assembly Bill A1188

2017-2018 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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Sep 27, 2017 enacting clause stricken
Jan 11, 2017 referred to correction

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A1188 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1014
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §168-l, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S387
2011-2012: S360
2013-2014: A9210, S3582
2015-2016: A75, S845
2019-2020: A1290, S60

A1188 (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.

A1188 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


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

                                  1188

                       2017-2018 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 11, 2017
                               ___________

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.