Certain personnel-record items for public employees and related health records must be kept confidential, with a limited exception when another law requires disclosure.
§11. Confidential nature of certain personnel records; exceptions A. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Chapter or any other law to the contrary, the following items in the personnel records of a public employee of any public body shall be confidential: (1) The home and personal wireless telephone number of the public employee. (2) The home address of the public employee. (3) The personal email address or addresses of the public employee. (4) The name and account number of any financial institution to which the public employee's wages or salary are directly deposited by an electronic direct deposit payroll system or other direct deposit payroll system. B. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter, the social security number and financial institution direct deposit information as contained in the personnel records of a public employee of any public body shall be confidential. However, when the employee's social security number or financial institution direct deposit information is required to be disclosed pursuant to any other provision of law, including such purposes as child support enforcement, health insurance, and retirement reporting, the social security number or financial institution direct deposit information of the employee shall be disclosed pursuant to such provision of law. C. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Chapter or any other law to the contrary, all medical records, claim forms, insurance applications, requests for the payment of benefits, and all other health records of public employees, public officials, and their dependents in the personnel records of any public body shall be confidential. However, nothing in this Chapter shall be intended to limit access to employee records under the Code of Civil Procedure or Code of Evidence. Added by Acts 1982, No. 24, §1, eff. July 9, 1982; Acts 1987, No. 371, §1; Acts 1988, No. 591, §1; Acts 1999, No. 371, §1; Acts 2003, No. 326, §1, eff. June 13, 2003; Acts 2003, No. 342, §1; Acts 2013, No. 182, §1, eff. June 10, 2013; Acts 2024, No. 295, §1; Acts 2024, No. 495, §1, eff. June 4, 2024.