| Last Action | 02/14/23: to State & Local Government (S) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to open records training. |
| Bill Documents | Introduced |
| Fiscal Impact Statements |
Fiscal Note
Local Mandate |
| Bill Request Number | 250 |
| Sponsor | A. Southworth |
| Summary of Original Version | Create a new section of KRS 61.870 to 61.884 to require current officers and employees of public agencies to complete at least one hour of open records training within 12 months; require officers and employees of public agencies to complete at least one hour of open records training within 90 days of employment or election; require current official custodians to complete at least two hours of open records training within 12 months; require any newly named official custodian to complete two hours of open records training within 90 days of designation as official custodian; require official custodians to complete open records training every two years so long as he or she remains the official custodian; require the Attorney General to provide open records training to officers, employees, and official custodians of public agencies, but allow public agencies to provide their own training if the training would qualify as open records training and is approved by the Attorney General; require the training to be in a live format, but permit training to be performed remotely; amend KRS 61.870 to define "open records training"; amend KRS 61.876 to require every public agency to submit to the Attorney General contact information of its official custodian; require the Attorney general to maintain a database and publish on its website the contact information of each official custodian submitted by a public agency; amend KRS 61.8746 and 61.872 to conform. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Local Mandate - Open Records training, official custodians and employees, requirement Public Records and Reports - Open Records training, requirement State Agencies - Open Records, training, requirement Attorney General - Open Records training, provision Fiscal Note - Open Records training, requirement Public Officers and Employees - Open Records training, official custodians and employees, requirement State Employees - Open Records training, official custodians and employees, requirement |
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| 02/14/23 |
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Last updated: 11/9/2023 3:03 PM (EST)