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Senate Study Bill 274

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 88.12, Code 1995, is amended to read as
  1  2 follows:
  1  3    88.12  CONFIDENTIALITY OF TRADE SECRETS.
  1  4    Notwithstanding any provisions of this chapter, all
  1  5 information reported to or otherwise obtained by the
  1  6 commissioner, or the commissioner's representative, or a
  1  7 person under contract with the commissioner pursuant to
  1  8 section 88.2, subsection 4, in connection with any inspection
  1  9 or proceeding under this chapter which contains or might
  1 10 reveal a trade secret shall be considered confidential, except
  1 11 that such information may be disclosed to other officers or
  1 12 employees concerned with carrying out this chapter or when
  1 13 relevant to any proceeding under this chapter.  In any such
  1 14 proceeding the commissioner, the appeal board, or the court
  1 15 shall issue such orders as may be appropriate to protect the
  1 16 confidentiality of trade secrets.
  1 17    Sec. 2.  EFFECTIVE DATE.  This Act, being deemed of
  1 18 immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment.
  1 19    Sec. 3.  RETROACTIVE APPLICABILITY.  This Act is
  1 20 retroactively applicable to January 1, 1995, and is applicable
  1 21 on and after that date.  
  1 22                           EXPLANATION
  1 23    This bill provides that information that might reveal a
  1 24 trade secret obtained by a person under contract with the
  1 25 labor commissioner pursuant to section 88.12, subsection 4,
  1 26 shall be deemed to be confidential.  The commissioner has
  1 27 authority pursuant to section 88.12, subsection 4, to hire
  1 28 experts, consultants, or organizations to investigate
  1 29 complaints under the occupational safety and health law.
  1 30    The bill takes effect upon enactment and is retroactively
  1 31 applicable to January 1, 1995.  
  1 32 LSB 2567SC 76
  1 33 ec/cf/24
     
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