A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to address the costs of reproducing public records by allowing the recovery of personnel costs associated with providing copies.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1.  G.S. 132‑1(b) reads as rewritten:
"(b)	The public records and public information compiled by the agencies of North Carolina government or its subdivisions are the property of the people. Therefore, it is the policy of this State that the people may obtain copies of their public records and public information free or at minimal cost unless otherwise specifically provided by law. As used herein, "minimal cost" shall mean the actual cost of reproducing the public record or public information, including the personnel costs associated with the amount of time spent reproducing the record or information, which shall be computed based upon the minimum wage in this State in effect under Article 2A of Chapter 95 of the General Statutes."
SECTION 2.  This act is effective when it becomes law.