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In response to criticisms that Florida's public records law had been undermined by the many exemptions, the Florida Legislature enacted the Open Government Sunset Review Act of 1995. Fla. Stat. § 119.15. This "Sunset" law provides for the periodic repeal of all exemptions, and mandates periodic review of the specific criteria which should be ...
Florida has laws, specifically Chapter 119 of the state statutes, about the government agencies' duties to fulfill public records requests. ... That’s not right and still could be avoided if ...
The Florida Statutes are the codified, statutory laws of Florida; it currently has 49 titles. A chapter in the Florida Statutes represents all relevant statutory laws on a particular subject. [1] The statutes are the selected reproduction of the portions of each session law, which are published in the Laws of Florida, that have general ...
Mississippi Public Records Act Miss. Code Ann. §§ 25-61-1 to 25-61-19 1983 [36] Any person Missouri Missouri Public Records Act: Mo. Code §§ 109.180; 610.010 to 610.225 1961 [37] Citizens of the state/commonwealth Montana Montana Public Records Act Montana Code §§ 2-6-101 to 2-6-1020 1895 [38] Any person Nebraska Nebraska Public Records Law
Worried that Florida's long-lauded government transparency laws are in "a state of crisis," open access advocates are pursuing legislation they hope will turn the tides.
Child welfare authorities’ refusal, for well over a year, to hand over documents detailing the state’s failed efforts to protect a Miami toddler will cost Florida taxpayers $376,665 — money ...
Freedom of information laws allow access by the general public to data held by national governments and, where applicable, by state and local governments. The emergence of freedom of information legislation was a response to increasing dissatisfaction with the secrecy surrounding government policy development and decision making. [1]
Florida has long been known for sunshine -- not only the warm rays that brighten its beaches but also the light of public scrutiny afforded by some of the nation's strongest meetings and records ...