HB 1809 2003
1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to public records; amending s. 119.071,
3	F.S., relating to an exemption from public records
4	requirements for certain security system plans; revising
5	terminology; providing an exception to the exemption;
6	repealing s. 281.301, F.S., relating to an exemption from
7	public access or disclosure requirements for information
8	relating to certain security systems; providing an
9	effective date.
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11	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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13	Section 1. Section 119.071, Florida Statutes, is amended
14	to read:
15	119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of
16	public records.--A security system plan or portion thereof for:
17	(1) Any property owned by or leased to the state or any of
18	its political subdivisions; or
19	(2) Any privately owned or leased property
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21	which plan or portion thereof is held byin the possession of
22	any agency, as defined in s. 119.011, is confidential and exempt
23	from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the
24	State Constitution. As used in this section, the term a
25	"security system plan" includes all records, information,
26	photographs, audio and visual presentations, schematic diagrams,
27	surveys, recommendations, or consultations or portions thereof
28	relating directly to the physical security of the facility or
29	revealing security systems; threat assessments conducted by any
30	agency as defined in s. 119.011 or any private entity; threat
31	response plans; emergency evacuation plans; sheltering
32	arrangements; or manuals for security personnel, emergency
33	equipment, or security training. This exemption is remedial in
34	nature and it is the intent of the Legislature that this
35	exemption be applied to security system plans heldreceivedby
36	an agency before, on, or after the effective date of this
37	section. Information made confidential and exempt by this
38	section may be disclosed by the custodial agency to the property
39	owner or leaseholder who requests the security system plan or to
40	another state or federal agency to prevent, detect, guard
41	against, respond to, investigate, or manage the consequences of
42	any attempted or actual act of terrorism, or to prosecute those
43	persons who are responsible for such attempts or acts, and the
44	confidential and exempt status of such information shall be
45	retained while in the possession of the receiving agency. This
46	section is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act of
47	1995, in accordance with s. 119.15, and shall stand repealed on
48	October 2, 2006, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through
49	reenactment by the Legislature.
50	Section 2. Section 281.301, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
51	Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.