Assembly Bill A8582

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                  8582

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 23, 2014
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Introduced  by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the  penal  law,  in  relation  to  disqualification  of
  employment  for  certain  criminal  history information and deeming an
  individual with a developmental  disability  is  incapable  of  giving
  consent

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (i) of subdivision 3 of  section  130.05  of  the
penal law, as added by section 2 of part G of chapter 501 of the laws of
2012, is amended and a new paragraph (j) is added to read as follows:
  (i)  a  resident  or  inpatient  of  a  residential facility operated,
licensed or certified by (i) the  office  of  mental  health;  (ii)  the
office  for  people with developmental disabilities; or (iii) the office
of alcoholism and substance abuse services, and the actor is an employee
of the facility not married to such resident or inpatient. For  purposes
of  this  paragraph,  "employee" means either: an employee of the agency
operating the residential facility, who knows or reasonably should  know
that  such  person  is  a resident or inpatient of such facility and who
provides direct care services,  case  management  services,  medical  or
other  clinical services, habilitative services or direct supervision of
the residents in the facility in which the resident resides; or an offi-
cer or other employee, consultant, contractor or volunteer of the  resi-
dential facility, who knows or reasonably should know that the person is
a  resident of such facility and who is in direct contact with residents
or inpatients; provided, however, that the provisions of this  paragraph
shall  only  apply  to  a  consultant, contractor or volunteer providing
services pursuant to a contractual arrangement with the agency operating
the residential facility or, in the  case  of  a  volunteer,  a  written
agreement  with such facility, provided that the person received written
notice concerning the provisions of this  paragraph;  provided  further,
however,  "employee"  shall  not  include  a person with a developmental
disability who is or was receiving services and is also an employee of a

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11022-02-3
              

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service provider and who has sexual contact with another service recipi-
ent who is a consenting adult who has consented to such contact[.]; OR
  (J)  AN  INDIVIDUAL WITH A DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY RECEIVING SERVICES
FROM A PROGRAM OR FACILITY OPERATED,  CERTIFIED  OR  AUTHORIZED  BY,  OR
FUNDED  THROUGH,  CONTRACT  BY  THE OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL
DISABILITIES WHERE THE ACTOR IS NOT MARRIED TO SUCH INDIVIDUAL AND IS AN
EMPLOYEE, INTERN, CONSULTANT, CONTRACTOR OR VOLUNTEER OF SUCH PROGRAM OR
FACILITY WHERE THE INDIVIDUAL RECEIVES SERVICES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.