HB 235: "An Act requiring the Alaska Public Offices Commission to maintain the confidentiality of certain proceedings, documents, and information."
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.