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SB 1209 Connecticut Senate · 2025 Regular Session

AN ACT PROHIBITING THE DISCLOSURE OF THE RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS OF PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT AND ESTABLISHING A TASK FORCE TO STUDY RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS DISCLOSURE EXEMPTIONS UNDER SAID ACT.

SB 1209 prohibits public agencies from disclosing the home addresses of public school teachers under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). It adds teachers employed by local or regional school boards to an existing list of protected professions (like police officers and judges) whose addresses are exempt from public disclosure. The bill also establishes a task force to study whether similar address disclosure exemptions should be expanded to cover additional public employees. This directly affects public school teachers by preventing their home addresses from being released in public records requests.
Issues: ✓ EducationSupports EducationProtects teachers' residential privacy via FOIA exemption, directly supporting educator safety and welfare as a core education topic.95% confidence
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 30, 2025 Last action Apr 3, 2025
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Committee Bill → GOS Joint Favorable Substitute · 4 edits
MODERATE
The bill now adds a new task force to study whether the residential address exemption for public school teachers should be expanded to include other public employees, while still maintaining the original prohibition on teacher address disclosure. This expands the legislative scope beyond just protecting teachers to potentially broadening privacy protections for other state employees.
Scope change
Expanded from solely prohibiting teacher address disclosure to establishing a task force that may expand exemptions to additional public employees
REQUIREMENT

Created a new task force with 12 members appointed by various legislative leaders and state officials to study residential address disclosure exemptions

TIMELINE

Task force must hold first meeting by October 1, 2025 and submit report by February 1, 2026

ELIGIBILITY

Task force members may include General Assembly members if appointed under specific legislative leadership categories

SCOPE

Bill title and purpose expanded to include study of residential address disclosure exemptions beyond just teachers

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Actions timeline

Total actions
12
Key actions
2
Committee
4
Mar 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Joint Favorable Substitute
upper
Feb 6, 2025
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Government Oversight
upper
Feb 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
DRAFTED BY COMMITTEE
upper
Jan 30, 2025
Committee
REF. TO JOINT COMM. ON Government Oversight
upper
0 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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