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(C) Records and information disseminated pursuant to this paragraph may be used only by the authorized recipient and only for the authorized purpose. Which entities must transact business in the open? Georgia Public Schools and the Open Records Act, 1st edition, 2007. § 50-18-70(b)(2); Smith v. Northside Hospital, 302 Ga. 517, 521 (2017), [8] Smith v. Northside Hospital, 302 Ga. 517, 529-30 (2017), [9] O.C.G.A. 829 (2000), [23] Trammell v. Martin, 200 Ga. App. (B) For the purposes of this paragraph, the term "foster parent or former foster parent" means individuals who were approved to serve in such capacity by the Division of Family and Children Services of the Department of Human Services or a child-placing agency licensed in accordance with Code Section 49-5-12; (22) Records of the Department of Early Care and Learning that contain the: (A) Names of children and day and month of each child's birth; (B) Names, addresses, telephone numbers, or e-mail addresses of parents, immediate family members, and emergency contact persons; or. endobj the Sunshine Laws (O.C.G.A § 50-14-5 and § 50-18-73, as amended) in his discre-tion. § 50-14-1(b)(2); Moon v. Terrell Cnty., 249 Ga. App. The Council of Superior Court Clerks of Georgia, superior court clerk, or jury clerk shall not be liable for any use or misuse of such data; (7) Records consisting of confidential evaluations submitted to, or examinations prepared by, a governmental agency and prepared in connection with the appointment or hiring of a public officer or employee; (8) Records consisting of material obtained in investigations related to the suspension, firing, or investigation of complaints against public officers or employees until ten days after the same has been presented to the agency or an officer for action or the investigation is otherwise concluded or terminated, provided that this paragraph shall not be interpreted to make such investigatory records privileged; (9) Real estate appraisals, engineering or feasibility estimates, or other records made for or by the state or a local agency relative to the acquisition of real property until such time as the property has been acquired or the proposed transaction has been terminated or abandoned; (10) Pending, rejected, or deferred sealed bids or sealed proposals and detailed cost estimates related thereto until such time as the final award of the contract is made, the project is terminated or abandoned, or the agency in possession of the records takes a public vote regarding the sealed bid or sealed proposal, whichever comes first; (11) Records which identify persons applying for or under consideration for employment or appointment as executive head of an agency or of a unit of the University System of Georgia; provided, however, that at least 14 calendar days prior to the meeting at which final action or vote is to be taken on the position of executive head of an agency or five business days prior to the meeting at which final action or vote is to be taken on the position of president of a unit of the University System of Georgia, all documents concerning as many as three persons under consideration whom the agency has determined to be the best qualified for the position shall be subject to inspection and copying. The agency shall not be required to release such records of other applicants or persons under consideration, except at the request of any such person. Federal and state laws, however, prohibit disclosure of the identity of students in certain instances. § 50-14-1(b)(1) states: “Except as otherwise provided by law, all meetings shall be open to the public … .” Similarly, O.C.G.A. Letter from GFAF's President, Georgia’s Open Records Act (a) This chapter shall not apply to the following: (1) Staff meetings held for investigative purposes under duties or responsibilities imposed by law; (2) The deliberations and voting of the State Board of Pardons and Paroles; and in addition such board may close a meeting held for the purpose of receiving information or evidence for or against clemency or in revocation proceedings if it determines that the receipt of such information or evidence in open meeting would present a substantial risk of harm or injury to a witness; (3) Meetings of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation or any other law enforcement or prosecutorial agency in the state, including grand jury meetings; (4) Adoptions and proceedings related thereto; (5) Gatherings involving an agency and one or more neutral third parties in mediation of a dispute between the agency and any other party. Which entities must transact business in the open? 2 0 obj
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Georgia Law Enforcement and the Open Records Act, 2nd edition, 2005. If informal discussions with agency officials and the Attorney General’s mediation program fail to resolve disputes, the Open Records Act allows any person, firm, corporation or other entity to bring a civil action to enforce compliance with the law. Commissions or authorities, such as hospital authorities, established by state or local governments, Most committees of the University System of Georgia (such as those involving grievances, disciplinary matters, athletic matters and other student-related matters not specifically related to education), Nonprofit corporations operating public hospitals. (50) Held by the Georgia Superior Court Clerks' Cooperative Authority or any other public or private entity for and on behalf of a clerk of superior court; provided, however, that such records may be obtained from a clerk of superior court unless otherwise exempted from disclosure. 482 0 obj
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