HB 1533 2003
1	CHAMBER ACTION
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6	The Committee on Judiciary recommends the following:
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8	Committee Substitute
9	Remove the entire bill and insert:
10	A bill to be entitled
11	An act relating to crimes against children; creating s.
12	938.10, F.S.; imposing an additional court cost against
13	persons who plead guilty or nolo contendere to, or who are
14	found guilty of, certain crimes against minors; requiring
15	the clerk of the court to deposit the proceeds of the
16	court cost into the State Treasury for deposit into a
17	specified trust fund to be used to fund children's
18	advocacy centers; requiring the clerk of the court to
19	retain a portion of the court cost as a service charge;
20	requiring annual reports; requiring a report to the
21	Legislature; providing an effective date.
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23	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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25	Section 1. Section 938.10, Florida Statutes, is created to
26	read:
27	938.10 Additional court cost imposed in cases of certain
28	crimes against minors.--
29	(1) If a person pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, or is
30	found guilty of, regardless of adjudication, any offense against
31	a minor in violation of s. 784.085, chapter 787, chapter 794, s.
32	796.03, s. 800.04, chapter 827, s. 847.0145, or s. 985.4045, the
33	court shall impose a court cost of $101 against the offender in
34	addition to any other cost or penalty required by law.
35	(2) Each month the clerk of the court shall transfer the
36	proceeds of the court cost, less $1 from each sum collected,
37	which the clerk shall retain as a service charge, to the State
38	Treasury for deposit into the Child Advocacy Trust Fund for
39	disbursement to the Florida Network of Children's Advocacy
40	Centers, Inc., for the purpose of funding children's advocacy
41	centers that are members of the network.
42	(3) At the end of each fiscal year each children's
43	advocacy center receiving revenue from the Child Advocacy Trust
44	Fund must provide a report to the Board of Directors of the
45	Florida Network of Children's Advocacy Centers, Inc., which
46	reflects center expenditures, all sources of revenue received,
47	and outputs that have been standardized and agreed upon by
48	network members and the board of directors, such as the number
49	of clients served, client demographic information, and number
50	and types of services provided. The Florida Network of
51	Children's Advocacy Centers, Inc., must compile reports from the
52	centers and provide a report to the President of the Senate and
53	the Speaker of the House of Representatives in August of each
54	year beginning in 2004.
55	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2003.