The New York State Senate

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                                  1188

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 11, 2017
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Introduced  by M. of A. SIMANOWITZ, M. G. MILLER, McDONOUGH -- read once
  and referred to the Committee on 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.
  (D) THE BOARD SHALL PREPARE AN ANNUAL REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR  AND  THE
LEGISLATURE,  ON  OR BEFORE DECEMBER FIRST OF EACH YEAR ON THE PROGRAMS;
INCLUDING:
  (I) THE PROGRAMS FUNDED BY THE BOARD;

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

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  (II) OTHER SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR THE  EDUCATIONAL  OUTREACH  PROGRAMS
PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION;
  (III)  AN  ASSESSMENT  OF THE NECESSARY APPROPRIATIONS TO THE BOARD TO
MEET THE REASONABLE NEEDS OF THE PROGRAMS UNDER THIS SECTION; AND
  (IV) AN ESTIMATE OF THE REASONABLE  NEEDS  OF  PROGRAMS  IN  THE  NEXT
FISCAL YEAR.
  §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.   Effective  immediately  any  rules  or  regulations
necessary  for  the  timely  implementation of this act on its effective
date may be promulgated on or before such date.