Gov. Charlie Crist unveiled his $66.5 billion budget proposal for the 2009-2010 fiscal year on Friday.
Under his proposal, the state's universities will get almost $3.6 billion, including tuition revenues, which is about $270 million more than the amount set aside by the current year's budget, according to Crist's budget Web site.
The amount includes about $131 million from the economic stimulus bill signed by President Barack Obama last week.
His budget is only a recommendation. The real budget is determined by the Florida Legislature during its spring session, which runs from March 3 to May 1.
The total budget is about $1 billion bigger than the current year's budget, according to the site.
Crist is expecting $4.7 billion in stimulus money next year and $12.2 billion over three years.
Crist also proposes a base tuition increase of 5 percent for the state's universities and community colleges.
All universities, but not community colleges, will have the right to raise tuition by up to 15 percent if a tuition bill passed by the Senate's Higher Education Committee last week becomes law. It would affect almost all students who enrolled after July 1, 2007.
