Senate Bill S6267

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Allows access to sealed records and certain confidential records by the New York city civilian complaint review board in furtherance of the board's duties and functions

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Cities 1 Committee


  • 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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2023-S6267 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A370
Current Committee:
Senate Cities 1
Law Section:
New York City Charter
Laws Affected:
Add §442, NYC Chart
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A8062

2023-S6267 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows access to sealed records and certain confidential records by the New York city civilian complaint review board in furtherance of the board's duties and functions.

2023-S6267 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S6267 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6267
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 10, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BAILEY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Cities 1
 
 AN ACT to amend the New York  city  charter,  in  relation  to  allowing
   access  to  sealed records and certain confidential records by the New
   York city civilian  complaint  review  board  in  furtherance  of  the
   board's duties and functions
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The New York city  charter  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 442 to read as follows:
   §  442.  ACCESS TO SEALED RECORDS. A. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF
 ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL OR LOCAL LAW TO THE CONTRARY, THE  BOARD  SHALL  BE
 GRANTED ACCESS TO AND MAY RECEIVE FROM ANY PUBLIC AGENCY OF THE STATE OF
 NEW  YORK OR ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION THEREOF ANY RECORD THAT IS OTHER-
 WISE SEALED IN ACCORDANCE WITH APPLICABLE  LAW  IN  FURTHERANCE  OF  THE
 BOARD'S DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS PURSUANT TO THIS CHAPTER, OR A COPY OF SUCH
 RECORD,  WHICH  SHALL  BE DEEMED TO BE A "SEALED RECORD" FOR PURPOSES OF
 THIS SECTION, SUBJECT TO THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION.
   B. ACCESS TO RECORDS RECEIVED BY THE BOARD PURSUANT  TO  THIS  SECTION
 SHALL  BE  RESTRICTED  TO  MEMBERS  AND  EMPLOYEES OF THE BOARD WHO HAVE
 DIRECT INVOLVEMENT IN A MATTER REQUIRING USE OF SUCH  RECORDS,  PROVIDED
 THAT THE BOARD MAY DISCLOSE ANY RECORD OBTAINED PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION
 TO  A  PUBLIC  AGENCY  FOR  THE PURPOSE OF A REFERRAL FOR PROSECUTION OR
 INVESTIGATION, OR  IN  FURTHERANCE  OF  A  DISCIPLINARY  PROCEEDING,  IN
 ACCORDANCE  WITH  APPLICABLE LAW. IN ADDITION, SUCH RECORD MAY BE SHARED
 WITH THE EMPLOYEE OF THE POLICE DEPARTMENT  WHO  IS  THE  SUBJECT  OF  A
 DISCIPLINARY  PROCEEDING  OR  SUCH EMPLOYEE'S REPRESENTATIVE, SUBJECT TO
 THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS  SECTION,  ANY  APPLICABLE  PROVISIONS  OF  THE
 PROTOCOLS  DESCRIBED  IN PARAGRAPH TWO OF SUBDIVISION E OF THIS SECTION,
 AND ANY OTHER APPROPRIATE CONDITIONS THAT MAY BE IMPOSED BY AN  ADMINIS-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02318-01-3
 S. 6267                             2
              

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