Florida Senate - 2017 (PROPOSED BILL) SPB 7002
FOR CONSIDERATION By the Committee on Community Affairs
578-00323-17 20177002pb
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to a review under the Open Government
3 Sunset Review Act; amending s. 265.7015, F.S., which
4 provides an exemption from public records requirements
5 for information that identifies a donor or prospective
6 donor of a donation made for the benefit of a publicly
7 owned performing arts center if the donor desires to
8 remain anonymous; removing the scheduled repeal of the
9 exemption; providing an effective date.
10
11 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
12
13 Section 1. Section 265.7015, Florida Statutes, is amended
14 to read:
15 265.7015 Confidentiality of certain donor information;
16 related to a publicly owned performing arts centers center.—
17 (1) As used in this section, the term “publicly owned
18 performing arts center” means a facility consisting of at least
19 200 seats, owned and operated by a county, municipality, or
20 special district, which is used and occupied to promote
21 development of any or all of the performing, visual, or fine
22 arts or any or all matters relating thereto and to encourage and
23 cultivate public and professional knowledge and appreciation of
24 the arts.
25 (2) If a donor or prospective donor of a donation made for
26 the benefit of a publicly owned performing arts center desires
27 to remain anonymous, information that would identify the name,
28 address, or telephone number of that donor or prospective donor
29 is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art.
30 I of the State Constitution.
31 (3) This section is subject to the Open Government Sunset
32 Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed
33 on October 2, 2017, unless reviewed and saved from repeal
34 through reenactment by the Legislature.
35 Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2017.