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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to public records; amending s. 2
447.205, F.S.; exempting from public records 3
requirements written communications developed in 4
preparation for, or preliminary to, the issuance of 5
any order by the Public Employees Relations Commission 6
or its designees; providing for future legislative 7
review and repeal of the exemption; providing a 8
statement of public necessity; amending s. 119.071, 9
F.S.; exempting from public records requirements the 10
personal identifying and location information of the 11
chair, commissioners, and hearing officers of the 12
Public Employees Relations Commission and the personal 13
identifying and location information of spouses and 14
children of such personnel; providing for future 15
legislative review and repeal of the exemption; 16
providing a statement of public necessity; providing a 17
contingent effective date. 18
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 20
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Section 1. Subsectio n (10) of section 447.205, Florida 22
Statutes, is amended to read: 23
447.205 Public Employees Relations Commission. — 24
(10) The deliberations of the commission in any proceeding 25
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before it are closed and exempt from the provisions of s. 26
286.011. However, any hearing held or oral argument heard by the 27
commission pursuant to chapter 120 or this chapter shall be open 28
to the public. All draft orders and related written 29
communications that are developed in preparation for, or 30
preliminary to, the issuance of any order by the commission or 31
its designees a final written order are confidential and exempt 32
from the provisions of s. 119.07(1). 33
Section 2. The amendment made by this act to s. 34
447.205(10), Florida Statutes, is subject to the Open Government 35
Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15, Florida 36
Statutes, and shall stand repealed on October 2, 2030, unless 37
reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment by the 38
Legislature and the text of that subsection shall revert to that 39
in existence on June 30, 2025 , except that any amendments to 40
such text enacted other than by this act shall be preserved and 41
continue to operate to the extent that such amendments are not 42
dependent upon the amendment to the text which expires pursuant 43
to this section. 44
Section 3. The Legislature finds that it is a public 45
necessity that draft orders and related written communications 46
that are developed in preparation for, or preliminary to, the 47
issuance of any order by the Public Employees Relations 48
Commission or its designees be mad e confidential and exempt from 49
s. 119.071(1), Florida Statutes, and s. 24(a), Article I of the 50
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State Constitution. The Public Employees Relations Commission, 51
as a quasi-judicial agency, speaks through its written orders 52
based on the law and facts. The comm ission and its hearing 53
officers rely on the confidentiality of draft orders and written 54
communications related to these drafts before they become final 55
and are released to the public. The existing provision in s. 56
447.205(10), Florida Statutes, addresses th is confidentiality 57
and recognizes its importance to the proper functioning of the 58
commission. However, it was adopted in 1977, with the only 59
substantive amendment being made in 1991. To avoid the existing 60
provision from being inadvertently read to allow pu blic access 61
to draft orders or commission deliberations, including 62
preliminary work prepared by commission hearing officers, the 63
Legislature finds that it is a public necessity that the 64
language of the provision providing for confidentiality and 65
exemption of commission deliberations and draft orders be 66
clarified to reflect updates in technology, current practices of 67
the commission related to the use of hearing officers, and 68
modern methods of communication. The confidentiality and 69
exemption of commission del iberations and draft orders are 70
essential to the operation of the commission. Likewise, the 71
confidentiality and exemption of written communications related 72
to draft orders are essential to the operation of the commission 73
given updates in technology, commis sion practice of using 74
hearing officers as designees to prepare draft orders and assist 75
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in preparing final orders, and modern methods of communication. 76
The Legislature further finds that the harm that may result from 77
the release of written communications r elated to draft orders, 78
in light of current technology, practices, and methods of 79
communication, outweighs any public benefit that may be derived 80
from the disclosure of such written communications. 81
Section 4. Paragraph (d) of subsection (4) of section 82
119.071, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 83
119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of 84
public records.— 85
(4) AGENCY PERSONNEL INFORMATION. — 86
(d)1. For purposes of this paragraph, the term: 87
a. "Home addresses" means the dwelling locat ion at which 88
an individual resides and includes the physical address, mailing 89
address, street address, parcel identification number, plot 90
identification number, legal property description, neighborhood 91
name and lot number, GPS coordinates, and any other de scriptive 92
property information that may reveal the home address. 93
b. "Judicial assistant" means a court employee assigned to 94
the following class codes: 8140, 8150, 8310, and 8320. 95
c. "Telephone numbers" includes home telephone numbers, 96
personal cellular telephone numbers, personal pager telephone 97
numbers, and telephone numbers associated with personal 98
communications devices. 99
2.a. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of 100
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birth, and photographs of active or former sworn law enforcement 101
personnel or of active or former civilian personnel employed by 102
a law enforcement agency, including correctional and 103
correctional probation officers, personnel of the Department of 104
Children and Families whose duties include the investigation of 105
abuse, neglect, explo itation, fraud, theft, or other criminal 106
activities, personnel of the Department of Health whose duties 107
are to support the investigation of child abuse or neglect, and 108
personnel of the Department of Revenue or local governments 109
whose responsibilities inclu de revenue collection and 110
enforcement or child support enforcement; the names, home 111
addresses, telephone numbers, photographs, dates of birth, and 112
places of employment of the spouses and children of such 113
personnel; and the names and locations of schools an d day care 114
facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt 115
from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 116
Constitution. 117
b. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 118
and photographs of current or former nonsworn investig ative 119
personnel of the Department of Financial Services whose duties 120
include the investigation of fraud, theft, workers' compensation 121
coverage requirements and compliance, other related criminal 122
activities, or state regulatory requirement violations; the 123
names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and 124
places of employment of the spouses and children of such 125
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personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care 126
facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt 127
from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 128
Constitution. 129
c. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 130
and photographs of current or former nonsworn investigative 131
personnel of the Office of Financial Regulation's Bureau of 132
Financial Investigat ions whose duties include the investigation 133
of fraud, theft, other related criminal activities, or state 134
regulatory requirement violations; the names, home addresses, 135
telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of 136
the spouses and children o f such personnel; and the names and 137
locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the 138
children of such personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 139
24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. 140
d. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of bi rth, 141
and photographs of current or former firefighters certified in 142
compliance with s. 633.408; the names, home addresses, telephone 143
numbers, photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment 144
of the spouses and children of such firefighters; and the na mes 145
and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the 146
children of such firefighters are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and 147
s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. 148
e. The home addresses, dates of birth, and telephone 149
numbers of current or for mer justices of the Supreme Court, 150
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district court of appeal judges, circuit court judges, and 151
county court judges and current judicial assistants; the names, 152
home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of 153
employment of the spouses and chi ldren of current or former 154
justices and judges and current judicial assistants; and the 155
names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended 156
by the children of current or former justices and judges and 157
current judicial assistants are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 158
24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. This sub -subparagraph 159
is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act in 160
accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on October 2, 161
2028, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment 162
by the Legislature. 163
f. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 164
and photographs of current or former state attorneys, assistant 165
state attorneys, statewide prosecutors, or assistant statewide 166
prosecutors; the names, home addresse s, telephone numbers, 167
photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment of the 168
spouses and children of current or former state attorneys, 169
assistant state attorneys, statewide prosecutors, or assistant 170
statewide prosecutors; and the names and locations of schools 171
and day care facilities attended by the children of current or 172
former state attorneys, assistant state attorneys, statewide 173
prosecutors, or assistant statewide prosecutors are exempt from 174
s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constituti on. 175
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g. The home addresses, dates of birth, and telephone 176
numbers of general magistrates, special magistrates, judges of 177
compensation claims, administrative law judges of the Division 178
of Administrative Hearings, and child support enforcement 179
hearing officers, and the chair, commissioners, and hearing 180
officers of the Public Employees Relations Commission ; the 181
names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and 182
places of employment of the spouses and children of general 183
magistrates, special magistr ates, judges of compensation claims, 184
administrative law judges of the Division of Administrative 185
Hearings, and child support enforcement hearing officers , and 186
the chair, commissioners, and hearing officers of the Public 187
Employees Relations Commission ; and the names and locations of 188
schools and day care facilities attended by the children of 189
general magistrates, special magistrates, judges of compensation 190
claims, administrative law judges of the Division of 191
Administrative Hearings, and child support enforcem ent hearing 192
officers, and the chair, commissioners, and hearing officers of 193
the Public Employees Relations Commission are exempt from s. 194
119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. 195
h. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 196
and photographs of current or former human resource, labor 197
relations, or employee relations directors, assistant directors, 198
managers, or assistant managers of any local government agency 199
or water management district whose duties include hiring and 200
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firing employees, labor contract negotiation, administration, or 201
other personnel-related duties; the names, home addresses, 202
telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of 203
the spouses and children of such personnel; and the names and 204
locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the 205
children of such personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 206
24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. 207
i. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 208
and photographs of current or former code enfor cement officers; 209
the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 210
and places of employment of the spouses and children of such 211
personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care 212
facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt 213
from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 214
Constitution. 215
j. The home addresses, telephone numbers, places of 216
employment, dates of birth, and photographs of current or former 217
guardians ad litem, as defined in s. 39.01; the names, home 218
addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of 219
employment of the spouses and children of such persons; and the 220
names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended 221
by the children of such persons are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and 222
s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. 223
k. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 224
and photographs of current or former juvenile probation 225
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officers, juvenile probation supervisors, detention 226
superintendents, assistant detention superinte ndents, juvenile 227
justice detention officers I and II, juvenile justice detention 228
officer supervisors, juvenile justice residential officers, 229
juvenile justice residential officer supervisors I and II, 230
juvenile justice counselors, juvenile justice counselor 231
supervisors, human services counselor administrators, senior 232
human services counselor administrators, rehabilitation 233
therapists, and social services counselors of the Department of 234
Juvenile Justice; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, 235
dates of birth, and places of employment of spouses and children 236
of such personnel; and the names and locations of schools and 237
day care facilities attended by the children of such personnel 238
are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 239
Constitution. 240
l. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 241
and photographs of current or former public defenders, assistant 242
public defenders, criminal conflict and civil regional counsel, 243
and assistant criminal conflict and civil regional counsel; the 244
names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and 245
places of employment of the spouses and children of current or 246
former public defenders, assistant public defenders, criminal 247
conflict and civil regional counsel, and assistant criminal 248
conflict and civil regional counsel; and the names and locations 249
of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of 250
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current or former public defenders, assistant public defenders, 251
criminal conflict and civil regional counsel, and assistant 252
criminal conflict and civil regional counsel are exempt from s. 253
119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. 254
m. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 255
and photographs of current or former investigators or inspectors 256
of the Department of Busi ness and Professional Regulation; the 257
names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and 258
places of employment of the spouses and children of such current 259
or former investigators and inspectors; and the names and 260
locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the 261
children of such current or former investigators and inspectors 262
are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 263
Constitution. 264
n. The home addresses, telephone numbers, and dates of 265
birth of county tax collectors ; the names, home addresses, 266
telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of 267
the spouses and children of such tax collectors; and the names 268
and locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the 269
children of such tax collectors are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and 270
s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. 271
o. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 272
and photographs of current or former personnel of the Department 273
of Health whose duties include, or result in, the determin ation 274
or adjudication of eligibility for social security disability 275
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benefits, the investigation or prosecution of complaints filed 276
against health care practitioners, or the inspection of health 277
care practitioners or health care facilities licensed by the 278
Department of Health; the names, home addresses, telephone 279
numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of the spouses 280
and children of such personnel; and the names and locations of 281
schools and day care facilities attended by the children of such 282
personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of 283
the State Constitution. 284
p. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 285
and photographs of current or former impaired practitioner 286
consultants who are retained by an agency or current or former 287
employees of an impaired practitioner consultant whose duties 288
result in a determination of a person's skill and safety to 289
practice a licensed profession; the names, home addresses, 290
telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of employment of 291
the spouses and children of such consultants or their employees; 292
and the names and locations of schools and day care facilities 293
attended by the children of such consultants or employees are 294
exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 295
Constitution. 296
q. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 297
and photographs of current or former emergency medical 298
technicians or paramedics certified under chapter 401; the 299
names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and 300
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places of employment of the spouses and children of such 301
emergency medical technicians or paramedics; and the names and 302
locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the 303
children of such emergency medical technicians or paramedics are 304
exempt from s. 119.07(1) an d s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 305
Constitution. 306
r. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 307
and photographs of current or former personnel employed in an 308
agency's office of inspector general or internal audit 309
department whose duties include a uditing or investigating waste, 310
fraud, abuse, theft, exploitation, or other activities that 311
could lead to criminal prosecution or administrative discipline; 312
the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 313
and places of employment of spouses a nd children of such 314
personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care 315
facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt 316
from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State 317
Constitution. 318
s. The home addresses, telephone numbers , dates of birth, 319
and photographs of current or former directors, managers, 320
supervisors, nurses, and clinical employees of an addiction 321
treatment facility; the home addresses, telephone numbers, 322
photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment of the 323
spouses and children of such personnel; and the names and 324
locations of schools and day care facilities attended by the 325
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children of such personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 326
24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. For purposes of this 327
sub-subparagraph, the term "addiction treatment facility" means 328
a county government, or agency thereof, that is licensed 329
pursuant to s. 397.401 and provides substance abuse prevention, 330
intervention, or clinical treatment, including any licensed 331
service component descr ibed in s. 397.311(27). 332
t. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 333
and photographs of current or former directors, managers, 334
supervisors, and clinical employees of a child advocacy center 335
that meets the standards of s. 39.3035(2) and fulfi lls the 336
screening requirement of s. 39.3035(3), and the members of a 337
Child Protection Team as described in s. 39.303 whose duties 338
include supporting the investigation of child abuse or sexual 339
abuse, child abandonment, child neglect, and child exploitation 340
or to provide services as part of a multidisciplinary case 341
review team; the names, home addresses, telephone numbers, 342
photographs, dates of birth, and places of employment of the 343
spouses and children of such personnel and members; and the 344
names and locations of schools and day care facilities attended 345
by the children of such personnel and members are exempt from s. 346
119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. 347
u. The home addresses, telephone numbers, places of 348
employment, dates of birth, and photographs of current or former 349
staff and domestic violence advocates, as defined in s. 350
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90.5036(1)(b), of domestic violence centers certified by the 351
Department of Children and Families under chapter 39; the names, 352
home addresses, telephone numbers, places of employment, dates 353
of birth, and photographs of the spouses and children of such 354
personnel; and the names and locations of schools and day care 355
facilities attended by the children of such personnel are exempt 356
from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of th e State 357
Constitution. 358
v. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 359
and photographs of current or former inspectors or investigators 360
of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services; the 361
names, home addresses, telephone numbers, dates o f birth, and 362
places of employment of the spouses and children of current or 363
former inspectors or investigators; and the names and locations 364
of schools and day care facilities attended by the children of 365
current or former inspectors or investigators are exe mpt from s. 366
119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. This 367
sub-subparagraph is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review 368
Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on 369
October 2, 2028, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through 370
reenactment by the Legislature. 371
w. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 372
and photographs of current county attorneys, assistant county 373
attorneys, deputy county attorneys, city attorneys, assistant 374
city attorneys, and deputy city attorneys; the names, home 375
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addresses, telephone numbers, photographs, dates of birth, and 376
places of employment of the spouses and children of current 377
county attorneys, assistant county attorneys, deputy county 378
attorneys, city attorneys, assistant city atto rneys, and deputy 379
city attorneys; and the names and locations of schools and day 380
care facilities attended by the children of current county 381
attorneys, assistant county attorneys, deputy county attorneys, 382
city attorneys, assistant city attorneys, and deputy city 383
attorneys are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of 384
the State Constitution. This exemption does not apply to a 385
county attorney, assistant county attorney, deputy county 386
attorney, city attorney, assistant city attorney, or deputy city 387
attorney who qualifies as a candidate for election to public 388
office. This sub-subparagraph is subject to the Open Government 389
Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand 390
repealed on October 2, 2029, unless reviewed and saved from 391
repeal through reenactment by the Legislature. 392
x. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 393
and photographs of current or former commissioners of the 394
Florida Gaming Control Commission; the names, home addresses, 395
telephone numbers, dates of birth, photogr aphs, and places of 396
employment of the spouses and children of such current or former 397
commissioners; and the names and locations of schools and day 398
care facilities attended by the children of such current or 399
former commissioners are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), 400
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Art. I of the State Constitution. This sub -subparagraph is 401
subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act in accordance 402
with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on October 2, 2029, 403
unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment b y the 404
Legislature. 405
y. The home addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, 406
and photographs of current clerks of the circuit court, deputy 407
clerks of the circuit court, and clerk of the circuit court 408
personnel; the names, home addresses, telephone number s, dates 409
of birth, and places of employment of the spouses and children 410
of current clerks of the circuit court, deputy clerks of the 411
circuit court, and clerk of the circuit court personnel; and the 412
names and locations of schools and day care facilities att ended 413
by the children of current clerks of the circuit court, deputy 414
clerks of the circuit court, and clerk of the circuit court 415
personnel are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of 416
the State Constitution. This sub -subparagraph is subject to the 417
Open Government Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 418
and shall stand repealed on October 2, 2029, unless reviewed and 419
saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature. 420
3. An agency that is the custodian of the information 421
specified in subparagraph 2. and that is not the employer of the 422
officer, employee, justice, judge, or other person specified in 423
subparagraph 2. must maintain the exempt status of that 424
information only if the officer, employee, justice, judge, other 425
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person, or employing agency of the designated employee submits a 426
written and notarized request for maintenance of the exemption 427
to the custodial agency. The request must state under oath the 428
statutory basis for the individual's exemption request and 429
confirm the individual's s tatus as a party eligible for exempt 430
status. 431
4.a. A county property appraiser, as defined in s. 432
192.001(3), or a county tax collector, as defined in s. 433
192.001(4), who receives a written and notarized request for 434
maintenance of the exemption pursuant to subparagraph 3. must 435
comply by removing the name of the individual with exempt status 436
and the instrument number or Official Records book and page 437
number identifying the property with the exempt status from all 438
publicly available records maintained by the p roperty appraiser 439
or tax collector. For written requests received on or before 440
July 1, 2021, a county property appraiser or county tax 441
collector must comply with this sub -subparagraph by October 1, 442
2021. A county property appraiser or county tax collector may 443
not remove the street address, legal description, or other 444
information identifying real property within the agency's 445
records so long as a name or personal information otherwise 446
exempt from inspection and copying pursuant to this section is 447
not associated with the property or otherwise displayed in the 448
public records of the agency. 449
b. Any information restricted from public display, 450
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inspection, or copying under sub -subparagraph a. must be 451
provided to the individual whose information was removed. 452
5. An officer, an employee, a justice, a judge, or other 453
person specified in subparagraph 2. may submit a written request 454
for the release of his or her exempt information to the 455
custodial agency. The written request must be notarized and must 456
specify the information to be released and the party authorized 457
to receive the information. Upon receipt of the written request, 458
the custodial agency must release the specified information to 459
the party authorized to receive such information. 460
6. The exemptions in this paragraph apply to information 461
held by an agency before, on, or after the effective date of the 462
exemption. 463
7. Information made exempt under this paragraph may be 464
disclosed pursuant to s. 28.2221 to a title insurer authorized 465
pursuant to s. 624.401 and it s affiliates as defined in s. 466
624.10; a title insurance agent or title insurance agency as 467
defined in s. 626.841(1) or (2), respectively; or an attorney 468
duly admitted to practice law in this state and in good standing 469
with The Florida Bar. 470
8. The exempt status of a home address contained in the 471
Official Records is maintained only during the period when a 472
protected party resides at the dwelling location. Upon 473
conveyance of real property after October 1, 2021, and when such 474
real property no longer constitut es a protected party's home 475
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address as defined in sub -subparagraph 1.a., the protected party 476
must submit a written request to release the removed information 477
to the county recorder. The written request to release the 478
removed information must be notarized, must confirm that a 479
protected party's request for release is pursuant to a 480
conveyance of his or her dwelling location, and must specify the 481
Official Records book and page, instrument number, or clerk's 482
file number for each document containing the informati on to be 483
released. 484
9. Upon the death of a protected party as verified by a 485
certified copy of a death certificate or court order, any party 486
can request the county recorder to release a protected 487
decedent's removed information unless there is a related req uest 488
on file with the county recorder for continued removal of the 489
decedent's information or unless such removal is otherwise 490
prohibited by statute or by court order. The written request to 491
release the removed information upon the death of a protected 492
party must attach the certified copy of a death certificate or 493
court order and must be notarized, must confirm the request for 494
release is due to the death of a protected party, and must 495
specify the Official Records book and page number, instrument 496
number, or clerk's file number for each document containing the 497
information to be released. A fee may not be charged for the 498
release of any document pursuant to such request. 499
Section 5. The amendment made by this act to s. 500
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119.071(4)(d)2.g., Florida Statutes, is s ubject to the Open 501
Government Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15, 502
Florida Statutes, and shall stand repealed on October 2, 2030, 503
unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment by the 504
Legislature and the text of that sub -subparagraph shall revert 505
to that in existence on June 30, 2025, except that any 506
amendments to such text enacted other than by this act shall be 507
preserved and continue to operate to the extent that such 508
amendments are not dependent upon the amendment to the text 509
which expires pursuant to this section. 510
Section 6. The Legislature finds that it is a public 511
necessity that the home addresses, dates of birth, and telephone 512
numbers of the chair, commissioners, and hearing officers of the 513
Public Employees Relations Commissi on; the names, home 514
addresses, telephone numbers, dates of birth, and places of 515
employment of the spouses and children of such personnel; and 516
the names and locations of schools and day care facilities 517
attended by the children of such personnel be made exem pt from 518
s. 119.07(1), Florida Statutes, and s. 24(a), Article I of the 519
State Constitution. Such personnel and their families are at a 520
heightened risk of physical and emotional harm from disgruntled 521
individuals who have contentious reactions to actions take n by 522
the commission. In addition, such personnel may be subject to 523
threats or acts of revenge because of the duties they perform. 524
The spouses and children of such personnel are also endangered 525
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by individuals who seek to intimidate or harm such personnel. 526
The Legislature finds that the harm that may result from the 527
release of such personal identifying and location information 528
outweighs any public benefit that may be derived from disclosure 529
of the information. 530
Section 7. This act shall take effect o n the same date 531
that HB 1387 or similar legislation takes effect , if such 532
legislation is adopted in the same legislative session or an 533
extension thereof and becomes a law. 534