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1999 SESSION
HB 2327 Freedom of Information Act; advice of Attorney General.
Introduced by: Roger J. McClure | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Freedom of Information Act; penalties; advice of Attorney General; continuing education. Requires the Attorney General to provide advice and counsel to any public body, upon request, as to the interpretation, applicability, and procedures established under FOIA. In addition, the Attorney General is required to (i) publish an annual report which shall include guidelines for the interpretation, applicability, and procedures for public bodies established under FOIA and (ii) conduct, every two years, an education program for public bodies on the interpretation, applicability and procedures established under FOIA. The bill also (i) requires every executive official of a public body to attend at least two hours every two years of continuing education offered by the Office of the Attorney General and (ii) increases from $25 to $100 the minimum civil penalty for a first violation of FOIA and from $250 to $500 for a subsequent violation, and (iii) requires a court to award reasonable attorney’s fees and costs to the prevailing petitioner in a proceeding commenced under FOIA.
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HISTORY
- 01/21/99 House: Presented & ordered printed 993811346
- 01/21/99 House: Referred to Committee on General Laws
- 01/25/99 House: Assigned to General Laws sub-committee: 2
- 02/12/99 House: No action taken by General Laws by voice vote