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Florida Senate - 2002 SB 1394
By Senator Klein
28-1510-02 See HB 625
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to trust funds; creating the
3 Digital Divide Trust Fund in the State
4 Technology Office; providing for sources of
5 moneys and purposes; providing for
6 administration of the fund; providing for
7 future review and termination or re-creation of
8 the trust fund; providing a contingent
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11 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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13 Section 1. (1) The Digital Divide Trust Fund is
14 created in the State Technology Office for the purpose of
15 receiving and disbursing funds required to pay part or all of
16 the costs of facilitating design and implementation of one or
17 more programs using information technology to educate and
18 train members of economically disadvantaged families to become
19 qualified to compete effectively for high-skill, high-wage
20 employment opportunities in the information technology
21 industry in this state. The trust fund shall be administered
22 by the Digital Divide Council in the State Technology Office.
23 (2) The Digital Divide Trust Fund may receive funding
24 lawfully made from other sources, including, but not limited
25 to, appropriations from the state and gifts, donations, and
26 matching contributions from other public agencies and private
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28 Section 2. (1) Pursuant to the provisions of Section
29 19(f)(2), Article III of the State Constitution, the Digital
30 Divide Trust Fund shall, unless terminated sooner, be
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1 (2) Prior to the regular legislative session
2 immediately preceding the date on which the trust fund is
3 scheduled to be terminated, the State Technology Office and
4 the Governor shall recommend to the President of the Senate
5 and the Speaker of the House of Representatives whether the
6 trust fund should be allowed to terminate or should be
7 re-created. These recommendations shall be based on a review
8 of the purpose and use of the trust fund and a determination
9 of whether the trust fund will continue to be necessary. A
10 recommendation to re-create the trust fund may include
11 suggested modifications to the purposes, sources of receipts,
12 and allowable expenditures for the trust fund. The State
13 Technology Office's recommendation shall be made as a part of
14 its legislative budget request to the Legislature pursuant to
15 section 216.023, Florida Statutes. The Governor's
16 recommendation shall be made as a part of the recommended
17 budget presented to the Legislature pursuant to section
18 216.162, Florida Statutes.
19 (3) If the trust fund is terminated, the State
20 Technology Office shall pay any outstanding debts or
21 obligations of the trust fund as soon as practicable and the
22 Comptroller shall close out and remove the trust fund from the
23 various state accounting systems, using generally accepted
24 accounting practices concerning warrants outstanding, assets,
25 and liabilities.
26 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2002.
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Creates the Digital Divide Trust Fund within the State
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