Bill > H5301

This bill transfers the Clerks of the Court Trust Fund from the Justice Administrative Commission to the Department of Revenue, expands the duties of the Legislative Budget Commission to include reviewing and approving budgets for the Florida Clerks of Court Operations Corporation and individual clerks of court, and revises the duties of the Florida Clerks of Court Operations Corporation to include preparing and submitting proposed budgets and related information annually, with specific requirements for what functions can and cannot be funded from various sources, including fees, service charges, costs, and fines retained by clerks of court. It also outlines procedures for preparing budget requests, certifying revenue deficits, retaining additional revenues, releasing funds from trust funds under certain conditions, and remitting excess collections, while also clarifying that only specific court-related functions can be funded by fees, service charges, costs, and fines.