§ 25-1502.6. Conciliation - Time period - Conciliation agreement - Provisions - Disclosure.

A.  The Attorney General may, during the period beginning with the filing of a complaint and ending with the filing of a charge or a dismissal by the Attorney General's Office of Civil Rights Enforcement, to the extent feasible, engage in conciliation with respect to the complaint.

B.  A conciliation agreement is an agreement between a respondent and the complainant and is subject to the Attorney General's approval.

C.  A conciliation agreement may provide for binding arbitration or other method of dispute resolution.  Dispute resolution that results from a conciliation agreement may authorize appropriate relief, including monetary relief.

D.  A conciliation agreement shall be made public unless the complainant and respondent agree otherwise, and the Attorney General determines that disclosure is not necessary to further the purpose of Section 1101 et seq. of this title.

E.  Nothing said or done in the course of conciliation may be made public or used as evidence in a subsequent proceeding pursuant to Section 1101 et seq. of this title without the written consent of the persons concerned.

F.  After completion of any investigation conducted by the Attorney General, the Attorney General shall make available to the aggrieved person and the respondent, at any time, information derived from the investigation and the final investigation report relating to that investigation.

Added by Laws 1991, c. 177, § 12.  Amended by Laws 2013, c. 214, § 15, emerg. eff. May 7, 2013.