Florida 2025 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1329 Compare Versions

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10	10		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
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14	14		A bill to be entitled 1
15	15		An act relating to public records; creating s. 23.46, 2
16	16		F.S.; exempting from public records requirements 3
17	17		certain personal identifying information provided to 4
18	18		the Hope Florida Office or Hope Navigators by 5
19	19		participants; providing exceptions; requiring persons 6
20	20		who receive access to such information to maintain the 7
21	21		confidential and exempt status of such information; 8
22	22		providing criminal penalties; providing for future 9
23	23		legislative review and repeal of the exemption; 10
24		-	providing a ~~statement of public necessity; providing a~~ 11
25		-	~~contingent effective date.~~ 12
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27		-	~~Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:~~ 14
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29		-	~~Section 1. Section 23.46, Florida Statutes, is created t o~~ 16
30		-	~~read:~~ 17
31		-	~~23.46 Exempt information.~~ — 18
32		-	~~(1)~~ In ~~order to protect~~ the ~~privacy and rights of~~ 19
33		-	~~individuals participating in~~ Hope Florida~~, the personal~~ 20
34		-	identifying information ~~provided to the Hope Florida Office by~~ 21
35		-	an individual, ~~as well as the personal identifyi ng information~~ 22
36		-	~~provided by an individual to~~ a ~~Hope Navigator~~, ~~is confidential~~ 23
37		-	~~and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s~~. 24~~(a), Art. I of the State 24~~
38		-	~~Constitution.~~ 25
	24	+	providing a contingent effective date. 11
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	26	+	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13
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	28	+	Section 1. Section 23.46, Florida Statutes, is created to 15
	29	+	read: 16
	30	+	23.46 Exempt information. — 17
	31	+	(1) In order to protect the privacy and rights of 18
	32	+	individuals participating in Hope Florida, the personal 19
	33	+	identifying information provided to the Hope Florida Office by 20
	34	+	an individual, as well as the personal identifying information 21
	35	+	provided by an individual to a H ope Navigator, is confidential 22
	36	+	and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 23
	37	+	Constitution. 24
	38	+	(2) The Hope Florida Office shall allow access to 25
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51		-	(2) The Hope Florida Office shall allow access to 26
52		-	confidential and exempt information in the Hope F lorida case 27
53		-	management system: 28
54		-	(a) To an employee of a participating state agency for 29
55		-	purposes of periodic reporting or disclosure of information that 30
56		-	has been redacted to exclude personal identifying information. 31
57		-	(b) At the direction of the Governor o r the Hope Florida 32
58		-	partner network. 33
59		-	(c) An employee of the Hope Florida Office for purposes of 34
60		-	approving or disapproving a request for additional assistance 35
61		-	within the purview of Hope Florida. 36
62		-	(3) All information released by the office under 37
63		-	subsection (2) remains confidential and exempt, and a person who 38
64		-	receives access to such information must maintain the 39
65		-	confidential and exempt status of the information received. 40
66		-	(4) A person who willfully and knowingly violates this 41
67		-	section commits a felony of t he third degree, punishable as 42
68		-	provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 43
69		-	(5) This section is subject to the Open Government Sunset 44
70		-	Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed 45
71		-	on October 2, 2030, unless reviewed and saved from repeal 46
72		-	through reenactment by the Legislature. 47
73		-	Section 2. The Legislature finds that it is a public 48
74		-	necessity to make the personal identifying information of Hope 49
75		-	Florida participants contained in records held by the Office of 50
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88		-	Hope Florida and any other state age ncy participating in the 51
89		-	Hope Florida program confidential and exempt from public records 52
90		-	requirements. In fulfilling the program's mission, the Hope 53
91		-	Florida program collects personal identifying information 54
92		-	regarding program participants in order to assis t and serve 55
93		-	residents of this state who are often in vulnerable situations 56
94		-	and subject to abuse or exploitation. Allowing the public 57
95		-	unfettered access to participant data could impair the effective 58
96		-	and efficient administration of the program and otherwise 59
97		-	discourage individuals and families from seeking support through 60
98		-	Hope Florida's resources. 61
99		-	Section 3. This act shall take effect on the same date 62
100		-	that HB 1327 or similar legislation takes effect , if such 63
101		-	legislation is adopted in the same legislative session or an 64
102		-	extension thereof and becomes a law. 65
	51	+	confidential and exempt information in the Hope Florida case 26
	52	+	management system: 27
	53	+	(a) To an employee of a participating state agency for 28
	54	+	purposes of periodic reporting or disclosure of information that 29
	55	+	has been redacted to exclude personal identifying information. 30
	56	+	(b) At the direction of the Governor or the Hope Florida 31
	57	+	partner network. 32
	58	+	(c) An employee of the Hope Florida Office for purposes of 33
	59	+	approving or disapproving a request for additional assistance 34
	60	+	within the purview of Hope Florida. 35
	61	+	(3) All information released by the office under 36
	62	+	subsection (2) remains confidential and exempt, and a pe rson who 37
	63	+	receives access to such information must maintain the 38
	64	+	confidential and exempt status of the information received. 39
	65	+	(4) A person who willfully and knowingly violates this 40
	66	+	section commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as 41
	67	+	provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 42
	68	+	(5) This section is subject to the Open Government Sunset 43
	69	+	Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed 44
	70	+	on October 2, 2030, unless reviewed and saved from repeal 45
	71	+	through reenactment by the Legislature. 46
	72	+	Section 2. This act shall take effect on the same date 47
	73	+	that HB 1327 or similar legislation takes effect , if such 48
	74	+	legislation is adopted in the same legislative session or an 49
	75	+	extension thereof and becomes a law. 50