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    Florida House of Representatives - 2002                 HB 625

        By Representative Jennings






  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

  9         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.  (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

27  persons and entities.

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

31  terminated July 1, 2006.

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    Florida House of Representatives - 2002                 HB 625

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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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    Florida House of Representatives - 2002                 HB 625

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      Creates the Digital Divide Trust Fund within the State
  4    Technology Office, and provides for its sources of moneys
      and purposes.  Provides for future review and termination
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