Florida Senate - 2013                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1352
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Senator Ring moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete lines 133 - 363
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 5. Section 192.048, Florida Statutes, is created to
    6  read:
    7         192.048 Electronic transmission.—
    8         (1) Subject to subsection (2), the following documents may
    9  be transmitted electronically rather than by regular mail:
   10         (a) The notice of proposed property taxes required under s.
   11  200.069.
   12         (b) The tax exemption renewal application required under s.
   13  196.011(6)(a).
   14         (c) The tax exemption renewal application required under s.
   15  196.011(6)(b).
   16         (d) A notification of intent to deny a tax exemption
   17  required under s. 196.011(9)(e).
   18         (e) The decision of the value adjustment board required
   19  under s. 194.034(2).
   20         (2) Electronic transmission pursuant to this section is
   21  allowed subject to the following conditions:
   22         (a) The recipient consents in writing to receiving the
   23  document electronically.
   24         (b) On the form used to obtain the recipient’s written
   25  consent, the sender includes a statement in substantially the
   26  following form and in a font size equal to or greater than the
   27  size used for the text requesting the recipient’s consent:
   28  “Notice: Under Florida law, e-mail addresses are public records.
   29  By consenting to communicate with this office electronically,
   30  your e-mail address will be released in response to any
   31  applicable public records request.”
   32         (c) Before sending a document, the sender verifies the
   33  recipient’s address by sending an electronic transmission to the
   34  recipient and receiving an affirmative response from the
   35  recipient verifying that the recipient’s address is correct.
   36         (d) If a document is returned as undeliverable, the sender
   37  sends the document by regular mail, as required by law.
   38         (e) Documents sent pursuant to this section comply with the
   39  same timing and form requirements as if the documents were sent
   40  by regular mail.
   41         (f) The sender renews the consent and verification
   42  requirements every 5 years.
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   44  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   45         And the title is amended as follows:
   46         Delete lines 17 - 27
   47  and insert:
   48         creating s. 192.048, F.S.; allowing certain
   49         communications relating to property taxes to be sent
   50         electronically in lieu of regular mail; providing
   51         requirements and conditions applicable to such
   52         electronic communications; providing an