Senate Bill 2498

    Florida Senate - 1998                                  SB 2498

    By the Committee on Ways and Means





    301-1599-98                                             See HB

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to trust funds; re-creating the

  3         Appellate Opinion Distribution Trust Fund

  4         within the state courts system without

  5         modification; carrying forward current balances

  6         and continuing current sources and uses

  7         thereof; providing an effective date.

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  9         WHEREAS, the Legislature wishes to extend the life of

10  the Appellate Opinion Distribution Trust Fund within the state

11  courts system, which is otherwise scheduled to be terminated

12  pursuant to constitutional mandate, and

13         WHEREAS, the Legislature has reviewed the Appellate

14  Opinion Distribution Trust Fund within the state courts system

15  before its scheduled termination date and has found that it

16  continues to meet an important public purpose, and

17         WHEREAS, the Legislature has found that existing public

18  policy concerning the Appellate Opinion Distribution Trust

19  Fund within the state courts system sets adequate parameters

20  for its use, NOW, THEREFORE,

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22  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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24         Section 1.  The Appellate Opinion Distribution Trust

25  Fund within the state courts system, SAMAS number 222215,

26  which is to be terminated pursuant to Section 19(f), Article

27  III of the State Constitution on November 4, 2000, is

28  re-created.

29         Section 2.  All current balances of the Appellate

30  Opinion Distribution Trust Fund within the state courts system

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    Florida Senate - 1998                                  SB 2498
    301-1599-98                                             See HB




  1  are carried forward, and all current sources and uses of the

  2  trust fund are continued.

  3         Section 3.  This act shall take effect November 4,

  4  2000.

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      Re-creates the Appellate Opinion Distribution Trust Fund
  9    within the state courts system, without modification, and
      carries forward its current balances and continues its
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