Senate Bill 0444

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    Florida Senate - 1999                                   SB 444

    By the Committee on Fiscal Policy





    301-215A-99

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to the re-creation of the

  3         Securities Guaranty Fund without modification;

  4         re-creating the Securities Guaranty Fund;

  5         carrying forward current balances and

  6         continuing current sources and uses thereof;

  7         providing an effective date.

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  9         WHEREAS, the Legislature wishes to extend the life of

10  the Securities Guaranty Fund, which is otherwise scheduled to

11  be terminated pursuant to constitutional mandate, and

12         WHEREAS, the Legislature has reviewed the Securities

13  Guaranty Fund before its scheduled termination date and has

14  found that it continues to meet an important public purpose,

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16         WHEREAS, the Legislature has found that existing public

17  policy concerning the Securities Guaranty Fund sets adequate

18  parameters for its use, NOW, THEREFORE,

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

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22         Section 1.  (1)  The Securities Guaranty Fund within

23  the Department of Banking and Finance, FLAIR number 44-2-626,

24  which was created by section 517.131, Florida Statutes, and

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

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

27  re-created.

28         (2)  All current balances of the fund are carried

29  forward, and all current sources and uses of the trust fund

30  are continued.

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    Florida Senate - 1999                                   SB 444
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  1         Section 2.  This act shall take effect November 4,

  2  2000.

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  5                          SENATE SUMMARY

  6    Re-creates the Securities Guaranty Fund within the
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