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House Study Bill 549

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 272.2, Code 1997, is amended by adding
  1  2 the following new subsections:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  16.  Adopt rules that, in order to assure
  1  4 a free flow of information to administer this chapter, provide
  1  5 that all investigation files, other investigation reports, and
  1  6 other investigative information in the possession of the board
  1  7 of educational examiners or its employees or agents which
  1  8 relate to licensee discipline are privileged and confidential;
  1  9 are not subject to discovery, subpoena, or other means of
  1 10 legal compulsion for their release to a person other than the
  1 11 licensee and the board, its employees, and agents involved in
  1 12 licensee discipline; and are not admissible in evidence in a
  1 13 judicial or administrative proceeding other than the
  1 14 proceeding involving licensee discipline.
  1 15    NEW SUBSECTION.  17.  Review or investigate, or both, upon
  1 16 its own motion pursuant to other evidence received by the
  1 17 board, alleged acts or omissions the board reasonably believes
  1 18 constitute cause under applicable law or administrative rule
  1 19 for licensee discipline.  
  1 20                           EXPLANATION
  1 21    This bill authorizes the board to review or investigate,
  1 22 pursuant to other evidence received by the board, alleged acts
  1 23 or omissions the board reasonably believes constitute cause
  1 24 for licensee discipline.  The bill also directs the board of
  1 25 educational examiners to adopt rules providing that all
  1 26 investigative files and other investigative information in its
  1 27 possession relating to licensee discipline are privileged and
  1 28 confidential; are not subject to any means of legal compulsion
  1 29 for their release to anyone other than the licensee and the
  1 30 board, its employees, and agents; and are not admissible in
  1 31 evidence in a judicial or administrative proceeding other than
  1 32 the proceeding involving licensee discipline.  
  1 33 LSB 3303DP 77
  1 34 kh/sc/14.1
     

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