House Bill hb1863

    Florida House of Representatives - 2002                HB 1863

        By the Committee on Criminal Justice Appropriations and
    Representative Ball





  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to trust funds; terminating and

  3         re-creating the Crime Stoppers Trust Fund

  4         within the Department of Legal Affairs without

  5         modification; carrying forward current balances

  6         and continuing current sources and uses

  7         thereof; providing an effective date.

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  9         WHEREAS, the Legislature wishes to extend the life of

10  the Crime Stoppers Trust Fund within the Department of Legal

11  Affairs, which is otherwise scheduled to be terminated

12  pursuant to constitutional mandate, and

13         WHEREAS, the Legislature has reviewed the trust fund

14  before its scheduled termination date and has found that it

15  continues to meet an important public purpose, and

16         WHEREAS, the Legislature has found that existing public

17  policy concerning the trust fund sets adequate parameters for

18  its use, NOW, THEREFORE,

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20  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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22         Section 1.  (1)  The Crime Stoppers Trust Fund within

23  the Department of Legal Affairs, FLAIR number 41-2-202, which

24  is to be terminated pursuant to Section 19(f), Article III of

25  the State Constitution on July 1, 2006, unless terminated

26  sooner by law, is terminated on November 4, 2004, and

27  re-created.

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

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

30  are continued.

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    Florida House of Representatives - 2002                HB 1863

    608-210-02






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

  2  2004.

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      Terminates and re-creates the Crime Stoppers Trust Fund
  7    within the Department of Legal Affairs in order to
      synchronize its review cycle with other trust funds of
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