General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 301
January Session, 2015 LCO No. 2326
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Referred to Committee on COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN
Introduced by:
SEN. FASANO, 34th Dist.
General Assembly
Proposed Bill No. 301
January Session, 2015
LCO No. 2326
*02326*
Referred to Committee on COMMITTEE ON CHILDREN
Introduced by:
SEN. FASANO, 34th Dist.
AN ACT CONCERNING TRANSPARENCY WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
That the general statutes be amended to limit the freedom of information exemption for Department of Children and Families records to personally identifying information and to provide that internal reviews, reports, assessments and other records relating to the department's handling of child protection matters and facility operations, including video, shall be deemed to be a public record subject only to the redaction of personally identifying information.
Statement of Purpose:
To increase transparency and accountability for Department of Children and Families operations by increasing public access to the department's records.