Senate Bill sb2462

    Florida Senate - 2006                                  SB 2462

    By Senator Posey





    24-1689-06                                              See HB

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to public records; creating s.

  3         21.0195, F.S.; exempting from public records

  4         requirements working papers, including all

  5         documentary or other information, prepared or

  6         maintained by the Legislative Sunset Advisory

  7         Committee in performing its duties under ch.

  8         21, F.S., to conduct an evaluation and prepare

  9         a report; specifying that information received

10         for such purpose that is confidential and

11         exempt shall remain confidential and exempt;

12         providing for future legislative review and

13         repeal; providing a statement of public

14         necessity; providing a contingent effective

15         date.

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

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19         Section 1.  Section 21.0195, Florida Statutes, is

20  created to read:

21         21.0195  Confidentiality of information to conduct an

22  evaluation and prepare a report.--

23         (1)  A working paper, including all documentary or

24  other information, prepared or maintained by the committee in

25  performing its duties under this chapter to conduct an

26  evaluation and prepare a report is exempt from the provisions

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

28  Constitution.

29         (2)  A record held by another entity that is considered

30  to be confidential and exempt by law and that the committee

31  receives in connection with the performance of the committee's

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    Florida Senate - 2006                                  SB 2462
    24-1689-06                                              See HB




 1  functions under this chapter remains confidential and exempt

 2  from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of

 3  the State Constitution.

 4         (3)  This section is subject to the Open Government

 5  Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand

 6  repealed on October 2, 2011, unless reviewed and saved from

 7  repeal through reenactment by the Legislature.

 8         Section 2.  The Legislature finds that it is a public

 9  necessity that the working papers, including all documentary

10  or other information, prepared or maintained by the

11  Legislative Sunset Advisory Committee in performing its duties

12  under chapter 21, Florida Statutes, to conduct an evaluation

13  and prepare a report on whether to abolish a state agency and

14  its advisory committees as defined in s. 21.002, Florida

15  Statutes, be made exempt from public records requirements. The

16  Legislature finds that the release of such information would

17  hinder the ability of the committee to conduct its evaluation

18  and prepare its report on whether to abolish a state agency

19  and its advisory committees because employees and other

20  interested persons might be reluctant to provide information

21  knowing that the information would be public and could

22  potentially affect their employment or other dealings with the

23  agency under review. Protecting such information would help

24  the committee complete a more thorough and reliable evaluation

25  and therefore make a better recommendation as to whether or

26  not to terminate a state agency and its advisory committees.

27         Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2006, if

28  Senate Bill ___ or similar legislation is adopted in the same

29  legislative session or an extension thereof and becomes law.

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