Senate Bill S6156

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Requires the division of criminal justice services to check the wanted felon status and other information of people applying for public assistance

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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-S6156 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8882
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §845-c, Exec L; Amd §§132 & 145-b, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S1956, A4955
2015-2016: S2310, A4088
2017-2018: S3841, A3481
2019-2020: A5067
2021-2022: A6352
2023-2024: A5246

2011-S6156 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the division of criminal justice services to check the wanted felon status and probation or parole violator status of people applying for public assistance.

2011-S6156 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S6156 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6156

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 6, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. RITCHIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

AN ACT to amend the executive  law  and  the  social  services  law,  in
  relation  to  requiring  the  division of criminal justice services to
  check the wanted felon status and other information of people applying
  for public assistance

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

  Section  1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 845-c
to read as follows:
  S 845-C. REQUESTS FOR WANTED FELON INFORMATION. 1.  DEFINITIONS.    AS
USED IN THIS SECTION:
  (A)  "AUTHORIZED  PERSON"  MEANS A COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SERVICES, AS
DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TEN OF SECTION TWO OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW, OR
ANY ONE OR MORE INDIVIDUALS DESIGNATED BY SUCH COMMISSIONER  AS  AUTHOR-
IZED  TO  REQUEST,  RECEIVE  AND REVIEW INFORMATION REGARDING THE WANTED
FELON PORTION OF THE NATIONAL CRIME INFORMATION CENTER AND/OR, IF APPLI-
CABLE, INFORMATION REGARDING AN INDIVIDUAL'S VIOLATION  OF  HIS  OR  HER
PROBATION OR PAROLE CONDITIONS PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.  A COMMISSIONER
OF  SOCIAL  SERVICES  MAY  DESIGNATE  ONE  OR MORE ADDITIONAL PERSONS AS
NECESSARY TO SERVE AS AUTHORIZED PERSONS PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION.
  (B) "SUBJECT INDIVIDUAL" MEANS A PERSON WHO  IS  APPLYING  FOR  PUBLIC
ASSISTANCE  WHOSE  WANTED  FELON  STATUS OR PROBATION OR PAROLE VIOLATOR
STATUS HAS BEEN REQUESTED PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO  OF
THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW.
  (C)  "WANTED FELON" MEANS A PERSON WHO IS FLEEING OR HAS FLED TO AVOID
PROSECUTION, OR CUSTODY OR CONFINEMENT AFTER CONVICTION, UNDER THE  LAWS
OF  THE PLACE FROM WHICH THE PERSON FLEES, FOR A CRIME, OR AN ATTEMPT TO
COMMIT A CRIME, WHICH IS A FELONY UNDER THE LAWS OF THE PLACE FROM WHICH
THE PERSON FLEES.
  (D) "PROBATION OR PAROLE VIOLATOR" MEANS A PERSON WHO IS  VIOLATING  A
CONDITION OF PROBATION OR PAROLE AND THAT PERSON IS CURRENTLY AN ABSCON-
DER  FROM  PROBATION OR PAROLE SUPERVISION AND A WARRANT ALLEGING SUCH A
VIOLATION IS OUTSTANDING, OR THE  PERSON  HAS  BEEN  FOUND  BY  JUDICIAL

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

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