Lisa Henning, a lobbyist for the Fraternal Order of Police, which represents 22,000 state and local law enforcement, told the paper people were disappointed and concerned for FDLE officers. Prison Construction - Two New Facilities: One 250 bed hospital facility - $200 million, Offender Based Information System (OBIS) replacement - $10.2 million, Statewide Prosecutor Workload - $1.8 million and 12 positions, Solicitor General Workload - $1.7 million and 10 positions, Election Crimes Investigations - $1.5 million and 10 positions, Cyberfraud Analysis and Education - $0.5 million and 6 positions, Increase DJJ Provider Pay to Minimum Wage - $5.3 million, Salary Increases for Deputy Sheriffs and County Correctional Officers in Fiscally Constrained Counties - $15.0 million, Appellate Court Operational Increases - $9.7 million and 62 positions, Construction of one 4,500 Bed Prison - $650.0 million, Construction of one 250 Bed Prison Hospital - $200.0 million, Price Level Increase for Correctional Officers in Private Prisons - $33.9 million, Offender Based Information System (OBIS) Replacement - $10.2 million, Information Technology Infrastructure Improvements - $5.1 million, Critical Security Equipment - $3.0 million, Statewide Recruitment Staffing - $1.9 million and 12 positions, Critical Legal Positions - $1.2 million and 13 positions, Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) Program Compliance - $1.2 million and 11 positions, Pensacola Regional Operations Center Facility - $6.3 million, Sexual Assault Kit Tracking System - $0.9 million and 2 positions, Increase Federal Grants Trust Fund Authority - COPS Anti-Methamphetamine Program (CAMP) Grant - $0.8 million, Criminal Justice Data Technical Assistance Grant - $5.0 million, Biometric Identification Solution (BIS) Modernization - $3.5 million, Criminal Justice Data Transparency - $3.0 million, Statewide Behavioral Threat Assessment Management Strategy - $1.3 million and 3 positions, Increase Provider Pay to Minimum Wage - $5.3 million, Expansion of Vocational and Educational Services - $3.7 million, Continuation and Expansion of Prevention and Early Intervention Programs - $1.6 million, Electronic Monitoring Enhancements - $1.0 million, Establishment of an Electronic Health Record - $0.7 million and 3 positions, Child Representation Pilot Program - $2.4 million and 3 positions, Staffing Support for the Justice Administrative Commission - $0.5 million and 4 positions, Clerks of Court Pandemic Recovery Plan - $6.3 million, Guardian ad Litem Trust Fund Authority - $4.4 million and 67.5 positions, State Attorney and Public Defender Motor Vehicle Replacement - $2.5 million, Appellate Case Management Solution - $4.5 million, Maintain Early Childhood Courts - $1.0 million and 9 positions, Trial Courts Pandemic Recovery Plan - $10.0 million, Support for Post-Pandemic Proceedings - $1.9 million, Supreme Court Fellows Program - $0.6 million, Transportation Work Program - $11.6 billion, Affordable Housing Programs - $362.7 million, Library, Cultural, and Historical Grants, Initiatives, and Facilities - $175.3 million, Urban Search and Rescue Teams Training and Equipment Grants - $10 million, Florida National Guard Tuition Assistance - $5.2 million, Reemployment Assistance Program Operations and Tax Services Provider - $33.4 million, State Housing Initiatives Partnership (SHIP) - $209.5 million (allocated to local governments), Affordable Housing Programs - $153.3 million, including the State Apartment Incentive Loan (SAIL) and $100 million for a Florida Hometown Hero Housing Program, Noncustodial Parent Employment Program - $7.0 million, Law Enforcement Recruitment Bonus Program - $20 million, First Responders Recognition Payments - $125 million SFRF, Broadband Opportunity Grant Program - $400 million SFRF, Consumer-First Workforce Information System - $150 million SFRF, Rural Infrastructure Fund - $30 million ($25 million SFRF), Economic Development Projects - $6.0 million, Housing and Community Development Projects - $107.9 million, Florida Highway Patrol Taser Replacement - $1.5 million, Florida Highway Patrol Academy Driving Track - $10 million, Increased Authority for Work Zone Traffic Enforcement - $5.8 million, Additional Commercial Driver License Third Party Testing - $570,119; 6.0 positions, Motorist Modernization Project - Phase II - $10 million, Florida National Guard Tuition Assistance - $5.2 million for FYs 2021-2022 and 2022-2023, Florida State Guard - $10 million; 6.0 positions, New Counterdrug Program Headquarters Building - $2.2 million, Libraries Maintenance of Effort - $23.9 million; and Additional Aid - $2 million, Cultural and Museum Programs and Initiatives - $73.2 million, General Program Support Grants - $46.0 million (fully funds all 556 projects), Culture Builds Florida Ranked List - $3.1 million (funds all 131 projects), Cultural Facilities Grants Ranked List - $10 million SFRF (funds 24 projects), Cultural and Museum Projects - $14.1 million, Historical Preservation Programs and Initiatives - $31.1 million, Historic Preservation Small Matching Grants Ranked List - $1.6million (funds all58projects), Historic Preservation Special Category Ranked List - $21.5 million (funds all 77 projects), Historic Preservation Projects - $9.4 million, African-American Cultural and Historical Grants Ranked List - $30.3 million (SFRF). Its unfortunate that despite having record cash to work with, we couldnt do more for Floridians struggling with a housing crisis and global inflation, said Rep. Fentrice Driskell, the incoming leader of the House Democrats. Ron DeSantis signed the state's budget, which includes 3% across-the-board pay raises for dedicated workers who keep the Sunshine State's infrastructure going in good times and bad. CARTOON: When will MLK's dream become reality? House budget chair Jay Trumbull, R-Panama City, and his Senate counterpart, Kelli Stargel, R-Lakeland, agreed to the pay raise before getting bogged down amida host of big ticket items still unsettled across a proposed budget topping $100 billion for only the second time in state history. ~ Third year in a row for increases in teacher pay ~. PHOTO: Frankfort Independent Schools swears in new board members, January Jamboree raises funds for Sunshine Center. CARTOON: What to do with Kentucky's budget surplus? Data is refreshed every Monday. Winds SSE at 10 to 20 mph. Ron DeSantis announces his proposed state budget for 2022-23 at the Capitol on Thursday, Dec. 9, 2021. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' budget proposal for next year could inject hundreds of millions of dollars into the North Florida economy and build a new state emergency operations center in Tallahassee. She also told the Orlando Sentinel that she feels frustrated by the lack of transparency in the budget process. But what about pay increases for state employees at Floridas public universities and community colleges? Low 46F. So when can state workers expect to see that additional money on their paychecks? Lawmakers still have to vote on the budget Monday, but its already clear that workers from the higher education system in Florida were excluded from the pay raises in the 2022-23 state budget. If you forget it, you'll be able to recover it using your email address. State Corrections Chapter Website: SCOPBA.COM. Senate President Wilton Simpson, R-Trilby, last year successfully pushed to bring state workers up to a minimum $13 hourly wage. Copyright 2000- 2023 State of Florida. Rick Scott signed a bill today giving a pay raise to state employees. These class-specific raises are in addition to the 3.25% raise and lump-sum payments and will also go into effect July 1, 2022 and be reflected on the July 25 paycheck. Some workers who help maintain the campus are only making $10 an hour. Tallahassee, FL 32306, FSU Directory Assistance Ron DeSantis on Thursday signed a $109.9 billion state budget bill that includes pay raises for state workers and law enforcement, as well as tax suspensions on gas, diapers and school supplies. Weekly . These bonus checks would have been the second round of federally funded first-responder bonuses received by state police. Please see the attached memorandum regarding the 2022-2023 Salary Increase and Minimum Wage Pay Adjustment for In-Unit & Out-of-Unit Staff. He has challenged us to elevate and celebrate the teaching profession by listening to the needs of teachers, said Commissioner of Education Richard Corcoran. Skip to Navigation | Skip to Main Content | Skip to Site Map. Mailing Address: 300 East Brevard Street Tallahassee Florida, 32301. TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Florida state law enforcement officers won't be seeing $1,000 bonus checks this year, but they are receiving a pay raise the first in years. Accurate population data is critical nationwide, but the stakes are especially high for a state like Florida. Ron . The 15% is the average increase for state-sworn LEOs. Paul Walker, the Florida Department of Corrections press secretary, wrote in an email that the FDC "received record pay increases to retain and recruit public servants to continue the agencys crucial public safety mission," because of DeSantis' Freedom First Budget. During the 2020 Legislative Session Governor DeSantis and legislative partners successfully championed and secured the historic Teacher Salary Increase Allocation through House Bill (HB) 641 and funded this new allocation with $500 million in line item 92 the General Appropriations Act (HB 5001). Ron DeSantis spends big in $99.7 billion budget proposal. In 2020, DeSantis signed a bill to raise the minimum teacher salary to $47,500 and provide other raises at a cost of $500 million despite state revenue plummeting because of the coronavirus. The bill also sets aside enough money for a 12% salary hike for state workers in the second year of the budget. $11.00 / hour. We protested due to not receiving a raise for quite some time, said Crumity, who also works at the university. Money. 2022; Capitol Report March 5, 2022; Facebook. Thunder possible. Lawmakers still have to vote on the budget Monday, but it's already clear that workers from the higher education system in Florida were excluded from the pay raises in the 2022-23 state budget. 2022. Florida Gov. A ratification vote is currently under way. Effective September 30, 2021, the new Florida minimum hourly rate will be $10. Published Mar. Weve put words into action by replacing Common Core, eliminating the Florida Standards Assessment, and working with our close friends in the Florida Legislature to secure $800 million in state funding to provide teachers a well-deserved pay increase. Budget chiefs were trying to iron out details of a Senate plan to raise the minimum wage for all school employees to $15 per hour. Accordingly, all employers are required to pay employees at least the new minimum rate of $10 an hour or $6.98 plus tips for tipped employees. Pay Raise. 2020. Amazon's move to pay its employees $15 per hour starting next month doesn't appear to be taking any steam out of a push to increase Florida's minimum wage to $15. Florida state employees will see pay raises worth more than $638 million starting July 1, the start of the next fiscal year. John Kennedy is a reporter in the USA TODAY Networks Florida Capital Bureau. While pay raises look settled, Trumbull and Stargel held a later Tuesday meeting to address dozens of other spending issues. For state employees, the minimum wage will increase to $13 per hour. "Thanks to the leadership of Governor DeSantis and the Florida Legislature, the starting pay for Florida Highway Patrol Troopers was raised to $50,000 and existing troopers received total salary increases of anywhere between 10.7 and 31.5 percent," Keller wrote.