| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to the Health Care Clinic Indigent Care |
| 3 | Trust Fund; creating s. 220.1876, F.S.; creating the |
| 4 | Health Care Clinic Indigent Care Trust Fund within the |
| 5 | Department of Revenue; providing for administration of the |
| 6 | fund; providing for the use of moneys in the fund; |
| 7 | requiring balances in the fund to remain in the fund for |
| 8 | certain purposes; providing for future review and |
| 9 | termination or re-creation of the fund; providing an |
| 10 | effective date. |
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| 12 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 14 | Section 1. Section 220.1876, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 15 | to read: |
| 16 | 220.1876 Health Care Clinic Indigent Care Trust Fund.-- |
| 17 | (1) The Health Care Clinic Indigent Care Trust Fund is |
| 18 | created within the Department of Revenue. The moneys credited to |
| 19 | the fund consist of contributions from corporate taxpayers. The |
| 20 | fund shall be administered by a board of directors, with the |
| 21 | assistance of the department, as provided by s. 220.1875. The |
| 22 | fund shall be a separate account held in trust and maintained by |
| 23 | the department. The fund shall be used by the department to |
| 24 | receive contributions from corporate taxpayers for the credit |
| 25 | established by s. 220.1875 and by the board to make |
| 26 | disbursements to qualifying health care clinics that provide |
| 27 | medical care to indigent persons as provided by s. 220.1875. |
| 28 | (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 216.301 and |
| 29 | pursuant to s. 216.351, any balance in the trust fund at the end |
| 30 | of any fiscal year shall remain in the trust fund at the end of |
| 31 | that year and shall be available for carrying out the purposes |
| 32 | of the trust fund. |
| 33 | (3) Pursuant to the provisions of s. 19(f)(2), Art. III of |
| 34 | the State Constitution, the fund shall, unless terminated |
| 35 | sooner, be terminated July 1, 2011. Prior to its scheduled |
| 36 | termination, the fund shall be reviewed as provided in s. |
| 37 | 215.3206(1) and (2). |
| 38 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2007. |