Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Apr 13, 2010 |
enacting clause stricken |
Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to governmental operations |
Jan 07, 2009 |
referred to governmental operations |
Assembly Bill A307
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
PERALTA
Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken
- 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
co-Sponsors
Audrey Pheffer
Peter Rivera
multi-Sponsors
Thomas Alfano
Robert Barra
Michael Benjamin
Michael Cusick
2009-A307 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Law Section:
- Civil Rights Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง50-f, Civ Rts L
2009-A307 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A307 TITLE OF BILL: 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 PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To maintain any state employee's confi- dential information obtained by the employer confidential. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Adds a section to the civil rights law prohibiting distribution of state employee records. Adds a new section 50-f. JUSTIFICATION: In order to protect the privacy of state employees and prevent them from any discrimination due to their history. Confidential information under this law includes any information obtained by a state agency, officer or employee, concerning an individual's health or disa- bility status, income tax records, sexual orientation, status as a crime victim or witness, public assistance status, immigration status, or any information otherwise protected from disclosure by any provision of federal, state, or local law. By protecting this confidential informa- tion, employees can rest assured that they will not face discrimination due to their background information. PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2009-A307 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 307 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 7, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PERALTA, PHEFFER, WALKER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ALFANO, BARRA, BENJAMIN, CUSICK, DIAZ, ESPAILLAT, GOTTFRIED, KOON, O'DONNELL, P. RIVERA, TOWNS -- 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. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION" MEANS ANY INFORMA- TION MAINTAINED OR OBTAINED BY A STATE AGENCY, OFFICER OR 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 ASSISTANCE STATUS, IMMI- GRATION STATUS OR ANY INFORMATION THAT IS OTHERWISE PROTECTED FROM DISCLOSURE BY ANY PROVISION OF FEDERAL, STATE OR LOCAL LAW; AND "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: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00075-01-9
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