| 1 | 1 | | FIRSTREGULARSESSION |
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| 2 | 2 | | HOUSEBILLNO.288 |
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| 3 | 3 | | 103RDGENERALASSEMBLY |
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| 4 | 4 | | INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEPROUDIE. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1212H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk |
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| 6 | 6 | | ANACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | Torepealsection610.026,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingtothe |
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| 8 | 8 | | sunshinelaw. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SectionA.Section610.026,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu |
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| 11 | 11 | | 2thereof,tobeknownassection610.026,toreadasfollows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | 610.026.1.Exceptasotherwiseprovidedbylaw,eachpublicgovernmentalbody |
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| 13 | 13 | | 2shallprovideaccesstoand,uponrequest,furnishcopiesofpublicrecordssubjecttothe |
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| 14 | 14 | | 3following: |
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| 15 | 15 | | 4 (1)Feesforcopyingpublicrecords,exceptthoserecordsrestrictedundersection |
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| 16 | 16 | | 532.091,shallnotexceedtencentsperpageforapapercopynotlargerthanninebyfourteen |
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| 17 | 17 | | 6inches,withthehourlyfeeforduplicatingtimenottoexceedtheaveragehourlyrateofpay |
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| 18 | 18 | | 7forclericalstaffofthepublicgovernmentalbody.Researchtimerequiredforfulfilling |
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| 19 | 19 | | 8recordsrequestsmaybechargedattheactualcostofresearchtime.Basedonthescopeofthe |
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| 20 | 20 | | 9request,thepublicgovernmentalbodyshallproducethecopiesusingemployeesofthebody |
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| 21 | 21 | | 10thatresultinthelowestamountofchargesforsearch,research,andduplicationtime.Priorto |
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| 22 | 22 | | 11producingcopiesoftherequestedrecords,thepersonrequestingtherecordsmayrequestthe |
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| 23 | 23 | | 12publicgovernmentalbodytoprovideanestimateofthecosttothepersonrequestingthe |
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| 24 | 24 | | 13records.Documentsmaybefurnishedwithoutchargeoratareducedchargewhenthepublic |
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| 25 | 25 | | 14governmentalbodydeterminesthatwaiverorreductionofthefeeisinthepublicinterest |
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| 26 | 26 | | 15becauseitislikelytocontributesignificantlytopublicunderstandingoftheoperationsor |
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| 27 | 27 | | 16activitiesofthepublicgovernmentalbodyandisnotprimarilyinthecommercialinterestof |
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| 28 | 28 | | 17therequester; |
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| 29 | 29 | | EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis |
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| 30 | 30 | | intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 18 (2)Feesforprovidingaccesstopublicrecordsmaintainedoncomputerfacilities, |
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| 31 | 31 | | 19recordingtapesordisks,videotapesorfilms,pictures,maps,slides,graphics,illustrationsor |
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| 32 | 32 | | 20similaraudioorvisualitemsordevices,andforpapercopieslargerthanninebyfourteen |
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| 33 | 33 | | 21inchesshallincludeonlythecostofcopies,stafftime,whichshallnotexceedtheaverage |
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| 34 | 34 | | 22hourlyrateofpayforstaffofthepublicgovernmentalbodyrequiredformakingcopiesand |
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| 35 | 35 | | 23programming,ifnecessary,andthecostofthedisk,tape,orothermediumusedforthe |
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| 36 | 36 | | 24duplication.Feesformaps,blueprints,orplatsthatrequirespecialexpertisetoduplicatemay |
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| 37 | 37 | | 25includetheactualrateofcompensationforthetrainedpersonnelrequiredtoduplicatesuch |
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| 38 | 38 | | 26maps,blueprints,orplats.Ifprogrammingisrequiredbeyondthecustomaryandusuallevel |
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| 39 | 39 | | 27tocomplywitharequestforrecordsorinformation,thefeesforcompliancemayincludethe |
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| 40 | 40 | | 28actualcostsofsuchprogramming; |
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| 41 | 41 | | 29 (3)Membersofthegeneralassemblyshallbeexemptfrompayingallfeesin |
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| 42 | 42 | | 30subdivisions(1)and(2)ofthissubsection,exceptthatapublicgovernmentalbodymay |
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| 43 | 43 | | 31imposeafeeforthematerialcostofpapercopiesofrecordsifpapercopiesare |
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| 44 | 44 | | 32requested. |
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| 45 | 45 | | 33 2.Paymentofsuchcopyingfeesmayberequestedpriortothemakingofcopies. |
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| 46 | 46 | | 34 3.Exceptasotherwiseprovidedbylaw,eachpublicgovernmentalbodyofthestate |
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| 47 | 47 | | 35shallremitallmoneysreceivedbyorforitfromfeeschargedpursuanttothissectiontothe |
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| 48 | 48 | | 36directorofrevenuefordeposittothegeneralrevenuefundofthestate. |
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| 49 | 49 | | 37 4.Exceptasotherwiseprovidedbylaw,eachpublicgovernmentalbodyofapolitical |
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| 50 | 50 | | 38subdivisionofthestateshallremitallmoneysreceivedbyitorforitfromfeescharged |
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| 51 | 51 | | 39pursuanttosections610.010to610.028totheappropriatefiscalofficerofsuchpolitical |
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| 52 | 52 | | 40subdivisionfordeposittothegovernmentalbody'saccounts. |
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| 53 | 53 | | 41 5.Theterm"tax,licenseorfees"asusedinSection22ofArticleXofthe |
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| 54 | 54 | | 42ConstitutionoftheStateofMissouridoesnotincludecopyingchargesandrelatedfeesthatdo |
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| 55 | 55 | | 43notexceedthelevelnecessarytopayortocontinuetopaythecostsforprovidingaservice, |
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| 56 | 56 | | 44program,oractivitywhichwasinexistenceonNovember4,1980,orwhichwasapprovedby |
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| 57 | 57 | | 45avoteofthepeoplesubsequenttoNovember4,1980. |
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| 58 | 58 | | âś” |
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| 59 | 59 | | HB288 2 |
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