Assembly Bill A1277

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides for searches of records for sex offense convictions of volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A1277 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3658
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §837-o, Exec L; amd §10-1006, Vil L; amd §122-b, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A3523, S4931
2013-2014: A2318, S1885

2009-A1277 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for searches of records for sex offense convictions of volunteer firefighters and emergency medical technicians.

2009-A1277 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1277

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. REILLY -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Governmental Operations

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive  law, the village law and the general
  municipal law, in relation to criminal  background  checks  for  fire-
  fighters and emergency medical services personnel

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The section heading and subdivision 1 of section  837-o  of
the  executive  law,  as  added  by  chapter 423 of the laws of 1999, is
amended to read as follows:
  Search for arson AND SEX OFFENSE conviction records of volunteer fire-
fighter applicants. 1. Any person who applies for membership in  a  fire
company, as such term is defined in section three of the volunteer fire-
fighters'  benefit  law, or who seeks to transfer as a member to another
fire company, shall be required to authorize the submission  of  his  or
her  name  and  other authorized identifying information to the division
which shall search its files for records indicating whether  the  person
stands  convicted  of  the  crime  of  arson  OR  OF  ANY SEX OFFENSE OR
ATTEMPTED SEX OFFENSE AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED  THIRTY  OF  THE
PENAL  LAW.  The  chief of the fire company to which application is made
shall provide written notice to the applicant  that  a  search  will  be
conducted,  and  if  the  applicant  desires to proceed, he or she shall
complete a search request on the form provided for this purpose  by  the
division of criminal justice services.
  S  2. Subdivision 3 of section 837-o of the executive law, as added by
chapter 423 of the laws of 1999, paragraph (b) as amended by chapter 689
of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
  3. (a) All searches concerning the application  for  membership  in  a
fire  company shall be conducted under the provisions of subdivision six
of section eight  hundred  thirty-seven  of  this  article  without  the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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