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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. 119.071, F.S., which 3
provides an exemption from public record requirements 4
for certain documents which depict the structural 5
elements of certain 911, E911, or public safety radio 6
communication system infrastructure, structures, or 7
facilities, as well as geographical maps indicating 8
the actual or proposed locations of certain 911, E911, 9
or public safety radio communication infrastructure, 10
structures, or facilities; removing the scheduled 11
repeal of the exemption; amending s. 286.0113, F.S., 12
which provides an exemption from public meeting 13
requirements for portions of meetings that wo uld 14
reveal certain documents depicting the structural 15
elements of 911, E911, or public safety radio 16
communication system infrastructure, structures, or 17
facilities, or geographical maps indicating the 18
locations or proposed locations of 911, E911, or 19
public safety radio communication system 20
infrastructure, structures, or facilities, as well an 21
exemption from public record requirements for the 22
recording and transcription of the exempt portion of 23
such meetings; removing the scheduled repeal of the 24
exemptions; providing an effective date. 25
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 27
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Section 1. Paragraph (e) of subsection (3) of section 29
119.071, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 30
119.071 General exemptions from inspection or copying of 31
public records.— 32
(3) SECURITY AND FIRESAFETY. — 33
(e)1.a. Building plans, blueprints, schematic drawings, 34
and diagrams, including draft, preliminary, and final formats, 35
which depict the structural elements of 911, E911, or public 36
safety radio communicatio n system infrastructure, including 37
towers, antennas antennae, equipment or facilities used to 38
provide 911, E911, or public safety radio communication 39
services, or other 911, E911, or public safety radio 40
communication structures or facilities owned and oper ated by an 41
agency are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the 42
State Constitution. 43
b. Geographical maps indicating the actual or proposed 44
locations of 911, E911, or public safety radio communication 45
system infrastructure, including towers, antennas antennae, 46
equipment or facilities used to provide 911, E911, or public 47
safety radio services, or other 911, E911, or public safety 48
radio communication structures or facilities owned and operated 49
by an agency are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a) , Art. I 50
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of the State Constitution. 51
2. This exemption applies to building plans, blueprints, 52
schematic drawings, and diagrams, including draft, preliminary, 53
and final formats, which depict the structural elements of 911, 54
E911, or public safety radio comm unication system infrastructure 55
or other 911, E911, or public safety radio communication 56
structures or facilities owned and operated by an agency, and 57
geographical maps indicating actual or proposed locations of 58
911, E911, or public safety radio communicat ion system 59
infrastructure or other 911, E911, or public safety radio 60
communication structures or facilities owned and operated by an 61
agency, before, on, or after the effective date of this act. 62
3. Information made exempt by this paragraph may be 63
disclosed: 64
a. To another governmental entity if disclosure is 65
necessary for the receiving entity to perform its duties and 66
responsibilities; 67
b. To a licensed architect, engineer, or contractor who is 68
performing work on or related to the 911, E911, or public sa fety 69
radio communication system infrastructure, including towers, 70
antennas antennae, equipment or facilities used to provide 911, 71
E911, or public safety radio communication services, or other 72
911, E911, or public safety radio communication structures or 73
facilities owned and operated by an agency; or 74
c. Upon a showing of good cause before a court of 75
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competent jurisdiction. 76
4. The entities or persons receiving such information must 77
maintain the exempt status of the information. 78
5. For purposes of this p aragraph, the term "public safety 79
radio" is defined as the means of communication between and 80
among 911 public safety answering points, dispatchers, and first 81
responder agencies using those portions of the radio frequency 82
spectrum designated by the Federal Communications Commission 83
under 47 C.F.R. part 90 for public safety purposes. 84
6. This paragraph is subject to the Open Government Sunset 85
Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed 86
on October 2, 2025, unless reviewed and saved from repeal 87
through reenactment by the Legislature. 88
Section 2. Paragraph (e) of subsection (4) of section 89
286.0113, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 90
286.0113 General exemptions from public meetings. — 91
(4) 92
(e) This subsection is subject to the Open Government 93
Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand 94
repealed on October 2, 2025, unless reviewed and saved from 95
repeal through reenactment by the Legislature. 96
Section 3. This act shall take effect October 1, 2025. 97