HB 0635

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to a public records exemption; amending s.
3	119.07, F.S.; providing an exemption from public records
4	requirements for information that would identify or help
5	to locate a child who participates in government-sponsored
6	recreation programs or camps or the parents of guardians
7	of such child, including, but not limited to, the name,
8	home address, telephone number, social security number,
9	and photograph of such child, the names and locations of
10	schools attended by such child, and the names, home
11	addresses, telephone numbers, and social security numbers
12	of the parents or guardians of such child; providing for
13	disclosure of such information by court order upon a
14	showing of good cause; providing for retroactive effect of
15	the exemption; providing for future review and repeal of
16	the exemption; providing a statement of public necessity;
17	providing an effective date.
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19	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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21	Section 1.  Paragraph (hh) is added to subsection (3) of
22	section 119.07, Florida Statutes, to read:
23	119.07  Inspection, examination, and duplication of
24	records; exemptions.--
25	(3)
26	(hh)  Any information that would identify or help to locate
27	a child who participates in government-sponsored recreation
28	programs or camps or the parents or guardians of such child,
29	including, but not limited to, the name, home address, telephone
30	number, social security number, or photograph of the child; the
31	names and locations of schools attended by such child; and the
32	names, home addresses, and social security numbers of parents or
33	guardians of such child is exempt from subsection (1) and s.
34	24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. Information made exempt
35	pursuant to this paragraph may be disclosed by court order upon
36	a showing of good cause. This exemption applies to records held
37	before, on, or after the effective date of this exemption.
38	Section 2.  Paragraph (hh) of subsection (3) of s. 119.07,
39	Florida Statutes, is subject to the Open Government Sunset
40	Review Act of 1995 in accordance with s. 119.15, Florida
41	Statutes, and shall stand repealed on October 2, 2009, unless
42	reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment by the
43	Legislature.
44	Section 3.  The Legislature finds that it is a public
45	necessity that any information that would identify or help to
46	locate a child who participates in government-sponsored
47	recreation programs or camps or the parents or guardians of such
48	child, including, but not limited to, the name, home address,
49	telephone number, social security number, and photograph of such
50	child, the names and locations of the schools attended by such
51	child, and the names, home addresses, and social security
52	numbers of the parents or guardians of such child, be held
53	exempt from public records requirements because revealing such
54	information could create the opportunity for stalking,
55	harrassment, abduction, or abuse of such children. Information
56	that identifies a child in a government-sponsored recreation
57	program or camp could be used directly to locate that child.
58	Information that identifies a parent or guardian of such a child
59	could be used indirectly to lead to the location of the child.
60	As the public availability of this information could create the
61	opportunity for stalking, harrassment, abduction, or abuse of
62	these children, it would be contrary to the state's compelling
63	interest in preserving the public safety to permit the release
64	of such information. Protecting such personal identifying
65	information of these children and their parents or guardians
66	helps to minimize the opportunity for stalking, harrassment,
67	abduction, or abuse and thus it is a public necessity that such
68	information be held confidential and exempt from public records
69	requirements.
70	Section 4.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.

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