00                            HOUSE BILL NO. 235                                                                          
01 "An Act requiring the Alaska Public Offices Commission to maintain the confidentiality                                  
02 of certain proceedings, documents, and information."                                                                    
03 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
04    * Section 1. AS 15.13.045 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                           
05            (e)  Proceedings of the commission relating to an investigation conducted                                    
06       under this section concerning a potential violation of AS 15.13 or AS 39.50 are                                   
07       confidential until the commission determines that a violation has occurred. Hearings                              
08       of the commission relating to the investigation are closed to the public until the                                
09       commission determines that a violation has occurred. All documents produced or                                    
10       disclosed as a result of the commission's investigation are confidential and are not                              
11       public records for purposes of AS 40.25.110 - 40.25.140 until the commission                                      
12       determines that a violation has occurred. The subject of the investigation may waive                              
13       the confidentiality provisions of this subsection.                                                                
14    * Sec. 2. AS 15.13.380 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                              

01            (l)  Proceedings of the commission relating to a complaint made under (b) of                                 
02       this section are confidential until the commission determines that a violation of this                            
03       chapter has occurred. All meetings of the commission relating to a complaint are                                  
04       closed to the public until the commission determines that a violation has occurred. The                           
05       complaint and all documents produced or disclosed as a result of the commission's                                 
06       investigation are confidential and are not public records for purposes of AS 40.25.110                            
07       - 40.25.140 until the commission determines that a violation has occurred. The subject                            
08       of the complaint may waive the confidentiality provisions of this subsection.                                     
09    * Sec. 3. AS 39.50.055 is amended by adding a new subsection to read:                                              
10            (d)  Proceedings of the commission relating to a complaint made under this                                   
11       section are confidential until the commission determines that a violation of this                                 
12       chapter has occurred. All meetings of the commission relating to a complaint are                                  
13       closed to the public until the commission determines that a violation of this chapter                             
14       has occurred. Until the commission determines that a violation has occurred, the                                  
15       complaint and all documents produced or disclosed as a result of the commission's                                 
16       investigation are confidential and are not public records for purposes of AS 40.25.110                            
17       - 40.25.140. The subject of the complaint may waive the confidentiality provisions of                             
18       this subsection.