SB 2502 Summary

• Implements the 2017-2018 General Appropriations Act with provisions addressing education funding, healthcare payments, state operations, and capital projects.

• Authorizes temporary trust fund loans to the state court system, extends disproportionate share hospital payment programs for one fiscal year, and allows the Department of Corrections to submit budget amendments for additional positions if inmate population exceeds projections.

• Creates task forces on transportation disadvantaged services and affordable housing, and establishes a law enforcement workgroup to review Florida Highway Patrol resources and response times.

• Restricts state employee travel to mission-critical activities, caps lodging at $150 per day for meetings organized by state agencies, and prohibits nondisclosure clauses in state contracts that would prevent disclosure to legislators.

• Includes provisions for the Department of Transportation's Florida Smart City Challenge grant program, license plate manufacturing contracts, and legislative salary maintenance at 2010 levels for the 2017-2018 fiscal year.