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The Legislative Interim Committee has proposed sweeping changes in Iowa's Open Meetings Law and Public Records Law.
The biggest
change is the proposal to create a new executive
branch enforcement agency, called the Iowa Pubic Information
Board, to police these laws.
For complete
coverage of the issue, go to the General Assembly website at
http://www.legis.state.ia.us/Current/Interim/
Here is a copy
of the draft bill that was approved, with minor changes, at
the January 10, 2008 Interim Committee meeting: http://www.legis.state.ia.us/lsadocs/IntComHand/2008/IHRBH029.PDF
Here is the
joint response to the draft bill by ISAC and other local
government groups
http://www.legis.state.ia.us/lsadocs/IntComHand/2008/IHRBH030.PDF
Here is David
Vestal's February 2008 Legal Briefs discussing the draft
bill:
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