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An act relating to public records; amending s. 2
1002.42, F.S.; providing a public records exemption 3
for information pertaining to a safe -school officer at 4
a private school; providing for future legislative 5
review and repeal of the exemption; providing a 6
statement of public necessity; providing a contingent 7
effective date. 8
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10
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Section 1. Paragrap h (c) is added to subsection (18) of 12
section 1002.42, Florida Statutes, as created by HB 543 or 13
similar legislation, 2023 Regular Session, to read: 14
1002.42 Private schools. — 15
(18) SAFE SCHOOL OFFICERS. — 16
(c) Any information that may identify whether a particular 17
individual has been assigned as a safe -school officer pursuant 18
to s. 1006.12 at a private school and that is held by a law 19
enforcement agency is exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), 20
Art. I of the State Constitution. This paragraph is subject t o 21
the Open Government Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 22
119.15 and shall stand repealed on October 2, 2028, unless 23
reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment by the 24
Legislature. 25
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Section 2. The Legislature finds that it is a public 26
necessity that any information that may identify whether a 27
particular individual has been assigned as a safe -school officer 28
at a private school and that is held by a law enforcement agency 29
be made exempt from s. 119.07(1), Florida Statutes, and s. 30
24(a), Article I of the State Constitution. School security and 31
student safety are fundamental priorities in this state. Private 32
schools should be provided options for a security presence 33
similar to that established for school districts. To maximize 34
the effectiveness of the presence of safe -school officers as a 35
deterrent and in their role as first responders to incidents 36
threatening the lives of students and school staff, safe -school 37
officers may perform their school -related duties while carrying 38
a weapon. Disclosure of t he identity of a safe -school officer 39
may affect his or her ability to adequately respond to an active 40
assailant situation. Accordingly, it is necessary to protect the 41
identity of safe-school officers from public records 42
requirements in order to effectively and efficiently implement 43
the purpose and intent of the program. Such personal identifying 44
information of an individual assigned as a safe -school officer 45
which is held by a law enforcement agency or public school is 46
currently exempt from public records re quirements. 47
Section 3. This act shall take effect on the same date 48
that HB 543 or similar legislation takes effect , if such 49
legislation is adopted in the same legislative session or an 50
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extension thereof and becomes a law. 51