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Amend the bill by adding after section 1 the following:
‘Sec. 2. Right To Know Advisory Committee. The Right To Know Advisory Committee, as established in the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 1, section 411, subsection 1, shall examine the benefit of public disclosure of elected officials' e-mails and other records balanced with the availability of technology and other systems necessary to maintain the records and to provide public access. The Right To Know Advisory Committee's findings and any recommendations must be included in its 2012 annual report pursuant to Title 1, section 411, subsection 10.’
 
SUMMARY
This amendment directs the Right To Know Advisory Committee to examine the benefit of public disclosure of elected officials' e-mails and other records balanced with the availability of technology and other systems necessary to maintain the records and to provide public access. The Right To Know Advisory Committee's findings and recommendations must be included in its 2012 annual report pursuant to the Maine Revised Statutes, Title 1, section 411, subsection 10.