HOUSE AMENDMENT
Bill No. HB 1695
Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)
CHAMBER ACTION
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11 The Committee on State Administration offered the following:
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14 Remove from the bill: Everything after the enacting clause
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17 Section 1. Subsection (16) of section 229.57, Florida
18 Statutes, is created to read:
19 229.57 Student assessment program; public records
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21 (16) All personal identifying information of
22 instructional personnel, as defined in s. 228.041(9),
23 contained in records held by the Department of Education
24 pursuant to s. 229.57(8) and (11), is confidential and exempt
25 from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24, Art. I of the State Constitution.
26 However, such information may be disclosed to the State Board
27 of Education in the course of its duties and responsibilities,
28 and the State Board of Education shall maintain the
29 confidential and exempt status of such information as provided
30 herein. This subsection is subject to the Open Government
31 Sunset Review Act of 1995 in accordance with s. 119.15, and
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1 shall stand repealed on October 2, 2006, unless reviewed and
2 saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature.
3 Section 2. The Legislature finds that the exemption
4 provided by this act is a public necessity because personal
5 identifying information of instructional personnel is of a
6 sensitive, personal nature. The collection of such information
7 by the Department of Education is crucial to the effective
8 administration of the statewide assessment program, however,
9 if the personal identifying information of instructional
10 personnel were released, such personnel might not be as
11 willing to fully participate in certain programs. Those
12 programs are intended to improve the quality of instructional
13 personnel however, the release of their personal identifying
14 information may lower instead of increase their motivation
15 towards excellence. The release of such information could
16 also result in discriminatory practices against certain
17 instructional personnel. In addition, qualified persons may
18 be discouraged from entering the field of teaching by the
19 threat of such release of their personal information obtained
20 through the assessment program. Therefore, the release of
21 such information would result in harm that far outweighs any
22 possible public benefit of such release.
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26 And the title is amended as follows:
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31 public records requirements for personal
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1 identifying information of instructional
2 personnel held by the Department of Education;
3 providing for disclosure of such information to
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