HB 1925

2	A bill to be entitled
3	An act relating to public records; amending s. 119.07,
4	F.S.; creating an exemption from public records
5	requirements for the home addresses, telephone numbers,
6	social security numbers, and photographs of current or
7	former personnel of a crime laboratory or medical
8	examiner's office, the names, home addresses, telephone
9	numbers, social security numbers, photographs, and places
10	of employment of the spouses and children of such
11	personnel, and the names and locations of schools and day
12	care facilities attended by the children of such
13	personnel; providing for future review and repeal;
14	providing a statement of public necessity; providing an
15	effective date.
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17	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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19	Section 1.  Paragraph (i) of subsection (3) of section
20	119.07, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
21	119.07  Inspection, examination, and duplication of
22	records; exemptions.--
23	(3)
24	(i)1.  The home addresses, telephone numbers, social
25	security numbers, and photographs of active or former law
26	enforcement personnel, including correctional and correctional
27	probation officers, personnel of the Department of Children and
28	Family Services whose duties include the investigation of abuse,
29	neglect, exploitation, fraud, theft, or other criminal
30	activities, personnel of the Department of Health whose duties
31	are to support the investigation of child abuse or neglect, and
32	personnel of the Department of Revenue or local governments
33	whose responsibilities include revenue collection and
34	enforcement or child support enforcement; the home addresses,
35	telephone numbers, social security numbers, photographs, and
36	places of employment of the spouses and children of such
37	personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care
38	facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt
39	from the provisions of subsection (1). The home addresses,
40	telephone numbers, and photographs of firefighters certified in
41	compliance with s. 633.35; the home addresses, telephone
42	numbers, photographs, and places of employment of the spouses
43	and children of such firefighters; and the names and locations
44	of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of
45	such firefighters are exempt from subsection (1). The home
46	addresses and telephone numbers of justices of the Supreme
47	Court, district court of appeal judges, circuit court judges,
48	and county court judges; the home addresses, telephone numbers,
49	and places of employment of the spouses and children of justices
50	and judges; and the names and locations of schools and day care
51	facilities attended by the children of justices and judges are
52	exempt from the provisions of subsection(1). The home addresses,
53	telephone numbers, social security numbers, and photographs of
54	current or former state attorneys, assistant state attorneys,
55	statewide prosecutors, or assistant statewide prosecutors; the
56	home addresses, telephone numbers, social security numbers,
57	photographs, and places of employment of the spouses and
58	children of current or former state attorneys, assistant state
59	attorneys, statewide prosecutors, or assistant statewide
60	prosecutors; and the names and locations of schools and day care
61	facilities attended by the children of current or former state
62	attorneys, assistant state attorneys, statewide prosecutors, or
63	assistant statewide prosecutors are exempt from subsection (1)
64	and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
65	2.  The home addresses, telephone numbers, social security
66	numbers, and photographs of current or former human resource,
67	labor relations, or employee relations directors, assistant
68	directors, managers, or assistant managers of any local
69	government agency or water management district whose duties
70	include hiring and firing employees, labor contract negotiation,
71	administration, or other personnel-related duties; the names,
72	home addresses, telephone numbers, social security numbers,
73	photographs, and places of employment of the spouses and
74	children of such personnel; and the names and locations of
75	schools and day care facilities attended by the children of such
76	personnel are exempt from subsection (1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of
77	the State Constitution. This subparagraph is subject to the Open
78	Government Sunset Review Act of 1995 in accordance with s.
79	119.15, and shall stand repealed on October 2, 2006, unless
80	reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment by the
81	Legislature.
82	3.  The home addresses, telephone numbers, social security
83	numbers, and photographs of current or former code enforcement
84	officers; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, social
85	security numbers, photographs, and places of employment of the
86	spouses and children of such persons; and the names and
87	locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
88	children of such persons are exempt from subsection (1) and s.
89	24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. This subparagraph is
90	subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act of 1995 in
91	accordance with s. 119.15, and shall stand repealed on October
92	2, 2006, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through
93	reenactment by the Legislature.
94	4.a.  The home addresses, telephone numbers, social
95	security numbers, and photographs of current or former personnel
96	of a crime laboratory or medical examiner's office; the names,
97	home addresses, telephone numbers, social security numbers,
98	photographs, and places of employment of spouses and children of
99	current or former personnel of a crime laboratory or medical
100	examiner's office; and the names and locations of schools and
101	day care facilities attended by children of current or former
102	personnel of a crime laboratory or medical examiner's office are
103	exempt from subsection (1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
104	Constitution. For purposes of this sub-subparagraph, personnel
105	of a crime laboratory or medical examiner's office are defined
106	as personnel whose primary duties or responsibilities include
107	performing laboratory and analytical work in criminal
108	identification and investigation; photographing crime scenes;
109	classifying, evaluating, and identifying fingerprints; or
110	supervising one or more persons who have those duties or
111	responsibilities.
112	b.  Sub-subparagraph a. is subject to the Open Government
113	Sunset Review Act of 1995 in accordance with s. 119.15, and
114	shall stand repealed on October 2, 2009, unless reviewed and
115	saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature.
116	5.4.  An agency that is the custodian of the personal
117	information specified in subparagraph 1., subparagraph 2., or
118	subparagraph 3., or subparagraph 4. and that is not the employer
119	of the officer, employee, justice, judge, or other person
120	specified in subparagraph 1., subparagraph 2., or subparagraph
121	3., or subparagraph 4. shall maintain the confidentiality of the
122	personal information only if the officer, employee, justice,
123	judge, other person, or employing agency of the designated
124	employee submits a written request for confidentiality to the
125	custodial agency.
126	Section 2.  The Legislature finds that the exemption from
127	public records requirements provided by this act for the home
128	addresses, telephone numbers, social security numbers, and
129	photographs of current or former personnel of a crime laboratory
130	or medical examiner's office, the names, home addresses,
131	telephone numbers, social security numbers, photographs, and
132	places of employment of the spouses and children of such
133	personnel, and the names and locations of schools and day care
134	facilities attended by the children of such personnel is a
135	public necessity. This act is justified because, if such
136	information were not confidential, personnel of a crime
137	laboratory or medical examiner's office or their family members
138	could be harmed or threatened with harm by a criminal defendant
139	or by a friend or family member of a criminal defendant.
140	Section 3.  This act shall take effect October 1, 2004.

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