Senate Bill S2693

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Prohibits registered sex offenders from working with children

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Crime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee


  • 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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2011-S2693 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Rel §168-w to be §168-x, add §168-w, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S6851
2013-2014: S3762
2015-2016: S1943
2017-2018: S1635

2011-S2693 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits registered sex offenders from working with children.

2011-S2693 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S2693 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2693

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 28, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims,  Crime  and
  Correction

AN  ACT  to  amend the correction law, in relation to prohibiting regis-
  tered sex offenders from working with children

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

  Section 1. Section 168-w of the correction law, as relettered by chap-
ter  604  of  the  laws  of  2005, is relettered section 168-x and a new
section 168-w is added to read as follows:
  S 168-W. SEX OFFENDERS PROHIBITED FROM WORKING WITH  CHILDREN.  1.  NO
PERSON  REQUIRED  TO  MAINTAIN  REGISTRATION UNDER THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE
ALLOWED TO ACCEPT A POSITION, EITHER AS PAID EMPLOYMENT OR  A  VOLUNTEER
POSITION, WHICH BY THE INHERENT NATURE OF THE POSITION PLACES THE PERSON
IN  SUBSTANTIAL  CONTACT WITH CHILDREN. THIS SECTION SHALL ALSO APPLY TO
ANY PERSON SEEKING A PERMIT OR PERMISSION TO  EXECUTE  ANY  ACTIVITY  OR
PERFORMANCE THAT WOULD PRESENT A DIRECT CONTACT WITH CHILDREN.
  2. EXAMPLES OF SUCH POSITIONS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:
  A.  ANY POSITION IN A SCHOOL INCLUDING TEACHERS, TEACHER-AIDES, ADMIN-
ISTRATORS, ASSISTANTS, CAFETERIA WORKERS, JANITORS, NURSES OR ANY  OTHER
PERSON  WORKING  IN  A  SCHOOL THAT WOULD HAVE CONTACT WITH THE CHILDREN
ATTENDING A SCHOOL;
  B. ANY POSITION IN A CHILD-CARE FACILITY;
  C. ANY RECREATIONAL POSITION SUCH AS A COACH, BOY OR GIRL SCOUT  LEAD-
ER,  CAMP  COUNSELOR,  LIFEGUARD,  INSTRUCTOR  OR ANY OTHER RECREATIONAL
POSITION IN A PARK, PLAYGROUND, AMUSEMENT PARK, POOL OR ANY OTHER FACIL-
ITY THAT WOULD ALLOW A SUBSTANTIAL CONTACT WITH CHILDREN; OR
  D. ANY STORE OR RESTAURANT THAT IS SPECIFICALLY TARGETED TOWARDS CHIL-
DREN SUCH AS A TOY STORE OR CHILDREN'S THEME RESTAURANT.
  3. EMPLOYERS, ORGANIZATIONS AND GOVERNMENT ENTITIES SHALL BE  PROVIDED
ACCESS TO THE STATEWIDE CENTRAL REGISTRY OF CHILD ABUSE AND MALTREATMENT

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05123-02-1
              

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