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This bill establishes public records and meetings exemptions for the Respiratory Care Interstate Compact (RCIC), a professional licensing agreement between states for respiratory therapists. The bill creates confidentiality protections for certain personal identifying information of respiratory therapists held in the compact's data system, allowing such information to remain private except for name, licensure status, and licensure number. The bill also exempts certain meetings of the RCIC Commission or its executive committee from public meeting requirements when sensitive or confidential matters are discussed, and protects the recordings, minutes, and records from those exempt meetings from public disclosure. These exemptions are deemed necessary to enable Florida to participate effectively in the interstate compact, with the understanding that the personal information of respiratory therapists should be protected. The bill includes a sunset provision, meaning these exemptions will automatically expire on October 2, 2031, unless the Legislature reenacts them after review. The bill's implementation is contingent on the passage of related legislation (SB 970) in the same legislative session.

https://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2026/972