Title: Trust Funds/Re-creation/State-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund/DOC

Summary: Re-creates State-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund within DOC; abrogates provisions relating to termination.

Full Text:
WHEREAS, the Legislature wishes to extend the life of the State-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund within the Department of Correctio ns, which is otherwise scheduled to be terminated pursuant to constitutional mandate, and WHEREAS, the Legislature has reviewed the trust fund before its scheduled termination date and has found that it continues to meet an important public purpose, and WHEREAS, the Legislature has found that existing public policy concerning the trust fund sets adequate parameters for its use, NOW, THEREFORE, Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. The State-Operated Institutions In mate Welfare Trust Fund within the Department of Corrections, FLAIR number 20-2-523, which is to be terminated pursuant to Section (f), Article III of the State Constitution on July 1, 2024, is re ENROLLED HB 2024 Legislature created. Section 2. Subsection (4) of section 944.73,Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 944.73 State-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund.-(4) In accordance with s. 19(f), Art. III of the State Constitution, the State-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund, unless terminated soo ner, shall be terminated on July 1, 2024. Before its scheduled termination, the trust fund shall be reviewed as provided in s. 215.3206(1) and (2). Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.