HB0050HS001

Page 1-line 3 After ";" insert "modifying related provision regarding attorney's fees and costs;".

Page 1-line 8 After "(b)" insert "and (c)".

Page 2-After line 5 Insert:

"(c) Any person identified in subsection (a) or (b) of this section shall be entitled to an award of attorney's fees and costs if he is a prevailing party in a civil cause of action for libel, slander or any other relevant tort arising out of activities in carrying out an examination or related activity under the provisions of this chapter and the party bringing the action was not substantially justified in doing so. For purposes of this section, a proceeding is "substantially justified" if it had a reasonable basis in law or fact at the time it was initiated.". BROWN, CHAIRMAN