Florida Senate - 2006 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 2292
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11 The Committee on Criminal Justice (Haridopolos) recommended
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14 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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18 Section 1. Paragraph (g) is added to subsection (5) of
19 section 119.071, Florida Statutes, to read:
20 119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying
21 of public records.--
22 (5) OTHER PERSONAL INFORMATION.--
23 (g)1. Biometric identification information held by an
24 agency before, on, or after the effective date of this
25 exemption is exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of
26 the State Constitution. As used in this paragraph, the term
27 "biometric identification information" means:
28 a. Any record of friction ridge detail;
29 b. Fingerprints;
30 c. Palm prints; and
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1 2. This paragraph is subject to the Open Government
2 Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand
3 repealed on October 2, 2011, unless reviewed and saved from
4 repeal through reenactment by the Legislature.
5 Section 2. The Legislature finds that it is a public
6 necessity that biometric identification information held by an
7 agency before, on, or after the effective date of this
8 exemption be made exempt from public-records requirements.
9 Biometric identification information is used to verify the
10 identity of persons and by its very nature involves matters
11 uniquely related to individual persons. The use of multiple
12 methods of biometric identification is a growing technology in
13 detecting and solving crime, in preventing identity theft, and
14 in providing enhanced levels of security in agency and other
15 operations. Given existing technological capabilities for
16 duplicating, enhancing, modifying, and transferring records,
17 the availability of biometric identification information
18 creates the opportunity for improper, illegal, or otherwise
19 harmful use of such information. At the same time, use of
20 biometric identification information by agencies is a useful
21 and increasingly valuable tool. Thus, the Legislature finds
22 that it is a public necessity to protect biometric
23 identification information held by an agency before, on, or
24 after the effective date of this act.
25 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2006, if
26 Senate Bill 544, or similar legislation relating to
27 fingerprint identification information held by an agency, is
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Bill No. SB 2292
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2 And the title is amended as follows:
3 Delete everything before the enacting clause
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6 A bill to be entitled
7 An act relating to public records; amending s.
8 119.071, F.S.; exempting from public-records
9 requirements biometric identification
10 information held by an agency before, on, or
11 after the effective date of the exemption;
12 providing a definition; providing for future
13 legislative review and repeal; providing a
14 finding of public necessity; providing a
15 contingent effective date.
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