45-226. Local freedom of information officer. - Kansas Statutes

45-226

Chapter 45.--PUBLIC RECORDS, DOCUMENTS AND INFORMATION Article 2.--RECORDS OPEN TO PUBLIC

      45-226.   Local freedom of informationofficer.(a) The governing body of every public agency in Kansaswhich maintains public records shall designate a local freedom of informationofficer.

      (b)   The local freedom of information officer or the local freedom ofinformation officer's designee shall:

      (1)   Prepare and provide educational materials and information concerning theopen records act;

      (2)   be available to assist the public agency and members of the generalpublic to resolve disputes relating to the open records act;

      (3)   respond to inquiries relating to the open records act;

      (4)   establish the requirements for the content, size, shape and otherphysical characteristics of a brochure required to be displayed or distributedor otherwise make available to the public under the open records act. Inestablishing such requirements for the content of the brochure, the localfreedom of information officer shall include plainly written basic informationabout the rights of a requestor, the responsibilities of a public agency, andthe procedures for inspecting and obtaining a copy of public records under theopen records act.

      (c)   This section shall be a part of and supplemental to the Kansas openrecords act.

      History:   L. 2000, ch. 156, § 1; July 1.