SENATE AMENDMENT
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11 Senator Lynn moved the following amendment:
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18 Section 1. Notwithstanding the October 2, 2003, repeal
19 of said subsection scheduled pursuant to the Open Government
20 Sunset Review Act of 1995, subsection (16) of section 409.175,
21 Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
22 409.175 Licensure of family foster homes, residential
23 child-caring agencies, and child-placing agencies; public
24 records exemption.--
25 (16)(a) The following information contained in the
26 licensing file held by the Department of Children and Family
27 Services regarding a foster parent applicant and such
28 applicant's spouse, minor child, and other adult household
29 member department is exempt from the provisions of s.
30 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution,
31 unless otherwise ordered by a court: the home, business, work,
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1 childcare, or school addresses and, telephone numbers;, social
2 security numbers;, birthdates;, medical records; the floor
3 plan of the home; and photographs of such persons. If a foster
4 parent applicant does not receive a foster parent license, the
5 information made exempt pursuant to this paragraph shall
6 become public 5 years after the date of application, except
7 that social security numbers and medical records shall remain
8 exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art.
9 I of the State Constitution. This exemption applies to
10 information made exempt by this paragraph before, on, or after
11 the effective date of the exemption.
12 (b) The following information held by the Department
13 of Children and Family Services regarding a licensed foster
14 parent and the foster parent's spouse, who are licensed under
15 this section to be family foster parents and of their spouses,
16 their minor child children, and other adult household member
17 members is exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) and s.
18 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution, unless otherwise
19 ordered by a court: the home, business, work, childcare, or
20 school addresses and telephone numbers; social security
21 numbers; birthdates; medical records; identifying information
22 about such persons in neighbor references; the floor plan of
23 the foster home; and photographs of such persons. If a foster
24 parent's license is no longer active, the information made
25 exempt pursuant to this paragraph shall become public 5 years
26 after the expiration date of such foster parent's foster care
27 license, except that social security numbers and medical
28 records shall remain exempt from the provisions of s.
29 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
30 However, exempt information regarding a licensed foster parent
31 who has become an adoptive parent and exempt information
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1 regarding such foster parent's spouse, minor child, or other
2 adult household member shall not become available to the
3 public 5 years after expiration of such foster parent's
4 license and shall remain exempt from the provisions of s.
5 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. This
6 exemption applies to information made exempt by this paragraph
7 before, on, or after the effective date of the exemption.
8 (c) The name, address, and telephone number of persons
9 providing character or neighbor references regarding foster
10 parent applicants or licensed foster parents held by the
11 Department of Children and Family Services are exempt from the
12 provisions of s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
13 Constitution and any identifying information about such
14 persons contained in similar sensitive, personal information
15 that is provided to the department by such persons. This
16 subsection applies to foster parents whose homes are licensed
17 under this section, including, but not limited to, all
18 individuals who were foster parents and became adoptive
19 parents. This subsection is
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23 And the title is amended as follows:
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27 Children and Family Services concerning
28 licensed family foster homes and applicants for
29 such licensure; narrowing the exemption to
30 remove information contained in neighbor
31 references; making exempt the name, address,
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1 and telephone number of persons providing
2 character or neighbor references; providing for
3 expiration and retroactive application of the
4 exemptions; providing for the release of
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