Senate Bill sb0660

    Florida Senate - 2004                                   SB 660

    By Senator Haridopolos





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  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 requirements

  7         for agency reports; providing an effective

  8         date.

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10  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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12         Section 1.  Section 283.551, Florida Statutes, is

13  created to read:

14         283.551  Unsolicited distribution of general reports by

15  mail prohibited; exceptions.--

16         (1)(a)  Unless otherwise authorized by law, an agency

17  may not mail an unsolicited copy of an annual report or

18  periodic newsletter by United States Postal Service, or other

19  method of delivery, except e-mail, to any person, including an

20  elected or appointed officer or governmental employee, except

21  for any state elected or appointed state officer or state

22  legislative employee. This section does not apply to

23  regulatory newsletters provided to affected persons or to

24  reports or newsletters relating to the prevention or treatment

25  of disease or injury.

26         (b)  Unsolicited agency e-mails authorized by this

27  section must contain a provision that allows the recipient to

28  be removed from future unsolicited agency e-mails upon his or

29  her e-mail request.

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

31  elected or appointed officer or governmental employee, or to

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    Florida Senate - 2004                                   SB 660
    26-649-04




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

 2  report or newsletter by United States Postal Service, by

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

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

 5  newsletter; or

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

 7  reports or newsletters, which request must be renewed as

 8  provided in s. 283.55.

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

10  whether the recipient wishes to receive the document by

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

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

13  Internet website.

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

15  law.

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19    Prohibits government agencies from mailing general
      unsolicited reports to any person in the state. Provides
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