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| 1 | - | Substitute Senate Bill No. 237 | |
| 1 | + | General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 237 | |
| 2 | + | February Session, 2012 *_____SB00237LAB___032012____* | |
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| 4 | + | General Assembly | |
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| 5 | - | AN ACT CONCERNING THE SHARING OF INFORMATION BETWEEN THE LABOR DEPARTMENT AND THE BOARD OF REGENTS FOR HIGHER EDUCATION. | |
| 6 | + | Substitute Bill No. 237 | |
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| 8 | + | February Session, 2012 | |
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| 10 | + | *_____SB00237LAB___032012____* | |
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| 12 | + | AN ACT CONCERNING THE SHARING OF INFORMATION BETWEEN THE LABOR DEPARTMENT AND INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. | |
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| 7 | 14 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: | |
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| 9 | 16 | Section 1. Subsection (g) of section 31-254 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2012): | |
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| 11 | - | (g) (1) Notwithstanding any of the information disclosure provisions of this section, the administrator shall disclose information obtained pursuant to subsection (a) of this section to: (A) A regional workforce development board, established pursuant to section 31-3k, to the extent necessary for the effective administration of the federal Trade Adjustment Assistance Program of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, the federal Workforce Investment Act, as amended from time to time, and the state employment services program established pursuant to section 17b-688c for recipients of temporary family assistance, provided a regional workforce development board, enters into a written agreement with the administrator, pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection, concerning protection of the confidentiality of such information prior to the receipt of any such information; [or] (B) a nonpublic entity that is under contract with the United States Department of Labor to administer grants which are beneficial to the interests of the administrator, provided such nonpublic entity enters into a written agreement with the administrator, pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection, concerning protection of the confidentiality of such information prior to the receipt of any such information; or (C) | |
| 18 | + | (g) (1) Notwithstanding any of the information disclosure provisions of this section, the administrator shall disclose information obtained pursuant to subsection (a) of this section to: (A) A regional workforce development board, established pursuant to section 31-3k, to the extent necessary for the effective administration of the federal Trade Adjustment Assistance Program of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended from time to time, the federal Workforce Investment Act, as amended from time to time, and the state employment services program established pursuant to section 17b-688c for recipients of temporary family assistance, provided a regional workforce development board, enters into a written agreement with the administrator, pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection, concerning protection of the confidentiality of such information prior to the receipt of any such information; [or] (B) a nonpublic entity that is under contract with the United States Department of Labor to administer grants which are beneficial to the interests of the administrator, provided such nonpublic entity enters into a written agreement with the administrator, pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection, concerning protection of the confidentiality of such information prior to the receipt of any such information; or (C) an institution of higher education or such institution's governing board to the extent necessary for evaluating such institution's programs of higher learning, as defined in section 10a-34. | |
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| 13 | 20 | (2) Any written agreement shall contain safeguards as are necessary to protect the confidentiality of the information being disclosed, including, but not limited to a: | |
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| 15 | - | (A) Statement from the regional workforce development board, [or] nonpublic entity, | |
| 22 | + | (A) Statement from the regional workforce development board, [or] nonpublic entity, institution of higher education or such institution's governing board, as appropriate, of the purposes for the requested information and the specific use intended for the information; | |
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| 17 | - | (B) Statement from the regional workforce development board, [or] nonpublic entity, | |
| 24 | + | (B) Statement from the regional workforce development board, [or] nonpublic entity, institution of higher education or such institution's governing board, as appropriate, that the disclosed information shall only be used for such purposes as are permitted by this subsection and consistent with the written agreement; | |
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| 19 | - | (C) Requirement that the regional workforce development board, [or] nonpublic entity, | |
| 26 | + | (C) Requirement that the regional workforce development board, [or] nonpublic entity, institution of higher education or such institution's governing board, as appropriate, store the disclosed information in a location that is physically secure from access by unauthorized persons; | |
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| 21 | - | (D) Requirement that the regional workforce development board, [or] nonpublic entity, | |
| 28 | + | (D) Requirement that the regional workforce development board, [or] nonpublic entity, institution of higher education or such institution's governing board, as appropriate, store and process the disclosed information maintained in an electronic format in such a way that ensures that unauthorized persons cannot obtain the information by any means; | |
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| 23 | - | (E) Requirement that the regional workforce development board, [or] nonpublic entity, | |
| 30 | + | (E) Requirement that the regional workforce development board, [or] nonpublic entity, institution of higher education or such institution's governing board, as appropriate, establish safeguards to ensure that only authorized persons, including any authorized agent of the board, nonpublic entity, institution of higher education or such institution's governing board, are permitted access to disclosed information stored in computer systems; | |
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| 25 | - | (F) Requirement that the regional workforce development board, [or] nonpublic entity, | |
| 32 | + | (F) Requirement that the regional workforce development board, [or] nonpublic entity, institution of higher education or such institution's governing board, as appropriate, enter into a written agreement, that has been approved by the administrator, with any authorized agent of the board, [or] nonpublic entity, institution of higher education or such institution's governing board, which agreement shall contain the requisite safeguards contained in the written agreement between the board, [or] nonpublic entity, institution of higher education or such institution's governing board and the administrator; | |
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| 27 | - | (G) Requirement that the regional workforce development board, [or] nonpublic entity, | |
| 34 | + | (G) Requirement that the regional workforce development board, [or] nonpublic entity, institution of higher education or such institution's governing board, as appropriate, instruct all persons having access to the disclosed information about the sanctions specified in this section, and further require each employee of such board, [or] nonpublic entity, institution of higher education or such institution's governing board, and any agent of such board, [or] nonpublic entity, institution of higher education or such institution's governing board, authorized to review such information, to sign an acknowledgment that [he or she] such employee or such agent has been advised of such sanctions; | |
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| 29 | 36 | (H) Statement that redisclosure of confidential information is prohibited, except with the written approval of the administrator; | |
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| 31 | - | (I) Requirement that the regional workforce development board, [or] nonpublic entity, | |
| 38 | + | (I) Requirement that the regional workforce development board, [or] nonpublic entity, institution of higher education or such institution's governing board, as appropriate, dispose of information disclosed or obtained under this subsection, including any copies of such information made by the board, [or] nonpublic entity, institution of higher education or such institution's governing board, after the purpose for which the information is disclosed has been served, either by returning the information to the administrator, or by verifying to the administrator that the information has been destroyed; | |
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| 33 | - | (J) Statement that the regional workforce development board, [or] nonpublic entity, | |
| 40 | + | (J) Statement that the regional workforce development board, [or] nonpublic entity, institution of higher education or such institution's governing board, as appropriate, shall permit representatives of the administrator to conduct periodic audits, including on-site inspections, for the purpose of reviewing such board's, [or] nonpublic entity's, institution of higher education's or such institution's governing board's adherence to the confidentiality and security provisions of the written agreement; and | |
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| 35 | - | (K) Statement that the regional workforce development board, [or] nonpublic entity, | |
| 42 | + | (K) Statement that the regional workforce development board, [or] nonpublic entity, institution of higher education or such institution's governing board, as appropriate, shall reimburse the administrator for all costs incurred by the administrator in making the requested information available and in conducting periodic audits of the board's, [or] nonpublic entity's, institution of higher education's or such institution's governing board's procedures in safeguarding the information. | |
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| 37 | - | (3) Any employee or agent of a regional workforce development board, [or] nonpublic entity, or president of the Board of Regents for Higher Education, as appropriate, who discloses any confidential information in violation of this section and the written agreement, entered into pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection, shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than six months, or both, and shall be prohibited from any further access to confidential information. | |
| 44 | + | (3) Any employee or agent of a regional workforce development board, [or] nonpublic entity, institution of higher education or such institution's governing board, as appropriate, who discloses any confidential information in violation of this section and the written agreement, entered into pursuant to subdivision (2) of this subsection, shall be fined not more than two hundred dollars or imprisoned not more than six months, or both, and shall be prohibited from any further access to confidential information. | |
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| 49 | + | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
| 50 | + | Section 1 July 1, 2012 31-254(g) | |
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| 52 | + | This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections: | |
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| 54 | + | Section 1 | |
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| 56 | + | July 1, 2012 | |
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| 58 | + | 31-254(g) | |
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| 62 | + | HED Joint Favorable Subst. C/R LAB | |
| 63 | + | LAB Joint Favorable | |
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| 65 | + | HED | |
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| 67 | + | Joint Favorable Subst. C/R | |
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| 69 | + | LAB | |
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| 71 | + | LAB | |
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| 73 | + | Joint Favorable |