229.8065  Expenditures for Knott Data Center and Projects, Contracts, and Grants Programs; limitation on state appropriations.--

(1)  The Knott Data Center and Projects, Contracts, and Grants Programs under the management of the Department of Education are exempt from the requirements of s. 216.023. The Department of Education, in consultation with the legislative appropriations committees, shall approve an estimated level of expenditures, salary rates, and positions for the Knott Data Center and for Projects, Contracts, and Grants Programs. If such expenditures exceed the prior year level by more than 10 percent, the full membership of the legislative appropriations committees shall be notified of the increase.

(2)  No new state appropriations shall be obligated as a source of matching funds for potential federal or private contracts or grants. Upon termination of any federal or private contracts or grants, the state shall not be obligated to provide continued funding for personnel or project costs related to such contracts or grants.