Press Release from the Office of Governor DeSantis – June 29, 2026

Governor Ron DeSantis Signs Florida Fiscal Year 2026-2027 Budget, Capping Eight Years of Conservative Leadership and Historic Results

TAMPA, Fla.— June 29, 2026 — Today, Governor Ron DeSantis signed the Budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026- 2027, a $117.6 billion spending plan that reflects nearly eight years of conservative leadership anchored by fiscal discipline, responsible governance, and strategic investment. Following nearly $810 million in line-item vetoes, the budget marks the fourth consecutive year of declining state spending while continuing record investments in education, infrastructure, public safety, environmental conservation, and economic opportunity. The Fiscal Year 2026- 27 Budget represents the culmination of an administration that proved conservative governance can simultaneously reduce the size of government, pay down debt, build record reserves, lower taxes, and make historic investments in Florida’s future. Click here to continue reading.

Budget highlights:

• Raising per-student funding to $9,338—the highest level in state history and an increase of $150 from the current year’s funding model.
• $16 billion record state funding for the K-12 public school system. This covers the costs associated with the current projected enrollment of over 3.2 million students, including almost 500,000 students projected to participate in the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program.
• $1.65 billion in funding for early child education, including a total of $431 million for the Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten (VPK) program.
• School safety initiatives funding includes $290 million maintained for the safe schools component of the FEFP; $180 million maintained for the mental health allocation in the FEFP; $6.5 million for the Guardian Program to certify and train school guardians; $20 million maintained for public school hardening grants and more.
• $260.2 million for charter school capital outlay
• Invested $7.1 billion toward teacher salary increases.  [Note: Most of the $ 7.1 billion maintains prior increases; $200 million of that is new/additional funding for teacher salaries. This is the same increase allocated last year, which covered about a 1.5% increase.]

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