Florida Senate - 2013                              CS for SB 304
       
       
       
       By the Committees on Governmental Oversight and Accountability;
       and Criminal Justice
       
       
       
       585-02435-13                                           2013304c1
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to a review under the Open Government
    3         Sunset Review Act; amending s. 741.313, F.S., relating
    4         to an exemption from public record requirements for
    5         certain information submitted to an agency by an
    6         agency employee who is a victim of domestic violence
    7         or sexual violence; making clarifying changes;
    8         removing the scheduled repeal of the exemption;
    9         providing an effective date.
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   11  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   13         Section 1. Subsection (7) of section 741.313, Florida
   14  Statutes, is amended to read:
   15         741.313 Unlawful action against employees seeking
   16  protection.—
   17         (7)(a) Personal identifying information that is contained
   18  in records documenting an act of domestic violence or sexual
   19  violence, and that is submitted by an agency employee to an
   20  agency, as defined in chapter 119, by an agency employee under
   21  the requirements of this section is confidential and exempt from
   22  s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
   23         (b) A written request for leave that is submitted by an
   24  agency employee under the requirements of this section, and any
   25  agency time sheet that reflects such a request, are confidential
   26  and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
   27  Constitution until 1 year after the leave has been taken.
   28         (c) This subsection is subject to the Open Government
   29  Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15, and shall stand
   30  repealed on October 2, 2013, unless reviewed and saved from
   31  repeal through reenactment by the Legislature.
   32         Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2013.