Assembly Bill A8974

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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  • 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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2017-A8974 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1014
Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
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

2017-A8974 (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.

2017-A8974 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8974
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. D'URSO -- 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;
   (II)  OTHER  SOURCES  OF FUNDING FOR THE EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAMS
 PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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