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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
The following trust funds shall be administered by the Department of Elderly Affairs:
(1) Administrative Trust Fund.
(a) Funds to be credited to and uses of the trust fund shall be administered in accordance with ss. 215.32, 744.534, and 744.2001.
(b) 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.
(2) Tobacco Settlement Trust Fund.
(a) Funds to be credited to the trust fund shall consist of funds disbursed, by nonoperating transfer, from the Department of Financial Services Tobacco Settlement Clearing Trust Fund in amounts equal to the annual appropriations made from this trust fund.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 216.301 and pursuant to s. 216.351, any unencumbered balance in the trust fund at the end of any fiscal year and any encumbered balance remaining undisbursed on September 30 of the same calendar year shall revert to the Department of Financial Services Tobacco Settlement Clearing Trust Fund.
(3) Federal Grants Trust Fund.
(a) Funds to be credited to and uses of the trust fund shall be administered in accordance with s. 215.32.
(b) 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.
(4) Grants and Donations Trust Fund.
(a) Funds to be credited to the trust fund shall include all public and private grants and donations to the department, except for grants provided by the Federal Government and other earnings that are deposited into the Operations and Maintenance Trust Fund of the department. Funds from the Grants and Donations Trust Fund shall be used to fulfill agreements made with grantors and contributors and such other purposes as may be appropriate and shall be expended only pursuant to legislative appropriation or an approved amendment to the department's operating budget pursuant to chapter 216.
(b) 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.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 216.301 and pursuant to s. 216.351, any balance of any general revenue appropriation to the Grants and Donations Trust Fund that is not disbursed but that is obligated pursuant to contract or committed to be expended may be certified by the Governor for up to 3 years following the effective date of the original appropriation.
(5) Operations and Maintenance Trust Fund.
(a) Funds to be credited to and uses of the trust fund shall be administered in accordance with s. 215.32.
(b) 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.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Florida Statutes Title IV. Executive Branch § 20.415. Department of Elderly Affairs; trust funds - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/fl/title-iv-executive-branch/fl-st-sect-20-415/
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