Florida Senate - 2009              PROPOSED COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
       Bill No. SB 14-A
       
       
       
       
       
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       604-00056A-09A                                                  
       Proposed Committee Substitute by the Committee on Criminal and
       Civil Justice Appropriations
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to trust funds; creating the State
    3         Courts Independent Trust Fund within the state courts
    4         system; providing for the purpose of the trust fund;
    5         providing for future review and termination or re
    6         creation of the trust fund; providing a contingent
    7         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. State Courts Independent Trust Fund.—
   12         (1) The State Courts Independent Trust Fund is created
   13  within the state courts system. Moneys credited to the trust
   14  fund shall be used for the purpose of funding the activities of
   15  the state courts system.
   16         (2) In accordance with s. 19(f)(2), Art. III of the State
   17  Constitution, the State Courts Independent Trust Fund shall,
   18  unless terminated sooner, be terminated on July 1, 2012. Before
   19  its scheduled termination, the trust fund shall be reviewed as
   20  provided in s. 215.3206(1) and (2), Florida Statutes.
   21         Section 2. This act shall take effect on the same date as
   22  SB 12-A or similar legislation takes effect, if such legislation
   23  is enacted in the same legislative session, or an extension
   24  thereof, and becomes law, but this act shall not take effect
   25  unless it is enacted by a three-fifths vote of the membership of
   26  each house of the Legislature.