House Sponsors: RUTHERFORD-CURRIE-TURNER,JOHN-RIGHTER-DART, BIGGINS AND LYONS,EILEEN. Senate Sponsors: BURZYNSKI Short description: FOIA-PUB RECORD ACCESS COUNSEL Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Freedom of Information Act and the Attorney General Act. Creates the Office of Public Records Access Counsel within the Office of the Attorney General. Empowers the Counsel to educate the public and public bodies, and issue advisory opinions, about access to public records. Provides that a person whose appeal of a denial of access to public records has been denied may request review by the Public Records Access Counsel. Provides procedures for such requests and for the Counsel's review and issuance of advisory opinions. Makes mandatory a court's award of attorney's fees, costs, and reasonable expenses to a person who successfully challenges a public body's denial of access to public records. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Exempts the General Assembly from the provisions relating to review by the Public Records Access Counsel. Last action on Bill: SESSION SINE DIE Last action date: JAN-07-2003 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 0 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status