Assembly Actions -
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Mar 19, 2010 |
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Mar 11, 2010 |
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Assembly Bill A10207
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
DELMONTE
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
multi-Sponsors
Thomas Alfano
2009-A10207 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A10207 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A10207 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the public health law, in relation to regulation of youth sports organizations SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one amends the Public Health Law to create a new Article 13-C for the Regulation of Youth Sports Organiza- tions. The bill requires youth sports organizations to check prospective volunteers who are expected to have direct contact with youth with the "900" sex offender registry hotline. Youth sports organizations would also be required to do registry checks on all current, active volunteers where such volunteer has direct contact with youth. Youth sports organ- izations would be prohibited from permitting persons determined to be listed in the statewide sex offender registry from volunteering his or her services where such person is expected to have direct contact with youth. JUSTIFICATION: The recent spate of cases involving coaches who sexually abuse children under their care is alarming. One measure that can be taken to prevent such abuse is to require that youth sports organiza- tions request statewide sex offender registry checks for its volunteers, and, in cases where such volunteers or prospective volunteers are listed in the registry, to prohibit such youth organizations from permitting such persons to volunteer their services. PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2009-A10207 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 10207 I N A S S E M B L Y March 11, 2010 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DelMONTE -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Health AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to regulation of youth sports organizations THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding a new article 13-C to read as follows: ARTICLE 13-C REGULATION OF YOUTH SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS SECTION 1397-A. DECLARATION OF PUBLIC POLICY. 1397-B. DEFINITIONS. 1397-C. STATEWIDE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY INQUIRY. 1397-D. VOLUNTEERS SCREENED. 1397-E. NOTICE OF INQUIRY TO VOLUNTEERS. 1397-F. DISQUALIFICATION OF VOLUNTEERS. 1397-G. USE AND DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION. 1397-H. VIOLATIONS; PENALTIES. S 1397-A. DECLARATION OF PUBLIC POLICY. IT IS THE DECLARED POLICY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK TO PROTECT THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF CHIL- DREN ATTENDING YOUTH SPORTS ORGANIZATIONS. S 1397-B. DEFINITIONS. 1. "YOUTH SPORTS ORGANIZATION" MEANS ANY PUBLIC OR PRIVATE AGENCY, ORGANIZATION, ASSOCIATION OR GROUP ORGANIZED AND FUNCTIONING, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROVIDING YOUTH WITH THE OPPORTUNITY TO PARTICIPATE IN SUPERVISED SPORTING ACTIVITIES. AS USED HEREIN, "YOUTH SPORTS ORGANIZATION" SHALL INCLUDE ONLY THOSE ORGANIZATIONS THAT USE VOLUNTEERS TO SUPERVISE YOUTH AND EXCLUDE INSTI- TUTIONS WHICH ARE SANCTIONED BY THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL INSTRUCTION TO YOUTH. 2. "YOUTH" MEANS A PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN. S 1397-C. STATEWIDE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY INQUIRY. BEFORE ANY PERSON IS PERMITTED TO VOLUNTEER HIS OR HER SERVICES WITH A YOUTH SPORTS ORGAN- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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