HB 911 — Pub. Rec. and Meetings/Occupational Therapy Compact Commission

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 911 2025 A bill to be entitled An act relating to public records and meetings;

providing an exemption from public records requirements for certain information held by the Occupational Therapy Compact CommissionCommission; authorizing disclosure of the information under certain circumstances;

providingauthorizing andisclosure exemption from public meetings requirements for certain meetings, or portions of meetings, of the Occupationalinformation Therapyunder Compactcertain Commission,circumstances; providing an exemption from public records requirements for recordings, minutes, and records generated during the exempt meetings or exempt portions of meetings;

providing an exemption from public meetings requirements for certain meetings, or portions of meetings, of the Occupational Therapy Compact Commission;

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

public records and meetings exemptions.— (1) An occupational therapist's or occupational therapy assistant's personal identifying information, other than the Page 1 of 54 CODING:

hb911-00hb911-01-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 911 2025 person's name, licensure status, or licensure number, obtained from the coordinated database and reporting system described in Article VIIIIX of s.

(2)(a) A meeting or a portion of a meeting of the Occupational Therapy Compact Commission, the executive board,committee, or any other committee of the commission established in Article VIIVIII of s.

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1.(b) Recordings, minutes, and records generated during an exempt meeting or an exempt portion of a meeting are exempt from s.

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

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The employment, compensation, or discipline of, or other matters, practices, or procedures related to, specific employees or other matters related to the commission's internal personnel practices and procedures.

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Current, threatened, or reasonably anticipated litigation against the commission, executive board, or other committees of the commission.

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Negotiation of contracts for the purchase, lease, or Page 2 of 5 CODING:

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hb911-00 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 911 2025 sale of goods, services, or real estate.

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An accusation of any person of a crime or a formal censure of any person.

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Information disclosing trade secrets or commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential.

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

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Investigatory records compiled for law enforcement purposes.

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Information related to any investigative reports prepared by or on behalf of or for use of the commission or other committee charged with responsibility for investigation or determination of compliance issues pursuant to the compact.

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Matters specifically exempted from disclosure by federal or member state statute.

(b) Recordings, minutes, and records generated during an exempt meeting, or an exempt portion of a meeting are exempt from s.

119.15 and shall stand repealed on October 2, 2029,2030, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature.

(1) The Legislature finds that it is a public necessity that any occupational therapist's or occupational Page 32 of 54 CODING:

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Protection of such information is required under the Occupational Therapist Licensure Compact and must be adopted by the Legislature in order for this state to become a member state of the respectivecompact. compacts.

Without the public records exemption, this state would be unable to effectively and efficiently implement and administer the respectivecompact. compacts.

(2)(a) The Legislature finds that it is a public necessity that any meeting or portion of a meeting of the Occupational Therapy Compact Commission or the executive committee or other committee of the commission held as provided in s.