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NY A09822
Bill
Status
4/13/2012
Primary Sponsor
Sandra Galef
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AI Summary
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Creates new Education Law Section 3012-d to establish that personnel records of classroom teachers used for performance evaluations are confidential and not subject to public inspection or review without express written consent of the teacher
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Allows school districts and boards of cooperative educational services to release aggregate summary data of performance evaluations without teacher consent or court order
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Requires judges to hold hearings and find clear factual justification before issuing court orders for release of teacher personnel records, with sealed direct delivery to the court for relevance determination
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Exempts district attorneys, attorney general, county attorneys, corporation counsel, town attorneys, village attorneys, grand juries, and government agencies acting in official capacities from confidentiality restrictions
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment
Legislative Description
Relates to confidentiality of personnel records used for or based on performance evaluations of classroom teachers.
Last Action
held for consideration in education
6/19/2012