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Assembly Bill A2304

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Background investigations of all after-school program personnel

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2013-A2304 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง3001-e, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1918
2011-2012: A3325
2015-2016: A4580

2013-A2304 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides background investigations of all after-school program personnel employed in school districts; requires fingerprinting and background checks.

2013-A2304 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2304

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 14, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. CLARK -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation  to  background  investi-
  gations of all after-school program personnel

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

  Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 3001-e
to read as follows:
  S 3001-E. INVESTIGATION OF AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM PERSONNEL EMPLOYED  IN
SCHOOL  DISTRICTS.  1.  EVERY  SCHOOL  DISTRICT SHALL CONDUCT BACKGROUND
INVESTIGATIONS OF ALL AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM PERSONNEL  EMPLOYED  IN  SUCH
DISTRICT.
  2. EACH DISTRICT, IN COOPERATION WITH THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
SERVICES,   SHALL  PROMULGATE  REGULATIONS  REQUIRING  ALL  AFTER-SCHOOL
PROGRAM PERSONNEL EMPLOYED IN SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT TO SUBMIT TO MANDATO-
RY FINGERPRINTING PROCEDURES AND BACKGROUND QUESTIONNAIRES.
  3. EVERY PERSON, AS A  CONDITION  OF  EMPLOYMENT  IN  AN  AFTER-SCHOOL
PROGRAM, SHALL BE FINGERPRINTED, COMPLETE A BACKGROUND QUESTIONNAIRE AND
SIGN A DECLARATION UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY REGARDING ANY PRIOR CRIMINAL
CONVICTIONS.
  4.  NO AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM EMPLOYEE SHALL BE ASSIGNED TO WORK INVOLV-
ING THE CARE, CUSTODY OR SUPERVISION OF A CHILD IF IT IS  DETERMINED  ON
THE BASIS OF A CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECK PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION THAT SUCH
PERSON HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF A CRIME.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law; provided, however,  that  any  rules  or  regulations
necessary  to  implement the provisions of this act shall be promulgated
on or before its effective date.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06657-01-3

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