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