This bill, Raised Bill No. 1220, aims to expand the list of public agency employees whose residential addresses are exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. Currently, the law prohibits the disclosure of the residential addresses of certain individuals, such as judges, law enforcement officers, and firefighters. The bill proposes to add several additional categories of individuals to this list, including employees of the Department of Children and Families, employees of the judicial branch, employees of the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services who provide direct care to patients, and employees of the Office of the Attorney General. The bill also includes other insertions and deletions to update the language of the law.

The purpose of this bill is to provide greater protection for the privacy and safety of certain public agency employees by exempting their residential addresses from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act. By expanding the list of individuals whose addresses are exempt, the bill aims to ensure that these employees are not put at risk by having their personal information made public.