Senate Bill 0578

    Florida Senate - 2000        (NP)                       SB 578

    By Senator Klein





    309-553-00                                              See HB

  1                      A bill to be entitled

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

  3         Public Employees Relations Commission Trust

  4         Fund within the Department of Labor and

  5         Employment Security without modification;

  6         carrying forward current balances and

  7         continuing current sources and uses thereof;

  8         providing an effective date.

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10         WHEREAS, the Legislature wishes to extend the life of

11  the Public Employees Relations Commission Trust Fund within

12  the Department of Labor and Employment Security, which is

13  otherwise scheduled to be terminated pursuant to

14  constitutional mandate, and

15         WHEREAS, the Legislature has reviewed the trust fund

16  before its scheduled termination date and has found that it

17  continues to meet an important public purpose, and

18         WHEREAS, the Legislature has found that existing public

19  policy concerning the trust fund sets adequate parameters for

20  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.  (1)  The Public Employees Relations

25  Commission Trust Fund within the Department of Labor and

26  Employment Security, FLAIR number 54-2-558, which is to be

27  terminated pursuant to Section 19(f), Article III of the State

28  Constitution on November 4, 2000, is re-created.

29         (2)  All current balances of the trust fund are carried

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

31  are continued.

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CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.






    Florida Senate - 2000        (NP)                       SB 578
    309-553-00                                              See HB




  1         Section 2.  This act shall take effect November 4,

  2  2000.

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  5                          HOUSE SUMMARY

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      Re-creates the Public Employees Relations Commission
  7    Trust Fund within the Department of Labor and Employment
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