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. The committee shall maintain a record of its investigations,
inquiries, and proceedings. All records, complaints, documents,
reports filed with or submitted to or made by the committee, and all
records and transcripts of any investigations, inquiries or hearings
of the committee under this article shall be deemed confidential and
shall not be open to inspection by any person other than a member of
the committee, an employee of the committee, or a state employee
designated to assist the committee, except as otherwise specifically
provided in this article. The committee may, by adoption of a
resolution, authorize the release to the Attorney General or to the
district attorney of the appropriate county of any information,
records, complaints, documents, reports, and transcripts in its
possession material to any matter pending before the Attorney General
or the district attorney. All matters presented at a public hearing
of the committee and all reports of the committee stating a final
finding of fact pursuant to Section 8950 shall be public records and
open to public inspection. Any employee of the committee who divulges
any matter which is deemed to be confidential by this section is
guilty of a misdemeanor.