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AJC.com > Legislature > Georgia Beat > Archives > 2005 > March > 03 > Entry
House lets state college donors stay secret
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Georgia’s public colleges would no longer have to disclose their private contributions under a bill approved by the state House.
The House voted 129-to-30 to exempt donors from the state’s open records laws. That means that public colleges and universities would not be required to say who gives them money or how much. Republican sponsors of the bill said the exemption is necessary because some potential donors shy away from giving to state colleges because they fear their personal financial records would be open to examination.
Some Democrats opposed the measure, saying the public has a right to know who is giving money to public colleges, and whether any conditions are placed on those donations.
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