Senate Bill sb0780

    Florida Senate - 2002        (NP)                       SB 780

    By Senator Cowin





    309-912-02                                              See HB

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to trust funds; re-creating the

  3         Crime Stoppers Trust Fund within the Department

  4         of Legal Affairs without modification; carrying

  5         forward current balances and continuing current

  6         sources and uses thereof; amending s. 16.556,

  7         F.S.; deleting a provision relating to

  8         termination and review of the trust fund, to

  9         conform; providing an effective date.

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11         WHEREAS, the Legislature wishes to extend the life of

12  the Crime Stoppers Trust Fund within the Department of Legal

13  Affairs, which is otherwise scheduled to be terminated

14  pursuant to constitutional mandate, and

15         WHEREAS, the Legislature has reviewed the trust fund

16  before its scheduled termination date and has found that it

17  continues to meet an important public purpose, and

18         WHEREAS, the Legislature has found that existing public

19  policy concerning the trust fund sets adequate parameters for

20  its use, NOW, THEREFORE,

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22  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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24         Section 1.  (1)  The Crime Stoppers Trust Fund within

25  the Department of Legal Affairs, FLAIR number 41-2-202, which

26  is to be terminated pursuant to Section 19(f), Article III of

27  the State Constitution on July 1, 2002, is re-created.

28         (2)  All current balances of the trust fund are carried

29  forward, and all current sources and uses of the trust fund

30  are continued.

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    Florida Senate - 2002        (NP)                       SB 780
    309-912-02                                              See HB




  1         Section 2.  Section 16.556, Florida Statutes, is

  2  amended to read:

  3         16.556  Crime Stoppers Trust Fund.--

  4         (1)  The Crime Stoppers Trust Fund is created to be

  5  administered by the Department of Legal Affairs.

  6         (2)  Pursuant to the provisions of s. 19(f)(2), Art.

  7  III of the State Constitution, the Crime Stoppers Trust Fund

  8  shall, unless terminated sooner, be terminated on July 1,

  9  2002. Prior to its scheduled termination, the trust fund must

10  be reviewed as provided in s. 215.3206(1) and (2).

11         Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2002.

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      Re-creates the Crime Stoppers Trust Fund within the
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