71st OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2001 Regular Session
 
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LC 229
 
                         House Bill 2045
 
Ordered printed by the Speaker pursuant to House Rule 12.00A (5).
  Presession filed (at the request of Legislative Counsel
  Committee)
 
 
                             SUMMARY
 
The following summary is not prepared by the sponsors of the
measure and is not a part of the body thereof subject to
consideration by the Legislative Assembly. It is an editor's
brief statement of the essential features of the measure as
introduced.
 
  Designates as not confidential certain records of Legislative
Counsel more than 12 years old. Applies to records created or
received after June 30, 2001.
 
                        A BILL FOR AN ACT
Relating to confidentiality of records of the Legislative
  Counsel; creating new provisions; and amending ORS 173.230.
Be It Enacted by the People of the State of Oregon:
  SECTION 1. ORS 173.230 is amended to read:
  173.230.  { + (1) + } The Legislative Counsel or any employee
of the Legislative Counsel Committee shall not reveal to any
person not an employee of the committee the contents or nature of
any matter before the Legislative Counsel in the official
capacity of the Legislative Counsel, if the person bringing the
matter before the Legislative Counsel or employee designates the
matter as confidential. Matters not designated as confidential
may be revealed only as prescribed by the rules of the committee.
   { +  (2) Notwithstanding subsection (1) of this section,
records of the Legislative Counsel described in subsection (1) of
this section that are more than 12 years old are not
confidential. + }
  SECTION 2.  { + The amendments to ORS 173.230 by section 1 of
this 2001 Act apply to records created or received by the
Legislative Counsel after June 30, 2001. + }
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