CT HB05250

Updates the Freedom of Information Commission's annual training requirements for public agency members by modernizing statutory cross-references to relevant FOIA sections

Expands the definition of "hand-held scanner" for copying public records to explicitly include mobile telephones, cameras, and other portable image-capturing devices, with agencies permitted to charge up to $20 per scanning session

Relocates the definition of "governmental function" from general definitions (section 1-200) to section 1-218, which governs contracts over $2.5 million between public agencies and private entities performing governmental functions

Modernizes special meeting notice requirements by replacing "telegram" with "electronic transmission" as an acceptable method for delivering written waivers and notices to public agency members

Clarifies appeal procedures for denial of access to security-related records by specifying that appeals must be brought against both the agency maintaining the record and the commissioner who directed withholding