Florida Senate - 2011 (PROPOSED COMMITTEE BILL) SPB 7018 FOR CONSIDERATION By the Committee on Budget Subcommittee on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations 604-00472-11 20117018__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to trust funds; re-creating the 3 Indigent Civil Defense Trust Fund within the Justice 4 Administrative Commission without modification; 5 repealing s. 27.5111(2), F.S.; abrogating provisions 6 relating to the termination of the trust fund, to 7 conform; providing an effective date. 8 9 WHEREAS, the Legislature wishes to extend the life of the 10 Indigent Civil Defense Trust Fund within the Justice 11 Administrative Commission, which is otherwise scheduled to be 12 terminated pursuant to constitutional mandate, and 13 WHEREAS, the Legislature has reviewed the trust fund before 14 its scheduled termination date and has found that it continues 15 to meet an important public purpose, and 16 WHEREAS, the Legislature has found that existing public 17 policy concerning the trust fund sets adequate parameters for 18 its use, NOW, THEREFORE, 19 20 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 21 22 Section 1. The Indigent Civil Defense Trust Fund within the 23 Justice Administrative Commission, FLAIR number 21-2-976, which 24 is to be terminated pursuant to Section 19(f), Article III of 25 the State Constitution on July 1, 2012, is re-created. 26 Section 2. Subsection (2) of section 27.5111, Florida 27 Statutes, is repealed. 28 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011.