S.C.R. No. 105 Summary

• Request that the Office of Information Practices include a tabulated report in its annual legislative report detailing complaints regarding denial of access to public records and open meeting violations, including summaries of facts, nature of complaints, and identification of resolved versus unresolved cases.

• Require updated information in successive annual reports on newly resolved complaints, including references to their prior appearance in previous reports, the basis of resolution, complaint facts, and current status of all complaints.

• Include in the tabulated report the total number of complaints not resolved by opinion or informal decision.

• Addresses concerns that average complaint resolution time exceeds one year with numerous complaints pending two years or more, discouraging public participation in the dispute resolution process.

• Notes that many states with similar agencies resolve disputes within six months, and that timely access to public records is essential to maintaining public trust in representative government.