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manner provided by the general assembly so if the general

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assembly did nothing, then that common-law right would

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disappear?

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THE CHAIRMAN: Delegate Kiefer.

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DELEGATE KIEFER: No, it doesn't change

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anything, except it simply announces the right of the

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public to know, and it simply provides what records may be

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available, other than might otherwise be available will

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be as provided by the general assembly.

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Now, they have already provided that all the

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records gen erally speaking will be open in most areas.

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They have also provided the number of areas in which they

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shall not be open. This includes many areas. The original

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amendment goes much further. It permits all judicial

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records, and despite the rules of court, and so forth,

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it requires an act of the general assembly to close

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these off.

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The general assembly is going to have to go

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through and make sure they don't permit snooping instead of

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just knowing.

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This does not change any basic common-law