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NY A00788

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/11/2023

Primary Sponsor

Latoya Joyner

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Origin

Assembly

2023-2024 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Prohibits employers from requesting or using student loan payment history information from consumer credit reports when making employment or hiring decisions
  • Defines "consumer credit history" to include credit scores, account balances, and payment history information bearing on creditworthiness or credit capacity
  • Exempts employers required by state or federal law, regulations, or self-regulatory organizations (as defined under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) to use consumer credit history for employment purposes
  • Takes effect immediately upon enactment

Legislative Description

Prohibits the use of credit history checks to ascertain the payment status of a student loan of an applicant for employment for the purposes of making hiring decisions except where otherwise mandated by law.

Last Action

enacting clause stricken

1/10/2024

Committee Referrals

Labor1/11/2023

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