| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to trust funds; re-creating the Welfare |
| 3 | Transition Trust Fund within the Department of Children |
| 4 | and Family Services without modification; carrying forward |
| 5 | current balances and continuing current sources and uses |
| 6 | thereof; amending s. 20.506, F.S.; removing the scheduled |
| 7 | termination of the trust fund; providing an effective |
| 8 | date. |
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| 10 | WHEREAS, the Legislature wishes to extend the life of the |
| 11 | Welfare Transition Trust Fund within the Department of Children |
| 12 | and Family Services, which is otherwise scheduled to be |
| 13 | terminated pursuant to constitutional mandate, and |
| 14 | WHEREAS, the Legislature has reviewed the trust fund before |
| 15 | its scheduled termination date and has found that it continues |
| 16 | to meet an important public purpose, and |
| 17 | WHEREAS, the Legislature has found that existing public |
| 18 | policy concerning the trust fund sets adequate parameters for |
| 19 | its use, NOW, THEREFORE, |
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| 21 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 23 | Section 1. (1) The Welfare Transition Trust Fund within |
| 24 | the Department of Children and Family Services, FLAIR number 60- |
| 25 | 2-401, which is to be terminated pursuant to Section 19(f), |
| 26 | Article III of the State Constitution on July 1, 2008, is re- |
| 27 | created. |
| 28 | (2) All current balances of the trust fund are carried |
| 29 | forward, and all current sources and uses of the trust fund are |
| 30 | continued. |
| 31 | Section 2. Section 20.506, Florida Statutes, is amended to |
| 32 | read: |
| 33 | 20.506 Welfare Transition Trust Fund.-- |
| 34 | (1) The Welfare Transition Trust Fund is created within |
| 35 | the Department of Children and Family Services for the purposes |
| 36 | of receiving federal funds under the Temporary Assistance for |
| 37 | Needy Families Program. Trust fund moneys shall be used |
| 38 | exclusively for the purpose of providing services to individuals |
| 39 | eligible for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families pursuant to |
| 40 | the requirements and limitations of part A of Title IV of the |
| 41 | Social Security Act, as amended, or any other applicable federal |
| 42 | requirement or limitation. Funds credited to the trust fund |
| 43 | consist of those funds collected from the Temporary Assistance |
| 44 | for Needy Families Block Grant. |
| 45 | (2) In accordance with s. 19(f)(2), Art. III of the State |
| 46 | Constitution, the Welfare Transition Trust Fund shall be |
| 47 | terminated on July 1, 2008, unless terminated sooner. Before its |
| 48 | scheduled termination, the trust fund shall be reviewed as |
| 49 | provided in s. 215.3206(1) and (2). |
| 50 | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2008. |