FL H0891

Correspondence and communications between incarcerated persons or the public and the Office of the Corrections Ombudsman, the Ombudsman, Corrections Oversight Committee members, and office staff are made confidential and exempt from public records disclosure under s. 119.07(1) and the State Constitution

Exemption is intended to protect incarcerated persons from retaliation by correctional officers who may be under investigation as a result of communications with the office

Exemption is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act and will be automatically repealed on October 2, 2031, unless reviewed and reenacted by the Legislature

Effective date is contingent on HB 889 (which creates the Office of the Corrections Ombudsman) being adopted and becoming law in the same legislative session