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    Florida House of Representatives - 2002                HB 1413

        By Representative Haridopolos






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to employment screening;

  3         amending s. 435.10, F.S.; specifying that

  4         sharing of personnel records of employees or

  5         former employees among employers shall include

  6         furnishing copies of employment screening

  7         records; providing an effective date.

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

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11         Section 1.  Section 435.10, Florida Statutes, is

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13         435.10  Sharing of personnel information among

14  employers.--Every employer of employees covered by this

15  chapter shall furnish copies of personnel records, including

16  employment screening records, for employees or former

17  employees to any other employer requesting this information

18  pursuant to this section.  Information contained in the

19  records may include, but is not limited to, disciplinary

20  matters and any reason for termination.  Any employer

21  releasing such records pursuant to this chapter shall be

22  considered to be acting in good faith and may not be held

23  liable for information contained in such records, absent a

24  showing that the employer maliciously falsified such records.

25         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

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    Florida House of Representatives - 2002                HB 1413

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  4    the personnel records of employees or former employees
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