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OH HB294
Bill
Status
7/6/2011
Primary Sponsor
Ted Celeste
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AI Summary
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Requires Legislative Service Commission (LSC) staff to have a member of the General Assembly or General Assembly staff present when communicating with outside parties regarding legislative documents, with exceptions for written communications where contemporaneous copies are provided and telephone/electronic calls where they are included.
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Makes all communications between LSC staff and outside parties regarding legislative documents public records under Ohio's public records law, regardless of whether a General Assembly member or staff is present.
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Allows LSC staff to respond to inquiries about legislative documents that are already public records without requiring a General Assembly member or staff to be present.
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Maintains the existing confidential relationship between LSC staff and members of the General Assembly regarding legislative documents, except as modified by the new requirements for outside party communications.
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Defines "legislative document" to include bills, resolutions, amendments, analyses, fiscal notes, memoranda, working papers, and any other documents prepared by legislative staff for General Assembly members or committees.
Legislative Description
To prohibit the Legislative Service Commission staff, when preparing a legislative document, from communicating with outside parties without a member of the General Assembly or General Assembly staff present and to make communications between such parties and Legislative Service Commission staff public records.
LSC staff not communicate with outsider unless GA member/staff present
Last Action
To State Government & Elections
7/6/2011