Senate Releases Breakdown of Proposed $70.7 Billion Budget

The Senate Budget Committee has submitted a $70.7 billion budget for the 2012-2013 fiscal year.

The following budget breakdown was released from the Senate:

The total budget for pre-K-12 education is $20.5 billion from all sources (state, local, and federal). The budget includes $9.8 billion from general revenue, $358.3 million from the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund, $220.1 million from the State School Trust Fund and $2.5 billion from other trust funds, largely for federal programs. In addition, $7.6 billion of local funds are included for the Florida Education Finance Program.

The Senate Higher Education budget totals $6.7 billion which is a 2.2 percent decrease from the 2011-12 budget. This budget includes a $411.5 million decrease in general revenue funds and a $10.9 million decrease in the Educational Enhancement Trust Fund.

The Senate Health and Human Services budget totals $30.5 billion which is a 2.1 percent increase from the 2011-12 budget. This budget includes a $519.6 million increase in general revenue funds and a $121.6 million increase in the trust funds.

The total budget for criminal and civil justice is $4,641.7 billion. The budget includes $3,288.7 billion in general revenue, $1,352.9 billion in trust funds, and $46,601.75 full-time equivalencies.

The total budget for general government is $4,774.1 million. The budget includes 20,295.5 positions, $441.3 million in general revenue, and $4,332.7 million in trust funds.

The total budget for transportation, tourism, and economic development is $10.96 billion. The budget includes $174.7 million in general revenue and $10.7 billion in trust funds.

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