Florida Senate - 2021                                    SB 7026
       
       
        
       By the Committee on Regulated Industries
       
       
       
       
       
       580-02166-21                                          20217026__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to a review under the Open Government
    3         Sunset Review Act; amending s. 548.062, F.S., relating
    4         to an exemption from public records requirements for
    5         proprietary confidential business information obtained
    6         through an audit of a promoter’s books and records or
    7         provided by a promoter to the Florida State Boxing
    8         Commission; 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:
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   13         Section 1. Section 548.062, Florida Statutes, is amended to
   14  read:
   15         548.062 Public records exemption.—
   16         (1) As used in this section, the term “proprietary
   17  confidential business information” means information that:
   18         (a) Is owned or controlled by the promoter;
   19         (b) The promoter intends to be and treats as private;
   20         (c) If disclosed, would cause harm to the promoter or its
   21  business operations;
   22         (d) Has not been disclosed, except for any disclosure
   23  pursuant to a statutory provision, an order of a court or
   24  administrative body, or a private agreement that provides that
   25  the information not be released to the public; and
   26         (e) Concerns any of the following:
   27         1. The number of ticket sales for a match;
   28         2. The amount of gross receipts after a match;
   29         3. A trade secret, as defined in s. 688.002;
   30         4. Business plans;
   31         5. Internal auditing controls and reports of internal
   32  auditors; or
   33         6. Reports of external auditors.
   34         (2) Proprietary confidential business information provided
   35  by a promoter to the commission or obtained by the commission
   36  through an audit of the promoter’s books and records pursuant to
   37  s. 548.06 is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s.
   38  24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. Information made
   39  confidential and exempt by this subsection may be disclosed to
   40  another governmental entity in the performance of its duties and
   41  responsibilities.
   42         (3) This section is subject to the Open Government Sunset
   43  Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed
   44  on October 2, 2021, unless reviewed and saved from repeal
   45  through reenactment by the Legislature.
   46         Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2021.