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This page covers legislation related to transparency in government proposed in Kentucky.
2009
Senator John Schickel has proposed Senate Bill 30[1] which would exempt the recordings of calls to 911 from public access. The bill allows for transcripts of the calls to be made public, but not the actual audio.[2] Opponents of the bill are calling it "a waste of time, your tax dollars and is a dangerous move toward limiting free speech and open records/sunshine laws"[3] and "a poorly thought out solution to a mostly non-existent problem."[4]
SB 30 has been approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee and now heads to the floor for a vote.[5]
Senate Bill 188[6] would create a General Assembly Accountability and Review Division to conduct investigations, audits and reviews and otherwise monitor the activities of public agencies. The agency would be exempt from KORA.[7] The Kentucky Press Association is opposing the exemptions provisions in the bill.[8]
Footnotes
- ↑ Text of SB 30
- ↑ Lawmaker pushes to keep 911 calls off the airwaves, Kentucky.com, January 25, 2009
- ↑ the 'Ville Voice, "From Dept of Wasting Your Time & Money," January 26, 2009
- ↑ Keep public records open, Kentucky.com, February 18, 2009
- ↑ Ky. bill advances to keep 911 calls off airwaves, Lexington Herald-Leader, February 5, 2009
- ↑ Text of SB188
- ↑ Powerful watchdog agency proposed, Courier-Journal, February 21, 2009
- ↑ Press group opposes closing records of legislative probes, Courier-Journal, February 24, 2009
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