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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.; 3
expanding an exemption from public records 4
requirements for certain components of 911, E911, and 5
public safety radio communication systems to include 6
NG911 systems; extending the date for future 7
legislative review and repeal of the exemption; 8
amending s. 286.0113, F.S.; expanding an exemption 9
from public meetings r equirements for certain portions 10
of meetings that would reveal certain components of 11
911, E911, and public safety radio communication 12
systems to include NG911 systems; extending the date 13
for future legislative review and repeal of the 14
exemption; providing a statement of public necessity; 15
providing an effective date. 16
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 18
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Section 1. Paragraph (e) of subsection (3) of section 20
119.071, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 21
119.071 General exempti ons from inspection or copying of 22
public records.— 23
(3) SECURITY AND FIRESAFETY. — 24
(e)1.a. Building plans, blueprints, schematic drawings, 25
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and diagrams, including draft, preliminary, and final formats, 26
which depict the structural elements of 911, E911, NG911, or 27
public safety radio communication system infrastructure, 28
including towers, antennas antennae, equipment or facilities 29
used to provide 911, E911, NG911, or public safety radio 30
communication services, or other 911, E911, NG911, or public 31
safety radio communication structures or facilities owned and 32
operated by an agency are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), 33
Art. I of the State Constitution. 34
b. Geographical maps indicating the actual or proposed 35
locations of 911, E911, NG911, or public safety radio 36
communication system infrastructure, including towers, antennas 37
antennae, equipment or facilities used to provide 911, E911, 38
NG911, or public safety radio services, or other 911, E911, 39
NG911, or public safety radio communication structures or 40
facilities owned and operated by an agency are exempt from s. 41
119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. 42
2. This exemption applies to building plans, blueprints, 43
schematic drawings, and diagrams, including draft, preliminary, 44
and final formats, wh ich depict the structural elements of 911, 45
E911, NG911, or public safety radio communication system 46
infrastructure or other 911, E911, NG911, or public safety radio 47
communication structures or facilities owned and operated by an 48
agency, and geographical ma ps indicating actual or proposed 49
locations of 911, E911, NG911, or public safety radio 50
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communication system infrastructure or other 911, E911, NG911, 51
or public safety radio communication structures or facilities 52
owned and operated by an agency, before, on, or after the 53
effective date of this act. 54
3. Information made exempt by this paragraph may be 55
disclosed: 56
a. To another governmental entity if disclosure is 57
necessary for the receiving entity to perform its duties and 58
responsibilities; 59
b. To a licensed architect, engineer, or contractor who is 60
performing work on or related to the 911, E911, NG911, or public 61
safety radio communication system infrastructure, including 62
towers, antennas antennae, equipment or facilities used to 63
provide 911, E911, NG911, or public safety radio communication 64
services, or other 911, E911, NG911, or public safety radio 65
communication structures or facilities owned and operated by an 66
agency; or 67
c. Upon a showing of good cause before a court of 68
competent jurisdiction. 69
4. The entities or persons receiving such information must 70
maintain the exempt status of the information. 71
5. For purposes of this paragraph, the term "public safety 72
radio" is defined as the means of communication between and 73
among 911 public safety answering poi nts, dispatchers, and first 74
responder agencies using those portions of the radio frequency 75
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spectrum designated by the Federal Communications Commission 76
under 47 C.F.R. part 90 for public safety purposes. 77
6. This paragraph is subject to the Open Government Sunset 78
Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed 79
on October 2, 2030 2025, unless reviewed and saved from repeal 80
through reenactment by the Legislature. 81
Section 2. Subsection (4 ) of section 286.0113, Florida 82
Statutes, is amended to read: 83
286.0113 General exemptions from public meetings. — 84
(4)(a) Any portion of a meeting that would reveal building 85
plans, blueprints, schematic drawings, or diagrams, including 86
draft, preliminary, and final formats, which depict the 87
structural elements of 911, E911, NG911, or public safety radio 88
communication system infrastructure, including towers, antennas 89
antennae, equipment or facilities used to provide 911, E911, 90
NG911, or public safety radio communication services, or other 91
911, E911, NG911, or public safety radio communication 92
structures or facilities made exempt by s. 119.071(3)(e)1.a. is 93
exempt from s. 286.011 and s. 24, Art. I of the State 94
Constitution. 95
(b) Any portion of a meeting that would reveal 96
geographical maps indicating the actual or proposed locations of 97
911, E911, NG911, or public safety radio communication system 98
infrastructure, including towers, antennas antennae, equipment 99
or facilities used to provide 911, E911, NG911, or public safety 100
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radio communication services, or other 911, E911, NG911, or 101
public safety radio communication structures or facilities made 102
exempt by s. 119.071(3)(e)1.b. is exempt from s. 286.011 and s. 103
24, Art. I of the State Constitution. 104
(c) No portion of an exempt meeting under paragraph (a) or 105
paragraph (b) may be off the record. All exempt portions of such 106
meeting shall be recorded and transcribed. Such recordings and 107
transcripts are confidential and exempt from disclosure under s. 108
119.07(1) and s. 24( a), Art. I of the State Constitution unless 109
a court of competent jurisdiction, after an in camera review, 110
determines that the meeting was not restricted to the discussion 111
of the information made exempt by s. 119.071(3)(e)1.a. or b. In 112
the event of such a j udicial determination, only that portion of 113
the recording and transcript which reveals nonexempt information 114
may be disclosed to a third party. 115
(d) For purposes of this subsection, the term "public 116
safety radio" is defined as the means of communication b etween 117
and among 911 public safety answering points, dispatchers, and 118
first responder agencies using those portions of the radio 119
frequency spectrum designated by the Federal Communications 120
Commission under 47 C.F.R. part 90 for public safety purposes. 121
(e) This subsection is subject to the Open Government 122
Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand 123
repealed on October 2, 2030 2025, unless reviewed and saved from 124
repeal through reenactment by the Legislature. 125
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Section 3. The Legislature finds that it is a public 126
necessity that building plans, blueprints, schematic drawings, 127
and diagrams, including draft, preliminary, and final formats, 128
which depict the structural elements of 911, E911, NG911, or 129
public safety radio communi cation system infrastructure, 130
including towers, antennas, equipment, or facilities used to 131
provide 911, E911, NG911, or public safety radio communication 132
services, and other 911, E911, NG911, or public safety radio 133
communication structures or facilities ow ned and operated by an 134
agency, and geographical maps indicating the actual or proposed 135
locations of such communication system infrastructure, 136
structures, or facilities be made exempt from s. 119.07(1), 137
Florida Statutes, and s. 24(a), Article I of the State 138
Constitution to ensure the security of emergency communication 139
infrastructure, structures, and facilities. The Legislature 140
finds that it is a public necessity that any portion of a 141
meeting revealing such documents and maps held by an agency be 142
made exempt from s. 286.011, Florida Statutes, and s. 24(b), 143
Article I of the State Constitution. Building plans, blueprints, 144
schematic drawings, and diagrams, including draft, preliminary, 145
and final formats, received and held by counties, 146
municipalities, and other g overnmental agencies which depict the 147
structural elements of 911, E911, NG911, or public safety radio 148
communication system infrastructure, structures, and facilities 149
are currently subject to release as public records upon request. 150
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Similarly, geographical m aps showing the present or proposed 151
locations of such 911, E911, NG911, or public safety radio 152
communication system infrastructure, structures, and facilities 153
which are in the possession of counties, municipalities, and 154
other governmental agencies are also subject to release as 155
public records upon request. Counties, municipalities, and other 156
governmental agencies may review the building plans or 157
geographical maps to ensure compliance with land development 158
regulations, building codes, agency rules, and stand ards to 159
protect the public health and safety. These building plans 160
include diagrams and schematic drawings of emergency 161
communication systems, electrical systems, and other physical 162
plant and security details which depict the structural elements 163
of such emergency communications facilities and structures. Such 164
911, E911, NG911, and public safety radio communication 165
facilities, including towers and antennas, are a vital link in 166
the chain of survival. This critical infrastructure must be 167
protected because any disruption during an active shooter or 168
other terror event is very likely to result in greater loss of 169
life and property damage. To function properly, towers and 170
antennas need to be visible, increasing the security risk of 171
such facilities. Because architect ural and engineering plans 172
reviewed and held by counties, municipalities, and other 173
government agencies include information about towers, equipment, 174
ancillary facilities, critical systems, and restricted areas, 175
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these plans could be used by criminals or ter rorists to examine 176
the physical plant for vulnerabilities. Information contained in 177
these documents could aid in the planning of, training for, and 178
execution of criminal actions, including cybercrime, arson, and 179
terrorism. Consequently, the Legislature fin ds that it is a 180
public necessity to exempt such information from public records 181
and public meetings requirements to reduce exposure to security 182
threats and to protect the public. 183
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. 184