HB 2778-S - DIGEST |
(AS OF HOUSE 2ND READING 2/07/18) |
Exempts the following from public inspection and copying under the public records act: Information that identifies an agency employee who has made a claim with the employing agency of sexual harassment and has requested that his or her identity or identifying information not be disclosed without his or her consent. |
Subjects a person to civil liability if he or she: (1) Requests and obtains the identity or identifying information of an agency employee that has made a claim of sexual harassment; and |
(2) Uses the information to harass, stalk, threaten, or intimidate that employee. |
Requires the public records exemptions accountability committee to, by January 1, 2023, prepare and submit a report to the legislature that includes recommendations on whether the exemption mentioned above should be continued, modified, or terminated. |