Senate Bill No. 1209 seeks to strengthen privacy protections for public school teachers by prohibiting the disclosure of their residential addresses under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). The bill adds teachers employed by local or regional boards of education to the list of individuals whose home addresses cannot be disclosed from personnel, medical, or similar files. This allows teachers to request confidentiality for their addresses from public agencies, aligning their protections with those of other designated individuals. The effective date for this provision is set for October 1, 2025. In addition to enhancing privacy for teachers, the bill establishes a task force to study current FOIA exemptions regarding the disclosure of residential addresses for public employees. The task force will evaluate the potential expansion of these exemptions and is required to submit a report with findings and recommendations to the Government Oversight Committee by February 1, 2026. The task force will include appointed members from various sectors, such as town clerks, registrars of voters, educators, and civil liberties organizations, and must complete initial appointments by August 1, 2025, with its first meeting scheduled for October 1, 2025. The bill also clarifies that agencies must redact home addresses of covered individuals only when specifically requested and does not change existing laws that allow for the disclosure of home addresses in certain records, such as municipal land records and voter registry lists.