| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to a review under the Open Government |
| 3 | Sunset Review Act regarding financial account numbers held |
| 4 | by an agency; amending s. 119.071, F.S., which provides an |
| 5 | exemption from public records requirements for bank |
| 6 | account numbers and debit, charge, and credit card numbers |
| 7 | held by an agency; removing the scheduled repeal of the |
| 8 | exemption under the Open Government Sunset Review Act; |
| 9 | providing an effective date. |
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| 11 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 13 | Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (5) of section |
| 14 | 119.071, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: |
| 15 | 119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of |
| 16 | public records.-- |
| 17 | (5) OTHER PERSONAL INFORMATION.-- |
| 18 | (b) Bank account numbers and debit, charge, and credit |
| 19 | card numbers held by an agency are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and |
| 20 | s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. This exemption |
| 21 | applies to bank account numbers and debit, charge, and credit |
| 22 | card numbers held by an agency before, on, or after the |
| 23 | effective date of this exemption. This paragraph is subject to |
| 24 | the Open Government Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. |
| 25 | 119.15 and shall stand repealed on October 2, 2007, unless |
| 26 | reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment by the |
| 27 | Legislature. |
| 28 | Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2007. |