERVICE TRUST FUND . . . . 128,000,000 21 FIXED CAPITAL OUTLAY FLORIDA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND BLIND - CAPITAL PROJECTS FROM PUBLIC EDUCATION CAPITAL OUTLAY AND DEBT SERVICE TRUST FUND 11,882,154 Nonrecurring funds in Specific Appropriation 21 are provided to the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind for preventative maintenance. 22 FIXED CAPITAL OUTLAY DIVISION OF BLIND SERVICES - CAPITAL PROJECTS FROM PUBLIC EDUCATION CAPITAL OUTLAY AND DEBT SERVICE TRUST FUND 820,000 Nonrecurring funds in Specific Appropriation 22 are provided for the Division of Blind Services for repair and maintenance projects at the Daytona facility and Tampa district office. 22A FIXED CAPITAL OUTLAY PUBLIC BROADCASTING PROJECTS FROM PUBLIC EDUCATION CAPITAL OUTLAY AND DEBT SERVICE TRUST FUND 7,566,202 Funds in Specific Appropriation 22A are provided for the following projects to correct health and safety issues, correct building deficiencies, and complete renovations at public broadcasting stations: WFIT-FM, Melbourne - Replace Satellite Dish............... 98,962 WFSU-TV/FM, Tallahassee - Repaint Studio to Transmitter Link Tower.............................................. 64,000 WJCT-TV/FM, Jacksonville - Replace HVAC Chiller - Phase I. 758,750 WJCT-TV/FM - Jacksonville - Renovate Restrooms - Phase II. 311,110 WMFE-FM, Orlando - Replace Roof - Phase II................ 4,286,435 WMNF-FM, Tampa - Replace HVAC system - Phase II........... 847,246 WQCS-FM, Ft.

Pierce - Replace Tower....................... 733,600 WUFT-TV/FM, Gainesville - Replace Tower Lights............ 218,599 WUSF-FM, Tampa/St. Petersburg - Replace Backup Tower...... 79,500 WUSF-FM Tampa/St. Petersburg - Replace Roof............... 168,000 22B FIXED CAPITAL OUTLAY PUBLIC SCHOOL PROJECTS FROM PUBLIC EDUCATION CAPITAL OUTLAY AND DEBT SERVICE TRUST FUND 18,220,000 Nonrecurring funds in Specific Appropriation 22B shall be allocated 8

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SECTION 2 - EDUCATION (ALL OTHER FUNDS) as follows: Dixie District School Consolidation- Old Town Elementary Classroom Addition (SF 1500)............................ 500,000 Glades - School District Roofing Project (SF 3287)........ 4,500,000 Hardee - Renovation of 1948 High School to Consolidate School District Office (SF 3543)........................ 12,000,000 Hernando County School District - Space Hub and Incubation Center (SF 3278)............................. 350,000 Liberty - School District School Safety Window Hardening (SF 1462)............................................... 120,000 Walton - Seacoast Collegiate High School Dual Enrollment and Workforce Center Expansion (SF 3202)................ 750,000 22C FIXED CAPITAL OUTLAY VOCATIONAL-TECHNICAL FACILITIES FROM PUBLIC EDUCATION CAPITAL OUTLAY AND DEBT SERVICE TRUST FUND 3,700,000 Nonrecurring funds in Specific Appropriation 22C shall be allocated as follows: Lake Technical College Workforce Education Center South (SF 1910)............................................... 3,700,000 TOTAL: PROGRAM: EDUCATION - FIXED CAPITAL OUTLAY FROM TRUST FUNDS . . . . . . . . . . 1,767,587,273 TOTAL ALL FUNDS . . . . . . . . . . 1,767,587,273 VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION For funds in Specific Appropriations 24 through 37A for the Vocational Rehabilitation Program, the Department of Education is the designated state agency for purposes of compliance with the Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.

If the department identifies additional resources that may be used to maximize federal matching funds for the Vocational Rehabilitation Program, the department shall submit a budget amendment prior to the expenditure of the funds, in accordance with the provisions of

chapter 216, Florida Statutes.

APPROVED SALARY RATE 47,752,554 24 SALARIES AND BENEFITS POSITIONS 878.00 FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 13,772,459 FROM ADMINISTRATIVE TRUST FUND . . . 292,494 FROM FEDERAL REHABILITATION TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54,021,399 25 OTHER PERSONAL SERVICES FROM FEDERAL REHABILITATION TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,628,520 26 EXPENSES FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 6,686 FROM FEDERAL REHABILITATION TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12,764,837 27 AID TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS GRANTS AND AIDS - ADULTS WITH DISABILITIES FUNDS FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 9,083,047 From the funds in Specific Appropriation 27, recurring funds are provided for the following base appropriations projects: Adults with Disabilities - Helping People Succeed......... 109,006 Broward County Public Schools Adults with Disabilities.... 800,000 Flagler Adults with Disabilities Program.................. 535,892 Gadsden Adults with Disabilities Program.................. 100,000 Gulf Adults with Disabilities Program..................... 35,000 Jackson Adults with Disabilities Program.................. 1,019,247 Leon Adults with Disabilities Program..................... 225,000 Miami-Dade Adults with Disabilities Program............... 1,125,208 Arc of Palm Beach County - formerly known as Palm Beach 9

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SECTION 2 - EDUCATION (ALL OTHER FUNDS) Habilitation Center..................................... 225,000 Sumter Adults with Disabilities Program................... 42,500 Tallahassee State College Adults with Disabilities Program 25,000 Taylor Adults with Disabilities Program................... 42,500 Wakulla Adults with Disabilities Program.................. 42,500 From the funds in Specific Appropriation 27, nonrecurring funds are provided for the following appropriations projects: Arc of South Florida - Culinary Training for Individuals with Disabilities and Mental Illness (SF 1405).......... 956,194 Boca School for Autism: Bridge to Success (B2S) Micro-Enterprise Vocational Job Training Program (SF 1039)................................................... 200,000 Brevard Adults with Disabilities Project (SF 1260)........ 300,000 Bridging the Gap in Employment for People with Unique Abilities (SF 1358)..................................... 800,000 Els Center for Autism Specialized Workforce Training Program (SF 2031)....................................... 350,000 HabCenter Boca Raton - Employment and Empowerment Programs for Individuals with Disabilities (SF 2112).... 350,000 Jacksonville School for Autism Supportive Transition & Employment Placement (STEP) Program (SF 2696)........... 300,000 NextStep Autism Transition Program (SF 3137).............. 400,000 The Voice Inside: Youth Mental Health, Success, & Employment for All Abilities (SF 2153).................. 350,000 From the funds in Specific Appropriation 27, $750,000 in recurring funds is provided for the Inclusive Transition and Employment Management Program (ITEM), which shall be used to provide young adults with disabilities who are between the ages of 16 and 28 with transitional skills, education, and on-the-job experience to allow them to acquire and retain permanent employment, pursuant to

section 1007.36, Florida Statutes. 28 OPERATING CAPITAL OUTLAY FROM FEDERAL REHABILITATION TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25,000 29 SPECIAL CATEGORIES CONTRACTED SERVICES FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 1,961,015 FROM FEDERAL REHABILITATION TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16,608,886 FROM GRANTS AND DONATIONS TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,500,000 From the funds in Specific Appropriation 29, $1,018,000 in recurring funds from the General Revenue Fund is appropriated for the High School High Tech Program.

From the funds in Specific Appropriation 29, $325,000 in nonrecurring funds from the General Revenue Fund is provided for the Florida Alliance for Assistive Services and Technology (FAAST) (SF 1656). 30 SPECIAL CATEGORIES GRANTS AND AIDS - INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 1,582,004 FROM FEDERAL REHABILITATION TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,087,789 Funds in Specific Appropriation 30 the recurring sums of $1,232,004 from the General Revenue Fund and $5,087,789 from the Federal Rehabilitation Trust Fund shall be allocated to the Centers for Independent Living and shall be distributed according to the formula in the most recently approved State Plan for Independent Living.

From the Federal Rehabilitation Trust Fund allocation, $3,472,193 shall be funded from Social Security reimbursements (program income) provided that the Social Security reimbursements are available. The State Plan for Independent Living may include provisions related to financial needs testing and financial participation of consumers, as agreed upon by all signatories to the plan. From the funds in Specific Appropriation 30, $350,000 in 10

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SECTION 2 - EDUCATION (ALL OTHER FUNDS) nonrecurring funds from the General Revenue Fund is provided for the Community Transition Services for Adults with Disabilities (SF 1389). 31 SPECIAL CATEGORIES PURCHASED CLIENT SERVICES FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 33,158,559 FROM FEDERAL REHABILITATION TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113,424,062 32 SPECIAL CATEGORIES RISK MANAGEMENT INSURANCE FROM FEDERAL REHABILITATION TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 779,482 33 SPECIAL CATEGORIES TENANT BROKER COMMISSIONS FROM FEDERAL REHABILITATION TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97,655 34 SPECIAL CATEGORIES TRANSFER TO DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES - HUMAN RESOURCES SERVICES PURCHASED PER STATEWIDE CONTRACT FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 57,151 FROM ADMINISTRATIVE TRUST FUND . . . 1,062 FROM FEDERAL REHABILITATION TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254,162 35 DATA PROCESSING SERVICES OTHER DATA PROCESSING SERVICES FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 154,316 FROM FEDERAL REHABILITATION TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 515,762 36 DATA PROCESSING SERVICES EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATION SERVICES FROM FEDERAL REHABILITATION TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252,732 37 DATA PROCESSING SERVICES NORTHWEST REGIONAL DATA CENTER (NWRDC) FROM FEDERAL REHABILITATION TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293,178 37A GRANTS AND AIDS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND NONSTATE ENTITIES - FIXED CAPITAL OUTLAY FACILITY REPAIRS MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 350,000 Funds in Specific Appropriation 37A are provided for Learning Independence for Tomorrow (LiFT): Family Resource Center for Neurodiverse Families (SF 2473).

TOTAL: VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . . 60,125,237 FROM TRUST FUNDS . . . . . . . . . . 207,547,020 TOTAL POSITIONS . . . . . . . . . . 878.00 TOTAL ALL FUNDS . . . . . . . . . . 267,672,257 BLIND SERVICES, DIVISION OF APPROVED SALARY RATE 14,226,214 38 SALARIES AND BENEFITS POSITIONS 279.75 FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 6,532,041 FROM ADMINISTRATIVE TRUST FUND . . . 510,029 FROM FEDERAL REHABILITATION TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13,607,190 39 OTHER PERSONAL SERVICES FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 161,282 FROM FEDERAL REHABILITATION TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326,329 11

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SECTION 2 - EDUCATION (ALL OTHER FUNDS) FROM GRANTS AND DONATIONS TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11,079 40 EXPENSES FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 415,191 FROM ADMINISTRATIVE TRUST FUND . . . 40,774 FROM FEDERAL REHABILITATION TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,473,307 FROM GRANTS AND DONATIONS TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44,395 41 AID TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS GRANTS AND AIDS - COMMUNITY REHABILITATION FACILITIES FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 847,347 FROM FEDERAL REHABILITATION TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4,100,913 42 OPERATING CAPITAL OUTLAY FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 54,294 FROM FEDERAL REHABILITATION TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235,198 43 FOOD PRODUCTS FROM FEDERAL REHABILITATION TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200,000 44 SPECIAL CATEGORIES ACQUISITION OF MOTOR VEHICLES FROM FEDERAL REHABILITATION TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120,000 45 SPECIAL CATEGORIES GRANTS AND AIDS - CLIENT SERVICES FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 16,904,159 FROM FEDERAL REHABILITATION TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21,762,812 FROM GRANTS AND DONATIONS TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252,746 From the funds in Specific Appropriation 45, recurring funds from the General Revenue Fund are provided for the following base appropriations projects: Blind Babies Successful Transition from Preschool to School.................................................. 2,438,004 Blind Children's Program.................................. 200,000 Florida Association of Agencies Serving the Blind......... 500,000 Lighthouse for the Blind - Miami.......................... 150,000 Lighthouse for the Blind - Pasco/Hernando................. 50,000 From the funds in Specific Appropriation 45, nonrecurring funds are provided for the following appropriations projects: Florida Association of Agencies Serving the Blind (FASB) (SF 1224)............................................... 350,000 Lighthouse of Broward for the Blind & Visually Impaired - Vital Living for Seniors Program (SF 3441).............. 350,000 Maintaining Independence for the Blind - Rehabilitation Services for Individuals with Vision Loss (SF 3009)..... 150,000 Mobile Education Center Services to Blind and Low Vision Residents Access Expansion (SF 1393)............. 848,000 46 SPECIAL CATEGORIES CONTRACTED SERVICES FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 56,140 FROM FEDERAL REHABILITATION TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 875,000 47 SPECIAL CATEGORIES GRANTS AND AIDS - INDEPENDENT LIVING SERVICES FROM FEDERAL REHABILITATION TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35,000 12

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SECTION 2 - EDUCATION (ALL OTHER FUNDS) 48 SPECIAL CATEGORIES RISK MANAGEMENT INSURANCE FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 70,768 FROM FEDERAL REHABILITATION TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144,435 49 SPECIAL CATEGORIES LIBRARY SERVICES FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 89,735 FROM GRANTS AND DONATIONS TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100,000 From the funds in Specific Appropriation 49, $50,000 in recurring funds from the General Revenue Fund is provided for the Braille & Talking Book Library (base appropriations project). 50 SPECIAL CATEGORIES VENDING STANDS - EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 200,000 FROM FEDERAL REHABILITATION TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9,639,345 FROM GRANTS AND DONATIONS TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,044,821 51 SPECIAL CATEGORIES TENANT BROKER COMMISSIONS FROM FEDERAL REHABILITATION TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18,158 52 SPECIAL CATEGORIES TRANSFER TO DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES - HUMAN RESOURCES SERVICES PURCHASED PER STATEWIDE CONTRACT FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 3,162 FROM ADMINISTRATIVE TRUST FUND . . . 2,915 FROM FEDERAL REHABILITATION TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93,452 53 DATA PROCESSING SERVICES OTHER DATA PROCESSING SERVICES FROM FEDERAL REHABILITATION TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 686,842 54 DATA PROCESSING SERVICES EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATION SERVICES FROM FEDERAL REHABILITATION TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249,902 55 DATA PROCESSING SERVICES NORTHWEST REGIONAL DATA CENTER (NWRDC) FROM FEDERAL REHABILITATION TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243,315 55A GRANTS AND AIDS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND NONSTATE ENTITIES - FIXED CAPITAL OUTLAY FACILITY REPAIRS MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 350,000 Funds in Specific Appropriation 55A are provided for the Florida Center for the Blind - Workforce Education and Training Center for Visually Impaired Adults (SF 2919).

TOTAL: BLIND SERVICES, DIVISION OF FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . . 25,684,119 FROM TRUST FUNDS . . . . . . . . . . 56,817,957 TOTAL POSITIONS . . . . . . . . . . 279.75 TOTAL ALL FUNDS . . . . . . . . . . 82,502,076 PROGRAM: PRIVATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES Prior to the disbursement of funds from Specific Appropriations 56 through 58, each institution shall submit a proposed expenditure plan to the Department of Education pursuant to the requirements of

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SECTION 2 - EDUCATION (ALL OTHER FUNDS) 1011.521, Florida Statutes. 56 SPECIAL CATEGORIES GRANTS AND AIDS - MEDICAL TRAINING AND SIMULATION LABORATORY FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 3,500,000 From the funds in Specific Appropriation 56, $3,500,000 in recurring funds is appropriated for a base appropriations project for the University of Miami Medical Training and Simulation Laboratory. 57 SPECIAL CATEGORIES GRANTS AND AIDS - HISTORICALLY BLACK PRIVATE COLLEGES FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 33,104,285 From the funds in Specific Appropriation 57, $30,771,685 is provided for the following institutions, which shall only be expended for student access and retention, or direct instructional purposes: Bethune-Cookman University................................ 16,960,111 Edward Waters University.................................. 6,429,526 Florida Memorial University............................... 7,382,048 From the funds in Specific Appropriation 57, $1,000,000 in recurring funds is provided for the Edward Waters University - Institute on Criminal Justice (base appropriations project).

From the funds in Specific Appropriation 57, $1,332,600 in nonrecurring funds is provided for the Edward Waters University - EWU Living, Learning, and Community Multiplex (SF 2652) 58 SPECIAL CATEGORIES GRANTS AND AIDS - PRIVATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 13,245,000 From the funds in Specific Appropriation 58, $5,000,000 in recurring funds is provided Florida Southern College to support general operations, student access and retention, or instructional programs.

From the funds in Specific Appropriation 58, $5,000,000 in recurring funds is provided for the following base appropriations projects: Embry-Riddle - Aerospace Academy.......................... 3,000,000 Jacksonville University - EPIC............................ 2,000,000 From the funds in Specific Appropriation 58, nonrecurring funds are provided for the following appropriations projects: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University & University of Central Florida Hypersonic Equipment (SF 2573).......... 2,500,000 Jacksonville University's Accelerated Nursing Programs (SF 3177).................... 350,000 Saint Leo University Nursing Program Expansion to Meet Regional Demand (SF 2277)................................................... 350,000 Webber International University Safety Enhancement Initiative (SF 3529)................... 45,000 59 SPECIAL CATEGORIES EFFECTIVE ACCESS TO STUDENT EDUCATION GRANT FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 136,901,500 Funds in Specific Appropriation 59 are provided for the Effective Access to Student Education (EASE) Grant Program.

Funds shall be used to support 38,272 qualified Florida resident students at $3,500 per student for tuition assistance pursuant to sections 1009.89 and 1009.521, Florida Statutes. From these funds, a maximum of $5,000,000 may be used for the EASE Plus incentive program to provide an additional award to support students enrolled in upper-level courses within quality, high-demand programs at institutions eligible for the Effective Access to Student Education Grant Program under sections 1009.89 and 1009.521, Florida Statutes.

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SECTION 2 - EDUCATION (ALL OTHER FUNDS) Arts/Computer Graphics. The Office of Student Financial Assistance may prorate the EASE award in the second term and provide a lesser amount if the appropriated funds are insufficient to fully award all eligible students. Additionally, the office may reallocate funds between institutions if an eligible institution fails to reach its estimated 2026-2027 enrollment. The office shall prorate the EASE Plus award based on the number of eligible students.

The office may reallocate undisbursed funds from the EASE Plus incentive program to the EASE Grant program if the funds appropriated for the EASE Grant program are insufficient to provide the full award amount to all eligible students.

By February 1, 2027, the Department of Education must submit a report detailing eligibility metrics, the number of awards, the average award amount, and program enrollment by institution to the chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and the chair of the House of Representatives Budget Committee. 59A GRANTS AND AIDS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND NONSTATE ENTITIES - FIXED CAPITAL OUTLAY FACILITY REPAIRS MAINTENANCE AND CONSTRUCTION FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 5,135,967 From the funds in Specific Appropriation 59A, nonrecurring funds are provided for the following appropriations projects: Edward Waters University EWU Living, Learning, and Community Multiplex (SF 2652)... 667,400 Florida Southern College Workforce Readiness Expansion (SF 2340)................... 3,775,000 Palm Beach Atlantic University LeMieux Center for Public Policy (SF 1683)................ 350,000 Webber International University Safety Enhancement Initiative (SF 3529)................... 343,567 TOTAL: PROGRAM: PRIVATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . . 191,886,752 TOTAL ALL FUNDS . . . . . . . . . . 191,886,752 OFFICE OF STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM: STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM - STATE 60 AID TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS GRANTS AND AIDS - OPEN DOOR GRANT PROGRAM FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 35,000,000 From the funds in Specific Appropriation 60, $15,000,000 in nonrecurring funds is provided to the Department of Education for District Workforce Education to implement the provisions relating to the Open Door Grant Program in

section 1009.895, Florida Statutes. The base allocation for each eligible district is $50,000 for Fiscal Year 2026-2027. From the funds in Specific Appropriation 60, $20,000,000 in nonrecurring funds is provided to the Department of Education for the Florida College System to implement the provisions relating to the Open Door Grant Program in

section 1009.895, Florida Statutes. The base allocation for each eligible institution is $50,000 for Fiscal Year 2026-2027. 61 SPECIAL CATEGORIES GRANTS AND AIDS - BENACQUISTO SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 35,172,921 62 SPECIAL CATEGORIES FIRST GENERATION IN COLLEGE MATCHING GRANT PROGRAM FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 10,617,326 From the funds in Specific Appropriation 62, $2,654,332 shall be allocated to First Generation in College Matching Grant Programs at Florida colleges for need-based financial assistance as provided in

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SECTION 2 - EDUCATION (ALL OTHER FUNDS) December 1, 2026, the remaining funds shall be reallocated to First Generation in College Matching Grant Programs at Florida colleges or state universities that have remaining unmatched private contributions. 63 SPECIAL CATEGORIES PREPAID TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 7,000,000 64 SPECIAL CATEGORIES FLORIDA ABLE, INCORPORATED FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 1,770,000 64A SPECIAL CATEGORIES GRANTS AND AIDS - RURAL INCENTIVE FOR PROFESSIONAL EDUCATORS (RIPE) PROGRAM FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 7,000,000 Funds in Specific Appropriation 64A are provided to the Department of Education for the Rural Incentive for Professional Educators (RIPE) Program pursuant to

section 1009.635, Florida Statutes. 65 SPECIAL CATEGORIES GRANTS AND AID - NURSING STUDENT LOAN REIMBURSEMENT/ SCHOLARSHIPS FROM NURSING STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS TRUST FUND . . . . . . 1,233,006 66 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS MARY MCLEOD BETHUNE SCHOLARSHIP FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 160,500 FROM STATE STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TRUST FUND . . . . . . . 160,500 67 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS STUDENT FINANCIAL AID FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 205,412,333 From the funds in Specific Appropriations 4 and 67, the sum of $307,061,409 is provided pursuant to the following guidelines: Florida Student Assistance Grant - Public Full & Part Time 236,044,017 Florida Student Assistance Grant - Private................ 23,612,502 Florida Student Assistance Grant - Postsecondary.......... 6,430,443 Florida Student Assistance Grant - Career Education....... 3,309,050 Children/Spouses of Deceased/Disabled Veterans............ 35,566,577 Florida Work Experience................................... 1,569,922 Rosewood Family Scholarships.............................. 256,747 Florida Farmworker Scholarships........................... 272,151 From the funds in Specific Appropriation 67, $1,000,000 in recurring funds from the General Revenue Fund is provided for the Honorably Discharged Graduate Assistance Program, which is a base appropriations project.

Such funds are provided for supplemental need-based veteran educational benefits and shall be used to assist in the payment of living expenses during holiday and semester breaks for active duty and honorably discharged members of the Armed Forces who served on or after September 11, 2001. To ensure students in both public and private institutions have an opportunity to receive funding, allocations to institutions shall be prorated based on the number of total eligible students at eligible institutions.

From the funds in Specific Appropriation 67, $305,000 in recurring funds from the General Revenue Fund is provided for the Randolph Bracy Ocoee Scholarship Program. The program shall provide up to 50 scholarships to eligible students annually, in an amount up to $6,100, not to exceed the amount of the student's tuition and registration fees. To be eligible for an award, a student must: be a direct descendant of victims of the Ocoee Election Day Riots of November 1920 or a current African-American resident of Ocoee; meet the general eligibility requirements for student eligibility as provided in

section 1009.40, Florida Statutes; file an application within the established time limits; and be enrolled as a degree-seeking or certificate-seeking student at a state university, Florida College System institution, Historically Black College or University, or a career center authorized by law. The department shall rank eligible initial applicants for the purpose of awarding scholarships based on need, as determined by the department. 16

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SECTION 2 - EDUCATION (ALL OTHER FUNDS) From the funds in Specific Appropriations 4 and 67, the maximum grant to any student from the Florida Public, Private, Career Education, and Postsecondary Assistance Grant Programs shall be $3,260. Institutions that received state funds in Fiscal Year 2025-2026 for student scholarships or grants administered by the Office of Student Financial Assistance shall submit the following two reports in a format prescribed by the Department of Education; both due by December 1, 2026.

A report of the following information by institution: 1) federal loan information, including the total federal loan amounts disbursed and total number of students who received federal loans; and 2) student level data for all grants, scholarships, and awards to students who applied for and/or received state-funded tuition assistance and aid. 68 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS OUT-OF-STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT EQUIVALENCY REIMBURSEMENT FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 250,000 Funds in Specific Appropriation 68 are provided for reimbursement for law enforcement equivalency training.

The department, in consultation with the Department of Law Enforcement, shall reimburse eligible applicants who relocate from outside the state or who transition from service in the special operations forces to become a full-time law enforcement officer within this state for eligible expenses incurred while obtaining a Florida law enforcement officer certification. Funds shall be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis pursuant to

section 1009.8961, Florida Statutes. 69 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS FLORIDA FIRST RESPONDER SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 10,000,000 Funds in Specific Appropriation 69 are provided for the Florida First Responder Scholarship to assist in the recruitment of first responders within the state by providing financial assistance to trainees who enroll in an approved training program at a Florida College System institution or school district technical center. Funds shall be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis pursuant to

section 1009.896, Florida Statutes. 70 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS GRANTS AND AIDS - DUAL ENROLLMENT SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 18,050,000 Funds in Specific Appropriation 70 are provided to support public postsecondary institutions and an independent college or university, which is not for profit, is accredited by a regional or national accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education, and confers degrees as defined in

section 1005.02, Florida Statutes, in providing dual enrollment pursuant to

section 1009.30, Florida Statutes. 71 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS GRADUATION ALTERNATIVE TO TRADITIONAL EDUCATION (GATE) SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 2,000,000 Funds in Specific Appropriation 71 are provided to support public postsecondary institutions in providing the Graduation Alternative to Traditional Education (GATE) program pursuant to

section 1009.711, Florida Statutes. TOTAL: PROGRAM: STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM - STATE FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . . 332,433,080 FROM TRUST FUNDS . . . . . . . . . . 1,393,506 TOTAL ALL FUNDS . . . . . . . . . . 333,826,586 PROGRAM: STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM - FEDERAL 72 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS STUDENT FINANCIAL AID FROM FEDERAL GRANTS TRUST FUND . . . 100,000 17

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SECTION 2 - EDUCATION (ALL OTHER FUNDS) 73 FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS TRANSFER DEFAULT FEES TO THE STUDENT LOAN GUARANTY RESERVE TRUST FUND FROM STUDENT LOAN OPERATING TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5,000 TOTAL: PROGRAM: STUDENT FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM - FEDERAL FROM TRUST FUNDS . . . . . . . . . . 105,000 TOTAL ALL FUNDS . . . . . . . . . . 105,000 EARLY LEARNING PROGRAM: EARLY LEARNING SERVICES APPROVED SALARY RATE 6,828,730 74 SALARIES AND BENEFITS POSITIONS 97.00 FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 5,555,739 FROM CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT TRUST FUND . . . . . . 4,571,748 75 OTHER PERSONAL SERVICES FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 118,840 FROM CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT TRUST FUND . . . . . . 220,160 76 EXPENSES FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 455,745 FROM CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT TRUST FUND . . . . . . 658,048 FROM WELFARE TRANSITION TRUST FUND . 265,163 77 OPERATING CAPITAL OUTLAY FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 5,000 FROM CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT TRUST FUND . . . . . . 15,000 78 SPECIAL CATEGORIES GRANTS AND AIDS - CONTRACTED SERVICES FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 1,150,211 FROM CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT TRUST FUND . . . . . . 3,187,328 FROM FEDERAL GRANTS TRUST FUND . . . 225,000 79 SPECIAL CATEGORIES GRANTS AND AIDS - PARTNERSHIP FOR SCHOOL READINESS FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 3,228,957 FROM CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT TRUST FUND . . . . . . 16,391,043 FROM WELFARE TRANSITION TRUST FUND . 3,900,000 From the funds in Specific Appropriation 79, the following projects are funded with nonrecurring funds from the General Revenue Fund that shall be allocated as follows: Childcare Network Educator Tool Kits for Florida's Military Kids (SF 3150)................................. 60,000 ECS4Kids Early Learning Center (SF 3374).................. 15,000 Florida Center for Early Childhood Professional Recognition (SF 3595)................................... 350,000 Miami-Dade County Public Schools VPK Expansion of Parental Choice Programs (SF 1812)...................... 250,000 Preschool Emergency Alert Response System (PEARLS) (SF 1035)................................................... 395,000 Seminole County Public Schools' Center for Early Learning (SF 2725)............................................... 350,000 From the funds in Specific Appropriation 79, $10,000,000 in recurring funds from the Child Care and Development Block Grant Trust Fund are provided for the Teacher Education and Compensation Helps Program (T.E.A.C.H.) as provided in

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SECTION 2 - EDUCATION (ALL OTHER FUNDS) Trust Fund are provided for the Home Instruction Program for Pre-School Youngsters (HIPPY) (SF 3630) to deliver high quality school readiness curriculum directly to parents so they may strengthen the cognitive and early literacy skills of at risk children. Early learning coalitions will work with HIPPY program staff to identify participant families based on poverty, parents' limited education, and willingness to actively participate in all aspects of the HIPPY program (recurring base appropriations project).

From the funds in Specific Appropriation 79, $3,500,000 in recurring funds from the Child Care and Development Block Grant Trust Fund is provided to the Division of Early Learning for purposes of implementing the provisions of

section 1002.82(2)(o), Florida Statutes.

From the funds in Specific Appropriation 79, $1,808,957 in recurring funds from the General Revenue Fund (recurring base appropriations project) and $2,891,043 in nonrecurring funds from the Child Care and Development Block Grant Trust Fund are provided for the Children's Forum to continue the Help Me Grow Florida Network (SF 1780). 80 SPECIAL CATEGORIES GRANTS AND AIDS - SCHOOL READINESS SERVICES FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 155,995,939 FROM CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT TRUST FUND . . . . . . 871,209,466 FROM FEDERAL GRANTS TRUST FUND . . . 500,000 FROM WELFARE TRANSITION TRUST FUND . 94,112,427 The school readiness program reimbursement rates for the 2026-2027 fiscal year are incorporated by reference in SB 2502.

The school readiness program reimbursement rates are the basis for this specific appropriation.

From the funds in Specific Appropriation 80, $978,367,832 is provided for the School Readiness Program and is allocated to early learning coalitions as follows: Alachua................................................... 10,782,812 Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Franklin, Washington, Holmes, Jackson. 17,086,759 Brevard................................................... 23,794,822 Broward................................................... 97,702,332 Charlotte, DeSoto, Highlands, Hardee...................... 12,097,460 Columbia, Hamilton, Lafayette, Union, Suwannee............ 10,095,678 Dade, Monroe.............................................. 130,426,063 Dixie, Gilchrist, Levy, Citrus, Sumter.................... 12,109,621 Duval..................................................... 56,580,869 Escambia.................................................. 15,817,704 Hendry, Glades, Collier, Lee.............................. 38,035,541 Hillsborough.............................................. 78,714,219 Lake...................................................... 14,505,549 Leon, Gadsden, Jefferson, Liberty, Madison, Wakulla, Taylor.................................................. 21,465,565 Manatee................................................... 16,659,622 Marion.................................................... 15,381,555 Martin, Okeechobee, Indian River.......................... 12,185,993 Okaloosa, Walton.......................................... 9,824,746 Orange.................................................... 74,837,684 Osceola................................................... 20,350,819 Palm Beach................................................ 75,369,121 Pasco, Hernando........................................... 23,134,272 Pinellas.................................................. 33,797,040 Polk...................................................... 40,519,737 St.

Johns, Putnam, Clay, Nassau, Baker, Bradford.......... 23,784,080 St.

Lucie................................................. 19,348,359 Santa Rosa................................................ 5,976,655 Sarasota.................................................. 10,447,262 Seminole.................................................. 14,781,011 Volusia, Flagler.......................................... 28,977,854 Redlands Christian Migrant Association.................... 13,777,028 From the funds in Specific Appropriation 80, provided for the School Readiness Program and allocated to the early learning coalitions, the Division of Early Learning shall have the ability to reallocate funds between early learning coalitions if an early learning coalition does not have eligible children on its waiting list and has met its expenditure cap pursuant to

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SECTION 2 - EDUCATION (ALL OTHER FUNDS) 14 days prior to reallocating any funds, the division shall submit written notification to the Executive Office of the Governor's Office of Policy and Budget, the chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and the chair of the House of Representatives Budget Committee which includes the total amount of school readiness funds being reallocated and the early learning coalitions involved in the reallocation.

From the funds in Specific Appropriation 80, $950,000 in recurring funds from the Child Care and Development Block Grant Trust Fund shall be used to allocate School Readiness Fraud Restitution payments collected in the prior year. From the funds in Specific Appropriation 80, $40,000,000 in nonrecurring funds from the Child Care and Development Block Grant Trust Fund is provided to the Department of Education to administer the differential payment program allocation established pursuant to

section 1002.89(1)(c), Florida Statutes. From the funds in Specific Appropriation 80, $70,000,000 in nonrecurring funds from the Child Care and Development Block Grant Trust Fund is provided to the Division of Early Learning to administer the Gold Seal Quality Care program allocation established pursuant to

section 1002.89(1)(b), Florida Statutes. From the funds in Specific Appropriation 80, $2,500,000 in nonrecurring funds from the Child Care and Development Block Grant Trust Fund is provided to the Division of Early Learning to administer the special needs differential allocation established pursuant to

section 1002.89(1)(d), Florida Statutes. For the funds in Specific Appropriation 80, expenditures for Gold Seal Quality Care Program and special needs differential payments directly to child care providers shall be reported as direct services. The Division of Early Learning shall have the authority to reclassify these payments by the early learning coalitions and statewide contractors to meet targeted federal requirements to the extent allowable in the state's approved Child Care and Development Fund Plan.

From the funds in Specific Appropriation 80, $30,000,000 in recurring funds from the Child Care and Development Block Grant Trust Fund is provided to expand the provision of services to low income families at or below 70 percent of the state median income as long as the income does not exceed 85 percent of the state median income. Local matching funds can be derived from local governments, employers, charitable foundations, and other sources so that Florida communities can create local partnerships focused on using the state and local funds for direct services and expanding the number of school readiness slots.

To be eligible for funding, an early learning coalition must match its portion of the state funds with a dollar-for-dollar match of local funds. The Division of Early Learning shall establish procedures for the match program which shall include giving priority to early learning coalitions whose local match complies with federal Child Care and Development Block Grant matching requirements.

The Division of Early Learning shall provide a report to the Executive Office of the Governor's Office of Policy and Budget, the chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, and the chair of the House of Representatives Budget Committee by December 1, 2026, that includes the following information about the division's allocation of the $30,000,000 in local matching funds provided in Specific Appropriation 81 of

chapter 2025-198, Laws of Florida: (1) the amount of funds allocated to each early learning coalition and a breakdown, by coalition, of the amount of funds expended by the coalition on direct services and the amount expended by the coalition on expanding school readiness slots, and (2) the total number of school readiness slots funded by each early learning coalition with the local matching funds.

From the funds in Specific Appropriation 80, provided to the Redlands Christian Migrant Association, the Division of Early Learning shall reimburse the association for their school readiness services at the association's approved Fiscal Year 2024-2025 rates. 82 SPECIAL CATEGORIES GRANTS AND AIDS- EARLY LEARNING STANDARDS AND ACCOUNTABILITY FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 2,319,772 20

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SECTION 2 - EDUCATION (ALL OTHER FUNDS) FROM CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT TRUST FUND . . . . . . 3,151,748 From the funds in Specific Appropriation 82, $3,151,748 in recurring funds from the Child Care and Development Block Grant Trust Fund and $2,319,772 in nonrecurring funds from the General Revenue Fund are provided to the Department of Education to continue the implementation of the Voluntary Prekindergarten Program Assessments as required in

section 1002.68, Florida Statutes. 83 SPECIAL CATEGORIES RISK MANAGEMENT INSURANCE FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 7,046 FROM CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT TRUST FUND . . . . . . 14,319 84 SPECIAL CATEGORIES GRANTS AND AIDS - VOLUNTARY PREKINDERGARTEN PROGRAM FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 433,773,635 From the funds in Specific Appropriation 84, $430,999,744 in recurring funds is provided for the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program as provided in sections 1002.51 through 1002.79, Florida Statutes, and shall be allocated to early learning coalitions as indicated below. Pursuant to the provisions of

section 1002.71(3)(a), Florida Statutes, for Fiscal Year 2026-2027, the base student allocation per full-time equivalent student for the school year program shall be $3,029, and the base student allocation for the summer program shall be $2,586. The allocation shall include five percent in addition to the base student allocation to fund administrative and other program costs of the early learning coalitions related to the Voluntary Prekindergarten Education Program.

From the funds in Specific Appropriation 84, $430,999,744 shall be allocated as follows: Alachua................................................... 3,916,228 Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Franklin, Washington, Holmes, Jackson. 4,609,912 Brevard................................................... 13,076,141 Broward................................................... 37,348,791 Charlotte, DeSoto, Highlands, Hardee...................... 4,784,828 Columbia, Hamilton, Lafayette, Union, Suwannee............ 2,823,338 Dade, Monroe.............................................. 60,411,017 Dixie, Gilchrist, Levy, Citrus, Sumter.................... 4,952,609 Duval..................................................... 22,521,052 Escambia.................................................. 4,272,445 Hendry, Glades, Collier, Lee.............................. 23,218,655 Hillsborough.............................................. 30,764,542 Lake...................................................... 7,783,967 Leon, Gadsden, Jefferson, Liberty, Madison, Wakulla, Taylor.................................................. 6,800,079 Manatee................................................... 8,376,347 Marion.................................................... 5,527,521 Martin, Okeechobee, Indian River.......................... 7,059,864 Okaloosa, Walton.......................................... 6,143,938 Orange.................................................... 35,065,933 Osceola................................................... 9,918,893 Palm Beach................................................ 31,604,665 Pasco, Hernando........................................... 17,556,120 Pinellas.................................................. 13,365,708 Polk...................................................... 13,281,144 St.

Johns, Putnam, Clay, Nassau, Baker, Bradford.......... 17,515,563 St.

Lucie................................................. 7,963,561 Santa Rosa................................................ 3,079,499 Sarasota.................................................. 5,090,263 Seminole.................................................. 11,217,790 Volusia, Flagler.......................................... 10,949,331 From the funds provided in Specific Appropriation 84, $2,773,891 in recurring funds are provided to the Department of Education to establish the Voluntary Prekindergarten Summer Bridge Program established pursuant to

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SECTION 2 - EDUCATION (ALL OTHER FUNDS) 85 SPECIAL CATEGORIES TRANSFER TO DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES - HUMAN RESOURCES SERVICES PURCHASED PER STATEWIDE CONTRACT FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 23,607 FROM CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT TRUST FUND . . . . . . 10,692 86 DATA PROCESSING SERVICES EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY AND INFORMATION SERVICES FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 1,248,383 FROM CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT TRUST FUND . . . . . . 2,312,628 87 DATA PROCESSING SERVICES NORTHWEST REGIONAL DATA CENTER (NWRDC) FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 166,702 FROM CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT TRUST FUND . . . . . . 225,056 TOTAL: PROGRAM: EARLY LEARNING SERVICES FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . . 604,049,576 FROM TRUST FUNDS . . . . . . . . . . 1,000,969,826 TOTAL POSITIONS . . . . . . . . . . 97.00 TOTAL ALL FUNDS . . . . . . . . . . 1,605,019,402 PUBLIC SCHOOLS, DIVISION OF PROGRAM: STATE GRANTS/K-12 PROGRAM - FEFP The calculations of the Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP) for the 2026-2027 fiscal year are incorporated by reference in SB 2502.

The calculations are the basis for the appropriations in the General Appropriations Act in Specific Appropriations 5, 6, 88, and 89. 88 AID TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS GRANTS AND AIDS - FLORIDA EDUCATIONAL FINANCE PROGRAM FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 12,341,536,058 FROM STATE SCHOOL TRUST FUND . . . . 458,438,902 Funds in Specific Appropriations 5 and 88 shall be allocated using a base student allocation of $5,422.60 for the FEFP.

From the funds in Specific Appropriations 5 and 88, $100,344,840 is provided for school districts and charter schools to use for increased personnel compensation costs or to provide salary increases to full-time classroom teachers and certified prekindergarten teachers funded in the Florida Education Finance Program, and other instructional personnel. Each school district and charter school shall use 0.63 percent of its base FEFP funding amount as provided in SB 2500.

From the funds in Specific Appropriations 5 and 88, 8.52 percent, or $1,357,044,417, of the base Florida Education Finance Program funding is provided to maintain prior year salary increases provided to classroom teachers and other instructional personnel pursuant to

section 1011.62, Florida Statutes. Funds in Specific Appropriations 5 and 88 are provided for the supplemental allocation for juvenile justice education programs allocated pursuant to

section 1011.62, Florida Statutes. The allocation factor shall be $920.01. The comparable wage factor (CWF) for each school district shall be calculated and applied to the Florida Education Finance Program pursuant to

section 1011.62, Florida Statutes. The additional value of the full-time equivalent (FTE) student membership for the small district factor pursuant to

section 1011.62, Florida Statutes, is 1.0373. Total Required Local Effort for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 shall be $11,195,422,835. The total amount shall include adjustments made for the calculation pursuant to

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SECTION 2 - EDUCATION (ALL OTHER FUNDS) The maximum nonvoted discretionary millage which may be levied pursuant to the provisions of

section 1011.71(1), Florida Statutes, by district school boards in Fiscal Year 2026-2027 shall be 0.748 mills. This millage shall be used to calculate the discretionary millage compression supplement pursuant to

section 1011.62, Florida Statutes. To be eligible for the supplement, a district must levy the maximum. Funds in Specific Appropriations 5 and 88 are provided for the State-Funded Discretionary Contribution pursuant to

section 1011.62, Florida Statutes. Funds in Specific Appropriations 5 and 88 are based upon program cost factors for Fiscal Year 2026-2027 as follows: 1. Basic Programs A. K-3 Basic................................................1.107 B. 4-8 Basic................................................1.000 C. 9-12 Basic...............................................0.965 2. Programs for Exceptional Students A. Support Level 4..........................................3.515 B. Support Level 5..........................................5.906 3. English for Speakers of Other Languages ....................1.161 4.

Programs for Grades 9-12 Career Education...................1.090 Funds in Specific Appropriations 5 and 88 are provided for the Exceptional Student Education (ESE) Guaranteed Allocation pursuant to

section 1011.62, Florida Statutes. The ESE Guaranteed Allocation funds are provided in addition to the funds for each eligible exceptional student in the per full-time equivalent (FTE) student calculation. School districts that provided educational services in Fiscal Year 2025-2026 for exceptional students who are residents of other school districts shall not discontinue providing such services without the prior approval of the Department of Education. The ESE Guaranteed Allocation factor is $2,164.20. The additional value of the full-time equivalent (FTE) student membership for small school district exceptional student education pursuant to

section 1011.62, Florida Statutes, is 43.35 per weighted FTE. From the funds in Specific Appropriations 5 and 88, $290,000,000 is provided for Safe Schools activities and shall be allocated as follows: $250,000 shall be distributed to each district, and the remaining balance shall be allocated pursuant to

section 1011.62, Florida Statutes. Funds in Specific Appropriations 5 and 88 are provided for the Educational Enrichment Allocation pursuant to

section 1011.62, Florida Statutes. From the funds in Specific Appropriations 5 and 88, $565,994,313 is provided for Student Transportation pursuant to

section 1011.68, Florida Statutes. From the funds in Specific Appropriations 5 and 88, school districts and charter schools shall provide at a minimum $300 per eligible classroom teacher to fund the Florida Teachers Classroom Supply Assistance Program pursuant to

section 1012.71, Florida Statutes. Funds in Specific Appropriations 5 and 88 for the Federally Connected Student Supplement shall be allocated pursuant to

section 1011.62, Florida Statutes. The total number of federally connected students and the total number of students with disabilities shall be multiplied by 3 percent and 10.5 percent of the base student allocation respectively. From the funds in Specific Appropriations 5 and 88, $180,000,000 is provided for the Mental Health Assistance Allocation pursuant to

section 1011.62, Florida Statutes. From the funds in Specific Appropriations 5 and 88, $596,771,896 is provided for the Academic Acceleration Options Supplement pursuant to

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SECTION 2 - EDUCATION (ALL OTHER FUNDS) The Declining Enrollment Supplement shall be calculated based on 10 percent for non-fiscally constrained counties and 25 percent for fiscally constrained counties of the decline between the prior year and current year unweighted public FTE students pursuant to

section 1011.62, Florida Statutes. From the funds in Specific Appropriations 5 and 88, $4,482,590,649 is provided for the Education Scholarship Program pursuant to

section 1011.687, Florida Statutes. 89 AID TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS GRANTS AND AIDS - CLASS SIZE REDUCTION FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 2,462,597,956 FROM STATE SCHOOL TRUST FUND . . . . 86,161,098 Funds in Specific Appropriations 6 and 89 are provided to implement the requirements of sections 1003.03 and 1011.685, Florida Statutes. The class size reduction allocation factor for prekindergarten to grade 3 shall be $961.90, for grades 4 to 8 shall be $918.41, and for grades 9 to 12 shall be $920.63. The class size reduction allocation shall be recalculated based on enrollment through the October 2026 FTE survey except as provided in

section 1003.03(4), Florida Statutes. If the total class size reduction allocation is greater than the appropriation in Specific Appropriations 6 and 89, funds shall be prorated to the level of the appropriation based on each district's calculated amount. The Commissioner of Education may withhold disbursement of these funds until a district is in compliance with reporting information required for class size reduction implementation.

TOTAL: PROGRAM: STATE GRANTS/K-12 PROGRAM - FEFP FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . . 14,804,134,014 FROM TRUST FUNDS . . . . . . . . . . 544,600,000 TOTAL ALL FUNDS . . . . . . . . . . 15,348,734,014 PROGRAM: STATE GRANTS/K-12 PROGRAM - NON FEFP Funds provided for school district matching grants and regional education consortium programs in Specific Appropriations 95 and 102, 60 percent shall be released to the Department of Education at the beginning of the first quarter and the balance at the beginning of the third quarter.

The Department of Education shall disburse the funds to eligible entities within 30 days of release. Funds provided for the School Recognition Program, Educator Professional Liability Insurance and Teacher and School Administrator Death Benefits in Specific Appropriations 91, 97, and 98, shall be fully released to the Department of Education at the beginning of the first quarter.

Funds in Specific Appropriations 90 through 113 shall be used to serve Florida students. 90 AID TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS GRANTS AND AIDS - THE CHRIS HIXON, COACH AARON FEIS, AND COACH SCOTT BEIGEL GUARDIAN PROGRAM FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 6,500,000 Funds in Specific Appropriation 90 shall be used to certify and train school guardians as provided in

section 30.15, Florida Statutes. 91 AID TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS GRANTS AND AIDS - SCHOOL RECOGNITION PROGRAM FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 133,060,000 Funds in Specific Appropriation 91 are provided to the Department of Education and shall be allocated to school districts pursuant to

section 1008.36, Florida Statutes. School districts shall provide expenditure details by school and by school district to the department. The department shall submit a report to the Governor and the Legislature by June 30, 2027, which details how the funds were spent by each school and school district. 24

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SECTION 2 - EDUCATION (ALL OTHER FUNDS) 91A SPECIAL CATEGORIES GRANTS AND AIDS - ASSISTANCE TO LOW PERFORMING SCHOOLS FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 4,000,000 Funds in Specific Appropriation 91A may be used to contract for the operation of the Florida Partnership for Minority and Underrepresented Student Achievement and to achieve the partnership's mission as provided in

section 1007.35, Florida Statutes.

The funds shall be expended for professional development for classroom teachers of advanced courses. 92 SPECIAL CATEGORIES GRANTS AND AIDS - TAKE STOCK IN CHILDREN FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 6,125,000 Funds in Specific Appropriation 92 are provided for the Take Stock in Children program (recurring base appropriations project). 93 SPECIAL CATEGORIES GRANTS AND AIDS - MENTORING/STUDENT ASSISTANCE INITIATIVES FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 10,180,808 From the funds in Specific Appropriation 93, the following projects are funded with recurring funds and shall be allocated as follows: Best Buddies (recurring base appropriations project)...... 700,000 Big Brothers Big Sisters (recurring base appropriations project)................................................ 2,980,248 Florida Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs (recurring base appropriations project)................................. 3,652,768 Teen Trendsetters (recurring base appropriations project). 300,000 YMCA State Alliance/YMCA Reads (recurring base appropriations project)................................. 764,972 From the funds in Specific Appropriation 93, the following projects are funded with nonrecurring funds and shall be allocated as follows: Ladies Learning to Lead (SF 2908)......................... 250,000 Overtown Youth Center College and Career Readiness (SF 1043)................................................... 350,000 Sowing SEEDS Project (SF 2828)............................ 132,820 United Foundation of Central Florida's - Youth Innovation & Empowerment Initiative (UFCF-YIEI) (SF 2766).......... 350,000 YMCA State Alliance/ YMCA Reads (SF 2642)................. 350,000 Youth Matter Mentorship Program (SF 2199)................. 350,000 93A SPECIAL CATEGORIES GRANTS AND AIDS - COLLEGE REACH OUT PROGRAM FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 1,000,000 94 SPECIAL CATEGORIES GRANTS AND AIDS - FLORIDA DIAGNOSTIC AND LEARNING RESOURCES CENTERS FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 8,700,000 Funds in Specific Appropriation 94 shall be allocated to the Multidisciplinary Educational Services Centers as provided in

section 1006.03, Florida Statutes, as follows: University of Florida..................................... 1,450,000 University of Miami....................................... 1,450,000 Florida State University.................................. 1,450,000 University of South Florida............................... 1,450,000 University of Florida Health Science Center at Jacksonville............................................ 1,450,000 Keiser University......................................... 1,450,000 Each center shall provide a report to the Department of Education by September 1, 2026, for the prior fiscal year that shall include the following: (1) the number of children served, (2) the number of parents served, (3) the number of persons participating in in-service education activities, (4) the number of districts served, and (5) specific services provided. 25

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SECTION 2 - EDUCATION (ALL OTHER FUNDS) 95 SPECIAL CATEGORIES GRANTS AND AIDS - SCHOOL DISTRICT EDUCATION FOUNDATION MATCHING GRANTS PROGRAM FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 7,000,000 Funds in Specific Appropriation 95 are provided as challenge grants to public school district education foundations for programs that serve low-performing students, technical career education, literacy initiatives, Science, Technology, Engineering, Math (STEM) Education initiatives, increased teacher quality and/or increased graduation rates as provided in

section 1011.765, Florida Statutes, and initiatives that advance student resiliency, citizenship, character, and life skill development. The amount of each grant shall be equal to the private contribution made to a qualifying public school district education foundation. In-kind contributions shall not be considered for matching purposes. Administrative costs for the program shall not exceed five percent.

Prior to the release of any funds provided in Specific Appropriation 95 to any public school district education foundation, the public school district foundation must certify to the Commissioner of Education that the private cash has been received by the public school education foundation seeking matching funds.

The Consortium of Florida Education Foundations shall be the fiscal agent for this program. 97 SPECIAL CATEGORIES EDUCATOR PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY INSURANCE FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 1,021,560 98 SPECIAL CATEGORIES TEACHER AND SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR DEATH BENEFITS FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 45,521 99 SPECIAL CATEGORIES RISK MANAGEMENT INSURANCE FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 557,876 FROM ADMINISTRATIVE TRUST FUND . . . 56,012 100 SPECIAL CATEGORIES GRANTS AND AIDS - AUTISM PROGRAM FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 12,000,000 Funds in Specific Appropriation 100 to support Autism Centers as provided in

section 1004.55, Florida Statutes, and shall be allocated as follows: Florida Atlantic University............................... 1,386,508 Florida State University (College of Medicine)............ 1,483,072 University of Central Florida............................. 2,467,195 University of Florida (College of Medicine)............... 1,431,006 University of Florida (Jacksonville)...................... 1,276,630 University of Miami (Department of Psychology) including $499,979 for activities in Broward County through Nova Southeastern University................................. 2,218,340 University of South Florida/Florida Mental Health Institute............................................... 1,737,249 The Department of Education, upon request by the Autism Centers, may reallocate funds based on the funding formula used by the centers.

Summaries of outcomes for the prior fiscal year shall be submitted to the Department of Education by September 1, 2026. 101 SPECIAL CATEGORIES GRANT & AIDS ARTICULATED HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 2,000,000 102 SPECIAL CATEGORIES GRANTS AND AIDS - REGIONAL EDUCATION CONSORTIUM SERVICES FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 30,400,000 From the funds in Specific Appropriation 102, $5,400,000 in recurring 26

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SECTION 2 - EDUCATION (ALL OTHER FUNDS) funds is provided to the consortium services organizations to implement

section 1001.451, Florida Statutes, and to conduct regional delivery of educational services to small and rural districts to improve student achievement through technical assistance and school improvement strategies. Each eligible consortium services organization will receive a grant of $150,000 per school district and eligible member for delivery of services within the participating district. From the funds provided in Specific Appropriation 102, $25,000,000 in recurring funds is provided for the Rural School District Supplemental Services Grant Program established pursuant to

section 1001.4511, Florida Statutes. These funds shall be allocated to each eligible consortium services organization as follows: Heartland Educational Consortium.......................... 5,555,149 North East Florida Educational Consortium................. 11,912,923 Panhandle Area Educational Consortium..................... 7,531,928 103 SPECIAL CATEGORIES TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 11,979,426 From the funds in Specific Appropriation 103, the following shall be allocated from recurring funds: Mental Health Awareness and Assistance Training as provided in

section 1012.584, Florida Statutes.......... 5,500,000 Principal of the Year as provided in

section 1012.986, Florida Statutes........................................ 29,426 School Related Personnel of the Year as provided in

section 1012.21, Florida Statutes....................... 370,000 Teacher of the Year as provided in

section 1012.77, Florida Statutes........................................ 880,000 Funds in Specific Appropriation 103 for the Teacher of the Year Program are provided for financial awards, in conjunction with any private donations, resulting in district participants and three charter school participants receiving a minimum total award amount of $10,000; the selected finalists receiving a minimum total award of $20,000; and the Teacher of the Year receiving a minimum total award amount of $50,000.

Funds in Specific Appropriation 103 for the School Related Personnel of the Year Program are provided for financial awards of up to $5,000 for participants of the program; the selected finalists receiving a total award of up to $6,500; and the School Related Personnel of the Year receiving a total award amount of up to $10,000. Funds in Specific Appropriation 103 for Principal, Teacher, or School Related Personnel of the Year may be disbursed to districts, schools, or individuals.

From the funds in Specific Appropriation 103, $3,000,000 in recurring funds is provided to the Department of Education for Computer Science Certification and Teachers Bonuses and shall be allocated to school districts pursuant to

section 1007.2616, Florida Statutes. The department shall submit a report to the Legislature by June 30, 2027, which details how the funds were allocated by school district.

From the funds in Specific Appropriation 103, nonrecurring funds are provided for the following: Florida Rural Digital Literacy Program (FRDLP) (SF 1336).. 1,500,000 L.E.A.D. (Law Enforcement Against Drugs and Violence)- Statewide Implementation (SF 2415)...................... 350,000 Uplifting School Mental Health Support across the State of Florida (SF 1981).................................... 350,000 104 SPECIAL CATEGORIES GRANTS AND AIDS - STRATEGIC STATEWIDE INITIATIVES FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 46,306,183 From the funds in Specific Appropriation 104, nonrecurring funds are provided for the following: All Pro Dad/iMOM Fatherhood Literacy and Family 27

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SECTION 2 - EDUCATION (ALL OTHER FUNDS) Engagement Campaign (SF 1427)........................... 1,300,000 American History Live (SF 3098)........................... 120,000 Big Brothers Big Sisters Bigs Inspiring Scholastic Success (BISS) Project (SF 3236)........................ 350,000 Defibrillate Manatee CPR in Schools Implementation (SF 1290)................................................... 403,651 Education Technology Inventory Dashboard & Clearinghouse (SF 2835)............................................... 350,000 Florida Alliance of Boys & Girls Clubs - Workforce Development Programs (SF 1375).......................... 350,000 Florida Arts and Tourism Economic Development Initiative (SF 3687)............................................... 350,000 Florida Debate Initiative (SF 1588)....................... 2,400,000 Learning Blade - STEM, Computer Science and CTE Career Awareness for Middle Schools (SF 2250).................. 350,000 MagicSchool Pilot Program (SF 3750)....................... 350,000 Mobile Museums of Tolerance - Florida (SF 1220)........... 350,000 Public Safety Resiliency Fund (SF 3228)................... 350,000 School Bond Issuance Database (SF 1265)................... 350,000 Securing the Continuation of the State Science & Engineering Fair of Florida: Project Year 4 of 5 (SF 2307)................................................... 150,000 From the funds in Specific Appropriation 104, $1,073,911 in recurring funds is provided to the Department of Education for use of the Florida Safe Schools Assessment Tool at all public school sites, pursuant to

section 1006.1493, Florida Statutes. From the funds in Specific Appropriation 104, $3,000,000 in recurring funds is provided to the Department of Education to implement the provisions pursuant to

section 1001.212(6), Florida Statutes. From the funds in Specific Appropriation 104, $5,000,000 in recurring funds is provided to the Department of Education to support the Regional Literacy Teams pursuant to

section 1008.365, Florida Statutes. From the funds in Specific Appropriation 104, $4,702,500 in recurring funds is provided to the Department of Education to support the Charity for Change Program pursuant to

section 1003.4206, Florida Statutes. No later than September 30, 2027, the Department of Education shall provide a report to the Governor and Legislature on the Charity for Change program. The report must include information on the following: 1) student performance on the character education component pursuant to

section 1003.42 (2)(t), Florida Statutes; 2) the number of participating schools and students, by district; and 3) funds raised for the program. From the funds in Specific Appropriation 104, $400,000 in recurring funds and $600,000 in nonrecurring funds are provided to the Department of Education to implement the Early Childhood Music Education Program established pursuant to

section 1003.481, Florida Statutes. From the funds in Specific Appropriation 104, $2,000,000 in recurring funds is provided for the Florida Institute for Charter School Innovation pursuant to

section 1004.88, Florida Statutes. From the funds in Specific Appropriation 104, $3,306,121 in recurring funds is provided to the Department of Education to provide grants to schools. Funds shall be prioritized for districts in fiscally constrained counties as described in

section 218.67(1), Florida Statutes, for participation in the Florida Safe Schools Canine Program pursuant to

section 1006.121, Florida Statutes. The regional consortium service organizations shall notify their fiscally constrained member districts of the availability of these funds to assist districts in participating in the program. Any appropriated funds that have not been designated for fiscally constrained districts by December 15, 2026, may be awarded to other school districts who apply to participate in the program. The Department of Education shall notify all districts of the availability of these funds to assist them in participating in the program.

Such schools may apply for funds which may be used as the required monetary contribution of such schools for the purchase, training, or caring for a firearm detection canine and other costs associated with participation in the program. From the funds in Specific Appropriation 104, $5,000,000 in recurring funds is provided to the Department of Education to implement

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SECTION 2 - EDUCATION (ALL OTHER FUNDS) establish a threat management coordinator for the school district. Each district will receive an amount based on its size: $55,000 (small), $60,000 (medium), $75,000 (large), or $115,000 (very large) as determined by the department. From the funds in Specific Appropriation 104, $3,000,000 in nonrecurring funds is provided to the Department of Education for the Civics Literacy Captains and Coaches Initiatives.

From the funds in Specific Appropriation 104, $1,500,000 in nonrecurring funds is provided to the Department of Education for the Civics Professional Development Initiative. From the funds in Specific Appropriation 104, $5,000,000 in nonrecurring funds is provided to the Department of Education for the Florida Civics Seal of Excellence Program. The amount of the stipend is $3,000 for completing the Florida Seal of Excellence endorsement coursework. From the funds in Specific Appropriation 104, $1,500,000 in nonrecurring funds is provided to the Department of Education for the Florida Civics and Debate Initiative.

From the funds in Specific Appropriation 104, $200,000 in nonrecurring funds is provided to the Department of Education for the Patriotic Displays in Classrooms and is contingent upon SB 420 becoming a law. From the funds in Specific Appropriation 104, $2,500,000 in nonrecurring funds is provided to the Department of Education to provide grants to school districts and charter schools to support the implementation of technology-based enhancements to improve school safety and security.

These enhancements may include, but are not limited to, access control systems, weapons detection systems, and active shooter response systems. The department shall establish deadlines for districts or charter schools to apply for the grant, maximum grant award levels per recipient, and criteria that will be used to evaluate and score each grant proposal.

At a minimum, evaluation criteria should consider project cost effectiveness, implementation feasibility, long-term funding sustainability, local match considerations, and the lack of other available resources particularly in fiscally constrained counties as described in

section 218.67(1), Florida Statutes. 105 SPECIAL CATEGORIES GRANTS AND AIDS - SCHOOLS OF HOPE FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 6,000,000 Funds in Specific Appropriation 105 are provided for the Schools of Hope Program, pursuant to

section 1002.333, Florida Statutes. 106 SPECIAL CATEGORIES GRANTS AND AIDS - NEW WORLD SCHOOL OF THE ARTS FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 500,000 Funds in Specific Appropriation 106 are provided for the New World School of the Arts as provided in

section 1002.35, Florida Statutes. 107 SPECIAL CATEGORIES GRANTS AND AIDS - SEED SCHOOL OF MIAMI FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 12,932,320 Funds in Specific Appropriation 107 are provided for the SEED School of Miami as provided in

section 1002.3305, Florida Statutes. The Department of Education is authorized to supplement quarterly payments up to the amount appropriated for operational expenses in the event the student population falls short of forecasted enrollment. 108 SPECIAL CATEGORIES GRANTS AND AIDS - SCHOOL AND INSTRUCTIONAL ENHANCEMENTS FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 42,504,321 From the funds in Specific Appropriation 108, the following appropriation projects are funded with recurring funds and shall be allocated as follows: 29

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SECTION 2 - EDUCATION (ALL OTHER FUNDS) African American Task Force (recurring base appropriations project)................................. 100,000 AMI Kids (recurring base appropriations project).......... 1,100,000 Florida Holocaust Museum (recurring base appropriations project)................................................ 600,000 Girl Scouts of Florida (recurring base appropriations project)................................................ 267,635 Holocaust Memorial Miami Beach (recurring base appropriations project)................................. 66,501 Holocaust Task Force (recurring base appropriations project)................................................ 100,000 State Science Fair (recurring base appropriations project) 72,032 From the funds in Specific Appropriation 108, $2,000,000 in recurring funds is provided for the Safer, Smarter Schools Program pursuant to

section 1003.4204, Florida Statutes.

From the funds in Specific Appropriation 108, nonrecurring funds are provided for the following: Afterschool Programing for Franklin County (SF 1485)...... 107,240 Agricultural Technology & Workforce Education Initiative (SF 3279)............................................... 350,000 Applied Water Resource Technology Career Training Program (SF 3536)............................................... 775,000 ARK Innovation Center at Pinellas County Schools (SF 2506) 350,000 Bay District Schools - Deane Bozeman School Agriculture Center (SF 3107)........................................ 50,000 Boca Raton High School Robotics Lab and Teams Expansion (SF 3388)............................................... 350,000 Career Pathways - Building Florida's Workforce (SF 3189).. 350,000 Cathedral Arts Project Education Programs (SF 2691)....... 350,000 Charlie Ward Champions Ranch Phase 1A: Multi-Sport Field, Cafe/Program Building & Programs (SF 1558).............. 300,000 Clay County District Schools: Expansion of Workforce Development (SF 2953)................................... 350,000 Closing Florida's Reading Gap: Building the Workforce of Tomorrow Through Early Literacy (SF 1282)............... 350,000 Colonial High School Flight Academy FAA Approved Simulator (SF 2171)..................................... 99,000 ConnectED Polk Prosperity Through Career Pathways Initiative (SF 2349).................................... 350,000 Crestview Robotics and STEM Hub (CRASH) --- STEM Expansion and Workforce Pipeline (SF 3454).............. 250,000 Empowered of Central Florida expansion of the Rock Program Into Levy, Citrus & Sumter (SF 1703)............ 350,000 Future Health Heroes One-Year Healthcare Workforce Accelerator (SF 3259)................................... 350,000 Hands of Mercy Everywhere Teen Moms and At-Risk Youth Vocational Training (SF 1341)........................... 350,000 HAPCO Music & Culinary Education Program (SF 2769)........ 200,000 High School Internship Program in Integrated Mathematical Oncology (SF 2865)...................................... 100,000 inSIGHT Through Education Traveling Holocaust Exhibit (SF 1120)................................................... 165,000 Jacksonville Arts & Music School Inc. (JAMS): WAL (What A Leader Training Program) (SF 2669)...................... 200,000 Jewish Day School Student Transportation Safety Initiative (SF 2127).................................... 3,500,000 K12 Student Engagement at the Kennedy Space Center (SF 2006)................................................... 350,000 Links to Success (SF 3539)................................ 585,000 Miami-Dade County Public Schools Early Childhood Education Learning Labs (SF 1773)....................... 350,000 Miami-Dade County Public Schools SpaceHUB @ Booker T.

Washington High School (SF 3646)........................ 220,000 Miami-Dade County Public Schools SpaceHUB @ Hialeah-Miami Lakes Senior High School (SF 2952)...................... 350,000 National Flight Academy (SF 3455)......................... 650,000 Nicklaus Children's Student-Athlete EKG Screening Program (SF 1151)............................................... 500,000 Okaloosa County Schools Classroom Technology (SF 3242).... 350,000 Osceola County School District 24/7 Security Operations Center (SF 1612)........................................ 350,000 Pasco High School Athletic Complex (SF 3418).............. 200,000 Pasco Schools STEM Career Pathways Pilot (SF 3272)........ 350,000 Pinellas County: Expanding Access to Youth Athletics and 30

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SECTION 2 - EDUCATION (ALL OTHER FUNDS) Water Safety (SF 1792).................................. 880,000 Planned to A.T.

Financial Literacy Curriculum Expansion in Duval County Public Schools (SF 2701)................ 100,000 Project MPACT (Making Priorities Align for Community Transformation) (SF 2758)............................... 125,000 Putnam County School District- Engineering Pathways and Aviation Maintenance (SF 2583).......................... 350,000 Roosevelt Elementary School Program Enhancements (SF 3065) 440,000 Scouting - Character Education Outreach (SF 2248)......... 350,000 Soaring Forward: Soar in 4 Lab Expansion (Manatee) (SF 1036)................................................... 250,000 South Florida Trauma Response, Crisis, and Resilience Program (SF 2550)....................................... 350,000 State Academic Tournament (SF 2322)....................... 250,000 STEM and AI Esports Workforce Development Project (SF 1972)................................................... 350,000 StrongHer Mind, StrongHer Future (SF 2782)................ 55,000 The Busch Wildlife Sanctuary Environmental Education Program (SF 2018)....................................... 350,000 The Center Presents Wonder Works - Florida Youth Innovation and Workforce Skills Initiative (SF 3402).... 350,000 The Dali: Expanding Education and Outreach (SF 2862)...... 500,000 The Florida Talent Pipeline: Connecting Classrooms to Careers (SF 2839)....................................... 350,000 The Last Ones of Auschwitz Teaching Through Testimony (Book Program) (SF 2723)................................ 487,500 The Shul of Bal Harbour Family Initiative: Jewish Mothers & Babies of South Florida (SF 2638)..................... 350,000 Victory High Schools (SF 3742)............................ 300,000 Virtual Tutoring Program Supporting Duval County Public School Students (SF 2687)............................... 350,000 West Technical Education Center Glades Workforce Expansion (SF 1083)..................................... 350,000 WOFT - Teacher Safety Training Program (SF 1890).......... 950,000 Young Musicians Unite: Student Retention and Engagement Initiative (SF 1128).................................... 350,000 Young Singers of the Palm Beaches Afterschool Music Program (SF 1691)....................................... 164,413 Youth Summer, Camera, Action! (SF 3096)................... 140,000 ZeroEyes AI Firearm Detection Franklin County (SF 1444)... 15,000 ZeroEyes AI Firearm Detection Miami-Dade (SF 1403)........ 350,000 ZeroEyes AI Gun Detection Technology - Hernando (SF 3648). 240,000 ZeroEyes AI Gun Detection Technology Seminole County (SF 1917)................................................... 250,000 From the funds in Specific Appropriation 108, $15,000,000 in nonrecurring funds is provided to the Department of Education to provide grants to full-time Jewish day schools and Jewish preschools as provided in

section 1001.2921, Florida Statutes, for costs associated with contracted security guards who are licensed and regulated by the state to provide professional detection, prevention, and security services to the eligible schools, and expenses related to transportation for students, parents, and staff. 109 SPECIAL CATEGORIES GRANTS AND AIDS - EXCEPTIONAL EDUCATION FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 8,509,462 FROM FEDERAL GRANTS TRUST FUND . . . 2,499,354 From the funds in Specific Appropriation 109, recurring funds from the General Revenue Fund shall be allocated as follows: Auditory-Oral Education Grant Funding (recurring base appropriations project)................................. 750,000 Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System Associate Centers as provided in

section 1006.03, Florida Statutes........................................ 577,758 Learning Through Listening (recurring base appropriations project)................................................ 1,141,704 Special Olympics (recurring base appropriations project).. 250,000 The Family Cafe (recurring base appropriations project)... 350,000 The Bridge to Speech Program as provided in

section 1002.391, Florida Statutes.............................. 1,750,000 Funds provided in Specific Appropriation 109 for Auditory-Oral Education Grants shall only be awarded to Florida public or private nonprofit school programs serving deaf children in multiple counties, 31

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SECTION 2 - EDUCATION (ALL OTHER FUNDS) from birth to age seven, including rural and underserved areas. These schools must solely offer auditory-oral education programs, as defined in

section 1002.391, Florida Statutes, and have a supervisor and faculty members who are credentialed as Certified Listening and Spoken Language Specialists. The amount of the grants shall be based on the specific needs of each eligible student. Each eligible school that has insufficient public funds to provide the educational and related services specified in the Individual Education Plan (IEP) or Individual Family Service Plan (IFSP) of eligible students aged birth to seven years may submit grant applications to the Department of Education.

Applications must include an itemized list of total costs, the amount of public funds available for those students without the grant, and the additional amount needed for the services identified in each student's respective IEP or IFSP. The department shall develop an appropriate application, provide instructions and administer this grant program to ensure minimum delay in providing the IEP or IFSP services for all eligible students.

Each school shall be accountable for assuring that the public funds received are expended only for services for the eligible student as described in the application and shall provide a report documenting expenditures for the 2026-2027 fiscal year to the department by September 30, 2027. Funds provided for the Bridge to Speech Program shall only be awarded to Florida nonprofit schools or programs serving children who are deaf or hard of hearing in multiple counties, from age 2.9 through age six, including rural and underserved areas.

These schools or programs must solely offer auditory-oral education programs, as defined in

section 1002.391, Florida Statutes, and have a supervisor and faculty members who are credentialed as Certified Listening and Spoken Language Specialists each day the child is in attendance or has letter of endorsement for this project from Deaf Kids Can. Grants to be awarded and first payment received by September 1st of each year and payments monthly thereafter.

No later than September 30, 2027, the Department of Education shall submit a report on the Bridge to Speech program to the Governor, President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives that provides the following information: (1) the number of children with hearing loss served, disaggregated by service type and delivery method (center-based or virtual); (2) types and frequency of services provided, including speech, language, audiology, and parent education; (3) student progress in speech, language, and academics based on evaluations; (4) professional development and technical assistance delivered; and (5) total expenditures and program reach, including families and professionals supported.

From the funds in Specific Appropriation 109, $1,000,000 in recurring funds from the General Revenue Fund is provided for the School District Exceptional Student Evaluation grant program to assist districts in complying with

section 1002.394(7)(b), Florida Statutes. School districts that wish to participate in the grant program must report the number of Individual Education Plans and matrix of services developed for students, or in process of being developed, on a Family Empowerment Scholarship for the 2026-2027 school year to the Department of Education by December 15, 2026. No later than January 15, 2027, the department shall provide funding of no more than $2,000 per each Individual Education Plan reported by a district.

If the appropriation is not sufficient, funding must be prorated based on the number of plans reported by districts.

From the funds in Specific Appropriation 109, nonrecurring funds from the General Revenue Fund shall be allocated as follows: Bridging the Gap: Therapeutic Education with the No Limits Method (SF 3301)................................. 350,000 Broward Schools - Strengthening ESE Support (SF 3643)..... 350,000 Live with LEV Beyond the Bell (SF 1797)................... 90,000 Miami Lighthouse Academy, LLC (SF 1630)................... 200,000 Personalized Learning Initiative for K-12 Education (SF 3240)................................................... 350,000 Specialized Education Services for Okaloosa County (SF 3456)................................................... 350,000 The Family Cafe (SF 1028)................................. 1,000,000 Funds in Specific Appropriation 109 for The Family Cafe are supplemental and shall not be used to replace or supplant current funds 32

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SECTION 2 - EDUCATION (ALL OTHER FUNDS) awarded for The Family Cafe project. Funds in Specific Appropriation 109 from the Federal Grants Trust Fund shall be allocated as follows: Florida Instructional Materials Center for the Visually Impaired as provided in

section 1003.55, Florida Statutes................................................ 270,987 Multi-Agency Service Network for Students with Severe Emotional/Behavioral Disturbance as provided in

section 1006.04, Florida Statutes............................... 750,322 Portal to Exceptional Education Resources as provided in

section 1003.576, Florida Statutes...................... 786,217 Resource Materials Technology Center for Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing as provided in

section 1003.55, Florida Statutes........................................ 191,828 Very Special Arts (recurring base appropriations project). 334,000 From the funds in Specific Appropriation 109, $166,000 in nonrecurring funds from the Federal Grants Trust Fund is provided for the Very Special Arts Program (SF 3631). 110 SPECIAL CATEGORIES FLORIDA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND THE BLIND FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 77,664,362 FROM ADMINISTRATIVE TRUST FUND . . . 5,000 FROM FEDERAL GRANTS TRUST FUND . . . 2,900,810 FROM GRANTS AND DONATIONS TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2,810,173 From the funds in Specific Appropriation 110, the school shall contract for health, medical, pharmaceutical, and dental screening services for students.

The school shall develop a collaborative service agreement for medical services and shall maximize the recovery of all legally available funds from Medicaid and private insurance coverage.

The school shall report to the Legislature by June 30, 2027, information describing the agreement, services provided, budget and expenditures, including the amounts and sources of all funding used for the collaborative medical program and any other student health services during the 2026-2027 fiscal year. 111 SPECIAL CATEGORIES TRANSFER TO DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT SERVICES - HUMAN RESOURCES SERVICES PURCHASED PER STATEWIDE CONTRACT FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 209,785 FROM ADMINISTRATIVE TRUST FUND . . . 53,369 111A GRANTS AND AIDS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND NONSTATE ENTITIES - FIXED CAPITAL OUTLAY PUBLIC SCHOOLS SPECIAL PROJECTS FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 5,330,000 From the funds in Specific Appropriation 111A, the following projects are funded with nonrecurring funds that shall be allocated as follows: Academy at the Farm Middle School (SF 3129)............... 350,000 Bay District Schools - Deane Bozeman School Agriculture Center (SF 3107)........................................ 200,000 Jacksonville Classical Academy Soccer / Football Field (SF 2597)............................................... 2,000,000 Miami-Dade County Public Schools SpaceHUB @ Booker T.

Washington High School (SF 3646)........................ 130,000 Pasco High School Athletic Complex (SF 3418).............. 2,550,000 Soaring Forward: Soar in 4 Lab Expansion (Manatee) (SF 1036)................................................... 100,000 112 GRANTS AND AIDS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND NONSTATE ENTITIES - FIXED CAPITAL OUTLAY PUBLIC SCHOOL HARDENING FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 20,000,000 Funds in Specific Appropriation 112 are provided for the School Hardening Grant program to improve the physical security of school buildings based on the security risk assessment required by

section 1006.1493, Florida Sta