FOIA [Freedom of Information Act] has been under attack from lawmakers. Some examples:
• The Performance Evaluation Reform Act of 2010, legislation designed to hold teachers and principals more accountable, included a nondisclosure provision prohibiting the release of performance evaluations for teachers, principals and superintendents.
• House Bill 5154 would exempt from FOIA performance evaluations for all public employees.
• Senate Bill 3040 would exempt from FOIA the performance evaluations of police officers.
• House Bill 5069 would increase the amount that public bodies can charge for copies by eliminating the limit of 15 cents a page, the $1 limit for certification, and the requirement that the first 50 pages be provided free.
• Senate Bill 2978 would allow agencies to withhold employee disciplinary records short of a criminal conviction, and expands governments’ ability to withhold records by citing ongoing investigations.
• House Bill 5143 would prohibit the release of “files and personal information” of any applicant for a professional license or any license holder facing discipline
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