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House File 2359

Partial Bill History

• Bill Introduced: H.J. 298
• Complete Bill History

Bill Text

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 21.5, subsection 1, paragraph i, Code
  1  2 1997, is amended to read as follows:
  1  3    i.  To evaluate the professional competency of an
  1  4 individual whose appointment, hiring, performance, or
  1  5 discharge is being considered when and one of the following
  1  6 applies:
  1  7    a.  The closed session is necessary to prevent needless and
  1  8 irreparable injury to that the individual's reputation and
  1  9 that, unless the individual objects to the closed session.
  1 10    b.  The individual requests a closed session.  
  1 11                           EXPLANATION
  1 12    Code chapter 21 requires that governmental meetings must be
  1 13 open to the public, with some exceptions expressed in Code
  1 14 section 21.5.  One exception to the open meetings law provides
  1 15 that a governmental body may vote to hold a closed session to
  1 16 evaluate the professional competency of an individual whose
  1 17 appointment, hiring, performance, or discharge is being
  1 18 considered.  The law requires that two conditions must be
  1 19 satisfied.  First, the closed session must be necessary to
  1 20 prevent needless and irreparable injury to the individual's
  1 21 reputation.  In addition, the individual must request the
  1 22 closed session.  This bill makes these conditions independent.
  1 23 Under the bill, a governmental body may vote to hold a closed
  1 24 session when an issue of the individual's reputation is at
  1 25 stake, unless the individual objects.  The bill also provides
  1 26 that a governmental body may hold a closed session upon
  1 27 request of the individual regardless of issues involving
  1 28 reputation.  
  1 29 LSB 3640YH 77
  1 30 da/jl/8.1
     

Text: HF02358                           Text: HF02360
Text: HF02300 - HF02399                 Text: HF Index
Bills and Amendments: General Index     Bill History: General Index

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