Florida Senate - 2015 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 674
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
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The Committee on Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and
Domestic Security (Evers) recommended the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete everything after the enacting clause
4 and insert:
5 Section 1. Paragraph (k) is added to subsection (5) of
6 section 119.071, Florida Statutes, to read:
7 119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of
8 public records.—
9 (5) OTHER PERSONAL INFORMATION.—
10 (k)1. For purposes of this paragraph, the term
11 “identification and location information” means the:
12 a. Home address, telephone number, and photograph of a
13 current or former servicemember of a United States military
14 special operations unit.
15 b. Home address, telephone number, photograph, and place of
16 employment of the spouse or child of such servicemember.
17 c. Name and location of the school or day care facility
18 attended by the child of such servicemember.
19 2. Identification and location information held by an
20 agency is exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the
21 State Constitution if such servicemember submits to an agency
22 that has custody of the identification and location information:
23 a. A written request to exempt such information from public
24 disclosure; and
25 b. A written statement that he or she has made reasonable
26 efforts to protect the identification and location information
27 from being accessible through other means available to the
28 public.
29 3. This paragraph is subject to the Open Government Sunset
30 Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed
31 on October 2, 2020, unless reviewed and saved from repeal
32 through reenactment by the Legislature.
33 Section 2. The Legislature finds that it is a public
34 necessity that the identification and location information held
35 by an agency of a current or former servicemember of a United
36 States military special operations unit; the spouse and children
37 of such servicemember; and the schools and day care facilities
38 attended by the children of such servicemember be made exempt
39 from s. 119.07(1), Florida Statutes, and s. 24(a), Article I of
40 the State Constitution. United States military special
41 operations units perform among the most critical, most
42 effective, and most dangerous operations in defense of our
43 nation’s freedom. The unique missions undertaken by special
44 operations units render these servicemembers and their families
45 among the most critical assets worthy of protection in our state
46 and country. The Legislature finds that allowing public access
47 to the name, addresses, and identifying information of a current
48 or former servicemember of a United States military special
49 operations unit and his or her family may jeopardize the safety
50 of the servicemember, his or her spouse, and their children. The
51 Legislature finds that protecting a current or former
52 servicemember of a United States military special operations
53 unit, his or her spouse, and their children outweighs any public
54 benefit that may be derived from the disclosure of the
55 identifying information protected herein.
56 Section 3. This act shall take effect October 1, 2015.
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58 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================
59 And the title is amended as follows:
60 Delete everything before the enacting clause
61 and insert:
62 A bill to be entitled
63 An act relating to public records; amending s.
64 119.071, F.S.; providing an exemption from public
65 records requirements for certain personal identifying
66 information of current or former servicemembers of a
67 military special operations unit and the spouses and
68 children of such servicemembers; providing for future
69 legislative review and repeal of the exemption;
70 providing a statement of public necessity; providing
71 an effective date.