HB 101 — Pub. Rec. & Meetings/Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact

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/CS/HB101CS/HB101 2024 A bill to be entitled An act relating to public records and meetings;

providing an exemption from public recordsmeetings requirements for certain informationportions heldof bymeetings the Department of Health or the BoardSocial ofWork ClinicalLicensure SocialInterstate Work,Compact MarriageCommission and Familythe Therapy,executive committee and Mentalother Healthcommittees Counselingof pursuant to the Socialcommission; Work Licensure Interstate Compact;

authorizingproviding thean disclosureexemption offrom suchpublic records requirements for a regulated social worker's personal identifying information underand certainrecordings, circumstances;minutes, and records generated during exempt meetings or portions thereof;

providing an exemption from public meetings requirements for certain meetings or portions of certain meetings of the Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact Commission or its executive committee or other committees;

providing an exemption from public records requirements for recordings, minutes, and records generated during the exempt meetings or portions of such meetings;

providing statementsa statement of public necessity;

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public meetings and public records exemptions.— (1) The commission or the executive committee or other committees of the commission may convene in a closed, nonpublic meeting to receive legal advice or to discuss:

(a) Noncompliance of a member state with its obligations Page 1of 4 CODING:

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XI(c) Current or threatened discipline of s.a licensee by the commission or by a member state's licensing authority;

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119.07(1)(e) andNegotiation s.of contracts for the purchase, lease, or sale of goods, services, or real estate;

24(a),(f) Art.Accusing any person of a crime or formally censuring any person;

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491.022(j) isInformation exemptrelated fromto s.any investigative reports prepared by or on behalf of or for use by the commission or the executive committee or other committees of the commission responsible for investigating or determining compliance with the compact;

286.011(k) andMatters s.specifically exempted from disclosure by federal or member state law;

24(b),or Art.(l) Other matters as adopted by the commission by rule.

IPage of2of the4 StateCODING: Constitution if the commission or committee needs to receive legal advice or discuss any of the following:

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Noncompliance of a member state with its obligations under the compact.

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The employment, compensation, discipline of, or other matters, practices, or procedures related to specific employees.

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Current or threatened discipline of a licensee by the commission or by a member state's licensing authority.

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Current, threatened, or reasonably anticipated Page 2of 5 CODING:

hb0101-02-c2hb0101-01-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/CS/HB101CS/HB101 2024 litigation.(2) Recordings, minutes, and records generated during any portion of an exempt meeting are exempt from s.

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Negotiation of contracts for the purchase, lease, or sale of goods, services, or real estate.

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Accusing any person of a crime or formally censuring any person.

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Trade secrets or commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential.

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Information of a personal nature when disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy.

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