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HB 2378 State agencies; work group established to provide public access to operational data, etc.

Introduced by: Benjamin L. Cline | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE: (all summaries)

Governor; operational and programmatic review by the General Assembly of all state agencies in the executive branch by Secretariat; disclosure of certain information. Requires the Secretaries of Administration, Finance, and Technology to jointly establish a work group to provide to the public, the chairmen of each standing committee of the General Assembly or their designees, and a designated staff member of the House Committee on Appropriations and the Senate Committee on Finance access to data and information pertaining to the operation of state agencies within the subject matter jurisdiction of each standing committee. Access shall be by electronic means to the extent possible, as determined by the work group, taking into account security and privacy restrictions. The bill requires the Secretaries of Administration, Finance, and Technology to ensure that the work group makes substantial progress toward accessing the information and data required on or before November 1, 2015, and identify possible future steps to further facilitate electronic access to such data.


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