TALLAHASSEE — Senate President Ben Albritton calls it the “fight for a rural renaissance in Florida.”

And Wednesday, the Senate released a 129-page bill that would take steps to try to bolster health care, education, roads and economic development in 31 counties that, in many cases, have not experienced the same booming growth as other parts of Florida.

Albritton, a Wauchula Republican and citrus grower, has long made clear that rural issues would be a focus of his time leading the Senate. He said in a memo to senators Wednesday that the proposals in the bill “provide opportunities for rural communities to grow as they see fit, based on decisions made by local families and businesses who call rural Florida home.”

“These are critical enhancements and investments to support 31 of our 67 counties and hundreds of rural communities across Florida,” the memo said. “We have seen tremendous economic growth in urban areas of Florida, it’s rural Florida’s turn.”

The bill (SB 110) is filled for the legislative session that will start March 4 and is sponsored by Sen. Corey Simon, a Tallahassee Republican who represents a sprawling, mostly rural North Florida district.

Neither the bill or its overview identifies the specific counties targeted for assistance.

In a prepared statement Wednesday, Simon described Florida as the “envy of the nation, and we won’t leave our rural communities behind.”

“We are combining enhancements to the traditional infrastructure for schools and hospitals with innovations that expand and strengthen access,” he said. “We know commerce and capital are attracted to strong transportation infrastructure and robust public services, which will provide the chance for rural communities to prosper and grow as they see fit.”