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Florida House of Representatives - 2001 HB 65-B
By the Fiscal Responsibility Council and Representative
Dockery
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to solicitation of
3 contributions; amending ss. 496.405, 496.409,
4 496.410, and 496.419, F.S.; eliminating
5 restrictions on the use of funds deposited into
6 the General Inspection Trust Fund from
7 registration fees and fines imposed under ch.
8 496, F.S., relating to solicitation of
9 contributions; providing an 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. Paragraph (c) of subsection (4) of section
14 496.405, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
15 496.405 Registration statements by charitable
16 organizations and sponsors.--
17 (4)
18 (c) All registration fees must be paid to the
19 department and deposited into the General Inspection Trust
20 Fund to be used to pay the costs incurred in administering and
21 enforcing ss. 496.401-496.424. Money deposited in the fund
22 and allocated for the purposes of ss. 496.401-496.424 must be
23 disbursed by the department for the funding of activities
24 conducted by the department pursuant to ss. 496.401-496.424,
25 inclusive.
26 Section 2. Subsection (7) of section 496.409, Florida
27 Statutes, is amended to read:
28 496.409 Registration and duties of professional
29 fundraising consultant.--
30 (7) All registration fees must be paid to the
31 department and deposited into the General Inspection Trust
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1 Fund to be used to pay the costs incurred in administering and
2 enforcing ss. 496.401-496.424. Money deposited in the fund
3 and allocated for the purposes of ss. 496.401-496.424 shall be
4 disbursed by the department for the funding of activities
5 conducted by the department pursuant to ss. 496.401-496.424,
6 inclusive.
7 Section 3. Subsection (15) of section 496.410, Florida
8 Statutes, is amended to read:
9 496.410 Registration and duties of professional
10 solicitors.--
11 (15) All registration fees must be paid to the
12 department and deposited into the General Inspection Trust
13 Fund to be used to pay the costs incurred in administering and
14 enforcing ss. 496.401-496.424. Money deposited in the fund
15 and allocated for the purposes of ss. 496.401-496.424 must be
16 disbursed by the department for the funding of activities
17 conducted by the department pursuant to ss. 496.401-496.424,
18 inclusive.
19 Section 4. Subsection (9) of section 496.419, Florida
20 Statutes, is amended to read:
21 496.419 Powers of the department.--
22 (9) All fines collected by the department under
23 subsection (5) must be paid into the General Inspection Trust
24 Fund to be used to pay the costs incurred in administering and
25 enforcing ss. 496.401-496.424 or s. 496.426. Money deposited
26 in the fund and allocated for the purposes of ss.
27 496.401-496.424 or s. 496.426 must be disbursed by the
28 department for the funding of activities conducted by the
29 department pursuant to ss. 496.401-496.424 or s. 496.426,
30 inclusive.
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1 Section 5. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
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Eliminates restrictions on the use of funds deposited
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