Senate Bill S3063

2017-2018 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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2017-S3063 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Civil Rights Law
Laws Affected:
Add §50-f, Civ Rts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S1327
2011-2012: S2719
2013-2014: S924
2015-2016: S1179
2019-2020: S5241
2021-2022: S1436
2023-2024: S1518

2017-S3063 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2017-S3063 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S3063 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3063
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 19, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. SERRANO, DILAN, KRUEGER, PERKINS, STAVISKY -- read
   twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
   Committee on Codes
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  civil rights law, in relation to regulating the
   collection,  recording  and  disclosing  of  confidential  information
   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:
   § 50-F. DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION BY STATE EMPLOYEES.  1.
 DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
   A.  "CONFIDENTIAL  INFORMATION"  MEANS  ANY  INFORMATION MAINTAINED OR
 OBTAINED BY A STATE AGENCY, OFFICER, OR EMPLOYEE CONCERNING AN  INDIVID-
 UAL'S  HEALTH  OR  DISABILITY  STATUS, INCOME TAX RECORDS, SEXUAL ORIEN-
 TATION, STATUS AS A VICTIM OF  DOMESTIC  VIOLENCE,  STATUS  AS  A  CRIME
 VICTIM  OR WITNESS, PUBLIC ASSISTANCE STATUS, IMMIGRATION STATUS, OR ANY
 INFORMATION THAT IS OTHERWISE PROTECTED FROM DISCLOSURE BY ANY PROVISION
 OF FEDERAL, STATE, OR LOCAL LAW; AND
   B. "LINE WORKER" MEANS ANY PERSON EMPLOYED BY ANY STATE  AGENCY  WHOSE
 DUTIES INVOLVE CONTACT WITH THE PUBLIC.
   2. PROCEDURE FOR THE DISCLOSURE OF CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.
   A.  EXCEPT  AS  PROVIDED  IN PARAGRAPH B OF THIS SUBDIVISION, NO STATE
 OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE SHALL DISCLOSE CONFIDENTIAL  INFORMATION  TO  ANYONE
 EXCEPT  ANOTHER  STATE OFFICER OR EMPLOYEE ACTING IN THE SCOPE OF HIS OR
 HER OFFICIAL DUTIES.
   B. OTHER THAN AS PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH A OF THIS  SUBDIVISION,  CONFI-
 DENTIAL INFORMATION MAY BE DISCLOSED ONLY IF:
   (I)  THE OFFICER'S OR EMPLOYEE'S AGENCY IS REQUIRED BY LAW TO DISCLOSE
 SUCH CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION AND PROVIDED THAT SUCH DISCLOSURE SHALL BE
 LIMITED TO THAT REQUIRED BY LAW; OR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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