(c) Personal liability of elected official.--If a payment is
made by a legislative agency under subsection (a) or (b)
resulting from a complaint filed about an elected official, the
elected official shall reimburse the legislative agency for the
amount of the payment and shall reimburse the office for any
legal fees paid by the office on behalf of the elected official
under section 2121 (relating to legal assistance) if:
(1) the hearing officer's decision finds that a
violation of section 2104 (relating to prohibition) or 2105
(relating to retaliation) occurred;
(2) the subject of the complaint admits that a violation
of section 2104 or 2105 occurred; or
(3) a civil action filed under section 2113(c) (relating
to initiation of proceedings) results in the finding of a
violation of section 2104 or 2105.
§ 2126. Right-to-Know Law.
(a) Legislative agency.--For purposes of the act of February
14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the Right-to-Know Law, the
office shall be considered a legislative agency as defined under
section 102 of the Right-to-Know Law and shall provide
legislative records in accordance with the Right-to-Know Law
except as otherwise provided in this section.
(b) Final decision.--The final decision of the hearing
officer under section 2114 (relating to complaint and hearing)
shall be publicly available from the office in response to a
request submitted under the Right-to-Know Law. If the decision
was redacted under section 2114(h)(2), the redacted version
shall be provided to the requester.
(c) Redaction.--At the request of the employee who filed a
complaint, the office shall redact the name of the employee and
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