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Florida's Government in the Sunshine Law, commonly called the Sunshine Law, passed in 1967. It requires that all meetings of any state, county, or municipal board or commission in Florida be open to the public, and declares that actions taken at closed meetings are not binding ( Section 286.011 , Florida Statutes ).
The open government laws in Florida are focused on three areas: [1] Statutory public records ↓ (codified at Fla. Stat. secs. 119.01 to 119.15 (1995)), Statutory public meetings ↓ (the Florida Sunshine Law, codified at Fla. Stat. secs. 286.011 to 286.012 (1991)), Judicial access decisional law ↓.
Florida’s Government-in-the-Sunshine law establishes that all state agency board meetings, which includes those at public universities, “are dec University of Florida accused of violating ...
For example, Florida's Sunshine Law creates both a statutory and constitutional right to access whereas many states only provide the statutory right. [2] Additionally, while a state may have strong legislation the state's compliance with its own laws may negatively impact the public's ability to access records. [11]
Osceola County has lost its appeal of a ruling that it held a meeting during the COVID-19 pandemic that violated Florida’s Sunshine Law. Now, after another county meeting for Hurricane Idalia, a ...
It added a Sunshine Law requiring public meetings in 1967. Then, in 1992, Florida voters approved a constitutional amendment guaranteeing a public right to access records and meetings.
Government in the Sunshine Act; Long title: An Act to provide that meetings of Government agencies shall be open to the public, and for other purposes. Enacted by: the 94th United States Congress: Effective: September 13, 1976: Citations; Public law: 94-409: Statutes at Large: 90 Stat. 1241: Codification; Acts amended: Administrative Procedure Act
She put meat on the bones of an update to the Public Records Act and its groundbreaking companion, the Sunshine Law. Sharyn Smith remembered: An unsung titan behind Florida's open government laws ...