{"id":5028,"date":"2022-05-16T13:01:47","date_gmt":"2022-05-16T13:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdsourcelawyers.com\/california-statutes\/?page_id=5028"},"modified":"2022-05-24T16:34:59","modified_gmt":"2022-05-24T16:34:59","slug":"government-code-gov-11126","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/crowdsourcelawyers.com\/california-statutes\/california-statutes\/government-code-gov-11126\/","title":{"rendered":"Government Code &#8211; GOV 11126"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-l38qgs8n-b32366a3c4aaa7bdd588d9d1c9f385c9\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-l38qgs8n-b32366a3c4aaa7bdd588d9d1c9f385c9{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-l38qgs8n-b32366a3c4aaa7bdd588d9d1c9f385c9 .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-l38qgs8n-b32366a3c4aaa7bdd588d9d1c9f385c9 .av-subheading{\nfont-size:22px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading 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name='results_hide_fields' value='' \/><\/div><\/form><\/search><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-3a876428eececa9d35452247ddb053af\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-3a876428eececa9d35452247ddb053af{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-3a876428eececa9d35452247ddb053af hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_avia_sc_search  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-l38qji0z-950483a571d55bba48e7d82940caace8 '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"subsection\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(a)(1)\u2002Nothing in this article shall be construed to prevent a state body from holding closed sessions during a regular or special meeting to consider the appointment, employment, evaluation of performance, or dismissal of a public employee or to hear complaints or charges brought against that employee by another person or employee unless the employee requests a public hearing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(2)\u2002As a condition to holding a closed session on the complaints or charges to consider disciplinary action or to consider dismissal, the employee shall be given written notice of his or her right to have a public hearing, rather than a closed session, and that notice shall be delivered to the employee personally or by mail at least 24 hours before the time for holding a regular or special meeting. \u2002If notice is not given, any disciplinary or other action taken against any employee at the closed session shall be null and void.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(3)\u2002The state body also may exclude from any public or closed session, during the examination of a witness, any or all other witnesses in the matter being investigated by the state body.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(4)\u2002Following the public hearing or closed session, the body may deliberate on the decision to be reached in a closed session.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(b)\u2002For the purposes of this section, \u201c<span class=\"wordphrase\">employee<\/span>\u201d does not include any person who is elected to, or appointed to a public office by, any state body. \u2002However, officers of the California State University who receive compensation for their services, other than per diem and ordinary and necessary expenses, shall, when engaged in that capacity, be considered employees. \u2002Furthermore, for purposes of this section, the term employee includes a person exempt from civil service pursuant to\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">subdivision (e) of Section 4 of Article VII of the California Constitution\u00a0<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(c)\u2002Nothing in this article shall be construed to do any of the following:<\/p>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(1)\u2002Prevent state bodies that administer the licensing of persons engaging in businesses or professions from holding closed sessions to prepare, approve, grade, or administer examinations.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(2)\u2002Prevent an advisory body of a state body that administers the licensing of persons engaged in businesses or professions from conducting a closed session to discuss matters that the advisory body has found would constitute an unwarranted invasion of the privacy of an individual licensee or applicant if discussed in an open meeting, provided the advisory body does not include a quorum of the members of the state body it advises. \u2002Those matters may include review of an applicant&#8217;s qualifications for licensure and an inquiry specifically related to the state body&#8217;s enforcement program concerning an individual licensee or applicant where the inquiry occurs prior to the filing of a civil, criminal, or administrative disciplinary action against the licensee or applicant by the state body.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(3)\u2002Prohibit a state body from holding a closed session to deliberate on a decision to be reached in a proceeding required to be conducted pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">Section 11500\u00a0<\/span>) or similar provisions of law.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(4)\u2002Grant a right to enter any correctional institution or the grounds of a correctional institution where that right is not otherwise granted by law, nor shall anything in this article be construed to prevent a state body from holding a closed session when considering and acting upon the determination of a term, parole, or release of any individual or other disposition of an individual case, or if public disclosure of the subjects under discussion or consideration is expressly prohibited by statute.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(5)\u2002Prevent any closed session to consider the conferring of honorary degrees, or gifts, donations, and bequests that the donor or proposed donor has requested in writing to be kept confidential.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(6)\u2002Prevent the Alcoholic Beverage Control Appeals Board from holding a closed session for the purpose of holding a deliberative conference as provided in\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">Section 11125\u00a0<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(7)(A)\u2002Prevent a state body from holding closed sessions with its negotiator prior to the purchase, sale, exchange, or lease of real property by or for the state body to give instructions to its negotiator regarding the price and terms of payment for the purchase, sale, exchange, or lease.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(B)\u2002However, prior to the closed session, the state body shall hold an open and public session in which it identifies the real property or real properties that the negotiations may concern and the person or persons with whom its negotiator may negotiate.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(C)\u2002For purposes of this paragraph, the negotiator may be a member of the state body.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(D)\u2002For purposes of this paragraph, \u201c<span class=\"wordphrase\">lease<\/span>\u201d includes renewal or renegotiation of a lease.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(E)\u2002Nothing in this paragraph shall preclude a state body from holding a closed session for discussions regarding eminent domain proceedings pursuant to subdivision (e).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(8)\u2002Prevent the California Postsecondary Education Commission from holding closed sessions to consider matters pertaining to the appointment or termination of the Director of the California Postsecondary Education Commission.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(9)\u2002Prevent the Council for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education from holding closed sessions to consider matters pertaining to the appointment or termination of the Executive Director of the Council for Private Postsecondary and Vocational Education.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(10)\u2002Prevent the Franchise Tax Board from holding closed sessions for the purpose of discussion of confidential tax returns or information the public disclosure of which is prohibited by law, or from considering matters pertaining to the appointment or removal of the Executive Officer of the Franchise Tax Board.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(11)\u2002Require the Franchise Tax Board to notice or disclose any confidential tax information considered in closed sessions, or documents executed in connection therewith, the public disclosure of which is prohibited pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">Section 19542\u00a0<\/span>) of Chapter 7 of Part 10.2 of Division 2 of the Revenue and Taxation Code.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(12)\u2002Prevent the Corrections Standards Authority from holding closed sessions when considering reports of crime conditions under\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">Section 6027 of the Penal Code\u00a0<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(13)\u2002Prevent the State Air Resources Board from holding closed sessions when considering the proprietary specifications and performance data of manufacturers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(14)\u2002Prevent the State Board of Education or the Superintendent of Public Instruction, or any committee advising the board or the Superintendent, from holding closed sessions on those portions of its review of assessment instruments pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">Section 60600\u00a0<\/span>) of\u00a0Part 33 of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Education Code during which actual test content is reviewed and discussed. \u2002The purpose of this provision is to maintain the confidentiality of the assessments under review.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(15)\u2002Prevent the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery or its auxiliary committees from holding closed sessions for the purpose of discussing confidential tax returns, discussing trade secrets or confidential or proprietary information in its possession, or discussing other data, the public disclosure of which is prohibited by law.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(16)\u2002Prevent a state body that invests retirement, pension, or endowment funds from holding closed sessions when considering investment decisions. \u2002For purposes of consideration of shareholder voting on corporate stocks held by the state body, closed sessions for the purposes of voting may be held only with respect to election of corporate directors, election of independent auditors, and other financial issues that could have a material effect on the net income of the corporation. \u2002For the purpose of real property investment decisions that may be considered in a closed session pursuant to this paragraph, a state body shall also be exempt from the provisions of paragraph (7) relating to the identification of real properties prior to the closed session.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(17)\u2002Prevent a state body, or boards, commissions, administrative officers, or other representatives that may properly be designated by law or by a state body, from holding closed sessions with its representatives in discharging its responsibilities under Chapter 10 (commencing with\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">Section 3500\u00a0<\/span>), Chapter 10.3 (commencing with\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">Section 3512\u00a0<\/span>), Chapter 10.5 (commencing with\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">Section 3525\u00a0<\/span>), or Chapter 10.7 (commencing with\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">Section 3540\u00a0<\/span>) of Division 4 of Title 1 as the sessions relate to salaries, salary schedules, or compensation paid in the form of fringe benefits. \u2002For the purposes enumerated in the preceding sentence, a state body may also meet with a state conciliator who has intervened in the proceedings.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(18)(A)\u2002Prevent a state body from holding closed sessions to consider matters posing a threat or potential threat of criminal or terrorist activity against the personnel, property, buildings, facilities, or equipment, including electronic data, owned, leased, or controlled by the state body, where disclosure of these considerations could compromise or impede the safety or security of the personnel, property, buildings, facilities, or equipment, including electronic data, owned, leased, or controlled by the state body.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(B)\u2002Notwithstanding any other\u00a0law, a state body, at any regular or special meeting, may meet in a closed session pursuant to subparagraph (A) upon a two-thirds vote of the members present at the meeting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(C)\u2002After meeting in closed session pursuant to subparagraph (A), the state body shall reconvene in open session prior to adjournment and report that a closed session was held pursuant to subparagraph (A), the general nature of the matters considered, and whether any action was taken in closed session.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(D)\u2002After meeting in closed session pursuant to subparagraph (A), the state body shall submit to the Legislative Analyst written notification stating that it held this closed session, the general reason or reasons for the closed session, the general nature of the matters considered, and whether any action was taken in closed session. \u2002The Legislative Analyst shall retain for no less than four years any written notification received from a state body pursuant to this subparagraph.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(19)\u2002Prevent the California Sex Offender Management Board from holding a closed session for the purpose of discussing matters pertaining to the application of a sex offender treatment provider for certification pursuant to\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">Sections 290.09\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">9003 of the Penal Code\u00a0<\/span>. \u2002Those matters may include review of an applicant&#8217;s qualifications for certification.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(d)(1)\u2002Notwithstanding any other\u00a0law, any meeting of the Public Utilities Commission at which the rates of entities under the commission&#8217;s jurisdiction are changed shall be open and public.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(2)\u2002Nothing in this article shall be construed to prevent the Public Utilities Commission from holding closed sessions to deliberate on the institution of proceedings, or disciplinary actions against any person or entity under the jurisdiction of the commission.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(e)(1)\u2002Nothing in this article shall be construed to prevent a state body, based on the advice of its legal counsel, from holding a closed session to confer with, or receive advice from, its legal counsel regarding pending litigation when discussion in open session concerning those matters would prejudice the position of the state body in the litigation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(2)\u2002For purposes of this article, all expressions of the lawyer-client privilege other than those provided in this subdivision are hereby abrogated. \u2002This subdivision is the exclusive expression of the lawyer-client privilege for purposes of conducting closed session meetings pursuant to this article. \u2002For purposes of this subdivision, litigation shall be considered pending when any of the following circumstances exist:<\/p>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(A)\u2002An adjudicatory proceeding before a court, an administrative body exercising its adjudicatory authority, a hearing officer, or an arbitrator, to which the state body is a party, has been initiated formally.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(B)(i)\u2002A point has been reached where, in the opinion of the state body on the advice of its legal counsel, based on existing facts and circumstances, there is a significant exposure to litigation against the state body.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(ii)\u2002Based on existing facts and circumstances, the state body is meeting only to decide whether a closed session is authorized pursuant to clause (i).<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(C)(i)\u2002Based on existing facts and circumstances, the state body has decided to initiate or is deciding whether to initiate litigation.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(ii)\u2002The legal counsel of the state body shall prepare and submit to it a memorandum stating the specific reasons and legal authority for the closed session. \u2002If the closed session is pursuant to paragraph (1), the memorandum shall include the title of the litigation. \u2002If the closed session is pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B), the memorandum shall include the existing facts and circumstances on which it is based. \u2002The legal counsel shall submit the memorandum to the state body prior to the closed session, if feasible, and in any case no later than one week after the closed session. \u2002The memorandum shall be exempt from disclosure pursuant to\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">Section 6254.25\u00a0<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(iii)\u2002For purposes of this subdivision, \u201c<span class=\"wordphrase\">litigation<\/span>\u201d includes any adjudicatory proceeding, including eminent domain, before a court, administrative body exercising its adjudicatory authority, hearing officer, or arbitrator.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(iv)\u2002Disclosure of a memorandum required under this subdivision shall not be deemed as a waiver of the lawyer-client privilege, as provided for under Article 3 (commencing with\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">Section 950) of Chapter 4 of Division 8 of the Evidence Code\u00a0<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(f)\u2002In addition to subdivisions (a), (b), and (c), nothing in this article shall be construed to do any of the following:<\/p>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(1)\u2002Prevent a state body operating under a joint powers agreement for insurance pooling from holding a closed session to discuss a claim for the payment of tort liability or public liability losses incurred by the state body or any member agency under the joint powers agreement.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(2)\u2002Prevent the examining committee established by the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection, pursuant to\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">Section 763 of the Public Resources Code\u00a0<\/span>, from conducting a closed session to consider disciplinary action against an individual professional forester prior to the filing of an accusation against the forester pursuant to\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">Section 11503\u00a0<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(3)\u2002Prevent the enforcement advisory committee established by the California Board of Accountancy pursuant to\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">Section 5020 of the Business and Professions Code\u00a0<\/span>from conducting a closed session to consider disciplinary action against an individual accountant prior to the filing of an accusation against the accountant pursuant to\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">Section 11503\u00a0<\/span>. \u2002Nothing in this article shall be construed to prevent the qualifications examining committee established by the California Board of Accountancy pursuant to\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">Section 5023 of the Business and Professions Code\u00a0<\/span>from conducting a closed hearing to interview an individual applicant or accountant regarding the applicant&#8217;s qualifications.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(4)\u2002Prevent a state body, as defined in\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">subdivision (b) of Section 11121\u00a0<\/span>, from conducting a closed session to consider any matter that properly could be considered in closed session by the state body whose authority it exercises.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(5)\u2002Prevent a state body, as defined in\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">subdivision (d) of Section 11121\u00a0<\/span>, from conducting a closed session to consider any matter that properly could be considered in a closed session by the body defined as a state body pursuant to\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">subdivision (a)\u00a0<\/span>or\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">(b) of Section 11121\u00a0<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(6)\u2002Prevent a state body, as defined in\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">subdivision (c) of Section 11121\u00a0<\/span>, from conducting a closed session to consider any matter that properly could be considered in a closed session by the state body it advises.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(7)\u2002Prevent the State Board of Equalization from holding closed sessions for either of the following:<\/p>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(A)\u2002When considering matters pertaining to the appointment or removal of the Executive Secretary of the State Board of Equalization.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(B)\u2002For the purpose of hearing confidential taxpayer appeals or data, the public disclosure of which is prohibited by law.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(8)\u2002Require the State Board of Equalization to disclose any action taken in closed session or documents executed in connection with that action, the public disclosure of which is prohibited by law pursuant to\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">Sections 15619\u00a0<\/span>and\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">15641\u00a0<\/span>of this code and\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">Sections 833\u00a0<\/span>,\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">7056\u00a0<\/span>,\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">8255\u00a0<\/span>,\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">9255\u00a0<\/span>,\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">11655\u00a0<\/span>,\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">30455\u00a0<\/span>,\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">32455\u00a0<\/span>,\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">38705\u00a0<\/span>,\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">38706\u00a0<\/span>,\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">43651\u00a0<\/span>,\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">45982\u00a0<\/span>,\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">46751\u00a0<\/span>,\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">50159\u00a0<\/span>,\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">55381\u00a0<\/span>, and\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">60609 of the Revenue and Taxation Code\u00a0<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(9)\u2002Prevent the California Earthquake Prediction Evaluation Council, or other body appointed to advise the Director of Emergency Services or the Governor concerning matters relating to volcanic or earthquake predictions, from holding closed sessions when considering the evaluation of possible predictions.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(g)\u2002This article does not prevent either of the following:<\/p>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(1)\u2002The Teachers&#8217; Retirement Board or the Board of Administration of the Public Employees&#8217; Retirement System from holding closed sessions when considering matters pertaining to the recruitment, appointment, employment, or removal of the chief executive officer or when considering matters pertaining to the recruitment or removal of the Chief Investment Officer of the State Teachers&#8217; Retirement System or the Public Employees&#8217; Retirement System.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(2)\u2002The Commission on Teacher Credentialing from holding closed sessions when considering matters relating to the recruitment, appointment, or removal of its executive director.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(h)\u2002This article does not prevent the Board of Administration of the Public Employees&#8217; Retirement System from holding closed sessions when considering matters relating to the development of rates and competitive strategy for plans offered pursuant to Chapter 15 (commencing with\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">Section 21660\u00a0<\/span>) of Part 3 of Division 5 of Title 2.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(i)\u2002This article does not prevent the Managed Risk Medical Insurance Board from holding closed sessions when considering matters related to the development of rates and contracting strategy for entities contracting or seeking to contract with the board, entities with which the board is considering a contract, or entities with which the board is considering or enters into any other arrangement under which the board provides, receives, or arranges services or reimbursement, pursuant to Part 6.2 (commencing with Section 12693), Part 6.3 (commencing with Section 12695), Part 6.4 (commencing with Section 12699.50), Part 6.5 (commencing with\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">Section 12700\u00a0<\/span>), Part 6.6 (commencing with Section 12739.5), or Part 6.7 (commencing with\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">Section 12739.70) of Division 2 of the Insurance Code\u00a0<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(j)\u2002Nothing in this article shall be construed to prevent the board of the State Compensation Insurance Fund from holding closed sessions in the following:<\/p>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(1)\u2002When considering matters related to claims pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with\u00a0<span class=\"cite\">Section 3200\u00a0<\/span>) of Division 4 of the Labor Code, to the extent that confidential medical information or other individually identifiable information would be disclosed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(2)\u2002To the extent that matters related to audits and investigations that have not been completed would be disclosed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(3)\u2002To the extent that an internal audit containing proprietary information would be disclosed.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"subsection\">\n<p>(4)\u2002To the extent that the session would address the development of rates, contracting strategy, underwriting, or competitive strategy, pursuant to the powers granted to the board in Chapter 4 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