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CS/CS/HB 135: Public Records & Public Meetings/Postsecondary Education Executive Search

PUBLIC RECORDS/GENERAL BILL by Education Committee ; Government Operations Subcommittee ; Kerner ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Beshears ; Campbell ; Patronis ; Rooney

Public Records & Public Meetings/Postsecondary Education Executive Search; Provides exemption from public records requirements for personal identifying information of applicant for president, provost, or dean of state university or Florida College System institution; provides exemption from public meeting requirements for meeting held for purpose of identifying or vetting applicants for president, provost, or dean of state university or Florida College System institution & for portion of meeting held for purpose of establishing qualifications of, or compensation framework to be offered to, potential applicants that would disclose personal identifying information of applicant or potential applicant; requires release of names of specified applicants within certain timeframe; provides for future legislative review & repeal of exemptions; provides statement of public necessity.

Effective Date: upon becoming a law
Last Action: 5/2/2014 Senate - Died in Education
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education (ED)
  2. Governmental Oversight and Accountability (GO)
  3. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/2/2013 House • Filed
11/5/2013 House • Referred to Higher Education and Workforce Subcommittee; Government Operations Subcommittee; Education Committee -HJ 18
12/20/2013 House • On Committee agenda-- Higher Education and Workforce Subcommittee, 01/08/14, 12:30 pm, Reed Hall
1/8/2014 House • Favorable by Higher Education and Workforce Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 1 -HJ 152
1/9/2014 House • Now in Government Operations Subcommittee -HJ 152
3/4/2014 House • Introduced -HJ 18
3/14/2014 House • On Committee agenda-- Government Operations Subcommittee, 03/18/14, 9:00 am, Webster Hall
3/18/2014 House • CS by Government Operations Subcommittee; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -HJ 292
• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS by Government Operations Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 291
3/19/2014 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
3/20/2014 House • Now in Education Committee -HJ 336
3/25/2014 House • On Committee agenda-- Education Committee, 03/27/14, 1:30 pm, Reed Hall
3/27/2014 House • CS/CS by- Education Committee; YEAS 17 NAYS 0 -HJ 397
4/2/2014 House • Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c)
• CS/CS by Education Committee read 1st time -HJ 437
4/3/2014 House • Placed on Calendar -HJ 465
4/7/2014 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/14
4/9/2014 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 497
• Placed on 3rd reading
4/11/2014 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 518
• CS passed; YEAS 104 NAYS 9 -HJ 519
4/21/2014 Senate • In Messages
• Referred to Education; Governmental Oversight and Accountability; Rules -SJ 528
4/22/2014 Senate • Received -SJ 528
5/2/2014 Senate • Died in Education