Senate Bill sb0894

    Florida Senate - 2003        (NP)                       SB 894

    By Senator Clary





    309-491A-03

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to trust funds; terminating and

  3         re-creating the Department of Revenue Clerks of

  4         the Court Trust Fund within the Department of

  5         Revenue without modification; carrying forward

  6         current balances and continuing current sources

  7         and uses thereof; repealing s. 213.131(2),

  8         F.S.; abrogating provisions relating to the

  9         termination of the trust fund, to conform;

10         providing an effective date.

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12         WHEREAS, the Legislature wishes to extend the life of

13  the Department of Revenue Clerks of the Court Trust Fund

14  within the Department of Revenue, which is otherwise scheduled

15  to be 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 Department of Revenue Clerks of

26  the Court Trust Fund within the Department of Revenue, FLAIR

27  number 73-2-588, which is to be terminated pursuant to Section

28  19(f), Article III of the State Constitution on July 1, 2005,

29  unless terminated sooner by law, is terminated on November 4,

30  2004, and re-created.

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    Florida Senate - 2003        (NP)                       SB 894
    309-491A-03




 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.  Subsection (2) of section 213.131, Florida

 5  Statutes, is repealed.

 6         Section 3.  This act shall take effect November 4,

 7  2004.

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10                          SENATE SUMMARY

11    Terminates and re-creates the Department of Revenue
      Clerks of the Court Trust Fund within the Department of
12    Revenue in order to synchronize its review cycle with
      other trust funds of the department.
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