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    Florida Senate - 2005   (PROPOSED COMMITTEE BILL)     SPB 7012

    FOR CONSIDERATION By the Committee on Education





    581-510A-05

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to a review under the Open

  3         Government Sunset Review Act; amending s.

  4         1009.98, F.S., relating to the Florida Prepaid

  5         College Program; revising a public-records

  6         exemption provided for information that

  7         identifies a purchaser or beneficiary of the

  8         program; eliminating a reference to advance

  9         payment account activities; clarifying that

10         such records are exempt from the provisions of

11         s. 119.07(1), F.S., and s. 24(a), Art. I of the

12         State Constitution; amending s. 1009.981, F.S.,

13         relating to the Florida College Savings

14         Program; revising a public-records exemption

15         provided for information that identifies a

16         benefactor or beneficiary of the program;

17         eliminating a reference to individual account

18         activities; deleting provisions that provide

19         for the repeal of the exemption; providing an

20         effective date.

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

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24         Section 1.  Subsection (6) of section 1009.98, Florida

25  Statutes, is amended to read:

26         1009.98  Florida Prepaid College Program.--

27         (6)  CONFIDENTIALITY OF ACCOUNT

28  INFORMATION.--Information that identifies the purchaser, the

29  survivor of the purchaser, or the qualified beneficiary

30  purchasers or beneficiaries of any plan initiated promulgated

31  under this section and their advance payment account

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 1  activities is exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) and

 2  s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. However, the board

 3  may authorize the program's records administrator to release

 4  such information to a community college, college, or

 5  university in which a beneficiary may enroll or is enrolled.

 6  Community colleges, colleges, and universities shall maintain

 7  the exempt status of the such information as exempt from the

 8  provisions of s. 119.07(1).

 9         Section 2.  Subsection (6) of section 1009.981, Florida

10  Statutes, is amended to read:

11         1009.981  Florida College Savings Program.--

12         (6)  CONFIDENTIALITY OF ACCOUNT

13  INFORMATION.--Information that identifies the benefactor, the

14  survivor of the benefactor, benefactors or the designated

15  beneficiary of any account initiated under this section is and

16  information regarding individual account activities conducted

17  through the savings program established in this section are

18  confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1)

19  and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. However, the

20  board may authorize the release of such information to a

21  community college, college, or university in which a

22  designated beneficiary may enroll or is enrolled. Community

23  colleges, colleges, and universities shall maintain the

24  confidentiality of such information. This subsection is

25  subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act of 1995 in

26  accordance with s. 119.15, and shall stand repealed on October

27  2, 2005, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through

28  reenactment by the Legislature.

29         Section 3.  This act shall take effect October 1, 2005.

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 3    Revises an exemption from the public records law which
      applies to information that identifies purchasers or
 4    beneficiaries of the Florida Prepaid College Program.
      Revises a similar exemption applicable to information
 5    that identifies benefactors or beneficiaries of the
      Florida College Savings Program. Removes the repeal of
 6    the exemption scheduled on October 2, 2005, under the
      Open Government Sunset Review Act.
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