Assembly Actions -
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Feb 12, 2014 |
referred to finance |
Senate Bill S6612
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2013-S6612 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §837-s, Exec L; amd §10-1006, Vil L; amd §176-b, Town L; amd §1402, N-PC L
2013-S6612 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6612 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law, the village law, the town law and the not-for-profit corporation law, in relation to authorizing searches of the criminal history information of volunteer firefighters PURPOSE: To authorize in the discretion of a fire company, searches of the criminal history of volunteer firefighters to be conducted. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section One - amends an act of criminal history information of volunteer firefighters by adding a new section 837-s. 1. For the purposes of this section, "criminal history information" shall mean a record of all convictions of crimes and any pending criminal charges maintained on an individual by the division. 2. Any person who applies for membership in a fire company, as such term is defined in section three of the volunteer firefighters" benefit law, or who seeks to transfer as a member of another fire company, may be requested by the fire company he or she seeks to join to provide two sets of fingerprints if such fire company, in its discretion, elects to obtain the criminal history information of the applicant. The chief of the fire company to which the application is made shall provide written notice to the applicant that such information may be sought from the division, and that the applicant may decline to provide his or her
2013-S6612 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6612 I N S E N A T E February 12, 2014 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BALL -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance AN ACT to amend the executive law, the village law, the town law and the not-for-profit corporation law, in relation to authorizing searches of the criminal history information of volunteer firefighters 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 837-s to read as follows: S 837-S. CRIMINAL HISTORY INFORMATION OF VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "CRIMINAL HISTORY INFORMATION" SHALL MEAN A RECORD OF ALL CONVICTIONS OF CRIMES AND ANY PENDING CRIMINAL CHARGES MAINTAINED ON AN INDIVIDUAL BY THE DIVISION. 2. ANY PERSON WHO APPLIES FOR MEMBERSHIP IN A FIRE COMPANY, AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN SECTION THREE OF THE VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS' BENEFIT LAW, OR WHO SEEKS TO TRANSFER AS A MEMBER OF ANOTHER FIRE COMPANY, MAY BE REQUESTED BY THE FIRE COMPANY HE OR SHE SEEKS TO JOIN TO PROVIDE TWO SETS OF FINGERPRINTS IF SUCH FIRE COMPANY, IN ITS DISCRETION, ELECTS TO OBTAIN THE CRIMINAL HISTORY INFORMATION OF THE APPLICANT. THE CHIEF OF THE FIRE COMPANY TO WHICH THE APPLICATION IS MADE SHALL PROVIDE WRITTEN NOTICE TO THE APPLICANT THAT SUCH INFORMATION MAY BE SOUGHT FROM THE DIVISION, AND THAT THE APPLICANT MAY DECLINE TO PROVIDE HIS OR HER FING- ERPRINTS. 3. UPON RECEIPT OF AN APPLICANT'S FINGERPRINTS TAKEN PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, THE FIRE COMPANY SHALL PROMPTLY SUBMIT SUCH FINGERPRINTS AND THE PRESCRIBED PROCESSING FEE, AS SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION EIGHT-A OF SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN OF THIS ARTI- CLE, TO THE DIVISION. THE DIVISION SHALL COMPARE SUCH FINGERPRINTS AGAINST ITS RECORDS AND UPON REQUEST OF THE FIRE COMPANY SHALL FORWARD A SET OF SUCH FINGERPRINTS TO THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION WITH A REQUEST THAT SUCH BUREAU'S FILES BE SEARCHED AND NOTIFICATION OF THE RESULTS OF SUCH SEARCH AND REPORT THEREON SHALL BE MADE. THE DIVISION SHALL FORWARD SUCH CRIMINAL HISTORY INFORMATION REPORT TO THE FIRE COMPANY IN A TIMELY MANNER. ALL SUCH REPORTS PROCESSED AND SENT TO A EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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