HJR 0045E 2003
1	House Joint Resolution
2	A joint resolution proposing an amendment to Section 23 of
3	Article I of the State Constitution to limit the
4	application to minors of the constitutional right to
5	privacy and any other provisions of the state constitution
6	to the extent such application would limit the rights or
7	authority of parents or legal guardians provided by law or
8	would limit the authority of the government to secure such
9	rights of parents or legal guardians.
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11	Be It Resolved by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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13	That the amendment to Section 23 of Article I of the State
14	Constitution set forth below is agreed to and shall be submitted
15	to the electors of Florida for approval or rejection at the
16	general election to be held in November 2004:
17	ARTICLE I
18	DECLARATION OF RIGHTS
19	SECTION 23. Right of privacy.--Every natural person has
20	the right to be let alone and free from governmental intrusion
21	into the person's private life except as otherwise provided
22	herein. This section shall not be construed to limit the
23	public's right of access to public records and meetings as
24	provided by law. Neither this section nor any other provision
25	of the Constitution of Florida shall be construed with respect
26	to minors so as to limit the rights or authority of parents or
27	legal guardians as otherwise provided by law or to limit the
28	authority of the government to advance or secure such rights or
29	authority of parents or legal guardians.
30	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the title and substance of the
31	amendment proposed herein shall appear on the ballot as follows:
32	PARENTAL RIGHTS
33	Proposes an amendment to Section 23 of Article I of the
34	State Constitution to limit the application to minors of the
35	constitutional right to privacy and any other provisions of the
36	state constitution to the extent such application would limit
37	the rights or authority of parents or legal guardians provided
38	by law or would limit the authority of the government to secure
39	such rights of parents or legal guardians.