Bill > S1900

This bill aims to amend the Massachusetts General Laws to address information governance. The key provisions are: 1. It adds a new exemption to the public records disclosure law, allowing information protected by attorney-client privilege, work product doctrine, or other legal protections to be withheld from public disclosure. 2. It requires each government agency and municipality subject to the public records law to create, implement, and enforce a comprehensive "information governance plan" (IG plan). The IG plan must include protocols for storage, naming, privacy, security, routine disposal, and sharing of documents and data in any format. 3. The IG plan must comply with the state's records retention schedule, and itself must be a public record, though portions protected by exemptions may be redacted. 4. The Attorney General is tasked with enforcing the requirements of this new section on information governance. The bill aims to provide a framework for how government entities manage and maintain their information and records, balancing public access with legal protections.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/S1900