Overview
- The recommendation earmarks $1.56 billion for teacher pay within a $30.6 billion K-12 package, $1.7 billion for early childhood education, and continued full funding for Bright Futures scholarships.
- Public safety funding includes $13.5 million in raises for state law enforcement officers, $25 million for $5,000 recruitment bonuses, and hiring 500 additional corrections personnel.
- Campus security initiatives tied to the FSU shooting include $20 million for classroom door locks and about $6 million to expand the school guardian program across K-12 and higher education.
- Transportation and infrastructure plans call for $15.4 billion for FDOT and $14.3 billion for the Work Program, including $4.9 billion for highway construction, $1.4 billion for resurfacing, major bridge repairs and replacements, plus roughly $1.4–$1.6 billion for Everglades and water projects.
- Fiscal provisions cite reserves near $17 billion with $118 million to bolster the stabilization fund, elimination of 354 vacant positions including 225 in county health departments, a $300 million set-aside linked to property-tax relief for fiscally constrained counties, and immediate criticism from teacher advocates and Democrats.