HB 1313

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A bill to be entitled
2An act relating to public records; defining the term
3"publicly owned performing arts center"; creating an
4exemption from public records requirements for any record
5or information that reveals the name, address, or
6telephone number of a donor or prospective donor of funds
7or property made for the benefit of a publicly owned
8performing arts center if the donor desires to remain
9anonymous; providing for future legislative review and
10repeal of the exemption under the Open Government Sunset
11Review Act; providing a statement of public necessity;
12providing an effective date.
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14Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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16     Section 1.  Public records exemption; identifying
17information of donors to publicly owned performing arts center.-
18     (1)  As used in this section, "publicly owned performing
19arts center" means a facility that:
20     (a)  Consists of at least 200 seats.
21     (b)  Is owned and operated by the state or a political
22subdivision of the state.
23     (c)  Is used and occupied to promote development of any or
24all of the performing, visual, or fine arts, or any or all
25matters relating thereto, and to encourage and cultivate public
26and professional knowledge and appreciation of the arts.
27     (2)  Any record or information, or portions thereof, that
28reveals the name, address, or telephone number of a donor or
29prospective donor of funds or property for the benefit of a
30publicly owned performing arts center who desires to remain
31anonymous is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1), Florida
32Statutes, and s. 24(a), Article I of the State Constitution.
33     (3)  This section is subject to the Open Government Sunset
34Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15, Florida Statutes, and
35shall stand repealed on October 2, 2015, unless reviewed and
36saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature.
37     Section 2.  The Legislature finds that it is a public
38necessity that any record or information that reveals the name,
39address, or telephone number of a donor or prospective donor of
40funds or property made for the benefit of a publicly owned
41performing arts center be made confidential and exempt from
42public records requirements if the donor or prospective donor
43desires to remain anonymous. In order to encourage private
44investment in publicly owned performing arts centers, it is a
45public necessity to promote the giving of gifts to, and the
46raising of private funds for, the acquisition, renovation,
47rehabilitation, and operation of publicly owned performing arts
48centers. An essential element of a robust plan of promoting the
49giving of private gifts and the raising of private funds is the
50need to protect the identity of prospective and actual donors
51who desire to remain anonymous. If the identities of prospective
52and actual donors who desire to remain anonymous are subject to
53disclosure, there is a chilling effect on donations because
54donors have legitimate concerns about the disclosure of personal
55information possibly leading to theft and, in particular,
56identity theft. They are also justifiably concerned about the
57possibility that such disclosure could jeopardize their personal
58safety and security. Therefore, the Legislature finds that it is
59a public necessity to make confidential and exempt from public
60records requirements any record or information that reveals the
61name, address, or telephone number of a donor or prospective
62donor of funds or property made for the benefit of a publicly
63owned performing arts center if the donor or prospective donor
64wishes to remain anonymous.
65     Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2010.


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