Senate Bill S990

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Prohibits placing of level 2 or 3 sex offenders in any temporary emergency housing or homeless shelters used to house families with children

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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-S990 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add §131-y, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S1867
2013-2014: S2328
2015-2016: S851
2017-2018: S1784

2011-S990 - Summary

Prohibits placing of level 2 and 3 sex offenders in any temporary emergency housing or homeless shelters used to house families with children.

2011-S990 - Sponsor Memo

2011-S990 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   990

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  KLEIN,  ADAMS, DIAZ, FUSCHILLO, HASSELL-THOMPSON,
  HUNTLEY, SAMPSON, STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services

AN ACT to amend the social services  law,  in  relation  to  restricting
  placement  of level two and level three sex offenders in any temporary
  emergency housing or homeless shelters used  to  house  families  with
  children

  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
131-y to read as follows:
  S  131-Y.  PLACEMENT  OF  LEVEL  TWO  OR  LEVEL  THREE  SEX OFFENDERS.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF LAW, NEITHER THE OFFICE OF
CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, NOR A SOCIAL SERVICES OFFICIAL  ACTING  ON
HIS  OR  HER  OWN  OR  AS  AN  AGENT  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  ONE HUNDRED
THIRTY-EIGHT-A OF THIS TITLE, SHALL PERMIT OR CAUSE THE PLACEMENT OF ANY
SEX OFFENDER WHO HAS BEEN ASSIGNED A LEVEL TWO  OR  LEVEL  THREE  DESIG-
NATION  PURSUANT TO ARTICLE SIX-C OF THE CORRECTION LAW, INTO ANY TEMPO-
RARY EMERGENCY HOUSING OR HOMELESS SHELTERS USED TO HOUSE FAMILIES  WITH
CHILDREN.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04413-01-1

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2011-S990A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add §131-y, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S1867
2013-2014: S2328
2015-2016: S851
2017-2018: S1784

2011-S990A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits placing of level 2 and 3 sex offenders in any temporary emergency housing or homeless shelters used to house families with children.

2011-S990A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S990A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 990--A
    Cal. No. 57

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced   by   Sens.   KLEIN,   ADAMS,   AVELLA,   DIAZ,   FUSCHILLO,
  HASSELL-THOMPSON, HUNTLEY, MARTINS, SAMPSON, STAVISKY  --  read  twice
  and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
  on  Social Services -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered
  to first and second report, ordered to a third  reading,  amended  and
  ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  social services law, in relation to restricting
  placement of level two or level three sex offenders in  any  temporary
  emergency  housing  or  homeless  shelters used to house families with
  children

  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
131-y to read as follows:
  S 131-Y.  PLACEMENT  OF  LEVEL  TWO  OR  LEVEL  THREE  SEX  OFFENDERS.
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF LAW, NEITHER THE OFFICE OF
TEMPORARY  AND  DISABILITY  ASSISTANCE,  NOR  A SOCIAL SERVICES OFFICIAL
ACTING ON HIS OR HER OWN OR AS AN AGENT PURSUANT TO SECTION ONE  HUNDRED
THIRTY-EIGHT-A OF THIS TITLE, SHALL PERMIT OR CAUSE THE PLACEMENT OF ANY
SEX  OFFENDER  WHO  HAS  BEEN ASSIGNED A LEVEL TWO OR LEVEL THREE DESIG-
NATION PURSUANT TO ARTICLE SIX-C OF THE CORRECTION LAW, INTO ANY  TEMPO-
RARY  EMERGENCY HOUSING OR HOMELESS SHELTERS USED TO HOUSE FAMILIES WITH
CHILDREN.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04413-03-1

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