Senate Bill sb0908

    Florida Senate - 2002        (NP)                       SB 908

    By Senator Clary





    309-964-02

  1                      A bill to be entitled

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

  3         Federal Law Enforcement Trust Fund within the

  4         Department of Business and Professional

  5         Regulation without modification; carrying

  6         forward current balances and continuing current

  7         sources and uses thereof; repealing s.

  8         561.027(3), F.S., which terminates the trust

  9         fund on July 1, 2002; providing an effective

10         date.

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12         WHEREAS, the Legislature wishes to extend the life of

13  the Federal Law Enforcement Trust Fund within the Department

14  of Business and Professional Regulation, which is otherwise

15  scheduled to be terminated pursuant to constitutional mandate,

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17         WHEREAS, the Legislature has reviewed the trust fund

18  before its scheduled termination date and has found that it

19  continues to meet an important public purpose, and

20         WHEREAS, the Legislature has found that existing public

21  policy concerning the trust fund sets adequate parameters for

22  its use, NOW, THEREFORE,

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

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26         Section 1.  (1)  The Federal Law Enforcement Trust Fund

27  within the Department of Business and Professional Regulation,

28  FLAIR number 79-2-719, which is to be terminated pursuant to

29  Section 19(f), Article III of the State Constitution on July

30  1, 2002, is re-created.

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    Florida Senate - 2002        (NP)                       SB 908
    309-964-02




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

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

  3  are continued.

  4         Section 2.  Subsection (3) of section 561.027, Florida

  5  Statutes, is repealed.

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

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      Re-creates the Federal Law Enforcement Trust Fund within
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