Senate Bill sb0916
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Florida Senate - 2002 (NP) SB 916
By Senator Sullivan
309-944-02 See HB
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to trust funds; re-creating the
3 Excellent Teaching Program Trust Fund within
4 the Department of Education without
5 modification; carrying forward current balances
6 and continuing current sources and uses
7 thereof; amending s. 236.08107, F.S.; deleting
8 a provision relating to termination and review
9 of the trust fund, to conform; providing an
10 effective date.
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12 WHEREAS, the Legislature wishes to extend the life of
13 the Excellent Teaching Program Trust Fund within the
14 Department of Education, which is otherwise scheduled to be
15 terminated pursuant to constitutional mandate, and
16 WHEREAS, the Legislature has reviewed the trust fund
17 before its scheduled termination date and has found that it
18 continues to meet an important public purpose, and
19 WHEREAS, the Legislature has found that existing public
20 policy concerning the trust fund sets adequate parameters for
21 its use, NOW, THEREFORE,
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23 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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25 Section 1. (1) The Excellent Teaching Program Trust
26 Fund within the Department of Education, FLAIR number
27 48-2-206, which is to be terminated pursuant to Section 19(f),
28 Article III of the State Constitution on July 1, 2002, is
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Florida Senate - 2002 (NP) SB 916
309-944-02 See HB
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. Section 236.08107, Florida Statutes, is
5 amended to read:
6 236.08107 Excellent Teaching Program Trust Fund.--
7 (1) The Excellent Teaching Program Trust Fund is
8 created to be administered by the Department of Education.
9 Funds must be credited to the trust fund as provided in
10 chapter 98-309, Laws of Florida, to be used for the purposes
11 set forth therein.
12 (2) Pursuant to the provisions of s. 19(f)(2), Art.
13 III of the State Constitution, the Excellent Teaching Program
14 Trust Fund shall, unless terminated sooner, be terminated on
15 July 1, 2002. Prior to its scheduled termination, the trust
16 fund shall be reviewed as provided in s. 215.3206(1) and (2).
17 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2002.
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20 HOUSE SUMMARY
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Re-creates the Excellent Teaching Program Trust Fund
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