6.915 Information to be provided by state agencies.

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(1)Employees of state agencies shall provide the committee or its staff with necessary

information for the performance of its duties, with any assistance needed to properly

conduct the research or study, and with timely access in order to conduct the

following functions, necessary to conduct any duly authorized study:

(a)Reviewing, copying, or inspecting any public or confidential information

either written or electronic;

(b)Interviewing personnel; and

(c)Inspecting or observing facilities, equipment, or operations.

(2)Adequate facilities shall be provided for on-site research at the agency. Open access

to original agency records and data shall be provided during normal working hours,

without any restrictions or conditions imposed by the agency, and at the time and in

the form requested by the committee or its staff.

(3)The contents of interviews with agency personnel conducted by the committee or its

staff or information supplied at the request of the committee or its staff, which is

not specifically restricted under KRS 61.878, may be classified as confidential by

the public agency and not subject to release under KRS 61.872. This subsection

does not apply to reports or documents routinely maintained by the agency and

subject to release under KRS 61.872.

(4)Employees of state agencies or programs shall cooperate with the committee or its

staff and shall not withhold, destroy, or alter any documents or information

requested or given to the committee or its staff.

(5)No state agency or employee may interfere with any person complying with this

section or take any punitive, administrative, or retaliatory action against a person for

complying with this section.