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IN HB1274
Bill
Status
1/13/2015
Primary Sponsor
Todd Huston
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AI Summary
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Public agencies that publish public records to Internet sites must use open formats that can be retrieved, downloaded, indexed, and searched by commonly used Internet search applications.
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Each public agency maintaining an Internet site must publish catalogs of public records it publishes in open formats, plus a master catalog of those catalogs, with accurate versions kept current or generated on demand.
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The oversight committee on public records shall prescribe the open formats for catalogs, standard URL patterns for finding catalogs, and required and optional catalog information.
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The office of technology must maintain an Internet site similar to www.data.gov that aggregates all public agency record catalogs required under this bill to provide centralized access for both humans and automated systems.
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Bill encourages (but does not require) public agencies to proactively publish public records that would be available upon request, promoting open government values; effective July 1, 2015.
Legislative Description
Public records on the Internet. Provides that if a public agency that publishes a public record to an Internet site, the public agency must publish the public record in an open format. Requires a public agency that maintains an Internet site to publish catalogs of the public records published to the Internet site. Provides that the office of technology shall maintain an Internet site that aggregates the catalogs of public records that public agencies are required to publish to their respective Internet sites.
Last Action
First Reading: referred to Committee on Government and Regulatory Reform
1/13/2015