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Assembly Bill A6548

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Prohibits sex offenders from any position involving direct contact with children; appropriation

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2009-A6548 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Ren §168-w to be §168-x, add §168-w, Cor L; add §837-s, Exec L

2009-A6548 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits sex offenders from any position involving substantial contact with children; requires a criminal history check for child care employees and volunteers; appropriates $50,000 therefor.

2009-A6548 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6548

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              March 6, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. SCOZZAFAVA, McDONOUGH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
  of  A.  ALFANO,  BACALLES,  BARCLAY,  BARRA,  BURLING, CALHOUN, CONTE,
  CROUCH, ERRIGO, FINCH, FITZPATRICK, GIGLIO, HAYES, KOLB, MILLER, OAKS,
  O'MARA, QUINN, RABBITT, RAIA,  REILICH,  SALADINO,  SAYWARD,  TEDISCO,
  THIELE,  TOWNSEND  --  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; and to amend the executive law, in relation to requiring a crim-
  inal history check for child care employees and volunteers; and making
  an appropriation therefor

  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:
  S 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  SAID  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 NOT PAID, 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 INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08556-01-9

              

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