§ 5-14-4-10 — Powers and duties

The counselor has the following powers and
duties:
(1) To establish and administer a program to train public officials
and educate the public on the rights of the public and the
responsibilities of public agencies under the public access laws.
The counselor may contract with a person or a public or private
entity to fulfill the counselor's responsibility under this
subdivision.
(2) To conduct research.
(3) To prepare interpretive and educational materials and
programs in cooperation with the office of the attorney general.
(4) To distribute to newly elected or appointed public officials the
public access laws and educational materials concerning the
public access laws.
(5) To respond to informal inquiries made by the public and
public agencies by telephone, in writing, in person, by facsimile,
or by electronic mail concerning the public access laws.
(6) To issue advisory opinions to interpret the public access laws
upon the request of a person or a public agency. However, the
counselor may not issue an advisory opinion concerning a specific
matter with respect to which a lawsuit has been filed under IC 5-14-1.5 or IC 5-14-3.
(7) To make recommendations to the general assembly
concerning ways to improve public access.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.70-1999, SEC.4 and P.L.191-1999, SEC.4.