S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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7064
I N S E N A T E
April 23, 2014
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Introduced by Sen. GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Develop-
mental Disabilities
AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to notice of trans-
fer of sex offender to community program or residence
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 13.09 of the mental hygiene law is amended by
adding a new subdivision (h) to read as follows:
(H) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL NOTIFY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF ANY
MUNICIPALITY WHERE A SEX OFFENDER, AS DEFINED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION
ONE OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT-A OF THE CORRECTION LAW, IS
TRANSFERRED TO A COMMUNITY PROGRAM OR RESIDENCE WITHIN HIS OR HER MUNI-
CIPALITY. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ALSO NOTIFY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF
SCHOOLS IN WHICH SUCH FACILITY IS LOCATED. NOTICE SHALL BE GIVEN NO
LATER THAN TEN CALENDAR DAYS PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14675-02-4