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Connecticut House Bill HB06203

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7+General Assembly Committee Bill No. 6203
8+January Session, 2021
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12+Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
13+AND ELECTIONS
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16+Introduced by:
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921 AN ACT EXEMPTING CER TAIN RECORDS CONCERN ING NATIVE
10-AMERICAN CULTURAL KNOWLEDGE FROM PUBLIC
11-DISCLOSURE UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.
22+AMERICAN CULTURAL KN OWLEDGE FROM PUBLIC DISCLOSURE
23+UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.
1224 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
1325 Assembly convened:
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15-Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2021) (a) As used in this section,
16-(1) "records of traditional cultural knowledge" means records containing
17-information central to a community's cultural and social identity,
18-including, but not limited to, religious rites and rituals, location of
19-sacred sites, kinship membership statistics and oral histories and
20-traditions; (2) "tribal nation" means any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian
21-organization, as defined under NAGPRA, or any tribe recognized by
22-one or more state governments; and (3) "NAGPRA" means the Native
23-American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 USC 3001 et seq.
24-(b) Any record of traditional cultural knowledge submitted by a
25-member, representative or lineal descendant of a tribal nation to any
26-public agency, as defined in section 1-200 of the general statutes, as part
27-of the consultation process to determine cultural affiliation under
28-NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10, shall not be
29-deemed a public record and shall not be subject to disclosure under the
30-Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200 of the general
31-statutes. House Bill No. 6203
27+Section 1. (NEW) (Effective October 1, 2021) (a) As used in this section, 1
28+(1) "records of traditional cultural knowledge" means records containing 2
29+information central to a community's cultural and social identity, 3
30+including, but not limited to, religious rites and rituals, location of 4
31+sacred sites, kinship membership statistics and oral histories and 5
32+traditions; (2) "tribal nation" means any Indian tribe or Native Hawaiian 6
33+organization, as defined under NAGPRA, or any tribe recognized by 7
34+one or more state governments; and (3) "NAGPRA" means the Native 8
35+American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act, 25 USC 3001 et seq. 9
36+(b) Any record of traditional cultural knowledge submitted by a 10
37+member, representative or lineal descendant of a tribal nation to any 11
38+public agency, as defined in section 1-200 of the general statutes, as part 12
39+of the consultation process to determine cultural affiliation under 13 Committee Bill No. 6203
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46+NAGPRA and its implementing regulations, 43 CFR 10, shall not be 14
47+deemed a public record and shall not be subject to disclosure under the 15
48+Freedom of Information Act, as defined in section 1-200 of the general 16
49+statutes. 17
50+This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
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53+Section 1 October 1, 2021 New section
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55+GAE Joint Favorable
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