Bill Text: NY S07687 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Requires notification within one business day to the governing body of a town, village, city or county of any violation of the sexual harassment policy of such municipality or alleged violation of the human rights law; provides that records maintained by the town, village, city or county and proceedings by such town, village, city or county based thereon regarding a claim submitted by a victim or a claimant shall be deemed confidential; makes related provisions.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-02-06 - REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT [S07687 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-S07687-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 7687 IN SENATE February 6, 2020 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GAUGHRAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government AN ACT to amend the town law, the village law, the general city law, and the county law, in relation to requiring immediate notification of any violation of the sexual harassment policy of the municipality or alleged violation of the human rights law The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The town law is amended by adding a new section 65-b to 2 read as follows: 3 § 65-b. Notification to town board; violation of the sexual harassment 4 policy or alleged violation of the human rights law. 1. Notification of 5 any violation of the sexual harassment policy adopted in accordance with 6 section two hundred one-g of the labor law or any alleged violation of 7 the human rights law, which resulted in a finding of wrongdoing by any 8 town employee or any alleged violation which resulted in any discipli- 9 nary action against any town employee shall be given to each town board 10 member within one business day. 11 2. Records maintained by the town and proceedings by the town based 12 thereon regarding a claim submitted by a victim or a claimant shall be 13 deemed confidential. 14 3. Any report or record obtained by the town, the confidentiality of 15 which is protected by any other law or regulation, shall remain confi- 16 dential subject to such law or regulation. 17 4. In the event that the violation involves accusations of wrongdoing 18 by an individual who would otherwise receive the notification as 19 required by this section, then the notification to such individual shall 20 be waived. 21 § 2. The village law is amended by adding a new section 3-314 to read 22 as follows: 23 § 3-314 Notification to trustees; violation of the sexual harassment 24 policy or alleged violation of the human rights law. 1. Notification of 25 any violation of the sexual harassment policy adopted in accordance with 26 section two hundred one-g of the labor law or any alleged violation of EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD15240-02-0S. 7687 2 1 the human rights law, which resulted in a finding of wrongdoing by any 2 village employee or any alleged violation which resulted in any disci- 3 plinary action against any village employee shall be given to each trus- 4 tee within one business day. 5 2. Records maintained by the village and proceedings by the village 6 based thereon regarding a claim submitted by a victim or a claimant 7 shall be deemed confidential. 8 3. Any report or record obtained by the village, the confidentiality 9 of which is protected by any other law or regulation, shall remain 10 confidential subject to such law or regulation. 11 4. In the event that the violation involves accusations of wrongdoing 12 by an individual who would otherwise receive the notification as 13 required by this section, then the notification to such individual shall 14 be waived. 15 § 3. The general city law is amended by adding a new section 3-e to 16 read as follows: 17 § 3-e. Notification to members of the common council; violation of the 18 sexual harassment policy or alleged violation of the human rights law. 19 1. Notification of any violation of the sexual harassment policy 20 adopted in accordance with section two hundred one-g of the labor law or 21 any alleged violation of the human rights law, which resulted in a find- 22 ing of wrongdoing by any city employee or any alleged violation which 23 resulted in any disciplinary action against any city employee shall be 24 given to each member of the common council within one business day. 25 2. Records maintained by the city and proceedings by the city based 26 thereon regarding a claim submitted by a victim or a claimant shall be 27 deemed confidential. 28 3. Any report or record obtained by the city, the confidentiality of 29 which is protected by any other law or regulation, shall remain confi- 30 dential subject to such law or regulation. 31 4. In the event that the violation involves accusations of wrongdoing 32 by an individual who would otherwise receive the notification as 33 required by this section, then the notification to such individual shall 34 be waived. 35 § 4. The county law is amended by adding a new section 209-a to read 36 as follows: 37 § 209-a. Notification to the board of supervisors; violation of the 38 sexual harassment policy or alleged violation of the human rights law. 39 1. Notification of any violation of the sexual harassment policy adopted 40 in accordance with section two hundred one-g of the labor law or any 41 alleged violation of the human rights law, which resulted in a finding 42 of wrongdoing by any county employee or any alleged violation which 43 resulted in any disciplinary action against any county employee shall be 44 given to each member of the board of supervisors within one business 45 day. 46 2. Records maintained by the town and proceedings by the county based 47 thereon regarding a claim submitted by a victim or a claimant shall be 48 deemed confidential. 49 3. Any report or record obtained by the county, the confidentiality of 50 which is protected by any other law or regulation, shall remain confi- 51 dential subject to such law or regulation. 52 4. In the event that the violation involves accusations of wrongdoing 53 by an individual who would otherwise receive the notification as 54 required by this section, then the notification to such individual shall 55 be waived. 56 § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.
