SB 1072 — AN ACT CONCERNING FREEDOM OF INFORMATION.

Senate General Assembly RaisedFile Bill No.

1072460 January Session, 2021 LCOSenate Bill No.

54841072 ReferredSenate, toApril 14, 2021 The Committee on GOVERNMENTGovernment ADMINISTRATIONAdministration ANDand ELECTIONSElections Introducedreported by:through SEN.

(GAE)FLEXER ANof ACTthe CONCERNING29th FREEDOMDist., OFChairperson INFORMATION.of the Committee on the part of the Senate, that the bill ought to pass.

AN ACT CONCERNING FREEDOM OF INFORMATION.

(b) Except as otherwise provided by [state statute] the general LCOstatutes, 5484no \\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2021SB-01072-R01public ofagency 3shall SB.docxenter Raisedinto Billa contract with, or otherwise SB1072 / File No.

1072460 statutes,1 noSB1072 publicFile agencyNo. shall enter into a contract with, or otherwise obligate itself to, any person if such contract or obligation impairs the right of the public under the Freedom of Information Act to inspect or copy the agency's nonexempt public records existing on-line in, or stored on a device or medium used in connection with, a computer system owned, leased or otherwise used by the agency in the course of its governmental functions.

460 obligate itself to, any person if such contract or obligation impairs the right of the public under the Freedom of Information Act to inspect or copy the agency's nonexempt public records existing on-line in, or stored on a device or medium used in connection with, a computer system owned, leased or otherwise used by the agency in the course of its governmental functions.

(c) A public agency [which] that has provided notice under LCOsubdivision 5484(1) {\\PRDFS1\SCOUSERS\FORZANOF\WS\2021SB-01072of subsection (b) of 3this R01-SB.docxsection }shall Raiseddisclose Billthe records SB1072 / File No.

1072460 subdivision2 (1)SB1072 ofFile subsectionNo. (b) of this section shall disclose the records requested unless it receives a written objection from the employee concernedor theemployee'scollective bargaining representative, ifany, [within] not later than seven business days [from] after the receipt by the employee or such collective bargaining representative of the notice or, if there is no evidence of receipt of written notice, not later than nine business days [from] after the date the notice is actually mailed, sent, posted or otherwise given.

460 requested unless it receives a written objection from the employee concernedor theemployee'scollective bargaining representative, ifany, [within] not later than seven business days [from] after the receipt by the employee or such collective bargaining representative of the notice or, if there is no evidence of receipt of written notice, not later than nine business days [from] after the date the notice is actually mailed, sent, posted or otherwise given.

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460 The following Fiscal Impact Statement and Bill Analysis are prepared for the benefit of the members of the General Assembly, solely for purposes of information, summarization and explanation and do not represent the intent of the General Assembly or either chamber thereof for any purpose.

In general, fiscal impacts are based upon a variety of informational sources, including the analyst’s professional knowledge.

Whenever applicable, agency data is consulted as part of the analysis, however final products do not necessarily reflect an assessment from any specific department.

OFA Fiscal Note State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

None Explanation This bill, which makes technical changes to the Freedom of Information Act, has no fiscal impact.

The Out Years State Impact:

None Municipal Impact:

None SB1072 / File No.

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460 OLR Bill Analysis SB 1072 AN ACT CONCERNING FREEDOM OF INFORMATION.

SUMMARY This bill makes technical changes to the Freedom of Information Act.

EFFECTIVE DATE:

October 1, 2021 COMMITTEE ACTION Government Administration and Elections Committee Joint Favorable Yea 18 Nay 0 (03/29/2021) SB1072 / File No.

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