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| 10 | 10 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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| 14 | 14 | | A bill to be entitled 1 |
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| 15 | 15 | | An act relating to the Opioid Settlement Trust Fund; 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | creating s. 20.507, F.S.; creating the Opioid 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | Settlement Trust Fund within the Department of 4 |
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| 18 | 18 | | Children and Families; providing the purpose of such 5 |
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| 19 | 19 | | trust fund; providing for the future review and 6 |
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| 20 | 20 | | termination of such trust fund; amending s. 20.195, 7 |
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| 21 | 21 | | F.S.; providing for the administration of the Opioid 8 |
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| 22 | 22 | | Settlement Trust Fund by the department; providing the 9 |
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| 23 | 23 | | source of funds; providing an exemption from a certain 10 |
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| 24 | 24 | | service charge; requiring funds to revert under 11 |
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| 25 | 25 | | certain conditions; providing an effective date. 12 |
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| 27 | 27 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 14 |
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| 29 | 29 | | Section 1. Section 20.507, Florida Statutes, is created to 16 |
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| 30 | 30 | | read: 17 |
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| 31 | 31 | | 20.507 Opioid Settlement Trust Fund. — 18 |
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| 32 | 32 | | (1) The Opioid Settlement Trust Fund is created within the 19 |
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| 33 | 33 | | Department of Children and Families for the purpose of funding 20 |
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| 34 | 34 | | programs and services that prevent and treat substance use 21 |
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| 35 | 35 | | disorders and mental health conditions, support addiction 22 |
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| 36 | 36 | | recovery, and implement opioid abatement strategies. 23 |
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| 37 | 37 | | (2) In accordance with s. 19(f)(2), Art. III of the State 24 |
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| 38 | 38 | | Constitution, the Opioid Settlement Trust Fund shall, unless 25 |
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| 51 | 51 | | terminated sooner, be terminated on July 1, 2027. Before its 26 |
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| 52 | 52 | | scheduled termination, the fund shall be reviewed as provided in 27 |
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| 53 | 53 | | s. 215.3206(1) and (2). 28 |
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| 54 | 54 | | Section 2. Subsection (11) is added to section 20.195, 29 |
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| 55 | 55 | | Florida Statutes, to read: 30 |
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| 56 | 56 | | 20.195 Department of Children and Families; trust fund s.—31 |
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| 57 | 57 | | The following trust funds shall be administered by the 32 |
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| 58 | 58 | | Department of Children and Families: 33 |
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| 59 | 59 | | (11) Opioid Settlement Trust Fund. 34 |
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| 60 | 60 | | (a) Funds to be credited in the trust fund shall consist 35 |
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| 61 | 61 | | of funds disbursed, by nonoperating transfer, from the 36 |
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| 62 | 62 | | Department of Financial Services Opioid Settlement Clearing 37 |
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| 63 | 63 | | Trust Fund in amounts equal to the appropriations made from this 38 |
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| 64 | 64 | | trust fund. Funds deposited into the trust fund are exempt from 39 |
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| 65 | 65 | | the service charges imposed under s. 215.20. 40 |
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| 66 | 66 | | (b) Notwithstanding the provis ions of s. 216.301 and 41 |
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| 67 | 67 | | pursuant to s. 216.351, any unencumbered balance remaining 42 |
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| 68 | 68 | | undisbursed on September 30 of the same calendar year shall 43 |
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| 69 | 69 | | revert to the Department of Financial Services Opioid Settlement 44 |
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| 70 | 70 | | Clearing Trust Fund. 45 |
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| 71 | 71 | | Section 3. This act shal l take effect July 1, 2023. 46 |
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