17 | | - | records requirements for certain information in 4 |
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18 | | - | applications and home inspection reports submitted by 5 |
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19 | | - | applicants to the Department of Financial Services as 6 |
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20 | | - | a part of the My Safe Florida Home Program; providing 7 |
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21 | | - | retroactive applicability; providing for future 8 |
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22 | | - | legislative review and repeal of the exemption; 9 |
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23 | | - | providing a statement of public necessity; providing 10 |
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24 | | - | an effective date. 11 |
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25 | | - | 12 |
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26 | | - | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13 |
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27 | | - | 14 |
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28 | | - | Section 1. Section 215.5587, Florida Statutes, is created 15 |
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29 | | - | to read: 16 |
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30 | | - | 215.5587 My Safe Florida Home Program; public records 17 |
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31 | | - | exemption.— 18 |
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32 | | - | (1) All of the following information contained in 19 |
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33 | | - | applications and home inspection reports submitted by applicants 20 |
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34 | | - | as part of the My Safe Florida Home Program under s. 215.5586 is 21 |
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35 | | - | exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 22 |
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36 | | - | Constitution: 23 |
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37 | | - | (a) The components of the applicant's mailing address 24 |
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38 | | - | other than the city, zip code, and the applicant's name. 25 |
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| 17 | + | records requirements for applications and home 4 |
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| 18 | + | inspection reports submitted by applicants to the 5 |
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| 19 | + | Department of Financial Services as a part of the My 6 |
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| 20 | + | Safe Florida Home Program; providing retroactive 7 |
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| 21 | + | applicability; providing for future legislative review 8 |
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| 22 | + | and repeal of the exemption; providing a statement of 9 |
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| 23 | + | public necessity; providing an effective date. 10 |
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| 24 | + | 11 |
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| 25 | + | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 12 |
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| 26 | + | 13 |
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| 27 | + | Section 1. Section 215.5587, Florida Statutes, is created 14 |
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| 28 | + | to read: 15 |
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| 29 | + | 215.5587 My Safe Florida Home Program; public records 16 |
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| 30 | + | exemption.— 17 |
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| 31 | + | (1) Applications and home inspection reports submitted by 18 |
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| 32 | + | applicants as part of the My Safe Florida Home Program under s. 19 |
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| 33 | + | 215.5586 are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of 20 |
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| 34 | + | the State Constitution. 21 |
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| 35 | + | (2) This exemption applies retroactively to applicat ions 22 |
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| 36 | + | and home inspection reports submitted before, on, or after the 23 |
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| 37 | + | effective date of this exemption. 24 |
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| 38 | + | (3) This section is subject to the Open Government Sunset 25 |
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51 | | - | (b) Any phone number or e -mail address provided by the 26 |
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52 | | - | applicant. 27 |
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53 | | - | (c) Detailed descriptions and pictures of the inside and 28 |
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54 | | - | outside of applicant's homes. 29 |
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55 | | - | (2) This exemption applies retroactively to applications 30 |
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56 | | - | and home inspection reports submitted before, on, or after the 31 |
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57 | | - | effective date of this exemption. 32 |
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58 | | - | (3) This section is subject to the Open Government Sunset 33 |
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59 | | - | Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed 34 |
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60 | | - | on October 2, 2029, unless reviewed and saved from repeal 35 |
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61 | | - | through reenactment by the Legislature. 36 |
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62 | | - | Section 2. The Legislature finds that it is a public 37 |
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63 | | - | necessity that the following information contained in 38 |
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64 | | - | applications and home inspection reports submitted by applicants 39 |
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65 | | - | as part of the My Safe Florida Home Program be made exempt from 40 |
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66 | | - | s. 119.07(1), Florida Statutes, and s. 24(a), Article I of the 41 |
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67 | | - | State Constitution: an applicant's name, certain components of 42 |
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68 | | - | his or her mailing address, an applicant's phone number or e -43 |
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69 | | - | mail address, as well as descriptions and pictures of the inside 44 |
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70 | | - | and outside of an applicant's home. The Legislature further 45 |
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71 | | - | finds that it is a public necessity that the public record 46 |
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72 | | - | exemption be applied retroactively. More than 99 percent of all 47 |
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73 | | - | home inspections and grant applications are completed 48 |
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74 | | - | electronically or by phone. Under current law, My Safe Florida 49 |
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75 | | - | Home Program applications and home inspection reports are public 50 |
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| 51 | + | Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed 26 |
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| 52 | + | on October 2, 2029, unless re viewed and saved from repeal 27 |
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| 53 | + | through reenactment by the Legislature. 28 |
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| 54 | + | Section 2. The Legislature finds that it is a public 29 |
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| 55 | + | necessity that My Safe Florida Home Program applications and 30 |
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| 56 | + | home inspection reports be made exempt from s. 119.07(1), 31 |
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| 57 | + | Florida Statutes, and s. 24(a), Article I of the State 32 |
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| 58 | + | Constitution. More than 99 percent of all home inspections and 33 |
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| 59 | + | grant applications are completed electronically or by phone. 34 |
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| 60 | + | Under current law, My Safe Florida Home Program applications and 35 |
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| 61 | + | home inspection reports are public records and can be obtained 36 |
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| 62 | + | by anyone for any purpose. These documents contain personal 37 |
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| 63 | + | information, including, but not limited to, names, e -mail 38 |
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| 64 | + | addresses, mailing addresses, and telephone numbers. This 39 |
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| 65 | + | information is unique to each individual and, when combined with 40 |
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| 66 | + | other personal identifying information, can be used for identity 41 |
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| 67 | + | theft, consumer scams, unwanted solicitations, or other invasive 42 |
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| 68 | + | contact. Additionally, the My Safe Florida Home Program 43 |
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| 69 | + | applications and home inspection reports cont ain detailed 44 |
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| 70 | + | descriptions and pictures of the inside and outside of 45 |
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| 71 | + | applicants' homes, including private areas, points of entry, and 46 |
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| 72 | + | other vulnerabilities. The public availability of these records 47 |
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| 73 | + | puts participants in the My Safe Florida Home Program at 48 |
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| 74 | + | increased risk of home invasions and reduces privacy in their 49 |
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| 75 | + | homes. Such risk may be significantly limited by making My Safe 50 |
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88 | | - | records and can be ob tained by anyone for any purpose. This 51 |
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89 | | - | information is unique to each individual and can be used for 52 |
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90 | | - | identity theft, consumer scams, unwanted solicitations, or other 53 |
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91 | | - | invasive contact. Additionally, My Safe Florida Home Program 54 |
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92 | | - | applications and home inspecti on reports contain detailed 55 |
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93 | | - | descriptions and pictures of the inside and outside of 56 |
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94 | | - | applicants' homes, including private areas, points of entry, and 57 |
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95 | | - | other vulnerabilities. The public availability of this 58 |
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96 | | - | information puts participants in the My Safe Florida Home 59 |
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97 | | - | Program at increased risk of home invasions and reduces privacy 60 |
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98 | | - | in their homes. These risks may be significantly limited by 61 |
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99 | | - | making such information contained in My Safe Florida Home 62 |
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100 | | - | Program applications and home inspection reports exempt from 63 |
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101 | | - | public record requirements. 64 |
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102 | | - | Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. 65 |
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| 88 | + | Florida Home Program applications and home inspection reports 51 |
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| 89 | + | exempt from public record requirements. 52 |
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| 90 | + | Section 3. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. 53 |
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