| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to public records; amending s. 119.071, |
| 3 | F.S.; creating an exemption from public records |
| 4 | requirements for specified United States Census Bureau |
| 5 | address information held by an agency; providing an |
| 6 | exception to the exemption; authorizing access to other |
| 7 | related confidential or exempt information; providing for |
| 8 | future review and repeal of the exemption; providing a |
| 9 | statement of public necessity; providing an effective |
| 10 | date. |
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| 12 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 14 | Section 1. Paragraph (g) is added to subsection (1) of |
| 15 | section 119.071, Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 16 | 119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of |
| 17 | public records.-- |
| 18 | (1) AGENCY ADMINISTRATION.-- |
| 19 | (g)1. United States Census Bureau address information, |
| 20 | which includes maps showing structure location points, agency |
| 21 | records verifying addresses, and agency records identifying |
| 22 | address errors or omissions, held by an agency pursuant to the |
| 23 | Local Update of Census Addresses Program, Title 13, United |
| 24 | States Code, Pub. L. No. 103-430, is confidential and exempt |
| 25 | from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State |
| 26 | Constitution. |
| 27 | 2. Such information may be released to another agency or |
| 28 | governmental entity in the furtherance of its duties and |
| 29 | responsibilities under the Local Update of Census Addresses |
| 30 | Program. |
| 31 | 3. An agency performing duties and responsibilities under |
| 32 | the Local Update of Census Addresses Program shall have access |
| 33 | to any other confidential or exempt information held by another |
| 34 | agency if such access is necessary in order to perform its |
| 35 | duties and responsibilities under the program. |
| 36 | 4. This exemption is subject to the Open Government Sunset |
| 37 | Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed |
| 38 | October 2, 2012, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through |
| 39 | reenactment by the Legislature. |
| 40 | Section 2. The Legislature finds that it is a public |
| 41 | necessity that United States Census Bureau address information, |
| 42 | which includes maps showing structure location points, agency |
| 43 | records verifying addresses, and agency records identifying |
| 44 | address errors or omissions, held by an agency be made |
| 45 | confidential and exempt from public records requirements. |
| 46 | Pursuant to the Local Update Census Addresses Program, Title 13, |
| 47 | United States Code, Pub. L. No. 103-430, United States Census |
| 48 | Bureau address information must be kept confidential. Further, |
| 49 | all individuals directly involved in reviewing such information |
| 50 | and any individuals with access to such information are required |
| 51 | to sign a confidentiality agreement to preserve the |
| 52 | confidentiality of the address information. Without this |
| 53 | exemption, agencies would be prevented from participating in the |
| 54 | program. As such, the effective and efficient administration of |
| 55 | the Local Update of Census Addresses Program would be hindered |
| 56 | at the federal level. Further, it could result in a negative |
| 57 | fiscal impact on the state. |
| 58 | Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |