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ENROLLED HB 5001, ENGROSSED 1 2024 LEGISLATURE ______________________________________________________________________________ SECTION 2 - EDUCATION (ALL OTHER FUNDS) 81 SPECIAL CATEGORIES GRANTS AND AIDS - SCHOOL READINESS SERVICES FROM GENERAL REVENUE FUND . . . . . 155,995,939 FROM CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT TRUST FUND . . . . . . 951,705,917 FROM FEDERAL GRANTS TRUST FUND . . . 500,000 FROM WELFARE TRANSITION TRUST FUND . 94,112,427 The school readiness program reimbursement rates for the 2024-2025 fiscal year are incorporated by reference in HB 5003. The school readiness program reimbursement rates are the basis for this specific appropriation. These funds are contingent upon HB 5101 or similar legislation becoming law. From the funds in Specific Appropriation 81, $936,367,832 is provided for the School Readiness Program and is allocated to early learning coalitions as follows: Alachua................................................... 11,354,207 Bay, Calhoun, Gulf, Franklin, Washington, Holmes, Jackson. 19,199,973 Brevard................................................... 29,240,605 Broward................................................... 88,287,176 Charlotte, DeSoto, Highlands, Hardee...................... 10,075,077 Columbia, Hamilton, Lafayette, Union, Suwannee............ 10,879,404 Dade, Monroe.............................................. 107,838,347 Dixie, Gilchrist, Levy, Citrus, Sumter.................... 9,661,664 Duval..................................................... 57,125,693 Escambia.................................................. 15,726,553 Hendry, Glades, Collier, Lee.............................. 32,942,362 Hillsborough.............................................. 74,435,522 Lake...................................................... 12,534,125 Leon, Gadsden, Jefferson, Liberty, Madison, Wakulla, Taylor.................................................. 24,302,732 Manatee................................................... 17,509,408 Marion.................................................... 12,976,542 Martin, Okeechobee, Indian River.......................... 11,686,287 Okaloosa, Walton.......................................... 7,415,461 Orange.................................................... 73,262,609 Osceola................................................... 16,285,487 Palm Beach................................................ 81,295,592 Pasco, Hernando........................................... 23,906,212 Pinellas.................................................. 37,025,640 Polk...................................................... 38,425,737 St. Johns, Putnam, Clay, Nassau, Baker, Bradford.......... 21,991,844 St. Lucie................................................. 18,733,246 Santa Rosa................................................ 4,462,247 Sarasota.................................................. 9,398,966 Seminole.................................................. 15,267,572 Volusia, Flagler.......................................... 29,344,514 Redlands Christian Migrant Association.................... 13,777,028 From the funds in Specific Appropriation 81, provided for the School Readiness Program and allocated to the early learning coalitions, the Division of Early Learning shall have the ability to reallocate funds between early learning coalitions if an early learning coalition does not have eligible children on its waiting list and has met its expenditure cap pursuant to section 1002.89, Florida Statutes. At least 14 days prior to reallocating any funds, the division shall submit written notification to the Executive Office of the Governor’s Office of Policy and Budget, the chair of the Senate Committee on Appropriations, and the chair of the House of Representatives Appropriations Committee which includes the total amount of school readiness funds being reallocated and the early learning coalitions involved in the reallocation. From the funds in Specific Appropriation 81, $950,000 in recurring funds from the Child Care and Development Block Grant Trust Fund shall be used to allocate School Readiness Fraud Restitution payments collected in the prior year. From the funds in Specific Appropriation 81, $40,000,000 in nonrecurring funds from the Child Care and Development Block Grant Trust Fund is provided to the Department of Education to administer the differential payment program allocation established pursuant to section 1002.89(1)(c), Florida Statutes. 20