SB 2002 Summary

• Implements the 2012-2013 General Appropriations Act with various authorizations for fund transfers, position adjustments, and spending flexibilities for state agencies and departments.

• Authorizes transfer of fixed capital outlay funds between appropriation categories for public school projects and allows university boards to use reserve balances for new campus establishment.

• Modifies Medicaid dental services to allow prepaid plans in Miami-Dade County while requiring fee-for-service options in other counties for the 2012-2013 fiscal year.

• Imposes restrictions on state employee travel (limiting to mission-critical activities), requires vacating Koger Executive Center by December 31, 2012, and freezes legislative salaries at July 1, 2010 levels.

• Establishes reimbursement limitations for Department of Juvenile Justice hospital payments at 110 percent of Medicare allowable rates (with exceptions for hospitals with negative operating margins) and creates organizational "circuits" and "regions" within the Department of Children and Family Services.