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- Weatherization Grant Programs $29.5 million adjustments for the 2025-2026 fiscal year as agreed upon by
- Community Services and Energy Assistance $165.5 million the February 2025 Social Service Estimating Conference for
an anticipated 4,226,200 Medicaid beneficiaries.
- Local Workforce Development Boards $261.9 million
• Nursing Home Reimbursement Rate Increase $246.7 million
- Incumbent Worker Training $3.0 million
- Provides funding for nursing home rate increases tied to
- Supplemental Nutrition & Assistance Program $1.3 million quality initiatives.
- CareerSource Florida $10.1 million • Florida KidCare Enrollment $135.8 million - Funds the
• Affordable Housing $435 million - Provides $163.8 million KidCare program for the 2025-2026 fiscal year as agreed
for SHIP, the State Housing Initiatives Partnership program; upon at the February 2025 Social Services Estimating
$221.2 million for SAIL, the State Apartment Incentive Loan Conference to serve an anticipated 213,556 children.
program; and $50 million for the Hometown Heroes program. • Integrated Plan for Persons with Developmental Disabilities

Education: Pilot Program $44.2 million - Funds to support capitation
Charter School Capital Outlay $248.6 million Trust Funds - payments for individuals enrolled in the pilot program for
individuals with developmental disabilities.
Provides state funds for charter school capital outlay.
• Children’s Specialty Hospital Graduate Medical Education
- Special Facilities Construction $144.7 million ($0.3 million
General Revenue) - Provides funding for 7 projects. $37.8 million - Provides Graduate Medical Education funding
within the Statewide Medicaid Residency Program for specialty
- State University Projects $427.7 million ($20.3 million hospitals providing comprehensive acute care services to
General Revenue) - Provides funds for capital outlay children.
projects at 12 state universities.
• Alzheimer’s Disease, Community Care, and Home Care for
- Florida College Projects $113.9 million ($10.5 million the Elderly Initiatives $13.5 million - Provides funding to reduce
General Revenue) - Provides funds for capital outlay the waitlist by 288 individuals for Alzheimer’s respite services,
projects at 19 Florida colleges. to reduce the waitlist by 1,079 individuals for the Community
- Public Schools Projects $11.5 million Trust Funds - Provides Care for the Elderly program, and by 910 individuals for the
funds for capital outlay projects in 12 school districts. Home Care for the Elderly program.
- Vocational/Technical Centers $5.7 million Trust Funds • Adult Care Food Program $5.9 million - Provides budget
authority to align with grant award totals for the USDA Adult
- Provides funds for capital outlay projects at 2 technical
colleges. Food Care Program grant.
• School Health Services $8.0 million - Provides funding for the
- Other PECO Projects $25.2 million - Funds capital outlay
projects for the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, School Health Services program to provide nursing and health
Developmental Research (Laboratory) Schools and FCS/ services to students.
SUS Charter Schools millage equivalent, and the Division • Early Steps Program $8.9 million - Provides funding for the
of Blind Services. Early Steps Program to continue quality improvement initiatives
to increase family satisfaction, ensure federal compliance, and
• State University Capital Improvement Fee Projects $50.4 meet the needs for increased service delivery for early
million - Authorizes fixed capital outlay projects from student intervention programs.
capital improvement fee revenues.
• Capital Outlay and Debt Service Projects $10 million Thank you for allowing me to provide you with these important
- Increases authority for fixed capital outlay projects from updates as we strive to keep Florida a safe, affordable, and
revenues received from motor vehicle license tax revenues by beautiful place to live. As always, it is an honor to represent
school districts and Florida colleges. you as your State Representative in Tallahassee.
Healthcare: Best Wishes,
The Health Care Budget Subcommittee overall budget totals
$47.6 billion
Representative Chip LaMarca
• Medicaid Price Level and Workload Adjustment $769.2 Florida House District 100
million - Funding for Medicaid caseloads and price level

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