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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to public records; creating s. 23.46, 2
F.S.; exempting from public records requirements 3
certain personal identifying information provided to 4
the Hope Florida Office or Hope Navigators by 5
participants; providing exceptions; requiring persons 6
who receive access to such information to maintain the 7
confidential and exempt status of such information; 8
providing criminal penalties; providing for futur e 9
legislative review and repeal of the exemption; 10
providing a statement of public necessity; providing a 11
contingent effective date. 12
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 14
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Section 1. Section 23.46, Florida Statutes, is created t o 16
read: 17
23.46 Exempt information. — 18
(1) In order to protect the privacy and rights of 19
individuals participating in Hope Florida, the personal 20
identifying information provided to the Hope Florida Office by 21
an individual, as well as the personal identifyi ng information 22
provided by an individual to a Hope Navigator, is confidential 23
and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 24
Constitution. 25
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(2) The Hope Florida Office shall allow access to 26
confidential and exempt information in the Hope F lorida case 27
management system: 28
(a) To an employee of a participating state agency for 29
purposes of periodic reporting or disclosure of information that 30
has been redacted to exclude personal identifying information. 31
(b) At the direction of the Governor o r the Hope Florida 32
partner network. 33
(c) An employee of the Hope Florida Office for purposes of 34
approving or disapproving a request for additional assistance 35
within the purview of Hope Florida. 36
(3) All information released by the office under 37
subsection (2) remains confidential and exempt, and a person who 38
receives access to such information must maintain the 39
confidential and exempt status of the information received. 40
(4) A person who willfully and knowingly violates this 41
section commits a felony of t he third degree, punishable as 42
provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 43
(5) This section is subject to the Open Government Sunset 44
Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed 45
on October 2, 2030, unless reviewed and saved from repeal 46
through reenactment by the Legislature. 47
Section 2. The Legislature finds that it is a public 48
necessity to make the personal identifying information of Hope 49
Florida participants contained in records held by the Office of 50
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Hope Florida and any other state age ncy participating in the 51
Hope Florida program confidential and exempt from public records 52
requirements. In fulfilling the program's mission, the Hope 53
Florida program collects personal identifying information 54
regarding program participants in order to assis t and serve 55
residents of this state who are often in vulnerable situations 56
and subject to abuse or exploitation. Allowing the public 57
unfettered access to participant data could impair the effective 58
and efficient administration of the program and otherwise 59
discourage individuals and families from seeking support through 60
Hope Florida's resources. 61
Section 3. This act shall take effect on the same date 62
that HB 1327 or similar legislation takes effect , if such 63
legislation is adopted in the same legislative session or an 64
extension thereof and becomes a law. 65