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Bill would clarify open-records requests go to agencies expending public funds, not to contractors
2732817 · March 21, 2025
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Summary
After a state Supreme Court decision involving a contractor for Georgia Tech, lawmakers reviewed a bill that clarifies open-records requests should be directed to the public agency that expends public funds; sponsors said the change does not alter timelines or types of records available.
The committee considered Senate Bill 12, which clarifies that open-records requests should be directed to the public agency that expends public funds rather than to private contractors performing work for that agency. The sponsor said the measure responds to a recent Georgia…
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