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PA SB492
PA SB492In preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in requirements and prohibitions, providing for Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association; in access, further providing for open-records officer, for appeals officer, for regulations and policies, for requests and for retention of records; in procedure, further providing, for requests, for written requests, for electronic access, for creation of record, for production of certain records and for exceptions for public records; i
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Introduced
04/13/2021
04/13/2021
In Committee
04/13/2021
04/13/2021
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
11/30/2022
11/30/2022
Introduced Session
2021-2022 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Amending the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), entitled "An act providing for access to public information, for a designated open-records officer in each Commonwealth agency, local agency, judicial agency and legislative agency, for procedure, for appeal of agency determination, for judicial review and for the Office of Open Records; imposing penalties; providing for reporting by State-related institutions; requiring the posting of certain State contract information on the Internet; and making related repeals," in preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in requirements and prohibitions, providing for Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association; in access, further providing for open-records officer, FOR APPEALS OFFICER, for <-- regulations and policies, for uniform form, for requests and <-- for retention of records and providing for inmate access; in <-- procedure, further providing for access, for requests, for <-- written requests, for electronic access, for creation of record, for redaction, for production of certain records and <-- for exceptions for public records; in agency response, further providing for general rule and for extension of time; in appeal of agency determination, further providing for filing of appeal and for appeals officers; in judicial review, further providing for civil penalty, for fee <-- limitations and for Office of Open Records; and, in miscellaneous provisions, further providing for relation to other laws.
AI Summary
This bill further amends the Right-to-Know Law to:
- Define additional terms like "commercial purpose" and "time response log"
- Explicitly state that the Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic Association is considered a local agency subject to the law
- Modify requirements for open-records officers, appeals officers, and regulations/policies
- Clarify procedures for requests, electronic access, and record production
- Add a new section providing inmate access to certain records
- Expand the list of exceptions where records may be withheld from public access
- Increase civil penalties for agencies that deny access in bad faith or fail to comply with court orders
- Establish additional fees that agencies may charge for commercial requests
- Expand the duties and operations of the Office of Open Records.
Committee Categories
Government Affairs
Sponsors (6)
Doug Mastriano (R)*,
Lisa Baker (R),
Bob Mensch (R),
Kristin Phillips-Hill (R),
Pat Stefano (R),
Elder Vogel (R),
Last Action
Second consideration (on 10/18/2022)
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