Florida Senate - 2018 SENATOR AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS/HB 417, 1st Eng.
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
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Floor: 1/AD/2R . Floor: C
03/06/2018 11:03 AM . 03/08/2018 02:06 PM
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Senator Book moved the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete lines 275 - 345
4 and insert:
5 that meets the standards of s. 39.3035(1) and fulfills the
6 screening requirement of s. 39.3035(2), and the members of a
7 child protection team as described in s. 39.303 whose duties
8 include supporting the investigation of child abuse or sexual
9 abuse, child abandonment, child neglect, and child exploitation
10 or to provide services as part of a multidisciplinary case
11 review team; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers,
12 photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment of the
13 spouses and children of such personnel and members; and the
14 names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended
15 by the children of such personnel and members are exempt from s.
16 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. This
17 sub-subparagraph is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review
18 Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on
19 October 2, 2023, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through
20 reenactment by the Legislature.
21 3. An agency that is the custodian of the information
22 specified in subparagraph 2. and that is not the employer of the
23 officer, employee, justice, judge, or other person specified in
24 subparagraph 2. shall maintain the exempt status of that
25 information only if the officer, employee, justice, judge, other
26 person, or employing agency of the designated employee submits a
27 written request for maintenance of the exemption to the
28 custodial agency.
29 4. The exemptions in this paragraph apply to information
30 held by an agency before, on, or after the effective date of the
31 exemption.
32 Section 2. (1) The Legislature finds that it is a public
33 necessity that the following identifying and location
34 information be exempt from s. 119.07(1), Florida Statutes, and
35 s. 24(a), Article I of the State Constitution:
36 (a) The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
37 and photographs of current or former directors, managers,
38 supervisors, and clinical employees of a child advocacy center
39 that meets the standards of s. 39.3035(1), Florida Statutes, and
40 fulfills the screening requirement of s. 39.3035(2), Florida
41 Statutes.
42 (b) The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
43 and photographs of current or former members of a child
44 protection team as described in s. 39.303, Florida Statutes,
45 whose duties include supporting the investigation of child
46 abuse, or sexual abuse, child abandonment, child neglect, or
47 child exploitation or to provide services as part of a
48 multidisciplinary case review team.
49 (c) The names, home addresses, telephone numbers,
50 photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment of the
51 spouses and children of personnel and members identified in
52 paragraphs (a) and (b).
53 (d) The names and locations of schools and day care
54 facilities attended by the children of such personnel and
55 members.
56 (2) The Legislature finds that the release of such
57 identifying and location information may place current or former
58 directors, managers, supervisors, and clinical employees of a
59 child advocacy center that meets the standards of s. 39.3035(1),
60 Florida Statutes, and fulfills the screening requirement of s.
61 39.3035(2), Florida Statutes, and the members of a child
62 protection team as described in s. 39.303, Florida Statutes,
63 whose duties include supporting the investigation of child
64 abuse, or sexual abuse, child abandonment, child neglect, or
65 child exploitation or to provide services as part of a
66 multidisciplinary case review team, and the family members of
67 such personnel, in danger of physical and emotional harm from
68 hostile persons who may react inappropriately and violently to
69 actions taken by such directors, managers, supervisors, or
70 clinical employees of a child advocacy center or a member of a
71 child protection team. These personnel and members provide
72 services that are necessary and appropriate for abused,
73 abandoned, neglected, and exploited children. In addition, these
74 personnel and members provide valuable and supportive services
75 to the state’s most vulnerable residents. Despite the value of
76 such services, some persons may become hostile toward these
77 personnel and members and may pose a threat to them
78 indefinitely. The harm that may result from the release of
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81 And the title is amended as follows:
82 Delete lines 5 - 7
83 and insert:
84 location information of current or former directors,
85 managers, supervisors, and clinical employees of child
86 advocacy centers that meet certain standards and
87 requirements, members of a child protection team, and
88 the spouses and children thereof; providing for
89 retroactive