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This is not a change in the law as far as records are

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concerned.

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DELEGATE JAMES: Delegate Raley.

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DELEGATE RALEY: Mr. Willoner, suppose that they

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in an executive session, say the Board of Public Works or

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the legislature, passed an extremely important emergency

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money measure to meet a critical problem, and in the

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meantime somebody filed an injunction against it.

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Just what would happen then? Would the project

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be able to go into effect, or would it have to wait until

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the court ruled?

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DELEGATE WILLONER: The only method of

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enforcement of this provision would be unless otherwise

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provided by the legislature. For example, criminal

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penalties would be by way of mandamus or injunction to

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open up the records not by way of stopping the provision.

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DELEGATE JAMES: Any further questions?

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DELEGATE WILLONER: I would make it clear that

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the legislature could go further and provide for whatever

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penalties they wish to establish. In some states they

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have criminal penalties.