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recommitted to rules |
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Jan 08, 2014 |
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amend and recommit to education |
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Senate Bill S4492A
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Relates to the fingerprinting of applicants for employment at school districts
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(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
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Floor Vote: Jun 20, 2013
aye (63)- Adams
- Addabbo Jr.
- Avella
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- Bonacic
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- Carlucci
- DeFrancisco
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- Dilan
- Espaillat
- Farley
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- Flanagan
- Fuschillo
- Gallivan
- Gianaris
- Gipson
- Golden
- Griffo
- Grisanti
- Hannon
- Hassell-Thompson
- Hoylman-Sigal
- Kennedy
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- Krueger
- LaValle
- Lanza
- Larkin
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- Little
- Marcellino
- Marchione
- Martins
- Maziarz
- Montgomery
- Nozzolio
- O'Brien
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Jun 11, 2014 - Rules Committee Vote
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Education Committee Vote: Apr 30, 2013
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(R) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(D) 22nd Senate District
(R, C) Senate District
(R) Senate District
(R, C) 7th Senate District
(R) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2013-S4492 - Details
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2013-S4492 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4492 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to the fingerprinting of applicants as school district employees PURPOSE: To ensure the integrity of criminal background checks of prospective school district employees who are required to be fingerprinted before being hired SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends paragraph (a) of subdivision 30 of section 305 of the education law to require the fingerprinting of prospective employees using electronic scanning technology, by authorized personnel at designated fingerprinting entities approved by the State Education Department. Such fingerprinting processes shall require additional identity verification to ensure the validity of the criminal background check process. Section 2 amends subparagraph (i) of paragraph (b) of subdivision 30 of section 305 of the education law to omit the reference to "fingerprint cards" and instead specify that "fingerprints will be taken and used".
Section 3 amends paragraph (a) of subdivision 39 of section 1604 of the education law to require the fingerprinting of prospective employees using electronic scanning technology, by authorized personnel at designated fingerprinting entities approved by the State Education Department. Such fingerprinting processes shall require additional identity verification to ensure the validity of the background check process. Section 4 amends paragraph (a) of subdivision 39 of section 1709 of the education law to require the fingerprinting of prospective employees using electronic scanning technology, by authorized personnel at designated fingerprinting entities approved by the State Education Department. Such fingerprinting processes shall require additional identity verification to ensure the validity of the background check process. Section 5 amends paragraph (a) of subdivision 9 of section 1804 of the education law to require the fingerprinting of prospective employees using electronic scanning technology, by authorized personnel at designated fingerprinting entities approved by the State Education Department. Such fingerprinting processes shall require additional identity verification to ensure the validity of the background check process. Section 6 amends subparagraph (a) of paragraph 11 of subdivision 4 of section 1950 of the education law to require the fingerprinting of prospective employees using electronic scanning technology, by authorized personnel at designated fingerprinting entities approved by the State Education Department. Such fingerprinting processes shall require additional identity verification to ensure the validity of the background check process. Section 7 amends paragraph (a) of subdivision 18 of section 2503 of the education law to require the fingerprinting of prospective employees using electronic scanning technology, by authorized personnel at designated fingerprinting entities approved by the State Education Department. Such fingerprinting processes shall require additional identity verification to ensure the validity of the background check process. Section 8 amends paragraph (a) of subdivision 25 of section 2554 of the education law to require the fingerprinting of prospective employees using electronic scanning technology, by authorized personnel at designated fingerprinting entities approved by the State Education Department. Such fingerprinting processes shall require additional identity verification to ensure the validity of the background check process. Section 9 amends subparagraph (i) of paragraph a-2 of subdivision 3 of section 2854 of the education law to require the fingerprinting of prospective employees using electronic scanning technology, by authorized personnel at designated fingerprinting entities approved by the State Education Department. Such fingerprinting processes shall require additional identity verification to ensure the validity of the background check process. Section 10 amends subdivision (1) of section 3004-b of the education law to require the fingerprinting of applicants for certification using electronic scanning technology, by authorized personnel at designated fingerprinting entities approved by the State Education Department. Such fingerprinting processes shall require additional identity verification to ensure the validity of the background check process. Section 11 sets forth an immediate effective date. JUSTIFICATION: The need for this legislation arose out of a recent incident involving a Long Island middle school principal who allegedly had sex with a minor. As news reports unfolded regarding the disturbing allegations, additional information revealed the principal had two criminal convictions that existed prior to his employment with the district in 2004. Surprisingly, the two convictions: one for grand larceny (a felony) and the other, petty larceny (a misdemeanor), were not discovered despite a mandatory criminal background check that was conducted using the fingerprints submitted as part of his application. State Education officials concluded that the principal managed to submit a false a set of fingerprints. Upon a review of state statutes and regulations, it was discovered that there is no standard protocol for verifying the identities of prospective school district employees at the time they are fingerprinted for the purpose of conducting a criminal background check. This gap in the law is both troubling and unacceptable. The purpose of fingerprinting prospective employees and applicants for certification, and, conducting criminal background checks is to give an employer and the public a sense of security, particularly when the prospective employee will have direct contact with school-aged children. Without a prescribed protocol to verify the identity of a prospective school district employee at the time his or her fingerprints are taken, the information obtained by a criminal background check has the potential to be inaccurate and unreliable, thereby placing our children at risk. This bill will provide a clear, consistent and thorough process for verifying identities of prospective school district employees at the time of being fingerprinted. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New bill FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: Unknown EFFECTIVE DATE: Immediately
2013-S4492 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4492 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 3, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sens. FLANAGAN, FUSCHILLO -- read twice and ordered print- ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the fingerprinting of applicants as school district employees THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 30 of section 305 of the education law, as amended by chapter 630 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows: (a) The commissioner, in cooperation with the division of criminal justice services and in accordance with all applicable provisions of law, shall promulgate rules and regulations to require the fingerprint- ing of prospective employees, as defined in section eleven hundred twen- ty-five of this chapter, of school districts, charter schools and boards of cooperative educational services and authorizing the fingerprinting of prospective employees of nonpublic and private elementary and second- ary schools, and for the use of information derived from searches of the records of the division of criminal justice services and the federal bureau of investigation based on the use of such fingerprints. The commissioner shall also develop a form for use by school districts, charter schools, boards of cooperative educational services, and nonpub- lic and private elementary and secondary schools in connection with the submission of fingerprints that contains the specific job title sought and any other information that may be relevant to consideration of the applicant. PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES SHALL BE FINGERPRINTED USING ELECTRON- IC SCANNING TECHNOLOGY BY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AT DESIGNATED FINGER- PRINTING ENTITIES APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT. PRIOR TO INITIATING THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS AND IN THE PRESENCE OF AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL, A PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE SHALL SIGN A SWORN STATEMENT PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT VERIFYING THE PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE'S IDENTITY AND PRESENT TWO FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION, ONE OF WHICH SHALL BE AN OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10119-01-3
S. 4492 2 ISSUED PHOTO IDENTIFICATION CAPABLE OF BEING VERIFIED. A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE SHALL BE TAKEN BY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AND AFFIXED TO THE PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE'S SIGNED, SWORN STATEMENT. UPON COMPLETION OF THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS, THE AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL SHALL SIGN AN AFFIDAVIT PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT ATTESTING THAT HE OR SHE VERIFIED THE PHOTO IDENTIFICATION PRESENTED, WITNESSED THE SIGNATURE AND PROCESSED THE FINGERPRINTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS CHAPTER AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT. The commissioner shall also establish a form for the recordation of allegations of child abuse in an educa- tional setting, as required pursuant to section eleven hundred twenty- six of this chapter. No person who has been fingerprinted pursuant to section three thousand four-b of this chapter or pursuant to section five hundred nine-cc or twelve hundred twenty-nine-d of the vehicle and traffic law and whose fingerprints remain on file with the division of criminal justice services shall be required to undergo fingerprinting for purposes of a new criminal history record check. This subdivision and the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto shall not apply to a school district within a city with a population of one million or more. S 2. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (b) of subdivision 30 of section 305 of the education law, as amended by chapter 630 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows: (i) inform the prospective employee that the commissioner is required or authorized to request his or her criminal history information from the division of criminal justice services and the federal bureau of investigation and review such information pursuant to this section, and provide a description of the manner in which his or her [fingerprint cards] FINGERPRINTS will be TAKEN AND used upon submission to the divi- sion of criminal justice services; S 3. Paragraph a of subdivision 39 of section 1604 of the education law, as amended by chapter 147 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as follows: a. Shall require, for purposes of a criminal history record check, the fingerprinting of all prospective employees pursuant to section three thousand thirty-five of this chapter, who do not hold valid clearance pursuant to such section or pursuant to section three thousand four-b of this chapter or section five hundred nine-cc or twelve hundred twenty- nine-d of the vehicle and traffic law. Prior to initiating the finger- printing process, the prospective employer shall furnish the applicant with the form described in paragraph (c) of subdivision thirty of section three hundred five of this chapter and shall obtain the appli- cant's consent to the criminal history records search. PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES SHALL BE FINGERPRINTED USING ELECTRONIC SCANNING TECHNOLOGY BY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AT DESIGNATED FINGERPRINTING ENTITIES APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT. PRIOR TO INITIATING THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS AND IN THE PRESENCE OF AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL, A PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE SHALL SIGN A SWORN STATEMENT PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT VERIFYING THE PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE'S IDENTITY AND PRESENT TWO FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION, ONE OF WHICH SHALL BE AN OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT ISSUED PHOTO IDENTIFICATION CAPA- BLE OF BEING VERIFIED. A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE SHALL BE TAKEN BY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AND AFFIXED TO THE PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE'S SIGNED, SWORN STATEMENT. UPON COMPLETION OF THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS, THE AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL SHALL SIGN AN AFFIDAVIT PREPARED BY THE DEPART- MENT ATTESTING THAT HE OR SHE VERIFIED THE PHOTO IDENTIFICATION PRESENTED, WITNESSED THE SIGNATURE AND PROCESSED THE FINGERPRINTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS CHAPTER AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE S. 4492 3 DEPARTMENT. Every set of fingerprints taken pursuant to this subdivision shall be promptly submitted to the commissioner for purposes of clear- ance for employment. S 4. Paragraph a of subdivision 39 of section 1709 of the education law, as amended by chapter 147 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as follows: a. Shall require, for purposes of a criminal history record check, the fingerprinting of all prospective employees pursuant to section three thousand thirty-five of this chapter, who do not hold valid clearance pursuant to such section or pursuant to section three thousand four-b of this chapter or section five hundred nine-cc or twelve hundred twenty- nine-d of the vehicle and traffic law. Prior to initiating the finger- printing process, the prospective employer shall furnish the applicant with the form described in paragraph (c) of subdivision thirty of section three hundred five of this chapter and shall obtain the appli- cant's consent to the criminal history records search. PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES SHALL BE FINGERPRINTED USING ELECTRONIC SCANNING TECHNOLOGY BY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AT DESIGNATED FINGERPRINTING ENTITIES APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT. PRIOR TO INITIATING THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS AND IN THE PRESENCE OF AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL, AN APPLICANT SHALL SIGN A SWORN STATEMENT PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT VERIFYING THE APPLICANT'S IDENTITY AND PRESENT TWO FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION, ONE OF WHICH SHALL BE AN OFFI- CIAL GOVERNMENT ISSUED PHOTO IDENTIFICATION CAPABLE OF BEING VERIFIED. A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE APPLICANT SHALL BE TAKEN BY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AND AFFIXED TO THE APPLICANT'S SIGNED, SWORN STATEMENT. UPON COMPLETION OF THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS, THE AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL SHALL SIGN AN AFFI- DAVIT PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT ATTESTING THAT HE OR SHE VERIFIED THE PHOTO IDENTIFICATION PRESENTED, WITNESSED THE SIGNATURE AND PROCESSED THE FINGERPRINTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS CHAPTER AND THE RULES AND REGU- LATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT. Every set of fingerprints taken pursuant to this subdivision shall be promptly submitted to the commissioner for purposes of clearance for employment. S 5. Paragraph a of subdivision 9 of section 1804 of the education law, as amended by chapter 147 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as follows: a. The board of education shall, for purposes of a criminal history record check, require the fingerprinting of all prospective employees pursuant to section three thousand thirty-five of this chapter, who do not hold valid clearance pursuant to such section or pursuant to section three thousand four-b of this chapter or section five hundred nine-cc or twelve hundred twenty-nine-d of the vehicle and traffic law. Prior to initiating the fingerprinting process, the prospective employer shall furnish the applicant with the form described in paragraph (c) of subdi- vision thirty of section three hundred five of this chapter and shall obtain the applicant's consent to the criminal history records search. PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES SHALL BE FINGERPRINTED USING ELECTRONIC SCANNING TECHNOLOGY BY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AT DESIGNATED FINGERPRINTING ENTITIES APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT. PRIOR TO INITIATING THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS AND IN THE PRESENCE OF AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL, AN APPLICANT SHALL SIGN A SWORN STATEMENT PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT VERIFYING THE APPLI- CANT'S IDENTITY AND PRESENT TWO FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION, ONE OF WHICH SHALL BE AN OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT ISSUED PHOTO IDENTIFICATION CAPABLE OF BEING VERIFIED. A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE APPLICANT SHALL BE TAKEN BY AUTHOR- IZED PERSONNEL AND AFFIXED TO THE APPLICANT'S SIGNED, SWORN STATEMENT. UPON COMPLETION OF THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS, THE AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL SHALL SIGN AN AFFIDAVIT PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT ATTESTING THAT HE OR S. 4492 4 SHE VERIFIED THE PHOTO IDENTIFICATION PRESENTED, WITNESSED THE SIGNATURE AND PROCESSED THE FINGERPRINTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS CHAPTER AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT. Every set of fingerprints taken pursuant to this subdivision shall be promptly submitted to the commis- sioner for purposes of clearance for employment. S 6. Subparagraph a of paragraph ll of subdivision 4 of section 1950 of the education law, as amended by chapter 147 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as follows: a. Shall require, for purposes of a criminal history record check, the fingerprinting of all prospective employees pursuant to section three thousand thirty-five of this chapter, who do not hold valid clearance pursuant to such section or pursuant to section three thousand four-b of this chapter or section five hundred nine-cc or twelve hundred twenty- nine-d of the vehicle and traffic law. Prior to initiating the finger- printing process, the prospective employer shall furnish the applicant with the form described in paragraph (c) of subdivision thirty of section three hundred five of this chapter and shall obtain the appli- cant's consent to the criminal history records search. PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES SHALL BE FINGERPRINTED USING ELECTRONIC SCANNING TECHNOLOGY BY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AT DESIGNATED FINGERPRINTING ENTITIES APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT. PRIOR TO INITIATING THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS AND IN THE PRESENCE OF AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL, AN APPLICANT SHALL SIGN A SWORN STATEMENT PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT VERIFYING THE APPLICANT'S IDENTITY AND PRESENT TWO FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION, ONE OF WHICH SHALL BE AN OFFI- CIAL GOVERNMENT ISSUED PHOTO IDENTIFICATION CAPABLE OF BEING VERIFIED. A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE APPLICANT SHALL BE TAKEN BY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AND AFFIXED TO THE APPLICANT'S SIGNED, SWORN STATEMENT. UPON COMPLETION OF THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS, THE AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL SHALL SIGN AN AFFI- DAVIT PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT ATTESTING THAT HE OR SHE VERIFIED THE PHOTO IDENTIFICATION PRESENTED, WITNESSED THE SIGNATURE AND PROCESSED THE FINGERPRINTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS CHAPTER AND THE RULES AND REGU- LATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT. Every set of fingerprints taken pursuant to this paragraph shall be promptly submitted to the commissioner for purposes of clearance for employment. S 7. Paragraph a of subdivision 18 of section 2503 of the education law, as amended by chapter 147 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as follows: a. Shall require, for purposes of a criminal history record check, the fingerprinting of all prospective employees pursuant to section three thousand thirty-five of this chapter, who do not hold valid clearance pursuant to such section or pursuant to section three thousand four-b of this chapter or section five hundred nine-cc or twelve hundred twenty- nine-d of the vehicle and traffic law. Prior to initiating the finger- printing process, the prospective employer shall furnish the applicant with the form described in paragraph (c) of subdivision thirty of section three hundred five of this chapter and shall obtain the appli- cant's consent to the criminal history records search. PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES SHALL BE FINGERPRINTED USING ELECTRONIC SCANNING TECHNOLOGY BY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AT DESIGNATED FINGERPRINTING ENTITIES APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT. PRIOR TO INITIATING THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS AND IN THE PRESENCE OF AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL, AN APPLICANT SHALL SIGN A SWORN STATEMENT PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT VERIFYING THE APPLICANT'S IDENTITY AND PRESENT TWO FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION, ONE OF WHICH SHALL BE AN OFFI- CIAL GOVERNMENT ISSUED PHOTO IDENTIFICATION CAPABLE OF BEING VERIFIED. A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE APPLICANT SHALL BE TAKEN BY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AND AFFIXED TO THE APPLICANT'S SIGNED, SWORN STATEMENT. UPON COMPLETION OF S. 4492 5 THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS, THE AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL SHALL SIGN AN AFFI- DAVIT PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT ATTESTING THAT HE OR SHE VERIFIED THE PHOTO IDENTIFICATION PRESENTED, WITNESSED THE SIGNATURE AND PROCESSED THE FINGERPRINTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS CHAPTER AND THE RULES AND REGU- LATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT. Every set of fingerprints taken pursuant to this subdivision shall be promptly submitted to the commissioner for purposes of clearance for employment. S 8. Paragraph a of subdivision 25 of section 2554 of the education law, as amended by chapter 91 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows: a. Shall require, for purposes of a criminal history record check, the fingerprinting of all prospective employees pursuant to section three thousand thirty-five of this chapter, who do not hold valid clearance pursuant to such section or pursuant to section three thousand four-b of this chapter or section five hundred nine-cc or twelve hundred twenty- nine-d of the vehicle and traffic law. Prior to initiating the finger- printing process, the prospective employer shall furnish the applicant with the form described in paragraph (c) of subdivision thirty of section three hundred five of this chapter and shall obtain the appli- cant's consent to the criminal history records search. PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES SHALL BE FINGERPRINTED USING ELECTRONIC SCANNING TECHNOLOGY BY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AT DESIGNATED FINGERPRINTING ENTITIES APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT. PRIOR TO INITIATING THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS AND IN THE PRESENCE OF AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL, AN APPLICANT SHALL SIGN A SWORN STATEMENT PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT VERIFYING THE APPLICANT'S IDENTITY AND PRESENT TWO FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION, ONE OF WHICH SHALL BE AN OFFI- CIAL GOVERNMENT ISSUED PHOTO IDENTIFICATION CAPABLE OF BEING VERIFIED. A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE APPLICANT SHALL BE TAKEN BY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AND AFFIXED TO THE APPLICANT'S SIGNED, SWORN STATEMENT. UPON COMPLETION OF THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS, THE AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL SHALL SIGN AN AFFI- DAVIT PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT ATTESTING THAT HE OR SHE VERIFIED THE PHOTO IDENTIFICATION PRESENTED, WITNESSED THE SIGNATURE AND PROCESSED THE FINGERPRINTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS CHAPTER AND THE RULES AND REGU- LATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT. Every set of fingerprints taken pursuant to this subdivision shall be promptly submitted to the commissioner for purposes of clearance for employment. S 9. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a-2) of subdivision 3 of section 2854 of the education law, as amended by chapter 147 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as follows: (i) The board of trustees of a charter school shall require, for purposes of a criminal history record check, the fingerprinting of all prospective employees pursuant to section three thousand thirty-five of this chapter, who do not hold valid clearance pursuant to such section or pursuant to section three thousand four-b of this chapter or section five hundred nine-cc or twelve hundred twenty-nine-d of the vehicle and traffic law. Prior to initiating the fingerprinting process, the prospective employer shall furnish the applicant with the form described in paragraph (c) of subdivision thirty of section three hundred five of this chapter and shall obtain the applicant's consent to the criminal history records search. PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES SHALL BE FINGERPRINTED USING ELECTRONIC SCANNING TECHNOLOGY BY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AT DESIG- NATED FINGERPRINTING ENTITIES APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT. PRIOR TO INITIATING THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS AND IN THE PRESENCE OF AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL, AN APPLICANT SHALL SIGN A SWORN STATEMENT PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT VERIFYING THE APPLICANT'S IDENTITY AND PRESENT TWO FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION, ONE OF WHICH SHALL BE AN OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT ISSUED S. 4492 6 PHOTO IDENTIFICATION CAPABLE OF BEING VERIFIED. A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE APPLICANT SHALL BE TAKEN BY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AND AFFIXED TO THE APPLICANT'S SIGNED, SWORN STATEMENT. UPON COMPLETION OF THE FINGERPRINT- ING PROCESS, THE AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL SHALL SIGN AN AFFIDAVIT PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT ATTESTING THAT HE OR SHE VERIFIED THE PHOTO IDENTIFI- CATION PRESENTED, WITNESSED THE SIGNATURE AND PROCESSED THE FINGERPRINTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS CHAPTER AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT. Every set of fingerprints taken pursuant to this paragraph shall be promptly submitted to the commissioner for purposes of clear- ance for employment. S 10. Subdivision 1 of section 3004-b of the education law, as sepa- rately amended by chapters 147 and 380 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as follows: 1. Criminal history records search. Upon receipt of an application for certification as a superintendent of schools, teacher, administrator or supervisor, teaching assistant or school personnel required to hold a teaching or administrative license or certificate, the commissioner shall, subject to the rules and regulations of the division of criminal justice services, initiate a criminal history records search of the person making application, except that nothing in this section shall be construed to require a criminal history record check of an individual who holds a valid provisional certificate on the effective date of this section and applies for permanent certification in the same certificate title, or of an individual who applies for a temporary license to serve in the city school district of the city of New York and has been cleared for licensure and/or employment by such city school district pursuant to subdivision twenty of section twenty-five hundred ninety-h of this chap- ter. Prior to initiating the fingerprinting process, the commissioner shall furnish the applicant with the form described in paragraph (c) of subdivision thirty of section three hundred five of this chapter and shall obtain the applicant's consent to the criminal history records search. APPLICANTS SHALL BE FINGERPRINTED USING ELECTRONIC SCANNING TECHNOLOGY BY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AT DESIGNATED FINGERPRINTING ENTITIES APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT. PRIOR TO INITIATING THE FINGERPRINTING PROC- ESS AND IN THE PRESENCE OF AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL, AN APPLICANT SHALL SIGN A SWORN STATEMENT PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT VERIFYING THE APPLICANT'S IDENTITY AND PRESENT TWO FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION, ONE OF WHICH SHALL BE AN OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT ISSUED PHOTO IDENTIFICATION CAPABLE OF BEING VERIFIED. A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE APPLICANT SHALL BE TAKEN BY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AND AFFIXED TO THE APPLICANT'S SIGNED, SWORN STATEMENT. UPON COMPLETION OF THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS, THE AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL SHALL SIGN AN AFFIDAVIT PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT ATTESTING THAT HE OR SHE VERIFIED THE PHOTO IDENTIFICATION PRESENTED, WITNESSED THE SIGNATURE AND PROCESSED THE FINGERPRINTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS CHAPTER AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT. The commissioner shall obtain from each applicant two sets of fingerprints and the division of criminal justice services processing fee imposed pursuant to subdivision eight-a of section eight hundred thirty-seven of the executive law and any fee imposed by the federal bureau of investigation. The commissioner shall promptly transmit such fingerprints and fees to the division of criminal justice services for its full search and retain processing. The division of criminal justice services is authorized to submit the fingerprints and the appropriate fee to the federal bureau of investigation for a national criminal history record check. The division of criminal justice services and the federal bureau of investigation shall forward such criminal history record to the commissioner in a timely manner. For the S. 4492 7 purposes of this section the term "criminal history record" shall mean a record of all convictions of crimes and any pending criminal charges maintained on an individual by the division of criminal justice services and the federal bureau of investigation. In addition, upon request from an applicant who has applied for employment with the city school district of the city of New York, the commissioner shall have the authority to forward a copy of such criminal history record to the city school district of the city of New York by the most expeditious means available. Furthermore, upon notification that such applicant is employed by the city school district of the city of New York, the divi- sion of criminal justice services shall have the authority to provide subsequent criminal history notifications directly to the city school district of the city of New York. Upon request from an applicant who has already been cleared for licensure and/or employment by the city school district of the city of New York, such school district shall have the authority to forward a copy of the applicant's criminal history record to the commissioner, by the most expeditious means available, for the purposes of this section. Furthermore, upon notification that such applicant has been certified, the division of criminal justice services shall have the authority to provide subsequent criminal history notifi- cations directly to the commissioner. All such criminal history records processed and sent pursuant to this subdivision shall be confidential pursuant to the applicable federal and state laws, rules and regu- lations, and shall not be published or in any way disclosed to persons other than the commissioner, unless otherwise authorized by law. No cause of action against the department or the division of criminal justice services for damages related to the dissemination of criminal history records pursuant to this subdivision shall exist when the department or division of criminal justice services has reasonably and in good faith relied upon the accuracy and completeness of criminal history information furnished to it by qualified agencies. The provision of such criminal history record by the division of criminal justice services shall be subject to the provisions of subdivision sixteen of section two hundred ninety-six of the executive law. The commissioner shall consider such criminal history record pursuant to article twenty- three-A of the correction law. S 11. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that the amendments made to subdivision 39 of section 1604 of the education law by section three of this act, subdivision 39 of section 1709 of the education law by section four of this act, subdivision 9 of section 1804 of the education law by section five of this act, paragraph ll of subdi- vision 4 of section 1950 of the education law by section six of this act, subdivision 18 of section 2503 of the education law by section seven of this act, subdivision 25 of section 2554 of the education law by section eight of this act, paragraph (a-2) of subdivision 3 of section 2854 of the education law by section nine of this act, and subdivision 1 of section 3004-b of the education law by section ten of this act, shall not affect the expirations of such paragraphs or subdi- visions and shall expire and be deemed repealed therewith.
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2013-S4492A (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Education Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd Ed L, generally
2013-S4492A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4492A TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the education law, in relation to the fingerprinting of applicants as school district employees PURPOSE: To ensure the integrity of criminal background checks of prospective school district employees who are required to be finger- printed before being hired SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends paragraph (a) of subdivision 30 of section 305 of the education law to require the fingerprinting of prospective employees using electronic scanning technology, by authorized personnel at desig- nated fingerprinting entities approved by the State Education Depart- ment. Such fingerprinting processes shall require additional identity verification and individual accountability by the applicant and author- ized personnel to ensure the validity of the criminal background check process. This section also requires the records to be retained as busi- ness records for the duration of the individual's employment. Section 2 amends subparagraph (i) of paragraph (b) of subdivision 30 of section 305 of the education law to omit the reference to "fingerprint cards" and instead specify that "fingerprints will be taken and used". Section 3 amends paragraph (a) of subdivision 39 of section 1604 of the
education law to require the fingerprinting of prospective employees using electronic scanning technology, by authorized personnel at desig- nated fingerprinting entities approved by the State Education Depart- ment. Such fingerprinting processes shall require additional identity verification to ensure the validity of the background check process. This section also requires the records to be retained as business records for the duration of the individual's employment. Section 4 amends paragraph (a) of subdivision 39 of section 1709 of the education law to require the fingerprinting of prospective employees using electronic scanning technology, by authorized personnel at desig- nated fingerprinting entities approved by the State Education Depart- ment, Such fingerprinting processes shall require additional identity verification to ensure the validity of the background check process. This section also requires the records to be retained as business records for the duration of the individual's employment. Section 5 amends paragraph (a) of subdivision 9 of section 1804 of the education law to require the fingerprinting of prospective employees using electronic scanning technology, by authorized personnel at desig- nated fingerprinting entities approved by the State Education Depart- ment. Such fingerprinting processes shall require additional identity verification to ensure the validity of the background check process. This section also requires the records to be retained as business records for the duration of the individual's employment. Section 6 amends subparagraph (a) of paragraph 11 of subdivision 4 of section 1950 of the education law to require the fingerprinting of prospective employees using electronic scanning technology, by author- ized personnel at designated fingerprinting entities approved by the State Education Department. Such fingerprinting processes shall require additional identity verification to ensure the validity of the back- ground check process. This section also requires the records to be retained as business records for the duration of the individual's employment. Section 7 amends paragraph (a) of subdivision 18 of section 2503 of the education law to require the fingerprinting of prospective employees using electronic scanning technology, by authorized personnel at desig- nated fingerprinting entities approved by the State Education Department Such fingerprinting processes shall require additional identity verifi- cation to ensure the validity of the background check process. This section also requires the records to be retained as business records for the duration of the individual's employment. Section 8 amends paragraph (a) of subdivision 25 of section 2554 of the education law to require the fingerprinting of prospective employees using electronic scanning technology, by authorized personnel at desig- nated fingerprinting entities approved by the State Education Depart- ment. Such fingerprinting processes shall require additional identity verification to ensure the validity of the background check process. This section also requires the records to be retained as business records for the duration of the individual's employment. Section 9 amends subparagraph (i) of paragraph a-2 of subdivision 3 of section 2854 of the education law to require the fingerprinting of prospective employees using electronic scanning technology, by author- ized personnel at designated fingerprinting entities approved by the State Education Department. Such fingerprinting processes shall require additional identity verification to ensure the validity of the back- ground check process. This section also requires the records to be retained as business records for the duration of the individual's employment. Section 10 amends subdivision (1) of section 3004-b of the education law to require the fingerprinting of applicants for certification using electronic scanning technology, by authorized personnel at designated fingerprinting entities approved by the State Education Department. Such fingerprinting processes shall require additional identity verification to ensure the validity of the background check process. This section also requires the records to be retained as business records for the duration of the individual's employment. Section 11 amends subdivision 4 of section 1950 of the education law by adding a new paragraph oo which expands BOCES authority to conduct fing- erprinting for prospective employees of non-component districts. Section 12 sets forth an immediate effective date. JUSTIFICATION: The need for this legislation arose out of a recent incident involving a Long Island middle school principal who allegedly had sex with a minor As news reports unfolded regarding the disturbing allegations, additional information revealed the principal had two crim- inal convictions that existed prior to his employment with the district in 2004. Surprisingly, the two convictions: one for grand larceny (a felony) and the other, petit larceny (a misdemeanor), were not discov- ered despite a mandatory criminal background check that was conducted using the fingerprints submitted as part of his application. State Education officials concluded that the principal managed to submit a false a set of fingerprints. Upon a review of state statutes and regulations, it was discovered that there is no standard protocol for verifying the identities of prospec- tive school district employees at the time they are fingerprinted for the purpose of conducting a criminal background check, This gap in the law is both troubling and unacceptable. The purpose of fingerprinting prospective employees and applicants for certification, and, conducting criminal background checks is to give an employer and the public a sense of security, particularly when the prospective employee will have direct contact with school-aged children. Without a prescribed protocol to verify the identity of a prospective school district employee at the time his or her fingerprints are taken, the information obtained by a criminal background check has the potential to be inaccurate and unreli- able, thereby placing our children at risk. This bill will provide a clear, consistent and thorough process for verifying identities of prospective school district employees at the time of being fingerprinted. In addition, it will hold the prospective employee accountable by requiring them to certify to the truthfulness of the information they provide on the paperwork submitted to the Education Department. It is a preferred practice to have the Education Department retain such data and paperwork as business records for the duration of the individual's employment. Our number one priority remains the safety of our precious children. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New bill FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None EFFECTIVE DATE: Immediately
2013-S4492A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4492--A 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 3, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sens. FLANAGAN, FUSCHILLO, BOYLE, DeFRANCISCO, FELDER, LARKIN, LAVALLE, MARTINS, MAZIARZ, YOUNG, ZELDIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the fingerprinting of applicants as school district employees THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 30 of section 305 of the education law, as amended by chapter 630 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows: (a) The commissioner, in cooperation with the division of criminal justice services and in accordance with all applicable provisions of law, shall promulgate rules and regulations to require the fingerprint- ing of prospective employees, as defined in section eleven hundred twen- ty-five of this chapter, of school districts, charter schools and boards of cooperative educational services and authorizing the fingerprinting of prospective employees of nonpublic and private elementary and second- ary schools, and for the use of information derived from searches of the records of the division of criminal justice services and the federal bureau of investigation based on the use of such fingerprints. The commissioner shall also develop a form for use by school districts, charter schools, boards of cooperative educational services, and nonpub- lic and private elementary and secondary schools in connection with the submission of fingerprints that contains the specific job title sought and any other information that may be relevant to consideration of the applicant. PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES SHALL BE FINGERPRINTED USING ELECTRON- IC SCANNING TECHNOLOGY BY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AT DESIGNATED FINGER- PRINTING ENTITIES APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT. PRIOR TO INITIATING THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS AND IN THE PRESENCE OF AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL, A EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD10119-06-3
S. 4492--A 2 PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE SHALL SIGN A SWORN STATEMENT PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT VERIFYING THE PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE'S IDENTITY AND ATTESTING TO THE TRUTHFULNESS OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN. SUCH LANGUAGE SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: "I HEREBY CERTIFY AND ATTEST THAT I AM THE PERSON I CLAIM TO BE, THAT THE INFORMATION AND STATEMENTS MADE ON THIS FORM, INCLUDING MY APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT AND, ANY AND ALL FORMS AND PAPERS PREPARED BY ME IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EMPLOYMENT I AM SEEKING, ARE TRUE AND COMPLETE." THE PROSPECTIVE EMPLOY- EE SHALL PRESENT TWO FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION, ONE OF WHICH SHALL BE AN OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT ISSUED PHOTO IDENTIFICATION CAPABLE OF BEING VERI- FIED. A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE SHALL BE TAKEN BY AUTHOR- IZED PERSONNEL AND AFFIXED TO THE PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE'S SIGNED, SWORN STATEMENT. UPON COMPLETION OF THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS, THE AUTHOR- IZED PERSONNEL SHALL SIGN AN AFFIDAVIT PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT ATTESTING THAT HE OR SHE VERIFIED THE PHOTO IDENTIFICATION PRESENTED, WITNESSED THE SIGNATURE AND PROCESSED THE FINGERPRINTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS CHAPTER AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT. THESE RECORDS SHALL BE RETAINED BY THE DEPARTMENT AS BUSINESS RECORDS AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION 175.00 OF THE PENAL LAW FOR THE DURATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S EMPLOYMENT. The commissioner shall also establish a form for the recordation of allegations of child abuse in an educational setting, as required pursuant to section eleven hundred twenty-six of this chapter. No person who has been fingerprinted pursu- ant to section three thousand four-b of this chapter or pursuant to section five hundred nine-cc or twelve hundred twenty-nine-d of the vehicle and traffic law and whose fingerprints remain on file with the division of criminal justice services shall be required to undergo fing- erprinting for purposes of a new criminal history record check. This subdivision and the rules and regulations promulgated pursuant thereto shall not apply to a school district within a city with a population of one million or more. S 2. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (b) of subdivision 30 of section 305 of the education law, as amended by chapter 630 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows: (i) inform the prospective employee that the commissioner is required or authorized to request his or her criminal history information from the division of criminal justice services and the federal bureau of investigation and review such information pursuant to this section, and provide a description of the manner in which his or her [fingerprint cards] FINGERPRINTS will be TAKEN AND used upon submission to the divi- sion of criminal justice services; S 3. Paragraph a of subdivision 39 of section 1604 of the education law, as amended by chapter 147 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as follows: a. Shall require, for purposes of a criminal history record check, the fingerprinting of all prospective employees pursuant to section three thousand thirty-five of this chapter, who do not hold valid clearance pursuant to such section or pursuant to section three thousand four-b of this chapter or section five hundred nine-cc or twelve hundred twenty- nine-d of the vehicle and traffic law. Prior to initiating the finger- printing process, the prospective employer shall furnish the applicant with the form described in paragraph (c) of subdivision thirty of section three hundred five of this chapter and shall obtain the appli- cant's consent to the criminal history records search. PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES SHALL BE FINGERPRINTED USING ELECTRONIC SCANNING TECHNOLOGY BY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AT DESIGNATED FINGERPRINTING ENTITIES APPROVED BY S. 4492--A 3 THE DEPARTMENT. PRIOR TO INITIATING THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS AND IN THE PRESENCE OF AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL, A PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE SHALL SIGN A SWORN STATEMENT PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT VERIFYING THE PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE'S IDENTITY AND ATTESTING TO THE TRUTHFULNESS OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN. SUCH LANGUAGE SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: "I HEREBY CERTIFY AND ATTEST THAT I AM THE PERSON I CLAIM TO BE, THAT THE INFORMATION AND STATEMENTS MADE ON THIS FORM, INCLUDING MY APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT AND, ANY AND ALL FORMS AND PAPERS PREPARED BY ME IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EMPLOYMENT I AM SEEKING, ARE TRUE AND COMPLETE." THE PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE SHALL PRESENT TWO FORMS OF IDENTIFI- CATION, ONE OF WHICH SHALL BE AN OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT ISSUED PHOTO IDEN- TIFICATION CAPABLE OF BEING VERIFIED. A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE SHALL BE TAKEN BY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AND AFFIXED TO THE PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE'S SIGNED, SWORN STATEMENT. UPON COMPLETION OF THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS, THE AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL SHALL SIGN AN AFFIDAVIT PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT ATTESTING THAT HE OR SHE VERIFIED THE PHOTO IDENTIFICATION PRESENTED, WITNESSED THE SIGNATURE AND PROCESSED THE FINGERPRINTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS CHAPTER AND THE RULES AND REGU- LATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT. THESE RECORDS SHALL BE RETAINED BY THE DEPARTMENT AS BUSINESS RECORDS AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION 175.00 OF THE PENAL LAW FOR THE DURATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S EMPLOYMENT. Every set of fingerprints taken pursuant to this subdivision shall be promptly submitted to the commissioner for purposes of clearance for employment. S 4. Paragraph a of subdivision 39 of section 1709 of the education law, as amended by chapter 147 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as follows: a. Shall require, for purposes of a criminal history record check, the fingerprinting of all prospective employees pursuant to section three thousand thirty-five of this chapter, who do not hold valid clearance pursuant to such section or pursuant to section three thousand four-b of this chapter or section five hundred nine-cc or twelve hundred twenty- nine-d of the vehicle and traffic law. Prior to initiating the finger- printing process, the prospective employer shall furnish the applicant with the form described in paragraph (c) of subdivision thirty of section three hundred five of this chapter and shall obtain the appli- cant's consent to the criminal history records search. PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES SHALL BE FINGERPRINTED USING ELECTRONIC SCANNING TECHNOLOGY BY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AT DESIGNATED FINGERPRINTING ENTITIES APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT. PRIOR TO INITIATING THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS AND IN THE PRESENCE OF AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL, AN APPLICANT SHALL SIGN A SWORN STATEMENT PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT VERIFYING THE APPLICANT'S IDENTITY AND ATTESTING TO THE TRUTHFULNESS OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN. SUCH LANGUAGE SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: "I HEREBY CERTIFY AND ATTEST THAT I AM THE PERSON I CLAIM TO BE, THAT THE INFORMATION AND STATEMENTS MADE ON THIS FORM, INCLUDING MY APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT AND, ANY AND ALL FORMS AND PAPERS PREPARED BY ME IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EMPLOYMENT I AM SEEKING, ARE TRUE AND COMPLETE." THE PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE SHALL PRESENT TWO FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION, ONE OF WHICH SHALL BE AN OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT ISSUED PHOTO IDENTIFICATION CAPABLE OF BEING VERIFIED. A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE APPLICANT SHALL BE TAKEN BY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AND AFFIXED TO THE APPLICANT'S SIGNED, SWORN STATEMENT. UPON COMPLETION OF THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS, THE AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL SHALL SIGN AN AFFIDAVIT PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT ATTESTING THAT HE OR SHE VERIFIED THE PHOTO IDENTIFICATION PRESENTED, WITNESSED THE SIGNATURE AND PROCESSED THE FINGERPRINTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS S. 4492--A 4 CHAPTER AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT. THESE RECORDS SHALL BE RETAINED BY THE DEPARTMENT AS BUSINESS RECORDS AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION 175.00 OF THE PENAL LAW FOR THE DURATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S EMPLOYMENT. Every set of fingerprints taken pursuant to this subdivision shall be promptly submitted to the commissioner for purposes of clearance for employment. S 5. Paragraph a of subdivision 9 of section 1804 of the education law, as amended by chapter 147 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as follows: a. The board of education shall, for purposes of a criminal history record check, require the fingerprinting of all prospective employees pursuant to section three thousand thirty-five of this chapter, who do not hold valid clearance pursuant to such section or pursuant to section three thousand four-b of this chapter or section five hundred nine-cc or twelve hundred twenty-nine-d of the vehicle and traffic law. Prior to initiating the fingerprinting process, the prospective employer shall furnish the applicant with the form described in paragraph (c) of subdi- vision thirty of section three hundred five of this chapter and shall obtain the applicant's consent to the criminal history records search. PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES SHALL BE FINGERPRINTED USING ELECTRONIC SCANNING TECHNOLOGY BY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AT DESIGNATED FINGERPRINTING ENTITIES APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT. PRIOR TO INITIATING THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS AND IN THE PRESENCE OF AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL, AN APPLICANT SHALL SIGN A SWORN STATEMENT PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT VERIFYING THE APPLI- CANT'S IDENTITY AND ATTESTING TO THE TRUTHFULNESS OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN. SUCH LANGUAGE SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: "I HEREBY CERTIFY AND ATTEST THAT I AM THE PERSON I CLAIM TO BE, THAT THE INFORMATION AND STATEMENTS MADE ON THIS FORM, INCLUDING MY APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT AND, ANY AND ALL FORMS AND PAPERS PREPARED BY ME IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EMPLOYMENT I AM SEEKING, ARE TRUE AND COMPLETE." THE PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE SHALL PRESENT TWO FORMS OF IDENTIFI- CATION, ONE OF WHICH SHALL BE AN OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT ISSUED PHOTO IDEN- TIFICATION CAPABLE OF BEING VERIFIED. A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE APPLICANT SHALL BE TAKEN BY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AND AFFIXED TO THE APPLICANT'S SIGNED, SWORN STATEMENT. UPON COMPLETION OF THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS, THE AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL SHALL SIGN AN AFFIDAVIT PREPARED BY THE DEPART- MENT ATTESTING THAT HE OR SHE VERIFIED THE PHOTO IDENTIFICATION PRESENTED, WITNESSED THE SIGNATURE AND PROCESSED THE FINGERPRINTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS CHAPTER AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT. THESE RECORDS SHALL BE RETAINED BY THE DEPARTMENT AS BUSI- NESS RECORDS AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION 175.00 OF THE PENAL LAW FOR THE DURATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S EMPLOYMENT. Every set of fingerprints taken pursuant to this subdivision shall be promptly submitted to the commissioner for purposes of clearance for employment. S 6. Subparagraph a of paragraph ll of subdivision 4 of section 1950 of the education law, as amended by chapter 147 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as follows: a. Shall require, for purposes of a criminal history record check, the fingerprinting of all prospective employees pursuant to section three thousand thirty-five of this chapter, who do not hold valid clearance pursuant to such section or pursuant to section three thousand four-b of this chapter or section five hundred nine-cc or twelve hundred twenty- nine-d of the vehicle and traffic law. Prior to initiating the finger- printing process, the prospective employer shall furnish the applicant with the form described in paragraph (c) of subdivision thirty of section three hundred five of this chapter and shall obtain the appli- S. 4492--A 5 cant's consent to the criminal history records search. PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES SHALL BE FINGERPRINTED USING ELECTRONIC SCANNING TECHNOLOGY BY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AT DESIGNATED FINGERPRINTING ENTITIES APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT. PRIOR TO INITIATING THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS AND IN THE PRESENCE OF AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL, AN APPLICANT SHALL SIGN A SWORN STATEMENT PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT VERIFYING THE APPLICANT'S IDENTITY AND ATTESTING TO THE TRUTHFULNESS OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN. SUCH LANGUAGE SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: "I HEREBY CERTIFY AND ATTEST THAT I AM THE PERSON I CLAIM TO BE, THAT THE INFORMATION AND STATEMENTS MADE ON THIS FORM, INCLUDING MY APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT AND, ANY AND ALL FORMS AND PAPERS PREPARED BY ME IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EMPLOYMENT I AM SEEKING, ARE TRUE AND COMPLETE." THE PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE SHALL PRESENT TWO FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION, ONE OF WHICH SHALL BE AN OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT ISSUED PHOTO IDENTIFICATION CAPABLE OF BEING VERIFIED. A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE APPLICANT SHALL BE TAKEN BY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AND AFFIXED TO THE APPLICANT'S SIGNED, SWORN STATEMENT. UPON COMPLETION OF THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS, THE AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL SHALL SIGN AN AFFIDAVIT PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT ATTESTING THAT HE OR SHE VERIFIED THE PHOTO IDENTIFICATION PRESENTED, WITNESSED THE SIGNATURE AND PROCESSED THE FINGERPRINTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS CHAPTER AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT. THESE RECORDS SHALL BE RETAINED BY THE DEPARTMENT AS BUSINESS RECORDS AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION 175.00 OF THE PENAL LAW FOR THE DURATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S EMPLOYMENT. Every set of fingerprints taken pursuant to this paragraph shall be promptly submitted to the commissioner for purposes of clearance for employment. S 7. Paragraph a of subdivision 18 of section 2503 of the education law, as amended by chapter 147 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as follows: a. Shall require, for purposes of a criminal history record check, the fingerprinting of all prospective employees pursuant to section three thousand thirty-five of this chapter, who do not hold valid clearance pursuant to such section or pursuant to section three thousand four-b of this chapter or section five hundred nine-cc or twelve hundred twenty- nine-d of the vehicle and traffic law. Prior to initiating the finger- printing process, the prospective employer shall furnish the applicant with the form described in paragraph (c) of subdivision thirty of section three hundred five of this chapter and shall obtain the appli- cant's consent to the criminal history records search. PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES SHALL BE FINGERPRINTED USING ELECTRONIC SCANNING TECHNOLOGY BY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AT DESIGNATED FINGERPRINTING ENTITIES APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT. PRIOR TO INITIATING THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS AND IN THE PRESENCE OF AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL, AN APPLICANT SHALL SIGN A SWORN STATEMENT PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT VERIFYING THE APPLICANT'S IDENTITY AND ATTESTING TO THE TRUTHFULNESS OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN. SUCH LANGUAGE SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: "I HEREBY CERTIFY AND ATTEST THAT I AM THE PERSON I CLAIM TO BE, THAT THE INFORMATION AND STATEMENTS MADE ON THIS FORM, INCLUDING MY APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT AND, ANY AND ALL FORMS AND PAPERS PREPARED BY ME IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EMPLOYMENT I AM SEEKING, ARE TRUE AND COMPLETE." THE PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE SHALL PRESENT TWO FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION, ONE OF WHICH SHALL BE AN OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT ISSUED PHOTO IDENTIFICATION CAPABLE OF BEING VERIFIED. A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE APPLICANT SHALL BE TAKEN BY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AND AFFIXED TO THE APPLICANT'S SIGNED, SWORN STATEMENT. UPON COMPLETION OF THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS, THE AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL SHALL SIGN AN AFFIDAVIT PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT ATTESTING S. 4492--A 6 THAT HE OR SHE VERIFIED THE PHOTO IDENTIFICATION PRESENTED, WITNESSED THE SIGNATURE AND PROCESSED THE FINGERPRINTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS CHAPTER AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT. THESE RECORDS SHALL BE RETAINED BY THE DEPARTMENT AS BUSINESS RECORDS AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION 175.00 OF THE PENAL LAW FOR THE DURATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S EMPLOYMENT. Every set of fingerprints taken pursuant to this subdivision shall be promptly submitted to the commissioner for purposes of clearance for employment. S 8. Paragraph a of subdivision 25 of section 2554 of the education law, as amended by chapter 91 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows: a. Shall require, for purposes of a criminal history record check, the fingerprinting of all prospective employees pursuant to section three thousand thirty-five of this chapter, who do not hold valid clearance pursuant to such section or pursuant to section three thousand four-b of this chapter or section five hundred nine-cc or twelve hundred twenty- nine-d of the vehicle and traffic law. Prior to initiating the finger- printing process, the prospective employer shall furnish the applicant with the form described in paragraph (c) of subdivision thirty of section three hundred five of this chapter and shall obtain the appli- cant's consent to the criminal history records search. PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES SHALL BE FINGERPRINTED USING ELECTRONIC SCANNING TECHNOLOGY BY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AT DESIGNATED FINGERPRINTING ENTITIES APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT. PRIOR TO INITIATING THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS AND IN THE PRESENCE OF AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL, AN APPLICANT SHALL SIGN A SWORN STATEMENT PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT VERIFYING THE APPLICANT'S IDENTITY AND ATTESTING TO THE TRUTHFULNESS OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN. SUCH LANGUAGE SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: "I HEREBY CERTIFY AND ATTEST THAT I AM THE PERSON I CLAIM TO BE, THAT THE INFORMATION AND STATEMENTS MADE ON THIS FORM, INCLUDING MY APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT AND, ANY AND ALL FORMS AND PAPERS PREPARED BY ME IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EMPLOYMENT I AM SEEKING, ARE TRUE AND COMPLETE." THE PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE SHALL PRESENT TWO FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION, ONE OF WHICH SHALL BE AN OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT ISSUED PHOTO IDENTIFICATION CAPABLE OF BEING VERIFIED. A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE APPLICANT SHALL BE TAKEN BY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AND AFFIXED TO THE APPLICANT'S SIGNED, SWORN STATEMENT. UPON COMPLETION OF THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS, THE AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL SHALL SIGN AN AFFIDAVIT PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT ATTESTING THAT HE OR SHE VERIFIED THE PHOTO IDENTIFICATION PRESENTED, WITNESSED THE SIGNATURE AND PROCESSED THE FINGERPRINTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS CHAPTER AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT. THESE RECORDS SHALL BE RETAINED BY THE DEPARTMENT AS BUSINESS RECORDS AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION 175.00 OF THE PENAL LAW FOR THE DURATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S EMPLOYMENT. Every set of fingerprints taken pursuant to this subdivision shall be promptly submitted to the commissioner for purposes of clearance for employment. S 9. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a-2) of subdivision 3 of section 2854 of the education law, as amended by chapter 147 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as follows: (i) The board of trustees of a charter school shall require, for purposes of a criminal history record check, the fingerprinting of all prospective employees pursuant to section three thousand thirty-five of this chapter, who do not hold valid clearance pursuant to such section or pursuant to section three thousand four-b of this chapter or section five hundred nine-cc or twelve hundred twenty-nine-d of the vehicle and traffic law. Prior to initiating the fingerprinting process, the S. 4492--A 7 prospective employer shall furnish the applicant with the form described in paragraph (c) of subdivision thirty of section three hundred five of this chapter and shall obtain the applicant's consent to the criminal history records search. PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES SHALL BE FINGERPRINTED USING ELECTRONIC SCANNING TECHNOLOGY BY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AT DESIG- NATED FINGERPRINTING ENTITIES APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT. PRIOR TO INITIATING THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS AND IN THE PRESENCE OF AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL, AN APPLICANT SHALL SIGN A SWORN STATEMENT PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT VERIFYING THE APPLICANT'S IDENTITY AND ATTESTING TO THE TRUTHFULNESS OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN. SUCH LANGUAGE SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: "I HEREBY CERTIFY AND ATTEST THAT I AM THE PERSON I CLAIM TO BE, THAT THE INFORMATION AND STATEMENTS MADE ON THIS FORM, INCLUDING MY APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT AND, ANY AND ALL FORMS AND PAPERS PREPARED BY ME IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EMPLOYMENT I AM SEEKING, ARE TRUE AND COMPLETE." THE PROSPECTIVE EMPLOY- EE SHALL PRESENT TWO FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION, ONE OF WHICH SHALL BE AN OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT ISSUED PHOTO IDENTIFICATION CAPABLE OF BEING VERI- FIED. A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE APPLICANT SHALL BE TAKEN BY AUTHORIZED PERSON- NEL AND AFFIXED TO THE APPLICANT'S SIGNED, SWORN STATEMENT. UPON COMPLETION OF THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS, THE AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL SHALL SIGN AN AFFIDAVIT PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT ATTESTING THAT HE OR SHE VERIFIED THE PHOTO IDENTIFICATION PRESENTED, WITNESSED THE SIGNATURE AND PROCESSED THE FINGERPRINTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS CHAPTER AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT. THESE RECORDS SHALL BE RETAINED BY THE DEPARTMENT AS BUSINESS RECORDS AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION 175.00 OF THE PENAL LAW FOR THE DURATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S EMPLOYMENT. Every set of fingerprints taken pursuant to this paragraph shall be promptly submitted to the commissioner for purposes of clear- ance for employment. S 10. Subdivision 1 of section 3004-b of the education law, as sepa- rately amended by chapters 147 and 380 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as follows: 1. Criminal history records search. Upon receipt of an application for certification as a superintendent of schools, teacher, administrator or supervisor, teaching assistant or school personnel required to hold a teaching or administrative license or certificate, the commissioner shall, subject to the rules and regulations of the division of criminal justice services, initiate a criminal history records search of the person making application, except that nothing in this section shall be construed to require a criminal history record check of an individual who holds a valid provisional certificate on the effective date of this section and applies for permanent certification in the same certificate title, or of an individual who applies for a temporary license to serve in the city school district of the city of New York and has been cleared for licensure and/or employment by such city school district pursuant to subdivision twenty of section twenty-five hundred ninety-h of this chap- ter. Prior to initiating the fingerprinting process, the commissioner shall furnish the applicant with the form described in paragraph (c) of subdivision thirty of section three hundred five of this chapter and shall obtain the applicant's consent to the criminal history records search. APPLICANTS SHALL BE FINGERPRINTED USING ELECTRONIC SCANNING TECHNOLOGY BY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AT DESIGNATED FINGERPRINTING ENTITIES APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT. PRIOR TO INITIATING THE FINGERPRINTING PROC- ESS AND IN THE PRESENCE OF AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL, AN APPLICANT SHALL SIGN A SWORN STATEMENT PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT VERIFYING THE APPLICANT'S IDENTITY AND ATTESTING TO THE TRUTHFULNESS OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED S. 4492--A 8 THEREIN. SUCH LANGUAGE SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO THE FOLLOW- ING: "I HEREBY CERTIFY AND ATTEST THAT I AM THE PERSON I CLAIM TO BE, THAT THE INFORMATION AND STATEMENTS MADE ON THIS FORM, INCLUDING MY APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT AND, ANY AND ALL FORMS AND PAPERS PREPARED BY ME IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EMPLOYMENT I AM SEEKING, ARE TRUE AND COMPLETE." THE PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE SHALL PRESENT TWO FORMS OF IDENTIFI- CATION, ONE OF WHICH SHALL BE AN OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT ISSUED PHOTO IDEN- TIFICATION CAPABLE OF BEING VERIFIED. A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE APPLICANT SHALL BE TAKEN BY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AND AFFIXED TO THE APPLICANT'S SIGNED, SWORN STATEMENT. UPON COMPLETION OF THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS, THE AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL SHALL SIGN AN AFFIDAVIT PREPARED BY THE DEPART- MENT ATTESTING THAT HE OR SHE VERIFIED THE PHOTO IDENTIFICATION PRESENTED, WITNESSED THE SIGNATURE AND PROCESSED THE FINGERPRINTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS CHAPTER AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT. THESE RECORDS SHALL BE RETAINED BY THE DEPARTMENT AS BUSI- NESS RECORDS AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION 175.00 OF THE PENAL LAW FOR THE DURATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S EMPLOYMENT. The commis- sioner shall obtain from each applicant two sets of fingerprints and the division of criminal justice services processing fee imposed pursuant to subdivision eight-a of section eight hundred thirty-seven of the execu- tive law and any fee imposed by the federal bureau of investigation. The commissioner shall promptly transmit such fingerprints and fees to the division of criminal justice services for its full search and retain processing. The division of criminal justice services is authorized to submit the fingerprints and the appropriate fee to the federal bureau of investigation for a national criminal history record check. The division of criminal justice services and the federal bureau of investigation shall forward such criminal history record to the commissioner in a timely manner. For the purposes of this section the term "criminal history record" shall mean a record of all convictions of crimes and any pending criminal charges maintained on an individual by the division of criminal justice services and the federal bureau of investigation. In addition, upon request from an applicant who has applied for employment with the city school district of the city of New York, the commissioner shall have the authority to forward a copy of such criminal history record to the city school district of the city of New York by the most expeditious means available. Furthermore, upon notification that such applicant is employed by the city school district of the city of New York, the division of criminal justice services shall have the authority to provide subsequent criminal history notifications directly to the city school district of the city of New York. Upon request from an applicant who has already been cleared for licensure and/or employment by the city school district of the city of New York, such school district shall have the authority to forward a copy of the applicant's criminal history record to the commissioner, by the most expeditious means available, for the purposes of this section. Furthermore, upon notification that such applicant has been certified, the division of criminal justice services shall have the authority to provide subsequent criminal history notifications directly to the commissioner. All such criminal history records processed and sent pursuant to this subdivision shall be confidential pursuant to the applicable federal and state laws, rules and regulations, and shall not be published or in any way disclosed to persons other than the commissioner, unless otherwise authorized by law. No cause of action against the department or the division of criminal justice services for damages related to the dissem- ination of criminal history records pursuant to this subdivision shall S. 4492--A 9 exist when the department or division of criminal justice services has reasonably and in good faith relied upon the accuracy and completeness of criminal history information furnished to it by qualified agencies. The provision of such criminal history record by the division of crimi- nal justice services shall be subject to the provisions of subdivision sixteen of section two hundred ninety-six of the executive law. The commissioner shall consider such criminal history record pursuant to article twenty-three-A of the correction law. S 11. Subdivision 4 of section 1950 of the education law is amended by adding a new paragraph oo to read as follows: OO. TO PROCESS FINGERPRINTS TO BE UTILIZED IN CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECKS FOR PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES OF NONPUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND CHARTER SCHOOLS PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THIRTY OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER AND TO ENTER CONTRACTS WITH SUCH SCHOOLS FOR SUCH PURPOSE, AND TO PROCESS FINGERPRINTS FOR CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS SEARCHES PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE THOUSAND THIRTY-FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER FOR APPLICANTS FOR TEACHER CERTIFICATION AND FOR APPLI- CANTS FOR A CHARTER AS A CHARTER SCHOOL PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO OF THIS TITLE. SUCH PROCESSING SERVICES SHALL BE PROVIDED AT COST AND THE BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCA- TIONAL SERVICES SHALL NOT BE AUTHORIZED TO CHARGE ANY COSTS INCURRED IN PROVIDING SUCH SERVICES TO ITS COMPONENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THE BOARD OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO DO AND PERFORM ANY AND ALL ACTS NECESSARY OR CONVENIENT IN RELATION TO THE PROVISION OF SUCH SERVICES. S 12. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that the amendments made to subdivision 39 of section 1604 of the education law by section three of this act, subdivision 39 of section 1709 of the education law by section four of this act, subdivision 9 of section 1804 of the education law by section five of this act, paragraph ll of subdi- vision 4 of section 1950 of the education law by section six of this act, subdivision 18 of section 2503 of the education law by section seven of this act, subdivision 25 of section 2554 of the education law by section eight of this act, paragraph (a-2) of subdivision 3 of section 2854 of the education law by section nine of this act, and subdivision 1 of section 3004-b of the education law by section ten of this act, shall not affect the expirations of such paragraphs or subdi- visions and shall expire and be deemed repealed therewith.
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