Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Senate Clears Open Records Bill
KENTUCKY....
Under a measure that has cleared the Senate Committee on State and Local Government, organizations like the Kentucky Association of Counties and the Kentucky League of Cities would be required to post their spending, budget documents and annual audit reports on a public Web site. The Senate panel approved the open records bill, Senate Bill 87, following a spending scandal involving the two organizations in which State Auditor Crit Luallen found questionable spending within both organizations during reviews last year. The Senate Committee also approved Senate Bill 40, which requires state agencies to post their spending on line, much of which the state government already does by executive order.
Under a measure that has cleared the Senate Committee on State and Local Government, organizations like the Kentucky Association of Counties and the Kentucky League of Cities would be required to post their spending, budget documents and annual audit reports on a public Web site. The Senate panel approved the open records bill, Senate Bill 87, following a spending scandal involving the two organizations in which State Auditor Crit Luallen found questionable spending within both organizations during reviews last year. The Senate Committee also approved Senate Bill 40, which requires state agencies to post their spending on line, much of which the state government already does by executive order.