Senate Bill 1186

    Florida Senate - 1998                                  SB 1186

    By Senator Kirkpatrick





    5-409-98

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to State University System

  3         faculty members; providing for confidentiality

  4         of records relating to promotion, reemployment,

  5         and tenure; providing an exemption from the

  6         public meetings law for proceedings relating to

  7         the promotion, reemployment, or tenure of

  8         faculty members; providing for legislative

  9         review and future repeal; providing a statement

10         of public necessity; providing an effective

11         date.

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13  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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15         Section 1.  (1)  Any evaluation, report,

16  correspondence, file, or other written or recorded

17  communication relating to the promotion, reemployment, or

18  tenure of a faculty member in the State University System is

19  confidential and exempt from section 119.07(1), Florida

20  Statutes, and section 24(a), Article I of the State

21  Constitution.

22         (2)  Proceedings and hearings conducted for the purpose

23  of the promotion, reemployment, or tenure of a faculty member

24  in the State University System are exempt from the provisions

25  of section 286.011, Florida Statutes, and section 24(b),

26  Article I of the State Constitution.

27         (3)  This section is subject to the Open Government

28  Sunset Review Act of 1995 in accordance with section 119.15,

29  Florida Statutes, and is repealed on October 2, 2003, unless

30  reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment by the

31  Legislature before that date.

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    Florida Senate - 1998                                  SB 1186
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  1         Section 2.  The Legislature finds that it is a public

  2  necessity that information concerning faculty members who are

  3  being considered for promotion, retention, or tenure be kept

  4  confidential and exempt from the public records law. The

  5  release of such information could be potentially detrimental

  6  to the ability of such faculty members to earn a living and

  7  could result in unwarranted damage to the good name or

  8  reputation of such faculty members. In addition the

  9  Legislature finds that it is a public necessity that records

10  be protected and meetings be closed to the public so that such

11  proceedings are not otherwise significantly impaired. Such an

12  exemption will create a secure environment in which faculty

13  meetings relating to promotion, reemployment, and tenure are

14  conducted.

15         Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 1998.

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18                          SENATE SUMMARY

19    Provides for confidentiality of records relating to
      promotion, reemployment, and tenure of faculty members of
20    the State University System. Provides an exemption from
      the public meeting law for proceedings relating to such
21    matters. Provides for future review and repeal. Provides
      a statement of public necessity.
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