Senate Bill S1943

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Prohibits registered sex offenders from working with children

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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-S1943 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2339
Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Rel §168-w to be §168-x, add §168-w, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S6851, A1716
2011-2012: S2693, A4151
2013-2014: S3762, A4750
2017-2018: S1635, A8303
2019-2020: A4567

2015-S1943 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits registered sex offenders from working with children.

2015-S1943 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S1943 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1943

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 15, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims,  Crime  and
  Correction

AN  ACT  to  amend the correction law, in relation to prohibiting regis-
  tered sex offenders from working with children

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

  Section 1. Section 168-w of the correction law, as relettered by chap-
ter  604  of  the  laws  of  2005, is relettered section 168-x and a new
section 168-w is added to read as follows:
  S 168-W. SEX OFFENDERS PROHIBITED FROM WORKING WITH  CHILDREN.  1.  NO
PERSON  REQUIRED  TO  MAINTAIN  REGISTRATION UNDER THIS ARTICLE SHALL BE
ALLOWED TO ACCEPT AN ASSIGNMENT, EITHER  AS  PAID  EMPLOYMENT  OR  AS  A
VOLUNTEER,  WHICH  BY  THE  INHERENT NATURE OF THE ASSIGNMENT PLACES THE
PERSON IN SUBSTANTIAL CONTACT WITH CHILDREN.  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  ALSO
APPLY TO ANY PERSON SEEKING A PERMIT OR PERMISSION TO EXECUTE ANY ACTIV-
ITY OR PERFORMANCE THAT WOULD PRESENT A DIRECT CONTACT WITH CHILDREN.
  2.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE
FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  (A) "SUBSTANTIAL CONTACT WITH CHILDREN" AS USED IN THIS SECTION  SHALL
MEAN  WORKING  WITH  CHILDREN, HAVING OPPORTUNITY TO BE ALONE WITH CHIL-
DREN, SPENDING TIME SPECIFICALLY WITH CHILDREN, PERFORMING FOR CHILDREN,
OR ENGAGING IN ANY OTHER ACTIVITY THAT IS TARGETED TO INVOLVE  CHILDREN;
AND
  (B)  "ASSIGNMENT"  SHALL  MEAN  ANY  POSITION, JOB, WORK, OR PLACEMENT
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
  (I) ANY POSITION IN A SCHOOL INCLUDING TEACHERS, TEACHER-AIDES, ADMIN-
ISTRATORS, ASSISTANTS, CAFETERIA WORKERS, JANITORS, NURSES OR ANY  OTHER
PERSON  WORKING  IN  A  SCHOOL THAT WOULD HAVE CONTACT WITH THE CHILDREN
ATTENDING A SCHOOL;
  (II) ANY POSITION IN A CHILD-CARE FACILITY;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06272-02-5
              

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