Florida Senate - 2013                              CS for SB 474
       
       
       
       By the Committees on Governmental Oversight and Accountability;
       and Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
       
       
       
       585-02860-13                                           2013474c1
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to a review under the Open Government
    3         Sunset Review Act; amending s. 292.055, F.S., which
    4         provides an exemption from public records requirements
    5         for any identifying information of a donor or
    6         prospective donor to the direct-support organization
    7         of the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, and an
    8         exemption from public meetings requirements for
    9         portions of meetings at which the identity of a donor
   10         or prospective donor whose identity is confidential
   11         and exempt is discussed; removing superfluous
   12         language; saving the exemptions from repeal under the
   13         Open Government Sunset Review Act; removing the
   14         scheduled repeal of the exemptions; providing an
   15         effective date.
   16  
   17  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   19         Section 1. Subsection (9) of section 292.055, Florida
   20  Statutes, is amended to read:
   21         292.055 Direct-support organization.—
   22         (9) CONFIDENTIALITY OF DONORS.—
   23         (a) Any information identifying The identity of a donor or
   24  prospective donor to the direct-support organization who desires
   25  to remain anonymous, and all information identifying such donor
   26  or prospective donor, is confidential and exempt from the
   27  provisions of s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
   28  Constitution.
   29         (b) Portions of meetings of the direct-support organization
   30  during which the identity of a donor donors or prospective
   31  donor, whose identity is confidential and exempt pursuant to
   32  paragraph (a), donors is discussed are exempt from the
   33  provisions of s. 286.011 and s. 24(b), Art. I of the State
   34  Constitution.
   35         (c) This subsection is subject to the Open Government
   36  Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand
   37  repealed on October 2, 2013, unless reviewed and saved from
   38  repeal through reenactment by the Legislature.
   39         Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2013.