House Bill hb0275c1

    Florida House of Representatives - 2001              CS/HB 275

        By the Committee on Rules, Ethics & Elections and
    Representatives Ross and Goodlette





  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to public records exemption for

  3         certain identification and computer security

  4         algorithms in connection with campaign

  5         treasurer's reports; creating s. 106.0706,

  6         F.S.; providing exemptions from public records

  7         requirements for personal identification

  8         numbers of and computer security algorithms

  9         required to maintain the security of

10         information submitted or received through an

11         electronic filing system for campaign

12         treasurer's reports; providing for future

13         review and repeal; providing a finding of

14         public necessity; providing a contingent

15         effective date.

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17  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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19         Section 1.  Section 106.0706, Florida Statutes, is

20  created to read:

21         106.0706  Electronic filing of campaign treasurer's

22  reports; confidentiality of personal identification numbers

23  and computer security algorithms.--All personal identification

24  numbers of, and all computer security algorithms required to

25  maintain the security of information submitted or received

26  through, the electronic filing system for campaign treasurer's

27  reports established under s. 106.0705 and held by the division

28  are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a),

29  Art. I of the State Constitution.  This section is subject to

30  the Open Government Sunset Review Act of 1995 in accordance

31  with s. 119.15, and shall stand repealed on October 2, 2006,

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    Florida House of Representatives - 2001              CS/HB 275

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  1  unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment by

  2  the Legislature.

  3         Section 2.  The Legislature finds that it is a public

  4  necessity to exempt from public records requirements all

  5  personal identification numbers of, and all computer security

  6  algorithms required to maintain the security of information

  7  submitted or received through, the electronic filing system

  8  for campaign treasurer's reports established under s.

  9  106.0705, Florida Statutes, and held by the Division of

10  Elections, because release of such information could invite

11  criminal activity, such as unauthorized access to the

12  electronic filing system.  Such unauthorized access could

13  affect the integrity of the information submitted and filed.

14  The Legislature also finds that the above exemption protects

15  the security of campaign treasurer's reports and the security

16  of the electronic filing system.

17         Section 3.  This act shall take effect on the same date

18  that House Bill 273 or similar legislation creating s.

19  106.0705, Florida Statutes, to provide for electronic filing

20  of campaign treasurer's reports, takes effect, if such

21  legislation is adopted in the same legislative session or an

22  extension thereof.

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