HSB 612 (LSB 5169YC (1) 85)

HOUSE FILE _____

BY  (PROPOSED COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT BILL BY CHAIRPERSON SCHULTZ)

A BILL FOR

An Act relating to an exception under Iowa’s public records law for calendar entries and scheduling information of a governmental body or a government body.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:

    Section 1.  Section 22.7, Code 2014, is amended by adding the following new subsection:
   NEW SUBSECTION.  68.  Calendar entries and scheduling information of a governmental body or a government body unrelated to the functions, operations, or other activities of the governmental body or the government body prior to the occurrence of a meeting or event of the governmental body or the government body. This subsection does not apply to public notice requirements pursuant to section 21.4.
EXPLANATION
The inclusion of this explanation does not constitute agreement with

the explanation’s substance by the members of the general assembly.
   This bill creates an exception to the public records law in Code chapter 22 that requires records of a government body to be made public. The bill provides that under Code section 22.7, unless otherwise ordered by a court, by the lawful custodian of the records, or by another person duly authorized to release such information, calendar entries and scheduling information unrelated to the functions, operations, or other activities of a governmental body (Code chapter 21 —— open meetings) or a government body (Code chapter 22 —— open records) shall be confidential prior to the occurrence of a meeting or event of the governmental body or the government body. The bill does not apply to public notice requirements under Iowa’s open meetings law.