HB 749 — Pub. Rec. and Meetings/Fraud, Identity Theft, Skimmer Advisory Task Force

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 HBCS/HB 749 2020 A bill to be entitled An act relating to public records and public meetings;

providing an exemption from public meetings requirements for portions of advisory task force meetings atin which such exempt or confidential and exempt information is discussed;

requiring the recording and transcription of exempt portions of such meetings;

providing that such recordings and transcripts are confidential and exempt from disclosure;

providing an exception;

public records exemption.— (1)Page Any1 criminalof intelligence4 information,CODING: investigative information, and surveillance techniques, procedures, or personnel, and any other information held by a law enforcement agency which is exempt or confidential and exempt from s.

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hb0749-00hb0749-01-c1 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 HBCS/HB 749 2020 119.07(1)(1) andAny s.criminal intelligence information;

investigative information;

surveillance techniques, procedures, or personnel;

and any other information held by a law enforcement agency which is exempt or confidential and exempt from s.

119.07(1) and s.

(2)(2)(a) Those portions of meetings of the advisory task force atin which criminal intelligence information,information; investigative information, or surveillance techniques, procedures, or personnel, or any other information held by a law enforcement agency which is exempt or confidential and exempt, is discussed are exempt from s.

investigative information;

surveillance techniques, procedures, or personnel;

or any other information held by a law enforcement agency which is exempt or confidential and exempt, is discussed are exempt from s.

(b) All exempt portions of such meetings must be recorded and transcribed.

The recordings and transcripts are confidential and exempt from disclosure under s.

119.07(1) and s.

24(a), Art.

I of the State Constitution, unless a court of competent jurisdiction determines, after an in-camera review of such recordings and transcripts, that the meeting was not restricted to the discussion of the information that was made exempt or confidential and exempt by this section.

If the court makes that determination, only the portion of the recording or transcript that reveals nonexempt data and information may be disclosed to Page 2 of 4 CODING:

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hb0749-01-c1 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 CS/HB 749 2020 a third party.

(1) The Legislature finds that it is a public necessity that all criminal intelligence information,information; investigative information, and surveillance techniques, procedures, or personnel, and any other information held by a law enforcement agency which is exempt or confidential and exempt from s.

investigative information;

surveillance techniques, procedures, or personnel;

and any other information held by a law enforcement agency which is exempt or confidential and exempt from s.

Otherwise, Pagesensitive 2law enforcement information and personal information of 4victims CODING:of financial crimes would be disclosed, and open communication and coordination among the parties involved in the advisory task force would be hampered.

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hb0749-00 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 HB 749 2020 sensitive law enforcement information and personal information of victims of financial crimes would be disclosed, and open communication and coordination among the parties involved in the advisory task force would be hampered.

(2)Page The3 Legislature further finds that it is a public necessity that portions of meetings4 ofCODING: the Fraud, Identity Theft, Skimmer Advisory Task Force at which criminal intelligence information, investigative information, or surveillance techniques, procedures, or personnel, or any other information held by a law enforcement agency which is exempt or confidential and exempt is discussed be exempt from s.

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hb0749-01-c1 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 CS/HB 749 2020 (2) The Legislature further finds that it is a public necessity that portions of meetings of the Fraud, Identity Theft, Skimmer Advisory Task Force at which criminal intelligence information, investigative information, or surveillance techniques, procedures, or personnel, or any other information held by a law enforcement agency which is exempt or confidential and exempt is discussed be exempt from s.

Further, the Legislature finds that the exemption is narrowly tailored to apply to only certain portions of meetings of the advisory task Pageforce 3to ofallow 4for CODING:public oversight.

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