Senate State Government Committee - Open Records Law.
Monday October 21, 2013 at 3:41 pm
By James Roxbury

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The Pa Senate State Government Committee held a public meeting Monday to discuss SB 444, the bill would make changes to Pennsylvania's Right-To-Know Law.

The first presentation was made by representatives of Pennsylvania's State Related Universities.

Stephen S. Dunham, Vice President and General Counsel of Pennsylvania State University. It's not a question of hiding information, or not wanting certain information to be out there.

Video 2. Sovereign immunity, and private attributes.

Question from Minority Chair Matt Smith. Right-To-Know laws in other states.

Senator John Yudichak. This is much about the culture of governance at these universities.

Questions on public officials on the PSU Board of Trustees and attorney client privilege. The attorney client privilege is not an attempt by Penn State or any other entity to close off debate, or close off the search for the truth, it is just the opposite.

Senator Andrew Dinniman. You have avoided your statutory obligations in terms of your governance.

Senator Jake Corman. The Jerry Sandusky case and Right-To-Know laws.: Stephen Dunham - I don't believe there's a connection frankly between the horrible things that happened by Mr. Sandusky and the Right-To-Know law.

 
Tags: Harrisburg, PSU, Right To Know, RTK, Sandusky, Senate State Government, Stephen S. Dunham