| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the Court Technology Trust Fund; |
| 3 | creating s. 25.3847, F.S.; creating the Court Technology |
| 4 | Trust Fund within the state courts system; providing for |
| 5 | sources of funds and purposes; providing for future review |
| 6 | and termination or re-creation of the trust fund; |
| 7 | 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. Section 25.3847, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 12 | to read: |
| 13 | 25.3847 Court Technology Trust Fund.-- |
| 14 | (1) The Court Technology Trust Fund is created within the |
| 15 | state courts system. |
| 16 | (2) The fund is established for the purpose of providing |
| 17 | state financial assistance to counties to offset the cost of the |
| 18 | counties' financial responsibility to provide court-related |
| 19 | technology for the trial courts, state attorneys, and public |
| 20 | defenders. Revenues to be deposited in the fund and the uses of |
| 21 | the revenues shall be as described in s. 28.24(12)(e)1. |
| 22 | (3) In accordance with s. 19(f)(2), Art. III of the State |
| 23 | Constitution, the Court Technology Trust Fund shall, unless |
| 24 | terminated sooner, be terminated on July 1, 2010. Before its |
| 25 | scheduled termination, the trust fund shall be reviewed as |
| 26 | provided in s. 215.3206(1) and (2). |
| 27 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2006. |