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Committee approves FOIA change requiring custodial responses; members debate culpability standard
Summary
A FOIA-related bill will require records custodians to respond in writing to public-records requests—confirming no records exist, identifying exemptions, or directing requesters to the appropriate custodian. The committee adopted an amendment specifying a culpability standard ('knowingly') and passed the bill as amended by voice vote.
Alan Clark (Senate District 7) presented a bill to require custodians responding to public-records requests to send a written response identifying whether records exist, the applicable exemptions for any withheld records, or the appropriate custodian to receive the request. Clark described the change as "common sense" to close the loop when requesters…
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