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2-A.__Accountability review of agency or official. In evaluating
each public records exception, the advisory committee shall, in
addition to applying the criteria of subsection 2, determine
whether there is a publicly accountable entity that has authority
to review the agency or official that collects, maintains or uses
the record subject to the exception in order to ensure that
information collection, maintenance and use are consistent with the
purpose of the exception and that public access to public records
is not hindered.

 
2-B.__Recommendations to review committee.__The advisory
committee shall report its recommendations under this section to
the review committee no later than the convening of the second
regular session of each Legislature.

 
3. Assistance from committees of jurisdiction. The review
advisory committee shall may seek assistance in evaluating public
records exceptions from the joint standing committees of the
Legislature having jurisdiction over the subject matter related
to the exceptions being reviewed. The review advisory committee
may hold joint public hearings with after notice to the
appropriate committees of jurisdiction. The review committee
shall notify the appropriate committees of jurisdiction
concerning work sessions and shall allow members of the
appropriate committees of jurisdiction to participate in work
sessions.

 
Sec. 4. 1 MRSA §433, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 2003, c. 709, §3, is
repealed.

 
Sec. 5. 1 MRSA §433, sub-§§2 and 3 are enacted to read:

 
2.__Scheduling guidelines.__The advisory committee shall use
the following list as a guideline for scheduling reviews of
public records exceptions.

 
A.__Exceptions codified in the following Titles are
scheduled for review in 2008:

 
(1)__Title 1;

 
(2)__Title 2;

 
(3)__Title 3;

 
(4)__Title 4;

 
(5)__Title 5;


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