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Senator Fasano moved the following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment

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     Delete line(s) 35-57

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and insert:

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     Section 2.  The Legislature finds that it is a public

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necessity to make confidential and exempt from disclosure

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personal identifying information contained in records submitted

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to an agency, as defined in chapter 119, Florida Statutes, by an

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agency employee which documents an act of domestic violence or

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sexual violence and which is submitted in order to obtain leave

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under s. 741.313, Florida Statutes. Such information, if publicly

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available, could expose the victim of domestic violence or sexual

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violence to public humiliation and shame and could inhibit that

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victim from availing himself or herself of the relief provided

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under s. 741.313, Florida Statutes. In addition, the Legislature

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finds that it is a public necessity to make confidential and

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exempt from disclosure an agency employee's request for leave

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until 1 year after the leave has been taken. If that information

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were publicly available, it could be used by the partner or

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former partner of the victim of domestic violence or by the

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perpetrator of sexual violence to determine the schedule and

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location of the employee who is the victim of domestic violence

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or sexual violence. The employee's request for leave is exempt

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from disclosure only temporarily and such record is available 1

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year after the leave has been taken, thereby providing continued

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public oversight of public moneys

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     Section 3.  This act shall take effect on the same date that

4/25/2008  4:49:00 PM     11-08777-08