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FL S1282

Bill

Status

Failed

6/16/2025

Primary Sponsor

Jay Collins

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Origin

Senate

2025 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Creates a public records exemption for materials and information received, generated, ascertained, or discovered by Florida Is For Veterans, Inc., while administering the Veterans Florida Opportunity Program under s. 295.22, F.S.
  • Protected records include methods of manufacture, trade secrets, patentable material, workforce training plans, business plans, military records, skills assessments, career goals, resumes, contact information, certificates, financial and proprietary information, and funding proposals
  • Classifies the covered information as "confidential and exempt" from Florida's public records requirements under s. 119.07(1) and the State Constitution, while specifying that aggregated data with no personal identifying information for reporting purposes is not exempt
  • Justifies the exemption as a public necessity, stating that public disclosure of resumes, business plans, and employer training curricula would expose individuals and organizations to loss of personal privacy and theft of confidential business information, undermining the state's ability to administer the program
  • Subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act and scheduled for automatic repeal on October 2, 2030, unless reenacted by the Legislature; takes effect contingent on the passage of SB 1280 or similar legislation in the same legislative session

Legislative Description

Public Records/Veterans Florida Opportunity Program

Last Action

Died in Appropriations Committee on Health and Human Services

6/16/2025

Committee Referrals

Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services3/26/2025

Full Bill Text

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