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2021 Legislative Update

UNITED WAY OF -DADE

February 24, 2021

Presented by Rick Owen President, United Way of

1 Florida Budget

Florida Budget

2 2 Appropriations By Fund Source FY20-21

Source: The Fiscal Analysis in Brief, 2020 Legislative Session. 3 3 Appropriations By Fund Source for Fiscal Year 2020-2021 (Dollars in Millions)

Source: The Florida Legislature Fiscal Analysis in Brief, 2020 Legislative Session. 4 4 Projected FY 2020-21 Recurring General Revenue Sources (Dollars in Millions)

Source: The Florida Legislature Fiscal Analysis in Brief, 2020 Legislative Session. 5 5 Projected FY 2020-21 Recurring General Revenue Sources (Dollars in Millions)

Source: The Florida Legislature Fiscal Analysis in Brief, 2020 Legislative Session. 6 6 Contributions to GR from Sales Tax Collections in FY 2020-2021

Source: The Florida Legislature, Long-Range Financial Outlook, September 2019 7 7 GR Appropriations By Program Area for Fiscal Year 2020-2021 (Dollars in Millions)

Source: The Florida Legislature Fiscal Analysis in Brief, 2020 Legislative Session. 8 8 GR Appropriations By Program Area for Fiscal Year 2020-2021 (Dollars in Millions)

Source: The Florida Legislature Fiscal Analysis in Brief, 2020 Legislative Session. 9 9 Appropriations By Program Area for Fiscal Year 2020-2021 (Dollars in Millions)

Source: The Florida Legislature Fiscal Analysis in Brief, 2020 Legislative Session. 10 10 Appropriations By Program Area for Fiscal Year 2020-2021 (Dollars in Millions)

Source: The Florida Legislature Fiscal Analysis in Brief, 2020 Legislative Session. 11 11 Appropriations by Program Area by Fund Source for FY 2020-2021 (Dollars in Millions)

Source: The Florida Legislature Fiscal Analysis in Brief, 2020 Legislative Session. 12 12 General Revenue Forecast General Revenue Projections  2020-2021: $289.3B  2021-2022: ($486B)  2022-2023: ($366.7B)

Source: The Florida Legislature, Long-Range Financial Outlook, September 2020 13 13 Consensus Agenda

Consensus Agenda

14 14 2021 Florida United Way Public Policy Priorities Financial Stability

o Increase access to affordable housing and utilize the Sadowski Housing Trust Funds only for their intended purposes

o Support keeping Floridians in their homes and mitigating impact of evictions

o Capitalize on opportunities to enhance workforce development

15 2021 Florida United Way Public Policy Priorities  Quality Early Learning

o Improve transparency, accountability, and performance of state’s early learning programs

o Increase professional development opportunities for early learning educators

o Expand access to family support services that link families to local resources

16 2021 Florida United Way Public Policy Priorities Ensuring Access to Healthcare  Improve access to affordable healthcare for low- income populations  Maintain targeted funding for prevention and treatment of behaviorial services  Maximize home and community-based services for older adults to reduce costs and waitlists

17 2021 Florida United Way Public Policy Priorities Supporting Florida’s Veterans

o Support a MISSION UNITED initiative to enhance system navigation utilizing peer support to ensure access to services in alignment with Florida Department of Veterans Affairs

o Support recommendations of the 2019 FDVA Forward March report to reinforce best practices, reduce redundancies and implement solutions to fill gaps

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19 19 UWMD Local Agenda

Miami-Dade County Public Schools • Protect school districts from enrollment declines or State budget shortfalls by funding at 2020-2021 year levels. • Continue funding established in 2020 to address inequities of the District Cost Differential calculation. • Support funding for after-school or summer programming for students experiencing learning loss due to COVID. • Waive penalties related to statewide assessments.

Early Education • Support funding for increased costs of Early Learning Providers due to COVID. • Support waivers allowing Early Learning programs to be funded on enrollment not attendance. UWMD Local Agenda

Health • Support access to telehealth for medical and mental health services for children. • Support solutions aimed at decreasing disparities in Black maternal health care and birth outcomes for Black babies.

Financial Stability • Support revisions to the Unemployment Insurance system. • Support policy changes to smooth benefits “cliffs” expected due to the upcoming increase in the minimum wage.

Veterans/Mission United • Support for Veterans access to permanent and affordable housing solutions. • Support programs that aim to close the gap in access to STEM education/training programs for African American Veterans. Maternal and Infant Mortality Support solutions aimed at decreasing disparities in Black maternal health care and birth outcomes for Black babies. • Infant mortality rates for America’s Black babies are more than twice the rate of white babies • Black babies are more than three times as likely to die from complications related to low birthweight as compared to white babies in the U.S. • U.S. maternal mortality rates for Black women are three to four times higher than rates for white women In Florida, the preterm birth rate among Black women is 53% higher than the rate among all other women STEM Education for Veterans Support programs that aim to close the gap in access to STEM education & training programs for African American Veterans.

• 41% of Veterans reported that their military specialization is STEM related and of those veterans in the STEM workforce, 8% are African American. • However, there has been a decline of almost 1% per year in African American Veterans participating in STEM since 2012. • The average earnings of an African American Veteran is $58,351, compared to about $38,000 for non-Veteran African Americans and about $77,217 for non-minority Veterans. • Earnings for African Americans in STEM are 40% higher than non-STEM at $81,942 per year. Legislative Preview

Robert M. Levy & Associates IMPORTANT DATES 2021 LEGISLATIVE SESSION Interim Committee Weeks

January 11-15, 2021 March 2, 2021 Interim Committee Week 1 Regular Session Convenes January 25-29, 2021 Interim Committee Week 2 February 1-5, 2021 April 30, 2021 Interim Committee Week 3 Last Day of the Regular Session February 8-12, 2021 Interim Committee Week 4 February 15-19, 2021 Interim Committee Week 5 IMPORTANT DATES January 29, 2021 – Senate & House Member Bill Request Submission Deadline February 2, 2021 – House Appropriations Project Request Form Deadline March 2, 2021 – Noon Deadline for Filing Bills for Introduction

April 16, 2021 – House After the 45th Day of Regular Session, notice shall be provided no later than 4:30pm on the day before the committee meeting April 20, 2021 – 50th day rule of a Regular Session last day for April 20, 2021 – Senate Last day of regularly scheduled committee meetings

April 26, 2021 – No House bills on second reading may be taken up and considered by the House April 30, 2021 – 60th day – last day of the 2021 Regular Session REGULAR SESSION STATISTICS 2020 2021 SENATE & HOUSE FILED PASSED SENATE & HOUSE FILED PASSED BILLS BOTH BILLS BOTH CHAMBERS CHAMBERS CONCURRENT 7 2 CONCURRENT 5 0 RESOLUTION RESOLUTION RESOLUTIONS (ONE 84 0 RESOLUTIONS (ONE 13 0 CHAMBER CHAMBER GENERAL BILLS 1,699 191 GENERAL BILLS 1,373 0 LOCAL BILLS 40 15 LOCAL BILLS 30 0 JOINT RESOLUTIONS 28 2 JOINT RESOLUTIONS 17 0 MEMORIALS 26 0 MEMORIALS 8 0 APPROPRIATIONS 1,634 0 APPROPRIATIONS 1,028 0 PROJECTS PROJECTS TOTALS 3,518 210 TOTALS 2,474 0 LEADERSHIP SENATE PRESIDENT HOUSE SPEAKER

SEN. REP. Hernando & Pasco Pinellas County LEADERSHIP SENATE LEADERSHIP HOUSE LEADERSHIP

PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE SEN. REP. DUVAL & NASSAU MIAMI-DADE COUNTY

MAJORITY LEADER MAJORITY LEADER SEN. REP. MICHAEL GRANT BREVARD & INDIAN RIVER CHARLOTTE DEMOCRATIC LEADERSHIP SENATE LEADERSHIP HOUSE LEADERSHIP

MINORITY LEADER MINORITY LEADER SEN. GARY FARMER JR. REP. BOBBY DuBOSE BROWARD COUNTY BROWARD COUNTY

MINORITY LEADER MINORITY LEADER PRO TEMPORE PRO TEMPORE SEN. BOBBY POWELL REP. KAMIA BROWN PALM BEACH COUNTY ORANGE COUNTY INCOMING LEADERSHIP SENATE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

2023-2024 2023-2024 PRESIDENT DESIGNATE SPEAKER DESIGNATE SEN. REP.

2025-2026 2025-2026 SPEAKER DESIGNATE PRESIDENT’S REP. DANNY PEREZ RACE MIAMI-DADE COUNTY HOUSE DELEGATION MIAMI-DADE COUNTY NEW HOUSE MEMBERS

REP. CHRISTOPHER REP. (R) BENJAMIN (D) (Polo) (Watson)

REP. (R) REP. JAMES MOONEY (R) (A.M. Rodriguez) (Raschein)

REP. DEMI BUSATTA REP. ALEX RIZO (R) CABRERA (R) (Oliva) (J. Fernandez)

REP. KEVIN CHAMBLISS (D) REP. FELICIA SIMONE (McGhee) ROBINSON (D) (Pritchett) MIAMI-DADE COUNTY SENATE BREAKDOWN

Current Senate Senate Delegation Breakdown Breakdown 16 - Democrat 3 - Democrat 24 - Republican 3 - Republican MIAMI-DADE COUNTY NEW SENATE MEMBERS

SEN. (R) SEN. (D) SEN. ANA MARIA (JJ Roderiguez) (Braynon) RODRIGUEZ (R) (Flores) MIAMI-DADE COUNTY CHAIRS & VICE CHAIRS Legislator Chairmanships Sen. Manny Diaz (R) Health Policy (Chair) Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (Vice Chair) Sen. Ana Maria Rodriguez (R) Finance & Tax (Chair) Appropriations Subcommittee on Health & Human Services (Vice Chair) Sen. Jason Pizzo (D) Criminal Justice (Chair) Sen. Shevrin Jones (D) Education (Vice Chair) Sen. Ileana Garcia (R) Community Affairs (Vice Chair) Rules Committee (Vice Chair) Sen. (D) Ethics & Election Committee (Vice Chair) Rep. (R) Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee (Chair) Rep. Bryan Avila (R) Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee (Chair) Rep. Danny Perez (R) Judiciary Committee (Chair)

Rep. Juan Fernandez-Barquin Civil Justice & Property Rights Subcommittee (Vice Chair) Professions & Public Health Subcommittee (Vice Chair) Rep. Anthony Rodriguez Regulatory Reform (Vice Chair) APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTTEE MEMBERS

Sen. Manny Diaz (R) Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Education Subcommittee on Health & Human Services Sen. Jason Pizzo (D) Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Criminal & Civil Justice Sen. Ileana Garcia (R) Subcommittee on Agriculture, Environment & General Government Sen. Ana Maria Rodriguez (R) Subcommittee on Criminal & Civil Justice Subcommittee on Health & Human Services Sen. Shevrin Jones (D) Subcommittee on Health & Human Services

Sen. Annette Taddeo (D) Subcommittee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTTEE MEMBERS Rep. Bryan Avila (R) Appropriations Committee Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee Rep. III (D) Appropriations Committee Rep. Nicholas Duran (D) Appropriations Committee Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee Rep. (D) Appropriations Committee Rep. Danny Perez (R) Appropriations Committee Rep. Demi Busatta Cabrera (R) Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee Rep. (D) High Education Appropriations Subcommittee Rep. Dottie Joseph (D) High Education Appropriations Subcommittee Rep. Alex Rizo (R) High Education Appropriations Subcommittee Rep. Anthony Rodriguez (R) High Education Appropriations Subcommittee Rep. James Mooney (R) Infrastructure & Tourism Appropriations Subcommittee Rep. Christopher Benjamon (D) Justice Appropriations Subcommittee Rep. Juan Fernandez Barquin (R) Justice Appropriations Subcommittee APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTTEE MEMBERS Rep. Bryan Avila (R) Appropriations Committee Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee Rep. James Bush III (D) Appropriations Committee PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee Rep. Nicholas Duran (D) Appropriations Committee Health Care Appropriations Subcommittee Rep. Joe Geller (D) Appropriations Committee Rep. Danny Perez (R) Appropriations Committee Rep. Demi Busatta Cabrera (R) Agriculture & Natural Resources Appropriations Subcommittee Rep. Michael Grieco (D) High Education Appropriations Subcommittee Rep. Dottie Joseph (D) High Education Appropriations Subcommittee Rep. Alex Rizo (R) High Education Appropriations Subcommittee Rep. Anthony Rodriguez (R) High Education Appropriations Subcommittee Rep. Vance Aloupis (R) PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee Rep. David Borrero (R) State Administration & Technology Appropriations Rep. Felicia Simone Robinson (D) State Administration & Technology Appropriations How Does Florida Generate Revenue The state budget is grouped into three major funding categories: 1. Federal trust funds - provided by the federal government and typically funds programs and services mandated by the federal government such as Medicaid 2. State trust funds - money designated by state law for specific purposes such as Transportation and Affordable Housing 3. General revenue - funding collected through state tax revenues. General revenue garners the most competition because this funding can go toward any purpose Florida Appropriations Process Step 1: Agency instructions - The guidelines must be sent out by July 15 Step 2: Revenue Projections The Long-Range Financial Outlook. deadline of Sept. 15. Step 3: Agency Planning LongRange Program Plan (LRPP). LRPP’s are due annually by Sept. 30. Step 4: Budget Requests Legislative Budget Requests. They are due from each agency by Oct. 15 of each year. Step 5: Governor’s Budget Recommendations at least 30 days before the beginning of the legislative session. Florida Appropriations Process Step 6: House and Senate Appropriations. The House and Senate begin to craft the state's budget, and turn to the governor’s recommendations and the LBR as resources Step 7: Budget Conference Joint Budget Conference Committees negotiate differences between the House and Senate budget bills. Step 8: Governor’s approval and veto power. The governor then signs the budget with the option to use a line- item veto.