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| 1 | A bill to be entitled | ||
| 2 | An act relating to trust funds; creating the Welfare | ||
| 3 | Transition Trust Fund within the Department of Military | ||
| 4 | Affairs; providing for source of moneys and purposes; | ||
| 5 | providing for annual carryforward of unused funds; | ||
| 6 | providing for future review and termination or re-creation | ||
| 7 | of the trust fund; providing an effective date. | ||
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| 9 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: | ||
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| 11 | Section 1. Welfare Transition Trust Fund within the | ||
| 12 | Department of Military Affairs.-- | ||
| 13 | (1) There is created the Welfare Transition Trust Fund | ||
| 14 | within the Department of Military Affairs for the purpose of | ||
| 15 | supporting the welfare transition program, transition services, | ||
| 16 | and support services. Funds shall be credited to the trust fund | ||
| 17 | from federal Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) block | ||
| 18 | grants. Funds budgeted for the welfare transition program may be | ||
| 19 | appropriated to the trust fund for implementation of welfare | ||
| 20 | transition services. | ||
| 21 | (2) Notwithstanding s. 216.301, Florida Statutes, and | ||
| 22 | pursuant to s. 216.351, Florida Statutes, any undisbursed | ||
| 23 | balance remaining in the trust fund and interest accruing to the | ||
| 24 | trust fund not distributed at the end of the fiscal year shall | ||
| 25 | remain in the trust fund and shall increase the total funds | ||
| 26 | available to implement the welfare transition program. | ||
| 27 | (3) Pursuant to the provisions of s. 19(f)(2), Art. III of | ||
| 28 | the State Constitution, the trust fund shall, unless terminated | ||
| 29 | sooner, be terminated on July 1, 2007. Prior to its scheduled | ||
| 30 | termination, the trust fund shall be reviewed as provided in s. | ||
| 31 | 215.3206, Florida Statutes. | ||
| 32 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2003. | ||