Senate Bill S7298

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the confidentiality of personnel records of police officers, firefighters, correction officers and probation officers

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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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2021-S7298 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6599
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Civil Rights Law
Laws Affected:
Add §50-a, Civ Rts L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
S67, A4589

2021-S7298 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the confidentiality of personnel records of police officers, firefighters, correction officers and probation officers.

2021-S7298 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S7298 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7298
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               July 21, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to the confidentiality
   of personnel records  of  police  officers,  firefighters,  correction
   officers and probation officers

   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-a to read as follows:
   §  50-A.  PERSONNEL RECORDS; CONFIDENTIALITY OF POLICE OFFICERS, FIRE-
 FIGHTERS, CORRECTION OFFICERS AND PROBATION OFFICERS. 1.  ALL  PERSONNEL
 RECORDS  USED  TO  EVALUATE  PERFORMANCE  TOWARD CONTINUED EMPLOYMENT OR
 PROMOTION, UNDER THE CONTROL OF ANY POLICE AGENCY OR DEPARTMENT  OF  THE
 STATE  OR  ANY  POLITICAL  SUBDIVISION  THEREOF INCLUDING AUTHORITIES OR
 AGENCIES MAINTAINING POLICE FORCES  OF  INDIVIDUALS  DEFINED  AS  POLICE
 OFFICERS  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION  THIRTY-FOUR  OF SECTION 1.20 OF THE
 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW AND SUCH PERSONNEL RECORDS UNDER THE CONTROL OF A
 SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT  OR  A  DEPARTMENT  OF  CORRECTION  OF  INDIVIDUALS
 EMPLOYED  AS  CORRECTION  OFFICERS  AND SUCH PERSONNEL RECORDS UNDER THE
 CONTROL OF A PAID FIRE DEPARTMENT OR FORCE OF  INDIVIDUALS  EMPLOYED  AS
 FIREFIGHTERS  OR FIREFIGHTER/PARAMEDICS AND SUCH PERSONNEL RECORDS UNDER
 THE CONTROL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS AND  COMMUNITY  SUPERVISION
 FOR INDIVIDUALS DEFINED AS PEACE OFFICERS PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISIONS TWEN-
 TY-THREE  AND  TWENTY-THREE-A  OF SECTION 2.10 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
 LAW AND SUCH PERSONNEL RECORDS UNDER THE CONTROL OF A PROBATION  DEPART-
 MENT  FOR  INDIVIDUALS DEFINED AS PEACE OFFICERS PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION
 TWENTY-FOUR OF SECTION 2.10 OF  THE  CRIMINAL  PROCEDURE  LAW  SHALL  BE
 CONSIDERED  CONFIDENTIAL AND NOT SUBJECT TO INSPECTION OR REVIEW WITHOUT
 THE  EXPRESS  WRITTEN  CONSENT  OF  SUCH  POLICE  OFFICER,  FIREFIGHTER,
 FIREFIGHTER/PARAMEDIC,  CORRECTION  OFFICER  OR PEACE OFFICER WITHIN THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08812-01-1

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