(a) As used in this section, (1) “personal information” means information capable of being associated with a particular individual through one or more identifiers, including, but not limited to, an individual’s first name or first initial and last name, a Social Security number, a driver’s license number, a state identification card number, an account number, a credit card or debit card number, a financial record, a passport number, an alien registration number, a health insurance identification number or any military identification information, and does not include publicly available information that is lawfully made available to the general public from federal, state or local government records or widely distributed media, and (2) “military identification information” means information identifying a person as a member of the armed forces, as defined in section 27-103, or a veteran, as defined in said section, including, but not limited to, a selective service number, military identification number, discharge document, military identification card or military retiree identification card.
(b) (1) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, any record of the American Legion related to the administration of the Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Fund, which fund is described in sections 27-138 to 27-140, inclusive, shall be deemed a public record, as defined in section 1-200, and disclosed to the extent required of any such public record under the Freedom of Information Act, as defined in said section.
(2) The Treasurer, as custodian and trustee of the Soldiers, Sailors and Marines Fund under section 27-138, may access any such record and shall be the public agency for purposes of any request made for any such record pursuant to the Freedom of Information Act.
(c) The Treasurer shall not disclose the personal information of any individual who (1) makes a gift, bequest or donation to the fund, or (2) is an applicant for, or a recipient of, aid from the fund unless any such disclosure is for purposes of (A) administering aid from the fund, (B) assisting any such applicant or recipient in obtaining aid from any other government or private program, or (C) complying with a court order.
(P.A. 17-189, S. 1.)
History: P.A. 17-189 effective July 10, 2017.
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