Florida 2022 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0339 Compare Versions

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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to family law court recordings; 2
16	16	amending s. 61.13, F.S.; requiring that certain family 3
17	17	law court proceedings be electronically or 4
18	18	stenographically recorded; prohibiting such recording 5
19	19	from omitting any part of the proceeding; providing 6
20	20	exceptions; requiring that the recordings or 7
21	21	transcripts of the proceedings be made available to 8
22	22	the parties for purchase; requiring the court to 9
23	23	provide an indigent party with an electronic recording 10
24	24	of the proceedings at no cost, upon request; requiring 11
25	25	the court to provide an indigent party with a 12
26	26	specified transcript of the proceedings at no cost 13
27	27	under certain circumstances; amending ss. 61.1827 and 14
28	28	409.2579, F.S.; conforming cross -references; providing 15
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31	31	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 18
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33	33	Section 1. Subsections (7), (8), and (9) of section 61.13, 20
34	34	Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (8), (9), and 21
35	35	(10), respectively, and a new subsection (7) is added to that 22
36	36	section, to read: 23
37	37	61.13 Support of children; parenting and time -sharing; 24
38	38	powers of court.— 25
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51	51	(7)(a) Any court proceeding in which issues of parental 26
52	52	responsibility or time -sharing are noticed must be 27
53	53	electronically or stenographically recorded to establish a 28
54	54	complete record, and the recordings or transcripts of the 29
55	55	proceeding must be made available to the parties for purchase. 30
56	56	The electronic or stenographic recording may not omit any p art 31
57	57	of the proceeding unless all of the parties agree, upon the 32
58	58	request of one party for good cause shown, or upon the request 33
59	59	of the guardian ad litem based on the safety, well -being, or 34
60	60	best interests of the child. The court must approve the 35
61	61	agreement or request. 36
62	62	(b) Upon request, the court must provide an electronic 37
63	63	recording of the proceeding, at no cost, to a party who has been 38
64	64	determined indigent by the court or by the clerk of court 39
65	65	pursuant to s. 27.52. Upon entry of a court order or if an 40
66	66	indigent party files an appeal, the court must provide 41
67	67	transcripts of the proceeding that are prepared by an approved 42
68	68	court reporter or transcriptionist at no cost to the indigent 43
69	69	party. 44
70	70	Section 2. Subsection (1) of section 61.1827, Florida 45
71	71	Statutes, is amended to read: 46
72	72	61.1827 Identifying information concerning applicants for 47
73	73	and recipients of child support services. — 48
74	74	(1) Any information that reveals the identity of 49
75	75	applicants for or recipients of child support services, 50
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88	88	including the name, address, and t elephone number of such 51
89	89	persons, held by a non -Title IV-D county child support 52
90	90	enforcement agency is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) 53
91	91	and s. 24(a) of Art. I of the State Constitution. The use or 54
92	92	disclosure of such information by the non -Title IV-D county 55
93	93	child support enforcement agency is limited to the purposes 56
94	94	directly connected with: 57
95	95	(a) Any investigation, prosecution, or criminal or civil 58
96	96	proceeding connected with the administration of any non -Title 59
97	97	IV-D county child support enforcement prog ram; 60
98	98	(b) Mandatory disclosure of identifying and location 61
99	99	information as provided in s. 61.13(8) s. 61.13(7) by the non-62
100	100	Title IV-D county child support enforcement agency when 63
101	101	providing non-Title IV-D services; 64
102	102	(c) Mandatory disclosure of information a s required by ss. 65
103	103	409.2577, 61.181, 61.1825, and 61.1826 and Title IV -D of the 66
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105	105	(d) Disclosure to an authorized person, as defined in 45 68
106	106	C.F.R. s. 303.15, for purposes of enforcing any state or federal 69
107	107	law with respect to the unlaw ful taking or restraint of a child 70
108	108	or making or enforcing a parenting plan. As used in this 71
109	109	paragraph, the term "authorized person" includes a parent with 72
110	110	whom the child does not currently reside, unless a court has 73
111	111	entered an order under s. 741.30, s. 741 .31, or s. 784.046. 74
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126	126	409.2579 Safeguarding Title IV -D case file information. — 77
127	127	(1) Information concerning applicants for or recipients of 78
128	128	Title IV-D child support services is confidential and exempt 79
129	129	from the provisions of s. 119.07(1). The use or disclosure of 80
130	130	such information by the IV -D program is limited to purposes 81
131	131	directly connected with: 82
132	132	(a) The administration of the plan or program approved 83
133	133	under part A, part B, part D, part E, or part F of Title IV; 84
134	134	under Title II, Title X, Title XIV, Title XVI, Title XIX, or 85
135	135	Title XX; or under the supplemental security income program 86
136	136	established under Title XVI of the Social Security Act; 87
137	137	(b) Any investigation, prosecuti on, or criminal or civil 88
138	138	proceeding connected with the administration of any such plan or 89
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140	140	(c) The administration of any other federal or federally 91
141	141	assisted program which provides service or assistance, in cash 92
142	142	or in kind, directly to individuals on the basis of need; 93
143	143	(d) Reporting to an appropriate agency or official, 94
144	144	information on known or suspected instances of physical or 95
145	145	mental injury, child abuse, sexual abuse or exploitation, or 96
146	146	negligent treatment or maltreatment of a child who is the 97
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148	148	which indicate that the child's health or welfare is threatened 99
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163	163	information as provided in s. 61.13(8) s. 61.13(7) by the IV-D 102
164	164	program when providing Title IV -D services. 103
165	165	Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 104