Florida Senate - 2017                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 450
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                    Senate             .             House              
                   Comm: RS            .                                
                  03/27/2017           .                                
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       The Committee on Governmental Oversight and Accountability
       (Brandes) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete lines 18 - 40
    4  and insert:
    5  information of an adult who participates in and completes a
    6  civil citation or prearrest diversion program is exempt from s.
    7  119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. This
    8  exemption applies to personal identifying information held by
    9  the entity operating an adult civil citation or prearrest
   10  diversion program before, on, or after the effective date of
   11  this exemption. This subsection is subject to the Open
   12  Government Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and
   13  shall stand repealed on October 2, 2022, unless reviewed and
   14  saved from such repeal through reenactment by the Legislature.
   15         Section 1. The Legislature finds that it is a public
   16  necessity that the personal identifying information of an adult
   17  who participates in and completes a civil citation or prearrest
   18  diversion program be exempt from s. 119.07(1), Florida Statutes,
   19  and s. 24(a), Article I of the State Constitution. The goal of
   20  such programs is to give a second chance to adults who commit
   21  misdemeanor offenses and allow them the opportunity to avoid
   22  having an arrest record. If the personal identifying information
   23  of such adults were not exempt from disclosure, it would defeat
   24  the program’s goal of giving adults who commit misdemeanor
   25  offenses a means to avoid the negative consequences of an arrest
   26  and prosecution. If such information were able to be obtained by
   27  the public, the disclosure might negatively impact the
   28  effectiveness of the program. For these reasons, the Legislature
   29  finds that it is a public necessity that the personal
   30  identifying information of an adult who participates in and
   31  completes a civil citation or prearrest diversion program be
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   34  And the title is amended as follows:
   35         Delete lines 4 - 7
   36  and insert:
   37         information of an adult who participates in and
   38         completes a civil citation or prearrest diversion
   39         program is exempt from public records requirements;
   40         providing for future review and repeal of the
   41         exemption; providing for retroactive application;
   42         providing a statement of