Florida Senate - 2018                   (PROPOSED BILL) SPB 7016
       
       
        
       FOR CONSIDERATION By the Committee on Agriculture
       
       
       
       
       
       575-01897-18                                          20187016pb
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to a review under the Open Government
    3         Sunset Review Act; amending s. 595.409, F.S., relating
    4         to an exemption from public record requirements for
    5         personal identifying information of an applicant for
    6         or participant in a school food and nutrition service
    7         program; removing applicability of the exemption to
    8         such information held by the Department of Children
    9         and Families; removing the scheduled repeal of the
   10         exemption; providing an effective date.
   11          
   12  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   14         Section 1. Section 595.409, Florida Statutes, is amended to
   15  read:
   16         595.409 Public records exemption.—
   17         (1) Personal identifying information of an applicant for or
   18  participant in a school food and nutrition service program, as
   19  defined in s. 595.402, held by the department, the Department of
   20  Children and Families, or the Department of Education is exempt
   21  from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
   22  Constitution.
   23         (2)(a) Such information shall be disclosed to:
   24         1. Another governmental entity in the performance of its
   25  official duties and responsibilities; or
   26         2. Any person who has the written consent of the applicant
   27  for or participant in such program.
   28         (b) This section does not prohibit a participant’s legal
   29  guardian from obtaining confirmation of acceptance and approval,
   30  dates of applicability, or other information the legal guardian
   31  may request.
   32         (3) This exemption applies to any information identifying a
   33  program applicant or participant held by the department, the
   34  Department of Children and Families, or the Department of
   35  Education before, on, or after the effective date of this
   36  exemption.
   37         (4) This section is subject to the Open Government Sunset
   38  Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed
   39  on October 2, 2018, unless reviewed and saved from repeal
   40  through reenactment by the Legislature.
   41         Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2018.