Florida Senate - 2015                                    SB 1272
       
       
        
       By Senator Abruzzo
       
       
       
       
       
       25-00971A-15                                          20151272__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to public records; amending s.
    3         119.071, F.S., providing a public records exemption
    4         for information furnished to a state, county, or
    5         municipal government agency for use in an emergency
    6         information gathering system; providing for
    7         retroactive application; providing for future
    8         legislative review and repeal of the exemption;
    9         providing a statement of public necessity; providing
   10         an effective date.
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   12  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   14         Section 1. Paragraph (k) is added to subsection (5) of
   15  section 119.071, Florida Statutes, to read:
   16         119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of
   17  public records.—
   18         (5) OTHER PERSONAL INFORMATION.—
   19         (k)1. Information furnished by a person to a state, county,
   20  or municipal government agency for the purpose of registering
   21  emergency residential or business information for the agency’s
   22  emergency information gathering system, including, but not
   23  limited to, the person’s name, address, telephone number, e-mail
   24  address, health and other personal information, or other
   25  electronic communication address, is exempt from s. 119.07(1)
   26  and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. This exemption
   27  applies to information held by an agency before, on, or after
   28  the effective date of this exemption.
   29         2. This paragraph is subject to the Open Government Sunset
   30  Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed
   31  on October 2, 2020, unless reviewed and saved from repeal
   32  through reenactment by the Legislature.
   33         Section 2. The Legislature finds that it is a public
   34  necessity that information furnished to a state, county, or
   35  municipal government agency for use in emergency information
   36  gathering systems be exempt from s. 119.07(1), Florida Statutes,
   37  and s. 24(a), Article I of the State Constitution. Emergency
   38  information gathering systems act to provide information to
   39  first responders in the event of an emergency. The Legislature
   40  finds that public access to such information could lead to
   41  misuse, fraud, or harm. The Legislature recognizes that
   42  protection is needed for individuals who provide personal and
   43  medical history information to first responders.
   44         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2015.