SECTION 8. EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS - FISCAL YEAR 2025-2026
This section provides instructions for implementing the Fiscal Year
2025-2026 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.
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, 2025, 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.
Governor.................................................. 141,400
Lieutenant Governor....................................... 135,516
Chief Financial Officer................................... 139,988
Attorney General.......................................... 139,988
Commissioner of Agriculture............................... 139,988
Supreme Court Justice..................................... 258,957
Judges - District Courts of Appeal........................ 218,939
Judges - Circuit Courts................................... 196,898
Judges - County Courts.................................... 186,034
Judges of Compensation Claims............................. 177,160
State Attorneys........................................... 218,939
Public Defenders.......................................... 218,939
Commissioner - Public Service Commission.................. 154,994
Commissioner - Florida Gaming Control Commission.......... 154,994
Public Employees Relations Commission Chair............... 114,793
Public Employees Relations Commission Commissioners....... 54,423
Commission on Offender Review Chair....................... 146,003
Commission on Offender Review Commissioners............... 135,188
Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsels............. 140,914
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.
(2) SPECIAL PAY ISSUES
(a) Law Enforcement Officers Compensation
1. Effective July 1, 2025, $14,840,477 in recurring General Revenue and
$29,451,711 in recurring trust funds provided in Specific Appropriation
1916 are appropriated for Fiscal Year 2025-2026, to grant a competitive
pay adjustment of 20 percent to each eligible entry level sworn law
enforcement officer's base rate of pay, as of the last day of the last
completed month upon this act becoming law, employed by the following
agencies: Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, Department of
Agriculture and Consumer Services, Fish and Wildlife Conservation
Commission, Department of Business and Professional Regulation,
Department of Financial Services, Department of Lottery, Florida
Department of Law Enforcement, Justice Administration Commission, State
Court System, Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Agency
for Persons with Disabilities, Department of Children and Families, and
the Division of Emergency Management.
Any unexpended balances of funds remaining in Specific Appropriation
1916 on June 30, 2026, shall revert. Agencies are authorized to continue
the competitive pay adjustment in Fiscal Year 2026-2027.
2. Effective July 1, 2025, $19,537,144 in recurring General Revenue and
$41,252,930 in recurring trust funds provided in Specific Appropriation
1916 are appropriated for Fiscal Year 2025-2026, to grant a competitive
pay adjustment of 25 percent to each eligible non-entry level sworn law
enforcement officer's base rate of pay, as of the last day of the last
completed month upon this act becoming law, employed by the following
agencies: Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, Department of
Agriculture and Consumer Services, Department of Environmental
Protection, Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, Department of
Business and Professional Regulation, Department of Financial Services,
Department of Lottery, Department of Legal Affairs, Florida Department
of Law Enforcement, Florida Gaming Control Commission, Justice
Administration Commission, State Court System, Department of Highway
Safety and Motor Vehicles, Agency for Persons with Disabilities,
Department of Children and Families, and the Division of Emergency
Management.
Any unexpended balances of funds remaining in Specific Appropriation
1916 on June 30, 2026, shall revert. Agencies are authorized to continue
the competitive pay adjustment in Fiscal Year 2026-2027.
3. For the purpose of paragraph (2)(a)1., the term "entry level sworn
law enforcement officer" means an employee in the following agencies and
classification codes designated as a sworn law enforcement officer:
Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind
Law Enforcement Officer (8515); and Law Enforcement Investigator II
(8541)
Department of Environmental Protection
Law Enforcement Investigator II (8541)
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Law Enforcement Officer (8515)
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Law Enforcement Officer (8515); and Law Enforcement Airplane Pilot I
(8532)
Department of Lottery
Special Agent II (2608)
Department of Financial Services
Law Enforcement Investigator I (8540)
Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Law Enforcement Investigator II (8541)
Department of Children and Families
Institutional Security Specialist I (8237)
Agency for Persons with Disabilities
Institutional Security Specialist I (8237)
Justice Administration Commission
Investigator I (6661)
State Court System
Deputy Marshal-Supreme Court (1505); and Deputy Marshal-District Court
(1506)
Department of Law Enforcement
Law Enforcement Officer (8515); Special Agent Trainee (8580); and
Protective Services Special Agent II (8592)
Florida Gaming Control Commission
Law Enforcement Investigator II (8541)
Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
Florida Highway Patrol Trooper (8030)
Division of Emergency Management
Any eligible sworn law enforcement positions established pursuant to
section 171 of this act.
4. For the purpose of paragraph (2)(a)2., the term "non-entry level
sworn law enforcement officer" means an employee in the following
agencies and classification codes designated as a sworn law enforcement
officer:
Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind
Security and Law Enforcement Chief (8520); Law Enforcement Lieutenant
(8522); and Law Enforcement Investigator II (8541)
Department of Environmental Protection
Law Enforcement Lieutenant (8522); Law Enforcement Investigator II
(8541); and Law Enforcement Captain (8632)
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Chief of Investigative Services-DACS (7788); Chief of Uniform
Services-DACS (7858); Law Enforcement Corporal (8517); Law Enforcement
Sergeant (8519); Law Enforcement Lieutenant (8522); Law Enforcement
Investigator II (8541); Director of Agricultural Law Enforcement-DACS
(8542); Assistant Director of Law Enforcement (8551); Law Enforcement
Major (8630); and Law Enforcement Captain (8632)
Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission
Law Enforcement Corporal (8517); Law Enforcement Lieutenant (8522); Law
Enforcement Captain (8525); Law Enforcement Airplane Pilot II (8534);
Law Enforcement Investigator II (8541); Law Enforcement Manager-FWC
(8565); Law Enforcement Program Administrator (8798); Law Enforcement
Section Leader (9154); Deputy Director of Law Enforcement-FWC (9498);
and Director of Law Enforcement-FWC (9694)
Department of Lottery
Special Agent Supervisor (1126); Director-Security (2601); and Deputy
Director of Security (2603)
Department of Financial Services
Chief of Worker's Compensation Fraud (7957); Chief of General Fraud
(7958); Chief, Fire, Arson, and Explosive Investigator (7962); Law
Enforcement Lieutenant (8522); Law Enforcement Investigator II (8541);
Law Enforcement Major (8630); Law Enforcement Captain (8632); Assistant
Director of Insurance Fraud (9776); and Director of Insurance Fraud
(9779)
Department of Business and Professional Regulation
Law Enforcement Lieutenant (8522); Law Enforcement Investigator II
(8541); Law Enforcement Major (8630); Law Enforcement Major (8631); and
Law Enforcement Captain (8632)
Department of Children and Families
Institutional Security Specialist II (8238); Institutional Security
Specialist SFT Supervisor (8240); and Institutional Security Chief
(8243)
Agency for Persons with Disabilities
Institutional Security Specialist II (8238); Institutional Security
Specialist SFT Supervisor (8240); and Institutional Security Chief
(8243)
Justice Administration Commission
Investigator II (6662); Investigator III (6663); Investigator IV (6664);
and Investigator V (6665)
State Court System
Chief Deputy Marshal-Supreme Court (1500); Deputy Marshal-Supreme Court
(1505); Deputy Marshal-District Court (1506); Deputy Marshal Supervisor
Supreme Court (1510); Deputy Marshal Supervisor District Court (1515);
Deputy Clerk I-District Court (2601); Chief Deputy Marshal-District
Court (6210); Marshal-Supreme Court (9040); and Marshal-District Court
(9050)
Department of Legal Affairs
Investigator Manager-SES (8357); Law Enforcement Lieutenant (8522); Law
Enforcement Captain (8525); Law Enforcement Investigator II (8541); Law
Enforcement Major (8630); Law Enforcement Major (8631); and Law
Enforcement Captain (8632)
Florida Gaming Control Commission
Chief of Law Enforcement Services (8383); Law Enforcement Investigator
II (8541); Special Agent Supervisor (8584); Law Enforcement Major
(8630); and Director of Law Enforcement (9838)
Department of Law Enforcement
Law Enforcement Sergeant (8519); Law Enforcement Lieutenant (8522); Law
Enforcement Captain (8525); Director-FDLE (8529); Chief of
Investigations (8530); Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation Director
(8535); Law Enforcement Investigator II (8541); Assistant Director of
Law Enforcement (8551); Special Agent (8581); Special Agent Supervisor
(8584); Inspector-FDLE (8590); Law Enforcement Major (8630); Director of
Capitol Police (9736); Director of Criminal Justice Prof. Program
(9828); and Assistant Executive Director (9883)
Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles
Deputy Director of Florida Highway Patrol (7932); Chief of Florida
Highway Patrol (7981); Florida Highway Patrol Sergeant (8031); Florida
Highway Patrol Pilot I (8032); Florida Highway Patrol Pilot II (8033);
Florida Highway Patrol Corporal (8034); Florida Highway Patrol
Investigator Sergeant (8035); Florida Highway Patrol Captain (8038);
Florida Highway Patrol Lieutenant (8042); Law Enforcement Major II-FHP
(8624); Law Enforcement Major-FHP (8626); Law Enforcement Major (8631);
Law Enforcement Captain (8632); and Director of Florida Highway
Patrol-HSMV (9762)
Division of Emergency Management
Any eligible sworn law enforcement positions established pursuant to
section 171 of this act.
(b) State Firefighters
Effective July 1, 2025, $300,776 in recurring General Revenue and
$12,901,703 in recurring trust funds provided in Specific Appropriation
1916 are appropriated for Fiscal Year 2025-2026, to grant a competitive
pay adjustment of 25 percent for eligible employees who are employed as
state firefighters. For the purpose of this paragraph, "state
firefighters" mean (1) each unit employee in the fire services
collective bargaining unit; and (2) each non-unit employee in one of the
following position classifications:
Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services
Single Engine Reciprocal Aircraft Pilot-Fire (6570); Firefighter
Rotocraft Pilot (6577); Forest Ranger (7609); Senior Forest Ranger
(7610); Forest Area Supervisor (7622); Forestry Operations Administrator
(7634); Forestry District Manager-DACS (7635); Forestry Program
Administrator (7636); Forestry Center Manager-DACS (7637); Assistant
Chief-Forestry (7638); Deputy Chief of Forestry (7639); Assistant
Director of Forestry (7820); and Director of Forestry (9620)
Department of Financial Services
Field Representative-Firefighter Standards and Training (1360); Fire
College Instructor Supervisor-Firefighter Standards and Training (1364);
Field Representative Supervisor-Firefighters (1366); Fire College
Academic Instructor (4135); Chief of Fire Prevention (7665); Assistant
Director of State Fire Marshall (7779); Chief, Fire, Arson, and
Explosive Investigator (7962); Asst Supt of Fire Fighter Stds and
Training (8328); Fire Protection Specialist (8804); Fire Protection
Specialist Supervisor-SES (8805); and Director of State Fire Marshall
(9778)
Department of Military Affairs
Firefighter (6411); Firefighter Supervisor (6412); Forest Ranger (7609);
Senior Forest Ranger (7610); Forest Area Supervisor (7622); and Forestry
Program Administrator (7636)
Department of Children and Families
Firefighter (6411); Firefighter Supervisor (6412); and Fire Chief (6414)
Agency for Health Care Administration
Fire Protection Specialist (8804)
(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 single
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, 2025, through June 30, 2026, the Department of
Management Services shall continue within 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, 2025, through June 30, 2026, 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, 2026, for the 2026 plan year, each plan shall
continue the benefits for occupational therapy authorized for the 2025
plan year.
4. Effective July 1, 2025, 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, 2025, 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, 2026, the Division of State Group Insurance
shall continue to allow service delivery through telehealth in its
health benefits contracts.
7. 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 health savings account, 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.
8.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 2026 plan year.
b. For the pilot program, the department shall contract with a
third-party provider through a competitive solicitation 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 2025 and 2026 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 2025 and 2026 plan year.
By January 15, 2026, 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. All participants must enroll in one of the third-party provider
wellness programs offered through the pilot program. By April 15, 2026,
for the quarter ending March 31, 2026, and quarterly thereafter, each
participant's active engagement with the wellness program provider must
be certified by the department. Any participant whose active engagement
cannot be certified in any quarter will be immediately disenrolled from
the pilot program.
e. Participants of the 2025 plan year pilot program whose BMI falls
below the established criteria and would be otherwise ineligible to
participate in the 2026 plan year pilot program may still access the
wellness program component of the pilot program. For these participants,
the department may also allow the use of generic versions of Federal
Drug Administration approved medications for chronic weight management
for participants as a way to transition off of glucagon-like peptide 1
agonists. These participants shall not count towards the 2,800 member
limit.
f. 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 $6.0 million for the 2026 plan year.
g. In the event the Department of Management Services does not execute a
contract with a third-party provider by September 30, 2025, 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 2026 plan year.
9.a. Effective with the 2026 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
2026 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, 2026, 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.
10. Effective January 1, 2026, a participant has the option to receive
coordination of cancer care support from the entity the Department of
Management Services contracts pursuant to section 110.12303(2)(a),
Florida Statutes.
(d) State Group Health Insurance Premiums for the Period July 1, 2025,
through June 30, 2026.
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, 2025, 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 - $844.82
b. Standard Plan or High Deductible Plan - Family - $1,834.20
c. Standard Plan for an employee with enhanced benefits, excluding the
Spouse Program - Individual - $886.48
d. Standard Plan for an employee with enhanced benefits, excluding the
Spouse Program - Family - $1,984.20
e. Standard Plan for each employee participating in the Spouse Program -
Family - $992.10
f. High Deductible Plan for an employee with enhanced benefits,
excluding the Spouse Program - Individual - $851.48
g. High Deductible Plan for an employee with enhanced benefits,
excluding the Spouse Program - Family - $1,868.50
h. High Deductible Plan for each employee participating in the Spouse
Program - Family - $934.26
2. For the coverage period beginning August 1, 2025, 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 pay-all" benefits - Individual - $8.34
f. Standard Plan or High Deductible Plan for an employee filling a
position with "agency pay-all" 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, 2025, 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
g. 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.
4. For the coverage period beginning August 1, 2025, 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
5. For the coverage period beginning August 1, 2025, 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, 2025, 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 2025-2026 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, 2025, 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,
2025, which included granting pay additives to participating employees,
is authorized to continue such training program for the 2025-2026 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 - absent coworker 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)(b), 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 performance rating of at least commendable 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 grant competitive pay
adjustments to address retention, pay inequities, or other staffing
issues. The agency is responsible for retaining sufficient documentation
justifying adjustments provided herein.
(f) 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.
(g) 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, honor guard members, and long-term
covert investigations.
(h) 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 in effect on June 30, 2025. 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.
(i) The Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission is authorized to grant
an annual allowance of $10,000 to sworn law enforcement officers
residing in and assigned to Lee County, Collier County, Monroe County,
Broward County, and Miami-Dade County. An annual allowance of $5,000 is
granted to sworn law enforcement officers residing in and assigned to
Franklin County, Glades County, Hardee County, Hendry County, Manatee
County, Okeechobee County, Orange County, Osceola County, Palm Beach
County, Polk County, and Taylor County. This allowance shall be granted
only during the time in which the employee resides in, and is assigned
duties within, these counties.
(j) 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.
(k) 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 in effect
on June 30, 2025;
2. Hillsborough, Orange, Pinellas, Duval, Marion, and Escambia counties
at $5,000;
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.
(l) 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.
(m) 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.
(n) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is authorized to
grant a critical market pay additive of $5,000 to non-sworn Florida
Highway Patrol personnel for class codes 8407, 8410 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, these counties.
(o) The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is authorized to
grant a critical market pay additive of $5,000 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.
(p) 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 Commercial Vehicle
Enforcement who maintain certification by the Commercial Vehicle Safety
Alliance.
(q) 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 current approved guidelines.
(r) The Department of Transportation is authorized to develop and
implement a training program for bridge inspectors and surveyors. The
training program shall culminate in professional licensure, professional
certification, or departmental certification.
(s) 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.
(t) 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.
(u) 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:
1. 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;
2. Upon completing that instruction, satisfactorily pass a department
examination; and
3. Twice each year satisfactorily complete 16 additional hours of
training and an examination, including in the year the correctional
officer satisfies (1) and (2). 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.
(v) 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.
(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 - working
title Human Services Worker III who work within the 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 - working
title Human Services Worker III 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, Senior Child
Protective Investigator, and support staff 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 counties.
(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.
(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.