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1999 Florida Statutes

985.4042  Juvenile Care and Maintenance Trust Fund.--

(1)  There is created in the Department of Juvenile Justice the Juvenile Care and Maintenance Trust Fund. The fund shall be credited with any money or other property received for personal use or benefit of juveniles in the custody of the department. The purpose of the trust fund shall be for the department to act in a fiduciary capacity on behalf of juveniles committed to or detained in facilities operated by the department or by private vendors contracting with the department.

(2)  Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 216.301 and pursuant to s. 216.351, any balance in the trust fund at the end of any fiscal year shall remain in the trust fund at the end of the year and shall be available for carrying out the purposes of the trust fund.

(3)  Pursuant to the provisions of s. 19(f)(2), Art. III of the State Constitution, the trust fund shall, unless sooner terminated, be terminated on July 1, 2002. However, before its scheduled termination, the trust fund must be reviewed as provided in s. 215.3206(1) and (2).

History.--s. 1, ch. 99-328.