Senate Bill S3658

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-S3658 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1277
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
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: S4931, A3523
2013-2014: S1885, A2318

2009-S3658 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2009-S3658 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S3658 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  3658

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. VALESKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

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
assessment of any fee to the applicant or fire company and shall pertain

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03746-01-9
              

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