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for state universities; however, University of Florida
and Florida State University will get $6.9 million to
replenish some of those cuts.
As of this writing, other areas of the budget had
not been finalized, including a tax cut package and
health care. It is likely that the Legislature will again
approve a sales tax holiday on back-to-school
items. Also not yet finalized as of this writing was a
criminal justice reform bill.
Governor DeSantis will be signing a bill that could
eventually allow Floridians to gain access to cheaper
Canadian prescription drugs. However, although the
bill will be signed by the Governor, it cannot take
effect without approval from the federal government,
which has yet to authorize similar laws in any other
state. Another health related bill eliminates the regu-
latory program for hospitals known as “certificate of
need.” The certificate of need requirement would be
eliminated for new general hospitals and for “tertiary
services” on 7/1/19. The bill also repeals a certifi-
cate of need requirement in 2021 for specialty hospi-
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