Senate Bill sb1440c1

    Florida Senate - 2002                           CS for SB 1440

    By the Committee on Governmental Oversight and Productivity;
    and Senator Posey




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  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to publication information;

  3         creating s. 283.551, F.S.; prohibiting

  4         government agencies from mailing general

  5         unsolicited reports to any person in the state;

  6         providing exceptions; providing an effective

  7         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 283.551, Florida Statutes, is

12  created to read:

13         283.551  Unsolicited distribution of general reports by

14  mail prohibited; exceptions.--

15         (1)  Unless otherwise required by law, no agency shall

16  mail an unsolicited copy of a general report or newsletter by

17  United States Postal Service, by e-mail, or other method of

18  delivery, to any person, including an elected or appointed

19  officer or governmental employee, or to any state or local

20  governmental entity.

21         (2)  An agency shall send to any person, including an

22  elected or appointed officer or governmental employee, or to

23  any state or local governmental entity, a copy of a general

24  report or newsletter by United States Postal Service, by

25  e-mail, or other method of delivery:

26         (a)  Upon a specific request for a particular report or

27  newsletter; or

28         (b)  Upon a general request to receive all agency

29  reports or newsletters, which request must be renewed as

30  provided in s. 283.55.

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    Florida Senate - 2002                           CS for SB 1440
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  1         (3)  A request for a report or newsletter must state

  2  whether the recipient wishes to receive the document by

  3  regular mail, by e-mail, or other method of delivery.

  4         (4)  An agency may post any general report on its

  5  Internet website.

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

  7  law.

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  9          STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
                       COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
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12  Prohibits an agency from sending an unsolicited report or
    newsletter by United States|mail, e-mail or other method of
13  delivery, unless otherwise required by law.

14  Requires an agency to send a newsletter or report upon
    request.
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    Requires an agency to comply with requirements of s.283.55,
16  F.S., for renewal of requests to receive all agency reports or
    newsletters.
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    Authorizes an agency to post general reports on its Internet
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