Florida Senate - 2021 CS for SB 220 By Senatorthe BrandesCommittee 24-00341-21on 2021220__Governmental AOversight bill to be entitled An act relating to public records and publicAccountability; meetings;

and Senators Brandes and Rodrigues 585-02179-21 2021220c1 A bill to be entitled An act relating to public records and public meetings;

providing an exemption from public records requirements for any personal identifying information of an applicant for president of a state university or a Florida College System institution held by a state university or a Florida College System institution;

specifying thatwhen the personal identifying information of applicants who are in the final group of applicants is no longer confidential and exemptexempt; at a time certain;

providing an exemption from public meeting requirements for any portion of a meeting held for the purpose of identifying or vetting applicants for president of a state university or a Florida College System institution, including any portion of a meeting which would disclose certain personal identifying information of such applicants;

requiring that a recording be made of any portion of a closed meeting which would disclose personal identifying information of such applicants;

2830 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

3032 Section 1. Section 1004.098, Florida Statutes, is created to read:

public meetings exemption.— (1)(a) Any personal identifying information of an applicant for president of a state university or a Florida College System institution held by a state university or a Florida College System institution is confidential and exempt from s.

I of the State Constitution duringbeginning at the periodearlier beginningof the date the final group of applicants to be considered for president is established or 21 days before the date of a meeting at which an interview of an applicant will be conducted or at which final action or a vote is to be taken on the offer of the employment of an applicant as president.

(2)(a) Any portion of a meeting held for the purpose of identifying or vetting applicants for president of a state university or a Florida College System institution, including any portion of a meeting which would disclose personal identifying information of such applicants,applicants which is otherwise confidential and exempt under subsection (1), is exempt from s.

2. Any meeting that is held after a final group of applicants for president of a state university or a Florida College System institution has been establishedestablished. and at which an interview of an applicant is conducted or at which final action or a vote is to be taken on the offer of the employment of an applicant as president.

Section 2. The Legislature finds that it is a public necessity that any personal identifying information of an applicant for president of a state university or a Florida College System institution held by a state university or a Florida College System institution be made confidential and exempt from s.