Senate Bill S943

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the uniform employee and student online privacy protection act

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Labor Committee


  • 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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2021-S943 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6114
Current Committee:
Senate Labor
Law Section:
Labor Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 34 §§965 - 970, Lab L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S7808, A5995
2019-2020: S2728, A935
2023-2024: S765, A1360

2021-S943 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the "uniform employee and student online privacy protection act"; relates to the protection of employee and student online accounts.

2021-S943 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S943 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    943
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor
 
 AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to the "uniform employee  and
   student online privacy protection act"

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited  as  the  "uniform
 employee and student online privacy protection act".
   §  2.  The  labor law is amended by adding a new article 34 to read as
 follows:
                                ARTICLE 34
                       UNIFORM EMPLOYEE AND STUDENT
                       ONLINE PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT
 SECTION 965. DEFINITIONS.
         966. PROTECTION OF EMPLOYEE ONLINE ACCOUNTS.
         967. PROTECTION OF STUDENT ONLINE ACCOUNTS.
         968. CIVIL ACTION.
         969. UNIFORMITY OF APPLICATION AND CONSTRUCTION.
         970. RELATION TO ELECTRONIC SIGNATURES IN  GLOBAL  AND  NATIONAL
                COMMERCE ACT.
   § 965. DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE:
   1.  "CONTENT" MEANS INFORMATION, OTHER THAN LOGIN INFORMATION, THAT IS
 CONTAINED IN A PROTECTED PERSONAL  ONLINE  ACCOUNT,  ACCESSIBLE  TO  THE
 ACCOUNT HOLDER, AND NOT PUBLICLY AVAILABLE.
   2.  "EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION" MEANS A PERSON THAT PROVIDES STUDENTS AT
 THE POSTSECONDARY LEVEL AN ORGANIZED PROGRAM OF STUDY OR TRAINING  WHICH
 IS  ACADEMIC,  TECHNICAL,  TRADE-ORIENTED,  OR  PREPARATORY  FOR GAINING
 EMPLOYMENT AND FOR WHICH THE PERSON  GIVES  ACADEMIC  CREDIT.  THE  TERM
 INCLUDES  BOTH  A  PUBLIC OR PRIVATE INSTITUTION AND ALSO APPLIES TO ANY
 AGENT OR DESIGNEE OF THE EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION.
   3.  "ELECTRONIC"  MEANS  RELATING  TO  TECHNOLOGY  HAVING  ELECTRICAL,
 DIGITAL,  MAGNETIC, WIRELESS, OPTICAL, ELECTROMAGNETIC, OR SIMILAR CAPA-
              

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