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Senate panel refines OIG data-disclosure rules after long debate on transparency and privacy
Summary
Senate File 856, an Office of Inspector General bill with data-practices language, was amended to add reporting and limits on disclosures; the committee adopted the A46 amendment after negotiations with stakeholders.
Senate File 856, sponsored by Sens. Gustafson and Croon, returned to the Judiciary Committee on March 28 with a revised data-practices section establishing disclosure, reporting and transparency rules for an Office of Inspector General.
Sen. Croon described a compromise amendment (A46) designed to balance transparency and privacy: under the change, the OIG may disseminate data to government entities for investigations or administrative actions and the default classification of data on completion of an investigation remains public unless retained for litigation. The amendment inserts…
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