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Mississippi House of Representatives CONHETTEE ASSIGNAENIS, Ca Sees Iiey 8 Chien tox Ofc Han 947 diy aa aon ME S945 ofneal Dass a 2149433 evesanars Fr sod Paci Sovies Investigate Obices REPRESENTATIVE MARK BAKER Dintrist 24 Ranken Co January 14, 2019 ‘Me, Swathi Shummugistiedaean via email 30-29793551 Grequests mmclock oven Muench com ARE: Pubic Recores Regees! [Dear Mz, Shanmmugasnadacscn { have sostived your publiczcconds ue! clared Jnakacy 1, 2079, in which you requast al ‘roils and other reeards of comespendencs fmcluding meeting res, Faxes lens sul ameanos} son] tp 7 received loan ane, my staff and a list oF organizacoas naczed in your leet. ‘Lhe voquestod infiosmalion s noLsuject tu the Hublie Reeords Act of 1982, aed is peoteted ‘tom, lisclosur, “The Tnctoas that dereemine whether any records ure subject w the Public Records Aci are whether lhe reeds ure "public rezetd" af a "public body", Ry definition under the Public Recardl Aut an appointed or elovted public officiel or sa meliviual semployes ya publ huaty nal le be cconsttiod asa "public holy”. See, MCA Sectian 25-61-3(a}. Thus, any emails and otber rcconds WFeamrespeindenice helween mgscl® ny staff und ethers that arene saistained or kepl om Bohall of hs Fenuae of Representat veg are not subject to the Public Recurds A. Pantone ars, MCA Sootion 25-61-17, provides thal "|nfolling in tis ebaptar shal: be consted as denying ths Legislature the sig. fo deterring the cules ofits own procoestings aad to regutate publis accest lite records." As of the response dale this eller, the Louse uf Represematives hss rl adopeed « paliey to kee ur iaintain any eztton or electronic comrespunsdenee of iividua, members of the House af Repmesentatives [Now Capitol -Post Office Rox If ice: 601.989.3988 - Enna: Jackson, MS 99215-1015, paleristoo%e 08.306 th: Shanmnugesupdaeom 515835; yquests mustoskcom, Muekraek.com Tomy 1, 2019 Page 2 ‘Moreaver, the doutrng of lepislenive smmunily has been teoognized in conse la for bunds ‘af yoats with origins im Fagland, and also boon to applied to state legislaturs by the United States Supreme Court in Yemey, Brandhove, 341 US. 367 (1951). To protoer the other 124 Tons imgmhers with whom Lscive Seem an expeelatio that such infometion should be made public to protest euch cansituent and every viliven of the Sule nf Méssisaippi whe should upon tose be able te expect x private eominunication with his er ner legislator about poliey amd ws pro Ge necessary eonfideadality of commumieatinns wiLs ony employees ar any other individuals regarding “he development of legislative polizy,T cannot diselos: te infrmation that you have, equemed, Lepishitive imunity is analogoss 1th repslers’ privilege which serves lo pret persis who enrtespond sett: tae mein. Ta areas from the practice of esistcive immuniy, similar to a reporier disclosing confident’ source, would resuit ina chilfing effect on the legislaries process. “Thuik yeu in advance for undendamding the useesity for prwlence iu unis watt fer the Jong- tive Insite a our prt stale ‘em best intevets the legis Sinesrly,