| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to public records; creating s. 551.1078, |
| 3 | F.S.; providing an exemption from public records |
| 4 | requirements for nonessential private information supplied |
| 5 | by applicants pursuant to an application filed for the |
| 6 | purpose of securing a license as a slot machine gaming |
| 7 | licensee and trade secrets supplied by any entity under |
| 8 | ch. 551, F.S., for such purpose; providing for review and |
| 9 | repeal; providing a statement of public necessity; |
| 10 | providing an effective date. |
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| 12 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 14 | Section 1. Section 551.1078, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 15 | to read: |
| 16 | 551.1078 Public records exemption; nonessential private |
| 17 | information of applicants for licensure; trade secrets.-- |
| 18 | (1) Nonessential private information supplied by |
| 19 | applicants pursuant to an application filed for the purpose of |
| 20 | securing a license as a slot machine gaming licensee and trade |
| 21 | secrets supplied by any entity under this chapter for such |
| 22 | purpose are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the |
| 23 | State Constitution. |
| 24 | (2) Subsection (1) is subject to the Open Government |
| 25 | Sunset Review Act of 1995 in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall |
| 26 | stand repealed on October 2, 2010, unless reviewed and saved |
| 27 | from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature. |
| 28 | Section 2. It is the finding of the Legislature that |
| 29 | nonessential private information supplied by applicants pursuant |
| 30 | to an application filed for the purpose of securing a license as |
| 31 | a slot machine gaming licensee and trade secrets supplied by any |
| 32 | entity under chapter 551, Florida Statutes, for such purpose |
| 33 | must be kept confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. |
| 34 | 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution in order to protect |
| 35 | sensitive personal and financial information contained in |
| 36 | applications filed with the Division of Pari-mutuel Wagering and |
| 37 | Slot Machines of the Department of Business and Professional |
| 38 | Regulation and to protect confidential information about |
| 39 | entities filing such applications. |
| 40 | Section 3. This act shall take effect on the same date |
| 41 | that HB 1569 or similar legislation takes effect, if such |
| 42 | legislation is adopted in the same legislative session or an |
| 43 | extension thereof and becomes law. |