FOI Nightmare, Redux: Maryland HB 37

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FOI Nightmare, Redux: Maryland HB 37

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Charles N. Davis

With Utah very much on our minds, we’ve neglected to bring you up to speed on Maryland’s nasty little bill. HB 37 actually started as a nice bill, set to improve access — until the legislature got ahold of it. It’s been downhill ever since, and today the bill:

— creates whole news classes of exempted information

— opens the door for agencies to charge virtually whatever they deem appropriate for electronic records

— all agencies to continue outsourcing public databases for for-profit contractors

— and much, much more.

Filed under: 3. Access law | Tagged: HB 37, Maryland |

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Seriously, People: HB37 in Maryland Needs Some Attention! « The Art of Access, on March 12, 2011 at 5:30 pm said:

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Janaye, on May 12, 2011 at 2:51 am said:

Youre a real deep tkhnier. Thanks for sharing.

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