Assembly Bill A201

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires school districts, upon notification from law enforcement agencies, to notify residents of sex offenders living in the district

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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-A201 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S22
Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §168-l, Cor L; add §3605, Ed L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3339, S1176
2011-2012: A1402, S1449
2013-2014: A1220, S1764
2017-2018: A937, S1599
2019-2020: A4479, S3182

2015-A201 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires school districts, upon notification from law enforcement agencies, to notify persons in parental relation to its students, of level two and three sex offenders living in the district; apportions money to school districts for certain sex offender expenses.

2015-A201 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   201

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Correction

AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to required notification
  by school districts of sex offender residence; and to amend the educa-
  tion law, in relation to apportionment to school districts for certain
  expenses related to sex offender notification

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

  Section 1. Paragraphs (b) and (c) of subdivision 6 of section 168-l of
the correction law, paragraph (b) as amended by chapter 513 of the  laws
of  2011 and paragraph (c) as separately amended by chapters 318 and 680
of the laws of 2005, are amended to read as follows:
  (b) If the risk of repeat offense is moderate, a level two designation
shall be given to such sex offender. In such case  the  law  enforcement
agency or agencies having jurisdiction and the law enforcement agency or
agencies  having  had  jurisdiction at the time of his or her conviction
shall be notified and may disseminate relevant information  which  shall
include  a  photograph  and  description  of  the offender and which may
include the exact name and any aliases used by the sex  offender,  exact
address,  background  information  including  the  offender's  crime  of
conviction, mode of operation, type of victim  targeted,  the  name  and
address of any institution of higher education at which the sex offender
is  enrolled,  attends,  is  employed  or resides and the description of
special conditions imposed on the offender to any entity with vulnerable
populations related to the nature of the offense committed by  such  sex
offender.  Any  entity  receiving  information  on  a  sex  offender may
disclose or further disseminate  such  information  at  its  discretion,
PROVIDED,  HOWEVER, THAT SCHOOL DISTRICTS, UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH INFORMA-
TION BY THE DISTRICT SUPERINTENDENT OR CHIEF SCHOOL ADMINISTRATOR, SHALL
DISSEMINATE SUCH INFORMATION  TO  THE  PERSON  OR  PERSONS  IN  PARENTAL

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

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