FIRSTREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.562
102NDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVESAULS.
0907H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Torepealsections210.152and610.021,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofthreenew
sectionsrelatingtopublicaccesstorecords.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Sections210.152and610.021,RSMo,arerepealedandthreenewsections
2enactedinlieuthereof,tobeknownassections37.717,210.152,and610.021,toreadas
3follows:
37.717.1.Theofficeshallcreateasafetyreportingsysteminwhichemployeesof
2thechildren'sdivisionmayreportinformationregardingthesafetyofthoseservedby
3thechildren'sdivisionandthesafetyofsuchdivision'semployees.
4 2.Theidentityofanyindividualwhoreportstoorparticipatesinthereporting
5systemundersubsection1ofthissectionshall:
6 (1)Besealedfrominspectionbythepublicoranyotherentityorindividualwho
7isotherwiseprovidedaccesstothedepartmentofsocialservices'confidentialrecords;
8 (2)Notbesubjecttodiscoveryorintroductionintoevidenceinanycivil
9proceeding;and
10 (3)Bedisclosedonlyasnecessarytocarryoutthepurposeofthereporting
11systemundersubsection1ofthissection.
12 3.Anycriminalactreportedintothereportingsystemundersubsection1ofthis
13sectionshallbedisclosedbytheofficeofchildadvocatetotheappropriatelaw
14enforcementagencyorprosecutingorcityattorney.
15 4.Anyinvestigationconductedasaresultofareportmadeunderthissection
16shallbeconductedbyanunbiasedanddisinterestedinvestigator.
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 210.152.1.Allinformation,includingtelephonereportsreportedpursuanttosection
2210.145,relatingtoreportsofabuseorneglectreceivedbythedivisionshallberetainedby
3thedivisionorremovedfromtherecordsofthedivisionasfollows:
4 (1)Forinvestigationreportscontainedinthecentralregistry,thereportandall
5informationshallberetainedbythedivision;
6 (2)(a)Forinvestigationreportsinitiatedagainstapersonrequiredtoreportpursuant
7tosection210.115,whereinsufficientevidenceofabuseorneglectisfoundbythedivision
8andwherethedivisiondeterminestheallegationofabuseorneglectwasmademaliciously,
9forpurposesofharassment,orinretaliationforthefilingofareportbyapersonrequiredto
10report,identifyinginformationshallbeexpungedbythedivisionwithinforty-fivedaysfrom
11theconclusionoftheinvestigation;
12 (b)Forinvestigationreports,whereinsufficientevidenceofabuseorneglectisfound
13bythedivisionandwherethedivisiondeterminestheallegationofabuseorneglectwasmade
14maliciously,forpurposesofharassment,orinretaliationforthefilingofareport,identifying
15informationshallbeexpungedbythedivisionwithinforty-fivedaysfromtheconclusionof
16theinvestigation;
17 (c)Forinvestigationreportsinitiatedbyapersonrequiredtoreportundersection
18210.115,whereinsufficientevidenceofabuseorneglectisfoundbythedivision,identifying
19informationshallberetainedfortenyearsfromtheconclusionoftheinvestigation.Forall
20otherinvestigationreportswhereinsufficientevidenceofabuseorneglectisfoundbythe
21division,identifyinginformationshallberetainedforfiveyearsfromtheconclusionofthe
22investigation.Suchreportsshallincludeanyexculpatoryevidenceknownbythedivision,
23includingexculpatoryevidenceobtainedaftertheclosingofthecase.Attheendofsuchtime
24period,theidentifyinginformationshallberemovedfromtherecordsofthedivisionand
25destroyed;
26 (d)Forinvestigationreportswheretheidentificationofthespecificperpetratoror
27perpetratorscannotbesubstantiatedandthedivisionhasspecificevidencetodeterminethata
28childwasabusedorneglected,thedivisionshallretainthereportandallinformationbutshall
29notplaceanunknownperpetratoronthecentralregistry.Thedivisionshallretainall
30information.Thedivisionshallretainanddiscloseinformationandfindingsinthesame
31mannerasthedivisionretainsanddisclosesfamilyassessments.Ifthedivisionmadea
32findingofabuseorneglectagainstanunknownperpetratorpriortoAugust28,2017,the
33divisionshallremovetheunknownperpetratorfromthecentralregistrybutshallretainand
34utilizeallinformationasotherwiseprovidedinthissection;
35 (3)Forreportswherethedivisionusesthefamilyassessmentandservicesapproach,
36informationshallberetainedbythedivision;
HB562 2 37 (4)Forreportsinwhichthedivisionisunabletolocatethechildallegedtohavebeen
38abusedorneglected,informationshallberetainedforeighteenyearsfromthedateofthe
39reportandthenshallberemovedfromtherecordsbythedivision.
40 2.Withinninetydays,orwithinonehundredtwentydaysincasesinvolvingsexual
41abuse,oruntilthedivision'sinvestigationiscompleteincasesinvolvingachildfatalityor
42near-fatality,afterreceiptofareportofabuseorneglectthatisinvestigated,thealleged
43perpetratornamedinthereportandtheparentsofthechildnamedinthereport,ifthealleged
44perpetratorisnotaparent,shallbenotifiedinwritingofanydeterminationmadebythe
45divisionbasedontheinvestigation.Thenoticeshalladviseeither:
46 (1)ThatthedivisionhasdeterminedbyaprobablecausefindingpriortoAugust28,
472004,orbyapreponderanceoftheevidenceafterAugust28,2004,thatabuseorneglect
48existsandthatthedivisionshallretainallinformationregardingtheabuseorneglect;that
49suchinformationshallremainconfidentialandwillnotbereleasedexcepttolawenforcement
50agencies,prosecutingorcircuitattorneys,orasprovidedinsection210.150;thatthealleged
51perpetratorhassixtydaysfromthedateofreceiptofthenoticetoseekreversalofthe
52division'sdeterminationthroughareviewbythechildabuseandneglectreviewboardas
53providedinsubsection4ofthissection;
54 (2)Thatthedivisionhasnotmadeaprobablecausefindingordeterminedbya
55preponderanceoftheevidencethatabuseorneglectexists;or
56 (3)Thedivisionhasbeenunabletodeterminetheidentityoftheperpetratorofthe
57abuseorneglect.Thenoticeshallalsoinformthechild'sparentsandlegalguardianthatthe
58divisionshallretain,utilize,anddiscloseallinformationandfindingsasprovidedinfamily
59assessmentandservicescases.
60 3.Thechildren'sdivisionmayreopenacaseforreviewifnew,specific,andcredible
61evidenceisobtained.
62 4.Anypersonnamedinaninvestigationasaperpetratorwhoisaggrievedbya
63determinationofabuseorneglectbythedivisionasprovidedinthissectionmayseekan
64administrativereviewbythechildabuseandneglectreviewboardpursuanttotheprovisions
65ofsection210.153.Suchrequestforreviewshallbemadewithinsixtydaysofnotificationof
66thedivision'sdecisionunderthissection.Inthosecaseswherecriminalchargesarisingoutof
67factsoftheinvestigationarepending,therequestforreviewshallbemadewithinsixtydays
68fromthecourt'sfinaldispositionordismissalofthecharges.Nothinginthissectionshall
69precludetheofficeofchildadvocatefromreleasingfindingsregardingtheprofessional
70performanceofanyindividualmemberofthemultidisciplinaryteamasdescribedin
71section660.520.
72 5.Inanysuchactionforadministrativereview,thechildabuseandneglectreview
73boardshallsustainthedivision'sdeterminationifsuchdeterminationwassupportedby
HB562 3 74evidenceofprobablecausepriortoAugust28,2004,orissupportedbyapreponderanceof
75theevidenceafterAugust28,2004,andisnotagainsttheweightofsuchevidence.Thechild
76abuseandneglectreviewboardhearingshallbeclosedtoallpersonsexcepttheparties,their
77attorneysandthosepersonsprovidingtestimonyonbehalfoftheparties.
78 6.Iftheallegedperpetratorisaggrievedbythedecisionofthechildabuseandneglect
79reviewboard,theallegedperpetratormayseekdenovojudicialreviewinthecircuitcourtin
80thecountyinwhichtheallegedperpetratorresidesandincircuitswithsplitvenue,inthe
81venueinwhichtheallegedperpetratorresides,orinColeCounty.Iftheallegedperpetratoris
82notaresidentofthestate,propervenueshallbeinColeCounty.Thecasemaybeassignedto
83thefamilycourtdivisionwheresuchadivisionhasbeenestablished.Therequestfora
84judicialreviewshallbemadewithinsixtydaysofnotificationofthedecisionofthechild
85abuseandneglectreviewboarddecision.Inreviewingsuchdecisions,thecircuitcourtshall
86providetheallegedperpetratortheopportunitytoappearandpresenttestimony.Thealleged
87perpetratormaysubpoenaanywitnessesexcepttheallegedvictimorthereporter.However,
88thecircuitcourtshallhavethediscretiontoallowthepartiestosubmitthecaseupona
89stipulatedrecord.
90 7.Inanysuchactionforadministrativereview,thechildabuseandneglectreview
91boardshallnotifythechildortheparent,guardianorlegalrepresentativeofthechildthata
92reviewhasbeenrequested.
610.021.Excepttotheextentdisclosureisotherwiserequiredbylaw,apublic
2governmentalbodyisauthorizedtoclosemeetings,recordsandvotes,totheextenttheyrelate
3tothefollowing:
4 (1)Legalactions,causesofactionorlitigationinvolvingapublicgovernmentalbody
5andanyconfidentialorprivilegedcommunicationsbetweenapublicgovernmentalbodyor
6itsrepresentativesanditsattorneys.However,anyminutes,voteorsettlementagreement
7relatingtolegalactions,causesofactionorlitigationinvolvingapublicgovernmentalbody
8oranyagentorentityrepresentingitsinterestsoractingonitsbehalforwithitsauthority,
9includinganyinsurancecompanyactingonbehalfofapublicgovernmentbodyasitsinsured,
10shallbemadepublicuponfinaldispositionofthemattervoteduponoruponthesigningby
11thepartiesofthesettlementagreement,unless,priortofinaldisposition,thesettlement
12agreementisorderedclosedbyacourtafterawrittenfindingthattheadverseimpacttoa
13plaintifforplaintiffstotheactionclearlyoutweighsthepublicpolicyconsiderationsof
14section610.011,however,theamountofanymoneyspaidby,oronbehalfof,thepublic
15governmentalbodyshallbedisclosed;provided,however,inmattersinvolvingtheexerciseof
16thepowerofeminentdomain,thevoteshallbeannouncedorbecomepublicimmediately
17followingtheactiononthemotiontoauthorizeinstitutionofsuchalegalaction.Legalwork
18productshallbeconsideredaclosedrecord;
HB562 4 19 (2)Leasing,purchaseorsaleofrealestatebyapublicgovernmentalbodywhere
20publicknowledgeofthetransactionmightadverselyaffectthelegalconsiderationtherefor.
21However,anyminutes,voteorpublicrecordapprovingacontractrelatingtotheleasing,
22purchaseorsaleofrealestatebyapublicgovernmentalbodyshallbemadepublicupon
23executionofthelease,purchaseorsaleoftherealestate;
24 (3)Hiring,firing,discipliningorpromotingofparticularemployeesbyapublic
25governmentalbodywhenpersonalinformationabouttheemployeeisdiscussedorrecorded.
26However,anyvoteonafinaldecision,whentakenbyapublicgovernmentalbody,tohire,
27fire,promoteordisciplineanemployeeofapublicgovernmentalbodyshallbemade
28availablewitharecordofhoweachmembervotedtothepublicwithinseventy-twohoursof
29thecloseofthemeetingwheresuchactionoccurs;provided,however,thatanyemployeeso
30affectedshallbeentitledtopromptnoticeofsuchdecisionduringtheseventy-two-hour
31periodbeforesuchdecisionismadeavailabletothepublic.Asusedinthissubdivision,the
32term"personalinformation"meansinformationrelatingtotheperformanceormeritof
33individualemployees;
34 (4)Thestatemilitiaornationalguardoranypartthereof;
35 (5)Nonjudicialmentalorphysicalhealthproceedingsinvolvingidentifiablepersons,
36includingmedical,psychiatric,psychological,oralcoholismordrugdependencydiagnosisor
37treatment;
38 (6)Scholasticprobation,expulsion,orgraduationofidentifiableindividuals,
39includingrecordsofindividualtestorexaminationscores;however,personallyidentifiable
40studentrecordsmaintainedbypubliceducationalinstitutionsshallbeopenforinspectionby
41theparents,guardianorothercustodianofstudentsundertheageofeighteenyearsandbythe
42parents,guardianorothercustodianandthestudentifthestudentisovertheageofeighteen
43years;
44 (7)Testingandexaminationmaterials,beforethetestorexaminationisgivenor,ifit
45istobegivenagain,beforesogivenagain;
46 (8)Welfarecasesofidentifiableindividuals;
47 (9)Preparation,includinganydiscussionsorworkproduct,onbehalfofapublic
48governmentalbodyoritsrepresentativesfornegotiationswithemployeegroups;
49 (10)Softwarecodesforelectronicdataprocessinganddocumentationthereof;
50 (11)Specificationsforcompetitivebidding,untileitherthespecificationsare
51officiallyapprovedbythepublicgovernmentalbodyorthespecificationsarepublishedfor
52bid;
53 (12)Sealedbidsandrelateddocuments,untilthebidsareopened;andsealed
54proposalsandrelateddocumentsoranydocumentsrelatedtoanegotiatedcontractuntila
55contractisexecuted,orallproposalsarerejected;
HB562 5 56 (13)Individuallyidentifiablepersonnelrecords,performanceratingsorrecords
57pertainingtoemployeesorapplicantsforemployment,exceptthatthisexemptionshallnot
58applytothenames,positions,salariesandlengthsofserviceofofficersandemployeesof
59publicagenciesoncetheyareemployedassuch,andthenamesofprivatesourcesdonatingor
60contributingmoneytothesalaryofachancellororpresidentatallpubliccollegesand
61universitiesinthestateofMissouriandtheamountofmoneycontributedbythesource;
62 (14)Recordswhichareprotectedfromdisclosurebylaw;
63 (15)Meetingsandpublicrecordsrelatingtoscientificandtechnologicalinnovations
64inwhichtheownerhasaproprietaryinterest;
65 (16)Recordsrelatingtomunicipalhotlinesestablishedforthereportingofabuseand
66wrongdoing;
67 (17)Confidentialorprivilegedcommunicationsbetweenapublicgovernmentalbody
68anditsauditor,includingallauditorworkproduct;however,allfinalauditreportsissuedby
69theauditoraretobeconsideredopenrecordspursuanttothischapter;
70 (18)Operationalguidelines,policiesandspecificresponseplansdeveloped,adopted,
71ormaintainedbyanypublicagencyresponsibleforlawenforcement,publicsafety,first
72response,orpublichealthforuseinrespondingtoorpreventinganycriticalincidentwhichis
73orappearstobeterroristinnatureandwhichhasthepotentialtoendangerindividualor
74publicsafetyorhealth.Financialrecordsrelatedtotheprocurementoforexpenditures
75relatingtooperationalguidelines,policiesorplanspurchasedwithpublicfundsshallbeopen.
76Whenseekingtocloseinformationpursuanttothisexception,thepublicgovernmentalbody
77shallaffirmativelystateinwritingthatdisclosurewouldimpairthepublicgovernmental
78body'sabilitytoprotectthesecurityorsafetyofpersonsorrealproperty,andshallinthesame
79writingstatethatthepublicinterestinnondisclosureoutweighsthepublicinterestin
80disclosureoftherecords;
81 (19)Existingorproposedsecuritysystemsorproceduresandstructuralplansofreal
82propertyownedorleasedbyapublicgovernmentalbodyincluding,butnotlimitedto,
83evacuationandlockdownproceduresforthebuildingsonsuchrealproperty, and
84informationthatisvoluntarilysubmittedbyanonpublicentityowningoroperatingan
85infrastructuretoanypublicgovernmentalbodyforusebythatbodytodeviseplansfor
86protectionofthatinfrastructureincluding,butnotlimitedto,softwareorsurveillance
87companiesthatsecureaccesstosuchbuildings, thepublicdisclosureofwhichwould
88threatenpublicsafety:
89 (a)Recordsrelatedtotheprocurementoforexpendituresrelatingtosecuritysystems
90purchasedwithpublicfundsshallbeopen;
91 (b)Whenseekingtocloseinformationpursuanttothisexception,thepublic
92governmentalbodyshallaffirmativelystateinwritingthatdisclosurewouldimpairthepublic
HB562 6 93governmentalbody'sabilitytoprotectthesecurityorsafetyofpersonsorrealproperty,and
94shallinthesamewritingstatethatthepublicinterestinnondisclosureoutweighsthepublic
95interestindisclosureoftherecords;
96 (c)Recordsthatarevoluntarilysubmittedbyanonpublicentityshallbereviewedby
97thereceivingagencywithinninetydaysofsubmissiontodetermineifretentionofthe
98documentisnecessaryinfurtheranceofastatesecurityinterest.Ifretentionisnotnecessary,
99thedocumentsshallbereturnedtothenonpublicgovernmentalbodyordestroyed;
100 (20)Theportionofarecordthatidentifiessecuritysystemsoraccesscodesor
101authorizationcodesforsecuritysystemsofrealproperty;
102 (21)Recordsthatidentifytheconfigurationofcomponentsortheoperationofa
103computer,computersystem,computernetwork,ortelecommunicationsnetwork,andwould
104allowunauthorizedaccesstoorunlawfuldisruptionofacomputer,computersystem,
105computernetwork,ortelecommunicationsnetworkofapublicgovernmentalbody.This
106exceptionshallnotbeusedtolimitordenyaccesstootherwisepublicrecordsinafile,
107document,datafileordatabasecontainingpublicrecords.Recordsrelatedtotheprocurement
108oforexpendituresrelatingtosuchcomputer,computersystem,computernetwork,or
109telecommunicationsnetwork,includingtheamountofmoneyspaidby,oronbehalfof,a
110publicgovernmentalbodyforsuchcomputer,computersystem,computernetwork,or
111telecommunicationsnetworkshallbeopen;
112 (22)Creditcardnumbers,personalidentificationnumbers,digitalcertificates,
113physicalandvirtualkeys,accesscodesorauthorizationcodesthatareusedtoprotectthe
114securityofelectronictransactionsbetweenapublicgovernmentalbodyandapersonorentity
115doingbusinesswithapublicgovernmentalbody.Nothinginthissectionshallbedeemedto
116closetherecordofapersonorentityusingacreditcardheldinthenameofapublic
117governmentalbodyoranyrecordofatransactionmadebyapersonusingacreditcardor
118othermethodofpaymentforwhichreimbursementismadebyapublicgovernmentalbody;
119 (23)Recordssubmittedbyanindividual,corporation,orotherbusinessentitytoa
120publicinstitutionofhighereducationinconnectionwithaproposaltolicenseintellectual
121propertyorperformsponsoredresearchandwhichcontainssalesprojectionsorother
122businessplaninformationthedisclosureofwhichmayendangerthecompetitivenessofa
123business;
124 (24)Recordsrelatingtofosterhomeorkinshipplacementsofchildreninfostercare
125undersection210.498;[and]
126 (25)Individuallyidentifiablecustomerusageandbillingrecordsforcustomersofa
127municipallyownedutility,unlesstherecordsarerequestedbythecustomerorauthorizedfor
128releasebythecustomer,exceptthatamunicipallyownedutilityshallmakeavailabletothe
HB562 7 129publicthecustomer'sname,billingaddress,locationofservice,anddatesofserviceprovided
130foranycommercialserviceaccount; and
131 (26)Emailaddressesandtelephonenumberssubmittedtoapublic
132governmentalbodybyindividualsorentitiesforthesolepurposeofreceiving
133electronicorothercommunicationslimitedtonewsletters,notifications,advisories,
134alerts,andperiodicreports.
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