Assembly Bill A3096

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides for screening of prospective employees at group facilities under the jurisdiction of the office of children and family services

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A3096 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง422-d, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A7830

2011-A3096 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for screening of prospective employees, including fingerprinting, at group facilities under the jurisdiction of the office of children and family services; fingerprints to be processed by the division of criminal justice services.

2011-A3096 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3096

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 24, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SPANO, PAULIN, COOK, MARKEY, LANCMAN, JAFFEE,
  PHEFFER, BENEDETTO, SAYWARD, CASTRO, HOOPER -- Multi-Sponsored  by  --
  M.  of  A. BARRON, BUTLER, CROUCH, GALEF, McDONOUGH, McKEVITT, REILLY,
  SCHIMEL, WEISENBERG -- read once and  referred  to  the  Committee  on
  Codes

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  social services law, in relation to child abuse
  prevention

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. The social services law is amended by adding a new section
422-d to read as follows:
  S 422-D. CHILD ABUSE PREVENTION.  EVERY  INSTITUTION  PROVIDING  GROUP
HOME  OR  CONGREGATE  LIVING  SERVICES  PURSUANT  TO  THIS ARTICLE SHALL
PROVIDE FOR THE SCREENING OF ALL PROSPECTIVE PERSONNEL TO BE EMPLOYED BY
THE INSTITUTION, AS WELL AS INDIVIDUALS SERVING UNDER CONTRACT WITH  THE
INSTITUTION  AND EMPLOYEES OF SERVICES PROVIDING SERVICES UNDER CONTRACT
WITH THE INSTITUTION, AGAINST INFORMATION PROVIDED BY  THE  DIVISION  OF
CRIMINAL  JUSTICE SERVICES RELATING TO CONVICTION RECORDS.  SUCH SCREEN-
ING SHALL INCLUDE THE MANDATORY FINGERPRINTING OF SUCH PERSONNEL.  EVERY
SET  OF  FINGERPRINTS  TAKEN  PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION SHALL BE PROMPTLY
SUBMITTED TO THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES AND SHALL CONTAIN
THE SIGNED, INFORMED CONSENT OF  THE  PROSPECTIVE  EMPLOYEE  ON  A  FORM
SUPPLIED  BY  THE  DIVISION.  THE  DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES
SHALL COMPARE SUCH FINGERPRINTS AGAINST THE RECORDS OF SUCH DIVISION AND
SHALL FORWARD A SET OF SUCH FINGERPRINTS TO THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVES-
TIGATION AT WASHINGTON WITH A REQUEST THAT THE FILES OF  THE  BUREAU  BE
SEARCHED  AND  NOTIFICATION  OF  THE RESULTS OF SUCH SEARCH AND A REPORT
THEREON SHALL BE MADE TO THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES.  THE
DIVISION  OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES SHALL FORMULATE A STANDARD CRIMI-
NAL RECORD REPORT AND SHALL DETERMINE WHAT INFORMATION IS TO BE REPORTED
TO THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES AND THE STANDARD FORM  FOR

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07851-01-1

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