| 1 | Representative Kendrick offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert: |
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| 6 | Section 1. Paragraph (i) of subsection (3) of section |
| 7 | 119.07, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 8 | 119.07 Inspection, examination, and duplication of |
| 9 | records; exemptions.-- |
| 10 | (3) |
| 11 | (i)1. The home addresses, telephone numbers, social |
| 12 | security numbers, and photographs of active or former law |
| 13 | enforcement personnel, including correctional and correctional |
| 14 | probation officers, personnel of the Department of Children and |
| 15 | Family Services whose duties include the investigation of abuse, |
| 16 | neglect, exploitation, fraud, theft, or other criminal |
| 17 | activities, personnel of the Department of Health whose duties |
| 18 | are to support the investigation of child abuse or neglect, and |
| 19 | personnel of the Department of Revenue or local governments |
| 20 | whose responsibilities include revenue collection and |
| 21 | enforcement or child support enforcement; the home addresses, |
| 22 | telephone numbers, social security numbers, photographs, and |
| 23 | places of employment of the spouses and children of such |
| 24 | personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care |
| 25 | facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt |
| 26 | from the provisions of subsection (1). The home addresses, |
| 27 | telephone numbers, and photographs of firefighters certified in |
| 28 | compliance with s. 633.35; the home addresses, telephone |
| 29 | numbers, photographs, and places of employment of the spouses |
| 30 | and children of such firefighters; and the names and locations |
| 31 | of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of |
| 32 | such firefighters are exempt from subsection (1). The home |
| 33 | addresses and telephone numbers of justices of the Supreme |
| 34 | Court, district court of appeal judges, circuit court judges, |
| 35 | and county court judges; the home addresses, telephone numbers, |
| 36 | and places of employment of the spouses and children of justices |
| 37 | and judges; and the names and locations of schools and day care |
| 38 | facilities attended by the children of justices and judges are |
| 39 | exempt from the provisions of subsection (1). The home |
| 40 | addresses, telephone numbers, social security numbers, and |
| 41 | photographs of current or former state attorneys, assistant |
| 42 | state attorneys, statewide prosecutors, or assistant statewide |
| 43 | prosecutors; the home addresses, telephone numbers, social |
| 44 | security numbers, photographs, and places of employment of the |
| 45 | spouses and children of current or former state attorneys, |
| 46 | assistant state attorneys, statewide prosecutors, or assistant |
| 47 | statewide prosecutors; and the names and locations of schools |
| 48 | and day care facilities attended by the children of current or |
| 49 | former state attorneys, assistant state attorneys, statewide |
| 50 | prosecutors, or assistant statewide prosecutors are exempt from |
| 51 | subsection (1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. |
| 52 | 2. The home addresses, telephone numbers, social security |
| 53 | numbers, and photographs of current or former human resource, |
| 54 | labor relations, or employee relations directors, assistant |
| 55 | directors, managers, or assistant managers of any local |
| 56 | government agency or water management district whose duties |
| 57 | include hiring and firing employees, labor contract negotiation, |
| 58 | administration, or other personnel-related duties; the names, |
| 59 | home addresses, telephone numbers, social security numbers, |
| 60 | photographs, and places of employment of the spouses and |
| 61 | children of such personnel; and the names and locations of |
| 62 | schools and day care facilities attended by the children of such |
| 63 | personnel are exempt from subsection (1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of |
| 64 | the State Constitution. This subparagraph is subject to the Open |
| 65 | Government Sunset Review Act of 1995 in accordance with s. |
| 66 | 119.15, and shall stand repealed on October 2, 2006, unless |
| 67 | reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment by the |
| 68 | Legislature. |
| 69 | 3. The home addresses, telephone numbers, social security |
| 70 | numbers, and photographs of current or former code enforcement |
| 71 | officers; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, social |
| 72 | security numbers, photographs, and places of employment of the |
| 73 | spouses and children of such persons; and the names and |
| 74 | locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the |
| 75 | children of such persons are exempt from subsection (1) and s. |
| 76 | 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. This subparagraph is |
| 77 | subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act of 1995 in |
| 78 | accordance with s. 119.15, and shall stand repealed on October |
| 79 | 2, 2006, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through |
| 80 | reenactment by the Legislature. |
| 81 | 4.a. The home addresses, telephone numbers, social |
| 82 | security numbers, and photographs of active or former emergency |
| 83 | medical technicians or paramedics certified in compliance with |
| 84 | chapter 401; the home addresses, telephone numbers, social |
| 85 | security numbers, photographs, and places of employment of the |
| 86 | spouses and children of such emergency medical technicians and |
| 87 | paramedics; and the names and locations of schools and day care |
| 88 | facilities attended by children of such emergency medical |
| 89 | technicians and paramedics are exempt from subsection (1) and s. |
| 90 | 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution upon written request by |
| 91 | the emergency medical technician or paramedic, which must |
| 92 | include official verification that the emergency medical |
| 93 | technician or paramedic has received a work-related threat to |
| 94 | his or her life, health, or safety or to the life, health, or |
| 95 | safety of a member of his or her family. |
| 96 | b. This subparagraph is subject to the Open Government |
| 97 | Sunset Review Act of 1995 in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall |
| 98 | stand repealed on October 2, 2009, unless reviewed and saved |
| 99 | from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature. |
| 100 | 5.4. An agency that is the custodian of the personal |
| 101 | information specified in subparagraph 1., subparagraph 2., or |
| 102 | subparagraph 3., or subparagraph 4. and that is not the employer |
| 103 | of the officer, employee, justice, judge, or other person |
| 104 | specified in subparagraph 1., subparagraph 2., or subparagraph |
| 105 | 3., or subparagraph 4. shall maintain the confidentiality of the |
| 106 | personal information only if the officer, employee, justice, |
| 107 | judge, other person, or employing agency of the designated |
| 108 | employee submits a written request for confidentiality to the |
| 109 | custodial agency. |
| 110 | Section 2. The Legislature finds that it is a public |
| 111 | necessity that the home addresses, telephone numbers, social |
| 112 | security numbers, and photographs of active or former emergency |
| 113 | medical technicians or paramedics certified in compliance with |
| 114 | chapter 401, Florida Statutes, the home addresses, telephone |
| 115 | numbers, social security numbers, photographs, and places of |
| 116 | employment of the spouses and the children of such emergency |
| 117 | medical technicians and paramedics, and the names and locations |
| 118 | of schools and day care facilities attended by children of such |
| 119 | emergency medical technicians and paramedics be held exempt from |
| 120 | public disclosure upon written request by the emergency medical |
| 121 | technician or paramedic, which must include official |
| 122 | verification that the emergency medical technician or paramedic |
| 123 | has received a work-related threat to his or her life, health, |
| 124 | or safety or to the life, health, or safety of a member of his |
| 125 | or her family. Emergency medical technicians and paramedics |
| 126 | provide a valuable service to the community. They interact with |
| 127 | victims of illness or violence every day of their careers. |
| 128 | Emergency medical technicians and paramedics must respond to all |
| 129 | types of emergencies and are required to provide services to |
| 130 | varying populations at varying locales. The capacity in which |
| 131 | they work with injured or ill victims does not always create |
| 132 | good will. A victim who experiences a negative outcome due to |
| 133 | medical treatment could feel ill will towards an emergency |
| 134 | medical technician or paramedic. An ill or injured person might |
| 135 | not agree with the course of treatment such person receives from |
| 136 | an emergency medical technician or paramedic. As such, |
| 137 | emergency medical technicians or paramedics, or the spouses and |
| 138 | children of such technicians or paramedics, could become |
| 139 | potential targets for acts of revenge. In addition, emergency |
| 140 | medical technicians and paramedics are called as witnesses in |
| 141 | court proceedings for crimes such as arson. The testimony of a |
| 142 | technician or paramedic could create a safety risk. Therefore, |
| 143 | if the information specified in this act continues to be |
| 144 | available to the public, the safety and welfare of emergency |
| 145 | medical technicians and paramedics, and their spouses and |
| 146 | children, could be seriously jeopardized. Accordingly, it is a |
| 147 | public necessity that identifying and location information of |
| 148 | such technicians and paramedics, and their spouses and children, |
| 149 | be made exempt from public disclosure upon written request by |
| 150 | the emergency medical technician or paramedic and official |
| 151 | verification that the emergency medical technician or paramedic |
| 152 | has received a work-related threat to his or her life, health, |
| 153 | or safety or to the life, health, or safety of a member of his |
| 154 | or her family. |
| 155 | Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |
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| 160 | Remove the entire title and insert: |
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| 162 | A bill to be entitled |
| 163 | An act relating to a public records exemption; amending s. |
| 164 | 119.07, F.S.; creating an exemption from public records |
| 165 | requirements for the home addresses, telephone numbers, |
| 166 | social security numbers, and photographs of active or |
| 167 | former emergency medical technicians or paramedics |
| 168 | certified in compliance with chapter 401, the home |
| 169 | addresses, telephone numbers, social security numbers, |
| 170 | photographs, and places of employment of the spouses and |
| 171 | children of such emergency medical technicians and |
| 172 | paramedics, and the names and locations of schools and day |
| 173 | care facilities attended by the children of such emergency |
| 174 | medical technicians and paramedics, upon written request |
| 175 | by the emergency medical technician or paramedic, which |
| 176 | must include official verification that the emergency |
| 177 | medical technician or paramedic has received a work- |
| 178 | related threat to his or her life, health, or safety or to |
| 179 | the life, health, or safety of a member of his or her |
| 180 | family; providing for future review and repeal; providing |
| 181 | a statement of public necessity; providing an effective |
| 182 | date. |