This bill amends provisions relating to the Government Records Access and Management Act. This bill: - defines terms; - requires a summary of government records requirements to be developed and provided to employees of a governmental entity; - modifies provisions relating to fees charged in relation to a record request; - modifies requirements for responding to a record request, including:deadlines;a request for an expedited response;appeals; andother requirements; - modifies provisions relating to the State Records Committee; - requires a governmental entity to conduct an annual review of records retention requirements and compliance with those requirements; - amends requirements for an ordinance or policy adopted by a political subdivision in relation to public records; - makes it a crime to destroy a record with the intent to avoid disclosure in response to a pending record request; and - makes technical and conforming changes.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 20A-2-104, 20A-11-1205, 63G-2-102, 63G-2-103, 63G-2-107, 63G-2-201, 63G-2-203, 63G-2-204, 63G-2-301, 63G-2-400.5, 63G-2-401, 63G-2-403, 63G-2-501, 63G-2-502, 63G-2-604, 63G-2-701, 63G-2-801, 77-27-5