§ 33-518 — EMPLOYEE PERSONNEL FILES

The board of trustees of each school district, including any specially chartered district, shall provide for the establishment and maintenance of a personnel file for each employee of the school district. Each personnel file shall contain any and all material relevant to the evaluation of the employee. The employee shall be provided timely notice of all materials placed in the personnel file and shall be afforded the opportunity to attach a rebuttal to any such materials. Personnel files are declared to be confidential and excepted from public access under any provision of the Idaho Code, including, but not limited to, sections 74-102 and 59-1009, Idaho Code, provided that each employee or designated representative shall be given access to his own personnel file upon request and shall be provided copies of materials contained therein, with the exception of recommendation letters, in a timely manner upon request.

Legislative History

[33-518, added 1990, ch. 418, sec. 1, p. 1157; am. 2015, ch. 244, sec. 19, p. 1018; am. 2017, ch. 58, sec. 14, p. 109.]