FL S1118

Establishes the State-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund to be held by the Department of Corrections for the benefit of inmates in state-operated correctional facilities

Requires deposits into the trust fund from inmate canteen proceeds, vending machine revenues, telephone commissions, donations, contraband liquidation proceeds, disciplinary fines, earnings forfeitures, and unclaimed trust account balances under $1

Caps annual deposits into the trust fund at $2.5 million per fiscal year, with any excess amounts deposited into the General Revenue Fund

Restricts trust fund expenditures to literacy programs, vocational training, educational programs, chapels, faith-based programs, visiting services, libraries, substance abuse treatment, transition programs, electronic/audiovisual equipment, recreation equipment, and bicycles for work release inmates

Appropriates $2.5 million in recurring funds from the trust fund for fiscal year 2020-2021 and requires the department to submit annual reports on trust fund receipts and expenditures to the Governor and Legislature by October 1