Assembly Bill A4035

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to searches for sex offense convictions for firefighters

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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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2011-A4035 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §837-o, Exec L; amd §10-1006, Vil L; amd §176-b, Town L; amd §1402, N-PC L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9356
2013-2014: A6295

2011-A4035 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to searches for sex offense convictions for firefighters.

2011-A4035 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4035

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 1, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  GABRYSZAK  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the executive law, the village law, the town law and the
  not-for-profit corporation  law,  in  relation  to  searches  for  sex
  offense convictions for firefighters

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

  Section 1. The section heading and subdivision 1 of section  837-o  of
the  executive  law,  as  added  by chapter 423 of the laws of 1999, are
amended to read as follows:
  Search for arson AND SEX OFFENSE conviction records of volunteer fire-
fighter applicants. 1. Any person who applies for membership in  a  fire
company, as such term is defined in section three of the volunteer fire-
fighters'  benefit  law, or who seeks to transfer as a member to another
fire company, shall be required to authorize the submission  of  his  or
her  name  and  other authorized identifying information to the division
which shall search its files for records indicating whether  the  person
stands  convicted  of  the  crime  of  arson  OR  OF  ANY SEX OFFENSE OR
ATTEMPTED SEX OFFENSE AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED IN SUBDIVISIONS TWO AND
THREE OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT-A OF THE  CORRECTION  LAW.  The
chief  of  the  fire  company to which application is made shall provide
written notice to the applicant that a search will be conducted, and  if
the  applicant  desires  to  proceed,  he or she shall complete a search
request on the form provided for this purpose by the division of  crimi-
nal justice services.
  S  2. Paragraphs (a), (b) and (c) of subdivision 3 of section 837-o of
the executive law, paragraphs (a) and (c) as added by chapter 423 of the
laws of 1999 and paragraph (b) as amended by section 41  of  part  B  of
chapter 56 of the laws of 2010, are amended to read as follows:
  (a)  All  searches concerning the application for membership in a fire
company shall be conducted under the provisions of  subdivision  six  of

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07722-01-1
              

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