SECTION 8. EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS - FISCAL YEAR 2026-2027
This section provides instructions for implementing the Fiscal Year
2026-2027 salary and benefit adjustments provided in this act. All
allocations, distributions, and uses of these funds are to be made in
strict accordance with the provisions of this act and chapter 216,
Florida Statutes.
Unless otherwise specified in this section, references to an "eligible"
employee refer to an employee who is, at a minimum, meeting his or her
required performance standards, if applicable. If an ineligible employee
achieves performance standards subsequent to the salary implementation
date, but on or before the end of the fiscal year, the employee may
receive the increase; however, the increase shall be effective on the
date the employee becomes eligible but not retroactively. In addition,
any salary increase or bonus provided under this section shall be
pro-rated based on the full-time equivalency of the employee's position.
Employees classified as other personal services employees are not
eligible for an increase.
It is the intent of the Legislature that the minimums and maximums for
each pay grade and pay band be adjusted upward commensurate with the
increases provided in subsection (1) and (2). In addition, the
Legislature intends that all eligible employees receive the increases
specified in this section, even if the implementation of such increases
results in an employee's salary exceeding the adjusted pay grade
maximum.
(1) EMPLOYEE AND OFFICER COMPENSATION
(a) Officer Compensation
Effective July 1, 2026, the elected officers, members of commissions,
and designated employees shall be paid at the annual rate listed below;
however, these salaries may be reduced on a voluntary basis. Funds are
included in Specific Appropriation 2153 to increase the annual base rate
of pay over the June 30, 2026, base rate of pay for the elected
officers, members of commission, and designated employees as provided in
the following table.
Governor.................................................. 141,400
Lieutenant Governor....................................... 135,516
Chief Financial Officer................................... 139,988
Attorney General.......................................... 139,988
Commissioner of Agriculture............................... 139,988
Supreme Court Justice..................................... 277,343
Judges - District Courts of Appeal........................ 234,484
Judges - Circuit Courts................................... 210,878
Judges - County Courts.................................... 199,243
Judges of Compensation Claims............................. 184,317
State Attorneys........................................... 234,618
Public Defenders.......................................... 227,784
Commissioner - Public Service Commission.................. 161,253
Commissioner - Florida Gaming Control Commission.......... 161,253
Chair - Public Employees Relations Commission............. 165,000
Commissioner - Public Employees Relations Commission...... 56,612
Chair - Commission on Offender Review..................... 165,000
Commissioner - Commission on Offender Review.............. 155,000
Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsels............. 146,607
None of the officers, commission members, or employees whose salaries
have been fixed in this section shall receive any supplemental salary or
benefits from any county or municipality.
(b) Employee Compensation
Effective July 1, 2026, funding in the amount of $98,211,322 from the
General Revenue Fund and $86,263,579 from trust funds are provided in
Specific Appropriation 2153 to grant a 2.0 percent competitive pay
adjustment to each eligible employee's June 30, 2026, base rate of pay.
This competitive pay adjustment shall apply to each eligible employee in
the Career Service, the Selected Exempt Service, the Senior Management
Service, the lottery pay plan, the judicial branch pay plan, the pay
plans administered by the Justice Administration Commission, a military
employee of the Florida National Guard on full-time military duty, and a
non-career service employee of the Florida School for the Deaf and the
Blind, based on each eligible employee's base rate of pay. This
competitive pay adjustment shall be made before any other adjustments
authorized in subsection (2) of Section 8.
(2) SPECIAL PAY ISSUES
(a) State Law Enforcement Officers
Effective July 1, 2026, funding in the amount of $4,023,871 from the
General Revenue Fund and $9,442,251 from trust funds are provided in
Specific Appropriation 2153 to grant a special pay adjustment for
eligible employees who are sworn law enforcement officers. Each eligible
sworn law enforcement officer shall receive a pay adjustment to their
June 30, 2026, base rate of pay, in addition to the competitive pay
adjustment provided in paragraph (1)(b), of 3.0 percent (5.0 percent
total). For the purposes of this subsection, the term "sworn law
enforcement officer" means (1) each unit employee in the law
enforcement, special agent, and Florida Highway Patrol collective
bargaining units; and (2) each non-unit employee in one of the following
position classifications listed below, and any other position
classifications certified as a law enforcement officer pursuant to
section 943.13, Florida Statutes:
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Law Enforcement Lieutenant (8522); and Law Enforcement Captain (8632)
Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Law Enforcement Lieutenant (8522); and Law Enforcement Captain (8632)
Department of Environmental Protection
Law Enforcement Lieutenant (8522); and Law Enforcement Captain (8632)
Department of Financial Services
Law Enforcement Lieutenant (8522); and Law Enforcement Captain (8632);
and Law Enforcement Investigator II (8541)
Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
Florida Highway Patrol Lieutenant (8042); Florida Highway Patrol Captain
(8038); and Law Enforcement Captain (8632)
Department of Law Enforcement
Law Enforcement Lieutenant (8522); Law Enforcement Captain (8525);
Special Agent Supervisor (8548); and Investigator-FDLE (8590)
Department of Legal Affairs
Law Enforcement Lieutenant (8522); Law Enforcement Captain (8525); Law
Enforcement Captain (8632); and Law Enforcement Investigator II (8541)
Department of Lottery
Special Agent Supervisor (1126); and Special Agent II (2608)
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Law Enforcement Lieutenant (8522); and Law Enforcement Captain (8525)
Florida Gaming Control Commission
Special Agent Supervisor (8584); Chief of Law Enforcement (8613) and
Director of Law Enforcement (9838)
Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind
Law Enforcement Lieutenant (8522)
Justice Administration Commission
Investigator I (6661); Investigator II (6662); Investigator III (6663);
and Investigator (6664)
State Court System
Deputy Marshal-Supreme Court (1505); and Deputy Marshal-District Court
(1506)
(b) Park Rangers
Effective July 1, 2026, funding in the amount of $24,682 from the
General Revenue Fund and $3,190,343 from trust funds are provided in
Specific Appropriation 2153 to increase the minimum annual base rate of
pay to $40,000 or 3.0 percent (5.0 percent total), whichever is greater.
in addition to the competitive pay adjustment provided in paragraph
(1)(b), for each eligible employee in one of the following position
classifications:
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Forest Ranger (7609); and Senior Forest Ranger (7610)
Department of Environmental Protection
Park Ranger (6612)
Department of Military Affairs
Forest Ranger (7609); and Senior Forest Ranger (7610)
(c) Information Technology Classifications
1. Effective July 1, 2026, from the funds provided in Specific
Appropriation 2153, $1,823,152 in the General Revenue Fund and
$4,223,723 in trust funds, are provided for agencies to grant special
pay adjustments to address recruitment and retention issues for eligible
employees or cohorts of employees in an information technology or
computer related classification to stabilize the workforce, in addition
to the competitive pay adjustment provided in paragraph (1)(b). Agencies
shall submit a plan for such adjustments pursuant to section 216.177(2),
Florida Statutes.
2. The following represents the maximum amount that each agency may
distribute for this pay adjustment:
Agency for Health Care Administration
General Revenue........................................... 38,950
Trust Funds............................................... 217,825
Agency for Persons with Disabilities
General Revenue........................................... 54,773
Trust Funds............................................... 37,636
Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
General Revenue........................................... 61,877
Trust Funds............................................... 245,557
Department of Business & Professional Regulation
General Revenue........................................... 3,449
Trust Funds............................................... 152,083
Department of Children & Families
General Revenue........................................... 154,977
Trust Funds............................................... 277,201
Department of Citrus
Trust Funds............................................... 6,657
Department of Commerce
Trust Funds............................................... 218,940
Department of Corrections
General Revenue........................................... 321,650
Trust Funds............................................... 12,323
Department of Education - Board of Governors
General Revenue........................................... 30,822
Trust Funds............................................... 3,775
Department of Education - Division of Blind Services
General Revenue........................................... 3,939
Trust Funds............................................... 8,509
Department of Education - Division of Vocational
Rehabilitation
General Revenue........................................... 11,211
Trust Funds............................................... 44,206
Department of Education - Florida School for the Deaf and
Blind
General Revenue........................................... 31,561
Trust Funds............................................... 1,560
Department of Education - State Board of Education
General Revenue........................................... 99,395
Trust Funds............................................... 161,552
Department of Education - Early Learning
General Revenue........................................... 8,629
Trust Funds............................................... 7,101
Department of Elder Affairs
General Revenue........................................... 14,376
Trust Funds............................................... 28,872
Department of Environmental Protection
General Revenue........................................... 1,720
Trust Funds............................................... 159,318
Department of Financial Services
General Revenue........................................... 97,714
Trust Funds............................................... 302,048
Department of Financial Services - Office of Financial
Regulation
Trust Funds............................................... 8,896
Department of Financial Services - Office of Insurance
Regulation
Trust Funds............................................... 14,299
Department of Health
General Revenue........................................... 255,138
Trust Funds............................................... 732,313
Department of Juvenile Justice
General Revenue........................................... 105,594
Trust Funds............................................... 61
Department of Law Enforcement
General Revenue........................................... 49,021
Trust Funds............................................... 166,362
Department of Legal Affairs
General Revenue........................................... 54,333
Trust Funds............................................... 34,818
Department of Management Services
General Revenue........................................... 54,136
Trust Funds............................................... 89,059
Department of Management Services - Administrative Hearings
Trust Funds............................................... 15,270
Department of Management Services - Commission on Human
Relations
General Revenue........................................... 4,248
Trust Funds............................................... 1,530
Department of Military Affairs
General Revenue........................................... 17,542
Trust Funds............................................... 24,105
Department of Revenue
General Revenue........................................... 217,728
Trust Funds............................................... 220,772
Department of State
General Revenue........................................... 95,945
Trust Funds............................................... 3,313
Department of Transportation
Trust Funds............................................... 414,682
Department of Veterans' Affairs
General Revenue........................................... 7,610
Trust Funds............................................... 30,787
Executive Office of the Governor
General Revenue........................................... 11,444
Trust Funds............................................... 94,050
Executive Office of the Governor - Division of Emergency
Management
General Revenue........................................... 14,593
Trust Funds............................................... 28,671
Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
General Revenue........................................... 777
Trust Funds............................................... 46,807
Florida Gaming Control Commission
Trust Funds............................................... 31,534
Public Service Commission
Trust Funds............................................... 29,356
Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles
Trust Funds............................................... 351,875
(d) Attorney Classifications
Effective July 1, 2026, funds are provided in Specific Appropriation
2153, $18,829,783 from the General Revenue Fund and $17,795,662 from
trust funds, to increase the minimum annual base rate of pay to $65,000
or 3.0 percent (5.0 percent total), whichever is greater for eligible
employees in attorney and general counsel position classifications. Each
eligible employee shall receive a pay adjustment to their June 30, 2026,
base rate of pay, in addition to the competitive pay adjustment provided
in paragraph (1)(b). Agencies shall submit a plan for such adjustments
pursuant to section 216.177(2), Florida Statutes.
2. The following represents the maximum amount that each agency may
distribute for this pay adjustment:
Agency for Health Care Administration
General Revenue........................................... 99,664
Trust Funds............................................... 468,592
Agency for Persons with Disabilities
General Revenue........................................... 219,293
Trust Funds............................................... 152,722
Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
General Revenue........................................... 183,960
Trust Funds............................................... 309,217
Department of Business & Professional Regulation
General Revenue........................................... 16,024
Trust Funds............................................... 581,853
Department of Children & Families
General Revenue........................................... 3,249,374
Trust Funds............................................... 2,961,104
Department of Citrus
Trust Funds............................................... 4,449
Department of Commerce
General Revenue........................................... 91,339
Trust Funds............................................... 818,396
Department of Corrections
General Revenue........................................... 333,131
Trust Funds............................................... 13,376
Department of Education - Board of Governors
General Revenue........................................... 12,816
Trust Funds............................................... 1,569
Department of Education - Early Learning
General Revenue........................................... 1,844
Trust Funds............................................... 1,518
Department of Education - State Board of Education
General Revenue........................................... 165,465
Trust Funds............................................... 268,940
Department of Elder Affairs
General Revenue........................................... 40,844
Trust Funds............................................... 54,395
Department of Environmental Protection
General Revenue........................................... 48
Trust Funds............................................... 674,638
Department of Financial Services
Trust Funds............................................... 938,583
Department of Financial Services - Office of Insurance
Regulation
Trust Funds............................................... 393,537
Department of Financial Services - Office of Financial
Regulation
Trust Funds............................................... 232,164
Department of Health
General Revenue........................................... 71,789
Trust Funds............................................... 1,506,199
Department of Juvenile Justice
General Revenue........................................... 45,735
Trust Funds............................................... 1,327
Department of Law Enforcement
General Revenue........................................... 69,976
Trust Funds............................................... 143,836
Department of Legal Affairs
General Revenue........................................... 2,179,155
Trust Funds............................................... 2,039,139
Department of Lottery
Trust Funds............................................... 12,737
Department of Management Services
General Revenue........................................... 12,605
Trust Funds............................................... 218,768
Department of Management Services - Commission on Human
Relations
General Revenue........................................... 128,147
Trust Funds............................................... 46,156
Department of Management Services - Public Employees
Relations Commission
General Revenue........................................... 3,723
Trust Funds............................................... 2,491
Department of Military Affairs
General Revenue........................................... 7,580
Department of Revenue
General Revenue........................................... 348,155
Trust Funds............................................... 448,315
Department of State
General Revenue........................................... 251,128
Trust Funds............................................... 112
Department of Transportation
Trust Funds............................................... 1,297,263
Department of Veterans' Affairs
General Revenue........................................... 7,908
Trust Funds............................................... 3,131
Executive Office of the Governor
General Revenue........................................... 51,171
Trust Funds............................................... 841
Executive Office of the Governor - Division of Emergency
Management
General Revenue........................................... 4,927
Trust Funds............................................... 9,677
Fish & Wildlife Conservation Commission
General Revenue........................................... 2,604
Trust Funds............................................... 176,525
Florida Commission on Offender Review
General Revenue........................................... 11,474
Florida Gaming Control Commission
Trust Funds............................................... 185,348
Public Service Commission
Trust Funds............................................... 448,157
Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles
Trust Funds............................................... 708,934
Department of Management Services - Division of
Administrative Hearings
Trust Funds............................................... 110,785
State Court System
General Revenue........................................... 1,643,316
Trust Funds............................................... 438,512
Justice Administrative Commission
General Revenue........................................... 24,967
Trust Funds............................................... 2,256
Justice Administrative Commission - Guardian Ad Litem
General Revenue........................................... 1,853,421
Trust Funds............................................... 143,800
Justice Administrative Commission - State Attorneys & Asst
State Attorneys
General Revenue........................................... 7,690,169
Trust Funds............................................... 1,973,300
(e) Department of Corrections
1. Effective July 1, 2026, funds are provided in Specific Appropriation
2153 for the Department of Corrections to increase the minimum base pay
to $28.00 per hour for employees in the Correctional Officers (8003)
position classification, in addition to the competitive pay adjustment
provided in paragraph (1)(b).
2. Effective July 1, 2026, funds are provided in Specific Appropriation
2153, for the Department of Corrections to grant special pay adjustments
to address recruitment and retention, in addition to the competitive pay
adjustment provided in paragraph (1)(b), for operational staff and
correctional officers in correctional facilities that are not listed in
subparagraph (2)(e)1. The agency shall submit a plan for such
adjustments pursuant to section 216.177(2), Florida Statutes.
(f) Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
From the funds provided in Specific Appropriation 2786, the Department
of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles may, in addition to the competitive
adjustment provided in paragraph (1)(b) and special pay adjustment
provided in paragraph (2)(a), use up to $11,576,190 to increase the
minimum annual base rate of pay of employees of the Florida Highway
Patrol (FHP) related position classifications to implement the FHP Sworn
Officers Career Development Plan. The department shall submit a plan for
such adjustments pursuant to section 216.177(2), Florida Statutes.
(3) BENEFITS: HEALTH, LIFE, AND DISABILITY INSURANCE
(a) State Life Insurance and State Disability Insurance
Funds are provided in each agency's budget to continue paying the state
share of the current State Life Insurance Program and the State
Disability Insurance Program premiums.
(b) State Health Insurance Administrative Health Insurance Assessment
Funds are provided in each agency's budget to pay an administrative
health insurance assessment equal to the employer's cost of individual
employee health care coverage for each vacant position eligible for
coverage through the Division of State Group Insurance.
(c) State Health Insurance Plans and Benefits
1. For the period July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the Department of
Management Services shall continue with the State Group Insurance
Program State Group Health Insurance Standard Plans, State Group Health
Insurance High Deductible Plans, State Group Health Maintenance
Organization Standard Plans, and State Group Health Maintenance
Organization High Deductible Plans.
2. For the period July 1, 2026, through June 30, 2027, the benefits
provided under each of the plans shall be those benefits as provided in
the current State Employees' PPO Plan Group Health Insurance Plan
Booklet and Benefit Document, and current Health Maintenance
Organization contracts and benefit documents, including any revisions to
such health benefits approved by the Legislature.
3. Beginning January 1, 2027, for the 2027 plan year, each plan shall
continue the benefits for occupational therapy authorized for the 2026
plan year.
4. Effective July 1, 2026, the state health insurance plans, as defined
in subsection (3)(c), shall limit plan participant cost sharing
(deductibles, coinsurance, and copayments) for covered in-network
medical services, the amount of which shall not exceed the annual cost
sharing limitations for individual coverage or for family coverage as
provided by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services pursuant to
the provisions of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
of 2010 and the Internal Revenue Code. Medical and prescription drug
cost sharing amounts incurred by a plan participant for covered
in-network service shall be aggregated to record the participant's total
amount of plan cost sharing limitations. The plan shall pay 100 percent
of covered in-network services for a plan participant during the
applicable calendar year once the federal cost share limitations are
reached.
5. Effective July 1, 2026, a participant has the option to receive a
covered immunization from a participating provider pursuant to a
participant's current State Employees' PPO Plan Group Health Insurance
Plan Booklet and Benefit Document, a participating provider pursuant to
a participant's current Health Maintenance Organization contract and
benefits document, or a participating pharmacy in the State Employees'
pharmacy benefit manager's network.
6. Effective January 1, 2027, the Division of State Group Insurance
shall continue to allow service delivery through telehealth in its
health benefits contracts.
7. Effective January 1, 2027, the Department of Management Services
shall automatically enroll newly Medicare-eligible retirees and their
Medicare-eligible dependents into the State Group Insurance Program's
Medicare Advantage Prescription Drug (MA-PD) plan that corresponds most
closely to the enrollee's health plan immediately prior to Medicare
eligibility. Retirees may opt out of the assigned MA-PD plan and elect
an alternative coverage option, including the Standard or High
Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) Retiree Plan, at any time during the plan
year.
8. The high deductible health plans shall continue to include an
integrated Health Savings Account (HSA). Such plans and accounts shall
be administered in accordance with the requirements and limitations of
federal provisions related to the Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement
and Modernization Act of 2003. The state shall make a monthly
contribution to the employee's HSA, as authorized in section
110.123(13), Florida Statutes, of $41.66 for employees with individual
coverage and $83.33 for employees with family coverage.
9.a. The Department of Management Services shall continue the pilot
program within the PPO plan and the HMO plans to provide coverage for
the treatment and management of obesity and related conditions during
the 2027 plan year.
b. For the pilot program, the department shall contract with a
third-party provider through a competitively procured contract to
establish the third-party solution to treat, reduce, and prevent obesity
and obesity-related conditions in the State Group Insurance program
population. The third-party provider must demonstrate a unique
competency to focus on member wellness and the capacity to educate State
Group Insurance Participants regarding healthy lifestyle and habit
changing decisions to improve the overall health of the participant.
Specific education around the efficacy and potential impacts of
glucagon-like peptide 1 agonists (GLP1) is required, along with
education regarding tapering or continued use of these medications.
c. The participation in the pilot program will be limited to 2,800
members. The department shall establish criteria, which shall include,
but not be limited to:
i. Members of the PPO plan or HMO plan during the 2026 and 2027 plan
year;
ii. Members 18 years of age or older;
iii. Consent to provide personal and medical information to the
department; and
iv. Referral and supervision of a physician participating in the PPO and
HMO networks during the 2026 and 2027 plan year.
By January 15, 2027, the Department of Management Services shall report
to the Legislature the number of individuals who applied to participate
in the pilot program and the number of participants who enrolled in the
pilot program.
d. Members participating in the pilot program will be responsible for
all applicable copayments, coinsurance, deductibles, and other
out-of-pocket expenses that would be incurred if the pilot program
services were provided by the PPO plan or self-insured HMO plans. The
pilot program will provide coverage for all Federal Drug Administration
approved medications for chronic weight management for patients.
e. Compensation under the contract shall be paid from the State
Employees Health Insurance Trust Fund. The third-party provider shall be
compensated based solely on a per-enrollee fee which in the aggregate
may not exceed $3.0 million for Plan Year 2027.
f. The Department of Management Services shall review the results and
outcomes of the pilot program for the 2026 plan year. The department
shall provide a final report by February 15, 2027, to be submitted to
the Legislature. The report shall include, at a minimum, a discussion of
whether members participating in the pilot program have experienced a
reduction in body mass index, and if so, the average amount of
reduction; and the reduction or elimination of co-morbidities, and if
so, which co-morbidities were reduced or eliminated. In addition, the
report should determine the average cost to the State Group Insurance
program on a per member per month basis and the total cost of each
participant's annual health care costs prior to entering the pilot
program, and upon completion of the pilot program. The department must
include recommendations to treat, reduce, and prevent obesity in the
state employee population.
g. In the event the Department of Management Services does not execute a
contract with a third-party provider by September 30, 2026, the
department shall continue the pilot program within the PPO and the HMO
plans to provide coverage for the treatment and management of obesity
and related conditions during the 2027 plan year.
10.a. Effective with the 2027 plan year, the Department of Management
Services shall continue the Diabetes Pilot Program within the PPO and
the self-insured HMO plans.
b. The pilot program will be limited to 2,000 participants. Participants
must be members of the PPO plan or a self-insured HMO plan during the
2027 plan year.
c. The department shall establish criteria for the diabetes pilot
program that includes offering participants:
i. A cellular meter that provides real time feedback for glucose
readings;
ii. Testing strips and related supplies for enrolled members;
iii. Continuous remote monitoring with emergency outreach; and
iv. Live coaching from certified diabetes educators.
The pilot program shall measure meaningful clinical outcomes for the
enrollees including a reduction in HbA1c and hypoglycemia levels.
By January 15, 2027, the department shall report to the Legislature the
number of individuals who applied to participate in the diabetes pilot
program and the number of participants who enrolled in the pilot
program, and the costs associated with the pilot program.
11. Effective January 1, 2027, a participant shall continue to have the
option to receive coordination of cancer care support from the entity
the Department of Management Services contracts with pursuant to section
110.12303(2)(a), Florida Statutes.
(d) State Group Health Insurance Premiums for the Period July 1, 2026,
through June 30, 2027.
Funds are provided in each state agency, state university's, and state
college's budget to pay the state share of the State Group Health
Insurance premiums for the fiscal year. The agencies shall pay the
specified premiums on behalf of employees who have enhanced benefits,
including those employees participating in the Spouse Program in
accordance with section 60P-2.0036, Florida Administrative Code, and
those employees filling positions with "agency pay-all" benefits.
1. For the coverage period beginning August 1, 2026, the state share of
the State Group Health Insurance premiums per month for the executive,
legislative, and judicial branch agencies shall be as follows:
a. Standard Plan or High Deductible Plan - Individual - $925.35
b. Standard Plan or High Deductible Plan - Family - $2,015.48
c. Standard Plan for an employee with enhanced benefits, excluding the
Spouse Program - Individual - $967.01
d. Standard Plan for an employee with enhanced benefits, excluding the
Spouse Program - Family - $2,165.48
e. Standard Plan for each employee participating in the Spouse Program -
Family - $1,082.74
f. High Deductible Plan for an employee with enhanced benefits,
excluding the Spouse Program - Individual - $928.86
g. High Deductible Plan for an employee with enhanced benefits,
excluding the Spouse Program - Family - $2,039.37
h. High Deductible Plan for each employee participating in the Spouse
Program - Family - $1,019.70
2. For the coverage period beginning August 1, 2026, the employee share
of the State Group Health Insurance premiums per month shall be as
follows:
a. Standard Plan - Individual - $50.00
b. Standard Plan - Family - $180.00
c. High Deductible Plan - Individual - $15.00
d. High Deductible Plan - Family - $64.30
e. Standard Plan or High Deductible Plan for an employee filling a
position with "agency payall" benefits - Individual - $8.34
f. Standard Plan or High Deductible Plan for an employee filling a
position with "agency payall" benefits - Family - $30.00
g. Standard Plan or High Deductible Plan for each employee participating
in the Spouse Program - $15.00
3. For the coverage period beginning August 1, 2026, the monthly premium
for a Medicare participant participating in the State Group Health
Insurance program shall be as follows:
a. Standard Plan - One Eligible - $430.18
b. Standard Plan - One Under/One Over - $1,243.63
c. Standard Plan - Both Eligible - $860.35
d. High Deductible Plan - One Eligible - $324.26
e. High Deductible Plan - One Under/One Over - $1,061.06
f. High Deductible Plan - Both Eligible - $648.52
4. The monthly premium for a Medicare participant enrolled in a Health
Maintenance Organization Standard Plan or High Deductible Health Plan or
a Medicare Advantage Plan shall be equal to the negotiated monthly
premium for the selected state-contracted Health Maintenance
Organization or selected state-contracted plan.
5. For the coverage period beginning August 1, 2026, the monthly premium
for an "early retiree" participating in the State Group Health Insurance
program shall be as follows:
a. Standard Plan - Individual - $813.46
b. Standard Plan - Family - $1,831.08
c. High Deductible Plan - Individual - $736.80
d. High Deductible Plan - Family - $1,632.05
6. For the coverage period beginning August 1, 2026, a COBRA participant
participating in the State Group Health Insurance program shall continue
to pay a premium equal to 102 percent of the total premium charged
(state and employee contributions) for an active employee participating
in the same plan option.
(e) The State Employees' Prescription Drug Program shall be governed by
the provisions of section 110.12315, Florida Statutes. Under the State
Employees' Prescription Drug Program, the following shall apply:
1. Effective July 1, 2026, for the purpose of encouraging an individual
to change from brand name drugs to generic drugs, the department may
continue to waive co-payments for a six month supply of a generic statin
or a generic proton pump inhibitor.
2. The State Employees' Prescription Drug Program shall provide coverage
for smoking cessation prescription drugs; however, members shall be
responsible for appropriate co-payments and deductibles when applicable.
(4) OTHER BENEFITS
(a) The following items shall be implemented in accordance with the
provisions of this act and with the applicable negotiated collective
bargaining agreement:
1. The state shall provide up to six (6) credit hours of tuition-free
courses per term at a state university or Florida College System
institution to full-time employees on a space available basis as
authorized by law.
2. The state shall continue to reimburse, at current levels, for
replacement of personal property.
3. Each agency, at the discretion of the agency head, may expend funds
provided in this act for bar dues and for legal education courses for
employees who are required to be a member of the Florida Bar as a
condition of employment.
4. The state shall continue to provide, at current levels, clothing
allowances and uniform maintenance and shoe allowances.
(b) All state branches, departments, and agencies which have established
or approved personnel policies for the payment of accumulated and unused
annual leave, shall not provide payment which exceeds a maximum of 480
hours of actual payment to each employee for accumulated and unused
annual leave.
(c) Upon termination of employees in the Senior Management Service,
Selected Exempt Service, or positions with comparable benefits, payments
for unused annual leave credits accrued on the member's last anniversary
date shall be prorated at 1/12th of the last annual amount credited for
each month, or portion thereof, worked subsequent to the member's last
anniversary date.
(5) PAY ADDITIVES AND OTHER INCENTIVE PROGRAMS
The following pay additives and other incentive programs are authorized
for the 2026-2027 fiscal year from existing agency resources consistent
with provisions of sections 110.2035 and 216.251, Florida Statutes, the
applicable rules adopted by the Department of Management Services and
negotiated collective bargaining agreements.
(a) Each agency is authorized to continue to pay, at the levels in
effect on June 30, 2007, on-call fees and shift differentials as
necessary to perform normal operations of the agency.
(b) Each agency that had a training program in existence on June 30,
2006, which included granting pay additives to participating employees,
is authorized to continue such training program for the 2026-2027 fiscal
year. Such additives shall be granted under the provisions of the law
administrative rules, and collective bargaining agreements.
(c) Each agency is authorized to continue to grant temporary special
duties pay additives to employees assigned additional duties as a result
of another employee being absent from work pursuant to the Family
Medical Leave Act or authorized military leave. The notification process
described in section 110.2035(7)(d), Florida Statutes, does not apply to
additives authorized in this paragraph.
(d) Each agency is authorized to grant merit pay increases based on the
employee's exemplary performance as evidenced by a performance
evaluation conducted pursuant to chapter 60L-35, Florida Administrative
Code, or a similar performance evaluation applicable to other pay plans.
The Chief Justice may exempt judicial branch employees from the
performance evaluation requirements of this paragraph.
(e) Contingent upon the availability of funds and at the agency head's
discretion, each agency is authorized to continue to grant temporary
special duties pay additives, of up to 15 percent of the employee's base
rate of pay, to each employee temporarily deployed to a facility or area
closed due to emergency conditions from another area of the state that
is not closed.
(f) The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission may continue to grant
temporary special duty pay additives to law enforcement officers who
perform additional duties as K-9 handlers, regional recruiters/media
coordinators, and breath test operators/inspectors, and may grant
temporary special duty pay additives to law enforcement officers who
perform additional duties as offshore patrol vessel crew members,
special operations group members, and long-term covert investigations.
(g) The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is authorized to grant
critical market pay additives to employees residing in and assigned to
Lee County, Collier County, Monroe County, Broward County, or Miami-Dade
County, at the levels that the employing agency granted salary increases
for similar purposes prior to July 1, 2006. These pay additives shall be
granted only during the time in which the employee resides in, and is
assigned duties within, these counties. In no instance may the employee
receive an adjustment to the employee's base rate of pay and a critical
market pay additive based on the employee residing in and being assigned
in the specified counties.
(h) The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is authorized to grant
an annual housing allowance of $5,000 to sworn law enforcement officers
residing in and assigned to Broward County, Collier County, Franklin
County, Glades County, Hardee County, Hendry County, Lee County, Manatee
County, Miami-Dade County, Monroe County, Okeechobee County, Orange
County, Osceola County, Palm, Beach County, Polk County or Taylor
County. This allowance shall be granted only during the time in which
the employee resides in, and is assigned duties within, these counties.
(i) The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission may provide a duty
officer shift differential pay additive of 10 percent and a midnight
shift differential of 15 percent to duty officers who are assigned to
work those respective shifts.
(j) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is authorized to
grant critical market pay additives to sworn law enforcement officers
residing in and assigned to:
1. Lee County, Collier County, or Monroe County, at the levels that the
employing agency granted salary increases for similar purposes prior to
July 1, 2006;
2. Hillsborough, Orange, Pinellas, Duval, Marion, and Escambia counties
at $5,000, or, in lieu thereof, an equivalent salary adjustment that was
made during Fiscal Year 2015-2016;
3. Alachua, Baker, Brevard, Clay, Charlotte, Flagler, Indian River,
Manatee, Martin, Nassau, Osceola, Pasco, Sarasota, Santa Rosa, Seminole,
St. Johns, St. Lucie, and Volusia counties at $5,000.
These critical market pay additives and equivalent salary adjustments
may be granted only during the time in which the employee resides in,
and is assigned to duties within, those counties. In no instance may the
employee receive an adjustment to the employee's base rate of pay and a
critical market pay additive based on the employee residing in and being
assigned in the specified counties.
(k) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles may grant
special duties pay additives of $2,000 for law enforcement officers who
perform additional duties as K-9 handlers; felony officers; criminal
interdiction officers; criminal investigation and intelligence officers;
new recruit background checks and training, and technical support
officers; drug recognition experts; hazardous material squad members;
compliance investigation squad members; motorcycle squad members; Quick
Response Force Team; Honor Guard; or Florida Advanced Investigation and
Reconstruction Teams.
(l) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles may provide a
critical market pay additive of $1,300 to non-sworn Florida Highway
Patrol personnel working and residing in Miami-Dade and Broward counties
for class codes 0108, 2236, 6466, 0162, 0045, 3142, and 0004. These
critical market pay additives shall be granted only during the time in
which the employee resides in, and is assigned to duties within, these
counties.
(m) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is authorized to
grant a critical market pay additive of $5,000 per year to non-sworn
Florida Highway Patrol personnel for class codes 8407, 8410, 8417, and
8513 working and residing in the following counties: Duval, Nassau,
Baker, Clay, St. Johns, Hillsborough, Polk, Pinellas, Manatee, Pasco,
Lee, Charlotte, Glades, Hendry, Collier, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Palm Beach,
Martin, Broward, Seminole, Orange, Lake, Osceola, and Brevard. This
additive shall be granted only during the time in which the employee
resides in and is assigned to duties within.
(n) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is authorized to
grant a critical market pay additive of $5,000 per year to Motorist
Services personnel for class codes 9000 and 9002 working and residing in
Miami-Dade and Broward counties. This additive shall be granted only
during the time in which the employee resides in and is assigned to
duties within those counties. In addition, Motorist Services personnel
for class code 9018 with the working class title of Community Outreach
Specialist shall also receive a $5,000 critical market pay additive per
year.
(o) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is authorized to
continue to grant a pay additive of $162.50 per pay period for law
enforcement officers assigned to the Office of Motor Carrier Compliance
who maintain certification by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance.
(p) The Department of Transportation is authorized to continue its
training program for employees in the areas of transportation
engineering, right-of-way acquisition, relocation benefits
administration, right-of-way property management, real estate appraisal,
and business valuation under the same guidelines established for the
training program prior to June 30, 2006.
(q) The Department of Transportation is authorized to develop and
implement a training program for employees in bridge inspection, roadway
technicians, transportation project manager professionals, and work
program specializations. The training program shall culminate in
professional licensure, or professional or departmental certification.
(r) The Department of Transportation is authorized to grant a pay
additive of $2.00 per hour for incident management services performed
for critical coverage areas on the state highway system during
nonstandard work hours, including nights and weekends.
(s) The Department of Corrections may continue to grant hazardous duty
pay additives, as necessary, for those employees assigned to the
Department of Corrections institutions' Rapid Response Teams (including
the baton, shotgun, and chemical agent teams) and the Correctional
Emergency Response Teams.
(t) The Department of Corrections may continue to grant a temporary
special duties pay additive of up to 10 percent of the employee's base
rate of pay for each certified correctional officer (class code 8003);
certified correctional officer sergeant (class code 8005); certified
correctional officer lieutenant (class code 8011), and certified
correctional officer captain (class code 8013). For purposes of
determining eligibility for this special pay additive, the term
"certified" means the employee has obtained a correctional mental health
certification as provided through the department. To be certified, a
correctional officer must: (a) initially complete 5 courses consisting
of a total of 54 hours of instruction taught by a department instructor
with a correctional officer behavioral mental health certification
through the American Correctional Association; (b) upon completing that
instruction, satisfactorily pass a department examination; and (c) twice
each year satisfactorily complete 16 additional hours of training and an
examination, including in the year the correctional officer satisfies
(a) and (b). The courses and training must educate correctional officers
in identifying symptoms of mental illness in prisoners while helping to
foster a safer environment for inmates with mental illness. Such
additive may be awarded only during the time the certified officer is
employed in an assigned mental health unit post.
(u) The Department of Corrections may continue to grant a one-time
$1,000 hiring bonus to newly-hired correctional officers (class code
8003) who are hired to fill positions at a correctional institution that
had a vacancy rate for such positions of more than 10 percent for the
preceding calendar quarter. The bonus may not be awarded before the
officer obtains his or her correctional officer certification. Current
employees and former employees who have had a break in service with the
Department of Corrections of 31 days or less are not eligible for this
bonus.
(v) The Department of Corrections may grant a one-time $1,000 hiring
bonus to newly hired teachers and instructors (class codes 1313, 1315,
4133, 8085, 8093, 9095) at a correctional institution. Current employees
and former employees who have had a break in service with the Department
of Corrections of 31 days or less are not eligible for this bonus.
(w) The Department of Corrections may continue to grant a one-time
$5,000 hiring and retention bonus for correctional officers at 15
targeted high vacancy correctional facilities. Current employees and
former employees who have had a break in service with the Department of
Corrections of 31 days or less are not eligible for this bonus.
(x) The Department of Children and Families may grant a temporary
special duties pay additive of five percent of the employee's base rate
of pay to:
1. All employees in the Human Services Worker I, Human Services Worker
II, and Unit Treatment and Rehabilitation Specialist classes who work
within the 13-1E, 13-1W, 32N, or 32S living areas at the Northeast
Florida State Hospital. Such additive may be awarded only during the
time the employees work within those living areas at the Northeast
Florida State Hospital.
2. All employees in the Human Services Worker I, Human Services Worker
II, and Unit Treatment and Rehabilitation Specialist classes who work
within the Specialty Care Unit or Medical Services Unit at the Florida
State Hospital. Such additive may be awarded only during the time those
employees work within the Specialty Care Unit or Medical Services Unit
at the Florida State Hospital.
3. All employees in Child Protective Investigator and Senior Child
Protective Investigator classes who work in a weekend unit. Such
additive may be awarded only during the time such employees work in a
weekend unit.
4. All Adult Registry Counselors who work in a weekend unit at the Abuse
Hotline. Such additive may be awarded only during the time such
employees work in a weekend unit.
(y) The Department of Lottery is authorized to provide a critical market
pay (CMP) additive of $1,300 to Lottery personnel working in the
following district offices: Hillsborough, Lee, Palm Beach and
Miami-Dade. These critical market pay additives shall be granted only
during the time the employee resides in, and is assigned duties within
those areas.
(z) The Department of Financial Services may grant temporary special
duty pay additives of $2,000 for law enforcement officers who perform
additional duties as K-9 handlers.
(aa) The Department of Revenue may provide a critical market pay
increase of up to $5,200 to audit personnel in class codes 1512, 1513,
1525, 1619, 1705, 1707, 1709, and 2125. Current employees and former
employees who have had a break in service with the Department of Revenue
of 31 days or fewer are not eligible for this increase.
(6) COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
All collective bargaining issues at impasse between the State of Florida
and, the Florida Fire Service Association, the Police Benevolent
Association, and the Florida State Lodge Fraternal Order of Police
related to wages, insurance benefits and other economic issues shall be
resolved pursuant to Item "(1) EMPLOYEE AND OFFICER COMPENSATION," Item
"(2) SPECIAL PAY ISSUES," Item "(3) BENEFITS: HEALTH, LIFE, AND
DISABILITY INSURANCE," Item "(4) OTHER BENEFITS," and Item "(5) PAY
ADDITIVES AND OTHER INCENTIVE PROGRAMS," and other legislation enacted
to implement this act.