A06787 Summary:

BILL NOA06787D
 
SAME ASSAME AS S05140-B
 
SPONSORWallace
 
COSPNSREpstein, Mosley, Miller MG, Simon, Gottfried, Rosenthal L, Reyes, Otis, Simotas, Quart, Kim, Rodriguez, Fahy, Abinanti, Weprin, Ortiz, Colton
 
MLTSPNSRBraunstein, De La Rosa, Nolan
 
Add §2-e, Ed L
 
Directs the commissioner of education to conduct a study on the use of biometric identifying technology; prohibits the use of biometric identifying technology in schools until July 1, 2022 or until the commissioner authorizes such purchase or utilization, whichever occurs later.
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A06787 Actions:

BILL NOA06787D
 
03/20/2019referred to education
05/29/2019amend and recommit to education
05/29/2019print number 6787a
06/05/2019reported referred to ways and means
06/06/2019reported referred to rules
06/07/2019amend and recommit to rules 6787b
06/18/2019reported
06/18/2019rules report cal.499
06/18/2019ordered to third reading rules cal.499
06/20/2019passed assembly
06/20/2019delivered to senate
06/20/2019REFERRED TO RULES
01/08/2020DIED IN SENATE
01/08/2020RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
01/08/2020ordered to third reading cal.245
02/03/2020amended on third reading 6787c
04/02/2020amended on third reading 6787d
07/21/2020passed assembly
07/21/2020delivered to senate
07/21/2020REFERRED TO RULES
07/22/2020SUBSTITUTED FOR S5140B
07/22/20203RD READING CAL.779
07/22/2020PASSED SENATE
07/22/2020RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
12/11/2020delivered to governor
12/22/2020signed chap.349
12/22/2020approval memo.53
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A06787 Committee Votes:

EDUCATION Chair:Benedetto DATE:06/05/2019AYE/NAY:25/4 Action: Favorable refer to committee Ways and Means
BenedettoAyeWalshNay
EnglebrightAyeRaNay
ArroyoAyeMcDonoughNay
MagnarelliAyeLawrenceAye
PaulinAyeMillerAye
RamosAyeMikulinAye
O'DonnellAyeMalliotakisAye
TitusAyeDiPietroAbsent
LiftonAye
KimExcused
RyanAye
MosleyAye
OtisAye
SeawrightAye
JaffeeAye
HyndmanNay
BronsonAye
SimonAye
Jean-PierreAye
D'UrsoAye
TaylorAye
DickensAye
JoynerAye

WAYS AND MEANS Chair:Weinstein DATE:06/06/2019AYE/NAY:22/9 Action: Favorable refer to committee Rules
WeinsteinAyeBarclayNay
LentolExcusedCrouchNay
SchimmingerAyeFitzpatrickNay
GanttExcusedHawleyNay
GlickAyeMalliotakisNay
NolanAyeMontesanoAye
PretlowAyeRaNay
PerryAyeBlankenbushNay
ColtonAyePalmesanoNay
CookAyeNorrisNay
CahillAye
AubryAye
ThieleAye
CusickAye
OrtizAye
BenedettoExcused
WeprinAye
RodriguezAye
RamosAye
BraunsteinAye
McDonaldAye
RozicAye
SimotasAye
DinowitzAye
MillerExcused

RULES Chair:Gottfried DATE:06/18/2019AYE/NAY:25/0 Action: Favorable
HeastieExcusedKolbAye
GottfriedAyeCrouchAye
LentolAyeFinchExcused
GanttExcusedBarclayAye
NolanExcusedRaiaAye
WeinsteinAyeHawleyAye
OrtizAyeGiglioAye
PretlowAyeMalliotakisAye
CookAye
GlickAye
AubryAye
EnglebrightAye
DinowitzAye
ColtonAye
MagnarelliAye
PerryAye
PaulinExcused
TitusExcused
Peoples-StokesAye
BenedettoAye
LavineAye
LupardoAye
ZebrowskiAye

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A06787 Floor Votes:

DATE:06/20/2019Assembly Vote  YEA/NAY: 128/19
Yes
Abbate
Yes
Crespo
ER
Gantt
Yes
LiPetri
Yes
Perry
Yes
Simon
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Crouch
Yes
Garbarino
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Pheffer Amato
Yes
Simotas
Yes
Arroyo
Yes
Cruz
Yes
Giglio
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Pichardo
Yes
Smith
Yes
Ashby
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Glick
Yes
Malliotakis
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Smullen
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Cymbrowitz
No
Goodell
Yes
Manktelow
Yes
Quart
Yes
Solages
Yes
Barclay
Yes
Davila
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Ra
Yes
Stec
Yes
Barnwell
Yes
De La Rosa
Yes
Griffin
ER
McDonough
Yes
Raia
Yes
Steck
Yes
Barrett
Yes
DenDekker
Yes
Gunther
Yes
McMahon
Yes
Ramos
Yes
Stern
Yes
Barron
Yes
DeStefano
No
Hawley
Yes
Mikulin
Yes
Raynor
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
Dickens
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
Miller B
Yes
Reilly
No
Tague
Yes
Bichotte
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Hunter
Yes
Miller MG
Yes
Reyes
Yes
Taylor
Yes
Blake
Yes
Dinowitz
No
Hyndman
Yes
Miller ML
Yes
Richardson
Yes
Thiele
No
Blankenbush
No
DiPietro
Yes
Jacobson
Yes
Montesano
Yes
Rivera
Yes
Titus
No
Brabenec
Yes
D'Urso
Yes
Jaffee
No
Morinello
Yes
Rodriguez
No
Vanel
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Eichenstein
Yes
Jean-Pierre
Yes
Mosley
Yes
Romeo
Yes
Walczyk
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Englebright
No
Johns
Yes
Niou
Yes
Rosenthal D
Yes
Walker
Yes
Buchwald
Yes
Epstein
Yes
Jones
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Rosenthal L
Yes
Wallace
Yes
Burke
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Joyner
No
Norris
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Walsh
Yes
Buttenschon
Yes
Fall
Yes
Kim
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Ryan
Yes
Weinstein
No
Byrne
Yes
Fernandez
No
Kolb
Yes
Ortiz
Yes
Salka
Yes
Weprin
No
Byrnes
No
Finch
No
Lalor
Yes
Otis
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Williams
Yes
Cahill
No
Fitzpatrick
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Palmesano
Yes
Sayegh
Yes
Woerner
Yes
Carroll
No
Friend
No
Lawrence
Yes
Palumbo
Yes
Schimminger
Yes
Wright
Yes
Colton
Yes
Frontus
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Schmitt
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Cook
Yes
Galef
Yes
Lifton
ER
Peoples-Stokes
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Mr. Speaker

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DATE:07/21/2020Assembly Vote  YEA/NAY: 118/24
Yes
Abbate
No
Crouch
Yes
Garbarino
Yes
Lupardo
Yes
Pheffer Amato
Yes
Solages
Yes
Abinanti
Yes
Cruz
Yes
Giglio
Yes
Magnarelli
Yes
Pichardo
Yes
Stec
Yes
Arroyo
Yes
Cusick
Yes
Glick
No
Malliotakis
Yes
Pretlow
Yes
Steck
Yes
Ashby
Yes
Cymbrowitz
No
Goodell
No
Manktelow
Yes
Quart
Yes
Stern
Yes
Aubry
Yes
Darling
Yes
Gottfried
Yes
McDonald
Yes
Ra
Yes
Stirpe
Yes
Barclay
Yes
Davila
Yes
Griffin
No
McDonough
Yes
Ramos
No
Tague
Yes
Barnwell
Yes
De La Rosa
Yes
Gunther
Yes
McMahon
No
Reilly
Yes
Taylor
Yes
Barrett
Yes
DenDekker
No
Hawley
No
Mikulin
Yes
Reyes
Yes
Thiele
Yes
Barron
Yes
DeStefano
Yes
Hevesi
Yes
Miller B
ER
Richardson
Yes
Vanel
Yes
Benedetto
Yes
Dickens
Yes
Hunter
Yes
Miller MG
Yes
Rivera
Yes
Walczyk
Yes
Bichotte
Yes
Dilan
Yes
Hyndman
Yes
Miller ML
Yes
Rodriguez
Yes
Walker
Yes
Blake
Yes
Dinowitz
Yes
Jacobson
Yes
Montesano
Yes
Rosenthal D
Yes
Wallace
No
Blankenbush
No
DiPietro
Yes
Jaffee
No
Morinello
Yes
Rosenthal L
No
Walsh
No
Brabenec
Yes
D'Urso
Yes
Jean-Pierre
Yes
Mosley
Yes
Rozic
Yes
Weinstein
Yes
Braunstein
Yes
Eichenstein
Yes
Johns
Yes
Niou
Yes
Ryan
Yes
Weprin
Yes
Bronson
Yes
Englebright
Yes
Jones
Yes
Nolan
Yes
Salka
Yes
Williams
Yes
Buchwald
Yes
Epstein
Yes
Joyner
No
Norris
Yes
Santabarbara
Yes
Woerner
Yes
Burke
Yes
Fahy
Yes
Kim
Yes
O'Donnell
Yes
Sayegh
Yes
Wright
Yes
Buttenschon
Yes
Fall
No
Kolb
Yes
Ortiz
ER
Schimminger
Yes
Zebrowski
Yes
Byrne
Yes
Fernandez
No
Lalor
Yes
Otis
Yes
Schmitt
Yes
Mr. Speaker
No
Byrnes
ER
Finch
Yes
Lavine
Yes
Palmesano
Yes
Seawright
Yes
Cahill
No
Fitzpatrick
No
Lawrence
Yes
Palumbo
Yes
Simon
Yes
Carroll
No
Friend
Yes
Lentol
Yes
Paulin
Yes
Simotas
Yes
Colton
Yes
Frontus
Yes
Lifton
Yes
Peoples-Stokes
No
Smith
Yes
Cook
Yes
Galef
No
LiPetri
Yes
Perry
No
Smullen

‡ Indicates voting via videoconference
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A06787 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                         6787--D
                                                                Cal. No. 245
 
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     March 20, 2019
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of A. WALLACE, EPSTEIN, MOSLEY, M. G. MILLER, SIMON,
          GOTTFRIED, L. ROSENTHAL, REYES, OTIS, SIMOTAS, QUART, KIM,  RODRIGUEZ,
          FAHY,  ABINANTI,  WEPRIN, ORTIZ, COLTON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
          A.  BRAUNSTEIN, DE LA ROSA, NOLAN -- read once  and  referred  to  the
          Committee  on Education -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
          reprinted as amended  and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --  again
          reported  from  said  committee  with amendments, ordered reprinted as
          amended and recommitted to said committee -- ordered to a third  read-
          ing,  amended  and ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order
          of third reading -- again amended on third reading, ordered reprinted,
          retaining its place on the order of third reading
 
        AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the use  of  biometric
          identifying technology
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 2-e to
     2  read as follows:
     3    § 2-e. Use of biometric identifying technology. 1.  As  used  in  this
     4  section:
     5    a.  "biometric  identifying  technology"  shall mean any tool using an
     6  automated or semi-automated process that assists in verifying a person's
     7  identity based on a person's biometric information.
     8    b. "biometric information" shall mean any measurable physical, physio-
     9  logical or behavioral characteristics that are attributable to a person,
    10  including but not limited to facial characteristics, fingerprint charac-
    11  teristics, hand characteristics, eye characteristics,  vocal  character-
    12  istics,  and  any  other  characteristics that can be used to identify a
    13  person including, but are  not  limited  to:  fingerprints;  handprints;
    14  retina  and  iris  patterns; DNA sequence; voice; gait; and facial geom-
    15  etry.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10753-14-0

        A. 6787--D                          2
 
     1    c. "facial recognition" shall mean any  tool  using  an  automated  or
     2  semi-automated process that assists in uniquely identifying or verifying
     3  a person by comparing and analyzing patterns based on the person's face.
     4    2.  Public  and  nonpublic elementary and secondary schools, including
     5  charter schools, shall be prohibited from purchasing or utilizing biome-
     6  tric identifying technology for any purpose, including school  security,
     7  until  July  first,  two  thousand  twenty-two or until the commissioner
     8  authorizes such purchase or utilization as provided in subdivision three
     9  of this section, whichever occurs later.
    10    3. a. The commissioner shall not authorize the purchase or utilization
    11  of biometric identifying technology, including but not limited to facial
    12  recognition technology, without  first  issuing  a  report  prepared  in
    13  consultation  with the department's chief privacy officer, making recom-
    14  mendations as to the circumstances in  which  the  utilization  of  such
    15  technology is appropriate in public and nonpublic elementary and second-
    16  ary schools, including charter schools, and what restrictions and guide-
    17  lines should be enacted to protect individual privacy, civil rights, and
    18  civil liberty interests.  Such report shall be made public and presented
    19  to  the governor, the temporary president of the senate, and the speaker
    20  of the assembly, and shall consider, evaluate  and  present  recommenda-
    21  tions concerning:
    22    i.  the  privacy  implications  of collecting, storing, and/or sharing
    23  biometric information of students, teachers, school  personnel  and  the
    24  general public entering a school or school grounds;
    25    ii. the potential impact of the use of biometric identifying technolo-
    26  gy  on  student  civil liberties and student civil rights, including the
    27  risks and implications of the technology resulting in false facial iden-
    28  tifications, and whether  the  risks  of  false  facial  identifications
    29  differs  for  different subgroups of individuals based on race, national
    30  origin, gender, age and other factors, and any other reasonable accuracy
    31  concerns with respect to technology;
    32    iii. whether, and under what circumstances,  such  technology  may  be
    33  used  for  school  security  and the effectiveness of such technology to
    34  protect students and school personnel;
    35    iv. whether, and under what circumstances and in what manner, informa-
    36  tion collected may be used by schools and shared with students,  parents
    37  or guardians, outside agencies including law enforcement agencies, indi-
    38  viduals, litigants, the courts, and any other third parties;
    39    v. the length of time biometric information may be retained and wheth-
    40  er,  and  in  what manner, such information may be required to be perma-
    41  nently destroyed;
    42    vi. the risk of an unauthorized breach of  biometric  information  and
    43  appropriate consequences therefor;
    44    vii.  expected maintenance costs resulting from the storage and use of
    45  facial recognition images and other biometric information, including the
    46  cost of  appropriately  securing  sensitive  data,  performing  required
    47  updates to protect against an unauthorized breach of data, and potential
    48  costs associated with an unauthorized breach of data;
    49    viii.  analysis  of other schools and organizations, if any, that have
    50  implemented facial recognition technology and other biometric  identify-
    51  ing technology programs;
    52    ix. the appropriateness and potential implications of using any exist-
    53  ing databases, including but not limited to, local law enforcement data-
    54  bases, as part of biometric identifying technology;
    55    x.  whether,  and in what manner such biometric identifying technology
    56  should be assessed and audited, including but  not  limited  to,  vendor

        A. 6787--D                          3
 
     1  datasets,  adherence  to  appropriate standards of algorithmic fairness,
     2  accuracy, and other  performance  metrics,  including  with  respect  to
     3  subgroups of persons based on race, national origin, gender, and age;
     4    xi.  whether, and in what manner, the use of such technology should be
     5  disclosed by signs and the like in such schools, as well as communicated
     6  to parents, guardians, students, and district residents; and
     7    xii. existing legislation, including but not limited to section 2-d of
     8  this article, that may be implicated by or in  conflict  with  biometric
     9  technology  to  ensure  the maintenance of records related to the use of
    10  such technology, protect the privacy interests  of  data  subjects,  and
    11  avoid any breaches of data.
    12    b.  The  commissioner shall consult with stakeholders and other inter-
    13  ested parties when preparing such  report.  The  office  of  information
    14  technology,  the  division of criminal justice services, law enforcement
    15  authorities and the state university of New York and the city university
    16  of New York shall, to  the  extent  practicable,  identify  and  provide
    17  representatives  to  the department, at the request of the commissioner,
    18  in order to participate in the development and drafting of such report.
    19    4. The commissioner shall, via scheduled  public  hearings  and  other
    20  outreach  methods,  seek  feedback from teachers, school administrators,
    21  parents, individuals with expertise in school safety and  security,  and
    22  individuals  with  expertise  in data privacy issues and student privacy
    23  issues, and individuals with expertise in civil rights and civil  liber-
    24  ties prior to making such recommendations.
    25    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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