General Assembly Substitute Bill No. 5338
February Session, 2016 *_____HB05338GAE___041216____*
General Assembly
Substitute Bill No. 5338
February Session, 2016
*_____HB05338GAE___041216____*
AN ACT CONCERNING THE DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION OF RENTAL HOUSING PROGRAM PARTICIPANTS.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened:
Section 1. (NEW) (Effective July 1, 2016) (a) For the purposes of this section, "person" means (1) any employee of a public agency, as defined in section 1-200 of the general statutes, or (2) any contractor that has entered into a state contract with any such public agency. Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, no person shall solicit, disclose, receive or make use of, or authorize, knowingly permit, participate in or acquiesce in the use of, any list of the names of, or any information (A) concerning individuals applying for or receiving assistance from the Department of Housing or individuals participating in a program administered by said department, and (B) directly or indirectly derived from the records, papers, files or communications of the state or any political subdivision or agency of the state, or acquired in the course of the performance of official duties of any such agency or political subdivision. The prohibition set forth in this subsection shall not apply to any solicitation, disclosure, receipt or use of, or authorization for use of, such list or information for purposes directly connected with the administration of programs of the Department of Housing and made in accordance with any regulations adopted by the Commissioner of Housing.
(b) The Commissioner of Housing may, pursuant to a court order, disclose information concerning individuals applying for or receiving assistance from the Department of Housing to a federal, state or local law enforcement officer who is requesting the information in the performance of the law enforcement officer's official duties.
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1 July 1, 2016 New section
This act shall take effect as follows and shall amend the following sections:
Section 1
July 1, 2016
New section
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