Bill Text: DE HB300 | 2009-2010 | 145th General Assembly | Draft

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Bill Title: An Act To Amend Title 29 Of The Delaware Code Relating To The Freedom Of Information Act.

Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2010-03-16 - Assigned to Executive Committee in Senate [HB300 Detail]

Download: Delaware-2009-HB300-Draft.html

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SPONSOR:	Rep. Bennett & Rep. Scott & Sen. Sokola & Sen. Bonini & Sen. Bushweller & Sen. Peterson ;
	Reps. Brady, Carson, Cathcart, Hocker, Hudson, Jaques, Q. Johnson, Kovach, Kowalko, Lavelle, Longhurst, Manolakos, Miro, Mitchell, Oberle, Ramone, Schooley, Schwartzkopf, B. Short, D. Short, Walls, D.E. Williams; Sens. Booth, Cloutier, Connor, McBride, Sorenson

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

145th GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HOUSE BILL NO. 300

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 29 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE:

Section 1. Amend �10003, Title 29 of the Delaware Code by renaming subsection (b) as subsection (d) and inserting new subsections (b) and (c) to read as follows:

"(b) A custodian of a record for the appropriate public body who receives a request for a public record shall grant access to such public record or deny access to such public record as soon as possible, but not later than ten business days after receiving the request for a public record.

(c)Additional time shall be allowed beyond the ten business days provided for in subsection (b) when a request is for voluminous records, requires legal advice or a public record is in storage or archived.In any of these cases, the requestor shall be advised by the custodian of a record, within 10 business days after the custodian of a record receives the request, stating the need for additional time.Such additional time provided for in this subsection shall be reasonable.".

SYNOPSIS

This bill enhances Delaware's Freedom of Information Act by setting a deadline when public bodies must respond to a Freedom of Information Request.