Bill Text: DE HB176 | 2011-2012 | 146th General Assembly | Draft

Delaware House Bill 176 (Prior Session Legislation)

Draft

Bill Title: An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Freedom Of Information Act.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 16-3)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-06-09 - Introduced and Assigned to House Administration Committee in House [HB176 Detail]

Download: Delaware-2011-HB176-Draft.html

SPONSOR:	Rep. Lavelle & Sen. Katz & Sen. Peterson;
	Reps. Hocker, Blakey, Briggs King, Hudson, Kenton, Lee, Manolakos, Miro, Outten, Peterman, Ramone, D. Short, Willis, Wilson; Sen. Sokola

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

146th GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE BILL NO. 176

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1.Amend §10002(g), Title 29 of the Delaware Code by inserting the following between "recorded or reproduced." and "For purposes":

"The term �public record' includes information collected or compiled by a State agency regarding the hours worked in a merit position held by an elected official who is also a State merit system employee.�Information collected or compiled' includes but is not limited to electronic-swipe and other time-clock documents that record when an employee enters or exits the workplace.".

SYNOPSIS

This bill clarifies that the term "public record" as it appears in the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) includes information collected or compiled by a State agency regarding the hours worked in a merit position held by an elected official who is also a State merit system employee.�Information collected or compiled' includes but is not limited to electronic-swipe and other time-clock documents that record when an employee enters or exits the workplace.