Florida Senate - 2025 SB 1764
By Senator Ingoglia
11-01294-25 20251764__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to public records; amending s.
3 447.205, F.S.; exempting from public records
4 requirements written communications developed in
5 preparation for, or preliminary to, the issuance of
6 any order by the Public Employees Relations Commission
7 or its designees; providing for future legislative
8 review and repeal of the exemption; providing a
9 statement of public necessity; amending s. 119.071,
10 F.S.; exempting from public records requirements the
11 personal identifying and location information of the
12 chair, commissioners, and hearing officers of the
13 Public Employees Relations Commission and the personal
14 identifying and location information of spouses and
15 children of such personnel; providing for future
16 legislative review and repeal of the exemption;
17 providing a statement of public necessity; providing
18 an effective date.
19
20 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
21
22 Section 1. Subsection (10) of section 447.205, Florida
23 Statutes, is amended to read:
24 447.205 Public Employees Relations Commission.—
25 (10) The deliberations of the commission in any proceeding
26 before it are closed and exempt from the provisions of s.
27 286.011. However, any hearing held or oral argument heard by the
28 commission pursuant to this chapter or chapter 120 must or this
29 chapter shall be open to the public. All draft orders and
30 related written communications that are developed in preparation
31 for, or preliminary to, the issuance of any order by the
32 commission or its designees a final written order are
33 confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) and
34 s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
35 Section 2. The amendment made by this act to s.
36 447.205(10), Florida Statutes, is subject to the Open Government
37 Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15, Florida
38 Statutes, and shall stand repealed on October 2, 2030, unless
39 reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment by the
40 Legislature, and the text of that subsection shall revert to
41 that in existence on June 30, 2025, except that any amendments
42 to such text enacted other than by this act shall be preserved
43 and continue to operate to the extent that such amendments are
44 not dependent upon the amendment to the text which expires
45 pursuant to this section.
46 Section 3. The Legislature finds that it is a public
47 necessity that draft orders and related written communications
48 that are developed in preparation for, or preliminary to, the
49 issuance of any order by the Public Employees Relations
50 Commission or its designees be made confidential and exempt from
51 s. 119.07(1), Florida Statutes, and s. 24(a), Article I of the
52 State Constitution. The Public Employees Relations Commission,
53 as a quasi-judicial agency, speaks through its written orders
54 based on the law and facts. The commission and its hearing
55 officers rely on the confidentiality of draft orders and written
56 communications related to these drafts before they become final
57 and are released to the public. The existing provision in s.
58 447.205(10), Florida Statutes, addresses this confidentiality
59 and recognizes its importance to the proper functioning of the
60 commission. However, it was adopted in 1977, with the only
61 substantive amendment being made in 1991. To avoid the existing
62 provision from being inadvertently read so as to allow public
63 access to draft orders or commission deliberations, including
64 preliminary work prepared by commission hearing officers, the
65 Legislature finds that it is a public necessity that the
66 language of the provision providing for confidentiality and
67 exemption of commission deliberations and draft orders be
68 clarified to reflect updates in technology, current practices of
69 the commission related to the use of hearing officers, and
70 modern methods of communication. The confidentiality and
71 exemption of commission deliberations and draft orders are
72 essential to the operation of the commission. Likewise, the
73 confidentiality and exemption of written communications related
74 to draft orders are essential to the operation of the commission
75 given updates in technology, commission practice of using
76 hearing officers as designees to prepare draft orders and assist
77 in preparing final orders, and modern methods of communication.
78 The Legislature further finds that the harm that may result from
79 the release of written communications related to draft orders,
80 in light of current technology, practices, and methods of
81 communication, outweighs any public benefit that may be derived
82 from the disclosure of such written communications.
83 Section 4. Paragraph (d) of subsection (4) of section
84 119.071, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
85 119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of
86 public records.—
87 (4) AGENCY PERSONNEL INFORMATION.—
88 (d)1. For purposes of this paragraph, the term:
89 a. “Home addresses” means the dwelling location at which an
90 individual resides and includes the physical address, mailing
91 address, street address, parcel identification number, plot
92 identification number, legal property description, neighborhood
93 name and lot number, GPS coordinates, and any other descriptive
94 property information that may reveal the home address.
95 b. “Judicial assistant” means a court employee assigned to
96 the following class codes: 8140, 8150, 8310, and 8320.
97 c. “Telephone numbers” includes home telephone numbers,
98 personal cellular telephone numbers, personal pager telephone
99 numbers, and telephone numbers associated with personal
100 communications devices.
101 2.a. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
102 and photographs of active or former sworn law enforcement
103 personnel or of active or former civilian personnel employed by
104 a law enforcement agency, including correctional and
105 correctional probation officers, personnel of the Department of
106 Children and Families whose duties include the investigation of
107 abuse, neglect, exploitation, fraud, theft, or other criminal
108 activities, personnel of the Department of Health whose duties
109 are to support the investigation of child abuse or neglect, and
110 personnel of the Department of Revenue or local governments
111 whose responsibilities include revenue collection and
112 enforcement or child support enforcement; the names, home
113 addresses, telephone numbers, photographs, dates of birth, and
114 places of employment of the spouses and children of such
115 personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care
116 facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt
117 from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
118 Constitution.
119 b. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
120 and photographs of current or former nonsworn investigative
121 personnel of the Department of Financial Services whose duties
122 include the investigation of fraud, theft, workers’ compensation
123 coverage requirements and compliance, other related criminal
124 activities, or state regulatory requirement violations; the
125 names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and
126 places of employment of the spouses and children of such
127 personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care
128 facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt
129 from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
130 Constitution.
131 c. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
132 and photographs of current or former nonsworn investigative
133 personnel of the Office of Financial Regulation’s Bureau of
134 Financial Investigations whose duties include the investigation
135 of fraud, theft, other related criminal activities, or state
136 regulatory requirement violations; the names, home addresses,
137 telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of
138 the spouses and children of such personnel; and the names and
139 locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
140 children of such personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s.
141 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
142 d. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
143 and photographs of current or former firefighters certified in
144 compliance with s. 633.408; the names, home addresses, telephone
145 numbers, photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment
146 of the spouses and children of such firefighters; and the names
147 and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
148 children of such firefighters are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and
149 s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
150 e. The home addresses, dates of birth, and telephone
151 numbers of current or former justices of the Supreme Court,
152 district court of appeal judges, circuit court judges, and
153 county court judges and current judicial assistants; the names,
154 home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of
155 employment of the spouses and children of current or former
156 justices and judges and current judicial assistants; and the
157 names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended
158 by the children of current or former justices and judges and
159 current judicial assistants are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s.
160 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. This sub-subparagraph
161 is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act in
162 accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on October 2,
163 2028, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment
164 by the Legislature.
165 f. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
166 and photographs of current or former state attorneys, assistant
167 state attorneys, statewide prosecutors, or assistant statewide
168 prosecutors; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers,
169 photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment of the
170 spouses and children of current or former state attorneys,
171 assistant state attorneys, statewide prosecutors, or assistant
172 statewide prosecutors; and the names and locations of schools
173 and day care facilities attended by the children of current or
174 former state attorneys, assistant state attorneys, statewide
175 prosecutors, or assistant statewide prosecutors are exempt from
176 s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
177 g. The home addresses, dates of birth, and telephone
178 numbers of general magistrates, special magistrates, judges of
179 compensation claims, administrative law judges of the Division
180 of Administrative Hearings, and child support enforcement
181 hearing officers, and the chair, commissioners, and hearing
182 officers of the Public Employees Relations Commission; the
183 names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and
184 places of employment of the spouses and children of general
185 magistrates, special magistrates, judges of compensation claims,
186 administrative law judges of the Division of Administrative
187 Hearings, and child support enforcement hearing officers, and
188 the chair, commissioners, and hearing officers of the Public
189 Employees Relations Commission; and the names and locations of
190 schools and day care facilities attended by the children of
191 general magistrates, special magistrates, judges of compensation
192 claims, administrative law judges of the Division of
193 Administrative Hearings, and child support enforcement hearing
194 officers, and the chair, commissioners, and hearing officers of
195 the Public Employees Relations Commission are exempt from s.
196 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
197 h. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
198 and photographs of current or former human resource, labor
199 relations, or employee relations directors, assistant directors,
200 managers, or assistant managers of any local government agency
201 or water management district whose duties include hiring and
202 firing employees, labor contract negotiation, administration, or
203 other personnel-related duties; the names, home addresses,
204 telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of
205 the spouses and children of such personnel; and the names and
206 locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
207 children of such personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s.
208 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
209 i. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
210 and photographs of current or former code enforcement officers;
211 the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
212 and places of employment of the spouses and children of such
213 personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care
214 facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt
215 from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
216 Constitution.
217 j. The home addresses, telephone numbers, places of
218 employment, dates of birth, and photographs of current or former
219 guardians ad litem, as defined in s. 39.01; the names, home
220 addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of
221 employment of the spouses and children of such persons; and the
222 names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended
223 by the children of such persons are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and
224 s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
225 k. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
226 and photographs of current or former juvenile probation
227 officers, juvenile probation supervisors, detention
228 superintendents, assistant detention superintendents, juvenile
229 justice detention officers I and II, juvenile justice detention
230 officer supervisors, juvenile justice residential officers,
231 juvenile justice residential officer supervisors I and II,
232 juvenile justice counselors, juvenile justice counselor
233 supervisors, human services counselor administrators, senior
234 human services counselor administrators, rehabilitation
235 therapists, and social services counselors of the Department of
236 Juvenile Justice; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers,
237 dates of birth, and places of employment of spouses and children
238 of such personnel; and the names and locations of schools and
239 day care facilities attended by the children of such personnel
240 are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
241 Constitution.
242 l. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
243 and photographs of current or former public defenders, assistant
244 public defenders, criminal conflict and civil regional counsel,
245 and assistant criminal conflict and civil regional counsel; the
246 names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and
247 places of employment of the spouses and children of current or
248 former public defenders, assistant public defenders, criminal
249 conflict and civil regional counsel, and assistant criminal
250 conflict and civil regional counsel; and the names and locations
251 of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of
252 current or former public defenders, assistant public defenders,
253 criminal conflict and civil regional counsel, and assistant
254 criminal conflict and civil regional counsel are exempt from s.
255 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
256 m. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
257 and photographs of current or former investigators or inspectors
258 of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation; the
259 names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and
260 places of employment of the spouses and children of such current
261 or former investigators and inspectors; and the names and
262 locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
263 children of such current or former investigators and inspectors
264 are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
265 Constitution.
266 n. The home addresses, telephone numbers, and dates of
267 birth of county tax collectors; the names, home addresses,
268 telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of
269 the spouses and children of such tax collectors; and the names
270 and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
271 children of such tax collectors are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and
272 s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
273 o. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
274 and photographs of current or former personnel of the Department
275 of Health whose duties include, or result in, the determination
276 or adjudication of eligibility for social security disability
277 benefits, the investigation or prosecution of complaints filed
278 against health care practitioners, or the inspection of health
279 care practitioners or health care facilities licensed by the
280 Department of Health; the names, home addresses, telephone
281 numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses
282 and children of such personnel; and the names and locations of
283 schools and day care facilities attended by the children of such
284 personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of
285 the State Constitution.
286 p. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
287 and photographs of current or former impaired practitioner
288 consultants who are retained by an agency or current or former
289 employees of an impaired practitioner consultant whose duties
290 result in a determination of a person’s skill and safety to
291 practice a licensed profession; the names, home addresses,
292 telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of
293 the spouses and children of such consultants or their employees;
294 and the names and locations of schools and day care facilities
295 attended by the children of such consultants or employees are
296 exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
297 Constitution.
298 q. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
299 and photographs of current or former emergency medical
300 technicians or paramedics certified under chapter 401; the
301 names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and
302 places of employment of the spouses and children of such
303 emergency medical technicians or paramedics; and the names and
304 locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
305 children of such emergency medical technicians or paramedics are
306 exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
307 Constitution.
308 r. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
309 and photographs of current or former personnel employed in an
310 agency’s office of inspector general or internal audit
311 department whose duties include auditing or investigating waste,
312 fraud, abuse, theft, exploitation, or other activities that
313 could lead to criminal prosecution or administrative discipline;
314 the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
315 and places of employment of spouses and children of such
316 personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care
317 facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt
318 from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
319 Constitution.
320 s. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
321 and photographs of current or former directors, managers,
322 supervisors, nurses, and clinical employees of an addiction
323 treatment facility; the home addresses, telephone numbers,
324 photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment of the
325 spouses and children of such personnel; and the names and
326 locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
327 children of such personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s.
328 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. For purposes of this
329 sub-subparagraph, the term “addiction treatment facility” means
330 a county government, or agency thereof, that is licensed
331 pursuant to s. 397.401 and provides substance abuse prevention,
332 intervention, or clinical treatment, including any licensed
333 service component described in s. 397.311(27).
334 t. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
335 and photographs of current or former directors, managers,
336 supervisors, and clinical employees of a child advocacy center
337 that meets the standards of s. 39.3035(2) and fulfills the
338 screening requirement of s. 39.3035(3), and the members of a
339 Child Protection Team as described in s. 39.303 whose duties
340 include supporting the investigation of child abuse or sexual
341 abuse, child abandonment, child neglect, and child exploitation
342 or to provide services as part of a multidisciplinary case
343 review team; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers,
344 photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment of the
345 spouses and children of such personnel and members; and the
346 names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended
347 by the children of such personnel and members are exempt from s.
348 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
349 u. The home addresses, telephone numbers, places of
350 employment, dates of birth, and photographs of current or former
351 staff and domestic violence advocates, as defined in s.
352 90.5036(1)(b), of domestic violence centers certified by the
353 Department of Children and Families under chapter 39; the names,
354 home addresses, telephone numbers, places of employment, dates
355 of birth, and photographs of the spouses and children of such
356 personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care
357 facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt
358 from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
359 Constitution.
360 v. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
361 and photographs of current or former inspectors or investigators
362 of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; the
363 names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and
364 places of employment of the spouses and children of current or
365 former inspectors or investigators; and the names and locations
366 of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of
367 current or former inspectors or investigators are exempt from s.
368 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. This
369 sub-subparagraph is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review
370 Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on
371 October 2, 2028, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through
372 reenactment by the Legislature.
373 w. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
374 and photographs of current county attorneys, assistant county
375 attorneys, deputy county attorneys, city attorneys, assistant
376 city attorneys, and deputy city attorneys; the names, home
377 addresses, telephone numbers, photographs, dates of birth, and
378 places of employment of the spouses and children of current
379 county attorneys, assistant county attorneys, deputy county
380 attorneys, city attorneys, assistant city attorneys, and deputy
381 city attorneys; and the names and locations of schools and day
382 care facilities attended by the children of current county
383 attorneys, assistant county attorneys, deputy county attorneys,
384 city attorneys, assistant city attorneys, and deputy city
385 attorneys are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of
386 the State Constitution. This exemption does not apply to a
387 county attorney, assistant county attorney, deputy county
388 attorney, city attorney, assistant city attorney, or deputy city
389 attorney who qualifies as a candidate for election to public
390 office. This sub-subparagraph is subject to the Open Government
391 Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand
392 repealed on October 2, 2029, unless reviewed and saved from
393 repeal through reenactment by the Legislature.
394 x. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
395 and photographs of current or former commissioners of the
396 Florida Gaming Control Commission; the names, home addresses,
397 telephone numbers, dates of birth, photographs, and places of
398 employment of the spouses and children of such current or former
399 commissioners; and the names and locations of schools and day
400 care facilities attended by the children of such current or
401 former commissioners are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a),
402 Art. I of the State Constitution. This sub-subparagraph is
403 subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act in accordance
404 with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on October 2, 2029,
405 unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment by the
406 Legislature.
407 y. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
408 and photographs of current clerks of the circuit court, deputy
409 clerks of the circuit court, and clerk of the circuit court
410 personnel; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates
411 of birth, and places of employment of the spouses and children
412 of current clerks of the circuit court, deputy clerks of the
413 circuit court, and clerk of the circuit court personnel; and the
414 names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended
415 by the children of current clerks of the circuit court, deputy
416 clerks of the circuit court, and clerk of the circuit court
417 personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of
418 the State Constitution. This sub-subparagraph is subject to the
419 Open Government Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15
420 and shall stand repealed on October 2, 2029, unless reviewed and
421 saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature.
422 3. An agency that is the custodian of the information
423 specified in subparagraph 2. and that is not the employer of the
424 officer, employee, justice, judge, or other person specified in
425 subparagraph 2. must maintain the exempt status of that
426 information only if the officer, employee, justice, judge, other
427 person, or employing agency of the designated employee submits a
428 written and notarized request for maintenance of the exemption
429 to the custodial agency. The request must state under oath the
430 statutory basis for the individual’s exemption request and
431 confirm the individual’s status as a party eligible for exempt
432 status.
433 4.a. A county property appraiser, as defined in s.
434 192.001(3), or a county tax collector, as defined in s.
435 192.001(4), who receives a written and notarized request for
436 maintenance of the exemption pursuant to subparagraph 3. must
437 comply by removing the name of the individual with exempt status
438 and the instrument number or Official Records book and page
439 number identifying the property with the exempt status from all
440 publicly available records maintained by the property appraiser
441 or tax collector. For written requests received on or before
442 July 1, 2021, a county property appraiser or county tax
443 collector must comply with this sub-subparagraph by October 1,
444 2021. A county property appraiser or county tax collector may
445 not remove the street address, legal description, or other
446 information identifying real property within the agency’s
447 records so long as a name or personal information otherwise
448 exempt from inspection and copying pursuant to this section is
449 not associated with the property or otherwise displayed in the
450 public records of the agency.
451 b. Any information restricted from public display,
452 inspection, or copying under sub-subparagraph a. must be
453 provided to the individual whose information was removed.
454 5. An officer, an employee, a justice, a judge, or other
455 person specified in subparagraph 2. may submit a written request
456 for the release of his or her exempt information to the
457 custodial agency. The written request must be notarized and must
458 specify the information to be released and the party authorized
459 to receive the information. Upon receipt of the written request,
460 the custodial agency must release the specified information to
461 the party authorized to receive such information.
462 6. The exemptions in this paragraph apply to information
463 held by an agency before, on, or after the effective date of the
464 exemption.
465 7. Information made exempt under this paragraph may be
466 disclosed pursuant to s. 28.2221 to a title insurer authorized
467 pursuant to s. 624.401 and its affiliates as defined in s.
468 624.10; a title insurance agent or title insurance agency as
469 defined in s. 626.841(1) or (2), respectively; or an attorney
470 duly admitted to practice law in this state and in good standing
471 with The Florida Bar.
472 8. The exempt status of a home address contained in the
473 Official Records is maintained only during the period when a
474 protected party resides at the dwelling location. Upon
475 conveyance of real property after October 1, 2021, and when such
476 real property no longer constitutes a protected party’s home
477 address as defined in sub-subparagraph 1.a., the protected party
478 must submit a written request to release the removed information
479 to the county recorder. The written request to release the
480 removed information must be notarized, must confirm that a
481 protected party’s request for release is pursuant to a
482 conveyance of his or her dwelling location, and must specify the
483 Official Records book and page, instrument number, or clerk’s
484 file number for each document containing the information to be
485 released.
486 9. Upon the death of a protected party as verified by a
487 certified copy of a death certificate or court order, any party
488 can request the county recorder to release a protected
489 decedent’s removed information unless there is a related request
490 on file with the county recorder for continued removal of the
491 decedent’s information or unless such removal is otherwise
492 prohibited by statute or by court order. The written request to
493 release the removed information upon the death of a protected
494 party must attach the certified copy of a death certificate or
495 court order and must be notarized, must confirm the request for
496 release is due to the death of a protected party, and must
497 specify the Official Records book and page number, instrument
498 number, or clerk’s file number for each document containing the
499 information to be released. A fee may not be charged for the
500 release of any document pursuant to such request.
501 Section 5. The amendment made by this act to s.
502 119.071(4)(d)2.g., Florida Statutes, is subject to the Open
503 Government Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15,
504 Florida Statutes, and shall stand repealed on October 2, 2030,
505 unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment by the
506 Legislature and the text of that sub-subparagraph shall revert
507 to that in existence on June 30, 2025, except that any
508 amendments to such text enacted other than by this act shall be
509 preserved and continue to operate to the extent that such
510 amendments are not dependent upon the amendment to the text
511 which expires pursuant to this section.
512 Section 6. The Legislature finds that it is a public
513 necessity that the home addresses, dates of birth, and telephone
514 numbers of the chair, commissioners, and hearing officers of the
515 Public Employees Relations Commission; the names, home
516 addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of
517 employment of the spouses and children of such personnel; and
518 the names and locations of schools and day care facilities
519 attended by the children of such personnel be made exempt from
520 s. 119.07(1), Florida Statutes, and s. 24(a), Article I of the
521 State Constitution. Such personnel and their families are at a
522 heightened risk of physical and emotional harm from disgruntled
523 individuals who have contentious reactions to actions taken by
524 the commission. In addition, such personnel may be subject to
525 threats or acts of revenge because of the duties they perform.
526 The spouses and children of such personnel are also endangered
527 by individuals who seek to intimidate or harm such personnel.
528 The Legislature finds that the harm that may result from the
529 release of such personal identifying and location information
530 outweighs any public benefit that may be derived from disclosure
531 of the information.
532 Section 7. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.