Learn rights during this Sunshine Week
From Sunshine Review
March 16, 2009
[edit] Learn rights during this Sunshine Week
"Sunday kicked off Sunshine Week 2009. Sunshine Week is a national effort to draw attention to people's right to know. It is also the perfect time for Tennesseans to educate themselves about this most important and vital of American rights.
Tennessee's Sunshine Law is old. It was first passed in 1957. Before last year, it had not been updated since the 1970s. Then, last year, a package of reforms successfully made its way through the General Assembly. Among other things, public officials are now required to give the status of public records requests within seven days, or give a reason why the request cannot be filled."
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