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2000 Florida Statutes

Section 945.21502, Florida Statutes 2000

945.21502  Inmate Welfare Trust Fund.--

(1)  There is hereby created in the Department of Corrections the Inmate Welfare Trust Fund. The purpose of the trust fund shall be the benefit and welfare of inmates incarcerated in correctional facilities operated by the department. Moneys shall be deposited in the trust fund and expenditures made from the trust fund as provided in s. 945.215.

(2)  Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 216.301 and pursuant to s. 216.351, any balance in the trust fund at the end of any fiscal year shall remain in the trust fund at the end of the year and shall be available for carrying out the purposes of the trust fund.

(3)  Pursuant to the provisions of s. 19(f)(2), Art. III of the State Constitution, the trust fund shall, unless terminated sooner, be terminated on July 1, 2002. However, prior to its scheduled termination, the trust fund shall be reviewed as provided in s. 215.3206(1) and (2).

History.--s. 1, ch. 98-385.