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Florida Senate - 2000 SB 232
By Senator Silver
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to trust funds; creating s.
3 946.522, F.S.; creating the Prison Industries
4 Trust Fund; providing for administration of the
5 trust fund; providing for sources of moneys in
6 the trust fund and purposes for which they may
7 be used; exempting the trust fund from s.
8 215.20, F.S.; providing for carryover of the
9 balance from one fiscal year to the next;
10 providing that the trust fund is not subject to
11 s. 19(f)(2), Art. III of the State
12 Constitution; amending s. 946.512, F.S.;
13 providing that certain funds are to be
14 deposited into the Prison Industries Trust Fund
15 rather than the Correctional Work Program Trust
16 Fund; providing an effective date.
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18 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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20 Section 1. Section 946.522, Florida Statutes, is
21 created to read:
22 946.522 Prison Industries Trust Fund.--
23 (1) The Prison Industries Trust Fund is created to be
24 administered by the Department of Banking and Finance. The
25 trust fund shall consist of moneys appropriated by the
26 Legislature for expenditures for capital outlay purposes and
27 moneys deposited by the corporation authorized under this part
28 to manage and operate correctional work programs to be used by
29 the corporation for purposes of construction or renovation of
30 its facilities or for the expansion or establishment of
31 correctional work programs as described in this part or for
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1 prison industries enhancement (PIE) programs as authorized
2 under s. 946.523.
3 (2) The funds must be deposited in the State Treasury
4 and paid out only on warrants drawn by the Comptroller upon
5 receipt of a corporate resolution that has been duly
6 authorized by the board of directors of the corporation
7 authorized in this part to manage and operate correctional
8 work programs. The corporation shall maintain all necessary
9 records and accounts relative to such funds.
10 (3) The Prison Industries Trust Fund is exempt from s.
11 215.20.
12 (4) Notwithstanding s. 216.301 and pursuant to s.
13 216.351, any balance in the Prison Industries Trust Fund at
14 the end of any fiscal year shall remain in the trust fund at
15 the end of that year and shall be available for carrying out
16 the purposes of the trust fund.
17 (5) Pursuant to s. 19(f)(3), Art. III of the State
18 Constitution, the Prison Industries Trust Fund consists of
19 assets held by the state, in a trustee capacity, as an agent
20 or fiduciary for the corporation authorized under this part,
21 and is not subject to termination under s. 19(f)(2), Art. III
22 of the State Constitution.
23 Section 2. Section 946.512, Florida Statutes, is
24 amended to read:
25 946.512 Inmate compensation plan.--The corporation
26 shall establish a compensation plan that which provides for a
27 specific amount to be paid to the department to be credited to
28 an account for an inmate performing labor and a portion to
29 shall be used to make any court-ordered payments, including
30 restitution to the victim, and a specific amount to be paid to
31 the Prison Industries department's Correctional Work Program
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1 Trust Fund to be used as provided in s. 946.522 s. 946.32.
2 Such funds, excluding victim restitution payments,
3 court-ordered payments, and the amount credited to the account
4 of the inmate, shall be deposited in the Prison Industries
5 department's Correctional Work Program Trust Fund to be used
6 as provided in s. 946.522 s. 946.32.
7 Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
8 law.
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11 SENATE SUMMARY
12 Creates the Prison Industries Trust Fund to be
administered by the Department of Banking and Finance.
13 Provides for moneys in the trust fund to be used to
manage and operate the correctional work program.
14 Provides for certain funds paid to the Department of
Corrections under the correctional work program to be
15 deposited into the Prison Industries Trust Fund rather
than the department's Correctional Work Program Trust
16 Fund.
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