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 PAG LIN 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