| 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 Health |
| 4 | without modification; carrying forward current balances |
| 5 | and continuing current sources and uses thereof; amending |
| 6 | s. 20.435, F.S.; removing the scheduled termination of the |
| 7 | trust fund; providing an effective date. |
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| 9 | WHEREAS, the Legislature wishes to extend the life of the |
| 10 | Welfare Transition Trust Fund within the Department of Health, |
| 11 | which is otherwise scheduled to be terminated pursuant to |
| 12 | constitutional mandate, and |
| 13 | WHEREAS, the Legislature has reviewed the trust fund before |
| 14 | its scheduled termination date and has found that it continues |
| 15 | to meet an important public purpose, and |
| 16 | WHEREAS, the Legislature has found that existing public |
| 17 | policy concerning the trust fund sets adequate parameters for |
| 18 | its use, NOW, THEREFORE, |
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| 20 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 22 | Section 1. (1) The Welfare Transition Trust Fund within |
| 23 | the Department of Health, FLAIR number 64-2-401, which is to be |
| 24 | terminated pursuant to Section 19(f), Article III of the State |
| 25 | Constitution on July 1, 2008, is re-created. |
| 26 | (2) All current balances of the trust fund are carried |
| 27 | forward, and all current sources and uses of the trust fund are |
| 28 | continued. |
| 29 | Section 2. Paragraph (i) of subsection (1) of section |
| 30 | 20.435, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 31 | 20.435 Department of Health; trust funds.-- |
| 32 | (1) The following trust funds are hereby created, to be |
| 33 | administered by the Department of Health: |
| 34 | (i) Welfare Transition Trust Fund. |
| 35 | 1. The Welfare Transition Trust Fund is created within the |
| 36 | Department of Health for the purposes of receiving federal funds |
| 37 | under the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Program. Trust |
| 38 | fund moneys shall be used exclusively for the purpose of |
| 39 | providing services to individuals eligible for Temporary |
| 40 | Assistance for Needy Families pursuant to the requirements and |
| 41 | limitations of part A of Title IV of the Social Security Act, as |
| 42 | amended, or any other applicable federal requirement or |
| 43 | limitation. Funds credited to the trust fund consist of those |
| 44 | funds collected from the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families |
| 45 | Block Grant. |
| 46 | 2. In accordance with s. 19(f)(2), Art. III of the State |
| 47 | Constitution, the Welfare Transition Trust Fund shall be |
| 48 | terminated on July 1, 2008, unless terminated sooner. Before its |
| 49 | scheduled termination, the trust fund shall be reviewed as |
| 50 | provided in s. 215.3206(1) and (2). |
| 51 | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2008. |