HARRY HUGHES, Governor                              2953

(c) The director shall:

(3) Consult with the Director of the Juvenile
Services Administration, the [Commissioner] DIRECTOR of
Mental Hygiene, the Director of the Mental Retardation AND
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES Administration, and the
superintendent of each center or institution about the
operation of these programs.

SECTION 6. AND BE IT FURTHER ENACTED, That this Act
shall take effect July 1, 1982.

Approved May 20, 1982.

CHAPTER 431

(House Bill 1481)

AN ACT concerning

Public Information Act - Access
and Disclosure

FOR the purpose of requiring the custodian of public records
to grant or deny a request for information within 30
days; allowing the person in interest to examine
medical records kept by the custodian to the same
extent allowed by laws in relation to certain private
hospitals or related institutions; requiring agencies
to define the term "sociological data" by regulation by
a certain date before a custodian can deny access based
on that exception to disclosure of public records;
providing that the custodian deny access to a certain
record pertaining to a person's finances, with a
certain exception; providing that the custodian deny
access to certain retirement files, except to the.
person in interest and certain other persons; providing
that the custodian deny access to certain records
pertaining to the security of information systems;
authorizing the custodian to charge certain search and
preparation fees and to waive, costs under certain
circumstances; authorizing disclosure of otherwise
confidential records for . research purposes under
certain circumstances; providing certain additional
civil and criminal remedies for certain violations of
the Public Information Act; requiring State agencies to
submit certain annual reports to the Department of
General Services regarding information systems; and
generally relating to public information practices in
this State.