Senate Bill sb1768

    Florida Senate - 2003                                  SB 1768

    By Senator Haridopolos





    17-1516-03                                          See HB 559

  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 authorized by law, no agency

16  shall mail an unsolicited copy of a general report or

17  newsletter by United States Postal Service, or other method of

18  delivery, except e-mail, to any person, including an elected

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

20  or local governmental entity. Nothing in this section applies

21  to regulatory newsletters provided to affected persons or to

22  reports or newsletters relating to the prevention or treatment

23  of disease or injury.

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

25  elected or appointed officer or governmental employee, or to

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

27  report or newsletter by United States Postal Service, by

28  e-mail, or by other method of delivery:

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

30  newsletter; or

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    Florida Senate - 2003                                  SB 1768
    17-1516-03                                          See HB 559




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

 2  reports or newsletters, which request must be renewed as

 3  provided in s. 283.55.

 4         (3)  A request for a report or newsletter must state

 5  whether the recipient wishes to receive the document by

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

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

 8  Internet website.

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

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