1012.9931 Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact Commission; public meetings and public records exemptions.

(1) Any portion of a meeting of the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact Commission or its executive committee in which any of the following information is discussed is exempt from s. 286.011 and s. 24(b), Art. I of the State Constitution: (a) Noncompliance of a member state with its obligations under the compact; (b) The employment, compensation, discipline, or other matters, practices, or procedures related to specific employees or other matters related to the commission’s internal personnel practices and procedures; (c) Current, threatened, or reasonably anticipated litigation; (d) Negotiation of contracts for the purchase, lease, or sale of goods, services, or real estate; (e) Accusing any person of a crime or formally censuring any person; (f) Trade secrets or commercial or financial information that is privileged or confidential; (g) Information of a personal nature if disclosure would constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy; (h) Investigative records compiled for law enforcement purposes; (i) Information relating to any investigative reports prepared by or on behalf of or for use by the commission or executive committee when investigating or determining compliance with the compact; (j) Matters specifically exempted from disclosure by federal or state practice laws; or (k) Other matters as set forth by the commission’s bylaws and rules.

(2) Recordings, minutes, and records generated during any portion of an exempt meeting are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.

(3) Records relating to an investigation of a teacher received from another member state held by the commissioner, as defined in s. 1012.993, or the Florida Department of Education pursuant to the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact are exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution until such time as the investigation ceases to be active, or until such time as a preliminary investigation has been concluded with the finding that there is probable cause to proceed and a complaint is filed. Prior to disclosing any investigatory or disciplinary information concerning a teacher received from another member state, the commissioner or the Florida Department of Education shall communicate its intention and purpose for such disclosure to the member state that originally provided that information. For the purpose of this subsection, an investigation shall be considered active as long as it is continuing with a reasonable, good faith anticipation that an administrative finding will be made in the foreseeable future.

(4) This section is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and shall stand repealed on October 2, 2028, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature.

History: s. 1, ch. 2023-166.