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Panel reviews draft rule letting Ethics Panel confirm investigations while members warn on confidentiality
Summary
The House Sexual Harassment Prevention Panel discussed a proposed House resolution that would let the Ethics Panel issue brief public statements after closing cases and share limited information with the harassment and discrimination panels and law enforcement. Members raised confidentiality concerns about one provision they called "section G."
Representative Molly Burke, chair of the House Sexual Harassment Prevention Panel, opened the panel’s Feb. 14 meeting as members and staff reviewed a draft House resolution to change how the Ethics Panel may share information.
Attorney Maggie Perrin, who presented the draft, said the resolution would let the Ethics Panel provide “a brief statement of the issue in the resolution to the public” upon closing a case and, in limited circumstances, communicate with members and staff of the Sexual Harassment Prevention Panel and the Discrimination Prevention Panel to inform overlapping investigations. Perrin also said the change would permit communication with law enforcement when necessary.
Panel members said they supported the underlying…
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