Public Records - As introduced, authorizes records custodians to charge a fee to view records if the records requested reasonably require more than one hour of an employee's time to collect for inspection by the requestor; specifies that the hourly rate for inspection be set in proportion to the rate of pay of the employee who is collecting the records. - Amends TCA Title 10, Chapter 7.

This bill allows government agencies in Tennessee to charge a fee when a public records request takes more than one hour of an employee's time to fulfill. The fee would only apply after the first hour of work and would be calculated based on the hourly wage of the staff member handling the request. This change modifies existing state law that currently prohibits agencies from charging fees to view public records unless specifically required by other laws. The bill directly affects government records custodians and the public who request records from state agencies.