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| 1 | A bill to be entitled | ||
| 2 | An act relating to trust funds; amending s. 20.435, F.S.; | ||
| 3 | creating the Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Trust | ||
| 4 | Fund within the Department of Health; providing for source | ||
| 5 | of moneys and purposes; providing for annual carryforward | ||
| 6 | of unused funds; providing for future review and | ||
| 7 | termination or re-creation of the trust fund; providing an | ||
| 8 | effective date. | ||
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| 10 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: | ||
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| 12 | Section 1. Paragraph (i) is added to subsection (1) of | ||
| 13 | section 20.435, Florida Statutes, to read: | ||
| 14 | 20.435 Department of Health; trust funds.-- | ||
| 15 | (1) The following trust funds are hereby created, to be | ||
| 16 | administered by the Department of Health: | ||
| 17 | (i) Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Trust Fund. | ||
| 18 | 1. Funds shall be credited to the trust fund from federal | ||
| 19 | substance abuse block grants. Funds shall be used for the | ||
| 20 | purpose of preventing substance abuse and related activities. | ||
| 21 | 2. Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 216.301 and | ||
| 22 | pursuant to s. 216.351, any balance in the trust fund at the end | ||
| 23 | of any fiscal year shall remain in the trust fund at the end of | ||
| 24 | the year and shall be available for carrying out the purposes of | ||
| 25 | the trust fund. | ||
| 26 | 3. The trust fund shall, unless terminated sooner, be | ||
| 27 | terminated on July 1, 2007. | ||
| 28 | (2) Prior to its scheduled termination pursuant to the | ||
| 29 | provisions of s. 19(f)(2), Art. III of the State Constitution, | ||
| 30 | each trust fund listed in subsection (1) shall be reviewed as | ||
| 31 | provided in s. 215.3206(1) and (2). | ||
| 32 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2003. | ||