Senate Bill S3214

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to fingerprinting of prospective employees of private special education schools; repealer

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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-S3214 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6600
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Ed L, generally; amd §12, Chap 147 of 2001; amd §34, rpld §4, Chap 91 of 2002
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7680, A9945
2017-2018: S5207, A6931

2015-S3214 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to requiring the fingerprinting of prospective employees of approved private special education schools; phases in a requirement that all fingerprints submitted by prospective employees and applicants for certification be electronically submitted; strengthens identification verification practices for the purpose of conducting criminal history record checks and enhances existing statutory mechanisms to expedite the removal of persons who commit fingerprint fraud; makes permanent certain provisions relating to conditional clearances for employment.

2015-S3214 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S3214 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  3214

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 3, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. FLANAGAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Education

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to requiring the  finger-
  printing  of  prospective employees of approved private special educa-
  tion schools, phasing-in a requirement that all fingerprints submitted
  by prospective employees and applicants for certification be electron-
  ically submitted, strengthening identification verification  practices
  for  the  purpose  of  conducting  criminal  history record checks and
  enhancing existing statutory mechanisms to  expedite  the  removal  of
  persons who commit fingerprint fraud, to amend chapter 147 of the laws
  of  2001,  amending the education law relating to conditional appoint-
  ment of  school  district,  charter  school  or  BOCES  employees,  in
  relation  to  making  permanent  certain provisions relating to condi-
  tional clearances for employment, and to amend chapter 91 of the  laws
  of  2002,  amending  the  education law and other laws relating to the
  reorganization of the New York  city  school  construction  authority,
  board  of  education,  and community boards, in relation to the effec-
  tiveness thereof; and to repeal section 4 of chapter 91 of the laws of
  2002, amending the education law and other laws relating to the  reor-
  ganization  of  the New York city school construction authority, board
  of education, and community boards, relating thereto

  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-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08340-01-5
              

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