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New Florida law lets high school coaches spend up to $15K helping athletes in need Skip to content NOWCAST Gulf Coast News at 6 on NBC Watch on Demand Menu Search News Policies News Local News National News Gulf Coast Investigations Stories to Share Positively Gulf Coast Gulfcoasting Health Politics Entertainment Mr. Food Newslinks Traffic Upload Noticias Gulf Coast Weather Live Radar Weather Cams Weather Blog Hurricanes Hurricane Week Forecasting Our Future Sports High School Sports Olympics Cover Stories Live Streams Gulf Coast News on NBC Gulf Coast News on ABC About Us News Team Contact Very Local Jobs at Gulf Coast Internships Privacy Notice Terms of Use SUBSCRIBE TO EMAIL Weather Search Press enter to search Type to Search Search location by ZIP code ZIP Advertisement New Florida law lets high school coaches spend up to $15K helping athletes in need Joe Raedle WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 17: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a press conference regarding an apparent assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump on September 17, 2024 in West Palm Beach, Florida. The Governor announced that the State of Florida's law enforcement will do their own investigation into the incident, which the FBI said "appears to be an attempted assassination of former President Trump' while he was golfing at Trump International Golf Club. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) SOURCE: Joe Raedle Updated: 4:47 PM EDT May 22, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida Advertisement New Florida law lets high school coaches spend up to $15K helping athletes in need Updated: 4:47 PM EDT May 22, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ By Jim Turner, The News Service of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation Friday boosting pay to high school coaches and allowing them to use their own money on food and transportation for their players.During a bill signing event in Jacksonville, DeSantis said the two bills he signed will be “positive reform.”“It will recognize that these coaches serve important roles; they're mentors,” DeSantis said at Jean Ribault High School in Jacksonville. “It's not just all Xs and Os. There are times when some athletes need a little help. So, why would we want to stop these acts of generosity?”One measure (SB 178) allows high school sports coaches to spend their own money, up to $15,000 annually per team, to help players in need of food, transportation, or physical therapy or rehabilitation services. The money can’t be used for recruiting, and coaches are required to report the spending to the Florida High School Athletic Association.The other measure (SB 538) allows coaches to receive additional compensation from funds raised by boosters and other support organizations. It also authorizes school districts to classify athletic coaches as administrative personnel, where they can negotiate salaries that don’t exceed the highest-paid school administrator in the district.The coaches' pay effort was sponsored in t