Workforce services-confidentiality.

WORKING DRAFT
2007
STATE OF
WYOMING
07LSO-0630

HOUSE BILL

NO.
HB0276

Workforce services-confidentiality.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Zwonitzer, Dn. and Senator(s) Case and Hastert

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to
workforce services; amending confidentiality restrictions;

repealing disclosure and reimbursement provisions;
and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of
Wyoming
:

Section 1.

W.S. 9
‑
2
‑
2607(a)
is
amended to read:

9
‑
2
‑
2607.

Confidentiality of information
.

(a)

Except
as otherwise provided, information maintained pursuant to this article shall not be disclosed in a manner which reveals the identity of the employing unit or the individual

All information retained and maintain
ed
by the department o
f
workforce services, except names of individuals and individual social security numbers and except as restricted by federal law, rule or contract may be disclosed
.
The confidentiality limitations of this section do not apply to transfers of information between the divisions of the department of workforce services so long as the transfer of information is not restricted by federal law, rule or contract. Any employee
of the requesting department or agency
who discloses information
outside of the department
in violation of federal or state law may be terminated without progressive discipline.

Section
2
.

W.S. 9
‑
2
‑
2607(b) is repealed.

Section
3
.

This act is effective immediately upon co
m
pletion of all acts necessary for a bill to become law as provided by Article 4, Section 8 of the Wyoming Constit
u
tion.

(END)

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