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Bill would close municipal records of minors’ contact details unless parents consent
Summary
House Bill 145 would exempt personally identifiable information for students 17 and under from disclosure in municipal records unless a parent consents; sponsors and municipal groups said the change would protect minors and align municipal records with schools, while press groups and transparency advocates opposed limiting sunshine law.
House Bill 145 would prevent municipal governments from disclosing personal information — such as addresses, phone numbers and email addresses — for children 17 and younger without parental permission, Representative Bill Faulkner told the Committee on Legislative Review.
"Right now if your child participates in a municipality activity . . . their information can be sunshine and their information given out and there's nothing that the city can do to stop it," Representative Bill Faulkner said. The sponsor said municipalities sometimes must disclose rosters for youth…
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