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Judiciary committee rejects DFS confidentiality bill after privacy, scope debate
Summary
The Joint Judiciary Committee on Oct. 13 declined to advance 26LSO0075, a draft bill that would have loosened some Department of Family Services confidentiality limits to permit referrals, interagency data linking and program evaluation.
The Joint Judiciary Committee debated proposed revisions to Department of Family Services confidentiality statutes in bill draft 26LSO0075 at its Oct. 13 meeting. The draft was intended to clarify how DFS can share confidential child‑welfare and juvenile‑justice data for program evaluation, interagency services and referrals.
DFS Director Corinne Schmidt told the committee the bill grew from operational problems connecting juvenile justice information and DFS case management (WyoSafe). She said the department seeks…
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