The bill amends the Bullard-Plawecki Employee Right to Know Act by updating sections 7 and 9 to enhance the protection of employee records. Under the new provisions, employers are required to review personnel records before disclosing information to third parties and must delete any disciplinary reports or records older than four years, with specific exceptions for legal actions, arbitrations, and compliance checks by law enforcement agencies. Additionally, the bill clarifies that certain records related to law enforcement officer separations and provisional service records are exempt from the deletion requirement.

Furthermore, the bill outlines the procedures for employers, particularly criminal justice agencies, when investigating suspected criminal activities by employees. It mandates that employees be notified of investigations and stipulates that if no disciplinary action is taken, the investigative files must be destroyed. The bill also ensures that any information from these files cannot be used against employees in future employment considerations unless it pertains to specific records related to their separation of service or provisional service records. The enactment of this bill is contingent upon the passage of Senate Bill No. 339.

Statutes affected:
Senate Introduced Bill: 423.507, 423.509