The settlement agreement requires the Department to provide detailed COVID-19 data for the next 3 years, including vaccination counts, case counts, and deaths, aggregated weekly, by county, age group, gender, and race.

While the litigation was pending, the Department claimed in court that the records requested did not exist. But after the appellate court upheld the trial court’s order requiring the Department to produce a corporate representative for deposition, the records were produced in March 2023.

“The settlement agreement vindicates the position of Rep. Smith and FLCGA. The Department hid public records during the height of the pandemic to fit a political narrative that Florida was open for business,” said Michael Barfield, Director of Public Access Initiatives at FLCGA. “Transparency and accountability are not negotiable. The Constitution mandates it.”

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    Produce Required COVID Files

    3rd level Conjuration

    Casting time: years apparently

    Range: statewide

    Components: V S M

    Duration: as long as it takes for the information to be seen by proper authorities

    Classes: Wizard, Warlock, Sorcerer

    You touch a keyboard in a pattern, producing the required files for the CDC and other health agencies to get a gauge on how well your state did on protecting the health of your citizens

    At Higher Levels: When you cast this spell at level 4 spell slot or higher, the results are quicker and more thorough