Senate Bill 2520

    Florida Senate - 1998                                  SB 2520

    By the Committee on Ways and Means





    301-1811-98                                             See HB

  1                      A bill to be entitled

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

  3         State Mediation and Arbitration 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 State Mediation and Arbitration Trust Fund within the

11  state courts system, which is otherwise scheduled to be

12  terminated pursuant to constitutional mandate, and

13         WHEREAS, the Legislature has reviewed the State

14  Mediation and Arbitration Trust Fund within the state courts

15  system before its scheduled termination date and has found

16  that it continues to meet an important public purpose, and

17         WHEREAS, the Legislature has found that existing public

18  policy concerning the State Mediation and Arbitration 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 State Mediation and Arbitration Trust

25  Fund within the state courts system, SAMAS number 222213,

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 State Mediation

30  and Arbitration Trust Fund within the state courts system are

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    Florida Senate - 1998                                  SB 2520
    301-1811-98                                             See HB




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

  2  fund are continued.

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

  4  2000.

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      Re-creates the State Mediation and Arbitration Trust Fund
  9    within the state courts system, without modification, and
      carries forward its current balances and continues its
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