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Introduced
12/06/2024
12/06/2024
In Committee
04/10/2025
04/10/2025
Crossed Over
04/10/2025
04/10/2025
Passed
Dead
06/16/2025
06/16/2025
Introduced Session
2025 Regular Session
Bill Summary
An act relating to public records and meetings; creating s. 491.023, F.S.; providing an exemption from public records requirements for certain information held by the Department of Health or the Board of Clinical Social Work, Marriage and Family Therapy, and Mental Health Counseling pursuant to the Social Work Licensure Interstate Compact; authorizing the disclosure of such information under certain circumstances; providing an exemption from public meetings requirements for certain meetings or portions of certain meetings of the Social Work Licensure 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 for future legislative review and repeal of the exemptions; providing statements of public necessity; providing a contingent effective date.
AI Summary
This bill proposes a creates aptionption for certain personal information information related to social health workers under licenses collected through the Social Work License Interstate Compact (SLIC). The exempt social workers' personal identifying details (except name and license status), info) public record transparency requirements, It only to permit disclosurers that are authorized by the originating state's reporting body. The bill provides legislative protections for confidmeeting records around theissions of the the SLIC Commission where sensitive confidprofessional matters are discussed legal occurring. Recordings, minutes, or generated during such exempt meeting discussions would also remain protectedionally prohibited from public discloslosureures. These protcontingent specificices would automatically repcome October 2, 030 unless legislative legislative body reviews evidproactively a re legislative findings find is that thesess confidential protects ensure foriving implementing interstate licensing license compacross multiple states reasonable, ensuring professional privacy and comity of licensing standards. The administrative processes across potentially multiple state jurisdictions.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs, Health and Social Services
Sponsors (6)
Daryl Campbell (D)*,
Christine Hunschofsky (D)*,
Dianne Hart-Lowman (D),
Dotie Joseph (D),
Mitch Rosenwald (D),
Marie Woodson (D),
Other Sponsors (1)
Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee (House)
Last Action
Died in Fiscal Policy (on 06/16/2025)
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