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General Assembly Raised Bill No. 1226
January Session, 2025
LCO No. 3961
Referred to Committee on GOVERNMENT ADMINISTRATION
AND ELECTIONS
Introduced by:
(GAE)
AN ACT ESTABLISHING AN EXEMPTION FROM DISCLOSURE FOR
CERTAIN HIGHER EDUCATION RECORDS PERTAINING TO
TEACHING OR RESEARCH UNDER THE FREEDOM OF
INFORMATION ACT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General
Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (b) of section 1-210 of the general statutes is 1
amended by adding subdivision (29) as follows (Effective July 1, 2025): 2
(NEW) (29) Records maintained or kept on file by or for the faculty 3
or staff of a public institution of higher education arising out of teaching 4
or research on medical, artistic, scientific, legal or other scholarly issues, 5
including any such records of legal clinics or centers, but excluding any 6
financial records of such institution. 7
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following
sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2025 1-210(b)(29)
Statement of Purpose:
To amend the Freedom of Information Act to exempt certain proprietary
records held by a public institution of higher education pertaining to
teaching or research from disclosure.
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