HB 263/LM (BR 1066) - D. Graham
AN ACT relating to the dissemination of public information.
Create a new section of KRS Chapter 15 to require the Office of the Attorney General, within 90 days of the effective date of this Act and within 90 days of the effective date of any legislation amending the Open Meetings or Open Records Act, to distribute to all county judge/executives, mayors, county attorneys, city attorneys, superintendents of public school districts, presidents of the state public postsecondary education institutions, and attorneys of public school districts or public postsecondary education institutions, written information prepared by the Office of the Attorney General that explains the procedural and substantive provisions of the Open Meetings and Open Records Act and other information that shall be prepared by the Department for Libraries and Archives; allow distribution to be made by electronic means; create a new section of KRS Chapter 171 to require the Department for Library and Archives, within 90 days of the effective date of this Act and within 90 days of the effective date of any legislation amending provisions of the Open Records or Open Meetings Act, to deliver to the Office of the Attorney General written information that explains proper retention and management of public records; create a new section of KRS Chapter 65 to require county judge/executives and mayors, or their respective designees, to distribute the written information provided by the Office of the Attorney General and the Department for Library and Archives to specified elected and appointed officials and board, commission, authority, and committee members within 60 days of receiving the written information; allow distribution by electronic means; require county judge/executives and mayors to require signatory proof that each person identified has received the written information; create a new section of KRS Chapter 160 to require superintendents of public school districts to distribute the written information provided by the Office of the Attorney General and the Department for Libraries and Archives to school board members and school council members within 60 days; require signatory proof that each school board member and school council member has received the written information; create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to require the presidents of public state universities to distribute the written information provided by the Office of the Attorney General and the Department for Libraries and Archives to each board of regents or governing board member within 60 days; require signatory proof that board of regent or governing board members has received the required information; allow distribution by electronic means.
HB 263 - AMENDMENTS
HCS/LM - Retain the original provisions of the bill; add a new subsection (2) to Section 1 to require superintendents of public school districts and the presidents of each of the state public postsecondary education institutions to designate and submit the names and addresses of the attorneys to whom the written information will be sent to by the Office of the Attorney General; amend from 90 days to 60 days the timeframe for the Department for Libraries and Archives to deliver written information to the Office of Attorney General.
Jan 13-introduced in House
Jan 14-to State Government (H)
Jan 15-posted in committee
Jan 27-reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute
Jan 28-2nd reading, to Rules; posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, January 29, 2004
Jan 30-3rd reading, passed 86-0 with Committee Substitute
Feb 2-received in Senate
Feb 5-to State and Local Government (S)
