Senate Bill sb0790

    Florida Senate - 2002        (NP)                       SB 790

    By Senator Cowin





    309-925-02                                              See HB

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to trust funds; re-creating the

  3         Inmate Welfare Trust Fund within the Department

  4         of Corrections without modification; carrying

  5         forward current balances and continuing current

  6         sources and uses thereof; repealing s.

  7         945.21502(3), F.S., relating to termination and

  8         review of the trust fund, to conform; providing

  9         an effective date.

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11         WHEREAS, the Legislature wishes to extend the life of

12  the Inmate Welfare Trust Fund within the Department of

13  Corrections, which is otherwise scheduled to be terminated

14  pursuant to constitutional mandate, and

15         WHEREAS, the Legislature has reviewed the trust fund

16  before its scheduled termination date and has found that it

17  continues to meet an important public purpose, and

18         WHEREAS, the Legislature has found that existing public

19  policy concerning the trust fund sets adequate parameters for

20  its use, NOW, THEREFORE,

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

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24         Section 1.  (1)  The Inmate Welfare Trust Fund within

25  the Department of Corrections, FLAIR number 70-2-523, which is

26  to be terminated pursuant to Section 19(f), Article III of the

27  State Constitution on July 1, 2002, is 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 Senate - 2002        (NP)                       SB 790
    309-925-02                                              See HB




  1         Section 2.  Subsection (3) of section 945.21502,

  2  Florida Statutes, is repealed.

  3         Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2002.

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      Re-creates the Inmate Welfare Trust Fund within the
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