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    2         An act relating to security of confidential personal
    3         information; providing a short title; repealing s.
    4         817.5681, F.S., relating to a breach of security
    5         concerning confidential personal information in third
    6         party possession; creating s. 501.171, F.S.; providing
    7         definitions; requiring specified entities to take
    8         reasonable measures to protect and secure data
    9         containing personal information in electronic form;
   10         requiring specified entities to notify the Department
   11         of Legal Affairs of data security breaches; requiring
   12         notice to individuals of data security breaches under
   13         certain circumstances; providing exceptions to notice
   14         requirements under certain circumstances; specifying
   15         contents and methods of notice; requiring notice to
   16         credit reporting agencies under certain circumstances;
   17         requiring the department to report annually to the
   18         Legislature; specifying report requirements; providing
   19         requirements for disposal of customer records;
   20         providing for enforcement actions by the department;
   21         providing civil penalties; specifying that no private
   22         cause of action is created; amending ss. 282.0041 and
   23         282.318, F.S.; conforming cross-references to changes
   24         made by the act; providing an effective date.
   25          
   26  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   27  
   28         Section 1. This act may be cited as the “Florida
   29  Information Protection Act of 2014.”
   30         Section 2. Section 817.5681, Florida Statutes, is repealed.
   31         Section 3. Section 501.171, Florida Statutes, is created to
   32  read:
   33         501.171 Security of confidential personal information.—
   34         (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term:
   35         (a) “Breach of security” or “breach” means unauthorized
   36  access of data in electronic form containing personal
   37  information. Good faith access of personal information by an
   38  employee or agent of the covered entity does not constitute a
   39  breach of security, provided that the information is not used
   40  for a purpose unrelated to the business or subject to further
   41  unauthorized use.
   42         (b) “Covered entity” means a sole proprietorship,
   43  partnership, corporation, trust, estate, cooperative,
   44  association, or other commercial entity that acquires,
   45  maintains, stores, or uses personal information. For purposes of
   46  the notice requirements in subsections (3)-(6), the term
   47  includes a governmental entity.
   48         (c) “Customer records” means any material, regardless of
   49  the physical form, on which personal information is recorded or
   50  preserved by any means, including, but not limited to, written
   51  or spoken words, graphically depicted, printed, or
   52  electromagnetically transmitted that are provided by an
   53  individual in this state to a covered entity for the purpose of
   54  purchasing or leasing a product or obtaining a service.
   55         (d) “Data in electronic form” means any data stored
   56  electronically or digitally on any computer system or other
   57  database and includes recordable tapes and other mass storage
   58  devices.
   59         (e) “Department” means the Department of Legal Affairs.
   60         (f) “Governmental entity” means any department, division,
   61  bureau, commission, regional planning agency, board, district,
   62  authority, agency, or other instrumentality of this state that
   63  acquires, maintains, stores, or uses data in electronic form
   64  containing personal information.
   65         (g)1. “Personal information” means either of the following:
   66         a. An individual’s first name or first initial and last
   67  name in combination with any one or more of the following data
   68  elements for that individual:
   69         (I) A social security number;
   70         (II) A driver license or identification card number,
   71  passport number, military identification number, or other
   72  similar number issued on a government document used to verify
   73  identity;
   74         (III) A financial account number or credit or debit card
   75  number, in combination with any required security code, access
   76  code, or password that is necessary to permit access to an
   77  individual’s financial account;
   78         (IV) Any information regarding an individual’s medical
   79  history, mental or physical condition, or medical treatment or
   80  diagnosis by a health care professional; or
   81         (V) An individual’s health insurance policy number or
   82  subscriber identification number and any unique identifier used
   83  by a health insurer to identify the individual.
   84         b. A user name or e-mail address, in combination with a
   85  password or security question and answer that would permit
   86  access to an online account.
   87         2. The term does not include information about an
   88  individual that has been made publicly available by a federal,
   89  state, or local governmental entity. The term also does not
   90  include information that is encrypted, secured, or modified by
   91  any other method or technology that removes elements that
   92  personally identify an individual or that otherwise renders the
   93  information unusable.
   94         (h) “Third-party agent” means an entity that has been
   95  contracted to maintain, store, or process personal information
   96  on behalf of a covered entity or governmental entity.
   97         (2) REQUIREMENTS FOR DATA SECURITY.—Each covered entity,
   98  governmental entity, or third-party agent shall take reasonable
   99  measures to protect and secure data in electronic form
  100  containing personal information.
  101         (3) NOTICE TO DEPARTMENT OF SECURITY BREACH.—
  102         (a) A covered entity shall provide notice to the department
  103  of any breach of security affecting 500 or more individuals in
  104  this state. Such notice must be provided to the department as
  105  expeditiously as practicable, but no later than 30 days after
  106  the determination of the breach or reason to believe a breach
  107  occurred. A covered entity may receive 15 additional days to
  108  provide notice as required in subsection (4) if good cause for
  109  delay is provided in writing to the department within 30 days
  110  after determination of the breach or reason to believe a breach
  111  occurred.
  112         (b) The written notice to the department must include:
  113         1. A synopsis of the events surrounding the breach at the
  114  time notice is provided.
  115         2. The number of individuals in this state who were or
  116  potentially have been affected by the breach.
  117         3. Any services related to the breach being offered or
  118  scheduled to be offered, without charge, by the covered entity
  119  to individuals, and instructions as to how to use such services.
  120         4. A copy of the notice required under subsection (4) or an
  121  explanation of the other actions taken pursuant to subsection
  122  (4).
  123         5. The name, address, telephone number, and e-mail address
  124  of the employee or agent of the covered entity from whom
  125  additional information may be obtained about the breach.
  126         (c) The covered entity must provide the following
  127  information to the department upon its request:
  128         1. A police report, incident report, or computer forensics
  129  report.
  130         2. A copy of the policies in place regarding breaches.
  131         3. Steps that have been taken to rectify the breach.
  132         (d) A covered entity may provide the department with
  133  supplemental information regarding a breach at any time.
  134         (e) For a covered entity that is the judicial branch, the
  135  Executive Office of the Governor, the Department of Financial
  136  Services, or the Department of Agriculture and Consumer
  137  Services, in lieu of providing the written notice to the
  138  department, the covered entity may post the information
  139  described in subparagraphs (b)1.-4. on an agency-managed
  140  website.
  141         (4) NOTICE TO INDIVIDUALS OF SECURITY BREACH.—
  142         (a) A covered entity shall give notice to each individual
  143  in this state whose personal information was, or the covered
  144  entity reasonably believes to have been, accessed as a result of
  145  the breach. Notice to individuals shall be made as expeditiously
  146  as practicable and without unreasonable delay, taking into
  147  account the time necessary to allow the covered entity to
  148  determine the scope of the breach of security, to identify
  149  individuals affected by the breach, and to restore the
  150  reasonable integrity of the data system that was breached, but
  151  no later than 30 days after the determination of a breach or
  152  reason to believe a breach occurred unless subject to a delay
  153  authorized under paragraph (b) or waiver under paragraph (c).
  154         (b) If a federal, state, or local law enforcement agency
  155  determines that notice to individuals required under this
  156  subsection would interfere with a criminal investigation, the
  157  notice shall be delayed upon the written request of the law
  158  enforcement agency for a specified period that the law
  159  enforcement agency determines is reasonably necessary. A law
  160  enforcement agency may, by a subsequent written request, revoke
  161  such delay as of a specified date or extend the period set forth
  162  in the original request made under this paragraph to a specified
  163  date if further delay is necessary.
  164         (c) Notwithstanding paragraph (a), notice to the affected
  165  individuals is not required if, after an appropriate
  166  investigation and consultation with relevant federal, state, or
  167  local law enforcement agencies, the covered entity reasonably
  168  determines that the breach has not and will not likely result in
  169  identity theft or any other financial harm to the individuals
  170  whose personal information has been accessed. Such a
  171  determination must be documented in writing and maintained for
  172  at least 5 years. The covered entity shall provide the written
  173  determination to the department within 30 days after the
  174  determination.
  175         (d) The notice to an affected individual shall be by one of
  176  the following methods:
  177         1. Written notice sent to the mailing address of the
  178  individual in the records of the covered entity; or
  179         2. E-mail notice sent to the e-mail address of the
  180  individual in the records of the covered entity.
  181         (e) The notice to an individual with respect to a breach of
  182  security shall include, at a minimum:
  183         1. The date, estimated date, or estimated date range of the
  184  breach of security.
  185         2. A description of the personal information that was
  186  accessed or reasonably believed to have been accessed as a part
  187  of the breach of security.
  188         3. Information that the individual can use to contact the
  189  covered entity to inquire about the breach of security and the
  190  personal information that the covered entity maintained about
  191  the individual.
  192         (f) A covered entity required to provide notice to an
  193  individual may provide substitute notice in lieu of direct
  194  notice if such direct notice is not feasible because the cost of
  195  providing notice would exceed $250,000, because the affected
  196  individuals exceed 500,000 persons, or because the covered
  197  entity does not have an e-mail address or mailing address for
  198  the affected individuals. Such substitute notice shall include
  199  the following:
  200         1. A conspicuous notice on the Internet website of the
  201  covered entity if the covered entity maintains a website; and
  202         2. Notice in print and to broadcast media, including major
  203  media in urban and rural areas where the affected individuals
  204  reside.
  205         (g) Notice provided pursuant to rules, regulations,
  206  procedures, or guidelines established by the covered entity’s
  207  primary or functional federal regulator is deemed to be in
  208  compliance with the notice requirement in this subsection if the
  209  covered entity notifies affected individuals in accordance with
  210  the rules, regulations, procedures, or guidelines established by
  211  the primary or functional federal regulator in the event of a
  212  breach of security. Under this paragraph, a covered entity that
  213  timely provides a copy of such notice to the department is
  214  deemed to be in compliance with the notice requirement in
  215  subsection (3).
  216         (5) NOTICE TO CREDIT REPORTING AGENCIES.—If a covered
  217  entity discovers circumstances requiring notice pursuant to this
  218  section of more than 1,000 individuals at a single time, the
  219  covered entity shall also notify, without unreasonable delay,
  220  all consumer reporting agencies that compile and maintain files
  221  on consumers on a nationwide basis, as defined in the Fair
  222  Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. s. 1681a(p), of the timing,
  223  distribution, and content of the notices.
  224         (6) NOTICE BY THIRD-PARTY AGENTS; DUTIES OF THIRD-PARTY
  225  AGENTS; NOTICE BY AGENTS.—
  226         (a) In the event of a breach of security of a system
  227  maintained by a third-party agent, such third-party agent shall
  228  notify the covered entity of the breach of security as
  229  expeditiously as practicable, but no later than 10 days
  230  following the determination of the breach of security or reason
  231  to believe the breach occurred. Upon receiving notice from a
  232  third-party agent, a covered entity shall provide notices
  233  required under subsections (3) and (4). A third-party agent
  234  shall provide a covered entity with all information that the
  235  covered entity needs to comply with its notice requirements.
  236         (b) An agent may provide notice as required under
  237  subsections (3) and (4) on behalf of the covered entity;
  238  however, an agent’s failure to provide proper notice shall be
  239  deemed a violation of this section against the covered entity.
  240         (7) ANNUAL REPORT.—By February 1 of each year, the
  241  department shall submit a report to the President of the Senate
  242  and the Speaker of the House of Representatives describing the
  243  nature of any reported breaches of security by governmental
  244  entities or third-party agents of governmental entities in the
  245  preceding calendar year along with recommendations for security
  246  improvements. The report shall identify any governmental entity
  247  that has violated any of the applicable requirements in
  248  subsections (2)-(6) in the preceding calendar year.
  249         (8) REQUIREMENTS FOR DISPOSAL OF CUSTOMER RECORDS.—Each
  250  covered entity or third-party agent shall take all reasonable
  251  measures to dispose, or arrange for the disposal, of customer
  252  records containing personal information within its custody or
  253  control when the records are no longer to be retained. Such
  254  disposal shall involve shredding, erasing, or otherwise
  255  modifying the personal information in the records to make it
  256  unreadable or undecipherable through any means.
  257         (9) ENFORCEMENT.—
  258         (a) A violation of this section shall be treated as an
  259  unfair or deceptive trade practice in any action brought by the
  260  department under s. 501.207 against a covered entity or third
  261  party agent.
  262         (b) In addition to the remedies provided for in paragraph
  263  (a), a covered entity that violates subsection (3) or subsection
  264  (4) shall be liable for a civil penalty not to exceed $500,000,
  265  as follows:
  266         1. In the amount of $1,000 for each day up to the first 30
  267  days following any violation of subsection (3) or subsection (4)
  268  and, thereafter, $50,000 for each subsequent 30-day period or
  269  portion thereof for up to 180 days.
  270         2. If the violation continues for more than 180 days, in an
  271  amount not to exceed $500,000.
  272  
  273  The civil penalties for failure to notify provided in this
  274  paragraph apply per breach and not per individual affected by
  275  the breach.
  276         (c) All penalties collected pursuant to this subsection
  277  shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
  278         (10) NO PRIVATE CAUSE OF ACTION.—This section does not
  279  establish a private cause of action.
  280         Section 4. Subsection (5) of section 282.0041, Florida
  281  Statutes, is amended to read:
  282         282.0041 Definitions.—As used in this chapter, the term:
  283         (5) “Breach” has the same meaning as the term “breach of
  284  security” as defined in s. 501.171 in s. 817.5681(4).
  285         Section 5. Paragraph (i) of subsection (4) of section
  286  282.318, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
  287         282.318 Enterprise security of data and information
  288  technology.—
  289         (4) To assist the Agency for Enterprise Information
  290  Technology in carrying out its responsibilities, each agency
  291  head shall, at a minimum:
  292         (i) Develop a process for detecting, reporting, and
  293  responding to suspected or confirmed security incidents,
  294  including suspected or confirmed breaches consistent with the
  295  security rules and guidelines established by the Agency for
  296  Enterprise Information Technology.
  297         1. Suspected or confirmed information security incidents
  298  and breaches must be immediately reported to the Agency for
  299  Enterprise Information Technology.
  300         2. For incidents involving breaches, agencies shall provide
  301  notice in accordance with s. 501.171 s. 817.5681 and to the
  302  Agency for Enterprise Information Technology in accordance with
  303  this subsection.
  304         Section 6. This act shall take effect July 1, 2014.