Bill > S1510

This bill amends the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Act of 2018 to strengthen the Civil Rights Cold Case Records Review Board's authorities and extend its operational timeframe. The bill establishes a presumption that all federal, state, and local government records related to civil rights cold cases (historical unresolved civil rights-era incidents, typically involving violence or discrimination) should be disclosed to the public. It allows the Review Board to reimburse state and local governments for expenses incurred while digitizing, photocopying, or mailing civil rights cold case records to be included in the national collection. The bill removes previous restrictions that exempted state and local governments from mandatory record transmission and eliminates certain privacy protections for records created on or before January 1, 1990. Additionally, the bill extends the Review Board's tenure from 7 to 11 years, providing more time to collect, review, and publicly disclose historical civil rights case documents. These changes aim to increase transparency and public understanding of historical civil rights incidents by making previously unavailable or restricted records more accessible.

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