Assembly Bill A11680

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes a process for the regulation of collecting, recording, and disclosing confidential information by state employees

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A11680 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2517
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Civil Rights Law
Laws Affected:
Add §50-f, amd §51, Civ Rts L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A1877

2009-A11680 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a process for regulating the collecting, recording, and disclosing of confidential information by state employees; defines "confidential information".

2009-A11680 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  11680

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             August 4, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Jeffries) --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  civil rights law, in relation to regulating the
  collection, recording and disclosing of  confidential  information  by
  state  employees obtained by state employees in the course of official
  duties

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The  civil  rights law is amended by adding a new section
50-f to read as follows:
  S 50-F. DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION BY STATE EMPLOYEES.  1.
DEFINITIONS.  AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION"  MEANS
ANY  INFORMATION MAINTAINED OR OBTAINED BY A STATE AGENCY, STATE OFFICER
OR STATE  EMPLOYEE  CONCERNING  AN  INDIVIDUAL'S  HEALTH  OR  DISABILITY
STATUS,  INCOME  TAX  RECORDS, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, STATUS AS A VICTIM OF
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, STATUS AS A CRIME VICTIM OR WITNESS,  PUBLIC  ASSIST-
ANCE  STATUS,  IMMIGRATION  STATUS  OR ANY INFORMATION THAT IS OTHERWISE
PROTECTED FROM DISCLOSURE BY ANY PROVISION OF FEDERAL,  STATE  OR  LOCAL
LAW.
  2. PROCEDURE FOR THE DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.
  A. EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH B OF THIS SUBDIVISION, NO
STATE  OFFICER OR STATE EMPLOYEE SHALL DISCLOSE CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION
TO ANYONE EXCEPT ANOTHER STATE OFFICER OR STATE EMPLOYEE ACTING  IN  THE
SCOPE OF HIS OR HER OFFICIAL DUTIES.
  B.  CONFIDENTIAL  INFORMATION  MAY  BE DISCLOSED BY A STATE OFFICER OR
STATE EMPLOYEE ONLY IF:
  (I) THE STATE AGENCY EMPLOYING SUCH OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE IS REQUIRED BY
LAW TO DISCLOSE SUCH CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION  AND  PROVIDED  THAT  SUCH
DISCLOSURE IS LIMITED TO THAT REQUIRED BY LAW; OR
  (II)  THE  STATE  AGENCY  EMPLOYING  SUCH OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN
AUTHORIZED, IN WRITING SIGNED BY THE INDIVIDUAL OR, IF THE INDIVIDUAL IS
A MINOR OR OTHERWISE INCOMPETENT, SIGNED BY THE INDIVIDUAL'S  PARENT  OR
LEGAL  GUARDIAN, TO DISCLOSE SUCH CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION, AND PROVIDED

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00075-06-0
              

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