Bill killed to put 140 entities under public records law because they’re in PERSI
An effort to open more than 140 private entities to public records requests died in committee this afternoon, reports Lewiston Tribune reporter Bill Spence. The House Commerce & Human Resources Committee voted 6-3 to kill HB 267, which would have subjected all organizations that participate in the Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho to the state public records statutes. Among groups that would have been affected: The Idaho Education Association, Idaho Association of Counties, Cascade Medical Center and Clearwater-Potlatch Timber Protection Association, among many others; you can read Spence's full post at his Political Theater blog here.
