SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. SB 38-C
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 524370
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11  Senator Cowin moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 3, line 11, through page 5, line 26, delete
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18         1.  Funds paid to counties with populations fewer than
19  90,000 shall be grants-in-aid to be used, in priority order,
20  for: operating expenditures of the offices of the state
21  attorneys and public defenders in accordance with Specific
22  Appropriation 2978B; consulting or architectural studies
23  related to the improvement of courthouse facilities; improving
24  court facilities to ensure compliance with the Americans with
25  Disabilities Act and other federal or state requirements;
26  other renovations in court facilities; improvements in court
27  security; and expert witness fees in criminal cases, court
28  reporting and transcribing costs in criminal cases, and costs
29  associated with the appointment of special public defenders.
30         2.  Funds paid to counties with populations exceeding
31  89,999 shall be grants-in-aid to be used, in priority order,
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                                                  SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. SB 38-C
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 524370
 1  for operating expenditures of the offices of the state
 2  attorneys and public defenders in accordance with Specific
 3  Appropriation 2978B, costs paid by the county for expert
 4  witness fees in criminal cases, court reporting and
 5  transcribing costs in criminal cases, and costs associated
 6  with the appointment of special public defenders.
 7         3.  Funds may be appropriated for the operation of
 8  trial courts.
 9         (2)  This section expires June 30, 2002.
10         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a
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15  And the title is amended as follows:
16         On page 1, lines 3 through 10, delete those lines,
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19         Fund; amending s. 25.402, F.S.; clarifying
20         duties of the Supreme Court with respect to use
21         of the fund; allowing the use of funds for the
22         operation of trial courts; providing an
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