Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to local government returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 11, 2013 |
referred to libraries and education technology delivered to assembly passed senate |
Jun 10, 2013 |
ordered to third reading cal.1205 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Apr 26, 2013 |
referred to local government |
Senate Bill S4856
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Local Government Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
(R, C) 7th Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2013-S4856 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Local Government
- Law Section:
- General Municipal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง79, Gen Muni L
- Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
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S286
2013-S4856 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4856 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the general municipal law, in relation to the disclosure of records and registration information by libraries PURPOSE: This bill would prohibit libraries from disclosing records and registration information of minors with limited exceptions. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1- Amends the general municipal law by adding a new section 79. Section 2 - Effective date JUSTIFICATION: The data mining of personal information has become prevalent as the electronic means by which to transmit that information has increased. Minors should be afforded basic protections from these acts. This bill seeks to provide them by prohibiting public libraries from disclosing personal information provided to them by minors. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2013-S4856 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4856 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 26, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. DeFRANCISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to the disclosure of records and registration information by libraries THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new section 79 to read as follows: S 79. DISCLOSURE OF RECORDS AND REGISTRATION INFORMATION BY LIBRARIES. 1. ANY LIBRARY WHICH IS IN WHOLE OR IN PART SUPPORTED BY PUBLIC FUNDS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PUBLIC, ACADEMIC, SCHOOL OR SPECIAL LIBRARIES, AND HAVING RECORDS INDICATING WHICH OF ITS DOCUMENTS OR OTHER MATERIALS, REGARDLESS OF FORMAT, HAVE BEEN LOANED TO OR USED BY AN IDEN- TIFIABLE INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP SHALL NOT DISCLOSE SUCH RECORDS TO ANY PERSON EXCEPT: A. PERSONS ACTING WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THEIR DUTIES IN THE ADMINIS- TRATION OF THE LIBRARY; B. PERSONS AUTHORIZED TO INSPECT SUCH RECORDS, IN WRITING, BY THE INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP; OR C. BY ORDER OF A COURT OF LAW. 2. THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION SHALL NOT PROHIBIT MIDDLE AND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LIBRARIES FROM MAINTAINING A SYSTEM OF RECORDS THAT IDENTIFIES THE INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP TO WHOM LIBRARY MATERIALS HAVE BEEN LOANED EVEN IF SUCH SYSTEM PERMITS A DETERMINATION, INDEPENDENT OF ANY DISCLOSURE OF SUCH INFORMATION BY THE LIBRARY, THAT DOCUMENTS OR MATERI- ALS HAVE BEEN LOANED TO AN INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP. 3. ALL REGISTRATION INFORMATION OF MINORS COLLECTED BY ANY LIBRARY WHICH IS SUPPORTED IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY PUBLIC FUNDS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PUBLIC, ACADEMIC, SCHOOL OR SPECIAL LIBRARIES SHALL NOT BE DISCLOSED TO ANY PERSON EXCEPT: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10623-01-3
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