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       Florida Senate - 2024                                    SB 1272
       
       
        
       By Senator Yarborough
       
       
       
       
       
       4-00952A-24                                           20241272__
                      A bill to be entitled                      
       An act relating to public records; amending s.
       119.071, F.S.; defining the term âmedical examinerâ;
       providing an exemption from public records
       requirements for the personal identifying and location
       information of current or former medical examiners and
       the spouses and children of such medical examiners;
       providing for future legislative review and repeal of
       the exemption; providing for retroactive application;
       providing a statement of public necessity; providing
       an effective date.
        
Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

       Section 1.âParagraph (d) of subsection (4) of section
119.071, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
       119.071âGeneral exemptions from inspection or copying of
public records.â
       (4)âAGENCY PERSONNEL INFORMATION.â
       (d)1.âFor purposes of this paragraph, the term:
       a.ââHome addressesâ means the dwelling location at which an
individual resides and includes the physical address, mailing
address, street address, parcel identification number, plot
identification number, legal property description, neighborhood
name and lot number, GPS coordinates, and any other descriptive
property information that may reveal the home address.
       b.ââJudicial assistantâ means a court employee assigned to
the following class codes: 8140, 8150, 8310, and 8320.
       c.ââTelephone numbersâ includes home telephone numbers,
personal cellular telephone numbers, personal pager telephone
numbers, and telephone numbers associated with personal
communications devices.
       2.a.âThe home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
and photographs of active or former sworn law enforcement
personnel or of active or former civilian personnel employed by
a law enforcement agency, including correctional and
correctional probation officers, personnel of the Department of
Children and Families whose duties include the investigation of
abuse, neglect, exploitation, fraud, theft, or other criminal
activities, personnel of the Department of Health whose duties
are to support the investigation of child abuse or neglect, and
personnel of the Department of Revenue or local governments
whose responsibilities include revenue collection and
enforcement or child support enforcement; the names, home
addresses, telephone numbers, photographs, dates of birth, and
places of employment of the spouses and children of such
personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care
facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt
from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
Constitution.
       b.âThe home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
and photographs of current or former nonsworn investigative
personnel of the Department of Financial Services whose duties
include the investigation of fraud, theft, workersâ compensation
coverage requirements and compliance, other related criminal
activities, or state regulatory requirement violations; the
names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and
places of employment of the spouses and children of such
personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care
facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt
from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
Constitution.
       c.âThe home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
and photographs of current or former nonsworn investigative
personnel of the Office of Financial Regulationâs Bureau of
Financial Investigations whose duties include the investigation
of fraud, theft, other related criminal activities, or state
regulatory requirement violations; the names, home addresses,
telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of
the spouses and children of such personnel; and the names and
locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
children of such personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s.
24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
       d.âThe home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
and photographs of current or former firefighters certified in
compliance with s. 633.408; the names, home addresses, telephone
numbers, photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment
of the spouses and children of such firefighters; and the names
and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
children of such firefighters are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and
s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
       e.âThe home addresses, dates of birth, and telephone
numbers of current or former justices of the Supreme Court,
district court of appeal judges, circuit court judges, and
county court judges, and of current judicial assistants; the
names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and
places of employment of the spouses and children of current or
former justices and judges and of current judicial assistants;
and the names and locations of schools and day care facilities
attended by the children of current or former justices and
judges and of current judicial assistants are exempt from s.
119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. This
sub-subparagraph is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review
Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on
October 2, 2028, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through
reenactment by the Legislature.
       f.âThe home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
and photographs of current or former state attorneys, assistant
state attorneys, statewide prosecutors, or assistant statewide
prosecutors; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers,
photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment of the
spouses and children of current or former state attorneys,
assistant state attorneys, statewide prosecutors, or assistant
statewide prosecutors; and the names and locations of schools
and day care facilities attended by the children of current or
former state attorneys, assistant state attorneys, statewide
prosecutors, or assistant statewide prosecutors are exempt from
s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
       g.âThe home addresses, dates of birth, and telephone
numbers of general magistrates, special magistrates, judges of
compensation claims, administrative law judges of the Division
of Administrative Hearings, and child support enforcement
hearing officers; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers,
dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses and
children of general magistrates, special magistrates, judges of
compensation claims, administrative law judges of the Division
of Administrative Hearings, and child support enforcement
hearing officers; and the names and locations of schools and day
care facilities attended by the children of general magistrates,
special magistrates, judges of compensation claims,
administrative law judges of the Division of Administrative
Hearings, and child support enforcement hearing officers are
exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
Constitution.
       h.âThe home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
and photographs of current or former human resource, labor
relations, or employee relations directors, assistant directors,
managers, or assistant managers of any local government agency
or water management district whose duties include hiring and
firing employees, labor contract negotiation, administration, or
other personnel-related duties; the names, home addresses,
telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of
the spouses and children of such personnel; and the names and
locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
children of such personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s.
24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
       i.âThe home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
and photographs of current or former code enforcement officers;
the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
and places of employment of the spouses and children of such
personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care
facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt
from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
Constitution.
       j.âThe home addresses, telephone numbers, places of
employment, dates of birth, and photographs of current or former
guardians ad litem, as defined in s. 39.820; the names, home
addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of
employment of the spouses and children of such persons; and the
names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended
by the children of such persons are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and
s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
       k.âThe home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
and photographs of current or former juvenile probation
officers, juvenile probation supervisors, detention
superintendents, assistant detention superintendents, juvenile
justice detention officers I and II, juvenile justice detention
officer supervisors, juvenile justice residential officers,
juvenile justice residential officer supervisors I and II,
juvenile justice counselors, juvenile justice counselor
supervisors, human services counselor administrators, senior
human services counselor administrators, rehabilitation
therapists, and social services counselors of the Department of
Juvenile Justice; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers,
dates of birth, and places of employment of spouses and children
of such personnel; and the names and locations of schools and
day care facilities attended by the children of such personnel
are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
Constitution.
       l.âThe home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
and photographs of current or former public defenders, assistant
public defenders, criminal conflict and civil regional counsel,
and assistant criminal conflict and civil regional counsel; the
names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and
places of employment of the spouses and children of current or
former public defenders, assistant public defenders, criminal
conflict and civil regional counsel, and assistant criminal
conflict and civil regional counsel; and the names and locations
of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of
current or former public defenders, assistant public defenders,
criminal conflict and civil regional counsel, and assistant
criminal conflict and civil regional counsel are exempt from s.
119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
       m.âThe home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
and photographs of current or former investigators or inspectors
of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation; the
names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and
places of employment of the spouses and children of such current
or former investigators and inspectors; and the names and
locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
children of such current or former investigators and inspectors
are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
Constitution.
       n.âThe home addresses, telephone numbers, and dates of
birth of county tax collectors; the names, home addresses,
telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of
the spouses and children of such tax collectors; and the names
and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
children of such tax collectors are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and
s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
       o.âThe home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
and photographs of current or former personnel of the Department
of Health whose duties include, or result in, the determination
or adjudication of eligibility for social security disability
benefits, the investigation or prosecution of complaints filed
against health care practitioners, or the inspection of health
care practitioners or health care facilities licensed by the
Department of Health; the names, home addresses, telephone
numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses
and children of such personnel; and the names and locations of
schools and day care facilities attended by the children of such
personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of
the State Constitution.
       p.âThe home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
and photographs of current or former impaired practitioner
consultants who are retained by an agency or current or former
employees of an impaired practitioner consultant whose duties
result in a determination of a personâs skill and safety to
practice a licensed profession; the names, home addresses,
telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of
the spouses and children of such consultants or their employees;
and the names and locations of schools and day care facilities
attended by the children of such consultants or employees are
exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
Constitution.
       q.âThe home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
and photographs of current or former emergency medical
technicians or paramedics certified under chapter 401; the
names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and
places of employment of the spouses and children of such
emergency medical technicians or paramedics; and the names and
locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
children of such emergency medical technicians or paramedics are
exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
Constitution.
       r.âThe home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
and photographs of current or former personnel employed in an
agencyâs office of inspector general or internal audit
department whose duties include auditing or investigating waste,
fraud, abuse, theft, exploitation, or other activities that
could lead to criminal prosecution or administrative discipline;
the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
and places of employment of spouses and children of such
personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care
facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt
from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
Constitution.
       s.âThe home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
and photographs of current or former directors, managers,
supervisors, nurses, and clinical employees of an addiction
treatment facility; the home addresses, telephone numbers,
photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment of the
spouses and children of such personnel; and the names and
locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
children of such personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s.
24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. For purposes of this
sub-subparagraph, the term âaddiction treatment facilityâ means
a county government, or agency thereof, that is licensed
pursuant to s. 397.401 and provides substance abuse prevention,
intervention, or clinical treatment, including any licensed
service component described in s. 397.311(26).
       t.âThe home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
and photographs of current or former directors, managers,
supervisors, and clinical employees of a child advocacy center
that meets the standards of s. 39.3035(2) and fulfills the
screening requirement of s. 39.3035(3), and the members of a
Child Protection Team as described in s. 39.303 whose duties
include supporting the investigation of child abuse or sexual
abuse, child abandonment, child neglect, and child exploitation
or to provide services as part of a multidisciplinary case
review team; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers,
photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment of the
spouses and children of such personnel and members; and the
names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended
by the children of such pers