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FL H7129

Bill

Status

Introduced

3/26/2015

Primary Sponsor

Government Operations Subcommittee

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Origin

House of Representatives

2015 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Removes public records exemption for identifying information of family members or others living in homes of children whose deaths resulted from verified abuse or neglect reports.

  • Expands public records exemption to include identities of deceased children (when death not from abuse/neglect) and surviving siblings, family members, or others in their homes.

  • Makes portions of committee meetings where exempt information is discussed closed to the public and requires recordings of closed meetings to remain exempt from public records requests.

  • Permits confidential information sharing between State and local committees, with governmental agencies, and with Department of Health-authorized researchers under privacy agreements.

  • Makes unauthorized disclosure of exempt information a first-degree misdemeanor; extends sunset review repeal date from October 2, 2015 to October 2, 2020.

Legislative Description

OGSR/Child Abuse Death Review Committees

Last Action

Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 7032 (Ch. 2015-77)

4/23/2015

Committee Referrals

State Affairs3/30/2015

Full Bill Text

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