Bill Text: FL S1738 | 2024 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Trust Funds/Defending Freedom Fighters Trust Fund/Department of Financial Services

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2024-01-25 - Withdrawn from further consideration [S1738 Detail]

Download: Florida-2024-S1738-Introduced.html
       Florida Senate - 2024                                    SB 1738
       
       
        
       By Senator Garcia
       
       
       
       
       
       36-01767A-24                                          20241738__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to trust funds; creating s. 17.69,
    3         F.S.; creating the Defending Freedom Fighters Trust
    4         Fund within the Department of Financial Services;
    5         providing for funding sources and specifying the
    6         purpose of the trust fund; providing for future review
    7         and termination or re-creation of the trust fund;
    8         providing for carryover of certain funds; amending s.
    9         322.08, F.S.; requiring certain application forms to
   10         include an option to contribute to the Defending
   11         Freedom Fighters Trust Fund; providing an
   12         appropriation; providing an effective date.
   13          
   14  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   15  
   16         Section 1. Section 17.69, Florida Statutes, is created to
   17  read:
   18         17.69 Defending Freedom Fighters Trust Fund.—
   19         (1) The Defending Freedom Fighters Trust Fund is created
   20  within the department.
   21         (2) The trust fund shall consist of funds obtained from
   22  voluntary contributions under s. 322.08(8)(v). Additional funds
   23  may be provided from legislative appropriations.
   24         (3) The trust fund shall use its funds for the purpose
   25  specified in s. 17.691.
   26         (4) In accordance with s. 19(f)(2), Art. III of the State
   27  Constitution, the Defending Freedom Fighters Trust Fund shall,
   28  unless terminated sooner, be terminated on July 1, 2028. Before
   29  its scheduled termination, the trust fund shall be reviewed as
   30  provided in s. 215.3206(1) and (2).
   31         (5) Notwithstanding s. 216.301 and pursuant to s. 216.351,
   32  any balance in the trust fund at the end of any fiscal year
   33  shall remain in the trust fund at the end of the year and shall
   34  be available for carrying out the purpose of the trust fund.
   35  This subsection is repealed July 1, 2030.
   36         Section 2. Subsection (8) of section 322.08, Florida
   37  Statutes, is amended to read:
   38         322.08 Application for license; requirements for license
   39  and identification card forms.—
   40         (8) The application form for an original, renewal, or
   41  replacement driver license or identification card must include
   42  language permitting the following:
   43         (a) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
   44  contribution shall be deposited into the Health Care Trust Fund
   45  for organ and tissue donor education and for maintaining the
   46  organ and tissue donor registry.
   47         (b) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
   48  shall be distributed to the Florida Council of the Blind.
   49         (c) A voluntary contribution of $2 per applicant, which
   50  shall be distributed to the Hearing Research Institute,
   51  Incorporated.
   52         (d) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
   53  shall be distributed to the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation
   54  International.
   55         (e) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
   56  shall be distributed to the Children’s Hearing Help Fund.
   57         (f) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
   58  shall be distributed to Family First, a nonprofit organization.
   59         (g) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to Stop
   60  Heart Disease, which shall be distributed to the Florida Heart
   61  Research Institute, a nonprofit organization.
   62         (h) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to Senior
   63  Vision Services, which shall be distributed to the Florida
   64  Association of Agencies Serving the Blind, Inc., a not-for
   65  profit organization.
   66         (i) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant for
   67  services for persons with developmental disabilities, which
   68  shall be distributed to The Arc of Florida.
   69         (j) A voluntary contribution of $1 to the Ronald McDonald
   70  House, which shall be distributed each month to Ronald McDonald
   71  House Charities of Tampa Bay, Inc.
   72         (k) Notwithstanding s. 322.081, a voluntary contribution of
   73  $1 per applicant, which shall be distributed to the League
   74  Against Cancer/La Liga Contra el Cancer, a not-for-profit
   75  organization.
   76         (l) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to Prevent
   77  Child Sexual Abuse, which shall be distributed to Lauren’s Kids,
   78  Inc., a nonprofit organization.
   79         (m) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant, which
   80  shall be distributed to Prevent Blindness Florida, a not-for
   81  profit organization, to prevent blindness and preserve the sight
   82  of the residents of this state.
   83         (n) Notwithstanding s. 322.081, a voluntary contribution of
   84  $1 per applicant to the state homes for veterans, to be
   85  distributed on a quarterly basis by the department to the
   86  Operations and Maintenance Trust Fund within the Department of
   87  Veterans’ Affairs.
   88         (o) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to the
   89  Disabled American Veterans, Department of Florida, which shall
   90  be distributed quarterly to Disabled American Veterans,
   91  Department of Florida, a nonprofit organization.
   92         (p) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant for Autism
   93  Services and Supports, which shall be distributed to Achievement
   94  and Rehabilitation Centers, Inc., Autism Services Fund.
   95         (q) A voluntary contribution of $1 per applicant to Support
   96  Our Troops, which shall be distributed to Support Our Troops,
   97  Inc., a Florida not-for-profit organization.
   98         (r) Notwithstanding s. 322.081, a voluntary contribution of
   99  $1 per applicant to aid the homeless. Contributions made
  100  pursuant to this paragraph shall be deposited into the Grants
  101  and Donations Trust Fund of the Department of Children and
  102  Families and used by the State Office on Homelessness to
  103  supplement grants made under s. 420.622(4) and (5), provide
  104  information to the public about homelessness in the state, and
  105  provide literature for homeless persons seeking assistance.
  106         (s) A voluntary contribution of $1 or more per applicant to
  107  End Breast Cancer, which shall be distributed to the Florida
  108  Breast Cancer Foundation.
  109         (t) Notwithstanding s. 322.081(1), a voluntary contribution
  110  of $1 or more per applicant to Childhood Cancer Care, which
  111  shall be distributed to the Live Like Bella Childhood Cancer
  112  Foundation.
  113         (u) A voluntary contribution of $1 or more per applicant to
  114  Best Buddies International, Inc., which shall be distributed
  115  monthly to Best Buddies International, Inc., a corporation not
  116  for profit under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
  117         (v) Notwithstanding s. 322.081, a voluntary contribution of
  118  $1 or more per applicant, which shall be deposited into the
  119  Defending Freedom Fighters Trust Fund.
  120  
  121  A statement providing an explanation of the purpose of the trust
  122  funds shall also be included. For the purpose of applying the
  123  service charge provided under s. 215.20, contributions received
  124  under paragraphs (b)-(v) (b)-(u) are not income of a revenue
  125  nature.
  126         Section 3. For the 2024-2025 fiscal year, the sum of $5
  127  million in nonrecurring funds otherwise allocated to the
  128  Department of State for purposes of administering the Florida
  129  Election Campaign Financing Act is reappropriated to the
  130  Department of Financial Services to be deposited into the
  131  Defending Freedom Fighters Trust Fund.
  132         Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024.

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