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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to a review under the Open Government 2
Sunset Review Act; amending s. 119.0713, F.S., which 3
provides exemptions from public records requirements 4
for information related to the security of certain 5
technology, processes, practices, information 6
technology systems, and industrial control technology 7
systems and certain customer meter -derived data and 8
billing information held by a utility owned or 9
operated by a unit of local government; extending the 10
date of scheduled repeal of the public records 11
exemptions for such information; removing the 12
scheduled repeal of the public records exemption for 13
such customer meter-derived data and billing 14
information; amending s. 286.0113, F.S., which 15
provides an exemption from public meetings 16
requirements for portions of meetings held by a 17
utility owned or operated by a unit of local 18
government that would reveal certain information; 19
extending the date of scheduled repeal o f the public 20
meetings exemption; providing an effective date. 21
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 23
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Section 1. Subsection (5) of section 119.0713, Florida 25
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Statutes, is amended to read: 26
119.0713 Local government agency exempt ions from 27
inspection or copying of public records. — 28
(5)(a) The following information held by a utility owned 29
or operated by a unit of local government is exempt from s. 30
119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution: 31
1. Information related to the security of the technology, 32
processes, or practices of a utility owned or operated by a unit 33
of local government that are designed to protect the utility's 34
networks, computers, programs, and data from attack, damage, or 35
unauthorized access, which info rmation, if disclosed, would 36
facilitate the alteration, disclosure, or destruction of such 37
data or information technology resources. 38
2. Information related to the security of existing or 39
proposed information technology systems or industrial control 40
technology systems of a utility owned or operated by a unit of 41
local government, which, if disclosed, would facilitate 42
unauthorized access to, and alteration or destruction of, such 43
systems in a manner that would adversely impact the safe and 44
reliable operation of the systems and the utility. 45
3. Customer meter-derived data and billing information in 46
increments less than one billing cycle. 47
(b) This exemption applies to such information held by a 48
utility owned or operated by a unit of local government before, 49
on, or after the effective date of this exemption. 50
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(c) Subparagraphs (a)1. and 2. are This subsection is 51
subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act in accordance 52
with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on October 2, 2027 2024, 53
unless reviewed and s aved from repeal through reenactment by the 54
Legislature. 55
Section 2. Subsection (3) of section 286.0113, Florida 56
Statutes, is amended to read: 57
286.0113 General exemptions from public meetings. — 58
(3)(a) That portion of a meeting held by a utility owne d 59
or operated by a unit of local government which would reveal 60
information that is exempt under s. 119.0713(5) is exempt from 61
s. 286.011 and s. 24(b), Art. I of the State Constitution. All 62
exempt portions of such a meeting must be recorded and 63
transcribed. The recording and transcript of the meeting are 64
exempt from disclosure under s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I 65
of the State Constitution unless a court of competent 66
jurisdiction, following an in camera review, determines that the 67
meeting was not restricte d to the discussion of data and 68
information made exempt by this section. In the event of such a 69
judicial determination, only the portion of the recording or 70
transcript which reveals nonexempt data and information may be 71
disclosed to a third party. 72
(b) This subsection is subject to the Open Government 73
Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand 74
repealed on October 2, 2027 2024, unless reviewed and saved from 75
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repeal through reenactment by the Legislature. 76
Section 3. This act shall take effect October 1, 2024. 77