HB 7041

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to a review under the Open Government
3	Sunset Review Act regarding the Florida Institute for
4	Human and Machine Cognition, Inc.; amending s. 1004.4472,
5	F.S., which provides an exemption from public records
6	requirements for information held by the Florida Institute
7	for Human and Machine Cognition, Inc., or its subsidiary
8	and an exemption from public meeting requirements for
9	portions of meetings of the corporation or a subsidiary at
10	which confidential and exempt information is presented or
11	discussed; providing definitions; reorganizing and
12	conforming provisions; removing superfluous language;
13	removing the scheduled repeal of the exemption; providing
14	an effective date.
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16	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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18	Section 1.  Section 1004.4472, Florida Statutes, is amended
19	to read:
20	1004.4472  Florida Institute for Human and Machine
21	Cognition, Inc.; public records exemption; public meetings
22	exemption.--
23	(1)  For purposes of this section, the term:
24	(a)  "Corporation" means the Florida Institute for Human
25	and Machine Cognition, Inc.
26	(b)  "Subsidiary" means a subsidiary authorized and
27	approved by the corporation.
28	(2)  The following information held by the corporation
29	Florida Institute for Human and Machine Cognition, Inc., or its
30	an authorized subsidiary of the corporation, is confidential and
31	exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
32	Constitution:
33	(a)  Material relating to methods of manufacture or
34	production, potential trade secrets, patentable material, actual
35	trade secrets as defined in s. 688.002 or proprietary
36	information received, generated, ascertained, or discovered
37	during the course of research conducted by or through the
38	corporation or a subsidiary Florida Institute for Human and
39	Machine Cognition, Inc., and its subsidiaries, and business
40	transactions resulting from such research.
41	(b)  Any information received by the corporation or a
42	subsidiary from a person from another state or nation or the
43	Federal Government which is otherwise exempt or confidential
44	pursuant to the laws of that state or nation or pursuant to
45	federal law.
46	(c)  Any information received by the corporation or a
47	subsidiary in the performance of its duties and responsibilities
48	which is otherwise confidential and exempt by law.
49	(d)  All identifying information of a donor or prospective
50	donor to the corporation or a subsidiary who wishes to remain
51	anonymous.
52	(3)(2)  The corporation or its subsidiary shall permit any
53	governmental entity to inspect or copy confidential and exempt
54	information held by the corporation or its subsidiary which is
55	necessary for that governmental entity to perform its duties and
56	responsibilities. Any governmental entity that is permitted to
57	inspect or copy confidential and exempt information held by the
58	corporation or a subsidiary shall maintain the confidential and
59	exempt status of that information.
60	(4)(3)  That portion of a meeting of the corporation or a
61	subsidiary at which information is presented or discussed which
62	is confidential and exempt pursuant to subsection (2) (1) is
63	exempt from s. 286.011 and s. 24(b), Art. I of the State
64	Constitution.
65	(4)  This section is subject to the Open Government Sunset
66	Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed
67	on October 2, 2009, unless reviewed and saved from repeal
68	through reenactment by the Legislature.
69	Section 2.  This act shall take effect October 1, 2009.

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