Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 28, 2010 |
reported referred to codes |
Jun 15, 2010 |
print number 10010a |
Jun 15, 2010 |
amend (t) and recommit to labor |
Feb 24, 2010 |
referred to labor |
Assembly Bill A10010
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
MILLER M
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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
Margaret Markey
Dennis H. Gabryszak
Rory Lancman
Grace Meng
multi-Sponsors
Thomas Alfano
William A. Barclay
Daniel Burling
Ann-Margaret Carrozza
2009-A10010 - Details
2009-A10010 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A10010 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the labor law, in relation to establish- ing the sex offender employment check act to require certain employers to access the sex offender registry prior to the commencement of work by employees for certain positions with substantial contact with children; and to amend the correction law, in relation to prohibiting registered sex offenders from working with children PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To prevent employers from hiring sex offenders and child abusers for positions in which they would have substantial contact with children and to prevent those on the New York State Sex Offender Registry and the Statewide Central Registry of Child Abuse and Maltreatment from holding jobs in which they would have substantial contact with children. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: This legislation adds a new article, article 32, to the labor law, and adds a new section, section 168-w, to the correction law. JUSTIFICATION: Keeping children safe from dangerous predators must be our first priority, Public school hiring policy already acknowledges how important background checks are for those we trust, around our children. Extending the background check requirement to other fields which are, by their nature, child oriented serves the community as a whole, It would give parents the assurance that their child is safer. It would reduce
2009-A10010 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 10010 I N A S S E M B L Y February 24, 2010 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. M. MILLER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to establishing the sex offender employment check act to require certain employers to access the sex offender registry prior to the commencement of work by employ- ees for certain positions with substantial contact with children; and to amend the correction law, in relation to prohibiting registered 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. The labor law is amended by adding a new article 32 to read as follows: ARTICLE 32 SEX OFFENDER EMPLOYMENT CHECK ACT SECTION 930. SHORT TITLE. 931. DEFINITIONS. 932. REQUIREMENT TO CHECK SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY. 933. PENALTIES. S 930. SHORT TITLE. THIS ACT SHALL BE KNOWN AND MAY BE CITED AS THE "SEX OFFENDER EMPLOYMENT CHECK ACT". S 931. DEFINITIONS. 1. "SUBSTANTIAL CONTACT WITH CHILDREN" AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE SHALL MEAN WORKING WITH CHILDREN, HAVING OPPORTUNITY TO BE ALONE WITH CHILDREN, SPENDING TIME SPECIFICALLY WITH CHILDREN, PERFORM- ING FOR CHILDREN OR ANY OTHER ACTIVITY THAT IS TARGETED TO INVOLVE CHIL- DREN. 2. "EMPLOYER" AS USED IN THIS ARTICLE SHALL MEAN ANY PERSON, FIRM, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, ORGANIZATION, GOVERNMENT ENTITY, ASSOCIATION OR CORPORATION. S 932. REQUIREMENT TO CHECK SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY. 1. (A) EVERY EMPLOYER WHICH EMPLOYS INDIVIDUALS OR ACCEPTS VOLUNTEERS FOR POSITIONS, WHICH BY THE INHERENT NATURE OF THE POSITION PLACES THE POTENTIAL EMPLOYEE OR VOLUNTEER IN SUBSTANTIAL CONTACT WITH CHILDREN, SHALL BE REQUIRED TO ASCERTAIN WHETHER A POTENTIAL EMPLOYEE OR VOLUNTEER SEEKING TO ASSUME SUCH A POSITION, IS LISTED ON THE STATE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
Margaret Markey
Dennis H. Gabryszak
Rory Lancman
Grace Meng
multi-Sponsors
Thomas Alfano
William A. Barclay
Daniel Burling
Ann-Margaret Carrozza
2009-A10010A (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A10010A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 10010--A I N A S S E M B L Y February 24, 2010 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. M. MILLER, MARKEY, GABRYSZAK, LANCMAN, MENG, REILLY, KOON, GALEF, ROBINSON, HOOPER, ORTIZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ALFANO, BARCLAY, BURLING, CARROZZA, CROUCH, DUPREY, ERRIGO, FINCH, GIBSON, GIGLIO, GORDON, MAGEE, MAISEL, MOLINARO, MURRAY, NOLAN, PERRY, PHEFFER, RAIA, SALADINO, SCHIMEL, SKARTADOS, SWEENEY, THIELE, TITONE, TOBACCO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Labor -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to sex offender registry check for certain employers THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 201-g to read as follows: S 201-G. SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY CHECKS FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYERS. 1. ANY EMPLOYER THAT OPERATES A SCHOOL DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH F OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION FIVE THOUSAND ONE OF THE EDUCATION LAW, ESTABLISHED FOR THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF PROVIDING INSTRUCTION TO CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF SIXTEEN, SHALL, BEFORE HIRING A PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE FOR A POSITION WHERE SUCH PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE IS EXPECTED TO HAVE DIRECT AND UNSUPER- VISED CONTACT WITH CHILDREN, ASCERTAIN WHETHER SUCH PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE IS LISTED ON THE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY ESTABLISHED BY ARTICLE SIX-C OF THE CORRECTION LAW. 2. PRIOR TO INITIATING THE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY INQUIRY DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, AN EMPLOYER SHALL INFORM THE PROSPEC- TIVE EMPLOYEE THAT SUCH INQUIRY WILL BE PERFORMED. 3. A WILLFUL VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION SHALL SUBJECT AN EMPLOYER TO A CIVIL PENALTY OF NOT MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD16071-02-0
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