House Study Bill 144



                                       SENATE/HOUSE FILE       
                                       BY  (PROPOSED DEPARTMENT
                                            OF ADMINISTRATIVE
                                            SERVICES BILL)


    Passed Senate, Date               Passed House,  Date             
    Vote:  Ayes        Nays           Vote:  Ayes        Nays         
                 Approved                            

                                      A BILL FOR

  1 An Act providing for the confidentiality of information
  2    concerning security procedures or emergency preparedness
  3    information developed and maintained by a government body.
  4 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
  5 TLSB 1287DP 81
  6 rh/sh/8

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  1  1    Section 1.  Section 22.7, Code 2005, is amended by adding
  1  2 the following new subsection:
  1  3    NEW SUBSECTION.  51.  Information concerning security
  1  4 procedures or emergency preparedness information developed and
  1  5 maintained by a government body for the protection of
  1  6 governmental employees, visitors to the government body,
  1  7 persons in the care, custody, or under the control of the
  1  8 government body, or property under the jurisdiction of the
  1  9 government body, if disclosure could reasonably be expected to
  1 10 jeopardize such employees, visitors, persons, or property.
  1 11                           EXPLANATION
  1 12    This bill amends Code section 22.7 by establishing a
  1 13 confidentiality exception to the open records law for
  1 14 information concerning security procedures or emergency
  1 15 preparedness information developed and maintained by a
  1 16 government body for the protection of employees, visitors,
  1 17 persons, or property in the care, custody, or under the
  1 18 control of the government body, if such disclosure could
  1 19 reasonably be expected to jeopardize such employees, visitors,
  1 20 persons, or property.
  1 21 LSB 1287DP 81
  1 22 rh/sh/8