| 15 | 15 | | An act relating to trust funds; re -creating the State-2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund within 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | the Department of Corrections; amending s. 944.73, 4 |
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| 18 | 18 | | F.S.; abrogating provisions relating to the 5 |
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| 19 | 19 | | termination of the trust fund; providing an effective 6 |
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| 20 | 20 | | date. 7 |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, the Legislature wishes to extend the life of the 9 |
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| 23 | 23 | | State-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund within the 10 |
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| 24 | 24 | | Department of Correctio ns, which is otherwise scheduled to be 11 |
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| 25 | 25 | | terminated pursuant to constitutional mandate, and 12 |
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| 26 | 26 | | WHEREAS, the Legislature has reviewed the trust fund before 13 |
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| 27 | 27 | | its scheduled termination date and has found that it continues 14 |
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| 28 | 28 | | to meet an important public purpose, and 15 |
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| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, the Legislature has found that existing public 16 |
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| 30 | 30 | | policy concerning the trust fund sets adequate parameters for 17 |
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| 31 | 31 | | its use, NOW, THEREFORE, 18 |
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| 33 | 33 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 20 |
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| 35 | 35 | | Section 1. The State-Operated Institutions In mate Welfare 22 |
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| 36 | 36 | | Trust Fund within the Department of Corrections, FLAIR number 23 |
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| 37 | 37 | | 20-2-523, which is to be terminated pursuant to Section 19 (f), 24 |
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| 38 | 38 | | Article III of the State Constitution on July 1, 2024, is re -25 |
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| 47 | 47 | | 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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| 51 | 51 | | created. 26 |
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| 52 | 52 | | Section 2. Subsection (4) of section 944.73 , Florida 27 |
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| 53 | 53 | | Statutes, is amended to read: 28 |
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| 54 | 54 | | 944.73 State-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust 29 |
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| 55 | 55 | | Fund.— 30 |
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| 56 | 56 | | (4) In accordance with s. 19(f), Art. III of the State 31 |
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| 57 | 57 | | Constitution, the State -Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare 32 |
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| 58 | 58 | | Trust Fund, unless terminated soo ner, shall be terminated on 33 |
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| 59 | 59 | | July 1, 2024. Before its scheduled termination, the trust fund 34 |
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| 60 | 60 | | shall be reviewed as provided in s. 215.3206(1) and (2). 35 |
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| 61 | 61 | | Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. 36 |
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