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COMPLIANCE WITH OPEN MEETING LAW -- EXECUTIVE SESSIONS
AUTHORIZED -- REPORT REQUIRED. (1) All meetings of the board shall be held in
accordance with the open meeting law as provided in chapter 23, title 67,
Idaho Code, except:
(a) Consideration of and discussions pertaining to documents not subject
to public disclosure, such as the presentence investigation report,
certain medical or psychological reports and any reports, orders or other
documents sealed by court order;
(b) Deliberations and decisions concerning the classification of violent
sexual predators; and
(c) Votes of individual members in arriving at the classification
decisions shall not be made public, provided that the board shall maintain
a record of the votes of the individual members as required in subsection
(2) of this section.
(2) A written record of the vote to classify an offender as a violent
sexual predator by each board member in each case reviewed by that member
shall be produced by the board. In accordance with section 9-340B, Idaho Code,
the record produced by the board pursuant to this section shall be kept
confidential and privileged from disclosure, provided the record shall be made
available, upon request, to the governor and the chairman of the senate
judiciary and rules committee and the chairman of the house of representatives
judiciary, rules and administration committee, for all lawful purposes.
Distribution of the report by a board member or an employee of the board to
any person not specifically listed in this section shall be a misdemeanor.
(3) Nothing contained in this section shall prevent any person from
obtaining the results of any classification action by the board without
reference to the manner in which any member voted. This information can be
obtained through a public records request made to the board.
(4) Nothing contained herein shall prevent the governor and chairman of
the senate judiciary and rules committee and the chairman of the house of
representatives judiciary, rules and administration committee from attending
any meeting including an executive session of the sexual offender
classification board.

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