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                                  6816

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 19, 2013
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the fingerprinting  of
  applicants as school district employees

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision  30  of  section  305  of  the
education law, as amended by chapter 630 of the laws of 2006, is amended
to read as follows:
  (a)  The  commissioner,  in  cooperation with the division of criminal
justice services and in accordance with  all  applicable  provisions  of
law,  shall promulgate rules and regulations to require the fingerprint-
ing of prospective employees, as defined in section eleven hundred twen-
ty-five of this chapter, of school districts, charter schools and boards
of cooperative educational services and authorizing  the  fingerprinting
of prospective employees of nonpublic and private elementary and second-
ary schools, and for the use of information derived from searches of the
records  of  the  division  of criminal justice services and the federal
bureau of investigation based on  the  use  of  such  fingerprints.  The
commissioner  shall  also  develop  a  form for use by school districts,
charter schools, boards of cooperative educational services, and nonpub-
lic and private elementary and secondary schools in connection with  the
submission  of  fingerprints that contains the specific job title sought
and any other information that may be relevant to consideration  of  the
applicant.  PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES SHALL BE FINGERPRINTED USING ELECTRON-
IC  SCANNING  TECHNOLOGY  BY  AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AT DESIGNATED FINGER-
PRINTING ENTITIES APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT. PRIOR  TO  INITIATING  THE
FINGERPRINTING  PROCESS  AND  IN THE PRESENCE OF AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL, A
PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE SHALL  SIGN  A  SWORN  STATEMENT  PREPARED  BY  THE
DEPARTMENT VERIFYING THE PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE'S IDENTITY AND PRESENT TWO
FORMS  OF  IDENTIFICATION,  ONE OF WHICH SHALL BE AN OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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ISSUED PHOTO IDENTIFICATION CAPABLE OF BEING VERIFIED. A  PHOTOGRAPH  OF
THE  PROSPECTIVE  EMPLOYEE  SHALL  BE  TAKEN BY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AND
AFFIXED TO THE PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE'S SIGNED,  SWORN  STATEMENT.    UPON
COMPLETION OF THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS, THE AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL SHALL
SIGN  AN  AFFIDAVIT  PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT ATTESTING THAT HE OR SHE
VERIFIED THE PHOTO IDENTIFICATION PRESENTED, WITNESSED THE SIGNATURE AND
PROCESSED THE FINGERPRINTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS CHAPTER AND THE RULES
AND REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT. The commissioner shall also establish
a form for the recordation of allegations of child abuse  in  an  educa-
tional  setting,  as required pursuant to section eleven hundred twenty-
six of this chapter. No person who has been  fingerprinted  pursuant  to
section  three  thousand  four-b  of this chapter or pursuant to section
five hundred nine-cc or twelve hundred twenty-nine-d of the vehicle  and
traffic  law  and whose fingerprints remain on file with the division of
criminal justice services shall be required  to  undergo  fingerprinting
for  purposes  of  a new criminal history record check. This subdivision
and the rules and regulations promulgated  pursuant  thereto  shall  not
apply  to  a  school  district  within  a  city with a population of one
million or more.
  S 2. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (b) of subdivision  30  of  section
305 of the education law, as amended by chapter 630 of the laws of 2006,
is amended to read as follows:
  (i)  inform the prospective employee that the commissioner is required
or authorized to request his or her criminal  history  information  from
the  division  of  criminal  justice  services and the federal bureau of
investigation and review such information pursuant to this section,  and
provide  a  description  of  the manner in which his or her [fingerprint
cards] FINGERPRINTS will be TAKEN AND used upon submission to the  divi-
sion of criminal justice services;
  S  3.  Paragraph  a of subdivision 39 of section 1604 of the education
law, as amended by chapter 147 of the laws of 2001, is amended  to  read
as follows:
  a. Shall require, for purposes of a criminal history record check, the
fingerprinting  of  all  prospective employees pursuant to section three
thousand thirty-five of this chapter, who do not  hold  valid  clearance
pursuant to such section or pursuant to section three thousand four-b of
this  chapter  or section five hundred nine-cc or twelve hundred twenty-
nine-d of the vehicle and traffic law. Prior to initiating  the  finger-
printing  process,  the prospective employer shall furnish the applicant
with the form described  in  paragraph  (c)  of  subdivision  thirty  of
section  three  hundred five of this chapter and shall obtain the appli-
cant's consent to the criminal  history  records  search.    PROSPECTIVE
EMPLOYEES SHALL BE FINGERPRINTED USING ELECTRONIC SCANNING TECHNOLOGY BY
AUTHORIZED  PERSONNEL  AT DESIGNATED FINGERPRINTING ENTITIES APPROVED BY
THE DEPARTMENT. PRIOR TO INITIATING THE FINGERPRINTING  PROCESS  AND  IN
THE  PRESENCE OF AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL, A PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE SHALL SIGN
A SWORN STATEMENT PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT VERIFYING  THE  PROSPECTIVE
EMPLOYEE'S  IDENTITY  AND  PRESENT  TWO  FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION, ONE OF
WHICH SHALL BE AN OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT ISSUED PHOTO IDENTIFICATION  CAPA-
BLE OF BEING VERIFIED. A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE SHALL BE
TAKEN  BY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AND AFFIXED TO THE PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE'S
SIGNED, SWORN STATEMENT. UPON COMPLETION OF THE FINGERPRINTING  PROCESS,
THE AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL SHALL SIGN AN AFFIDAVIT PREPARED BY THE DEPART-
MENT  ATTESTING  THAT  HE  OR  SHE  VERIFIED  THE  PHOTO  IDENTIFICATION
PRESENTED, WITNESSED THE SIGNATURE AND  PROCESSED  THE  FINGERPRINTS  IN
ACCORDANCE  WITH  THIS  CHAPTER  AND  THE  RULES  AND REGULATIONS OF THE

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DEPARTMENT. Every set of fingerprints taken pursuant to this subdivision
shall be promptly submitted to the commissioner for purposes  of  clear-
ance for employment.
  S  4.  Paragraph  a of subdivision 39 of section 1709 of the education
law, as amended by chapter 147 of the laws of 2001, is amended  to  read
as follows:
  a. Shall require, for purposes of a criminal history record check, the
fingerprinting  of  all  prospective employees pursuant to section three
thousand thirty-five of this chapter, who do not  hold  valid  clearance
pursuant to such section or pursuant to section three thousand four-b of
this  chapter  or section five hundred nine-cc or twelve hundred twenty-
nine-d of the vehicle and traffic law. Prior to initiating  the  finger-
printing  process,  the prospective employer shall furnish the applicant
with the form described  in  paragraph  (c)  of  subdivision  thirty  of
section  three  hundred five of this chapter and shall obtain the appli-
cant's consent to the criminal  history  records  search.    PROSPECTIVE
EMPLOYEES SHALL BE FINGERPRINTED USING ELECTRONIC SCANNING TECHNOLOGY BY
AUTHORIZED  PERSONNEL  AT DESIGNATED FINGERPRINTING ENTITIES APPROVED BY
THE DEPARTMENT. PRIOR TO INITIATING THE FINGERPRINTING  PROCESS  AND  IN
THE  PRESENCE  OF  AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL, AN APPLICANT SHALL SIGN A SWORN
STATEMENT PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT VERIFYING THE APPLICANT'S  IDENTITY
AND  PRESENT TWO FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION, ONE OF WHICH SHALL BE AN OFFI-
CIAL GOVERNMENT ISSUED PHOTO IDENTIFICATION CAPABLE OF BEING VERIFIED. A
PHOTOGRAPH OF THE APPLICANT SHALL BE TAKEN BY AUTHORIZED  PERSONNEL  AND
AFFIXED  TO  THE APPLICANT'S SIGNED, SWORN STATEMENT. UPON COMPLETION OF
THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS, THE AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL SHALL SIGN AN AFFI-
DAVIT PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT ATTESTING THAT HE OR SHE  VERIFIED  THE
PHOTO  IDENTIFICATION  PRESENTED,  WITNESSED THE SIGNATURE AND PROCESSED
THE FINGERPRINTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS CHAPTER AND THE RULES AND REGU-
LATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT. Every set of fingerprints taken  pursuant  to
this  subdivision  shall  be  promptly submitted to the commissioner for
purposes of clearance for employment.
  S 5. Paragraph a of subdivision 9 of section  1804  of  the  education
law,  as  amended by chapter 147 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read
as follows:
  a. The board of education shall, for purposes of  a  criminal  history
record  check,  require  the fingerprinting of all prospective employees
pursuant to section three thousand thirty-five of this chapter,  who  do
not hold valid clearance pursuant to such section or pursuant to section
three thousand four-b of this chapter or section five hundred nine-cc or
twelve  hundred  twenty-nine-d  of the vehicle and traffic law. Prior to
initiating the fingerprinting process, the  prospective  employer  shall
furnish the applicant with the form described in paragraph (c) of subdi-
vision  thirty  of  section three hundred five of this chapter and shall
obtain the applicant's consent to the criminal history  records  search.
PROSPECTIVE  EMPLOYEES  SHALL BE FINGERPRINTED USING ELECTRONIC SCANNING
TECHNOLOGY BY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AT DESIGNATED FINGERPRINTING ENTITIES
APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT.   PRIOR  TO  INITIATING  THE  FINGERPRINTING
PROCESS  AND IN THE PRESENCE OF AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL, AN APPLICANT SHALL
SIGN A SWORN STATEMENT PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT VERIFYING  THE  APPLI-
CANT'S  IDENTITY  AND  PRESENT TWO FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION, ONE OF WHICH
SHALL BE AN OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT ISSUED PHOTO IDENTIFICATION  CAPABLE  OF
BEING  VERIFIED. A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE APPLICANT SHALL BE TAKEN BY AUTHOR-
IZED PERSONNEL AND AFFIXED TO THE APPLICANT'S SIGNED,  SWORN  STATEMENT.
UPON  COMPLETION OF THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS, THE AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL
SHALL SIGN AN AFFIDAVIT PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT ATTESTING THAT HE  OR

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SHE VERIFIED THE PHOTO IDENTIFICATION PRESENTED, WITNESSED THE SIGNATURE
AND  PROCESSED  THE FINGERPRINTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS CHAPTER AND THE
RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT. Every set of fingerprints taken
pursuant  to this subdivision shall be promptly submitted to the commis-
sioner for purposes of clearance for employment.
  S 6. Subparagraph a of paragraph ll of subdivision 4 of  section  1950
of  the education law, as amended by chapter 147 of the laws of 2001, is
amended to read as follows:
  a. Shall require, for purposes of a criminal history record check, the
fingerprinting of all prospective employees pursuant  to  section  three
thousand  thirty-five  of  this chapter, who do not hold valid clearance
pursuant to such section or pursuant to section three thousand four-b of
this chapter or section five hundred nine-cc or twelve  hundred  twenty-
nine-d  of  the vehicle and traffic law. Prior to initiating the finger-
printing process, the prospective employer shall furnish  the  applicant
with  the  form  described  in  paragraph  (c)  of subdivision thirty of
section three hundred five of this chapter and shall obtain  the  appli-
cant's  consent  to  the  criminal history records search.   PROSPECTIVE
EMPLOYEES SHALL BE FINGERPRINTED USING ELECTRONIC SCANNING TECHNOLOGY BY
AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AT DESIGNATED FINGERPRINTING ENTITIES  APPROVED  BY
THE  DEPARTMENT.  PRIOR  TO INITIATING THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS AND IN
THE PRESENCE OF AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL, AN APPLICANT SHALL  SIGN  A  SWORN
STATEMENT  PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT VERIFYING THE APPLICANT'S IDENTITY
AND PRESENT TWO FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION, ONE OF WHICH SHALL BE AN  OFFI-
CIAL GOVERNMENT ISSUED PHOTO IDENTIFICATION CAPABLE OF BEING VERIFIED. A
PHOTOGRAPH  OF  THE APPLICANT SHALL BE TAKEN BY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AND
AFFIXED TO THE APPLICANT'S SIGNED, SWORN STATEMENT. UPON  COMPLETION  OF
THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS, THE AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL SHALL SIGN AN AFFI-
DAVIT  PREPARED  BY THE DEPARTMENT ATTESTING THAT HE OR SHE VERIFIED THE
PHOTO IDENTIFICATION PRESENTED, WITNESSED THE  SIGNATURE  AND  PROCESSED
THE FINGERPRINTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS CHAPTER AND THE RULES AND REGU-
LATIONS  OF  THE DEPARTMENT. Every set of fingerprints taken pursuant to
this paragraph shall be  promptly  submitted  to  the  commissioner  for
purposes of clearance for employment.
  S  7.  Paragraph  a of subdivision 18 of section 2503 of the education
law, as amended by chapter 147 of the laws of 2001, is amended  to  read
as follows:
  a. Shall require, for purposes of a criminal history record check, the
fingerprinting  of  all  prospective employees pursuant to section three
thousand thirty-five of this chapter, who do not  hold  valid  clearance
pursuant to such section or pursuant to section three thousand four-b of
this  chapter  or section five hundred nine-cc or twelve hundred twenty-
nine-d of the vehicle and traffic law. Prior to initiating  the  finger-
printing  process,  the prospective employer shall furnish the applicant
with the form described  in  paragraph  (c)  of  subdivision  thirty  of
section  three  hundred five of this chapter and shall obtain the appli-
cant's consent to  the  criminal  history  records  search.  PROSPECTIVE
EMPLOYEES SHALL BE FINGERPRINTED USING ELECTRONIC SCANNING TECHNOLOGY BY
AUTHORIZED  PERSONNEL  AT DESIGNATED FINGERPRINTING ENTITIES APPROVED BY
THE DEPARTMENT. PRIOR TO INITIATING THE FINGERPRINTING  PROCESS  AND  IN
THE  PRESENCE  OF  AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL, AN APPLICANT SHALL SIGN A SWORN
STATEMENT PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT VERIFYING THE APPLICANT'S  IDENTITY
AND  PRESENT TWO FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION, ONE OF WHICH SHALL BE AN OFFI-
CIAL GOVERNMENT ISSUED PHOTO IDENTIFICATION CAPABLE OF BEING VERIFIED. A
PHOTOGRAPH OF THE APPLICANT SHALL BE TAKEN BY AUTHORIZED  PERSONNEL  AND
AFFIXED  TO  THE APPLICANT'S SIGNED, SWORN STATEMENT. UPON COMPLETION OF

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THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS, THE AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL SHALL SIGN AN AFFI-
DAVIT PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT ATTESTING THAT HE OR SHE  VERIFIED  THE
PHOTO  IDENTIFICATION  PRESENTED,  WITNESSED THE SIGNATURE AND PROCESSED
THE FINGERPRINTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS CHAPTER AND THE RULES AND REGU-
LATIONS  OF  THE DEPARTMENT. Every set of fingerprints taken pursuant to
this subdivision shall be promptly submitted  to  the  commissioner  for
purposes of clearance for employment.
  S  8.  Paragraph  a of subdivision 25 of section 2554 of the education
law, as amended by chapter 91 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as
follows:
  a. Shall require, for purposes of a criminal history record check, the
fingerprinting of all prospective employees pursuant  to  section  three
thousand  thirty-five  of  this chapter, who do not hold valid clearance
pursuant to such section or pursuant to section three thousand four-b of
this chapter or section five hundred nine-cc or twelve  hundred  twenty-
nine-d  of  the vehicle and traffic law. Prior to initiating the finger-
printing process, the prospective employer shall furnish  the  applicant
with  the  form  described  in  paragraph  (c)  of subdivision thirty of
section three hundred five of this chapter and shall obtain  the  appli-
cant's  consent  to  the  criminal  history  records search. PROSPECTIVE
EMPLOYEES SHALL BE FINGERPRINTED USING ELECTRONIC SCANNING TECHNOLOGY BY
AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AT DESIGNATED FINGERPRINTING ENTITIES  APPROVED  BY
THE  DEPARTMENT.  PRIOR  TO INITIATING THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS AND IN
THE PRESENCE OF AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL, AN APPLICANT SHALL  SIGN  A  SWORN
STATEMENT  PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT VERIFYING THE APPLICANT'S IDENTITY
AND PRESENT TWO FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION, ONE OF WHICH SHALL BE AN  OFFI-
CIAL GOVERNMENT ISSUED PHOTO IDENTIFICATION CAPABLE OF BEING VERIFIED. A
PHOTOGRAPH  OF  THE APPLICANT SHALL BE TAKEN BY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AND
AFFIXED TO THE APPLICANT'S SIGNED, SWORN STATEMENT. UPON  COMPLETION  OF
THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS, THE AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL SHALL SIGN AN AFFI-
DAVIT  PREPARED  BY THE DEPARTMENT ATTESTING THAT HE OR SHE VERIFIED THE
PHOTO IDENTIFICATION PRESENTED, WITNESSED THE  SIGNATURE  AND  PROCESSED
THE FINGERPRINTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS CHAPTER AND THE RULES AND REGU-
LATIONS  OF  THE DEPARTMENT. Every set of fingerprints taken pursuant to
this subdivision shall be promptly submitted  to  the  commissioner  for
purposes of clearance for employment.
  S  9.  Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a-2) of subdivision 3 of section
2854 of the education law, as amended by chapter  147  of  the  laws  of
2001, is amended to read as follows:
  (i)  The  board  of  trustees  of  a charter school shall require, for
purposes of a criminal history record check, the fingerprinting  of  all
prospective  employees pursuant to section three thousand thirty-five of
this chapter, who do not hold valid clearance pursuant to  such  section
or  pursuant to section three thousand four-b of this chapter or section
five hundred nine-cc or twelve hundred twenty-nine-d of the vehicle  and
traffic  law.  Prior  to  initiating  the  fingerprinting  process,  the
prospective employer shall furnish the applicant with the form described
in paragraph (c) of subdivision thirty of section three hundred five  of
this  chapter  and  shall obtain the applicant's consent to the criminal
history records search. PROSPECTIVE  EMPLOYEES  SHALL  BE  FINGERPRINTED
USING  ELECTRONIC  SCANNING TECHNOLOGY BY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AT DESIG-
NATED FINGERPRINTING ENTITIES  APPROVED  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT.  PRIOR  TO
INITIATING  THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS AND IN THE PRESENCE OF AUTHORIZED
PERSONNEL, AN APPLICANT SHALL SIGN A SWORN  STATEMENT  PREPARED  BY  THE
DEPARTMENT  VERIFYING  THE APPLICANT'S IDENTITY AND PRESENT TWO FORMS OF
IDENTIFICATION, ONE OF WHICH SHALL  BE  AN  OFFICIAL  GOVERNMENT  ISSUED

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PHOTO  IDENTIFICATION  CAPABLE  OF  BEING  VERIFIED. A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE
APPLICANT SHALL BE TAKEN BY AUTHORIZED  PERSONNEL  AND  AFFIXED  TO  THE
APPLICANT'S SIGNED, SWORN STATEMENT. UPON COMPLETION OF THE FINGERPRINT-
ING  PROCESS,  THE AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL SHALL SIGN AN AFFIDAVIT PREPARED
BY THE DEPARTMENT ATTESTING THAT HE OR SHE VERIFIED THE PHOTO  IDENTIFI-
CATION PRESENTED, WITNESSED THE SIGNATURE AND PROCESSED THE FINGERPRINTS
IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  THIS  CHAPTER AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE
DEPARTMENT. Every set of fingerprints taken pursuant to  this  paragraph
shall  be  promptly submitted to the commissioner for purposes of clear-
ance for employment.
  S 10. Subdivision 1 of section 3004-b of the education law,  as  sepa-
rately  amended  by chapters 147 and 380 of the laws of 2001, is amended
to read as follows:
  1. Criminal history records search. Upon receipt of an application for
certification as a superintendent of schools, teacher, administrator  or
supervisor,  teaching  assistant  or school personnel required to hold a
teaching or administrative  license  or  certificate,  the  commissioner
shall,  subject to the rules and regulations of the division of criminal
justice services, initiate a criminal  history  records  search  of  the
person  making application, except that nothing in this section shall be
construed to require a criminal history record check  of  an  individual
who  holds a valid provisional certificate on the effective date of this
section and applies for permanent certification in the same  certificate
title,  or of an individual who applies for a temporary license to serve
in the city school district of the city of New York and has been cleared
for licensure and/or employment by such city school district pursuant to
subdivision twenty of section twenty-five hundred ninety-h of this chap-
ter. Prior to initiating the fingerprinting  process,  the  commissioner
shall  furnish the applicant with the form described in paragraph (c) of
subdivision thirty of section three hundred five  of  this  chapter  and
shall  obtain  the  applicant's  consent to the criminal history records
search.   APPLICANTS SHALL BE FINGERPRINTED  USING  ELECTRONIC  SCANNING
TECHNOLOGY BY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AT DESIGNATED FINGERPRINTING ENTITIES
APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT. PRIOR TO INITIATING THE FINGERPRINTING PROC-
ESS AND IN THE PRESENCE OF AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL, AN APPLICANT SHALL SIGN
A  SWORN  STATEMENT PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT VERIFYING THE APPLICANT'S
IDENTITY AND PRESENT TWO FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION, ONE OF WHICH SHALL  BE
AN  OFFICIAL  GOVERNMENT  ISSUED  PHOTO  IDENTIFICATION CAPABLE OF BEING
VERIFIED. A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE APPLICANT SHALL  BE  TAKEN  BY  AUTHORIZED
PERSONNEL  AND  AFFIXED TO THE APPLICANT'S SIGNED, SWORN STATEMENT. UPON
COMPLETION OF THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS, THE AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL SHALL
SIGN AN AFFIDAVIT PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT ATTESTING THAT  HE  OR  SHE
VERIFIED THE PHOTO IDENTIFICATION PRESENTED, WITNESSED THE SIGNATURE AND
PROCESSED THE FINGERPRINTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS CHAPTER AND THE RULES
AND  REGULATIONS  OF  THE DEPARTMENT. The commissioner shall obtain from
each applicant two sets of fingerprints and  the  division  of  criminal
justice  services processing fee imposed pursuant to subdivision eight-a
of section eight hundred thirty-seven of the executive law and  any  fee
imposed  by  the federal bureau of investigation. The commissioner shall
promptly transmit such fingerprints and fees to the division of criminal
justice services for its full search and retain processing. The division
of criminal justice services is authorized to  submit  the  fingerprints
and  the  appropriate  fee  to the federal bureau of investigation for a
national criminal history record check. The division of criminal justice
services and the federal bureau  of  investigation  shall  forward  such
criminal  history record to the commissioner in a timely manner. For the

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purposes of this section the term "criminal history record" shall mean a
record of all convictions of crimes and  any  pending  criminal  charges
maintained on an individual by the division of criminal justice services
and  the federal bureau of investigation. In addition, upon request from
an applicant who  has  applied  for  employment  with  the  city  school
district  of  the  city  of  New  York,  the commissioner shall have the
authority to forward a copy of such criminal history record to the  city
school  district  of  the city of New York by the most expeditious means
available.  Furthermore,  upon  notification  that  such  applicant   is
employed  by the city school district of the city of New York, the divi-
sion of criminal justice services shall have the  authority  to  provide
subsequent  criminal  history  notifications directly to the city school
district of the city of New York. Upon request from an applicant who has
already been cleared for licensure and/or employment by the city  school
district  of  the  city of New York, such school district shall have the
authority to forward a copy of the applicant's criminal  history  record
to  the  commissioner,  by the most expeditious means available, for the
purposes of this  section.  Furthermore,  upon  notification  that  such
applicant  has been certified, the division of criminal justice services
shall have the authority to provide subsequent criminal history  notifi-
cations  directly to the commissioner. All such criminal history records
processed and sent pursuant to this subdivision  shall  be  confidential
pursuant  to  the  applicable  federal  and  state laws, rules and regu-
lations, and shall not be published or in any way disclosed  to  persons
other  than  the  commissioner,  unless otherwise authorized by law.  No
cause of action against the  department  or  the  division  of  criminal
justice  services  for  damages related to the dissemination of criminal
history records pursuant  to  this  subdivision  shall  exist  when  the
department  or  division of criminal justice services has reasonably and
in good faith relied upon the  accuracy  and  completeness  of  criminal
history information furnished to it by qualified agencies. The provision
of  such  criminal  history  record  by the division of criminal justice
services shall be subject to the provisions of  subdivision  sixteen  of
section  two  hundred  ninety-six of the executive law. The commissioner
shall consider such criminal history record pursuant to article  twenty-
three-A of the correction law.
  S  11. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
the amendments made to subdivision 39 of section 1604 of  the  education
law  by section three of this act, subdivision 39 of section 1709 of the
education law by section four of this act, subdivision 9 of section 1804
of the education law by section five of this act, paragraph ll of subdi-
vision 4 of section 1950 of the education law by  section  six  of  this
act,  subdivision  18  of  section  2503 of the education law by section
seven of this act, subdivision 25 of section 2554 of the  education  law
by  section  eight  of  this  act,  paragraph  (a-2) of subdivision 3 of
section 2854 of the education law by  section  nine  of  this  act,  and
subdivision  1  of section 3004-b of the education law by section ten of
this act, shall not affect the expirations of such paragraphs or  subdi-
visions and shall expire and be deemed repealed therewith.

                            
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                                 6816--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 19, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. NOLAN -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Education -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted
  as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to the fingerprinting of
  applicants as school district employees

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

  Section  1.  Paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision  30 of section 305 of the
education law, as amended by chapter 630 of the laws of 2006, is amended
to read as follows:
  (a) The commissioner, in cooperation with  the  division  of  criminal
justice  services  and  in  accordance with all applicable provisions of
law, shall promulgate rules and regulations to require the  fingerprint-
ing of prospective employees, as defined in section eleven hundred twen-
ty-five of this chapter, of school districts, charter schools and boards
of  cooperative  educational services and authorizing the fingerprinting
of prospective employees of nonpublic and private elementary and second-
ary schools, and for the use of information derived from searches of the
records of the division of criminal justice  services  and  the  federal
bureau  of  investigation  based  on  the  use of such fingerprints. The
commissioner shall also develop a form  for  use  by  school  districts,
charter schools, boards of cooperative educational services, and nonpub-
lic  and private elementary and secondary schools in connection with the
submission of fingerprints that contains the specific job  title  sought
and  any  other information that may be relevant to consideration of the
applicant.  PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES SHALL BE FINGERPRINTED USING ELECTRON-
IC SCANNING TECHNOLOGY BY AUTHORIZED  PERSONNEL  AT  DESIGNATED  FINGER-
PRINTING  ENTITIES  APPROVED  BY THE DEPARTMENT. PRIOR TO INITIATING THE
FINGERPRINTING PROCESS AND IN THE PRESENCE OF  AUTHORIZED  PERSONNEL,  A
PROSPECTIVE  EMPLOYEE  SHALL  SIGN  A  SWORN  STATEMENT  PREPARED BY THE
DEPARTMENT VERIFYING THE PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE'S IDENTITY  AND  ATTESTING

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                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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TO  THE TRUTHFULNESS OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN. SUCH LANGUAGE
SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING:  "I  HEREBY  CERTIFY
AND  ATTEST THAT I AM THE PERSON I CLAIM TO BE, THAT THE INFORMATION AND
STATEMENTS  MADE  ON  THIS FORM, INCLUDING MY APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT
AND, ANY AND ALL FORMS AND PAPERS PREPARED BY ME IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE
EMPLOYMENT I AM SEEKING, ARE TRUE AND COMPLETE." THE PROSPECTIVE EMPLOY-
EE SHALL PRESENT TWO FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION, ONE OF WHICH SHALL  BE  AN
OFFICIAL  GOVERNMENT  ISSUED PHOTO IDENTIFICATION CAPABLE OF BEING VERI-
FIED. A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE SHALL BE TAKEN BY AUTHOR-
IZED PERSONNEL AND AFFIXED TO THE PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE'S  SIGNED,  SWORN
STATEMENT.    UPON COMPLETION OF THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS, THE AUTHOR-
IZED PERSONNEL SHALL  SIGN  AN  AFFIDAVIT  PREPARED  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT
ATTESTING  THAT  HE  OR SHE VERIFIED THE PHOTO IDENTIFICATION PRESENTED,
WITNESSED THE SIGNATURE AND PROCESSED  THE  FINGERPRINTS  IN  ACCORDANCE
WITH THIS CHAPTER AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT. THESE
RECORDS  SHALL  BE  RETAINED  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT AS BUSINESS RECORDS AS
DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION 175.00 OF THE PENAL  LAW  FOR  THE
DURATION  OF  THE  INDIVIDUAL'S  EMPLOYMENT. The commissioner shall also
establish a form for the recordation of allegations of child abuse in an
educational setting, as required  pursuant  to  section  eleven  hundred
twenty-six  of this chapter. No person who has been fingerprinted pursu-
ant to section three thousand four-b of  this  chapter  or  pursuant  to
section  five  hundred  nine-cc  or  twelve hundred twenty-nine-d of the
vehicle and traffic law and whose fingerprints remain on file  with  the
division of criminal justice services shall be required to undergo fing-
erprinting  for  purposes  of  a new criminal history record check. This
subdivision and the rules and regulations promulgated  pursuant  thereto
shall  not apply to a school district within a city with a population of
one million or more.
  S 2. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (b) of subdivision  30  of  section
305 of the education law, as amended by chapter 630 of the laws of 2006,
is amended to read as follows:
  (i)  inform the prospective employee that the commissioner is required
or authorized to request his or her criminal  history  information  from
the  division  of  criminal  justice  services and the federal bureau of
investigation and review such information pursuant to this section,  and
provide  a  description  of  the manner in which his or her [fingerprint
cards] FINGERPRINTS will be TAKEN AND used upon submission to the  divi-
sion of criminal justice services;
  S  3.  Paragraph  a of subdivision 39 of section 1604 of the education
law, as amended by chapter 147 of the laws of 2001, is amended  to  read
as follows:
  a. Shall require, for purposes of a criminal history record check, the
fingerprinting  of  all  prospective employees pursuant to section three
thousand thirty-five of this chapter, who do not  hold  valid  clearance
pursuant to such section or pursuant to section three thousand four-b of
this  chapter  or section five hundred nine-cc or twelve hundred twenty-
nine-d of the vehicle and traffic law. Prior to initiating  the  finger-
printing  process,  the prospective employer shall furnish the applicant
with the form described  in  paragraph  (c)  of  subdivision  thirty  of
section  three  hundred five of this chapter and shall obtain the appli-
cant's consent to the criminal  history  records  search.    PROSPECTIVE
EMPLOYEES SHALL BE FINGERPRINTED USING ELECTRONIC SCANNING TECHNOLOGY BY
AUTHORIZED  PERSONNEL  AT DESIGNATED FINGERPRINTING ENTITIES APPROVED BY
THE DEPARTMENT. PRIOR TO INITIATING THE FINGERPRINTING  PROCESS  AND  IN
THE  PRESENCE OF AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL, A PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE SHALL SIGN

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A SWORN STATEMENT PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT VERIFYING  THE  PROSPECTIVE
EMPLOYEE'S IDENTITY AND ATTESTING TO THE TRUTHFULNESS OF THE INFORMATION
CONTAINED  THEREIN.  SUCH  LANGUAGE SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO
THE FOLLOWING: "I HEREBY CERTIFY AND ATTEST THAT I AM THE PERSON I CLAIM
TO  BE, THAT THE INFORMATION AND STATEMENTS MADE ON THIS FORM, INCLUDING
MY APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT AND, ANY AND ALL FORMS AND PAPERS PREPARED
BY ME IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EMPLOYMENT I  AM  SEEKING,  ARE  TRUE  AND
COMPLETE." THE PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE SHALL PRESENT TWO FORMS OF IDENTIFI-
CATION,  ONE OF WHICH SHALL BE AN OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT ISSUED PHOTO IDEN-
TIFICATION CAPABLE OF BEING VERIFIED. A PHOTOGRAPH  OF  THE  PROSPECTIVE
EMPLOYEE  SHALL  BE  TAKEN  BY  AUTHORIZED  PERSONNEL AND AFFIXED TO THE
PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE'S SIGNED, SWORN STATEMENT. UPON COMPLETION  OF  THE
FINGERPRINTING PROCESS, THE AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL SHALL SIGN AN AFFIDAVIT
PREPARED  BY  THE DEPARTMENT ATTESTING THAT HE OR SHE VERIFIED THE PHOTO
IDENTIFICATION PRESENTED, WITNESSED  THE  SIGNATURE  AND  PROCESSED  THE
FINGERPRINTS  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  THIS CHAPTER AND THE RULES AND REGU-
LATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT.  THESE  RECORDS  SHALL  BE  RETAINED  BY  THE
DEPARTMENT  AS BUSINESS RECORDS AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION
175.00 OF THE PENAL LAW FOR THE DURATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S EMPLOYMENT.
Every set of fingerprints taken pursuant to this  subdivision  shall  be
promptly  submitted  to  the  commissioner for purposes of clearance for
employment.
  S 4. Paragraph a of subdivision 39 of section 1709  of  the  education
law,  as  amended by chapter 147 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read
as follows:
  a. Shall require, for purposes of a criminal history record check, the
fingerprinting of all prospective employees pursuant  to  section  three
thousand  thirty-five  of  this chapter, who do not hold valid clearance
pursuant to such section or pursuant to section three thousand four-b of
this chapter or section five hundred nine-cc or twelve  hundred  twenty-
nine-d  of  the vehicle and traffic law. Prior to initiating the finger-
printing process, the prospective employer shall furnish  the  applicant
with  the  form  described  in  paragraph  (c)  of subdivision thirty of
section three hundred five of this chapter and shall obtain  the  appli-
cant's  consent  to  the  criminal history records search.   PROSPECTIVE
EMPLOYEES SHALL BE FINGERPRINTED USING ELECTRONIC SCANNING TECHNOLOGY BY
AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AT DESIGNATED FINGERPRINTING ENTITIES  APPROVED  BY
THE  DEPARTMENT.  PRIOR  TO INITIATING THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS AND IN
THE PRESENCE OF AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL, AN APPLICANT SHALL  SIGN  A  SWORN
STATEMENT  PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT VERIFYING THE APPLICANT'S IDENTITY
AND ATTESTING TO THE TRUTHFULNESS OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED  THEREIN.
SUCH  LANGUAGE  SHALL  INCLUDE,  BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: "I
HEREBY CERTIFY AND ATTEST THAT I AM THE PERSON I CLAIM TO BE,  THAT  THE
INFORMATION  AND  STATEMENTS MADE ON THIS FORM, INCLUDING MY APPLICATION
FOR EMPLOYMENT AND, ANY AND ALL FORMS  AND  PAPERS  PREPARED  BY  ME  IN
CONJUNCTION  WITH  THE  EMPLOYMENT I AM SEEKING, ARE TRUE AND COMPLETE."
THE PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE SHALL PRESENT TWO FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION,  ONE
OF  WHICH  SHALL  BE  AN OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT ISSUED PHOTO IDENTIFICATION
CAPABLE OF BEING VERIFIED. A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE APPLICANT SHALL BE  TAKEN
BY  AUTHORIZED  PERSONNEL  AND  AFFIXED TO THE APPLICANT'S SIGNED, SWORN
STATEMENT. UPON COMPLETION OF THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS, THE AUTHORIZED
PERSONNEL SHALL SIGN AN AFFIDAVIT PREPARED BY THE  DEPARTMENT  ATTESTING
THAT  HE  OR  SHE VERIFIED THE PHOTO IDENTIFICATION PRESENTED, WITNESSED
THE SIGNATURE AND PROCESSED THE FINGERPRINTS  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  THIS
CHAPTER  AND  THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT. THESE RECORDS
SHALL BE RETAINED BY THE DEPARTMENT AS BUSINESS RECORDS  AS  DEFINED  IN

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SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF SECTION 175.00 OF THE PENAL LAW FOR THE DURATION OF
THE INDIVIDUAL'S EMPLOYMENT. Every set of fingerprints taken pursuant to
this subdivision shall be promptly submitted  to  the  commissioner  for
purposes of clearance for employment.
  S  5.  Paragraph  a  of subdivision 9 of section 1804 of the education
law, as amended by chapter 147 of the laws of 2001, is amended  to  read
as follows:
  a.  The  board  of education shall, for purposes of a criminal history
record check, require the fingerprinting of  all  prospective  employees
pursuant  to  section three thousand thirty-five of this chapter, who do
not hold valid clearance pursuant to such section or pursuant to section
three thousand four-b of this chapter or section five hundred nine-cc or
twelve hundred twenty-nine-d of the vehicle and traffic  law.  Prior  to
initiating  the  fingerprinting  process, the prospective employer shall
furnish the applicant with the form described in paragraph (c) of subdi-
vision thirty of section three hundred five of this  chapter  and  shall
obtain  the  applicant's consent to the criminal history records search.
PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES SHALL BE FINGERPRINTED USING  ELECTRONIC  SCANNING
TECHNOLOGY BY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AT DESIGNATED FINGERPRINTING ENTITIES
APPROVED  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT.    PRIOR TO INITIATING THE FINGERPRINTING
PROCESS AND IN THE PRESENCE OF AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL, AN APPLICANT  SHALL
SIGN  A  SWORN STATEMENT PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT VERIFYING THE APPLI-
CANT'S IDENTITY AND ATTESTING TO THE  TRUTHFULNESS  OF  THE  INFORMATION
CONTAINED  THEREIN.  SUCH  LANGUAGE SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO
THE FOLLOWING: "I HEREBY CERTIFY AND ATTEST THAT I AM THE PERSON I CLAIM
TO BE, THAT THE INFORMATION AND STATEMENTS MADE ON THIS FORM,  INCLUDING
MY APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT AND, ANY AND ALL FORMS AND PAPERS PREPARED
BY  ME  IN  CONJUNCTION  WITH  THE EMPLOYMENT I AM SEEKING, ARE TRUE AND
COMPLETE." THE PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE SHALL PRESENT TWO FORMS OF IDENTIFI-
CATION, ONE OF WHICH SHALL BE AN OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT ISSUED PHOTO  IDEN-
TIFICATION  CAPABLE  OF  BEING  VERIFIED.  A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE APPLICANT
SHALL BE TAKEN BY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AND AFFIXED  TO  THE  APPLICANT'S
SIGNED,  SWORN STATEMENT. UPON COMPLETION OF THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS,
THE AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL SHALL SIGN AN AFFIDAVIT PREPARED BY THE DEPART-
MENT  ATTESTING  THAT  HE  OR  SHE  VERIFIED  THE  PHOTO  IDENTIFICATION
PRESENTED,  WITNESSED  THE  SIGNATURE  AND PROCESSED THE FINGERPRINTS IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THIS CHAPTER  AND  THE  RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  OF  THE
DEPARTMENT.  THESE  RECORDS SHALL BE RETAINED BY THE DEPARTMENT AS BUSI-
NESS RECORDS AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO  OF  SECTION  175.00  OF  THE
PENAL  LAW FOR THE DURATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S EMPLOYMENT. Every set of
fingerprints taken  pursuant  to  this  subdivision  shall  be  promptly
submitted to the commissioner for purposes of clearance for employment.
  S  6.  Subparagraph a of paragraph ll of subdivision 4 of section 1950
of the education law, as amended by chapter 147 of the laws of 2001,  is
amended to read as follows:
  a. Shall require, for purposes of a criminal history record check, the
fingerprinting  of  all  prospective employees pursuant to section three
thousand thirty-five of this chapter, who do not  hold  valid  clearance
pursuant to such section or pursuant to section three thousand four-b of
this  chapter  or section five hundred nine-cc or twelve hundred twenty-
nine-d of the vehicle and traffic law. Prior to initiating  the  finger-
printing  process,  the prospective employer shall furnish the applicant
with the form described  in  paragraph  (c)  of  subdivision  thirty  of
section  three  hundred five of this chapter and shall obtain the appli-
cant's consent to the criminal  history  records  search.    PROSPECTIVE
EMPLOYEES SHALL BE FINGERPRINTED USING ELECTRONIC SCANNING TECHNOLOGY BY

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AUTHORIZED  PERSONNEL  AT DESIGNATED FINGERPRINTING ENTITIES APPROVED BY
THE DEPARTMENT. PRIOR TO INITIATING THE FINGERPRINTING  PROCESS  AND  IN
THE  PRESENCE  OF  AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL, AN APPLICANT SHALL SIGN A SWORN
STATEMENT  PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT VERIFYING THE APPLICANT'S IDENTITY
AND ATTESTING TO THE TRUTHFULNESS OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED  THEREIN.
SUCH  LANGUAGE  SHALL  INCLUDE,  BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO THE FOLLOWING: "I
HEREBY CERTIFY AND ATTEST THAT I AM THE PERSON I CLAIM TO BE,  THAT  THE
INFORMATION  AND  STATEMENTS MADE ON THIS FORM, INCLUDING MY APPLICATION
FOR EMPLOYMENT AND, ANY AND ALL FORMS  AND  PAPERS  PREPARED  BY  ME  IN
CONJUNCTION  WITH  THE  EMPLOYMENT I AM SEEKING, ARE TRUE AND COMPLETE."
THE PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE SHALL PRESENT TWO FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION,  ONE
OF  WHICH  SHALL  BE  AN OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT ISSUED PHOTO IDENTIFICATION
CAPABLE OF BEING VERIFIED. A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE APPLICANT SHALL BE  TAKEN
BY  AUTHORIZED  PERSONNEL  AND  AFFIXED TO THE APPLICANT'S SIGNED, SWORN
STATEMENT. UPON COMPLETION OF THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS, THE AUTHORIZED
PERSONNEL SHALL SIGN AN AFFIDAVIT PREPARED BY THE  DEPARTMENT  ATTESTING
THAT  HE  OR  SHE VERIFIED THE PHOTO IDENTIFICATION PRESENTED, WITNESSED
THE SIGNATURE AND PROCESSED THE FINGERPRINTS  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  THIS
CHAPTER  AND  THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT. THESE RECORDS
SHALL BE RETAINED BY THE DEPARTMENT AS BUSINESS RECORDS  AS  DEFINED  IN
SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF SECTION 175.00 OF THE PENAL LAW FOR THE DURATION OF
THE INDIVIDUAL'S EMPLOYMENT. Every set of fingerprints taken pursuant to
this paragraph shall be  promptly  submitted  to  the  commissioner  for
purposes of clearance for employment.
  S  7.  Paragraph  a of subdivision 18 of section 2503 of the education
law, as amended by chapter 147 of the laws of 2001, is amended  to  read
as follows:
  a. Shall require, for purposes of a criminal history record check, the
fingerprinting  of  all  prospective employees pursuant to section three
thousand thirty-five of this chapter, who do not  hold  valid  clearance
pursuant to such section or pursuant to section three thousand four-b of
this  chapter  or section five hundred nine-cc or twelve hundred twenty-
nine-d of the vehicle and traffic law. Prior to initiating  the  finger-
printing  process,  the prospective employer shall furnish the applicant
with the form described  in  paragraph  (c)  of  subdivision  thirty  of
section  three  hundred five of this chapter and shall obtain the appli-
cant's consent to  the  criminal  history  records  search.  PROSPECTIVE
EMPLOYEES SHALL BE FINGERPRINTED USING ELECTRONIC SCANNING TECHNOLOGY BY
AUTHORIZED  PERSONNEL  AT DESIGNATED FINGERPRINTING ENTITIES APPROVED BY
THE DEPARTMENT. PRIOR TO INITIATING THE FINGERPRINTING  PROCESS  AND  IN
THE  PRESENCE  OF  AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL, AN APPLICANT SHALL SIGN A SWORN
STATEMENT PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT VERIFYING THE APPLICANT'S  IDENTITY
AND  ATTESTING TO THE TRUTHFULNESS OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN.
SUCH LANGUAGE SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED  TO  THE  FOLLOWING:  "I
HEREBY  CERTIFY  AND ATTEST THAT I AM THE PERSON I CLAIM TO BE, THAT THE
INFORMATION AND STATEMENTS MADE ON THIS FORM, INCLUDING  MY  APPLICATION
FOR  EMPLOYMENT  AND,  ANY  AND  ALL  FORMS AND PAPERS PREPARED BY ME IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THE EMPLOYMENT I AM SEEKING, ARE  TRUE  AND  COMPLETE."
THE  PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE SHALL PRESENT TWO FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION, ONE
OF WHICH SHALL BE AN OFFICIAL  GOVERNMENT  ISSUED  PHOTO  IDENTIFICATION
CAPABLE  OF BEING VERIFIED. A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE APPLICANT SHALL BE TAKEN
BY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AND AFFIXED TO  THE  APPLICANT'S  SIGNED,  SWORN
STATEMENT. UPON COMPLETION OF THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS, THE AUTHORIZED
PERSONNEL  SHALL  SIGN AN AFFIDAVIT PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT ATTESTING
THAT HE OR SHE VERIFIED THE PHOTO  IDENTIFICATION  PRESENTED,  WITNESSED
THE  SIGNATURE  AND  PROCESSED  THE FINGERPRINTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS

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CHAPTER AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT.  THESE  RECORDS
SHALL  BE  RETAINED  BY THE DEPARTMENT AS BUSINESS RECORDS AS DEFINED IN
SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION 175.00 OF THE PENAL LAW FOR THE  DURATION  OF
THE INDIVIDUAL'S EMPLOYMENT. Every set of fingerprints taken pursuant to
this  subdivision  shall  be  promptly submitted to the commissioner for
purposes of clearance for employment.
  S 8. Paragraph a of subdivision 25 of section 2554  of  the  education
law, as amended by chapter 91 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as
follows:
  a. Shall require, for purposes of a criminal history record check, the
fingerprinting  of  all  prospective employees pursuant to section three
thousand thirty-five of this chapter, who do not  hold  valid  clearance
pursuant to such section or pursuant to section three thousand four-b of
this  chapter  or section five hundred nine-cc or twelve hundred twenty-
nine-d of the vehicle and traffic law. Prior to initiating  the  finger-
printing  process,  the prospective employer shall furnish the applicant
with the form described  in  paragraph  (c)  of  subdivision  thirty  of
section  three  hundred five of this chapter and shall obtain the appli-
cant's consent to  the  criminal  history  records  search.  PROSPECTIVE
EMPLOYEES SHALL BE FINGERPRINTED USING ELECTRONIC SCANNING TECHNOLOGY BY
AUTHORIZED  PERSONNEL  AT DESIGNATED FINGERPRINTING ENTITIES APPROVED BY
THE DEPARTMENT. PRIOR TO INITIATING THE FINGERPRINTING  PROCESS  AND  IN
THE  PRESENCE  OF  AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL, AN APPLICANT SHALL SIGN A SWORN
STATEMENT PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT VERIFYING THE APPLICANT'S  IDENTITY
AND  ATTESTING TO THE TRUTHFULNESS OF THE INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN.
SUCH LANGUAGE SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED  TO  THE  FOLLOWING:  "I
HEREBY  CERTIFY  AND ATTEST THAT I AM THE PERSON I CLAIM TO BE, THAT THE
INFORMATION AND STATEMENTS MADE ON THIS FORM, INCLUDING  MY  APPLICATION
FOR  EMPLOYMENT  AND,  ANY  AND  ALL  FORMS AND PAPERS PREPARED BY ME IN
CONJUNCTION WITH THE EMPLOYMENT I AM SEEKING, ARE  TRUE  AND  COMPLETE."
THE  PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE SHALL PRESENT TWO FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION, ONE
OF WHICH SHALL BE AN OFFICIAL  GOVERNMENT  ISSUED  PHOTO  IDENTIFICATION
CAPABLE  OF BEING VERIFIED. A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE APPLICANT SHALL BE TAKEN
BY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AND AFFIXED TO  THE  APPLICANT'S  SIGNED,  SWORN
STATEMENT. UPON COMPLETION OF THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS, THE AUTHORIZED
PERSONNEL  SHALL  SIGN AN AFFIDAVIT PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT ATTESTING
THAT HE OR SHE VERIFIED THE PHOTO  IDENTIFICATION  PRESENTED,  WITNESSED
THE  SIGNATURE  AND  PROCESSED  THE FINGERPRINTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS
CHAPTER AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT.  THESE  RECORDS
SHALL  BE  RETAINED  BY THE DEPARTMENT AS BUSINESS RECORDS AS DEFINED IN
SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION 175.00 OF THE PENAL LAW FOR THE  DURATION  OF
THE INDIVIDUAL'S EMPLOYMENT. Every set of fingerprints taken pursuant to
this  subdivision  shall  be  promptly submitted to the commissioner for
purposes of clearance for employment.
  S 9. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a-2) of subdivision 3  of  section
2854  of  the  education  law,  as amended by chapter 147 of the laws of
2001, is amended to read as follows:
  (i) The board of trustees of  a  charter  school  shall  require,  for
purposes  of  a criminal history record check, the fingerprinting of all
prospective employees pursuant to section three thousand thirty-five  of
this  chapter,  who do not hold valid clearance pursuant to such section
or pursuant to section three thousand four-b of this chapter or  section
five  hundred nine-cc or twelve hundred twenty-nine-d of the vehicle and
traffic  law.  Prior  to  initiating  the  fingerprinting  process,  the
prospective employer shall furnish the applicant with the form described
in  paragraph (c) of subdivision thirty of section three hundred five of

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this chapter and shall obtain the applicant's consent  to  the  criminal
history  records  search.  PROSPECTIVE  EMPLOYEES SHALL BE FINGERPRINTED
USING ELECTRONIC SCANNING TECHNOLOGY BY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL  AT  DESIG-
NATED  FINGERPRINTING  ENTITIES  APPROVED  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT. PRIOR TO
INITIATING THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS AND IN THE PRESENCE OF  AUTHORIZED
PERSONNEL,  AN  APPLICANT  SHALL  SIGN A SWORN STATEMENT PREPARED BY THE
DEPARTMENT VERIFYING THE  APPLICANT'S  IDENTITY  AND  ATTESTING  TO  THE
TRUTHFULNESS  OF  THE INFORMATION CONTAINED THEREIN. SUCH LANGUAGE SHALL
INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO THE  FOLLOWING:  "I  HEREBY  CERTIFY  AND
ATTEST  THAT  I  AM  THE  PERSON I CLAIM TO BE, THAT THE INFORMATION AND
STATEMENTS MADE ON THIS FORM, INCLUDING MY  APPLICATION  FOR  EMPLOYMENT
AND, ANY AND ALL FORMS AND PAPERS PREPARED BY ME IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE
EMPLOYMENT I AM SEEKING, ARE TRUE AND COMPLETE." THE PROSPECTIVE EMPLOY-
EE  SHALL  PRESENT TWO FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION, ONE OF WHICH SHALL BE AN
OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT ISSUED PHOTO IDENTIFICATION CAPABLE OF  BEING  VERI-
FIED. A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE APPLICANT SHALL BE TAKEN BY AUTHORIZED PERSON-
NEL  AND  AFFIXED  TO  THE  APPLICANT'S  SIGNED,  SWORN  STATEMENT. UPON
COMPLETION OF THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS, THE AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL SHALL
SIGN AN AFFIDAVIT PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT ATTESTING THAT  HE  OR  SHE
VERIFIED THE PHOTO IDENTIFICATION PRESENTED, WITNESSED THE SIGNATURE AND
PROCESSED THE FINGERPRINTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS CHAPTER AND THE RULES
AND  REGULATIONS  OF  THE DEPARTMENT. THESE RECORDS SHALL BE RETAINED BY
THE DEPARTMENT AS BUSINESS RECORDS AS  DEFINED  IN  SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF
SECTION  175.00  OF  THE  PENAL LAW FOR THE DURATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S
EMPLOYMENT. Every set of fingerprints taken pursuant to  this  paragraph
shall  be  promptly submitted to the commissioner for purposes of clear-
ance for employment.
  S 10. Subdivision 1 of section 3004-b of the education law,  as  sepa-
rately  amended  by chapters 147 and 380 of the laws of 2001, is amended
to read as follows:
  1. Criminal history records search. Upon receipt of an application for
certification as a superintendent of schools, teacher, administrator  or
supervisor,  teaching  assistant  or school personnel required to hold a
teaching or administrative  license  or  certificate,  the  commissioner
shall,  subject to the rules and regulations of the division of criminal
justice services, initiate a criminal  history  records  search  of  the
person  making application, except that nothing in this section shall be
construed to require a criminal history record check  of  an  individual
who  holds a valid provisional certificate on the effective date of this
section and applies for permanent certification in the same  certificate
title,  or of an individual who applies for a temporary license to serve
in the city school district of the city of New York and has been cleared
for licensure and/or employment by such city school district pursuant to
subdivision twenty of section twenty-five hundred ninety-h of this chap-
ter. Prior to initiating the fingerprinting  process,  the  commissioner
shall  furnish the applicant with the form described in paragraph (c) of
subdivision thirty of section three hundred five  of  this  chapter  and
shall  obtain  the  applicant's  consent to the criminal history records
search.   APPLICANTS SHALL BE FINGERPRINTED  USING  ELECTRONIC  SCANNING
TECHNOLOGY BY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AT DESIGNATED FINGERPRINTING ENTITIES
APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT. PRIOR TO INITIATING THE FINGERPRINTING PROC-
ESS AND IN THE PRESENCE OF AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL, AN APPLICANT SHALL SIGN
A  SWORN  STATEMENT PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT VERIFYING THE APPLICANT'S
IDENTITY AND ATTESTING TO THE TRUTHFULNESS OF THE INFORMATION  CONTAINED
THEREIN.  SUCH LANGUAGE SHALL INCLUDE, BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO THE FOLLOW-
ING: "I HEREBY CERTIFY AND ATTEST THAT I AM THE PERSON I  CLAIM  TO  BE,

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THAT  THE  INFORMATION  AND  STATEMENTS  MADE ON THIS FORM, INCLUDING MY
APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYMENT AND, ANY AND ALL FORMS AND PAPERS PREPARED BY
ME IN CONJUNCTION WITH  THE  EMPLOYMENT  I  AM  SEEKING,  ARE  TRUE  AND
COMPLETE." THE PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE SHALL PRESENT TWO FORMS OF IDENTIFI-
CATION,  ONE OF WHICH SHALL BE AN OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT ISSUED PHOTO IDEN-
TIFICATION CAPABLE OF BEING VERIFIED.  A  PHOTOGRAPH  OF  THE  APPLICANT
SHALL  BE  TAKEN  BY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AND AFFIXED TO THE APPLICANT'S
SIGNED, SWORN STATEMENT. UPON COMPLETION OF THE FINGERPRINTING  PROCESS,
THE AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL SHALL SIGN AN AFFIDAVIT PREPARED BY THE DEPART-
MENT  ATTESTING  THAT  HE  OR  SHE  VERIFIED  THE  PHOTO  IDENTIFICATION
PRESENTED, WITNESSED THE SIGNATURE AND  PROCESSED  THE  FINGERPRINTS  IN
ACCORDANCE  WITH  THIS  CHAPTER  AND  THE  RULES  AND REGULATIONS OF THE
DEPARTMENT. THESE RECORDS SHALL BE RETAINED BY THE DEPARTMENT  AS  BUSI-
NESS  RECORDS  AS  DEFINED  IN  SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION 175.00 OF THE
PENAL LAW FOR THE DURATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S EMPLOYMENT.  The  commis-
sioner shall obtain from each applicant two sets of fingerprints and the
division of criminal justice services processing fee imposed pursuant to
subdivision  eight-a of section eight hundred thirty-seven of the execu-
tive law and any fee imposed by the federal bureau of investigation. The
commissioner shall promptly transmit such fingerprints and fees  to  the
division  of  criminal  justice  services for its full search and retain
processing. The division of criminal justice services is  authorized  to
submit the fingerprints and the appropriate fee to the federal bureau of
investigation for a national criminal history record check. The division
of  criminal  justice  services  and the federal bureau of investigation
shall forward such criminal history record  to  the  commissioner  in  a
timely  manner.  For  the  purposes  of  this section the term "criminal
history record" shall mean a record of all convictions of crimes and any
pending criminal charges maintained on an individual by the division  of
criminal  justice  services  and the federal bureau of investigation. In
addition, upon request from an applicant who has applied for  employment
with  the city school district of the city of New York, the commissioner
shall have the authority to forward a  copy  of  such  criminal  history
record  to  the city school district of the city of New York by the most
expeditious means available. Furthermore, upon  notification  that  such
applicant  is  employed  by  the city school district of the city of New
York, the division of criminal justice services shall have the authority
to provide subsequent criminal history  notifications  directly  to  the
city  school  district  of  the  city  of New York. Upon request from an
applicant who has already been cleared for licensure  and/or  employment
by  the  city  school  district  of  the  city  of New York, such school
district shall have the authority to forward a copy of  the  applicant's
criminal  history  record  to  the commissioner, by the most expeditious
means available, for the purposes of  this  section.  Furthermore,  upon
notification  that  such  applicant  has been certified, the division of
criminal justice services shall have the authority to provide subsequent
criminal history notifications directly to the  commissioner.  All  such
criminal history records processed and sent pursuant to this subdivision
shall be confidential pursuant to the applicable federal and state laws,
rules  and  regulations,  and  shall  not  be  published  or  in any way
disclosed to persons  other  than  the  commissioner,  unless  otherwise
authorized  by  law.    No cause of action against the department or the
division of criminal justice services for damages related to the dissem-
ination of criminal history records pursuant to this  subdivision  shall
exist  when  the department or division of criminal justice services has
reasonably and in good faith relied upon the accuracy  and  completeness

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of  criminal  history information furnished to it by qualified agencies.
The provision of such criminal history record by the division of  crimi-
nal  justice  services shall be subject to the provisions of subdivision
sixteen  of  section  two  hundred  ninety-six of the executive law. The
commissioner shall consider such criminal  history  record  pursuant  to
article twenty-three-A of the correction law.
  S 11. Subdivision 4 of section 1950 of the education law is amended by
adding a new paragraph oo to read as follows:
  OO.  TO PROCESS FINGERPRINTS TO BE UTILIZED IN CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD
CHECKS FOR PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES OF NONPUBLIC ELEMENTARY  AND  SECONDARY
SCHOOLS  AND  CHARTER  SCHOOLS PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THIRTY OF SECTION
THREE HUNDRED FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER AND  TO  ENTER  CONTRACTS  WITH  SUCH
SCHOOLS  FOR  SUCH  PURPOSE,  AND  TO  PROCESS FINGERPRINTS FOR CRIMINAL
HISTORY RECORDS SEARCHES PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE THOUSAND  THIRTY-FIVE
OF  THIS CHAPTER FOR APPLICANTS FOR TEACHER CERTIFICATION AND FOR APPLI-
CANTS FOR A CHARTER AS A CHARTER SCHOOL PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION FOUR  OF
SECTION  TWENTY-EIGHT  HUNDRED  FIFTY-TWO OF THIS TITLE. SUCH PROCESSING
SERVICES SHALL BE PROVIDED AT COST AND THE BOARD OF  COOPERATIVE  EDUCA-
TIONAL  SERVICES SHALL NOT BE AUTHORIZED TO CHARGE ANY COSTS INCURRED IN
PROVIDING SUCH SERVICES TO ITS COMPONENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS. THE BOARD  OF
COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL SERVICES IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO DO AND PERFORM
ANY AND ALL ACTS NECESSARY OR CONVENIENT IN RELATION TO THE PROVISION OF
SUCH SERVICES.
  S 12. This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however,  that
the  amendments  made to subdivision 39 of section 1604 of the education
law by section three of this act, subdivision 39 of section 1709 of  the
education law by section four of this act, subdivision 9 of section 1804
of the education law by section five of this act, paragraph ll of subdi-
vision  4  of  section  1950 of the education law by section six of this
act, subdivision 18 of section 2503 of  the  education  law  by  section
seven  of  this act, subdivision 25 of section 2554 of the education law
by section eight of this  act,  paragraph  (a-2)  of  subdivision  3  of
section  2854  of  the  education  law  by section nine of this act, and
subdivision 1 of section 3004-b of the education law by section  ten  of
this  act, shall not affect the expirations of such paragraphs or subdi-
visions and shall expire and be deemed repealed therewith.

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                 6816--B

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 19, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. NOLAN -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Education -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted
  as  amended and recommitted to said committee -- reported and referred
  to the Committee on  Codes  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring the finger-
  printing of prospective employees of  certain  schools,  phasing-in  a
  requirement  that  all fingerprints submitted by prospective employees
  and applicants for certification be electronically submitted,  author-
  izing  boards  of  cooperative educational services to conduct finger-
  printing for  non-component  districts,  and  applicants  for  certif-
  ication,   strengthening   identification  verification  practices  at
  fingerprinting sites for the purpose of  conducting  criminal  history
  record  checks and enhancing existing statutory mechanisms to expedite
  the removal of persons who commit fingerprint fraud

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

  Section  1. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subdivision 30 of section 305 of
the education law, paragraph (a) and the opening paragraph and  subpara-
graph  (i)  of  paragraph  (b)  as amended by chapter 630 of the laws of
2006, paragraph (b) as added by chapter 180 of the  laws  of  2000,  are
amended to read as follows:
  (a)  The  commissioner,  in  cooperation with the division of criminal
justice services and in accordance with  all  applicable  provisions  of
law,  shall promulgate rules and regulations to require the fingerprint-
ing of prospective employees, as defined in section eleven hundred twen-
ty-five of this chapter, of school districts, charter schools and boards
of cooperative educational services and authorizing  the  fingerprinting
of prospective employees of nonpublic and private elementary and second-
ary schools, and for the use of information derived from searches of the
records  of  the  division  of criminal justice services and the federal

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10119-14-3
              

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bureau of investigation based on  the  use  of  such  fingerprints.  The
commissioner  shall  also  develop  a  form for use by school districts,
charter schools, boards of cooperative educational services, and nonpub-
lic  and private elementary and secondary schools in connection with the
submission of fingerprints that contains the specific job  title  sought
and  any  other information that may be relevant to consideration of the
applicant.  PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING OUT-OF-STATE APPLICANTS  TO
THE  EXTENT  PRACTICABLE, SHALL BE FINGERPRINTED BY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL
AT DESIGNATED FINGERPRINTING ENTITIES APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT,  USING
ELECTRONIC  SCANNING TECHNOLOGY APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT. OUT-OF-STATE
PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES WHO SUBMIT FINGERPRINT CARDS AND ARE  NOT  FINGER-
PRINTED  ELECTRONICALLY  PURSUANT  TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS PARAGRAPH
SHALL BE FINGERPRINTED ELECTRONICALLY PRIOR  TO  EMPLOYMENT  WITHIN  THE
STATE.  IN  ADDITION  TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS PARAGRAPH, THE COMMIS-
SIONER SHALL ESTABLISH MINIMUM STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES FOR  IDENTIFICA-
TION  VERIFICATION  TO  BE FOLLOWED AT FINGERPRINTING SITES, WHICH SHALL
INCLUDE THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION IN REGULATIONS OF  THE  COMMIS-
SIONER.  PRIOR TO INITIATING THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS AND IN THE PRES-
ENCE  OF AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL, A PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE SHALL SIGN A SWORN
STATEMENT PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT VERIFYING THE  PROSPECTIVE  EMPLOY-
EE'S  IDENTITY  AND  PRESENT  TWO  FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION, ONE OF WHICH
SHALL BE AN OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT ISSUED PHOTO IDENTIFICATION  CAPABLE  OF
BEING  VERIFIED. A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE SHALL BE TAKEN
BY AUTHORIZED  PERSONNEL  AND  AFFIXED  TO  THE  PROSPECTIVE  EMPLOYEE'S
SIGNED,  SWORN STATEMENT. UPON COMPLETION OF THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS,
THE AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL SHALL SIGN AN AFFIDAVIT, ON A  FORM  PRESCRIBED
BY  THE  COMMISSIONER, ATTESTING THAT HE OR SHE VERIFIED THE PHOTO IDEN-
TIFICATION PRESENTED, WITNESSED THE SIGNATURE AND PROCESSED THE  FINGER-
PRINTS  IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS CHAPTER AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF
THE DEPARTMENT.  THESE RECORDS SHALL BE RETAINED AS BUSINESS RECORDS  AS
DEFINED  IN  SUBDIVISION  TWO OF SECTION 175.00 OF THE PENAL LAW FOR THE
DURATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S EMPLOYMENT IN A MANNER  PRESCRIBED  BY  THE
COMMISSIONER.  The  commissioner  shall  also  establish  a form for the
recordation of allegations of child abuse in an educational setting,  as
required  pursuant to section eleven hundred twenty-six of this chapter.
No person who has been fingerprinted pursuant to section three  thousand
four-b  of  this  chapter or pursuant to section five hundred nine-cc or
twelve hundred twenty-nine-d of the vehicle and traffic  law  and  whose
fingerprints  remain  on  file  with  the  division  of criminal justice
services shall be required to undergo fingerprinting for purposes  of  a
new  criminal  history  record check. This subdivision and the rules and
regulations promulgated pursuant thereto shall not  apply  to  a  school
district within a city with a population of one million or more.
  (b)  The  commissioner,  in  cooperation with the division of criminal
justice services, shall promulgate a form to be  provided  to  all  such
prospective  employees  of  school districts, charter schools, boards of
cooperative educational services, and nonpublic and  private  elementary
and  secondary  schools that elect to fingerprint and seek clearance for
prospective employees that shall:
  (i) inform the prospective employee that the commissioner is  required
or  authorized  to  request his or her criminal history information from
the division of criminal justice services  and  the  federal  bureau  of
investigation  and review such information pursuant to this section, and
provide a description of the manner in which  his  or  her  [fingerprint
cards]  FINGERPRINTS will be TAKEN AND used upon submission to the divi-
sion of criminal justice services;

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  (ii) inform the prospective employee that he or she has the  right  to
obtain, review and seek correction of his or her criminal history infor-
mation  pursuant  to regulations and procedures established by the divi-
sion of criminal justice services.
  S  2.  Paragraph  a of subdivision 39 of section 1604 of the education
law, as amended by chapter 147 of the laws of 2001, is amended  to  read
as follows:
  a. Shall require, for purposes of a criminal history record check, the
fingerprinting  of  all  prospective employees pursuant to section three
thousand thirty-five of this chapter, who do not  hold  valid  clearance
pursuant to such section or pursuant to section three thousand four-b of
this  chapter  or section five hundred nine-cc or twelve hundred twenty-
nine-d of the vehicle and traffic law. Prior to initiating  the  finger-
printing  process,  the prospective employer shall furnish the applicant
with the form described  in  paragraph  (c)  of  subdivision  thirty  of
section  three  hundred five of this chapter and shall obtain the appli-
cant's consent to  the  criminal  history  records  search.  PROSPECTIVE
EMPLOYEES,  INCLUDING OUT-OF-STATE APPLICANTS TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE,
SHALL BE FINGERPRINTED BY AUTHORIZED  PERSONNEL  AT  DESIGNATED  FINGER-
PRINTING  ENTITIES APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, USING ELECTRONIC SCANNING
TECHNOLOGY APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT. OUT-OF-STATE PROSPECTIVE  EMPLOY-
EES  WHO  SUBMIT  FINGERPRINT  CARDS AND ARE NOT FINGERPRINTED ELECTRON-
ICALLY PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL  BE  FINGER-
PRINTED ELECTRONICALLY PRIOR TO EMPLOYMENT WITHIN THE STATE. IN ADDITION
TO  THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS PARAGRAPH, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH
MINIMUM STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES FOR IDENTIFICATION VERIFICATION  TO  BE
FOLLOWED  AT  FINGERPRINTING SITES, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE THE REQUIREMENTS
OF THIS SECTION IN REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER. PRIOR TO  INITIATING
THE  FINGERPRINTING PROCESS AND IN THE PRESENCE OF AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL,
A PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE SHALL SIGN A  SWORN  STATEMENT  PREPARED  BY  THE
DEPARTMENT VERIFYING THE PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE'S IDENTITY AND PRESENT TWO
FORMS  OF  IDENTIFICATION,  ONE OF WHICH SHALL BE AN OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT
ISSUED PHOTO IDENTIFICATION CAPABLE OF BEING VERIFIED. A  PHOTOGRAPH  OF
THE  PROSPECTIVE  EMPLOYEE  SHALL  BE  TAKEN BY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AND
AFFIXED TO THE PROSPECTIVE  EMPLOYEE'S  SIGNED,  SWORN  STATEMENT.  UPON
COMPLETION OF THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS, THE AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL SHALL
SIGN  AN  AFFIDAVIT, ON A FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER, ATTESTING
THAT HE OR SHE VERIFIED THE PHOTO  IDENTIFICATION  PRESENTED,  WITNESSED
THE  SIGNATURE  AND  PROCESSED  THE FINGERPRINTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS
CHAPTER AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT.  THESE  RECORDS
SHALL  BE  RETAINED AS BUSINESS RECORDS AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF
SECTION 175.00 OF THE PENAL LAW FOR THE  DURATION  OF  THE  INDIVIDUAL'S
EMPLOYMENT  IN  A  MANNER  PRESCRIBED  BY THE COMMISSIONER. Every set of
fingerprints taken  pursuant  to  this  subdivision  shall  be  promptly
submitted to the commissioner for purposes of clearance for employment.
  S  3.  Paragraph  a of subdivision 39 of section 1709 of the education
law, as amended by chapter 147 of the laws of 2001, is amended  to  read
as follows:
  a. Shall require, for purposes of a criminal history record check, the
fingerprinting  of  all  prospective employees pursuant to section three
thousand thirty-five of this chapter, who do not  hold  valid  clearance
pursuant to such section or pursuant to section three thousand four-b of
this  chapter  or section five hundred nine-cc or twelve hundred twenty-
nine-d of the vehicle and traffic law. Prior to initiating  the  finger-
printing  process,  the prospective employer shall furnish the applicant
with the form described  in  paragraph  (c)  of  subdivision  thirty  of

A. 6816--B                          4

section  three  hundred five of this chapter and shall obtain the appli-
cant's consent to the criminal  history  records  search.    PROSPECTIVE
EMPLOYEES,  INCLUDING OUT-OF-STATE APPLICANTS TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE,
SHALL  BE  FINGERPRINTED  BY  AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AT DESIGNATED FINGER-
PRINTING ENTITIES APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, USING ELECTRONIC  SCANNING
TECHNOLOGY  APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT. OUT-OF-STATE PROSPECTIVE EMPLOY-
EES WHO SUBMIT FINGERPRINT CARDS AND  ARE  NOT  FINGERPRINTED  ELECTRON-
ICALLY  PURSUANT  TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL BE FINGER-
PRINTED ELECTRONICALLY PRIOR TO EMPLOYMENT WITHIN THE STATE. IN ADDITION
TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS PARAGRAPH, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL  ESTABLISH
MINIMUM  STANDARDS  AND PROCEDURES FOR IDENTIFICATION VERIFICATION TO BE
FOLLOWED AT FINGERPRINTING SITES, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE  THE  REQUIREMENTS
OF  THIS SECTION IN REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER. PRIOR TO INITIATING
THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS AND IN THE PRESENCE OF AUTHORIZED  PERSONNEL,
A  PROSPECTIVE  EMPLOYEE  SHALL  SIGN  A SWORN STATEMENT PREPARED BY THE
DEPARTMENT VERIFYING THE PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE'S IDENTITY AND PRESENT TWO
FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION, ONE OF WHICH SHALL BE  AN  OFFICIAL  GOVERNMENT
ISSUED  PHOTO  IDENTIFICATION CAPABLE OF BEING VERIFIED. A PHOTOGRAPH OF
THE PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE SHALL BE  TAKEN  BY  AUTHORIZED  PERSONNEL  AND
AFFIXED  TO  THE  PROSPECTIVE  EMPLOYEE'S  SIGNED, SWORN STATEMENT. UPON
COMPLETION OF THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS, THE AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL SHALL
SIGN AN AFFIDAVIT, ON A FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE  COMMISSIONER,  ATTESTING
THAT  HE  OR  SHE VERIFIED THE PHOTO IDENTIFICATION PRESENTED, WITNESSED
THE SIGNATURE AND PROCESSED THE FINGERPRINTS  IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH  THIS
CHAPTER  AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT.  THESE RECORDS
SHALL BE RETAINED AS BUSINESS RECORDS AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF
SECTION  175.00  OF  THE  PENAL LAW FOR THE DURATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S
EMPLOYMENT IN A MANNER PRESCRIBED BY  THE  COMMISSIONER.  Every  set  of
fingerprints  taken  pursuant  to  this  subdivision  shall  be promptly
submitted to the commissioner for purposes of clearance for employment.
  S 4. Paragraph a of subdivision 9 of section  1804  of  the  education
law,  as  amended by chapter 147 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read
as follows:
  a. The board of education shall, for purposes of  a  criminal  history
record  check,  require  the fingerprinting of all prospective employees
pursuant to section three thousand thirty-five of this chapter,  who  do
not hold valid clearance pursuant to such section or pursuant to section
three thousand four-b of this chapter or section five hundred nine-cc or
twelve  hundred  twenty-nine-d  of the vehicle and traffic law. Prior to
initiating the fingerprinting process, the  prospective  employer  shall
furnish the applicant with the form described in paragraph (c) of subdi-
vision  thirty  of  section three hundred five of this chapter and shall
obtain the applicant's consent to the criminal history  records  search.
PROSPECTIVE  EMPLOYEES,  INCLUDING OUT-OF-STATE APPLICANTS TO THE EXTENT
PRACTICABLE, SHALL BE FINGERPRINTED BY AUTHORIZED  PERSONNEL  AT  DESIG-
NATED  FINGERPRINTING  ENTITIES  APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, USING ELEC-
TRONIC SCANNING TECHNOLOGY  APPROVED  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT.  OUT-OF-STATE
PROSPECTIVE  EMPLOYEES  WHO SUBMIT FINGERPRINT CARDS AND ARE NOT FINGER-
PRINTED ELECTRONICALLY PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS  OF  THIS  PARAGRAPH
SHALL  BE  FINGERPRINTED  ELECTRONICALLY  PRIOR TO EMPLOYMENT WITHIN THE
STATE.  IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS PARAGRAPH,  THE  COMMIS-
SIONER  SHALL ESTABLISH MINIMUM STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES FOR IDENTIFICA-
TION VERIFICATION TO BE FOLLOWED AT FINGERPRINTING  SITES,  WHICH  SHALL
INCLUDE  THE  REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION IN REGULATIONS OF THE COMMIS-
SIONER. PRIOR TO INITIATING THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS AND IN THE  PRES-
ENCE  OF AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL, A PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE SHALL SIGN A SWORN

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STATEMENT PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT VERIFYING THE  PROSPECTIVE  EMPLOY-
EE'S  IDENTITY  AND  PRESENT  TWO  FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION, ONE OF WHICH
SHALL BE AN OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT ISSUED PHOTO IDENTIFICATION  CAPABLE  OF
BEING  VERIFIED. A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE SHALL BE TAKEN
BY AUTHORIZED  PERSONNEL  AND  AFFIXED  TO  THE  PROSPECTIVE  EMPLOYEE'S
SIGNED, SWORN STATEMENT.  UPON COMPLETION OF THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS,
THE  AUTHORIZED  PERSONNEL SHALL SIGN AN AFFIDAVIT, ON A FORM PRESCRIBED
BY THE COMMISSIONER, ATTESTING THAT HE OR SHE VERIFIED THE  PHOTO  IDEN-
TIFICATION  PRESENTED, WITNESSED THE SIGNATURE AND PROCESSED THE FINGER-
PRINTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS CHAPTER AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS  OF
THE  DEPARTMENT.  THESE RECORDS SHALL BE RETAINED AS BUSINESS RECORDS AS
DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION 175.00 OF THE PENAL  LAW  FOR  THE
DURATION  OF  THE  INDIVIDUAL'S EMPLOYMENT IN A MANNER PRESCRIBED BY THE
COMMISSIONER. Every set of fingerprints taken pursuant to this  subdivi-
sion  shall  be  promptly  submitted to the commissioner for purposes of
clearance for employment.
  S 5. Subparagraph a of paragraph ll of subdivision 4 of  section  1950
of  the education law, as amended by chapter 147 of the laws of 2001, is
amended to read as follows:
  a. Shall require, for purposes of a criminal history record check, the
fingerprinting of all prospective employees pursuant  to  section  three
thousand  thirty-five  of  this chapter, who do not hold valid clearance
pursuant to such section or pursuant to section three thousand four-b of
this chapter or section five hundred nine-cc or twelve  hundred  twenty-
nine-d  of  the vehicle and traffic law. Prior to initiating the finger-
printing process, the prospective employer shall furnish  the  applicant
with  the  form  described  in  paragraph  (c)  of subdivision thirty of
section three hundred five of this chapter and shall obtain  the  appli-
cant's  consent  to  the  criminal history records search.   PROSPECTIVE
EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING OUT-OF-STATE APPLICANTS TO THE EXTENT  PRACTICABLE,
SHALL  BE  FINGERPRINTED  BY  AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AT DESIGNATED FINGER-
PRINTING ENTITIES APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, USING ELECTRONIC  SCANNING
TECHNOLOGY  APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT. OUT-OF-STATE PROSPECTIVE EMPLOY-
EES WHO SUBMIT FINGERPRINT CARDS AND  ARE  NOT  FINGERPRINTED  ELECTRON-
ICALLY  PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBPARAGRAPH SHALL BE FING-
ERPRINTED ELECTRONICALLY  PRIOR  TO  EMPLOYMENT  WITHIN  THE  STATE.  IN
ADDITION  TO  THE  REQUIREMENTS  OF  THIS SUBPARAGRAPH, THE COMMISSIONER
SHALL ESTABLISH MINIMUM  STANDARDS  AND  PROCEDURES  FOR  IDENTIFICATION
VERIFICATION TO BE FOLLOWED AT FINGERPRINTING SITES, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE
THE  REQUIREMENTS  OF  THIS  SECTION IN REGULATIONS OF THE COMMISSIONER.
PRIOR TO INITIATING THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS AND IN  THE  PRESENCE  OF
AUTHORIZED  PERSONNEL,  A PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE SHALL SIGN A SWORN STATE-
MENT PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT  VERIFYING  THE  PROSPECTIVE  EMPLOYEE'S
IDENTITY  AND PRESENT TWO FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION, ONE OF WHICH SHALL BE
AN OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT ISSUED  PHOTO  IDENTIFICATION  CAPABLE  OF  BEING
VERIFIED.  A  PHOTOGRAPH  OF  THE PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE SHALL BE TAKEN BY
AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AND AFFIXED TO THE PROSPECTIVE  EMPLOYEE'S  SIGNED,
SWORN  STATEMENT.  UPON  COMPLETION  OF  THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS, THE
AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL SHALL SIGN AN AFFIDAVIT, ON A  FORM  PRESCRIBED  BY
THE  COMMISSIONER, ATTESTING THAT HE OR SHE VERIFIED THE PHOTO IDENTIFI-
CATION PRESENTED, WITNESSED THE SIGNATURE AND PROCESSED THE FINGERPRINTS
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS CHAPTER AND THE RULES  AND  REGULATIONS  OF  THE
DEPARTMENT.    THESE  RECORDS  SHALL  BE RETAINED AS BUSINESS RECORDS AS
DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION 175.00 OF THE PENAL  LAW  FOR  THE
DURATION  OF  THE  INDIVIDUAL'S EMPLOYMENT IN A MANNER PRESCRIBED BY THE
COMMISSIONER. Every set of fingerprints taken pursuant to this paragraph

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shall be promptly submitted to the commissioner for purposes  of  clear-
ance for employment.
  S  6. Subdivision 4 of section 1950 of the education law is amended by
adding a new paragraph oo to read as follows:
  OO. TO PROCESS FINGERPRINTS TO BE UTILIZED IN CRIMINAL HISTORY  RECORD
CHECKS  FOR  PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES OF NONPUBLIC ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY
SCHOOLS, NON-COMPONENT SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND CHARTER SCHOOLS PURSUANT  TO
SUBDIVISION  THIRTY OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER AND TO
ENTER CONTRACTS WITH SUCH SCHOOLS FOR SUCH PURPOSE, AND TO PROCESS FING-
ERPRINTS FOR CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORDS SEARCHES PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE
THOUSAND THIRTY-FIVE OF THIS CHAPTER FOR APPLICANTS FOR TEACHER  CERTIF-
ICATION AND FOR APPLICANTS FOR A CHARTER AS A CHARTER SCHOOL PURSUANT TO
SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION TWENTY-EIGHT HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO OF THIS CHAP-
TER.    SUCH PROCESSING SERVICES SHALL BE PROVIDED AT COST AND THE BOARD
OF COOPERATIVE EDUCATIONAL SERVICES SHALL NOT BE  AUTHORIZED  TO  CHARGE
ANY  COSTS  INCURRED  IN PROVIDING SUCH SERVICES TO ITS COMPONENT SCHOOL
DISTRICTS. THE BOARD OF  COOPERATIVE  EDUCATIONAL  SERVICES  ARE  HEREBY
AUTHORIZED TO DO AND PERFORM ANY AND ALL ACTS NECESSARY OR CONVENIENT IN
RELATION TO THE PROVISION OF SUCH SERVICES.
  S  7.  Paragraph  a of subdivision 18 of section 2503 of the education
law, as amended by chapter 147 of the laws of 2001, is amended  to  read
as follows:
  a. Shall require, for purposes of a criminal history record check, the
fingerprinting  of  all  prospective employees pursuant to section three
thousand thirty-five of this chapter, who do not  hold  valid  clearance
pursuant to such section or pursuant to section three thousand four-b of
this  chapter  or section five hundred nine-cc or twelve hundred twenty-
nine-d of the vehicle and traffic law. Prior to initiating  the  finger-
printing  process,  the prospective employer shall furnish the applicant
with the form described  in  paragraph  (c)  of  subdivision  thirty  of
section  three  hundred five of this chapter and shall obtain the appli-
cant's consent to the criminal history  records  search.  Every  set  of
fingerprints  taken  pursuant  to  this  subdivision  shall  be promptly
submitted to the commissioner for purposes of clearance for  employment.
PROSPECTIVE  EMPLOYEES,  INCLUDING OUT-OF-STATE APPLICANTS TO THE EXTENT
PRACTICABLE, SHALL BE FINGERPRINTED BY AUTHORIZED  PERSONNEL  AT  DESIG-
NATED  FINGERPRINTING  ENTITIES  APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT, USING ELEC-
TRONIC SCANNING TECHNOLOGY  APPROVED  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT.  OUT-OF-STATE
PROSPECTIVE  EMPLOYEES  WHO SUBMIT FINGERPRINT CARDS AND ARE NOT FINGER-
PRINTED ELECTRONICALLY PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS  OF  THIS  PARAGRAPH
SHALL  BE  FINGERPRINTED  ELECTRONICALLY  PRIOR TO EMPLOYMENT WITHIN THE
STATE. IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS  PARAGRAPH,  THE  COMMIS-
SIONER  SHALL ESTABLISH MINIMUM STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES FOR IDENTIFICA-
TION VERIFICATION TO BE FOLLOWED AT FINGERPRINTING  SITES,  WHICH  SHALL
INCLUDE  THE  REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION IN REGULATIONS OF THE COMMIS-
SIONER. PRIOR TO INITIATING THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS AND IN THE  PRES-
ENCE  OF AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL, A PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE SHALL SIGN A SWORN
STATEMENT PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT VERIFYING THE  PROSPECTIVE  EMPLOY-
EE'S  IDENTITY  AND  PRESENT  TWO  FORMS OF IDENTIFICATION, ONE OF WHICH
SHALL BE AN OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT ISSUED PHOTO IDENTIFICATION  CAPABLE  OF
BEING  VERIFIED. A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE SHALL BE TAKEN
BY AUTHORIZED  PERSONNEL  AND  AFFIXED  TO  THE  PROSPECTIVE  EMPLOYEE'S
SIGNED,  SWORN STATEMENT. UPON COMPLETION OF THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS,
THE AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL SHALL SIGN AN AFFIDAVIT, ON A  FORM  PRESCRIBED
BY  THE  COMMISSIONER, ATTESTING THAT HE OR SHE VERIFIED THE PHOTO IDEN-
TIFICATION PRESENTED, WITNESSED THE SIGNATURE AND PROCESSED THE  FINGER-

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PRINTS  IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS CHAPTER AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF
THE DEPARTMENT.  THESE RECORDS SHALL BE RETAINED AS BUSINESS RECORDS  AS
DEFINED  IN  SUBDIVISION  TWO OF SECTION 175.00 OF THE PENAL LAW FOR THE
DURATION  OF  THE  INDIVIDUAL'S EMPLOYMENT IN A MANNER PRESCRIBED BY THE
COMMISSIONER.
  S 8. Paragraph a of subdivision 25 of section 2554  of  the  education
law,  as  amended  by  section  2  of chapter 91 of the laws of 2002, is
amended to read as follows:
  a. Shall require, for purposes of a criminal history record check, the
fingerprinting of all prospective employees pursuant  to  section  three
thousand  thirty-five  of  this chapter, who do not hold valid clearance
pursuant to such section or pursuant to section three thousand four-b of
this chapter or section five hundred nine-cc or twelve  hundred  twenty-
nine-d  of  the vehicle and traffic law. Prior to initiating the finger-
printing process, the prospective employer shall furnish  the  applicant
with  the  form  described  in  paragraph  (c)  of subdivision thirty of
section three hundred five of this chapter and shall obtain  the  appli-
cant's  consent  to  the  criminal  history records search. Every set of
fingerprints taken  pursuant  to  this  subdivision  shall  be  promptly
submitted  to the commissioner for purposes of clearance for employment.
PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING OUT-OF-STATE APPLICANTS TO  THE  EXTENT
PRACTICABLE,  SHALL  BE  FINGERPRINTED BY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AT DESIG-
NATED FINGERPRINTING ENTITIES APPROVED BY THE  DEPARTMENT,  USING  ELEC-
TRONIC  SCANNING  TECHNOLOGY  APPROVED  BY  THE DEPARTMENT. OUT-OF-STATE
PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES WHO SUBMIT FINGERPRINT CARDS AND ARE  NOT  FINGER-
PRINTED  ELECTRONICALLY  PURSUANT  TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS PARAGRAPH
SHALL BE FINGERPRINTED ELECTRONICALLY PRIOR  TO  EMPLOYMENT  WITHIN  THE
STATE.  IN  ADDITION  TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS PARAGRAPH, THE COMMIS-
SIONER SHALL ESTABLISH MINIMUM STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES FOR  IDENTIFICA-
TION  VERIFICATION  TO  BE FOLLOWED AT FINGERPRINTING SITES, WHICH SHALL
INCLUDE THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION IN REGULATIONS OF  THE  COMMIS-
SIONER.  PRIOR TO INITIATING THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS AND IN THE PRES-
ENCE OF AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL, A PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE SHALL SIGN A  SWORN
STATEMENT  PREPARED  BY THE DEPARTMENT VERIFYING THE PROSPECTIVE EMPLOY-
EE'S IDENTITY AND PRESENT TWO FORMS  OF  IDENTIFICATION,  ONE  OF  WHICH
SHALL  BE  AN OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT ISSUED PHOTO IDENTIFICATION CAPABLE OF
BEING VERIFIED. A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE SHALL BE  TAKEN
BY  AUTHORIZED  PERSONNEL  AND  AFFIXED  TO  THE  PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE'S
SIGNED, SWORN STATEMENT. UPON COMPLETION OF THE FINGERPRINTING  PROCESS,
THE  AUTHORIZED  PERSONNEL SHALL SIGN AN AFFIDAVIT, ON A FORM PRESCRIBED
BY THE COMMISSIONER, ATTESTING THAT HE OR SHE VERIFIED THE  PHOTO  IDEN-
TIFICATION  PRESENTED, WITNESSED THE SIGNATURE AND PROCESSED THE FINGER-
PRINTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS CHAPTER AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS  OF
THE  DEPARTMENT.  THESE RECORDS SHALL BE RETAINED AS BUSINESS RECORDS AS
DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION 175.00 OF THE PENAL  LAW  FOR  THE
DURATION  OF  THE  INDIVIDUAL'S EMPLOYMENT IN A MANNER PRESCRIBED BY THE
COMMISSIONER.
  S 9. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a-2) of subdivision 3  of  section
2854  of  the  education  law,  as amended by chapter 147 of the laws of
2001, is amended to read as follows:
  (i) The board of trustees of  a  charter  school  shall  require,  for
purposes  of  a criminal history record check, the fingerprinting of all
prospective employees pursuant to section three thousand thirty-five  of
this  chapter,  who do not hold valid clearance pursuant to such section
or pursuant to section three thousand four-b of this chapter or  section
five  hundred nine-cc or twelve hundred twenty-nine-d of the vehicle and

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traffic  law.  Prior  to  initiating  the  fingerprinting  process,  the
prospective employer shall furnish the applicant with the form described
in  paragraph (c) of subdivision thirty of section three hundred five of
this  chapter  and  shall obtain the applicant's consent to the criminal
history records search. PROSPECTIVE  EMPLOYEES,  INCLUDING  OUT-OF-STATE
APPLICANTS  TO THE EXTENT PRACTICABLE, SHALL BE FINGERPRINTED BY AUTHOR-
IZED PERSONNEL AT DESIGNATED FINGERPRINTING  ENTITIES  APPROVED  BY  THE
DEPARTMENT, USING ELECTRONIC SCANNING TECHNOLOGY APPROVED BY THE DEPART-
MENT.    OUT-OF-STATE PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES WHO SUBMIT FINGERPRINT CARDS
AND ARE NOT FINGERPRINTED ELECTRONICALLY PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF
THIS SUBPARAGRAPH SHALL BE FINGERPRINTED ELECTRONICALLY PRIOR TO EMPLOY-
MENT WITHIN THE STATE. IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS  SUBPARA-
GRAPH, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ESTABLISH MINIMUM STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES
FOR  IDENTIFICATION VERIFICATION TO BE FOLLOWED AT FINGERPRINTING SITES,
WHICH SHALL INCLUDE THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION IN  REGULATIONS  OF
THE  COMMISSIONER. PRIOR TO INITIATING THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS AND IN
THE PRESENCE OF AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL, A PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE SHALL  SIGN
A  SWORN  STATEMENT PREPARED BY THE DEPARTMENT VERIFYING THE PROSPECTIVE
EMPLOYEE'S IDENTITY AND PRESENT TWO  FORMS  OF  IDENTIFICATION,  ONE  OF
WHICH  SHALL BE AN OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT ISSUED PHOTO IDENTIFICATION CAPA-
BLE OF BEING VERIFIED. A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE SHALL BE
TAKEN BY AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL AND AFFIXED TO THE PROSPECTIVE  EMPLOYEE'S
SIGNED,  SWORN STATEMENT. UPON COMPLETION OF THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS,
THE AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL SHALL SIGN AN AFFIDAVIT, ON A  FORM  PRESCRIBED
BY  THE  COMMISSIONER, ATTESTING THAT HE OR SHE VERIFIED THE PHOTO IDEN-
TIFICATION PRESENTED, WITNESSED THE SIGNATURE AND PROCESSED THE  FINGER-
PRINTS  IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS CHAPTER AND THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF
THE DEPARTMENT.  THESE RECORDS SHALL BE RETAINED AS BUSINESS RECORDS  AS
DEFINED  IN  SUBDIVISION  TWO OF SECTION 175.00 OF THE PENAL LAW FOR THE
DURATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S EMPLOYMENT IN A MANNER  PRESCRIBED  BY  THE
COMMISSIONER. Every set of fingerprints taken pursuant to this paragraph
shall  be  promptly submitted to the commissioner for purposes of clear-
ance for employment.
  S 10. Subdivision 1 of section 3004-b of the education law,  as  sepa-
rately  amended  by chapters 147 and 380 of the laws of 2001, is amended
to read as follows:
  1. Criminal history records search. Upon receipt of an application for
certification as a superintendent of schools, teacher, administrator  or
supervisor,  teaching  assistant  or school personnel required to hold a
teaching or administrative  license  or  certificate,  the  commissioner
shall,  subject to the rules and regulations of the division of criminal
justice services, initiate a criminal  history  records  search  of  the
person  making application, except that nothing in this section shall be
construed to require a criminal history record check  of  an  individual
who  holds a valid provisional certificate on the effective date of this
section and applies for permanent certification in the same  certificate
title,  or of an individual who applies for a temporary license to serve
in the city school district of the city of New York and has been cleared
for licensure and/or employment by such city school district pursuant to
subdivision twenty of section twenty-five hundred ninety-h of this chap-
ter. Prior to initiating the fingerprinting  process,  the  commissioner
shall  furnish the applicant with the form described in paragraph (c) of
subdivision thirty of section three hundred five  of  this  chapter  and
shall  obtain  the  applicant's  consent to the criminal history records
search.  APPLICANTS FOR CERTIFICATION, WHO ARE REQUIRED  TO  BE  FINGER-
PRINTED  UNDER  THIS  SECTION,  INCLUDING OUT-OF-STATE APPLICANTS TO THE

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EXTENT PRACTICABLE, SHALL BE FINGERPRINTED BY  AUTHORIZED  PERSONNEL  AT
DESIGNATED  FINGERPRINTING  ENTITIES  APPROVED  BY THE DEPARTMENT, USING
ELECTRONIC SCANNING TECHNOLOGY APPROVED BY THE DEPARTMENT.  OUT-OF-STATE
APPLICANTS  WHO SUBMIT FINGERPRINT CARDS AND ARE NOT FINGERPRINTED ELEC-
TRONICALLY PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION  SHALL  BE
FINGERPRINTED  ELECTRONICALLY  PRIOR  TO EMPLOYMENT WITHIN THE STATE. IN
ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE COMMISSIONER SHALL
ESTABLISH MINIMUM STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES FOR IDENTIFICATION  VERIFICA-
TION  TO  BE  FOLLOWED  AT FINGERPRINTING SITES, WHICH SHALL INCLUDE THE
REQUIREMENTS OF THIS SECTION IN REGULATIONS OF THE  COMMISSIONER.  PRIOR
TO  INITIATING THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS AND IN THE PRESENCE OF AUTHOR-
IZED PERSONNEL, AN APPLICANT SHALL SIGN A SWORN  STATEMENT  PREPARED  BY
THE  DEPARTMENT VERIFYING THE APPLICANT'S IDENTITY AND PRESENT TWO FORMS
OF IDENTIFICATION, ONE OF WHICH SHALL BE AN OFFICIAL  GOVERNMENT  ISSUED
PHOTO  IDENTIFICATION  CAPABLE  OF  BEING  VERIFIED. A PHOTOGRAPH OF THE
APPLICANT SHALL BE TAKEN BY AUTHORIZED  PERSONNEL  AND  AFFIXED  TO  THE
APPLICANT'S  SIGNED,  SWORN  STATEMENT.   UPON COMPLETION OF THE FINGER-
PRINTING PROCESS, THE AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL SHALL SIGN AN AFFIDAVIT, ON A
FORM PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER, ATTESTING THAT HE OR  SHE  VERIFIED
THE  PHOTO  IDENTIFICATION  PRESENTED, WITNESSED THE SIGNATURE AND PROC-
ESSED THE FINGERPRINTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS CHAPTER AND THE RULES AND
REGULATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT.  THESE RECORDS SHALL BE RETAINED AS BUSI-
NESS RECORDS AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO  OF  SECTION  175.00  OF  THE
PENAL  LAW  FOR  THE DURATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL'S EMPLOYMENT IN A MANNER
PRESCRIBED BY THE COMMISSIONER. The commissioner shall obtain from  each
applicant  ONE SET, OR WHERE NECESSARY, two sets of fingerprints and the
division of criminal justice services processing fee imposed pursuant to
subdivision eight-a of section eight hundred thirty-seven of the  execu-
tive law and any fee imposed by the federal bureau of investigation. The
commissioner  shall  promptly transmit such fingerprints and fees to the
division of criminal justice services for its  full  search  and  retain
processing.  The  division of criminal justice services is authorized to
submit the fingerprints and the appropriate fee to the federal bureau of
investigation for a national criminal history record check. The division
of criminal justice services and the  federal  bureau  of  investigation
shall  forward  such  criminal  history  record to the commissioner in a
timely manner. For the purposes  of  this  section  the  term  "criminal
history record" shall mean a record of all convictions of crimes and any
pending  criminal charges maintained on an individual by the division of
criminal justice services and the federal bureau  of  investigation.  In
addition,  upon request from an applicant who has applied for employment
with the city school district of the city of New York, the  commissioner
shall  have  the  authority  to  forward a copy of such criminal history
record to the city school district of the city of New York by  the  most
expeditious  means  available.  Furthermore, upon notification that such
applicant is employed by the city school district of  the  city  of  New
York, the division of criminal justice services shall have the authority
to  provide  subsequent  criminal  history notifications directly to the
city school district of the city of  New  York.  Upon  request  from  an
applicant  who  has already been cleared for licensure and/or employment
by the city school district  of  the  city  of  New  York,  such  school
district  shall  have the authority to forward a copy of the applicant's
criminal history record to the commissioner,  by  the  most  expeditious
means  available,  for  the  purposes of this section. Furthermore, upon
notification that such applicant has been  certified,  the  division  of
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criminal  history  notifications  directly to the commissioner. All such
criminal history records processed and sent pursuant to this subdivision
shall be confidential pursuant to the applicable federal and state laws,
rules  and  regulations,  and  shall  not  be  published  or  in any way
disclosed to persons  other  than  the  commissioner,  unless  otherwise
authorized  by  law.    No cause of action against the department or the
division of criminal justice services for damages related to the dissem-
ination of criminal history records pursuant to this  subdivision  shall
exist  when  the department or division of criminal justice services has
reasonably and in good faith relied upon the accuracy  and  completeness
of  criminal  history information furnished to it by qualified agencies.
The provision of such criminal history record by the division of  crimi-
nal  justice  services shall be subject to the provisions of subdivision
sixteen of section two hundred ninety-six  of  the  executive  law.  The
commissioner  shall  consider  such  criminal history record pursuant to
article twenty-three-A of the correction law.
  S 11. Subdivision 1 of section 3035 of the education law,  as  amended
by chapter 630 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows:
  1.  The  commissioner shall submit to the division of criminal justice
services ONE SET  OR  WHERE  NECESSARY,  two  sets  of  fingerprints  of
prospective  employees as defined in subdivision three of section eleven
hundred twenty-five of this chapter received  from  a  school  district,
charter  school  or  board  of  cooperative  educational services and of
prospective employees received from nonpublic and private elementary and
secondary schools pursuant to title two of this chapter, and  the  divi-
sion  of  criminal  justice  services processing fee imposed pursuant to
subdivision eight-a of section eight hundred thirty-seven of the  execu-
tive law and any fee imposed by the federal bureau of investigation. The
division of criminal justice services and the federal bureau of investi-
gation shall forward such criminal history record to the commissioner in
a  timely  manner.  For the purposes of this section, the term "criminal
history record" shall mean a record of all convictions of crimes and any
pending criminal charges maintained on an individual by the division  of
criminal  justice  services and the federal bureau of investigation. All
such criminal history records sent to the commissioner pursuant to  this
subdivision shall be confidential pursuant to the applicable federal and
state  laws, rules and regulations, and shall not be published or in any
way disclosed to persons other than the commissioner,  unless  otherwise
authorized by law.
  S  12. The commissioner of education, in consultation with the depart-
ment of criminal justice, shall conduct a study or studies  (1)  of  the
feasibility and desirability of aligning the fingerprinting process used
for  criminal  history records checks for employment in school districts
and boards of cooperative educational services and for certification  as
a  teacher  or  administrator,  to  the statewide vendor managed network
administered by the division  of  criminal  justice  services,  and  (2)
establishing  a  new  fingerprinting  process using the statewide vendor
managed  network  administered  by  the  division  of  criminal  justice
services  for criminal history records checks for licensed professionals
under title VIII of the education law.   The commissioner  of  education
shall  submit  a  report  to  the board of regents, the governor and the
legislature by no later than January  15,  2014,  with  recommendations,
including  appropriate  actions that would need to be taken to align the
existing fingerprinting process and to establish  a  new  fingerprinting
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with the statewide system and any estimated costs and/or savings associ-
ated with movement to the statewide system.
  S  13.  The  commissioner of education is authorized to promulgate any
and all rules and regulations and take any other measures  necessary  to
implement  the provisions of this act on its effective date on or before
such date.
  S 14. This act shall take effect on  the  one  hundred  eightieth  day
after it shall have become a law.