| Division of Retirement Public Records Policy |
The Division of Retirement provides access to all retirement account files
maintained by the Division for all members of the Florida Retirement System
(FRS), which includes approximately 600,000 active members and over 1.3 million
inactive members employed at all levels of government (state, counties, district
school boards, universities, community colleges, cities, and special districts).
All retirement records are available to the public pursuant to Florida's
Public Records Law,
chapter 119, Florida Statutes, with the exception of those records
specifically exempted by law under ss.
121.031(5) and
119.07, Florida Statutes.
Records exempt from disclosure include:
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Lists of retirees' names with their addresses (DROP participants are retirees);
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Social Security numbers of current and former members; and
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All personal identifying information regarding a participant in the Public
Employee Optional Retirement Program (also known as the FRS Investment Plan).
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Personal identifying information contained in the records of members who are active or
former law enforcement officers (if a written request for confidentiality is submitted
to the Division), including:
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Correctional and correctional probation officers;
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Personnel of the Department of Children and Family Services whose duties
include the investigation of abuse, neglect, exploitation, fraud,
theft, or other criminal activities;
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Personnel of the Department of Health whose duties are to support the
investigation of child abuse or neglect;
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Personnel of the Department of Revenue or local governments whose
responsibilities include revenue collection and enforcement or child
support enforcement;
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Firefighters;
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Justices of the Supreme Court, district court of appeal judges, circuit and
county court judges, current or former state attorneys and assistant state attorneys,
statewide prosecutors and assistant statewide prosecutors;
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Current or former human resource, labor relations, or employee relations directors,
assistant directors, managers or assistant managers of any local government agency
or water management district whose duties include hiring and firing employees,
labor contract negotiation, administration, or other personnel-related duties; and
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Current or former code enforcement officers.
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The Division maintains its files by member name and social security number. When making
a request for records, you should provide both to the Division to facilitate your
request. You may visit the Office of the Division of Retirement to see the record,
have it read to you over the telephone, or have a copy forwarded to you by mail.
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When complying with a request, the Division will not produce or generate information
that does not already exist in the Division's records or a members retirement account
file. Consequently, the Division would not provide an estimate of an FRS members
retirement benefit unless that information has already been provided to the member.
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Requests to review records or obtain copies of records may be made to:
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Rhonda Schaffer
Division of Retirement
PO Box 9000
Tallahassee, Florida 32315-9000
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