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Reviser's Office briefs committee on open-meeting and open-records obligations
Summary
Jill Walters from the Reviser of Statutes office gave a primer on COMA (Open Meetings Act) and CORA (Open Records Act), describing notice and public-access requirements, the three-day acknowledgment rule for records requests, allowed use of cameras/recording subject to reasonable rules, and possible civil penalties up to $500 per violation.
The Committee on Social Services Budget received a primer on open-meeting and open-records rules from Jill Walters of the Reviser of Statutes office.
Walters told members that "legislative and administrative bodies of the state are required to follow CORA and COMA," and that committees should broadly interpret open-meeting rules to facilitate an informed electorate. She said notice requests typically are routed through the committee assistant and that the public…
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