AN ACT relating to open records training.
Summary
Create a new section of KRS 61.870 to 61.884 to require current officers and employees of public agencies to complete at least one hour of open records training within 12 months; require officers and employees of public agencies to complete at least one hour of open records training within 90 days of employment or election; require current official custodians to complete at least two hours of open records training within 12 months; require any newly named official custodian to complete two hours of open records training within 90 days of designation as official custodian; require official custodians to complete open records training every two years so long as he or she remains the official custodian; require the Attorney General to provide open records training to officers, employees, and official custodians of public agencies, but allow public agencies to provide their own training if the training would qualify as open records training and is approved by the Attorney General; require the training to be in a live format, but permit training to be performed remotely; amend KRS 61.870 to define "open records training"; amend KRS 61.876 to require every public agency to submit to the Attorney General contact information of its official custodian; require the Attorney general to maintain a database and publish on its website the contact information of each official custodian submitted by a public agency; amend KRS 61.8746 and 61.872 to conform.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 3, 2023
Last action Feb 14, 2023
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Committee
2
Feb 14, 2023
Committee
to State & Local Government (S)
upper
Jan 3, 2023
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Jan 3, 2023
Introduced
introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Adrienne Southworth
RRepublican
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