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ENROLLED HB 5001, ENGROSSED 1 2024 LEGISLATURE ______________________________________________________________________________

A bill to be entitled An act making appropriations; providing moneys for the annual period beginning July 1, 2024, and ending June 30, 2025, and supplemental appropriations for the period ending June 30, 2024, to pay salaries, and other expenses, capital outlay - buildings, and other improvements, and for other specified purposes of the various agencies of state government; providing effective dates. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: The moneys contained herein are appropriated from the named funds for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 to the state agency indicated, as the amounts to be used to pay the salaries, other operational expenditures, and fixed capital outlay of the named agencies, and are in lieu of all moneys appropriated for these purposes in other sections of the Florida Statutes. SECTION 1 - EDUCATION ENHANCEMENT "LOTTERY" TRUST FUND The moneys contained herein are appropriated from the Education Enhancement "Lottery" Trust Fund to the state agencies indicated. EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF Funds provided in sections 1 and 2 of this act as Grants and Aids-Special Categories or as Grants and Aids-Aid to Local Governments may be advanced quarterly throughout the fiscal year based on projects, grants, contracts, and allocation conference documents. Of the funds provided in Specific Appropriations 60, 62 through 65, 67 through 76 and 157, 60 percent of general revenue shall be released at the beginning of the first quarter and the balance at the beginning of the third quarter. PROGRAM: EDUCATION - FIXED CAPITAL OUTLAY 1 FIXED CAPITAL OUTLAY DEBT SERVICE - CLASS SIZE REDUCTION LOTTERY CAPITAL OUTLAY PROGRAM FROM EDUCATIONAL ENHANCEMENT TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98,684,514 Funds in Specific Appropriation 1 shall be transferred using nonoperating budget authority to the Lottery Capital Outlay and Debt Service Trust Fund, pursuant to section 1013.71, Florida Statutes, for the payment of debt service. There is appropriated from the Lottery Capital Outlay and Debt Service Trust Fund, an amount sufficient to enable the payment of debt service resulting from these transfers. Funds in Specific Appropriation 1 are for Fiscal Year 2024-2025 debt service on all bonds authorized pursuant to section 1013.737, Florida Statutes, for class size reduction, including any other continuing payments necessary or incidental to the repayment of the bonds. These funds may be used to refinance any or all bond series if it is in the best interest of the state as determined by the Division of Bond Finance. 2 FIXED CAPITAL OUTLAY EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES FROM EDUCATIONAL ENHANCEMENT TRUST FUND . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6,334,090 Funds in Specific Appropriation 2 for educational facilities are provided for debt service requirements associated with bond proceeds from the Lottery Capital Outlay and Debt Service Trust Fund included in Specific Appropriations 17 and 17A of chapter 2012-118, Laws of Florida, authorized pursuant to section 1013.737, Florida Statutes. Funds in Specific Appropriation 2 shall be transferred, using nonoperating budget authority, to the Lottery Capital Outlay and Debt Service Trust Fund. There is hereby appropriated from the Lottery Capital Outlay and Debt Service Trust Fund an amount sufficient to enable the payment of debt service resulting from these transfers. 1