STATE GOVERNMENT State Printing and Documents: Amend Title 50 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; Provide that Public Disclosure Shall Not Be Required for Records that are Specifically Required by Federal Statute or Regulation to be Kept Confidential; Provide that Disclosure to the News Media Shall Not be Required for Social Security Numbers or the Day and Month of Birth of Public Employees; Provide for Related Matters; Provide an Effective Date; Repeal Conflicting Laws; and for Other Purposes.

Authors

Georgia State University Law Review

Document Type

Peach Sheet

Abstract

The bill would have clarified an exception to the requirement for disclosure of public records. A public record need not be disclosed if a federal statute or regulation specifically prohibits such disclosure.

Recommended Citation

Georgia State University Law Review, STATE GOVERNMENT State Printing and Documents: Amend Title 50 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; Provide that Public Disclosure Shall Not Be Required for Records that are Specifically Required by Federal Statute or Regulation to be Kept Confidential; Provide that Disclosure to the News Media Shall Not be Required for Social Security Numbers or the Day and Month of Birth of Public Employees; Provide for Related Matters; Provide an Effective Date; Repeal Conflicting Laws; and for Other Purposes. , 24 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. (2012).
Available at: https://readingroom.law.gsu.edu/gsulr/vol24/iss1/17