Florida Senate - 2011 (PROPOSED COMMITTEE BILL) SPB 7028 FOR CONSIDERATION By the Committee on Budget Subcommittee on Education Pre-K - 12 Appropriations 602-00478-11 20117028__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to trust funds; re-creating the 3 Operating Trust Fund within the Department of 4 Education without modification; repealing s. 5 1001.281(4), F.S.; abrogating provisions relating to 6 the termination of the trust fund, to conform; 7 providing an effective date. 8 9 WHEREAS, the Legislature wishes to extend the life of the 10 Operating Trust Fund within the Department of Education, which 11 is otherwise scheduled to be terminated pursuant to 12 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 Operating Trust Fund within the Department 23 of Education, FLAIR number 48-2-510, which is to be terminated 24 pursuant to Section 19(f), Article III of the State Constitution 25 on July 1, 2012, is re-created. 26 Section 2. Subsection (4) of section 1001.281, Florida 27 Statutes, is repealed. 28 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011.