ENROLLED 2024 Legislature CS for SB 7008 20247008er 1 2 An act relating to review under the Open Government 3 Sunset Review Act; amending s. 24.1051, F.S., relating 4 to an exemption from public records requirements for 5 certain information held by the Department of the 6 Lottery, information about lottery games, personal 7 identifying information of retailers and vendors for 8 purposes of background checks, and certain financial 9 information held by the department; providing for 10 future legislative review and repeal of an exemption 11 from public records requirements for information 12 relating to the security of certain technologies, 13 processes, and practices; removing the scheduled 14 repeal of an exemption; providing an effective date. 15 16 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 17 18 Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 24.1051, Florida 19 Statutes, is amended to read: 20 24.1051 Exemptions from inspection or copying of public 21 records.— 22 (1)(a) The following information held by the department is 23 confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I 24 of the State Constitution: 25 1. Information that, if released, could harm the security 26 or integrity of the department, including: 27 a. Information relating to the security of the department’s 28 technologies, processes, and practices designed to protect 29 networks, computers, data processing software, data, and data 30 systems from attack, damage, or unauthorized access. This sub 31 subparagraph is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act 32 in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on October 33 2, 2027, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through 34 reenactment by the Legislature. 35 b. Security information or information that would reveal 36 security measures of the department, whether physical or 37 virtual. 38 c. Information about lottery games, promotions, tickets, 39 and ticket stock, including information concerning the 40 description, design, production, printing, packaging, shipping, 41 delivery, storage, and validation of such games, promotions, 42 tickets, and stock. 43 d. Information concerning terminals, machines, and devices 44 that issue tickets. 45 2. Information that must be maintained as confidential in 46 order for the department to participate in a multistate lottery 47 association or game. 48 3. Personal identifying information obtained by the 49 department when processing background investigations of current 50 or potential retailers or vendors. 51 4. Financial information about an entity which is not 52 publicly available and is provided to the department in 53 connection with its review of the financial responsibility of 54 the entity pursuant to s. 24.111 or s. 24.112, provided that the 55 entity marks such information as confidential. However, 56 financial information related to any contract or agreement, or 57 an addendum thereto, with the department, including the amount 58 of money paid, any payment structure or plan, expenditures, 59 incentives, bonuses, fees, and penalties, shall be public 60 record. 61 (b) This exemption is remedial in nature, and it is the 62 intent of the Legislature that this exemption apply to 63 information held by the department before, on, or after May 14, 64 2019. 65 (c) Information made confidential and exempt under this 66 subsection may be released to other governmental entities as 67 needed in connection with the performance of their duties. The 68 receiving governmental entity shall maintain the confidential 69 and exempt status of such information. 70(d) This subsection is subject to the Open Government71Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand72repealed on October 2, 2024, unless reviewed and saved from73repeal through reenactment by the Legislature.74 Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2024.