An Arkansas lawmaker has dropped his proposal to make most of a state employee's personnel file secret two months after they leave their job.
Republican Sen. John Cooper of Jonesboro on Monday withdrew his proposal to exempt from the state Freedom of Information Act nearly all employees' personnel files 60 days after they leave their job. Cooper's proposal would have allowed the state to release only limited information such as the employee's name, title, dates of service and any awards of commendations.
Cooper earlier this month said he'd look at changing the proposal after facing heavy resistance from members of a Senate panel who questioned the need for closing the records.
