Connecticut 2024 Regular Session

Connecticut Senate Bill SB00355 Compare Versions

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5	5		General Assembly Raised Bill No. 355
6	6		February Session, 2024
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10		-	Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT
11		-	~~ADMINISTRATION~~ AND ELECTIONS
	10	+	Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
	11	+	AND ELECTIONS
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14	14		Introduced by:
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19	20		AN ACT IMPLEMENTING THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE
20	21		FREEDOM OF INFORMATION COMMISSION FOR REVISIONS TO THE
21	22		FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.
22	23		Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
23	24		Assembly convened:
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25	26		Section 1. Section 1-200 of the general statutes is repealed and the 1
26	27		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2024): 2
27	28		As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases have the 3
28	29		following meanings, except where such terms are used in a context 4
29	30		which clearly indicates the contrary: 5
30	31		(1) "Public agency" or "agency" means: 6
31	32		(A) Any executive, administrative or legislative office of the state or 7
32	33		any political subdivision of the state and any state or town agency, any 8
33	34		department, institution, bureau, board, commission, authority or official 9
34	35		of the state or of any city, town, borough, municipal corporation, school 10
35	36		district, regional district or other district or other political subdivision of 11
36		-	the state, including any committee of, or created by, any such office, 12 Bill No. 355
	37	+	the state, including any committee of, or created by, any such office, 12 Raised Bill No. 355
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41	43		subdivision, agency, department, institution, bureau, board, 13
42	44		commission, authority or official, and also includes any judicial office, 14
43	45		official, or body or committee thereof but only with respect to its or their 15
44	46		administrative functions, and for purposes of this subparagraph, 16
45	47		"judicial office" includes, but is not limited to, the Division of Public 17
46	48		Defender Services; 18
47	49		(B) Any person to the extent such person is deemed to be the 19
48	50		functional equivalent of a public agency pursuant to law; or 20
49	51		(C) Any "implementing agency", as defined in section 32-222. 21
50	52		(2) "Meeting" means any hearing or other proceeding of a public 22
51	53		agency, any convening or assembly of a quorum of a multimember 23
52	54		public agency, and any communication by or to a quorum of a 24
53	55		multimember public agency, whether in person or by means of 25
54	56		electronic equipment, to discuss or act upon a matter over which the 26
55	57		public agency has supervision, control, jurisdiction or advisory power. 27
56	58		"Meeting" does not include: Any meeting of a personnel search 28
57	59		committee for executive level employment candidates; any chance 29
58	60		meeting, or a social meeting neither planned nor intended for the 30
59	61		purpose of discussing matters relating to official business; strategy or 31
60	62		negotiations with respect to collective bargaining; a caucus of members 32
61	63		of a single political party notwithstanding that such members also 33
62	64		constitute a quorum of a public agency; an administrative or staff 34
63	65		meeting of a single-member public agency; and communication limited 35
64	66		to notice of meetings of any public agency or the agendas thereof. A 36
65	67		quorum of the members of a public agency who are present at any event 37
66	68		which has been noticed and conducted as a meeting of another public 38
67	69		agency under the provisions of the Freedom of Information Act shall not 39
68	70		be deemed to be holding a meeting of the public agency of which they 40
69	71		are members as a result of their presence at such event. 41
70	72		(3) "Caucus" means (A) a convening or assembly of the enrolled 42
71	73		members of a single political party who are members of a public agency 43
72		-	within the state or a political subdivision, or (B) the members of a 44 Bill No. 355
	74	+	within the state or a political subdivision, or (B) the members of a 44 Raised Bill No. 355
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77	80		multimember public agency, which members constitute a majority of 45
78	81		the membership of the agency, or the other members of the agency who 46
79	82		constitute a minority of the membership of the agency, who register 47
80	83		their intention to be considered a majority caucus or minority caucus, as 48
81	84		the case may be, for the purposes of the Freedom of Information Act, 49
82	85		provided (i) the registration is made with the office of the Secretary of 50
83	86		the State for any such public agency of the state, in the office of the clerk 51
84	87		of a political subdivision of the state for any public agency of a political 52
85	88		subdivision of the state, or in the office of the clerk of each municipal 53
86	89		member of any multitown district or agency, (ii) no member is 54
87	90		registered in more than one caucus at any one time, (iii) no such 55
88	91		member's registration is rescinded during the member's remaining term 56
89	92		of office, and (iv) a member may remain a registered member of the 57
90	93		majority caucus or minority caucus regardless of whether the member 58
91	94		changes his or her party affiliation under chapter 143. 59
92	95		(4) "Person" means natural person, partnership, corporation, limited 60
93	96		liability company, association or society. 61
94	97		(5) "Public records or files" means any recorded data or information 62
95	98		relating to the conduct of the public's business prepared, owned, used, 63
96	99		received or retained by a public agency, or to which a public agency is 64
97	100		entitled to receive a copy by law or contract under section 1-218, as 65
98	101		amended by this act, whether such data or information be handwritten, 66
99	102		typed, tape-recorded, videotaped, printed, photostated, photographed 67
100	103		or recorded by any other method. 68
101	104		(6) "Executive sessions" means a meeting of a public agency at which 69
102	105		the public is excluded for one or more of the following purposes: (A) 70
103	106		Discussion concerning the appointment, employment, performance, 71
104	107		evaluation, health or dismissal of a public officer or employee, provided 72
105	108		that such individual may require that discussion be held at an open 73
106	109		meeting; (B) strategy and negotiations with respect to pending claims or 74
107	110		pending litigation to which the public agency or a member thereof, 75
108	111		because of the member's conduct as a member of such agency, is a party 76
109		-	until such litigation or claim has been finally adjudicated or otherwise 77 Bill No. 355
	112	+	until such litigation or claim has been finally adjudicated or otherwise 77 Raised Bill No. 355
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114	118		settled; (C) matters concerning security strategy or the deployment of 78
115	119		security personnel, or devices affecting public security; (D) discussion 79
116	120		of the selection of a site or the lease, sale or purchase of real estate by the 80
117	121		state or a political subdivision of the state when publicity regarding such 81
118	122		site, lease, sale, purchase or construction would adversely impact the 82
119	123		price of such site, lease, sale, purchase or construction until such time as 83
120	124		all of the property has been acquired or all proceedings or transactions 84
121	125		concerning same have been terminated or abandoned; and (E) 85
122	126		discussion of any matter which would result in the disclosure of public 86
123	127		records or the information contained therein described in subsection (b) 87
124	128		of section 1-210, as amended by this act. 88
125	129		(7) "Personnel search committee" means a body appointed by a public 89
126	130		agency, whose sole purpose is to recommend to the appointing agency 90
127	131		a candidate or candidates for an executive-level employment position. 91
128	132		Members of a "personnel search committee" shall not be considered in 92
129	133		determining whether there is a quorum of the appointing or any other 93
130	134		public agency. 94
131	135		(8) "Pending claim" means a written notice to an agency which sets 95
132	136		forth a demand for legal relief or which asserts a legal right stating the 96
133	137		intention to institute an action in an appropriate forum if such relief or 97
134	138		right is not granted. 98
135	139		(9) "Pending litigation" means (A) a written notice to an agency which 99
136	140		sets forth a demand for legal relief or which asserts a legal right stating 100
137	141		the intention to institute an action before a court if such relief or right is 101
138	142		not granted by the agency; (B) the service of a complaint against an 102
139	143		agency returnable to a court which seeks to enforce or implement legal 103
140	144		relief or a legal right; or (C) the agency's consideration of action to 104
141	145		enforce or implement legal relief or a legal right. 105
142	146		(10) "Freedom of Information Act" means this chapter. 106
143	147		[(11) "Governmental function" means the administration or 107
144	148		management of a program of a public agency, which program has been 108
145		-	authorized by law to be administered or managed by a person, where 109 Bill No. 355
	149	+	authorized by law to be administered or managed by a person, where 109 Raised Bill No. 355
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150	155		(A) the person receives funding from the pub lic agency for 110
151	156		administering or managing the program, (B) the public agency is 111
152	157		involved in or regulates to a significant extent such person's 112
153	158		administration or management of the program, whether or not such 113
154	159		involvement or regulation is direct, pervasive, continuous or day-to-114
155	160		day, and (C) the person participates in the formulation of governmental 115
156	161		policies or decisions in connection with the administration or 116
157	162		management of the program and such policies or decisions bind the 117
158	163		public agency. "Governmental function" shall not include the mere 118
159	164		provision of goods or services to a public agency without the delegated 119
160	165		responsibility to administer or manage a program of a public agency.] 120
161	166		[(12)] (11) "Electronic equipment" means any technology that 121
162	167		facilitates real-time public access to meetings, including, but not limited 122
163	168		to, telephonic, video or other conferencing platforms. 123
164	169		[(13)] (12) "Electronic transmission" means any form or process of 124
165	170		communication not directly involving the physical transfer of paper or 125
166	171		another tangible medium, which (A) is capable of being retained, 126
167	172		retrieved and reproduced by the recipient, and (B) is retrievable in paper 127
168	173		form by the recipient. 128
169	174		Sec. 2. Section 1-218 of the general statutes is repealed and the 129
170	175		following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2024): 130
171	176		(a) For purposes of this section, "governmental function" means the 131
172	177		administration or management of a program of a public agency, which 132
173	178		program has been authorized by law to be administered or managed by 133
174	179		a person, where (1) the person receives funding from the public agency 134
175	180		for administering or managing the program, (2) the public agency is 135
176	181		involved in or regulates to a significant extent such person's 136
177	182		administration or management of the program, whether or not such 137
178	183		involvement or regulation is direct, pervasive, continuous or day-to-138
179	184		day, and (3) the person participates in the formulation of governmental 139
180	185		policies or decisions in connection with the administration or 140
181		-	management of the program and such policies or decisions bind the 141 Bill No. 355
	186	+	management of the program and such policies or decisions bind the 141 Raised Bill No. 355
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186	192		public agency. "Governmental function" does not include the mere 142
187	193		provision of goods or services to a public agency without the delegated 143
188	194		responsibility to administer or manage a program of a public agency. 144
189	195		(b) Each contract in excess of two million five hundred thousand 145
190	196		dollars between a public agency and a person for the performance of a 146
191	197		governmental function shall (1) provide that the public agency is 147
192	198		entitled to receive a copy of records and files related to the performance 148
193	199		of the governmental function, and (2) indicate that such records and files 149
194	200		are subject to the Freedom of Information Act and may be disclosed by 150
195	201		the public agency pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act. No 151
196	202		request to inspect or copy such records or files shall be valid unless the 152
197	203		request is made to the public agency in accordance with the Freedom of 153
198	204		Information Act. Any complaint by a person who is denied the right to 154
199	205		inspect or copy such records or files shall be brought to the Freedom of 155
200	206		Information Commission in accordance with the provisions of sections 156
201	207		1-205, as amended by this act, and 1-206. 157
202	208		Sec. 3. Subsection (b) of section 1-211 of the general statutes is 158
203	209		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 159
204	210		1, 2024): 160
205	211		(b) Except as otherwise provided by state statute, no public agency 161
206	212		shall enter into a contract with, or otherwise obligate itself to, any person 162
207	213		if such contract or obligation impairs the right of the public under the 163
208	214		Freedom of Information Act to inspect or copy the agency's nonexempt 164
209	215		public records existing on-line in, or stored on a device or medium used 165
210	216		in connection with, a computer system owned, leased or otherwise used 166
211	217		by the agency. [in the course of its governmental functions.] 167
212	218		Sec. 4. Subsection (e) of section 1-205 of the general statutes is 168
213	219		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 169
214	220		1, 2024): 170
215	221		(e) The Freedom of Information Commission shall conduct training 171
216	222		sessions, at least annually, for members of public agencies for the 172
217		-	purpose of educating such members as to the requirements of this 173 Bill No. 355
	223	+	purpose of educating such members as to the requirements of this 173 Raised Bill No. 355
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222	229		section and sections [1-7 to 1-14, inclusive, 1-16 to 1-18, inclusive,] 1-200 174
223	230		to 1-202, inclusive, as amended by this act, [1-205,] 1-205a, 1-206, 1-210 175
224	231		to [1-217] 1-219, inclusive, as amended by this act, 1-225 to 1-232, 176
225		-	inclusive, as amended by this act, and 1-240 [, 1-241 ~~and 19a-342] to 1-~~177
226		-	~~242, inclusive~~. 178
	232	+	inclusive, as amended by this act, and 1-240 to 1-242, inclusive. [, 1-241 177
	233	+	and 19a-342.] 178
227	234		Sec. 5. Subdivision (17) of subsection (b) of section 1-210 of the 2024 179
228	235		supplement to the general statutes is repealed and the following is 180
229	236		substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 1, 2024): 181
230	237		(17) [Educational] Education records which are not subject to 182
231	238		disclosure under the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, 20 183
232	239		USC 1232g; 184
233	240		Sec. 6. Subsection (g) of section 1-212 of the general statutes is 185
234	241		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 186
235	242		1, 2024): 187
236	243		(g) Any individual may copy a public record through the use of a 188
237	244		hand-held scanner. A public agency may establish a fee structure not to 189
238	245		exceed twenty dollars for an individual to pay each time the individual 190
239	246		copies records at the agency with a hand-held scanner. As used in this 191
240	247		section, "hand-held scanner" means a battery operated electronic 192
241	248		scanning device the use of which (1) leaves no mark or impression on 193
242	249		the public record, and (2) does not unreasonably interfere with the 194
243	250		operation of the public agency. "Hand-held scanner" includes, but is not 195
244	251		limited to, a mobile telephone, camera or any other portable device 196
245	252		capable of capturing an image of a public record. 197
246	253		Sec. 7. Subsection (d) of section 1-225 of the general statutes is 198
247	254		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 199
248	255		1, 2024): 200
249	256		(d) Notice of each special meeting of every public agency, except for 201
250	257		the General Assembly, either house thereof or any committee thereof, 202
251	258		shall be posted not less than twenty-four hours before the meeting to 203
252		-	which such notice refers on the public agency's Internet web site, if 204 Bill No. 355
	259	+	which such notice refers on the public agency's Internet web site, if 204 Raised Bill No. 355
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257	265		available, and given not less than twenty-four hours prior to the time of 205
258	266		such meeting by filing a notice of the time and place thereof in the office 206
259	267		of the Secretary of the State for any such public agency of the state, in 207
260	268		the office of the clerk of such subdivision for any public agency of a 208
261	269		political subdivision of the state and in the office of the clerk of each 209
262	270		municipal member for any multitown district or agency. The secretary 210
263	271		or clerk shall cause any notice received under this section to be posted 211
264	272		in his or her office, and in the case of a notice of a public agency of the 212
265	273		state filed with the secretary, on the Secretary of the State's Internet web 213
266	274		site. Such notice shall be given not less than twenty-four hours prior to 214
267	275		the time of the special meeting; provided, in case of emergency, except 215
268	276		for the General Assembly, either house thereof or any committee 216
269	277		thereof, any such special meeting may be held without complying with 217
270	278		the foregoing requirement for the filing of notice but a copy of the 218
271	279		minutes of every such emergency special meeting adequately setting 219
272	280		forth the nature of the emergency and the proceedings occurring at such 220
273	281		meeting shall be filed with the Secretary of the State, the clerk of such 221
274	282		political subdivision, or the clerk of each municipal member of such 222
275	283		multitown district or agency, as the case may be, not later than seventy-223
276	284		two hours following the holding of such meeting. The notice shall 224
277	285		specify the time and place of the special meeting and the business to be 225
278	286		transacted. No other business shall be considered at such meetings by 226
279	287		such public agency. In addition, such written notice shall be delivered 227
280	288		by electronic transmission or by mail to the usual place of abode of each 228
281	289		member of the public agency so that the same is received prior to such 229
282	290		special meeting. The requirement of delivery of such written notice may 230
283	291		be dispensed with as to any member who at or prior to the time the 231
284	292		meeting convenes files with the clerk or secretary of the public agency a 232
285	293		written waiver of delivery of such notice. Such waiver may be given by 233
286	294		[telegram] electronic transmission or by mail. The requirement of 234
287	295		delivery of such written notice may also be dispensed with as to any 235
288	296		member who is actually present at the meeting at the time it convenes. 236
289	297		Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit any agency from 237
290		-	adopting more stringent notice requirements. 238 Bill No. 355
	298	+	adopting more stringent notice requirements. 238 Raised Bill No. 355
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295	304		Sec. 8. Subdivision (1) of section 4d-30 of the 2024 supplement to the 239
296	305		general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 240
297	306		thereof (Effective October 1, 2024): 241
298	307		(1) "Contract" means a contract for state agency information system 242
299	308		or telecommunication system facilities, equipment or services, which is 243
300	309		awarded pursuant to this chapter or [subsection (e) of section 1-205,] 244
301	310		subsection (c) of section 1-211, [subsection (b) of section 1-212, section 4-245
302	311		5,] subsection (a) of section 10a-151b [,] or subsection (b) of section 19a-246
303	312		110. 247
304	313		Sec. 9. Section 4d-47 of the 2024 supplement to the general statutes is 248
305	314		repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective October 249
306	315		1, 2024): 250
307	316		With respect to any state employee whose position is eliminated or 251
308	317		who is laid off as a result of any contract or amendment to a contract 252
309	318		which is subject to the provisions of this chapter and [subsection (e) of 253
310	319		section 1-205,] subsection (c) of section 1-211, [subsection (b) of section 254
311	320		1-212, section 4-5,] section 4a-50 [,] or 4a-51, subsection (b) of section 4a-255
312	321		57, subsection (a) of section 10a-151b [,] or subsection (b) of section 19a-256
313	322		110, or any subcontract for work under such contract or amendment, (1) 257
314	323		the contractor shall hire the employee, upon application by the 258
315	324		employee, unless the employee is hired by a subcontractor of the 259
316	325		contractor, or (2) the employee may transfer to any vacant position in 260
317	326		state service for which such employee is qualified, to the extent allowed 261
318	327		under the provisions of existing collectively bargained agreements and 262
319	328		the general statutes. If the contractor or any such subcontractor hires any 263
320	329		such state employee and does not provide the employee with fringe 264
321	330		benefits which are equivalent to, or greater than, the fringe benefits that 265
322	331		the employee would have received in state service, the state shall, for 266
323	332		two years after the employee terminates from state service, provide to 267
324	333		the employee either (A) the same benefits that such employee received 268
325	334		from the state, or (B) compensation in an amount which represents the 269
326	335		difference in the value of the fringe benefits that such employee received 270
327		-	when in state service and the fringe benefits that such employee receives 271 Bill No. 355
	336	+	when in state service and the fringe benefits that such employee receives 271 Raised Bill No. 355
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332	342		from the contractor or subcontractor. 272
333	343		Sec. 10. Section 4d-48 of the 2024 supplement to the general statutes 273
334	344		is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective 274
335	345		October 1, 2024): 275
336	346		No contract or subcontract for state agency information system or 276
337	347		telecommunication system facilities, equipment or services may be 277
338	348		awarded to any business entity or individual pursuant to this chapter or 278
339	349		[subsection (e) of section 1-205,] subsection (c) of section 1-211, 279
340	350		[subsection (b) of section 1-212, section 4-5,] subsection (a) of section 10a-280
341	351		151b [,] or subsection (b) of section 19a-110, if such business entity or 281
342	352		individual previously had a contract with the state or a state agency to 282
343	353		provide information system or telecommunication system facilities, 283
344	354		equipment or services and such prior contract was finally terminated by 284
345	355		the state or a state agency within the previous five years for the reason 285
346	356		that such business entity or individual failed to perform or otherwise 286
347	357		breached a material obligation of the contract related to information 287
348	358		system or telecommunication system facilities, equipment or services. If 288
349	359		the termination of any such previous contract is contested in an 289
350	360		arbitration or judicial proceeding, the termination shall not be final until 290
351	361		the conclusion of such arbitration or judicial proceeding. If the fact-291
352	362		finder determines, or a settlement stipulates, that the contractor failed 292
353	363		to perform or otherwise breached a material obligation of the contract 293
354	364		related to information system or telecommunication system facilities, 294
355	365		equipment or services, any award of a contract pursuant to said chapter 295
356	366		or sections during the pendency of such arbitration or proceeding shall 296
357	367		be rescinded and the bar provided in this section shall apply to such 297
358	368		business entity or individual. 298
359	369		Sec. 11. Subsection (d) of section 1-210 of the 2024 supplement to the 299
360	370		general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu 300
361	371		thereof (Effective October 1, 2024): 301
362	372		(d) Whenever a public agency, except the Judicial Department or 302
363		-	Legislative Department, receives a request from any person for 303 Bill No. 355
	373	+	Legislative Department, receives a request from any person for 303 Raised Bill No. 355
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368	379		disclosure of any records described in subdivision (19) of subsection (b) 304
369	380		of this section under the Freedom of Information Act, the public agency 305
370	381		shall promptly notify the Commissioner of Administrative Services or 306
371	382		the Commissioner of Emergency Services and Public Protection, as 307
372	383		applicable, of such request, in the manner prescribed by such 308
373	384		commissioner, before complying with the request as required by the 309
374	385		Freedom of Information Act. If the commissioner, after consultation 310
375	386		with the chief executive officer of the applicable agency, believes the 311
376	387		requested record is exempt from disclosure pursuant to subdivision (19) 312
377	388		of subsection (b) of this section, the commissioner may direct the agency 313
378	389		to withhold such record from such person. In any appeal brought under 314
379	390		the provisions of section 1-206 of the Freedom of Information Act for 315
380	391		denial of access to records for any of the reasons described in 316
381	392		subdivision (19) of subsection (b) of this section, such appeal shall be 317
382	393		against (1) the chief executive officer of the executive branch state 318
383	394		agency or the municipal, district or regional agency that maintains or 319
384	395		has custody of the requested record, and (2) the commissioner who 320
385	396		issued the directive to the public agency that maintains or has custody 321
386	397		of such record to withhold such record pursuant to subdivision (19) of 322
387	398		subsection (b) of this section, [exclusively, or,] except in the case of 323
388	399		records concerning Judicial Department facilities, such appeal shall be 324
389		-	against the Chief Court Administrator [or] and, in the case of records 325
	400	+	against the Chief Court Administrator [or,] and, in the case of records 325
390	401		concerning the Legislative Department, such appeal shall be against the 326
391	402		executive director of the Joint Committee on Legislative Management. 327
392	403		This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
393	404		sections:
394	405
395	406		Section 1 October 1, 2024 1-200
396	407		Sec. 2 October 1, 2024 1-218
397	408		Sec. 3 October 1, 2024 1-211(b)
398	409		Sec. 4 October 1, 2024 1-205(e)
399	410		Sec. 5 October 1, 2024 1-210(b)(17)
400	411		Sec. 6 October 1, 2024 1-212(g)
401	412		Sec. 7 October 1, 2024 1-225(d)
402	413		Sec. 8 October 1, 2024 4d-30(1)
403		-	Sec. 9 October 1, 2024 4d-47 Bill No. 355
	414	+	Sec. 9 October 1, 2024 4d-47 Raised Bill No. 355
404	415
405	416
406		-	LCO 1535 12 of 12
	417	+
	418	+	LCO No. 1535 12 of 12
407	419
408	420		Sec. 10 October 1, 2024 4d-48
409	421		Sec. 11 October 1, 2024 1-210(d)
410	422
411		-	GAE Joint Favorable
	423	+	Statement of Purpose:
	424	+	To make revisions to the Freedom of Information Act recommended by
	425	+	the Freedom of Information Commission, including concerning the
	426	+	application of the definition of "governmental function", which
	427	+	statutory provisions require training by the commission, the education
	428	+	records exemption, the definition of "hand-held scanner", electronic
	429	+	notice of special meetings and appeals for denial of access to certain
	430	+	public records.
	431	+	[Proposed deletions are enclosed in brackets. Proposed additions are indicated by underline, except
	432	+	that when the entire text of a bill or resolution or a section of a bill or resolution is new, it is not
	433	+	underlined.]
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