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Rep. James Knepper WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1974--NEWS RECORD--3 By JOHN O'BRIEN He says his fellow-legislators call him the Sunshine Kid. He is State Rep James Knepper Jr of Carnegie (43rd Dist who wrote, introduced and fought a real donnybrook for a long time" to have passed Act 175, "The Sunshine Law," which became law July 19,1974 Knepper, 42, publisher of the Signal Item, a weekly newspaper in told a 'News Record reporter Friday of the fight to pass the bill in Harnsburg. "A lot of legislators and my own friends were upset with me for sponsoring the bill to begin with "There was a battle in the House I endured about eight months of bloody fighting in the bill was amended on the floor of the House and was on the calendar Ipngerjhan any other in this session and maybe ever There were many attempts to kill it "It was resubmitted or there were attempts to table it many times But I had good bipartisan backing from a the area of the public's right to know is one I'm very familiar with. I will be working next session on legislation dealing with records officials The public has a right to know what records are being kept by public officials "I'll also get into protection of citizens credit ratings companies who build up big dossiers on people, and" a little in the wiretapping area "But I just have seen government encroach too rrnjch on the rights of individuals and the constitutional rights of people.

Does Knepper think people will flock to public meetings now? Knepper said: "Many citizens have asked'me for copies of the law This can only promote integrity in government But, no, people are not going to flock to meetings I think the fact they have that right to go and some do go and the fact that public officials know that will tend to keep public officials on their toes "And I think it is good for public officials Later no one can accuse one of doing something under the table It will promote the image of public officials, which is very bad now. So it is selfish that way since it will improve-the image of my own profession since I am a legislator Knepper, who bought the Signal Item from his father in 1973 and has been in the business for 17 years, said his fierce opponents on the bill have "seen the light" or at least accepted it Knepper said "I don't legislate on the personal level and I never intend to Even my most avid opponents ,011 the bill are sipping beer and smiling and joking with me It's not as painful as they thought it might be NEWS RECORD CLASSIFIEDS GET RESULTS! PHONE 931-6441, 935-4180, 366-1213 ANTIQUE LOVERS A Tuur Through Hew May 18-24, 1975 Fly to Albany and use a charter bus to visit some of New England's most picturesque villages and browse through their many shops. Return this coupon: AMBASSADOR TRAVEL SERVICE 1409 Duncan Avenue Pittsburgh, Pa 15237 Please send me more miormation on the A i Tour A STREET. POST OFFICE ROTH NORTH SOUTH ROTH EAST 4700 MCKNIGHT NORTH HILLS ACROSS 'ROM NORTH HILLS VILUGE MUmiM N. at H.

HT. UUtti ROUTE 22 EAST MURItVSVUU 5 MINUTES EAST OF MONNflNli rDlSCOUNr Hwrs: Ikec Ttrorc.7Sat. and that really hurt Those agenciesi didn't want to open up and were flogging against the bill through legislators begins hfsThTrdTenrii and fifth year as legislator in January, said he wrote the bill his first term and introduced it in 1972 He then rem- troduced of 1973 Knepper also served as a board of Carlynton School District for seven 'years, two of which he was I president, before going to Harnsburg What did Knepper intend to by i i and encouraging passage of the Sunshine Knepper said: i "I wrote and introduced it with the thought of. opening up'all agencies of government to the public. It was also an attempt to curb the abuse by some agencies of executive sessions and secret meetings.

"Now meetings of all agencies of go.vernment are open to the public. State agencies such as the Public Utilities Commission, The Human Relations Commission, the Milk and 'Liquor boards the four biggest agencies in the commonwealth now have to meet publicly That, to me, is a I very significant fafcet of the law. iiE ven-ipn vaie--universities--that-- 1 receive funds community colleges, you name it. It covers virtually every facet of government "The previous right to know law pertained just to local agencies Just how far does the law go? Did Knepper intend to bar discussion of public matters by members of agencies even it oy just two over tne unless Kneppe'r said: "No, although the attorney general made a different ruling. Since he'issued ruling, I can't really give you a definitive answer going to to come out of the court "The law, as legislators and as I was not to informal discussions or fact-finding meetings However, no action of any type or any indication of how someone might on-somethmg can take-place-in -'-4- realize there has to be some I any formal-meetings of public agencies-or carpet warehouses MR.

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