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House Bill 3009




    Florida House of Representatives - 1998                HB 3009

        By Representative Fasano






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to public records; providing an

  3         exemption from public records requirements for

  4         certain records relating to mandatory substance

  5         abuse testing of children in connection with

  6         specified offenses; providing for future review

  7         and repeal; providing a finding of public

  8         necessity; providing a contingent effective

  9         date.

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

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13         Section 1.  All records relating to the mandatory

14  substance abuse testing of children who are charged with or

15  found to have committed offenses that would be misdemeanors or

16  felonies if committed by an adult, or who admit to having

17  committed such misdemeanor offenses to law enforcement

18  officers and receive juvenile civil citations for the

19  offenses, are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1),

20  Florida Statutes, and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State

21  Constitution.  This exemption is subject to the Open

22  Government Sunset Review Act of 1995 in accordance with s.

23  119.15, Florida Statutes, and shall stand repealed on October

24  2, 2003, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through

25  reenactment by the Legislature.

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

27  necessity that such records be held confidential and exempt

28  from the public records law.

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

30  date of House Bill No.    , relating to mandatory substance

31  abuse testing of children in connection with certain offenses,

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1998                HB 3009

    565-124A-98






  1  or similar legislation enacted during the 1998 Regular Session

  2  of the Legislature.

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      Provides an exemption from public records requirements
  7    for certain records relating to mandatory substance abuse
      testing of children in connection with specified
  8    offenses.  Provides for future review and repeal.
      Provides a finding of public necessity.  Provides a
  9    contingent effective date.

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