SECONDREGULARSESSION
HOUSEBILLNO.1720
102NDGENERALASSEMBLY
INTRODUCEDBYREPRESENTATIVEFALKNER.
4348H.01I DANARADEMANMILLER,ChiefClerk
ANACT
Torepealsection610.021,RSMo,andtoenactinlieuthereofonenewsectionrelatingtothe
sunshinelaw.
BeitenactedbytheGeneralAssemblyofthestateofMissouri,asfollows:
SectionA.Section610.021,RSMo,isrepealedandonenewsectionenactedinlieu
2thereof,tobeknownassection610.021,toreadasfollows:
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
EXPLANATION—Matterenclosedinbold-facedbrackets[thus] intheabovebillisnotenactedandis
intendedtobeomittedfromthelaw.Matterinbold-facetypeintheabovebillisproposedlanguage. 17followingtheactiononthemotiontoauthorizeinstitutionofsuchalegalaction.Legalwork
18productshallbeconsideredaclosedrecord;
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;
HB1720 2 53 (12)Sealedbidsandrelateddocuments,untilthebidsareopened;andsealed
54proposalsandrelateddocumentsoranydocumentsrelatedtoanegotiatedcontractuntila
55contractisexecuted,orallproposalsarerejected;
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)(a)Securitymeasures,globalpositioningsystem(GPS)data,investigative
71information,orinvestigativeorsurveillancetechniquesofanypublicagencyresponsiblefor
72lawenforcementorpublicsafetythat,ifdisclosed,hasthepotentialtoendangerthehealthor
73safetyofanindividualorthepublic.
74 (b)Anyinformationordataprovidedtoatiplineforthepurposeofsafetyorsecurity
75ataneducationalinstitutionthat,ifdisclosed,hasthepotentialtoendangerthehealthor
76safetyofanindividualorthepublic.
77 (c)Anyinformationcontainedinanysuspiciousactivityreportprovidedtolaw
78enforcementthat,ifdisclosed,hasthepotentialtoendangerthehealthorsafetyofan
79individualorthepublic.
80 (d)Operationalguidelines,policiesandspecificresponseplansdeveloped,adopted,
81ormaintainedbyanypublicagencyresponsibleforlawenforcement,publicsafety,first
82response,orpublichealthforuseinrespondingtoorpreventinganycriticalincidentwhich
83hasthepotentialtoendangerindividualorpublicsafetyorhealth.Financialrecordsrelatedto
84theprocurementoforexpendituresrelatingtooperationalguidelines,policiesorplans
85purchasedwithpublicfundsshallbeopen.Whenseekingtocloseinformationpursuantto
86thisexception,thepublicgovernmentalbodyshallaffirmativelystateinwritingthat
87disclosurewouldimpairthepublicgovernmentalbody'sabilitytoprotectthesecurityor
88safetyofpersonsorrealproperty,andshallinthesamewritingstatethatthepublicinterestin
89nondisclosureoutweighsthepublicinterestindisclosureoftherecords;
HB1720 3 90 (19)Existingorproposedsecuritysystemsandstructuralplansofrealproperty
91ownedorleasedbyapublicgovernmentalbody,andinformationthatisvoluntarilysubmitted
92byanonpublicentityowningoroperatinganinfrastructuretoanypublicgovernmentalbody
93forusebythatbodytodeviseplansforprotectionofthatinfrastructure,thepublicdisclosure
94ofwhichwouldthreatenpublicsafety:
95 (a)Recordsrelatedtotheprocurementoforexpendituresrelatingtosecuritysystems
96purchasedwithpublicfundsshallbeopen;
97 (b)Whenseekingtocloseinformationpursuanttothisexception,thepublic
98governmentalbodyshallaffirmativelystateinwritingthatdisclosurewouldimpairthepublic
99governmentalbody'sabilitytoprotectthesecurityorsafetyofpersonsorrealproperty,and
100shallinthesamewritingstatethatthepublicinterestinnondisclosureoutweighsthepublic
101interestindisclosureoftherecords;
102 (c)Recordsthatarevoluntarilysubmittedbyanonpublicentityshallbereviewedby
103thereceivingagencywithinninetydaysofsubmissiontodetermineifretentionofthe
104documentisnecessaryinfurtheranceofastatesecurityinterest.Ifretentionisnotnecessary,
105thedocumentsshallbereturnedtothenonpublicgovernmentalbodyordestroyed;
106 (20)Theportionofarecordthatidentifiessecuritysystemsoraccesscodesor
107authorizationcodesforsecuritysystemsofrealproperty;
108 (21)Recordsthatidentifytheconfigurationofcomponentsortheoperationofa
109computer,computersystem,computernetwork,ortelecommunicationsnetwork,andwould
110allowunauthorizedaccesstoorunlawfuldisruptionofacomputer,computersystem,
111computernetwork,ortelecommunicationsnetworkofapublicgovernmentalbody.This
112exceptionshallnotbeusedtolimitordenyaccesstootherwisepublicrecordsinafile,
113document,datafileordatabasecontainingpublicrecords.Recordsrelatedtotheprocurement
114oforexpendituresrelatingtosuchcomputer,computersystem,computernetwork,or
115telecommunicationsnetwork,includingtheamountofmoneyspaidby,oronbehalfof,a
116publicgovernmentalbodyforsuchcomputer,computersystem,computernetwork,or
117telecommunicationsnetworkshallbeopen;
118 (22)Creditcardnumbers,personalidentificationnumbers,digitalcertificates,
119physicalandvirtualkeys,accesscodesorauthorizationcodesthatareusedtoprotectthe
120securityofelectronictransactionsbetweenapublicgovernmentalbodyandapersonorentity
121doingbusinesswithapublicgovernmentalbody.Nothinginthissectionshallbedeemedto
122closetherecordofapersonorentityusingacreditcardheldinthenameofapublic
123governmentalbodyoranyrecordofatransactionmadebyapersonusingacreditcardor
124othermethodofpaymentforwhichreimbursementismadebyapublicgovernmentalbody;
125 (23)Recordssubmittedbyanindividual,corporation,orotherbusinessentitytoa
126publicinstitutionofhighereducationinconnectionwithaproposaltolicenseintellectual
HB1720 4 127propertyorperformsponsoredresearchandwhichcontainssalesprojectionsorother
128businessplaninformationthedisclosureofwhichmayendangerthecompetitivenessofa
129business;
130 (24)Recordsrelatingtofosterhomeorkinshipplacementsofchildreninfostercare
131undersection210.498;[and]
132 (25)Individuallyidentifiablecustomerusageandbillingrecordsforcustomersofa
133municipallyownedutility,unlesstherecordsarerequestedbythecustomerorauthorizedfor
134releasebythecustomer,exceptthatamunicipallyownedutilityshallmakeavailabletothe
135publicthecustomer'sname,billingaddress,locationofservice,anddatesofserviceprovided
136foranycommercialserviceaccount;
137 (26)Anyportionofarecordthatcontainsindividuallyidentifiableinformation,
138includingemailaddressesandtelephonenumberssubmittedtoapublicgovernmental
139bodybyindividualsorentitiesforthesolepurposeofreceivingelectronicorother
140communicationslimitedtonewsletters,notifications,advisories,alerts,andperiodic
141reports;
142 (27)Anyportionofarecordthatmaybeusedtoindividuallyidentifya
143constituentofthepublicgovernmentalbody.Asusedinthissubdivision,"constituent"
144shallmeananypersonwhoisaresidentwithintheboundariesofthepublic
145governmentalbody,anypersonwhoownsrealpropertywithintheboundariesofthe
146publicgovernmentalbody,oranypersonwhoownsaninterestinabusinessentity
147operatingwithintheboundariesofthepublicgovernmentalbody.Theterm
148"constituent"shallnotincludeapersonwhoisregisteredasalobbyistoralobbyist
149principal,assuchtermsaredefinedinsection105.470,orapublicofficial,regardlessof
150whethersuchpersonotherwisemeetsthedefinitionof"constituent".Asusedinthis
151subdivision,theterm"publicofficial"shallmeananystatewideelectedofficialorany
152personholdingelectiveofficeofanypoliticalsubdivisionaswellasanemployeeofsuch
153electedofficialwhensuchemployeeisactinginanofficialcapacity.Nothinginthis
154subdivisionshallauthorizetheclosureofarecordthathasbeenofferedinapublic
155meetingofthepublicgovernmentalbody,oranycommitteethereof;
156 (28)Anyportionofarecordheldbyapoliticalsubdivisionthatcontains
157individuallyidentifiableinformationofaminor,ortheminor’sparentorlegal
158guardian;and
159 (29)Anyrecordretainedintheofficeofamemberofthegeneralassembly,an
160employeeofeitherhouseofthegeneralassembly,oranemployeeofacaucusofeither
161themajorityorminoritypartyofeitherhousethatcontainsinformationregarding
162proposedlegislationorthelegislativeprocess;however,nothinginthissubdivisionshall
163allowtheclosureofarecordthathasbeenofferedinapublicmeetingofahouseofthe
HB1720 5 164generalassembly,oranycommitteethereof,noranyrecordaddressedtoorfrom,in
165wholeorinpart,alobbyistoralobbyistprincipal,assuchtermsaredefinedinsection
166105.470.
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