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Bill would broaden redactions in employment‑investigation records; Spokane Valley dispute drives testimony
Summary
The committee heard public testimony on HB 1934, a bill that would expand redactions in public disclosure of employment‑investigation records to include photos, job titles, email addresses, phone numbers and altered audio.
House Bill 1934 returned to the Environment, Energy & Technology Committee for public testimony on a proposal to expand redactions in investigative records relating to workplace harassment or discrimination.
Under current practice, staff said the Public Records Act allows agencies to withhold investigative records while an investigation is ongoing and to redact the names of complainants, accusers and witnesses when disclosing those records after an investigation concludes. Committee staff explained HB 1934 would require agencies to redact additional identifiers — including images, agency job titles, email addresses and phone numbers — and to alter recorded voices while “retaining the…
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