FIRSTREGULARSESSION
[PERFECTED]
HOUSECOMMITTEESUBSTITUTEFOR
HOUSEBILLNOS.145&59
103RDGENERALASSEMBLY
0310H.02P JOSEPHENGLER,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;
HCSHBs145&59 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)Recordsrelatingtoreportsofallegationsofimpropergovernmentalactivities
68undersection29.221;
69 (18)Confidentialorprivilegedcommunicationsbetweenapublicgovernmentalbody
70anditsauditor,includingallauditorworkproduct;however,allfinalauditreportsissuedby
71theauditoraretobeconsideredopenrecordspursuanttothischapter;
72 (19)(a)Securitymeasures,globalpositioningsystem(GPS)data,investigative
73information,orinvestigativeorsurveillancetechniquesofanypublicagencyresponsiblefor
74lawenforcementorpublicsafetythat,ifdisclosed,hasthepotentialtoendangerthehealthor
75safetyofanindividualorthepublic.
76 (b)Anyinformationordataprovidedtoatiplineforthepurposeofsafetyorsecurity
77ataneducationalinstitutionthat,ifdisclosed,hasthepotentialtoendangerthehealthor
78safetyofanindividualorthepublic.
79 (c)Anyinformationcontainedinanysuspiciousactivityreportprovidedtolaw
80enforcementthat,ifdisclosed,hasthepotentialtoendangerthehealthorsafetyofan
81individualorthepublic.
82 (d)Operationalguidelines,policiesandspecificresponseplansdeveloped,adopted,
83ormaintainedbyanypublicagencyresponsibleforlawenforcement,publicsafety,first
84response,orpublichealthforuseinrespondingtoorpreventinganycriticalincidentwhich
85hasthepotentialtoendangerindividualorpublicsafetyorhealth.Financialrecordsrelatedto
86theprocurementoforexpendituresrelatingtooperationalguidelines,policiesorplans
87purchasedwithpublicfundsshallbeopen.Whenseekingtocloseinformationpursuantto
88thisexception,thepublicgovernmentalbodyshallaffirmativelystateinwritingthat
89disclosurewouldimpairthepublicgovernmentalbody'sabilitytoprotectthesecurityor
HCSHBs145&59 3 90safetyofpersonsorrealproperty,andshallinthesamewritingstatethatthepublicinterestin
91nondisclosureoutweighsthepublicinterestindisclosureoftherecords;
92 (20)Existingorproposedsecuritysystemsandstructuralplansofrealproperty
93ownedorleasedbyapublicgovernmentalbody,andinformationthatisvoluntarilysubmitted
94byanonpublicentityowningoroperatinganinfrastructuretoanypublicgovernmentalbody
95forusebythatbodytodeviseplansforprotectionofthatinfrastructure,thepublicdisclosure
96ofwhichwouldthreatenpublicsafety:
97 (a)Recordsrelatedtotheprocurementoforexpendituresrelatingtosecuritysystems
98purchasedwithpublicfundsshallbeopen;
99 (b)Whenseekingtocloseinformationpursuanttothisexception,thepublic
100governmentalbodyshallaffirmativelystateinwritingthatdisclosurewouldimpairthepublic
101governmentalbody'sabilitytoprotectthesecurityorsafetyofpersonsorrealproperty,and
102shallinthesamewritingstatethatthepublicinterestinnondisclosureoutweighsthepublic
103interestindisclosureoftherecords;
104 (c)Recordsthatarevoluntarilysubmittedbyanonpublicentityshallbereviewedby
105thereceivingagencywithinninetydaysofsubmissiontodetermineifretentionofthe
106documentisnecessaryinfurtheranceofastatesecurityinterest.Ifretentionisnotnecessary,
107thedocumentsshallbereturnedtothenonpublicgovernmentalbodyordestroyed;
108 (21)Theportionofarecordthatidentifiessecuritysystemsoraccesscodesor
109authorizationcodesforsecuritysystemsofrealproperty;
110 (22)Recordsthatidentifytheconfigurationofcomponentsortheoperationofa
111computer,computersystem,computernetwork,ortelecommunicationsnetwork,andwould
112allowunauthorizedaccesstoorunlawfuldisruptionofacomputer,computersystem,
113computernetwork,ortelecommunicationsnetworkofapublicgovernmentalbody.This
114exceptionshallnotbeusedtolimitordenyaccesstootherwisepublicrecordsinafile,
115document,datafileordatabasecontainingpublicrecords.Recordsrelatedtotheprocurement
116oforexpendituresrelatingtosuchcomputer,computersystem,computernetwork,or
117telecommunicationsnetwork,includingtheamountofmoneyspaidby,oronbehalfof,a
118publicgovernmentalbodyforsuchcomputer,computersystem,computernetwork,or
119telecommunicationsnetworkshallbeopen;
120 (23)Creditcardnumbers,personalidentificationnumbers,digitalcertificates,
121physicalandvirtualkeys,accesscodesorauthorizationcodesthatareusedtoprotectthe
122securityofelectronictransactionsbetweenapublicgovernmentalbodyandapersonorentity
123doingbusinesswithapublicgovernmentalbody.Nothinginthissectionshallbedeemedto
124closetherecordofapersonorentityusingacreditcardheldinthenameofapublic
125governmentalbodyoranyrecordofatransactionmadebyapersonusingacreditcardor
126othermethodofpaymentforwhichreimbursementismadebyapublicgovernmentalbody;
HCSHBs145&59 4 127 (24)Recordssubmittedbyanindividual,corporation,orotherbusinessentitytoa
128publicinstitutionofhighereducationinconnectionwithaproposaltolicenseintellectual
129propertyorperformsponsoredresearchandwhichcontainssalesprojectionsorother
130businessplaninformationthedisclosureofwhichmayendangerthecompetitivenessofa
131business;
132 (25)Recordsrelatingtofosterhomeorkinshipplacementsofchildreninfostercare
133undersection210.498;[and]
134 (26)Individuallyidentifiablecustomerusageandbillingrecordsforcustomersofa
135municipallyownedutilityorautilityoperatedbyanypoliticalsubdivisioncreatedby
136ArticleVI,Section30(a)oftheConstitutionofMissouri, unlesstherecordsarerequested
137bythecustomerorauthorizedforreleasebythecustomer,exceptthatamunicipallyowned
138utilityorautilityoperatedbyanypoliticalsubdivisioncreatedbyArticleVI,Section30
139(a)oftheConstitutionofMissourishallmakeavailabletothepublicthecustomer'sname,
140billingaddress,locationofservice,anddatesofserviceprovidedforanycommercialservice
141account;
142 (27)Anyportionofarecordthatcontainsindividuallyidentifiableinformation
143ofaminorundereighteenyearsofageheldbyapublicgovernmentalbody,ifsuch
144publicgovernmentalbodyisacity,town,village,orparkboardexceptwhensuch
145recordsarerequestedbythedivisionoflaborstandardswithinthedepartmentoflabor
146andindustrialrelationsforthepurposeofenforcingchapter294;
147 (28)Individuallyidentifiablecustomerinformationforvisitorswhomakea
148camping,lodging,orshelterreservationforacountypark,municipalpark,orMissouri
149stateparkorstatehistoricsiteunlesstherecordsarerequestedbythevisitoror
150authorizedforreleasebythevisitor;and
151 (29)Recordstoprotectthespecificlocationofaplantoranimalspecies
152consideredendangered,threatened,criticallyimperiled,imperiled,orvulnerablewhen
153theknownlocationmaycausethespeciestobeatanincreasedriskofperil.
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