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A bill to be entitled

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An act relating to trust funds; re-creating the Welfare

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Transition Trust Fund within the Department of Children

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and Family Services without modification; carrying forward

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current balances and continuing current sources and uses

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thereof; amending s. 20.506, F.S.; removing the scheduled

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termination of the trust fund; providing an effective

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date.

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     WHEREAS, the Legislature wishes to extend the life of the

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Welfare Transition Trust Fund within the Department of Children

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and Family Services, which is otherwise scheduled to be

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terminated pursuant to constitutional mandate, and

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     WHEREAS, the Legislature has reviewed the trust fund before

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its scheduled termination date and has found that it continues to

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meet an important public purpose, and

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     WHEREAS, the Legislature has found that existing public

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policy concerning the trust fund sets adequate parameters for its

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use, NOW, THEREFORE,

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

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     Section 1. (1) The Welfare Transition Trust Fund within

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the Department of Children and Family Services, FLAIR number 60-

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2-401, which is to be terminated pursuant to Section 19(f),

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Article III of the State Constitution on July 1, 2008, is re-

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created.

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

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

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continued.

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     Section 2.  Section 20.506, Florida Statutes, is amended to

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read:

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     20.506  Welfare Transition Trust Fund.--

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     (1) The Welfare Transition Trust Fund is created within the

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Department of Children and Family Services for the purposes of

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receiving federal funds under the Temporary Assistance for Needy

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Families Program. Trust fund moneys shall be used exclusively for

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the purpose of providing services to individuals eligible for

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Temporary Assistance for Needy Families pursuant to the

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requirements and limitations of part A of Title IV of the Social

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Security Act, as amended, or any other applicable federal

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requirement or limitation. Funds credited to the trust fund

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consist of those funds collected from the Temporary Assistance

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for Needy Families Block Grant.

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     (2) In accordance with s. 19(f)(2), Art. III of the State

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Constitution, the Welfare Transition Trust Fund shall be

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terminated on July 1, 2008, unless terminated sooner. Before its

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scheduled termination, the trust fund shall be reviewed as

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provided in s. 215.3206(1) and (2).

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     Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2008.