Bill > A01675

This bill clarifies the Department of Corrections' obligations regarding the collection and input of personal identifying information for incarcerated individuals on their websites. Specifically, the bill ensures that while the department must include an individual's current name, former legal name, or known alias on searchable websites if such information is already available in government records, they are not required to actively seek out or input previously uncollected former legal names or aliases into their electronic record-keeping systems. The bill also modifies the effective date of the law, changing it from the ninetieth day after enactment to one year after becoming law. This modification provides the department with additional time to implement the website search functionality and update their record-keeping practices. The goal appears to be balancing transparency and accessibility of incarcerated individual information with reasonable limitations on the department's administrative burden of collecting and managing personal identifiers.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A1675