HB 7131

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to a review under the Open Government
3	Sunset Review Act regarding abandoned newborns; amending
4	s. 383.51, F.S., which provides that the identity of a
5	parent who leaves a newborn infant at a hospital,
6	emergency medical services station, or fire station is
7	confidential and exempt from public records requirements;
8	making editorial changes; removing the scheduled repeal of
9	the exemption under the Open Government Sunset Review Act;
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 383.51, Florida Statutes, is amended to
15	read:
16	383.51  Confidentiality; identification of parent leaving
17	newborn infant at hospital, emergency medical services station,
18	or fire station.--The identity of a parent who leaves a newborn
19	infant at a hospital, emergency medical services station, or
20	fire station in accordance with s. 383.50 is confidential and
21	exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I
22	of the State Constitution. The identity of a parent leaving a
23	child shall be disclosed to a person claiming to be a parent of
24	the newborn infant. This section is subject to the Open
25	Government Sunset Review Act of 1995 in accordance with s.
26	119.15, and shall stand repealed on October 2, 2007, unless
27	reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment by the
28	Legislature.
29	Section 2.  This act shall take effect October 1, 2007.

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