Issues facing Florida at the state level

One of the main problem is the shortage of budget. Legislators have warned that budget
cuts are unavoidable because to the economic ramifications of the COVID-19 outbreak, which
has lowered expected tax collections. A report was published which presented a record $96.6
billion budget plan for fiscal year 2021-2022, which begins on July 1. It was DeSantis' plan
which serves as a springboard for lawmakers who have remained skeptical about the state's
finances.
The basic education for children is another issue which is common in Florida. After years
of Republican efforts to expand school choice, lawmakers are considering a large package that
would expand scholarship eligibility and establish "education savings accounts." Meanwhile,
officials must determine how to treat the nearly 88,000 children who did not enroll as planned
this year due to the pandemic, which poses a huge financial problem.
There is lack of miss understanding and miss management as well. Republican leaders
have endorsed legislation that would change the vote-by-mail method. For example, one
proposal would force voters to seek vote-by-mail ballots more regularly, while another would
prohibit volunteers from collecting vote-by-mail votes from those who are not family members.
Opponents argue that the restrictions are geared at restricting the use of mail-in voting, which
Democrats heavily relied on during the 2020 election.
DeSantis is asking lawmakers for $625 million to continue a multi-year campaign to
restore the Everglades and address other water-related issues, such as spring restoration. He is,
however, proposing for a new "Resilient Florida" program that would entail the issuance of $1
billion in bonds to state and municipal governments over a four-year period to combat climate-
change effects such as rising sea levels.
As lawmakers hash out a new spending plan, health and human services, which account
for the majority of the state budget, will be a significant emphasis. Hospital and nursing facility
Medicaid reimbursement rates will be a heated subject. Legislators may attempt to reduce state
Medicaid funding without cutting rates, maybe through a new hospital arrangement that utilizes
local income to offset federal matching payments.
Senate leaders are backing a long-debated proposal to eliminate Florida's no-fault auto
insurance system and the need that drivers carry personal-injury protection, or PIP, coverage.
Under this idea, drivers would be required to acquire bodily injury coverage. Furthermore, if
prices rise and more homeowners resort to the state-backed Citizens Property Insurance Corp.,
lawmakers may propose property-insurance reforms.
A primary objective is to protect health-care providers and other businesses against
coronavirus-related lawsuits. The House is on the approach of approving legislation that would
shield non-health-care organizations from responsibility, but lawmakers are arguing about the
language of safeguards for nursing homes and assisted living facilities, which have suffered over
10,000 deaths during the pandemic.
 Republican plans to toughen the penalties for violent protests, create new crimes when
crowds harm property or police officers, and make it more difficult for cities to slash law-
enforcement spending may be one of the most controversial subjects of the session. Democrats
have slammed the limitations, claiming that they are unnecessary and divisive, and that they may
be used to repress peaceful protests.
Senate Republicans are backing a controversial bill that would affect public employee
union dues while simultaneously considering changes to the state's pension system. Labor
organizations are opposed to the union dues plan, which would tighten limits on the practice of
collecting dues from wages.
In response to corporate pressure, legislators are considering a bill that would require out-
of-state internet businesses to collect sales taxes on Floridian purchases. Retailers with a physical
presence in Florida must now collect and submit sales taxes on products sold within the state.
Firms who do not have a physical presence in Florida but sell products to Floridians will face the
same level of scrutiny under the bill.