General Assembly Raised Bill No. 970
January Session, 2013 LCO No. 3307
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Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT
Introduced by:
(HED)
General Assembly
Raised Bill No. 970
January Session, 2013
LCO No. 3307
*03307_______HED*
Referred to Committee on HIGHER EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT ADVANCEMENT
Introduced by:
(HED)
AN ACT EXEMPTING THE ADDRESSES OF CERTAIN UCONN HEALTH CENTER EMPLOYEES FROM DISCLOSURE UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 1-217 of the general statutes is repealed and the following is substituted in lieu thereof (Effective July 1, 2013):
(a) No public agency may disclose, under the Freedom of Information Act, from its personnel, medical or similar files, the residential address of any of the following persons employed by such public agency:
(1) A federal court judge, federal court magistrate, judge of the Superior Court, Appellate Court or Supreme Court of the state, or family support magistrate;
(2) A sworn member of a municipal police department, a sworn member of the Division of State Police within the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection or a sworn law enforcement officer within the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection;
(3) An employee of the Department of Correction;
(4) An attorney-at-law who represents or has represented the state in a criminal prosecution;
(5) An attorney-at-law who is or has been employed by the Division of Public Defender Services or a social worker who is employed by the Division of Public Defender Services;
(6) An inspector employed by the Division of Criminal Justice;
(7) A firefighter;
(8) An employee of the Department of Children and Families;
(9) A member or employee of the Board of Pardons and Paroles;
(10) An employee of the judicial branch;
(11) An employee of the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services who provides direct care to patients; [or]
(12) A member or employee of the Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities; or
(13) An employee of The University of Connecticut Health Center who provides direct patient care to inmates in the custody of the Department of Correction or psychiatric or mental health inpatient or outpatient services to the general public.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2013 1-217(a)
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
July 1, 2013
1-217(a)
Statement of Purpose:
To ensure the safety and security of employees of The University of Connecticut Health Center who provide direct care to inmates or patients with psychiatric or mental health disorders.
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