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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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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-S845 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A75
Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
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

2015-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.

2015-S845 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-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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