Assembly Bill A896

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Prohibits the employment of sex offenders in any position having substantial contact with children

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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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2019-A896 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly 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:
2011-2012: A4897
2013-2014: A298
2015-2016: A954
2017-2018: A589

2019-A896 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the employment of a sex offender in any position having substantial contact with children; defines "substantial contact" as any activity involving children; establishes criminal penalties for violation of statutory provisions.

2019-A896 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    896
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. M. G. MILLER -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Correction
 
 AN ACT to amend the correction  law,  in  relation  to  prohibiting  sex
   offenders  from  any position involving substantial contact with chil-
   dren
 
   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:
   § 168-W. SEX OFFENDERS SHALL NOT BE EMPLOYED IN A  POSITION  INVOLVING
 SUBSTANTIAL CONTACT WITH CHILDREN. 1. NO SEX OFFENDER SHALL APPLY FOR OR
 ACCEPT A POSITION WHICH INVOLVES SUBSTANTIAL CONTACT WITH CHILDREN. SUCH
 POSITION SHALL INCLUDE ANY JOB, TASK OR OCCUPATION, WHICH BY ITS NATURE,
 REQUIRES  A  PERSON  TO  BE  IN SUBSTANTIAL CONTACT WITH CHILDREN IN THE
 REGULAR PERFORMANCE OF HIS OR HER DUTIES OR DEALINGS IN  SUCH  POSITION.
 THIS  SECTION SHALL ALSO APPLY TO ANY PERSON SEEKING A PERMIT OR PERMIS-
 SION TO EXECUTE ANY ACTIVITY OR PERFORMANCE THAT WOULD PRESENT A  DIRECT
 CONTACT WITH CHILDREN.
   2.  THE  DEFINITION OF "POSITION" AS USED IN THIS SECTION, SHALL APPLY
 TO ANY PERSON SEEKING EMPLOYMENT EITHER PAID OR UNPAID, ANY PERSON SEEK-
 ING TO VOLUNTEER, OR ANY PERSON SEEKING  A  PERMIT  OR  PERMISSION  THAT
 WOULD PRESENT A SUBSTANTIAL CONTACT WITH CHILDREN.
   3. EXAMPLES OF SUCH EMPLOYMENT SHALL INCLUDE, BUT SHALL NOT BE 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 SAID SCHOOL;
   B. ANY POSITION IN A CHILD-CARE FACILITY;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00151-01-9
              

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