2016 Delaware Code
Title 29 - State Government
CHAPTER 100. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT
§ 10007. Education.

(a) The Attorney General shall publish biennially a manual for FOIA coordinators. The Attorney General shall send the manual to each FOIA coordinator electronically and shall make the manual available on the Attorney General's website. The Attorney General shall, at a minimum, include the following in the manual:

(1) An explanation of the duties and responsibilities of the FOIA coordinator;

(2) An explanation of the time frames included within this chapter, how to calculate these time frames, and the circumstances in which any of these time frames are tolled;

(3) An explanation of the power of the public body to charge fees for requests for public records;

(4) An explanation of the reasons for calling an executive session closed to the public pursuant to purposes listed in § 10004(b) of this title, including an explanation of the strategy session exception; and

(5) A summary of Delaware judicial opinions, Attorney General opinions, and other legal opinions issued in the preceding 2 years related to this chapter.

(b) The Attorney General shall hold annually a training seminar for FOIA coordinators that shall be open to the public and noticed in accordance with this chapter. The Attorney General shall send notice of the training to each FOIA coordinator and shall post notice of the training on the Attorney General's website. The Attorney General shall, at a minimum, include the following in the training:

(1) The topics included in the manual pursuant to subsection (a) of this section;

(2) A discussion of best practices for responding to requests for public records; and

(3) A question and answer session.

(c) The Attorney General shall, in addition to any other publication method deemed appropriate by the Attorney General, maintain a website containing Attorney General opinions related to this chapter. The Attorney General shall include on the website a summary of the holding of each Attorney General opinion.

(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed as legal advice in contravention of § 2504(2) or § 2515 of this title.

79 Del. Laws, c. 272, § 1.;