HB 1021 2003
1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to a public records exemption for certain
3	information regarding an applicant for federal, state, or
4	local housing assistance programs; amending s. 119.07,
5	F.S.; narrowing the public records exemption; removing the
6	exemption for bank account numbers, credit card numbers,
7	and telephone numbers of applicants and participants in
8	such programs; adding clarifying language; making
9	editorial changes; removing superfluous language; removing
10	the October 2, 2003, repeal thereof scheduled pursuant to
11	the Open Government Sunset Review Act of 1995; providing
12	an effective date.
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14	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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16	Section 1. Notwithstanding the October 2, 2003, repeal of
17	said paragraph scheduled pursuant to the Open Government Sunset
18	Review Act of 1995, paragraph (bb) of subsection (3) of section
19	119.07, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
20	119.07 Inspection, examination, and duplication of
21	records; exemptions.--
22	(3)
23	(bb)1. Medical history records, bank account numbers,
24	credit card numbers, telephone numbers,and information related
25	to health or property insurance provided to the Department of
26	Community Affairs, the Florida Housing Finance Corporation, a
27	county, a municipality, or a local housing finance agency
28	furnished by an applicant for or a participant in aindividual
29	to any agency pursuant tofederal, state, or local housing
30	assistance programprogramsare confidential and exempt from the
31	provisions of subsection (1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
32	Constitution. Any other information produced or received by any
33	private or public entity in direct connection with federal,
34	state, or local housing assistance programs, unless the subject
35	of another federal or state exemption, is subject to subsection
36	(1).
37	2. Governmental entitiesagencies or their agents shall
38	have access to such confidential and exempt records and
39	informationare entitled to access to the records specified in
40	this paragraph for the purposepurposesof auditing federal,
41	state, or local housing programs or housing assistance programs.
42	Such confidential and exempt records and information may be used
43	by an agency, as needed,in any administrative or judicial
44	proceeding, provided such records are kept confidential and
45	exempt,unless otherwise ordered by a court.
46	3. This paragraph is repealed effective October 2, 2003,
47	and must be reviewed by the Legislature before that date in
48	accordance with s. 119.15, the Open Government Sunset Review Act
49	of 1995.
50	Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2003.