Senate Bill sb0896c1

    Florida Senate - 2005                            CS for SB 896

    By the Committees on Governmental Oversight and Productivity;
    and Education




    585-2198-05

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to a review under the Open

  3         Government Sunset Review Act; amending s.

  4         1009.981, F.S.; revising a public-records

  5         exemption for the Florida College Savings

  6         Program; narrowing the exemption; deleting

  7         provisions that provide for repeal of the

  8         exemption under the Open Government Sunset

  9         Review Act; providing an effective date.

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

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13         Section 1.  Subsection (6) of section 1009.981, Florida

14  Statutes, is amended to read:

15         1009.981  Florida College Savings Program.--

16         (6)  CONFIDENTIALITY OF ACCOUNT

17  INFORMATION.--Information that identifies the benefactors or

18  the designated beneficiary of any account initiated under this

19  section is and information regarding individual account

20  activities conducted through the savings program established

21  in this section are confidential and exempt from the

22  provisions of s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State

23  Constitution. However, the board may authorize the release of

24  such information to a community college, college, or

25  university in which a designated beneficiary may enroll or is

26  enrolled. Community colleges, colleges, and universities shall

27  maintain the confidentiality of such information. This

28  subsection is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act

29  of 1995 in accordance with s. 119.15, and shall stand repealed

30  on October 2, 2005, unless reviewed and saved from repeal

31  through reenactment by the Legislature.

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    Florida Senate - 2005                            CS for SB 896
    585-2198-05




 1         Section 2.  This act shall take effect October 1, 2005.

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 3          STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
                       COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
 4                         Senate Bill 896

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 6  Removes college prepaid exemption from bill as it was not
    certified as part of the Open Government Sunset Review by
 7  Statutory Revision.

 8  Removes exemption for individual account activities as the
    exemption protects the identity of the benefactor and
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