Senate Bill S5950A

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to including probation officers with respect to the confidentiality of personnel records of police officers, firefighters and correction 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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2013-S5950 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8192
Law Section:
Civil Rights Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §50-a, Civ Rts L

2013-S5950 - Summary

Relates to including probation officers with respect to the confidentiality of personnel records of police officers, firefighters and correction officers.

2013-S5950 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S5950 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5950

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            October 11, 2013
                               ___________

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 including probation
  officers with respect to the confidentiality of personnel  records  of
  police officers, firefighters and correction officers

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 50-a of the civil rights  law,  as
amended  by  section 53 of subpart B of part C of chapter 62 of the laws
of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
  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 in 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 twenty-three [and],
twenty-three-a AND 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, fire-
fighter,  firefighter/paramedic,  correction  officer  or  peace officer
within the department of corrections and community supervision except as
may be mandated by lawful court order.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11765-02-3


              

2013-S5950A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8192
Law Section:
Civil Rights Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §50-a, Civ Rts L

2013-S5950A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to including probation officers with respect to the confidentiality of personnel records of police officers, firefighters and correction officers.

2013-S5950A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S5950A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 5950--A
    Cal. No. 760

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            October 11, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules  --  recommitted  to
  the  Committee  on  Codes  in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
  reported favorably from said committee, ordered to  first  and  second
  report,  ordered  to  a  third reading, amended and ordered reprinted,
  retaining its place in the order of third reading

AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to including probation
  officers with respect to the confidentiality of personnel  records  of
  police officers, firefighters and correction officers

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 50-a of the civil rights  law,  as
amended  by  section 53 of subpart B of part C of chapter 62 of the laws
of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
  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 in 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 twenty-three and
twenty-three-a of section 2.10 of the criminal procedure  law  AND  SUCH
PERSONNEL  RECORDS UNDER THE CONTROL OF A PROBATION DEPARTMENT FOR INDI-
VIDUALS DEFINED AS PEACE OFFICERS PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION TWENTY-FOUR OF
SECTION 2.10 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW shall be considered confiden-
tial and not subject to inspection or review without the express written

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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