FL S1802

Reduces the portion of cigarette surcharge revenue deposited into the Health Care Trust Fund from 100% to 95%

Allocates 5% of cigarette surcharge revenue to the Department of Children and Family Services for expanding community-based mental health services and smoking cessation programs for persons with mental illness

Prohibits using the allocated funds to replace general revenue funds that were allocated to the Department of Children and Family Services as of July 1, 2009

Cites that 75% of individuals with mental illness smoke at 3-4 times the rate of the general population, consuming 44% of all cigarettes in the United States

Notes that Florida ranks 49th in per capita spending on mental health care and that individuals with mental illness have a life span 20-25 years shorter than average, primarily due to smoking-related diseases