Senate Bill sb0804

    Florida Senate - 2003                                   SB 804

    By Senator Carlton





    309-809-03

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to trust funds; terminating and

  3         re-creating the Law Enforcement Trust Fund

  4         within the Department of Education without

  5         modification; carrying forward current balances

  6         and continuing current sources and uses

  7         thereof; providing an effective date.

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  9         WHEREAS, the Legislature wishes to extend the life of

10  the Law Enforcement Trust Fund within the Department of

11  Education, which is otherwise scheduled to be terminated

12  pursuant to constitutional mandate, and

13         WHEREAS, the Legislature has reviewed the trust fund

14  before its scheduled termination date and has found that it

15  continues to meet an important public purpose, and

16         WHEREAS, the Legislature has found that existing public

17  policy concerning the trust fund sets adequate parameters for

18  its use, NOW, THEREFORE,

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

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22         Section 1.  (1)  The Law Enforcement Trust Fund within

23  the Department of Education, FLAIR number 49-2-434, which is

24  to be terminated pursuant to Section 19(f), Article III of the

25  State Constitution on July 1, 2007, unless terminated sooner

26  by law, is terminated on November 4, 2004, and re-created.

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

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

29  are continued.

30         Section 2.  This act shall take effect November 4,

31  2004.

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    Florida Senate - 2003                                   SB 804
    309-809-03




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 3    Terminates and re-creates the Law Enforcement Trust Fund
      within the Department of Education in order to
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