H. B. 4787
(By Delegates Barker, Argento, Manchin and Fragale)
[Introduced February 24, 2006; referred to the
Committee on the Judiciary.]
A BILL to amend and reenact §5A-8-21 of the Code of West Virginia,
1931, as amended, relating to permitting employee
organizations to obtain state employees' home addresses as an
exception to the limitation imposed on the release of personal
information concerning state employees.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of West Virginia:
That §5A-8-21 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended,
be amended and reenacted to read as follows:
ARTICLE 8. PUBLIC RECORDS MANAGEMENT AND PRESERVATION ACT.
§5A-8-21. Limitation on release of certain personal information
maintained by state agencies and entities regarding
state employees.
(a) The following personal information maintained by
executive, legislative or judicial branch agencies of the State of
West Virginia regarding persons in their capacity as state
officers, employees, retirees or the legal dependents thereof is
hereby deemed to be confidential and exempt from disclosure to nongovernmental entities, with the exception of employee
organizations as defined in subdivision (f), section two, article
six-a, chapter twenty-nine of this code being permitted individuals
home addresses, in documents otherwise subject to disclosure under
the provisions of chapter twenty-nine-b of this code:
(1) An individual's home address;
(2) An individual's social security number;
(3) An individual's credit or debit card numbers;
(4) An individual's driver's license identification number;
and
(5) An individual's marital status or maiden name.
(b) It is the policy of the State of West Virginia that the
information enumerated in subsection (a) of this section is
personal and confidential and should only be released to
nongovernmental entities for such purposes as are authorized by
federal law or regulation, a provision of this code or a
legislative rule promulgated pursuant to the provisions of chapter
twenty-nine-a of this code.
NOTE: The purpose of this bill is to permit employee
organizations to obtain state employees' home addresses as an
exception to the limitation imposed on the release of personal
information concerning state employees.
Strike-throughs indicate language that would be stricken from
the present law, and underscoring indicates new language that would
be added.