This is a ceremonial Senate Resolution (SR 1804) recognizing the 80-year legacy of Pinellas County's Juvenile Welfare Board (JWB). It commemorates the JWB's founding in 1945 as the nation's first independent board dedicated to children's welfare, highlighting its historical role in replacing incarceration for at-risk youth with community-based services. The resolution notes the JWB currently serves 83,622 children annually through 98 programs, focusing on prevention, mental health, education, and childhood hunger. As a symbolic gesture, it does not create new policies or affect any group through legislative action.
General Appropriations Act; Provides moneys for annual period beginning July 1, 2026, & ending June 30, 2027, & supplemental appropriations for period ending June 30, 2026, to pay salaries & other expenses, capital outlay—buildings & other improvements, & for other specified purposes of various agencies of state government. APPROPRIATION: $113,575,226,021
Higher Education; Establishing the Florida Center for Nursing within the University of South Florida; providing that a specified fee waiver applies to a student’s out-of-pocket expenses for tuition and fees after other aid is applied; providing that the LINE Fund was established for shortages in health science professions in addition to nursing; requiring institutions awarded grant funds to submit an annual report by a certain date to the center instead of the Board of Governors or the Department of Education; requiring the Office of Reimagining Education and Career Help to provide specified data to the department, etc.
Public Records/Pawnbroker Transactions; Expanding the exemption from public records requirements for records relating to pawnbroker transactions to include those records delivered to the Department of Law Enforcement; providing for future legislative review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity, etc.
Ratification of Rules of the Department of Environmental Protection; Ratifying a specified rule relating to the Lower Santa Fe and Ichetucknee Rivers and Priority Springs minimum flows and recovery strategy for the sole and exclusive purpose of satisfying any condition on effectiveness pursuant to s. 120.541(3), F.S., which requires ratification of any rule exceeding the specified thresholds for likely adverse impact or increase in regulatory costs, etc.
Education; Requiring each Florida College System institution and state university to waive tuition and fees for members of the Florida State Guard if certain conditions are met; requiring entities that offer fee-based services to individuals who are blind or visually impaired to disclose in writing whether the service may be obtained elsewhere at no cost; authorizing school district career centers to use alternative methods adopted by the board in lieu of common placement tests to assess students in basic communication and computation skills; providing that a fee waiver only applies to a full-time undergraduate student, beginning with a specified academic year, etc.
Education; Providing that district school boards are not subject to the requirements for rules in chapter 120 when making and adopting rules with public input at a public meeting; authorizing a student to carry a United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved epinephrine delivery device, rather than an epinephrine auto-injector; revising requirements for attendance reporting by private prekindergarten providers; revising required instruction on the principles of agriculture; providing that completion of 2 years of marching band satisfies two specified credit requirements, etc.
This is a ceremonial resolution (not a bill with policy changes) designating February 17, 2026, as "Florida Polytechnic University Day" in Florida. It recognizes the university's role as the state's only public STEM-focused institution, highlighting its rankings in engineering, computer science, and graduate success in high-demand fields. The resolution formally commends the university's contributions to Florida's technology economy and education, with a copy to be presented to its president. It has no effect on laws, regulations, or direct impacts on constituents.
Implementing the 2026-2027 General Appropriations Act ; Implements specified appropriations of the General Appropriations Act for 2026-2027 fiscal year.
SB 2512 increases the number of circuit judges in specific Florida judicial circuits (including the First, Fifth, and Twentieth Circuits) and adds county court judges in certain counties (such as Duval, Hillsborough, and Miami-Dade). The bill amends Florida statutes to set new judge counts for these jurisdictions, effective July 1, 2026. This is a procedural staffing adjustment that directly affects judicial capacity in those circuits and counties without changing legal policies or citizen rights.
Health; Requiring the Social Services Estimating Conference to develop certain official information relating to the pilot program for individuals with developmental disabilities; authorizing the Department of Children and Families, as authorized by and consistent with appropriated funding, to contract with a specified organization to provide grief support services to help certain children and youth; revising the monthly room and board rates the department is required to pay to certain foster parents and caregivers; renaming the Step into Success Workforce Education and Internship Pilot Program as the Step into Success Workforce Education and Internship Program, etc.
Correctional Facilities Financing and Capital Improvements; Provides appropriation to DOC; requires appropriated funds to be used in certain manner; requires department to begin planning & design phase for construction of certain facilities; requires department to make certain recommendations to Legislature; requires department to contract with construction management entity in certain circumstances; authorizes Division of Bond Finance of SBA to issue bonds for certain purposes; creates financing oversight committee; provides membership & duties of committee. APPROPRIATION: Indeterminate
