Relates to public non-disclosure agreements; makes it unlawful for public authority to require a contract or agreement with an employee refusing to disclose any information received or learned in the course of employment except where it would be denied through published rules.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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5060
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
April 27, 2009
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Introduced by Sen. PERKINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities
and Commissions
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to non-disclo-
sure agreements for employees
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new
2 section 2852 to read as follows:
3 § 2852. Non-disclosure agreements for employees. It shall be unlawful
4 for any public authority as defined in section two of this chapter to
5 enter into any contract or agreement with any member of the board, offi-
6 cer or employee either as a condition of employment or otherwise, to
7 refuse to disclose any information received or learned by such member of
8 the board, officer or employee in the course of his or her employment
9 except such information as such public authority has determined that it
10 would deny access to in its published rules in accordance with subdivi-
11 sion two of section eighty-seven of the public officers law. No public
12 authority shall make any attempt public or private, by judicial action
13 or otherwise, to enforce any such contract or agreement whether such
14 contract or agreement was made before or after the effective date of
15 this section.
16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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