Bill Summary for S 633 (2015-2016)

Printer-friendly: Click to view

Summary date: 

Mar 30 2015

Bill Information:

View NCGA Bill Details2015-2016 Session
Senate Bill 633 (Public) Filed Thursday, March 26, 2015
AN ACT TO MAKE STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS MORE TRANSPARENT.
Intro. by Brock.

View: All Summaries for BillTracking:

Bill summary

Enacts new GS 132-11, State and local government transparency, providing that every agency of North Carolina government and its subdivisions that maintain websites must post specified information for the current calendar year or fiscal year. Sets out 13 things that must appear on the website pursuant to the above requirement, including the current salary of all employees and a detailed list of expenditures made by the agency or political subdivision. Requires the information posted on websites be easily accessible and searchable. Provides that if agencies or political subdivisions fail to meet the above provisions then it will be considered a denial of access to public records and as such procedures and remedies in GS 132-9 will apply.  Effective December 1, 2015.

Amends GS 132-11 to again require the posting of the above specified information for the current calender or fiscal year and the four years immediately before that calendar or fiscal year. Effective December 1, 2016.