Florida Senate - 2025 SB 1472 By Senator Burgess 23-00209A-25 20251472__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to public records; amending s. 30.15, 3 F.S.; providing that certain information relating to 4 school security guards held by the Department of Law 5 Enforcement, a law enforcement agency, a school 6 district, or a charter school is exempt from public 7 records requirements; providing for future legislative 8 review and repeal of the exemption; providing a 9 statement of public necessity; providing a contingent 10 effective date. 11 12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 13 14 Section 1.Subsection (6) of section 30.15, Florida 15 Statutes, is amended to read: 16 30.15Powers, duties, and obligations. 17 (6)Any information held by the Department of Law 18 Enforcement, a law enforcement agency, a school district, or a 19 charter school which that would identify whether a person has 20 been certified to serve as a school guardian or school security 21 guard is exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the 22 State Constitution. This subsection is subject to the Open 23 Government Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and 24 shall stand repealed on October 2, 2030 2029, unless reviewed 25 and saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature. 26 Section 2.The Legislature finds that it is a public 27 necessity that any information held by the Department of Law 28 Enforcement, a law enforcement agency, a school district, or a 29 charter school which would identify whether an individual has 30 been certified to serve as a school security guard is exempt 31 from s. 119.07(1), Florida Statutes, and s. 24(a), Article I of 32 the State Constitution. School security and student safety are 33 fundamental priorities in this state, as is the safety of people 34 serving or who have served as school security guards. School 35 security guards serve a critical role as safe-school officers 36 and first responders, and their presence on school grounds 37 serves as a deterrent against incidents threatening the lives of 38 students and school personnel. Disclosure of the identity of 39 persons certified as school security guards might undermine such 40 deterrence and may compromise their safety along with the safety 41 of students. The public disclosure of such information would 42 also adversely affect their ability to respond adequately to an 43 active assailant incident, as an assailant might be alerted in 44 advance that a particular individual is certified as a school 45 security guard. Furthermore, school security guards who have 46 been appointed to that position might leave their appointment 47 for a period of time while maintaining their certification and, 48 thereafter, be reappointed at a future date. The safety of such 49 persons would be compromised if their status as school security 50 guards became public record by virtue of their continued 51 certification. Accordingly, it is necessary to protect the 52 identity of persons certified as school security guards from 53 public records requirements in order to implement effectively 54 and efficiently the purpose and intent of school security guard 55 programs. 56 Section 3.This act shall take effect on the same date that 57 SB 1470 or similar legislation takes effect, if such legislation 58 is adopted in the same legislative session or an extension 59 thereof and becomes a law.