I like some aspects of the Florida Public Records Laws, but I dislike others. Sometimes, boundaries need to be established. Recently a citizen in central Florida won a legal battle with a local school board which now is mushrooming into a major statewide issue.
This individual wanted names and addresses of all employees, family members, and dependents that receive medical benefits from the local school district. The district balked, asking what the information would be used for/why it was being requested.
This spurred a showdown which the individual requesting the records recently won in court. Now that he has won the battle locally, this individual has requested the same information from all 67 Florida school districts statewide--just to put an exclamation point on his victory.
And oh, by the way, this "individual" is also allegedly a medical field marketing consultant.
I have some concerns about open records laws as it pertains to this issue/purpose....
Full article on the subject is here:
http://www.theledger.com/article/20081031/NEWS/810310360/1410?Title=Man_Wins_Fight_for_Public_Records
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