HB 0619 2004
1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to a public records exemption; amending s.
3	119.07; providing an exemption from public records
4	requirements for the home addresses, telephone numbers,
5	social security numbers, and photographs of active or
6	former emergency medical technicians or paramedics
7	certified in compliance with chapter 401, the home
8	addresses, telephone numbers, social security numbers,
9	photographs, and places of employment of the spouses and
10	the children of such emergency medical technicians and
11	paramedics, and the names and locations of schools and day
12	care facilities attended by children of such emergency
13	medical technicians and paramedics; providing for future
14	review and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement
15	of public necessity; providing an 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. Paragraph (i) of subsection (3) of section
20	119.07, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
21	119.07 Inspection, examination, and duplication of
22	records; exemptions.--
23	(3)
24	(i)1. The home addresses, telephone numbers, social
25	security numbers, and photographs of active or former law
26	enforcement personnel, including correctional and correctional
27	probation officers, personnel of the Department of Children and
28	Family Services whose duties include the investigation of abuse,
29	neglect, exploitation, fraud, theft, or other criminal
30	activities, personnel of the Department of Health whose duties
31	are to support the investigation of child abuse or neglect, and
32	personnel of the Department of Revenue or local governments
33	whose responsibilities include revenue collection and
34	enforcement or child support enforcement; the home addresses,
35	telephone numbers, social security numbers, photographs, and
36	places of employment of the spouses and children of such
37	personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care
38	facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt
39	from the provisions of subsection (1). The home addresses,
40	telephone numbers, and photographs of firefighters certified in
41	compliance with s. 633.35; the home addresses, telephone
42	numbers, photographs, and places of employment of the spouses
43	and children of such firefighters; and the names and locations
44	of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of
45	such firefighters are exempt from subsection (1). The home
46	addresses, telephone numbers, social security numbers, and
47	photographs of active or former emergency medical technicians or
48	paramedics certified in compliance with chapter 401; the home
49	addresses, telephone numbers, social security numbers,
50	photographs, and places of employment of the spouses and
51	children of such emergency medical technicians and paramedics;
52	and the names and locations of schools and day care facilities
53	attended by children of such emergency medical technicians and
54	paramedics are exempt from subsection (1) and s. 24(a), Art. I
55	of the State Constitution.The home addresses and telephone
56	numbers of justices of the Supreme Court, district court of
57	appeal judges, circuit court judges, and county court judges;
58	the home addresses, telephone numbers, and places of employment
59	of the spouses and children of justices and judges; and the
60	names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended
61	by the children of justices and judges are exempt from the
62	provisions of subsection (1). The home addresses, telephone
63	numbers, social security numbers, and photographs of current or
64	former state attorneys, assistant state attorneys, statewide
65	prosecutors, or assistant statewide prosecutors; the home
66	addresses, telephone numbers, social security numbers,
67	photographs, and places of employment of the spouses and
68	children of current or former state attorneys, assistant state
69	attorneys, statewide prosecutors, or assistant statewide
70	prosecutors; and the names and locations of schools and day care
71	facilities attended by the children of current or former state
72	attorneys, assistant state attorneys, statewide prosecutors, or
73	assistant statewide prosecutors are exempt from subsection (1)
74	and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
75	2. The home addresses, telephone numbers, social security
76	numbers, and photographs of current or former human resource,
77	labor relations, or employee relations directors, assistant
78	directors, managers, or assistant managers of any local
79	government agency or water management district whose duties
80	include hiring and firing employees, labor contract negotiation,
81	administration, or other personnel-related duties; the names,
82	home addresses, telephone numbers, social security numbers,
83	photographs, and places of employment of the spouses and
84	children of such personnel; and the names and locations of
85	schools and day care facilities attended by the children of such
86	personnel are exempt from subsection (1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of
87	the State Constitution. This subparagraph is subject to the Open
88	Government Sunset Review Act of 1995 in accordance with s.
89	119.15, and shall stand repealed on October 2, 2006, unless
90	reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment by the
91	Legislature.
92	3. The home addresses, telephone numbers, social security
93	numbers, and photographs of current or former code enforcement
94	officers; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, social
95	security numbers, photographs, and places of employment of the
96	spouses and children of such persons; and the names and
97	locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
98	children of such persons are exempt from subsection (1) and s.
99	24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. This subparagraph is
100	subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act of 1995 in
101	accordance with s. 119.15, and shall stand repealed on October
102	2, 2006, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through
103	reenactment by the Legislature.
104	4. An agency that is the custodian of the personal
105	information specified in subparagraph 1., subparagraph 2., or
106	subparagraph 3. and that is not the employer of the officer,
107	employee, justice, judge, or other person specified in
108	subparagraph 1., subparagraph 2., or subparagraph 3. shall
109	maintain the confidentiality of the personal information only if
110	the officer, employee, justice, judge, other person, or
111	employing agency of the designated employee submits a written
112	request for confidentiality to the custodial agency.
113	Section 2. Subparagraph 1. of paragraph (i) of subsection
114	(3) of section 119.07, Florida Statutes, is subject to the Open
115	Government Sunset Review Act of 1995 in accordance with s.
116	119.15, Florida Statutes, and shall stand repealed on October 2,
117	2009, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment
118	by the Legislature.
119	Section 3. The Legislature finds that the exemption from
120	public records requirements provided for by this act for the
121	home addresses, telephone numbers, social security numbers, and
122	photographs of active or former emergency medical technicians or
123	paramedics certified in compliance with chapter 401, Florida
124	Statutes, the home addresses, telephone numbers, social security
125	numbers, photographs, and places of employment of the spouses
126	and the children of such emergency medical technicians and
127	paramedics, and the names and locations of schools and day care
128	facilities attended by children of such emergency medical
129	technicians and paramedics is a public necessity. This exemption
130	is justified because if such information were not confidential,
131	an emergency medical technician or paramedic or a member or
132	members of his or her family could be harmed or threatened with
133	harm by an individual, or a family member of such individual,
134	who was provided emergency medical care which resulted in a
135	negative outcome.
136	Section 4. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.