Assembly Bill A10086

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to fingerprinting and background checks of contracted service providers of student support services

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-A10086 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7554
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1125, 2854, 305, 3035 & 1125, Ed L; amd §§424-a & 390-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A4983, S3479
2019-2020: A2719, S4357
2021-2022: A3695, S6646
2023-2024: A929, S3477

2015-A10086 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the fingerprinting and background checks of contracted service providers of student support services.

2015-A10086 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  10086

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 10, 2016
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to background checks  and
  fingerprinting;  and  to amend the social services law, in relation to
  statewide central registry clearances by contracted service  providers
  of student support services

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 1125  of  the  education  law,  as
added by chapter 180 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
  3.  "Employee"  shall  mean  any  person receiving compensation from a
school  district  or  employee  of  a  contracted  service  provider,  A
CONTRACTED SERVICE PROVIDER OF STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES or worker placed
within the school under a public assistance employment program, pursuant
to title nine-B of article five of the social services law, and consist-
ent  with  the provisions of such title for the provision of services to
such district, its students or employees, directly or through  contract,
whereby  such  services  performed by such person involve direct student
contact.
  S 2. Paragraph (a-2) of subdivision 3 of section 2854 of the education
law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (v) to read as follows:
  (V) NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE  CONTRARY  IN  THIS  SECTION,  THE
BOARD  OF  TRUSTEES OF A CHARTER SCHOOL SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO OVERSEE
THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS FOR EMPLOYEES OF A CONTRACTED SERVICE PROVID-
ER OF STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES SUCH AS, BUT NOT LIMITED  TO,  SUBSTITUTE
TEACHERS,  SUBSTITUTE  TEACHER  AIDES,  SUBSTITUTE  NURSES,  EDUCATIONAL
CONSULTANTS, TUTORS, SUBSTITUTE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT AND  OTHER
TEMPORARY  STUDENT SERVICES PROFESSIONALS, SO LONG AS THE HAVE ENGAGED A
CONTRACTED SERVICE PROVIDER OF STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES WHO HAS COMPLIED
WITH THE FINGERPRINTING REQUIREMENTS ELSEWHERE IN THIS CHAPTER.
  S 3. 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:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15059-02-6
              

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