Signed by Governor Ron DeSantis

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to adopt a conference report that establishes a $93.22 billion state budget for fiscal years 2020-2021 and appropriates additional funding for COVID-19 containment efforts.

Highlights:

• Appropriates $27.3 to the Department of Health to spend federal dollars approved in the COVID-19 Coronavirus Preparedness and Response Supplemental Appropriation Act (Sec. 37)

• Appropriates $25.15 million to the Department of Health to address the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak (Sec. 38).

• Appropriates $100 million for the Mental Health Assistance Allocation and $625,000 to Mental Health Assistance Allocation for Florida virtual schools (Sec. 2).

• Appropriates $500 million for the Teacher Salary Increase Allocation (Sec. 2).

• Appropriates $2.22 billion to education enhancement programs within the Department of Education (Sec. 1).

• Appropriates $24.83 billion to all other programs within the Department of Education (Sec. 2).

• Appropriates $39.36 billion to programs within the Department of Health and Human Services (Sec. 3).

• Appropriates $4.96 billion to criminal justice and corrections programs (Sec. 4).

• Appropriates $14.8 billion for programs within the natural resources, environment, growth management and transportation departments (Sec. 5).

• Appropriates $6.44 billion for general government administration (Sec. 6).

• Appropriates $10 million for the Canadian Prescription Drug Importation Program (Sec. 3).

• Appropriates $26 million, plus an additional $24 million for grants and aids for Visit Florida tourism promotion (Sec. 6).

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