CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.
House Bill 1639




    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                HB 1639

        By Representative Hill






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to public records; creating s.

  3         741.465, F.S.; providing an exemption from

  4         public records requirements for certain

  5         personal information about program participants

  6         in the Address Confidentiality Program for

  7         Victims of Domestic Violence; providing for

  8         future review and repeal; providing a finding

  9         of public necessity; providing an effective

10         date.

11

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

13

14         Section 1.  Section 741.465, Florida Statutes, is

15  created to read:

16         741.465  Address Confidentiality Program for Victims of

17  Domestic Violence; certain information exempt from

18  disclosure.--The addresses, corresponding telephone numbers,

19  and social security numbers of program participants in the

20  Address Confidentiality Program for Victims of Domestic

21  Violence are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of

22  the State Constitution.  For purposes of this section, the

23  term "address" means a residential street address, school

24  address, or work address, as specified on the individual's

25  application to be a program participant in the Address

26  Confidentiality Program for Victims of Domestic Violence.

27  This section is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review

28  Act of 1995 in accordance with s. 119.15, and shall stand

29  repealed on October 2, 2002, unless reviewed and saved from

30  repeal through reenactment by the Legislature.

31

                                  1

CODING: Words stricken are deletions; words underlined are additions.






    Florida House of Representatives - 1997                HB 1639

    504-133-97






  1         Section 2.  The Legislature finds that it is a public

  2  necessity that the addresses, corresponding telephone numbers,

  3  and social security numbers of program participants in the

  4  Address Confidentiality Program for Victims of Domestic

  5  Violence be exempt from public records requirements.  Release

  6  of this information would significantly threaten the safety

  7  and security of program participants.  Therefore, the harm

  8  that would result from such release outweighs any public

  9  benefit that might result therefrom.

10         Section 3.  This act shall take effect on the effective

11  date of House Bill No.   , relating to the Address

12  Confidentiality Program for Victims of Domestic Violence, or

13  similar legislation enacted during the 1997 Regular Session of

14  the Legislature.

15

16            *****************************************

17                       LEGISLATIVE SUMMARY

18
      Provides an exemption from public records requirements
19    for certain personal information, including addresses,
      telephone numbers, and social security numbers, with
20    respect to program participants in the Address
      Confidentiality Program for Victims of Domestic Violence.
21

22    Provides for future review and repeal.  Provides a
      finding of public necessity.
23

24

25

26

27

28

29

30

31

                                  2