House of Representatives

SB 1527

university records; public records exemption

Sponsors: Senator Aguirre; Representative Avelar et al.

 

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Committee on Education

DP

Caucus and COW

 

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As Passed the House

 

SB 1527 exempts state university records of intellectual property, donated historical materials, and names and information concerning donors or potential donors to a university from public records.

 

History

State universities in Arizona receive funding for research grant proposals from the public as well as the private sector.  Many research grant proposals include intellectual property such as invention disclosures prior to patent protection, proprietary information of private entities, and research notebooks compiled by faculty members.

 

Provisions

·                      Exempts from public records laws state university records such as intellectual property, donated historical materials, and names and information concerning donors or potential donors to a university.

 

·                      Defines intellectual property as a trade secret and is contained in the following:

·                      Unfunded grant applications or proposals

·                      Proprietary data or research material provided to a university by a third party.

 

·                      Establishes contract requirements for a university and third party to ensure that intellectual property provided to a university remains confidential.

 

·                      Exempts from public records laws historical records and materials donated to a university by a private person or entity, if restricted access is a condition of the donation.  Specifies the exemption expires after 20 years.

 

·                      Exempts from public records laws university records about donors or potential donors, except for the names of donors and specified information about the actual donation given.

 

·                      Prohibits the exemptions from being applicable if the subject matter of the university’s records becomes available to the general public.

 

SB 1527 passed the Education Committee unamended.

SB 1527 passed the House of Representatives as introduced.

 

 

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44th Legislature                                                                                                                                

Second Regular Session                               2                                                            April 18, 2001

 

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