Florida Senate - 2009              PROPOSED COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE
       Bill No. SB 1824
       
       
       
       
       
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       Proposed Committee Substitute by the Committee on Governmental
       Oversight and Accountability
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to a review under the Open Government
    3         Sunset Review Act; amending s. 119.071, F.S., relating
    4         to an exemption from public-records requirements for
    5         information that would identify or locate a child who
    6         participates in a government-sponsored recreation
    7         program or a parent or guardian of the child;
    8         providing definitions; reorganizing the exemption and
    9         making editorial changes; saving the exemption from
   10         repeal under the Open Government Sunset Review Act;
   11         repealing s. 2, ch. 2004-32, Laws of Florida, which
   12         provides for repeal of the exemption; providing an
   13         effective date.
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   15  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   17         Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subsection (5) of section
   18  119.071, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
   19         119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of
   20  public records.—
   21         (5) OTHER PERSONAL INFORMATION.—
   22         (c)1. For purposes of this paragraph, the term:
   23         a. “Child” means any person younger than 18 years of age.
   24         b. “Government-sponsored recreation program” means a
   25  program for which an agency assumes responsibility for a child
   26  participating in that program, including, but not limited to,
   27  after-school programs, athletic programs, nature programs,
   28  summer camps, or other recreational programs.
   29         2. Any Information that would identify or help to locate a
   30  child who participates in a government-sponsored recreation
   31  program programs or camps or the parents or guardians of such
   32  child, including, but not limited to, the name, home address,
   33  telephone number, social security number, or photograph of the
   34  child; the names and locations of schools attended by such
   35  child; and the names, home addresses, and social security
   36  numbers of parents or guardians of such child is exempt from s.
   37  119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
   38  Information made exempt pursuant to this paragraph may be
   39  disclosed by court order upon a showing of good cause.
   40         3. Information that would identify or locate a parent or
   41  guardian of a child who participates in a government-sponsored
   42  recreation program is exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a),
   43  Art. I of the State Constitution.
   44         4. This exemption applies to records held before, on, or
   45  after the effective date of this exemption.
   46         Section 2. Section 2 of chapter 2004-32, Laws of Florida,
   47  is repealed.
   48         Section 3. This act shall take effect October 1, 2009.