| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to a review under the Open Government |
| 3 | Sunset Review Act regarding participants in government- |
| 4 | sponsored recreation programs; amending s. 119.071, F.S., |
| 5 | which provides an exemption from public records |
| 6 | requirements for information that would identify or locate |
| 7 | a child who participates in a government-sponsored |
| 8 | recreation program or a parent or guardian of the child; |
| 9 | providing definitions; reorganizing the exemption; making |
| 10 | editorial changes; removing superfluous language; |
| 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 | 3. Information that would identify or locate a parent or |
| 39 | guardian of a child who participates in a government-sponsored |
| 40 | recreation program is exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), |
| 41 | Art. I of the State Constitution. |
| 42 | 4. Information made exempt pursuant to this paragraph may |
| 43 | be disclosed by court order upon a showing of good cause. This |
| 44 | exemption applies to records held before, on, or after the |
| 45 | 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. |