Senate Bill sb0838

    Florida Senate - 2002        (NP)                       SB 838

    By Senator Cowin





    309-943-02                                              See HB

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to trust funds; terminating and

  3         re-creating the Federal Law Enforcement Trust

  4         Fund within the Department of Law Enforcement

  5         without modification; carrying forward current

  6         balances and continuing current sources and

  7         uses thereof; providing an effective date.

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  9         WHEREAS, the Legislature wishes to extend the life of

10  the Federal Law Enforcement Trust Fund within the Department

11  of Law Enforcement, which is otherwise scheduled to be

12  terminated 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 Federal Law Enforcement Trust Fund

23  within the Department of Law Enforcement, FLAIR number

24  71-2-719, which is to be terminated pursuant to Section 19(f),

25  Article III of the State Constitution on July 1, 2006, unless

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

27  and 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 838
    309-943-02                                              See HB




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

  2  2004.

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      Terminates and re-creates the Federal Law Enforcement
  7    Trust Fund within the Department of Law Enforcement in
      order to synchronize its review cycle with other trust
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