Bill Text: GA HB261 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Disclosure; certain public records exempt; provide

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 7-0)

Status: (Passed) 2011-07-01 - Effective Date [HB261 Detail]

Download: Georgia-2011-HB261-Introduced.html

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House Bill 261 (AS PASSED HOUSE AND SENATE)

By: Representatives Atwood of the 179th, Wilkinson of the 52nd, Lindsey of the 54th, Jerguson of the 22nd, Brockway of the 101st, and others

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT

To amend Code Section 50-18-72 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to when public disclosure of public records is not required and disclosure of exempting legal authority, so as to provide an exemption for certain public records from disclosure; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:

SECTION 1.

Code Section 50-18-72 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to when public disclosure of public records is not required and disclosure of exempting legal authority, is amended by revising subparagraph (A) of paragraph (15) of subsection (a) as follows:

"(A) Records, the disclosure of which would compromise security against sabotage or criminal or terrorist acts and the nondisclosure of which is necessary for the protection of life, safety, or public property, which shall be limited to the following:

(i) Security plans and vulnerability assessments for any public utility, technology infrastructure, building, facility, function, or activity in effect at the time of the request for disclosure or pertaining to a plan or assessment in effect at such time;

(ii) Any plan for protection against terrorist or other attacks, which plan depends for its effectiveness in whole or in part upon a lack of general public knowledge of its details;

(iii) Any document relating to the existence, nature, location, or function of security devices designed to protect against terrorist or other attacks, which devices depend for their effectiveness in whole or in part upon a lack of general public knowledge; and

(iv) Any plan, blueprint, or other material which if made public could compromise security against sabotage, criminal, or terroristic acts; and

(v) Records of any government sponsored programs concerning training relative to governmental security measures which would identify persons being trained or instructors or would reveal information described in divisions (i) through (iv) of this subparagraph."

SECTION 2.

All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.