IMF S.B. 454 75(R) BILL ANALYSIS STATE AFFAIRS S.B. 454 By: Duncan (Jones, Delwin) 4-10-97 Committee Report (Unamended) BACKGROUND Currently the definitions of "state record," "county record," and "local government record" do not specifically exclude any records, correspondence, notes, memoranda, or other documents associated with a matter conducted under an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) process that involves state personnel or personnel from any political subdivision of the state. PURPOSE As proposed, S.B. 454 would expressly exclude any records, correspondence, notes, memoranda, or other documents associated with a matter conducted under an ADR procedure that involved state personnel or personnel from any other political subdivision of the state. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Section 441.031 (5) of the Government Code as follows: Section 441.031 (5) redefines "state record" to expressly exclude any records, correspondence, notes, memoranda, or other documents associated with a matter conducted under an ADR procedure in which personnel of the state or any political subdivision of the state participated as a party, an impartial third party, or facilitated as an ADR administrator. SECTION 2. Amends Section 441.091 (1) of the Government Code as follows: Section 441.091 (1) redefines "county record" to expressly exclude any records, correspondence, notes, memoranda, or other documents associated with a matter conducted under an ADR procedure in which personnel of the state or any political subdivision of the state participated as a party party, an impartial third party, or facilitated as an ADR administrator. SECTION 3. Amends Section 201.003 (8) of the Local Government Code as follows: Section 201.003 (8) redefines "local government record" to exclude any records, correspondence, notes, memoranda, or other documents associated with a matter conducted under an ADR procedure in which personnel of the state or any political subdivision of the state participated as a party, an impartial third party, or facilitated as an ADR administrator. SECTION 4. Effective date: September 1, 1997. SECTION 5. Emergency clause.