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The Committee on Judiciary (Baker) recommended the following

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amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with title amendments)

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     Delete line(s) 18-41,

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and insert:

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(1)  All information contained in the Florida Putative

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Father Registry and maintained by the Office of Vital Statistics

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within the Department of Health is confidential and exempt from

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public disclosure pursuant to s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I

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of the State Constitution, except as otherwise provided in this

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section.

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(2) Information made confidential and exempt by this

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section shall be disclosed to:

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     (a)  An adoption entity, upon the filing of a request for a

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diligent search of the Florida Putative Father Registry in

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connection with the planned adoption of a child.

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     (b)  The registrant unmarried biological father, upon

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receipt of a notarized request for a copy of his registry entry

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only.

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     (c) The birth mother, upon receipt of a notarized request

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for a copy of any registry entry in which she is identified as

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the birth mother.

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     (d)(c) The court, upon issuance of a court order

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concerning a petitioner acting pro se in an action under this

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chapter.

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     (3)(2) Except as set forth in subsection (1), The database

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comprising the Florida Putative Father Registry shall remain

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confidential and exempt and separate from all other databases in

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this state, including any local or federal database. Such

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database may not be accessed by any other state or federal

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agency or entity.

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================ T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     On line(s) 8, after the semicolon,

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insert:

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removing superflouous language;

3/4/2008  8:36:00 AM     JU.JU.04384