senate Bill S845

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Provides for a sex offender public awareness outreach program to provide educational outreach to schools, community groups and clergy on issues related to sex offenders

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Actions

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jun 15, 2016 referred to correction
delivered to assembly
passed senate
Jun 08, 2016 ordered to third reading cal.1524
Jun 07, 2016 reported and committed to rules
Mar 23, 2016 reported and committed to finance
Jan 06, 2016 referred to crime victims, crime and correction
returned to senate
died in assembly
Jan 27, 2015 referred to correction
Jan 26, 2015 delivered to assembly
passed senate
ordered to third reading cal.39
committee discharged and committed to rules
Jan 07, 2015 referred to crime victims, crime and correction

Votes

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Jun 15, 2016 - floor Vote

S845
61
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floor
61
Aye
1
Nay
0
Absent
1
Excused
0
Abstained
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Floor Vote: Jun 15, 2016

aye (61)
nay (1)
excused (1)

Jun 8, 2016 - Rules committee Vote

S845
23
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committee
23
Aye
1
Nay
0
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
1
Excused
0
Abstained
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Rules Committee Vote: Jun 8, 2016

aye (23)
nay (1)
excused (1)

Jun 7, 2016 - Finance committee Vote

S845
35
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committee
35
Aye
0
Nay
1
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
1
Excused
0
Abstained
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Finance Committee Vote: Jun 7, 2016

aye (35)
aye wr (1)
excused (1)

Mar 23, 2016 - Crime Victims, Crime and Correction committee Vote

S845
12
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committee
12
Aye
1
Nay
0
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Crime Victims, Crime and Correction Committee Vote: Mar 23, 2016

aye (12)
nay (1)

Jan 26, 2015 - floor Vote

S845
55
0
floor
55
Aye
0
Nay
0
Absent
8
Excused
0
Abstained
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Floor Vote: Jan 26, 2015

aye (55)
excused (8)

Jan 26, 2015 - Rules committee Vote

S845
22
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committee
22
Aye
0
Nay
1
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
2
Excused
0
Abstained
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Rules Committee Vote: Jan 26, 2015

aye (22)
aye wr (1)
excused (2)

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S845 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A75
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง168-l, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S387
2011-2012: S360
2013-2014: S3582, A9210
2017-2018: S1014, A1188, A8974
2019-2020: S60, A1290

S845 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for a sex offender public awareness outreach program to provide educational outreach to schools, community groups and clergy on issues related to sex offenders.

S845 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

S845 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   845

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  ROBACH -- 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 establishing the sex
  offender public awareness program

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

  Section  1. Section 168-l of the correction law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 6-a to read as follows:
  6-A.   THE BOARD SHALL  ESTABLISH  A  SEX  OFFENDER  PUBLIC  AWARENESS
PROGRAM.  (A)  THE BOARD SHALL ESTABLISH AN EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAM
FOR  SEX  OFFENDER  AWARENESS  BY  PROVIDING  FOR  EDUCATIONAL  OUTREACH
SERVICES  TO SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY GROUPS, AND CLERGY.  SUCH PROGRAMS SHALL
BE OPERATED AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL IN A MANNER  CONSISTENT  WITH  PROCE-
DURES SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION.
  (B) THE BOARD SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY FOR THE
IMPLEMENTATION  OF  SUCH  OUTREACH  PROGRAM,  AND  SHALL  BE DESIGNED TO
PROMOTE:
  (I) ALTERNATIVE FUNDING SOURCES OTHER THAN THE STATE, INCLUDING  LOCAL
GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SOURCES;
  (II) COORDINATION OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE EFFORTS TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL
OUTREACH PROGRAMS; AND
  (III)  LONG  RANGE DEVELOPMENT OF SERVICES TO BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE
SCHOOLS, COMMUNITIES, AND CLERGY.
  (C) THESE REGULATIONS SHALL ALSO PROVIDE FOR SERVICES  INCLUDING,  BUT
NOT  LIMITED  TO OUTREACH TO THE COMMUNITY AND EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF
LAW ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER CRIMINAL JUSTICE OFFICIALS TO ASSIST  IN  SUCH
EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAM.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00556-01-5

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