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     STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2021

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A N   A C T

RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS -- ACCESS

     

     Introduced By: Senators Acosta, Burke, Mack, Kallman, and Cano

     Date Introduced: February 05, 2021

     Referred To: Senate Judiciary

     It is enacted by the General Assembly as follows:

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     SECTION 1. Chapter 38-2 of the General Laws entitled "Access to Public Records" is

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hereby amended by adding thereto the following section:

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     38-2-3.3. Public employees' obligation to provide their name and position.

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     Any employee of any public or quasi-public state or municipal board, commission or

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corporation shall, upon request, provide their name and the position they hold within the

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government.

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     SECTION 2. This act shall take effect upon passage.

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EXPLANATION

BY THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL

OF

A N   A C T

RELATING TO PUBLIC RECORDS -- ACCESS

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     This act would require all public employees to furnish their name and their job title, upon

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request.

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     This act would take effect upon passage.

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