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| Mar 15, 2016 | referred to mental health delivered to assembly passed senate |
| Feb 29, 2016 | advanced to third reading |
| Feb 25, 2016 | 2nd report cal. |
| Feb 24, 2016 | 1st report cal.229 |
| Jan 06, 2016 | referred to mental health and developmental disabilities returned to senate died in assembly |
| Jun 15, 2015 | referred to mental health delivered to assembly passed senate |
| Jun 09, 2015 | advanced to third reading |
| Jun 08, 2015 | 2nd report cal. |
| Jun 03, 2015 | 1st report cal.1314 |
| May 05, 2015 | referred to mental health and developmental disabilities |
senate Bill S5153
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
James L. Seward
(R, C, IP, RFM) 0 Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Passed Senate
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Thomas D. Croci
(R) 0 Senate District
S5153 (ACTIVE) - Details
S5153 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5153 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to requiring the sponsor of a proposed community residence to provide notice to the executive officer of the municipality of the number of registered sex offenders who would be residing in such residence PURPOSE: To require community notification when a site has been selected for a community residence housing sex offenders. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 adds the number of residents who are sex offenders that are required to register pursuant to the sex offender registration act to community notification requirements. Section 2 provides the effective date. EXISTING LAW: Section 41.34 of mental hygiene law requires disclosure to communities of characteristics of community residences (also known as group homes)
S5153 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5153
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
May 5, 2015
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Introduced by Sen. SEWARD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Develop-
mental Disabilities
AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to requiring the
sponsor of a proposed community residence to provide notice to the
executive officer of the municipality of the number of registered sex
offenders who would be residing in such residence
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The opening paragraph of paragraph 1 of subdivision (c) of
section 41.34 of the mental hygiene law, as amended by chapter 1024 of
the laws of 1981, is amended to read as follows:
When a site has been selected by the sponsoring agency, it shall noti-
fy the chief executive officer of the municipality in writing and
include in such notice the specific address of the site, the type of
community residence, the number of residents, THE NUMBER OF RESIDENTS
WHO ARE SEX OFFENDERS REQUIRED TO REGISTER PURSUANT TO ARTICLE SIX-C OF
THE CORRECTION LAW and the community support requirements of the
program. Such notice shall also contain the most recently published data
compiled pursuant to section four hundred [sixty-three] SIXTY-THREE-A of
the social services law which can reasonably be expected to permit the
municipality to evaluate all such facilities affecting the nature and
character of the area wherein such proposed facility is to be located.
The municipality shall have forty days after the receipt of such notice
to:
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD10570-02-5
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