| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to a review under the Open Government |
| 3 | Sunset Review Act; amending s. 1009.981, F.S.; revising a |
| 4 | public records exemption for the Florida College Savings |
| 5 | Program; narrowing the exemption; deleting provisions that |
| 6 | provide for repeal of the exemption under the Open |
| 7 | Government Sunset Review Act; providing an effective date. |
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| 9 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 11 | Section 1. Subsection (6) of section 1009.981, Florida |
| 12 | Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 13 | 1009.981 Florida College Savings Program.-- |
| 14 | (6) CONFIDENTIALITY OF ACCOUNT INFORMATION.--Information |
| 15 | that identifies the benefactors or the designated beneficiary of |
| 16 | any account initiated under this section is and information |
| 17 | regarding individual account activities conducted through the |
| 18 | savings program established in this section are confidential and |
| 19 | exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I |
| 20 | of the State Constitution. However, the board may authorize the |
| 21 | release of such information to a community college, college, or |
| 22 | university in which a designated beneficiary may enroll or is |
| 23 | enrolled. Community colleges, colleges, and universities shall |
| 24 | maintain the confidentiality of such information. This |
| 25 | subsection is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act |
| 26 | of 1995 in accordance with s. 119.15, and shall stand repealed |
| 27 | on October 2, 2005, unless reviewed and saved from repeal |
| 28 | through reenactment by the Legislature. |
| 29 | Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2005. |