House Bill 4461

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1998                HB 4461

        By Representative Fasano






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to trust funds; creating s.

  3         240.557, F.S.; creating the Florida Higher

  4         Education Savings Trust, to be administered by

  5         the Commissioner of Education; providing for

  6         sources of moneys and purposes; providing that

  7         the trust is exempt from constitutional

  8         termination requirements; providing a

  9         contingent effective date.

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

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13         Section 1.  Section 240.557, Florida Statutes, is

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15         240.557  Florida Higher Education Savings Trust.--The

16  Florida Higher Education Savings Trust is hereby created, to

17  be administered by the Commissioner of Education. Funds shall

18  be credited to the trust as provided in s. 240.555, to be used

19  for the purposes of the Florida Higher Education Savings

20  Program as set forth therein. Pursuant to s. (f)(3), Art. III

21  of the State Constitution, the trust is not subject to

22  termination under s. (f)(2), Art. III of the State

23  Constitution.

24         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

25  law, if HB .... or similar legislation is adopted in the same

26  legislative session or an extension thereof.

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1998                HB 4461

    565-146A-98






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      Creates the Florida Higher Education Savings Trust, to be
  4    administered by the Commissioner of Education, and
      provides for its sources of moneys and purposes. Provides
  5    that the trust is exempt from constitutional termination
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