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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to family law court recordings; 2
amending s. 61.13, F.S.; requiring that certain family 3
law court proceedings be electronically or 4
stenographically recorded; prohibiting such recording 5
from omitting any part of the proceeding; providing 6
exceptions; requiring that the recordings or 7
transcripts of the proceedings be made available to 8
the parties for purchase; requiring the court to 9
provide an indigent party with an electronic recording 10
of the proceedings at no cost, upon request; requiring 11
the court to provide an indigent party with a 12
specified transcript of the proceedings at no cost 13
under certain circumstances; amending ss. 61.1827 and 14
409.2579, F.S.; conforming cross -references; providing 15
an effective date. 16
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 18
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Section 1. Subsections (7), (8), and (9) of section 61.13, 20
Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (8), (9), and 21
(10), respectively, and a new subsection (7) is added to that 22
section, to read: 23
61.13 Support of children; parenting and time -sharing; 24
powers of court.— 25
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(7)(a) Any court proceeding in which issues of parental 26
responsibility or time -sharing are noticed must be 27
electronically or stenographically recorded to establish a 28
complete record, and the recordings or transcripts of the 29
proceeding must be made available to the parties for purchase. 30
The electronic or stenographic recording may not omit any p art 31
of the proceeding unless all of the parties agree, upon the 32
request of one party for good cause shown, or upon the request 33
of the guardian ad litem based on the safety, well -being, or 34
best interests of the child. The court must approve the 35
agreement or request. 36
(b) Upon request, the court must provide an electronic 37
recording of the proceeding, at no cost, to a party who has been 38
determined indigent by the court or by the clerk of court 39
pursuant to s. 27.52. Upon entry of a court order or if an 40
indigent party files an appeal, the court must provide 41
transcripts of the proceeding that are prepared by an approved 42
court reporter or transcriptionist at no cost to the indigent 43
party. 44
Section 2. Subsection (1) of section 61.1827, Florida 45
Statutes, is amended to read: 46
61.1827 Identifying information concerning applicants for 47
and recipients of child support services. — 48
(1) Any information that reveals the identity of 49
applicants for or recipients of child support services, 50
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including the name, address, and t elephone number of such 51
persons, held by a non -Title IV-D county child support 52
enforcement agency is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) 53
and s. 24(a) of Art. I of the State Constitution. The use or 54
disclosure of such information by the non -Title IV-D county 55
child support enforcement agency is limited to the purposes 56
directly connected with: 57
(a) Any investigation, prosecution, or criminal or civil 58
proceeding connected with the administration of any non -Title 59
IV-D county child support enforcement prog ram; 60
(b) Mandatory disclosure of identifying and location 61
information as provided in s. 61.13(8) s. 61.13(7) by the non-62
Title IV-D county child support enforcement agency when 63
providing non-Title IV-D services; 64
(c) Mandatory disclosure of information a s required by ss. 65
409.2577, 61.181, 61.1825, and 61.1826 and Title IV -D of the 66
Social Security Act; or 67
(d) Disclosure to an authorized person, as defined in 45 68
C.F.R. s. 303.15, for purposes of enforcing any state or federal 69
law with respect to the unlaw ful taking or restraint of a child 70
or making or enforcing a parenting plan. As used in this 71
paragraph, the term "authorized person" includes a parent with 72
whom the child does not currently reside, unless a court has 73
entered an order under s. 741.30, s. 741 .31, or s. 784.046. 74
Section 3. Subsection (1) of section 409.2579, Florida 75
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Statutes, is amended to read: 76
409.2579 Safeguarding Title IV -D case file information. — 77
(1) Information concerning applicants for or recipients of 78
Title IV-D child support services is confidential and exempt 79
from the provisions of s. 119.07(1). The use or disclosure of 80
such information by the IV -D program is limited to purposes 81
directly connected with: 82
(a) The administration of the plan or program approved 83
under part A, part B, part D, part E, or part F of Title IV; 84
under Title II, Title X, Title XIV, Title XVI, Title XIX, or 85
Title XX; or under the supplemental security income program 86
established under Title XVI of the Social Security Act; 87
(b) Any investigation, prosecuti on, or criminal or civil 88
proceeding connected with the administration of any such plan or 89
program; 90
(c) The administration of any other federal or federally 91
assisted program which provides service or assistance, in cash 92
or in kind, directly to individuals on the basis of need; 93
(d) Reporting to an appropriate agency or official, 94
information on known or suspected instances of physical or 95
mental injury, child abuse, sexual abuse or exploitation, or 96
negligent treatment or maltreatment of a child who is the 97
subject of a support enforcement activity under circumstances 98
which indicate that the child's health or welfare is threatened 99
thereby; and 100
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(e) Mandatory disclosure of identifying and location 101
information as provided in s. 61.13(8) s. 61.13(7) by the IV-D 102
program when providing Title IV -D services. 103
Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 104