THE FLORIDA LEGISLATURE Bill Galvano Jose Oliva President of the Senate Speaker of the House of Representatives May 01, 2019 The Honorable Bill Galvano President of the Senate The Honorable Jose Oliva Speaker, House of Representatives Dear Mr. President and Speaker: Your Conference Committee on the disagreeing votes of the two houses on SB 2502, 1st Eng., same being: An act relating to Implementing the 2019-2020 General Appropriations Act. having met, and after full and free conference, do recommend to their respective houses as follows: 1 That the House of Representatives recede from its Amendment 525731. 2 That the Senate and House of Representatives adopt the Conference Committee Amendment attached hereto, and by reference made a part of this report. The Honorable Bill Galvano The Honorable Jose Oliva May 01, 2019 Page 2 Senator Rob Bradley, Chair Senator Ben Albritton Senator Dennis Baxley Senator Aaron Bean Senator Lizbeth Benacquisto, At Large Senator Lori Berman Senator Lauren Book Senator Randolph Bracy Senator Jeff Brandes Senator Oscar Braynon II, At Large Senator Doug Broxson Senator Janet Cruz Senator Manny Diaz Jr. Senator Gary M. Farmer Jr. Senator Anitere Flores, At Large Senator George B. Gainer Senator Audrey Gibson, At Large Senator Joe Gruters Senator Gayle Harrell Senator Ed Hooper Senator Travis Hutson Senator Tom Lee Senator Debbie Mayfield Senator Bill Montford, At Large Senator Kathleen Passidomo Senator Keith Perry Senator Jason W. B. Pizzo Senator Bobby Powell Senator Kevin J. Rader Senator Jose Javier Rodriguez, At Large Senator Darryl Ervin Rouson Senator David Simmons, At Large Senator Wilton Simpson, At Large Senator Kelli Stargel Senator Linda Stewart Senator Annette Taddeo SB 2502, 1st Eng. The Honorable Bill Galvano The Honorable Jose Oliva May 01, 2019 Page 3 Senator Perry E. Thurston Jr. Senator Victor M. Torres Jr. Senator Tom A. Wright Conferees on the part of the Senate SB 2502, 1st Eng. The Honorable Bill Galvano The Honorable Jose Oliva May 01, 2019 Page 4 Representative W. Travis Cummings, Chair Representative Ramon Alexander Representative Thad Altman Representative Alex Andrade Representative Bruce Antone Representative Loranne Ausley Representative Bryan Avila, At Large Representative Melony Bell Representative Mike Beltran Representative Chuck Brannan Representative Kamia L. Brown Representative Colleen Burton Representative James Bush III Representative Cord Byrd Representative Charles Wesley Clemons Sr. Representative John Cortes Representative Kimberly Daniels Representative Tracie Davis Representative Ben Diamond, At Large Representative Nick DiCeglie Representative Byron Donalds Representative Brad Drake Representative Fentrice Driskell Representative Bobby B. DuBose Representative Wyman Duggan Representative Nicholas X. Duran Representative Dane Eagle, At Large Representative Anna V. Eskamani Representative Juan Fernandez-Barquin Representative Elizabeth Fetterhoff Representative Randy Fine Representative Jason Fischer Representative Heather Fitzenhagen, At Large Representative Joseph Geller, At Large Representative Michael Gottlieb Representative Erin Grall Representative James Grant Representative Michael Grant SB 2502, 1st Eng. The Honorable Bill Galvano The Honorable Jose Oliva May 01, 2019 Page 5 Representative Tommy Gregory Representative Michael Grieco Representative Brett Hage Representative Blaise Ingoglia Representative Kristin Diane Jacobs Representative Al Jacquet Representative Evan Jenne, At Large Representative Shevrin D. Jones Representative Dotie Joseph Representative Sam H. Killebrew Representative Mike La Rosa, At Large Representative Chip LaMarca Representative Chris Latvala Representative Thomas J. Leek Representative MaryLynn Magar Representative Amber Mariano Representative Ralph E. Massullo M.D. Representative Stan McClain Representative Lawrence McClure Representative Kionne L. McGhee, At Large Representative Wengay Newton Representative Anika Omphroy Representative Toby Overdorf Representative Bobby Payne Representative Daniel Perez Representative Cary Pigman Representative Scott Plakon Representative Rene Plasencia Representative Tina Polsky Representative Mel Ponder Representative Sharon Pritchett Representative Holly Raschein Representative Paul Renner Representative Spencer Roach Representative Will Robinson Representative Ray Wesley Rodrigues, At Large Representative Ana Maria Rodriguez Representative Anthony Rodriguez SB 2502, 1st Eng. The Honorable Bill Galvano The Honorable Jose Oliva May 01, 2019 Page 6 Representative Bob Rommel Representative Rick Roth Representative Anthony Sabatini Representative David Santiago, At Large Representative Tyler Sirois Representative Emily Slosberg Representative Carlos Guillermo Smith Representative David Smith Representative Chris Sprowls, At Large Representative Richard Stark Representative Cyndi Stevenson Representative Charlie Stone, At Large Representative Jennifer Mae Sullivan, At Large Representative Jackie Toledo Representative Josie Tomkow Representative Jay Trumbull Representative Susan L. Valdes Representative Barbara Watson Representative Clovis Watson Jr. Representative Jennifer Webb Representative Matt Willhite Representative Patricia H. Williams Representative Jayer Williamson Representative Clay Yarborough Representative Ardian Zika Managers on the part of the House of Representatives SB 2502, 1st Eng. SUMMARY OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ACTION Page 7 May 01, 2019 The Conference Committee Amendment for SB 2502, relating to implementing the 2019-2020 General Appropriations Act, provides the following substantive modifications for the 2019-2020 fiscal year: Section 1 provides legislative intent that the implementing and administering provisions of this act apply to the General Appropriations Act (GAA) for Fiscal Year 2019-2020. Section 2 incorporates the Florida Education Finance Program (FEFP) work papers by reference for the purpose of displaying the calculations used by the Legislature. Section 3 provides that funds provided for instructional materials shall be released and expended as required in the proviso language attached to Specific Appropriation 93. Section 4 amends s. 1009.215, F.S., to authorize fall term awards for University of Florida Innovation Academy students when summer funding is provided for other Bright Futures recipients. Section 5 provides that the amendments to s. 1009.215, F.S., expire July 1, 2020, and the text of that section reverts to that in existence on June 30, 2018. Section 6 amends s. 1011.62, F.S., to maintain the funding compression allocation within the FEFP to provide additional funding for school districts whose total funds per FTE in the prior year were less than the statewide average. Section 7 amends s.1001.26, F.S., to allow public colleges or universities that are part of the public broadcasting system to qualify for state funding. Section 8 reverts the language of s. 1001.26, F.S., to the text in effect on June 30, 2018. Section 9 amends s. 1011.80, F.S., to remove the $15 million annual performance funding appropriation limit for industry certifications for school district workforce education programs. As a result, school districts may be fully funded for earned certifications, subject to legislative appropriation. Section 10 amends s. 1011.81, F.S., to remove the $15 million annual performance funding appropriation limit for industry certifications for Florida College System institution programs. As a result, institutions may be fully funded for earned certifications, subject to legislative appropriation. Section 11 provides that the amendments to ss. 1011.80 and 1011.81, F.S., expire July 1, 2020, and the text of those sections reverts to that in existence on June 30, 2019. Section 12 notwithstands s. 1002.37(2), F.S. relating to the governance of the Florida Virtual School, to transfer control of the school to the State Board of Education and requires the board to appoint an executive director of the school. In addition, it requires the Department of Education to contract with an independent third-party to conduct an audit of the school and to provide recommendations to the Governor and the Legislature by November 1, 2019. Section 13 directs the Office of Economic and Demographic Research to develop a methodology for calculating each school district’s wage level index using appropriate county-level and SB 2502, 1st Eng. SUMMARY OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE ACTION (continued) Page 8 occupational-level wage data. The office must provide a transition plan that minimizes negative impacts beginning with the 2020-2021 fiscal year, to the Governor and the Legislature by October 1, 2019. Section 14 provides that the calculations of the Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital and Hospital Reimbursement programs for the 2019-2020 fiscal year, which is contained in the document titled “Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital and Hospital Reimbursement Programs, Fiscal Year 2019-2020” dated May 1, 2019, and filed with the Secretary of the Senate, are incorporated by reference for the purpose of displaying the calculations used by the Legislature Section 15 authorizes the Agency for Health Care Administration (AHCA) to submit a budget amendment to realign funding between the AHCA and the Department of Health (DOH) for the Children’s Medical Services (CMS) Network for the implementation of Statewide Medicaid Managed Care, to reflect actual enrollment changes due to the transition from fee-for-service into the capitated CMS Network. Section 16 modifies the parameters