DELAWARE STATE SENATE

152nd GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

SENATE SUBSTITUTE NO. 1

FOR

SENATE BILL NO. 164

AMEND Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 164 by inserting the following after line 16 and before line 17 and redesignating paragraph designations accordingly:

“ (5) “Online privacy vendor” means a company that specializes in or offers services that continuously conduct a basic search and removal of personal information from people finding and database websites. ”.

FURTHER AMEND Senate Substitute No. 1 for Senate Bill No. 164 by deleting lines 82 through 87 in their entirety and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

“ (b) Written request procedure.

(1) A correctional officer’s written request is valid if any of the following occur:

a. The correctional officer sends a written request directly to a government agency or person.

b. The correctional officer files a written request with the Department for the Department to notify government agencies and persons.

(2) The Department shall develop a policy and procedure for a correctional officer to file a written request with the Department for the Department to notify government agencies and persons and shall enroll the correctional officer in the services of an online privacy vendor. ”.

SYNOPSIS

This Amendment clarifies all of the following:

(1) The process for a correctional officer to submit a written request for government agencies or persons to remove or refrain from publicly posting or displaying the personal information of the correctional officer or the officer’s family.

(2) The Department of Correction’s responsibility for developing policies and procedures for when a correctional officer requests the Department to notify government agencies and persons of the correctional officer’s written request and for enrolling the correctional officer in the services of an online privacy vendor.

Author: Senator Hoffner