Florida Senate - 2014                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 350
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  04/03/2014           .                                
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       (Smith) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment 
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    3         Delete lines 27 - 47
    4  and insert:
    5  information program held by a county participating in such
    6  program be made exempt from s. 119.07(1), Florida Statutes, and
    7  s. 24(a), Article I of the State Constitution. Nevertheless,
    8  allowing the participating counties to distribute yellow dot
    9  folders, as well as allowing emergency medical responders and
   10  law enforcement agents to access the information provided in
   11  yellow dot folders, will ensure the most rapid and effective
   12  treatment for victims of serious traffic accidents. If the
   13  personal identifying information of a participant in such
   14  program were not exempt from disclosure, any person could
   15  inspect and copy documentation that identifies the program
   16  participant. Consequently, the availability of such information
   17  to the public would result in the invasion of the program
   18  participant’s privacy. Finally, protecting the personal
   19  identifying information