| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the Federal Grants Trust Fund; creating |
| 3 | s. 20.1971, F.S.; creating the Federal Grants Trust Fund |
| 4 | within the Agency for Persons with Disabilities; providing |
| 5 | sources of funds and purposes; providing for annual |
| 6 | carryforward of 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. Section 20.1971, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 13 | to read: |
| 14 | 20.1971 Agency for Persons with Disabilities; trust |
| 15 | funds.--The following trust funds are created and shall be |
| 16 | administered by the Agency for Persons with Disabilities: |
| 17 | (5) The Federal Grants Trust Fund. |
| 18 | (a) Funds to be credited to the trust fund shall consist |
| 19 | of receipts from federal grants. Funds shall be used for the |
| 20 | purpose of providing health care services to agency clients and |
| 21 | for other such purposes as may be appropriate and shall be |
| 22 | expended only pursuant to legislative appropriation or an |
| 23 | approved amendment to the agency's operating budget pursuant to |
| 24 | the provisions of chapter 216. |
| 25 | (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 216.301 and |
| 26 | pursuant to s. 216.351, any balance in the trust fund at the end |
| 27 | of any fiscal year shall remain in the trust fund at the end of |
| 28 | the year and shall be available for carrying out the purposes of |
| 29 | the trust fund. |
| 30 | (c) In accordance with s. 19(f)(2), Art. III of the State |
| 31 | Constitution, the Federal Grants Trust Fund shall, unless |
| 32 | terminated earlier, be terminated on July 1, 2009. Before its |
| 33 | scheduled termination, the trust fund shall be reviewed as |
| 34 | provided in s. 215.3206(1) and (2). |
| 35 | Section 2. This act shall take effect on July 1, 2005. |