Ombudsman's Proactive Disclosure Policy
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Pursuant to § 4-104 of the General Provisions Article of Maryland's Annotated Code, the Office of the Public Access Ombudsman provides the following policy of proactive disclosure:
It is the Ombudsman's policy to publish via the Office's website all records that the Ombudsman believes may be of interest to the public that are fully disclosable under the law. These records include, but are not limited to, the documents and material already posted on the Ombudsman's website, such as:
- Program statistical and narrative reports published by the Office.
- Official publications of the Office, such as those that may be mandated by the Maryland General Assembly or other legal authority.
- Training materials and educational resources related to the Maryland Public Information Act produced by the Office.
- Records retention schedules of the Office.
- Regulations adopted by the Office.
- Testimony by the Office before the General Assembly.
The following types of documents published by the Office of the Public Access Ombudsman are “readily available" under the PIA, and are available on the Ombudsman's website, free of charge, and without need of a formal PIA request:
Record Management Documents
