Senate Bill sb1048

    Florida Senate - 2003                                  SB 1048

    By Senator Smith





    14-734-03

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to trust funds; creating the

  3         Child Advocacy Trust Fund within the Department

  4         of Children and Family Services; providing for

  5         sources of funds and purposes; providing for an

  6         annual carryforward of funds; providing for

  7         future legislative review and termination or

  8         re-creation of the trust fund; providing a

  9         contingent 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.  Child Advocacy Trust Fund.--

14         (1)  The Child Advocacy Trust Fund is created within

15  the Department of Children and Family Services. The purpose of

16  the trust fund is to receive funds pursuant to section 938.10,

17  Florida Statutes, which shall be disbursed in equal amounts to

18  child advocacy centers that are members of the Florida Network

19  of Children's Advocacy Centers, Inc., as established under

20  section 39.3035, Florida Statutes.

21         (2)  Notwithstanding section 216.301, Florida Statutes,

22  and pursuant to section 216.351, Florida Statutes, any balance

23  in the trust fund at the end of any fiscal year shall remain

24  in the trust fund at the end of the year and shall be

25  available for carrying out the purposes of the trust fund.

26         (3)  Pursuant to Section 19(f)(2), Article III of the

27  State Constitution, the trust fund shall, unless terminated

28  sooner, be terminated on July 1, 2007. Before its scheduled

29  termination, the trust fund shall be reviewed as provided in

30  section 215.3206(1) and (2), Florida Statutes.

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    Florida Senate - 2003                                  SB 1048
    14-734-03




  1         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2003, if

  2  Senate Bill ___ or similar legislation is adopted in the same

  3  legislative session, or an extension thereof, and becomes law.

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  6                          SENATE SUMMARY

  7    Creates the Child Advocacy Trust Fund within the
      Department of Children and Family Services. Provides for
  8    the source of funds. Requires that moneys in the trust
      fund be disbursed in equal amounts to child advocacy
  9    centers. Provides for an annual carryforward of funds.
      Provides for future legislative review and termination or
10    re-creation of the trust fund.

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