Bill Text: NY A03436 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to authorizing the commissioner of general services to fingerprint and process state and national criminal history checks on employees of contractors performing work on state premises
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to governmental operations [A03436 Detail]
Download: New_York-2009-A03436-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3436 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 27, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CLARK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to authorizing the commissioner of general services to fingerprint and process state and national criminal history checks on employees of contractors perform- ing work on state premises THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. Section 203 of the executive law is amended by adding a 2 fourth undesignated paragraph to read as follows: 3 NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, THE COMMISSIONER OR HIS OR 4 HER DESIGNEE IS AUTHORIZED TO REQUIRE THE FINGERPRINTING OF PERSONS 5 EMPLOYED ON, IN OR AT ANY FACILITY OWNED, LEASED, OR OPERATED BY THE 6 STATE, OR ANY FACILITY AT WHICH OFFICIAL STATE BUSINESS IS CONDUCTED ON 7 A REGULAR BASIS, PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE COMMISSIONER SHALL BE 8 AUTHORIZED TO REQUIRE THE FINGERPRINTING OF SUCH PERSONS ONLY IN 9 INSTANCES WHERE SUCH PERSONS WILL BE GIVEN ACCESS TO AREAS WITHIN SUCH 10 FACILITIES THAT (A) ARE SECURED FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONTROLLING GENERAL 11 PUBLIC ACCESS, OR (B) CONTAIN INFORMATION OF A CONFIDENTIAL NATURE AND 12 THE FACILITY CANNOT BE ADEQUATELY CONTROLLED TO ENSURE THE SECURITY OF 13 SUCH INFORMATION. PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT THE COMMISSIONER SHALL NOT 14 REQUIRE THE FINGERPRINTING OF PERSONS EMPLOYED AT ANY FACILITY UNDER THE 15 JURISDICTION AND CONTROL OF ANOTHER STATE AGENCY, STATE DEPARTMENT, 16 PUBLIC AUTHORITY OR PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION ABSENT THE WRITTEN 17 REQUEST OF THE HEAD OF THE SUBJECT AGENCY, DEPARTMENT, AUTHORITY OR 18 CORPORATION. SUCH FINGERPRINTS MAY BE SUBMITTED TO THE DIVISION OF CRIM- 19 INAL JUSTICE SERVICES AND THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FOR STATE 20 AND NATIONAL CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECKS. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS PARA- 21 GRAPH, THE TERM "EMPLOYED" SHALL MEAN THE PROVISION OF SERVICES AS A 22 CONTRACTOR, INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR, SUBCONTRACTOR OR CONSULTANT AND 23 INCLUDES ALL EMPLOYEES OF SUCH CONTRACTORS, INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS, EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06032-01-9 A. 3436 2 1 SUBCONTRACTORS AND CONSULTANTS; THE TERM APPLIES REGARDLESS OF WHETHER 2 SUCH PERSONS RECEIVE COMPENSATION FOR THEIR SERVICES AND THE TERM 3 "INFORMATION OF A CONFIDENTIAL NATURE" SHALL MEAN: 4 (1) INFORMATION OR MATERIALS THAT ARE SPECIFICALLY EXEMPTED FROM 5 DISCLOSURE BY STATE OR FEDERAL STATUTE; 6 (2) INFORMATION OR MATERIALS THAT ARE MAINTAINED AND KEPT IN THE ORDI- 7 NARY COURSE OF STATE BUSINESS THAT IF DISCLOSED WOULD CONSTITUTE AN 8 UNWARRANTED INVASION OF PERSONAL PRIVACY, INCLUDING: (I) EMPLOYMENT, 9 MEDICAL OR CREDIT HISTORIES OR PERSONAL REFERENCES OF APPLICANTS FOR 10 EMPLOYMENT, (II) ITEMS INVOLVING MEDICAL OR PERSONAL RECORDS OF A CLIENT 11 OR PATIENT IN A MEDICAL FACILITY, (III) INFORMATION OF PERSONAL NATURE 12 WHEN DISCLOSURE WOULD RESULT IN ECONOMIC OR PERSONAL HARDSHIP TO THE 13 SUBJECT PARTY, OR (IV) INFORMATION REPORTED IN CONFIDENCE TO AN AGENCY; 14 (3) INFORMATION OR MATERIALS THAT IF DISCLOSED WOULD IMPAIR PRESENT OR 15 IMMINENT CONTRACT AWARDS OR COLLECTIVE BARGAINING NEGOTIATIONS; 16 (4) INFORMATION OR MATERIALS THAT CONSIST OF TRADE SECRETS OR ARE 17 SUBMITTED TO AN AGENCY BY A COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISE OR ARE DERIVED FROM 18 INFORMATION OBTAINED FROM A COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISE AND WHICH, IF 19 DISCLOSED, WOULD CAUSE SUBSTANTIAL INJURY TO THE COMPETITIVE POSITION OF 20 THE SUBJECT ENTERPRISE; 21 (5) INFORMATION OR MATERIALS THAT ARE COMPILED FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT 22 PURPOSES; 23 (6) INFORMATION OR MATERIALS THAT, IF DISCLOSED, WOULD ENDANGER THE 24 LIFE OR SAFETY OF ANY PERSON; 25 (7) INFORMATION OR MATERIALS THAT HAVE BEEN PREPARED BY STATE EMPLOY- 26 EES AND ARE USED TO INFLUENCE THE DECISION MAKING OF ELECTED OR 27 APPOINTED STATE OFFICIALS; 28 (8) INFORMATION OR MATERIALS THAT ARE EXAMINATION QUESTIONS OR ANSWERS 29 WHICH ARE REQUESTED PRIOR TO THE FINAL ADMINISTRATION OF SUCH QUESTIONS; 30 OR 31 (9) INFORMATION OR MATERIALS THAT CONSIST OF COMPUTER ACCESS CODES. 32 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.