Provides immunity from civil liability for disclosures by a charitable organization of allegations of sexual misconduct

SECOND REGULAR SESSION
HOUSE BILL NO. 3326
103RD GENERAL ASSEMBL Y
INTRODUCED BY REPRESENT A TIVE MA YHEW .
7253H.01I JOSEPH ENGLER, Chief Clerk
AN ACT
T o amend chapter 537, RSMo, by adding thereto one new section relating to disclosures of
allegations of sexual misconduct.
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the state of Missouri, as follows:
Section A. Chapter 537, RSMo, is amended by adding thereto one new section, to be
2 known as section 537.042, to read as follows:
537.042. 1. No charitable organization, or an employee or a volunteer acting on
2 behalf of the charitable organization, acting in good faith shall be held civilly liable for
3 disclosing a communication rea sonably believed to be true reg arding an individual
4 made dir ectly to another charitable organization, or employee or volunteer acting on
5 behalf of the charitable organization, to the extent the communication concerns an
6 allegation that the individual has:
7 (1) Engaged in sexual misconduct;
8 (2) Sexually abused another individual;
9 (3) Sexually harassed another individual; or
10 (4) Committed any sexual offense under chapter 566 or 573.
11 2. This section shall not apply to an individual r eporting his or her own
12 experience of sexual abuse or harassment or to any person acting in bad faith or with
13 malicious intent.
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EXPLANA TION — Matter enclosed in bold-faced brackets [thus] in the above bill is not enacted and is
intended to be omitted from the law . Matter in bold-face type in the above bill is proposed language.