§ 1007 — Vocational rehabilitation records

New York § 1007

• Jurisdiction: New York
• Law EDN: Education
• Title 1: General Provisions Article 1 Short Title and Definitions (§§
• Art. 21: Vocational Rehabilitation

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§ 1007. Vocational rehabilitation records. 1. It shall be unlawful,\nexcept for purposes directly connected with the administration of the\nvocational rehabilitation program, for any person or persons to solicit,\ndisclose, receive, or make use of, or authorize, knowingly permit,\nparticipate in, or acquiesce in the use of any list of, or names of, or\nany information concerning, persons applying for or receiving vocational\nrehabilitation, directly or indirectly derived from the record, papers,\nfiles, communications of the state or subdivisions or agencies thereof,\nor acquired in the course of the performance of official duties without\nthe consent of each such applicant or recipient. Such records, papers,\nfiles and communications shall be regarded as confidential information\nand privileged within the meaning of section forty-five hundred four of\nthe civil practice law and rules.\n 2. Wage reporting information obtained by the office of vocational and\neducational services for individuals with disabilities of the department\nfrom the state department of taxation and finance pursuant to the tax\nlaw shall be considered confidential and shall not be disclosed to\npersons or agencies other than those considered entitled to such\ninformation when such disclosure is necessary for the proper\nadministration of the department's vocational rehabilitation program.\n