(a) The Association, the Council, and its committees shall each be deemed a “public body” as that term is used in the Freedom of Information Act, Chapter 100 of Title 29, and for purposes of this section only, all references to “the Council” shall be understood as referring to the Association and committees as well.
(b) In addition to the records which are not deemed public by reason of § 10002 of Title 29, the following records shall not be deemed to be public records:
(1) The application of any person to practice engineering in the State together with all records relating thereto;
(2) Records, reports, correspondence and other documents received by the Council relating to charges against any person that could lead to disciplinary action by the Council; and
(3) All examination materials and related documents.
(c) In addition to the purpose for which a public body may go into executive session pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act, the Council may conduct an executive session for the following purposes:
(1) Consideration of the application of any person for authorization to practice engineering in the State which consideration involves matters of qualification, recommendations, education, experience or testing of the applicant.
(2) Consideration of any charges which could result in disciplinary action by the Council.
(d) For purposes of this section, the term “application” shall mean any application or filing with the Council for the purpose of obtaining authorization to use the term “engineer,” licensure, a certification of authorization, or certification as an engineer intern.