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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to public records; amending s.
3 119.071, F.S.; providing an exemption from public
4 records requirements for the personal identifying and
5 location information of current county administrators,
6 deputy county administrators, assistant county
7 administrators, city managers, deputy city managers,
8 and assistant city managers, including the names and
9 personal identifying and location information of the
10 spouses and children of current county administrators,
11 deputy county administrators, assistant county
12 administrators, city managers, deputy city managers,
13 and assistant city managers; providing for future
14 legislative review and repeal; providing for
15 retroactive application; providing a statement of
16 public necessity; providing an effective date.
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18 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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20 Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subsection (4) of section
21 119.071, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
22 119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of
23 public records.—
24 (4) AGENCY PERSONNEL INFORMATION.—
25 (d)1. For purposes of this paragraph, the term:
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26 a. "Home addresses" means the dwelling location at which
27 an individual resides and includes the physical address, mailing
28 address, street address, parcel identification number, plot
29 identification number, legal property description, neighborhood
30 name and lot number, GPS coordinates, and any other descriptive
31 property information that may reveal the home address.
32 b. "Judicial assistant" means a court employee assigned to
33 the following class codes: 8140, 8150, 8310, and 8320.
34 c. "Telephone numbers" includes home telephone numbers,
35 personal cellular telephone numbers, personal pager telephone
36 numbers, and telephone numbers associated with personal
37 communications devices.
38 2.a. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of
39 birth, and photographs of active or former sworn law enforcement
40 personnel or of active or former civilian personnel employ ed by
41 a law enforcement agency, including correctional and
42 correctional probation officers, personnel of the Department of
43 Children and Families whose duties include the investigation of
44 abuse, neglect, exploitation, fraud, theft, or other criminal
45 activities, personnel of the Department of Health whose duties
46 are to support the investigation of child abuse or neglect, and
47 personnel of the Department of Revenue or local governments
48 whose responsibilities include revenue collection and
49 enforcement or child support enforcement; the names, home
50 addresses, telephone numbers, photographs, dates of birth, and
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51 places of employment of the spouses and children of such
52 personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care
53 facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt
54 from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
55 Constitution.
56 b. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
57 and photographs of current or former nonsworn investigative
58 personnel of the Department of Financial Services whose duties
59 include the investigation of fraud, theft, workers' compensation
60 coverage requirements and compliance, other related criminal
61 activities, or state regulatory requirement violations; the
62 names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and
63 places of employment of the spouses and children of such
64 personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care
65 facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt
66 from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
67 Constitution.
68 c. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
69 and photographs of current or former nonsworn investigative
70 personnel of the Office of Financial Regulation's Bureau of
71 Financial Investigations whose duties include the investigation
72 of fraud, theft, other related criminal activities, or state
73 regulatory requirement violations; the names, home addresses,
74 telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of
75 the spouses and children of such personnel; and the names and
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76 locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
77 children of such personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s.
78 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
79 d. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
80 and photographs of current or former firefighters certified in
81 compliance with s. 633.408; the names, home addresses, telephone
82 numbers, photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment
83 of the spouses and children of such firefighters; and the names
84 and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
85 children of such firefighters are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and
86 s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
87 e. The home addresses, dates of birth, and telephone
88 numbers of current or former justices of the Supreme Court,
89 district court of appeal judges, circuit court judges, and
90 county court judges, and of current judicial assistants; the
91 names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and
92 places of employment of the spouses and children of current or
93 former justices and judges and of current judicial assistants;
94 and the names and locations of schools and day care facilities
95 attended by the children of current or former justices and
96 judges and of current judicial assistants are exempt from s.
97 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. This
98 sub-subparagraph is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review
99 Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on
100 October 2, 2028, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through
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101 reenactment by the Legislature.
102 f. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
103 and photographs of current or former state attorneys, assistant
104 state attorneys, statewide prosecutors, or assistant statewide
105 prosecutors; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers,
106 photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment of the
107 spouses and children of current or former state attorneys,
108 assistant state attorneys, statewide prosecutors, or assistant
109 statewide prosecutors; and the names and locations of schools
110 and day care facilities attended by the children of current or
111 former state attorneys, assistant state attorneys, statewide
112 prosecutors, or assistant statewide prosecutors are exempt from
113 s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
114 g. The home addresses, dates of birth, and telephone
115 numbers of general magistrates, special magistrates, judges of
116 compensation claims, administrative law judges of the Division
117 of Administrative Hearings, and child support enforcement
118 hearing officers; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers,
119 dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses and
120 children of general magistrates, special magistrates, judges of
121 compensation claims, administrative law judges of the Division
122 of Administrative Hearings, and child support enforceme nt
123 hearing officers; and the names and locations of schools and day
124 care facilities attended by the children of general magistrates,
125 special magistrates, judges of compensation claims,
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126 administrative law judges of the Division of Administrative
127 Hearings, and child support enforcement hearing officers are
128 exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
129 Constitution.
130 h. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
131 and photographs of current or former human resource, labor
132 relations, or employee relations directors, assistant directors,
133 managers, or assistant managers of any local government agency
134 or water management district whose duties include hiring and
135 firing employees, labor contract negotiation, administration, or
136 other personnel-related duties; the names, home addresses,
137 telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of
138 the spouses and children of such personnel; and the names and
139 locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
140 children of such personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s.
141 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
142 i. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
143 and photographs of current or former code enforcement officers;
144 the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
145 and places of employment of the spouses and children of such
146 personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care
147 facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt
148 from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
149 Constitution.
150 j. The home addresses, telephone numbers, places of
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151 employment, dates of birth, and photographs of current or former
152 guardians ad litem, as defined in s. 39.820; the names, home
153 addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of
154 employment of the spouses and children of such persons; and the
155 names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended
156 by the children of such persons are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and
157 s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
158 k. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
159 and photographs of current or former juvenile probation
160 officers, juvenile probation supervisors, detention
161 superintendents, assistant detention superintendents, juvenile
162 justice detention officers I and II, juvenile justice detention
163 officer supervisors, juvenile justice residential officers,
164 juvenile justice residential officer supervisors I and II,
165 juvenile justice counselors, juvenile justice counselor
166 supervisors, human services counselor administrators, senior
167 human services counselor administrators, rehabilitation
168 therapists, and social services counselors of the Department of
169 Juvenile Justice; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers,
170 dates of birth, and places of employment of spouses and children
171 of such personnel; and the names and locations of schools and
172 day care facilities attended by the children of such personnel
173 are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
174 Constitution.
175 l. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
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176 and photographs of current or former public defenders, assistant
177 public defenders, criminal conflict and civil regional counsel,
178 and assistant criminal conflict and civil regional counsel; the
179 names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and
180 places of employment of the spouses and children of current or
181 former public defenders, assistant public defenders, criminal
182 conflict and civil regional counsel, and assistant criminal
183 conflict and civil regional counsel; and the names and locations
184 of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of
185 current or former public defenders, assistant public defenders,
186 criminal conflict and civil regional counsel, and assistant
187 criminal conflict and civil regional counsel are exempt from s.
188 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
189 m. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
190 and photographs of current or former investigators or inspectors
191 of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation; the
192 names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and
193 places of employment of the spouses and children of such current
194 or former investigators and inspectors; and the names and
195 locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
196 children of such current or former investigators and inspectors
197 are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State
198 Constitution.
199 n. The home addresses, telephone numbers, and dates of
200 birth of county tax collectors; the names, home addresses,
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201 telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of
202 the spouses and children of such tax collectors; and the names
203 and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the
204 children of such tax collectors are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and
205 s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.
206 o. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth,
207 and photographs of current or former personnel of the Department
208 of Health whose duties include, or result in, the determination
209 or adjudication of el