05 LC 22
5918
House
Bill 874
By:
Representatives Chambers of the
81st,
Jacobs of the
80th,
Millar of the
79th,
Willard of the
49th,
Ralston of the
7th,
and others
A
BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
AN ACT
To
amend Code Section 50-18-72 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating
to exceptions and exemptions to requirements for disclosure of public records,
so as to clarify an exception; to provide that public disclosure shall not be
required for records that are specifically required by federal statute or
regulation to be kept confidential; 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
exceptions and exemptions to requirements for disclosure of public records, is
amended by striking paragraph (1) of subsection (a) and inserting in lieu
thereof the following:
"(1)
Specifically required by
the
federal
government
statute or
regulation to be kept
confidential;"
SECTION
2.
All
laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.