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IN SB0194
Bill
Status
1/6/2015
Primary Sponsor
Carlin Yoder
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AI Summary
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City agencies must provide public records to city legislative members for legislative purposes either on the member's own initiative or at the legislative body's direction.
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Agencies must disclose requested records without redacting confidential information but must designate in writing which information is confidential.
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Agencies may either require members to submit written public records requests stating "legislative business" as the purpose, or may disclose records without requiring a formal request.
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Members, employees, and contractors who knowingly or intentionally disclose confidential information to unauthorized persons commit a Class A infraction; immunity applies for unintentional disclosures and disclosures made in reliance on public access counselor opinions.
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City executives must provide information regarding city affairs to any individual legislative member upon request (previously required only to provide information to the entire legislative body).
Legislative Description
Records requests by city legislative body. Requires a city agency (agency) to provide a public record to a member of the city legislative body (member) that requests the record for a legislative purpose either: (1) on the member's own initiative; or (2) at the direction of the city legislative body. Requires the agency to: (1) provide the record without redaction of any confidential information in the record; and (2) designate in writing the information that is confidential information. Allows an agency, at the agency's discretion to: (1) require a member to make a written public records request that states the
Last Action
First Reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
1/6/2015