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       2019 Legislature                                         SB 7018
       
       
       
       
       
       
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    2         An act relating to a review under the Open Government
    3         Sunset Review Act; amending s. 585.611, F.S., which
    4         provides an exemption from public records requirements
    5         for the personal identifying information of a person
    6         employed by, under contract with, or volunteering for
    7         a public research facility that conducts or is engaged
    8         in activities related to animal research; removing the
    9         scheduled repeal of the exemption; providing an
   10         effective date.
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   12  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   14         Section 1. Section 585.611, Florida Statutes, is amended to
   15  read:
   16         585.611 Animal research identifying information.—
   17         (1) Personal identifying information of a person employed
   18  by, under contract with, or volunteering for a public research
   19  facility, including a state university, that conducts animal
   20  research or is engaged in activities related to animal research,
   21  is exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Article I of the State
   22  Constitution, when such information is contained in the
   23  following records:
   24         (a) Animal records, including animal care and treatment
   25  records.
   26         (b) Research protocols and approvals.
   27         (c) Purchasing, funding, and billing records related to
   28  animal research or activities.
   29         (d) Animal care and use committee records.
   30         (e) Facility and laboratory records related to animal
   31  research or activities.
   32         (2) This exemption applies to personal identifying
   33  information as described in subsection (1) held by a public
   34  research facility, including a state university, before, on, or
   35  after the effective date of this exemption.
   36         (3) This section is subject to the Open Government Sunset
   37  Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed
   38  on October 2, 2019, unless reviewed and saved from repeal
   39  through reenactment by the Legislature.
   40         Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2019.