Florida Senate - 2018                                    SB 1078
       
       
        
       By Senator Perry
       
       
       
       
       
       8-01677-18                                            20181078__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to public records; amending s.
    3         119.071, F.S.; creating an exemption from public
    4         records requirements for specified United States
    5         Census Bureau address information held by an agency;
    6         providing an exception to the exemption; authorizing
    7         access to other related confidential or exempt
    8         information; providing for future legislative review
    9         and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of
   10         public necessity; providing an effective date.
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   12  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   14         Section 1. Paragraph (g) is added to subsection (1) of
   15  section 119.071, Florida Statutes, to read:
   16         119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of
   17  public records.—
   18         (1) AGENCY ADMINISTRATION.—
   19         (g)l. United States Census Bureau address information,
   20  including maps showing structure location points, agency records
   21  that verify addresses, and agency records that identify address
   22  errors or omissions, which is held by an agency pursuant to the
   23  Local Update of Census Addresses Program authorized under 13
   24  U.S.C. s. 16, is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and
   25  s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
   26         2. Such information may be released to another agency or
   27  governmental entity in the furtherance of its duties and
   28  responsibilities under the Local Update of Census Addresses
   29  Program.
   30         3. An agency performing duties and responsibilities under
   31  the Local Update of Census Addresses Program shall have access
   32  to any other confidential or exempt information held by another
   33  agency if such access is necessary in order to perform its
   34  duties and responsibilities under the program.
   35         4. This paragraph is subject to the Open Government Sunset
   36  Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed
   37  October 2, 2023, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through
   38  reenactment by the Legislature.
   39         Section 2. The Legislature finds that it is a public
   40  necessity that United States Census Bureau address information,
   41  including maps showing structure location points, agency records
   42  that verify addresses, and agency records that identify address
   43  errors or omissions, which is held by an agency be made
   44  confidential and exempt from public records requirements.
   45  Pursuant to the Local Update of Census Addresses Program
   46  authorized under 13 U.S.C. s. 16, United States Census Bureau
   47  address information must be kept confidential. Further, all
   48  individuals directly involved in reviewing such information and
   49  any individuals with access to such information are required to
   50  sign a confidentiality agreement to preserve the confidentiality
   51  of the address information. Without this exemption, agencies
   52  would be prevented from participating in the program. As such,
   53  the effective and efficient administration of the Local Update
   54  of Census Addresses Program would be hindered at the federal
   55  level. Further, it could result in a negative fiscal impact on
   56  the state. For the foregoing reasons, the Legislature finds that
   57  such information must be made confidential and exempt from
   58  public records requirements.
   59         Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.