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Senate Bill S2937
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2015-S2937 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6035
- Current Committee:
- Senate Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities
- Law Section:
- Mental Hygiene Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §5.11, Ment Hyg L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S5299
2013-2014: S2579
2015-S2937 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2937 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing a statewide central registry of employees of mental health and developmental disability facilities terminated from employment for abuse, neglect or mistreatment PURPOSE: This legislation will prevent recidivism in abuse of people with developmental disabilities who reside at specialized facilities. Employers will be able to search central registry before hiring an employee to effectively research if the job applicant has been convicted of abuse, neglect or mistreatment at previous places of employment. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section One - Amends the mental hygiene law by adding a new section 5.11 to create a Statewide central registry of employees terminated for abuse, neglect or mistreatment. Section One - Paragraph A directs the Commissioners of Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities to establish and maintain a statewide
2015-S2937 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2937 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 30, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. FUNKE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Develop- mental Disabilities AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to establishing a statewide central registry of employees of mental health and develop- mental disability facilities terminated from employment for abuse, neglect or mistreatment THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section 5.11 to read as follows: S 5.11 STATEWIDE CENTRAL REGISTRY OF EMPLOYEES TERMINATED FOR ABUSE, NEGLECT OR MISTREATMENT. (A) THE COMMISSIONERS OF MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SHALL JOINTLY ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN, WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT, A STATEWIDE CENTRAL REGISTRY OF PERSONS, WHO ARE OR WERE SUBJECT TO A CRIMINAL BACK- GROUND HISTORY CHECK PURSUANT TO LAW, AND WHO WERE TERMINATED FROM EMPLOYMENT BY ANY FACILITY LICENSED, REGISTERED OR CERTIFIED BY THE OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH OR THE OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES ON THE BASIS OF ABUSE, NEGLECT OR MISTREATMENT. THE REGIS- TRY SHALL MAINTAIN SUCH INFORMATION AS THE COMMISSIONERS OF MENTAL HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES SHALL REQUIRE INCLUDING THE NAME, ADDRESS, DATE OF BIRTH AND SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER OF THE PERSON TERMI- NATED FROM EMPLOYMENT; THE NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER OF THE TERMINATING FACILITY; THE DATE AND REASONS FOR TERMINATION; AND THE TYPES AND DISPOSITIONS OF ALL PROCEEDINGS AGAINST SUCH PERSON RELATED TO THE TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT. (B) EACH FACILITY SHALL TRANSMIT THE REQUISITE INFORMATION TO THE REGISTRY NOT LATER THAN THE FIFTEENTH CALENDAR DAY FOLLOWING TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT OF ANY PERSON FOR ABUSE, NEGLECT OR MISTREATMENT. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06464-01-5
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