HB1949 exempts certain scholarly communications from public disclosure under Washington's public records act.

HB1949 adds a new section to the public records act, exempting specific scholarly communications from public inspection and copying. This includes materials provided to peer reviewers, evaluations by peer reviewers, and correspondence revealing the reviewer's identity. It also exempts data, computer code, or draft manuscripts created in the conduct of research studies until they are publicly disseminated, published, copyrighted, or an advantage is gained from being the first to report a finding.

HB1949 exempts certain scholarly communications from public disclosure under Washington's public records act.

HB1949 adds a new section to the public records act, exempting specific scholarly communications from public inspection and copying. This includes materials provided to peer reviewers, evaluations by peer reviewers, and correspondence revealing the reviewer's identity. It also exempts data, computer code, or draft manuscripts created in the conduct of research studies until they are publicly disseminated, published, copyrighted, or an advantage is gained from being the first to report a finding.