Senate Bill S1635

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Prohibits registered sex offenders from working with children

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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-S1635 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8303
Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Rel §168-w to be §168-x, add §168-w, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S6851, A1716
2011-2012: S2693, A4151
2013-2014: S3762, A4750
2015-2016: S1943, A2339
2019-2020: A4567

2017-S1635 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits registered sex offenders from working with children.

2017-S1635 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1635 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1635
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. GOLDEN, YOUNG -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when  printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime
   and Correction
 
 AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation  to  prohibiting  regis-
   tered sex offenders from working with children

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 168-w of the correction law, as relettered by chap-
 ter 604 of the laws of 2005, is  relettered  section  168-x  and  a  new
 section 168-w is added to read as follows:
   §  168-W.  SEX  OFFENDERS PROHIBITED FROM WORKING WITH CHILDREN. 1. NO
 PERSON REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN REGISTRATION UNDER  THIS  ARTICLE  SHALL  BE
 ALLOWED  TO  ACCEPT  AN  ASSIGNMENT,  EITHER  AS PAID EMPLOYMENT OR AS A
 VOLUNTEER, WHICH BY THE INHERENT NATURE OF  THE  ASSIGNMENT  PLACES  THE
 PERSON  IN  SUBSTANTIAL  CONTACT  WITH CHILDREN. THIS SECTION SHALL ALSO
 APPLY TO ANY PERSON SEEKING A PERMIT OR PERMISSION TO EXECUTE ANY ACTIV-
 ITY OR PERFORMANCE THAT WOULD PRESENT A DIRECT CONTACT WITH CHILDREN.
   2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS  SHALL  HAVE  THE
 FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
   (A)  "SUBSTANTIAL CONTACT WITH CHILDREN" AS USED IN THIS SECTION SHALL
 MEAN WORKING WITH CHILDREN, HAVING OPPORTUNITY TO BE  ALONE  WITH  CHIL-
 DREN, SPENDING TIME SPECIFICALLY WITH CHILDREN, PERFORMING FOR CHILDREN,
 OR  ENGAGING IN ANY OTHER ACTIVITY THAT IS TARGETED TO INVOLVE CHILDREN;
 AND
   (B) "ASSIGNMENT" SHALL MEAN ANY  POSITION,  JOB,  WORK,  OR  PLACEMENT
 INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:
   (I) ANY POSITION IN A SCHOOL INCLUDING TEACHERS, TEACHER-AIDES, ADMIN-
 ISTRATORS,  ASSISTANTS, CAFETERIA WORKERS, JANITORS, NURSES OR ANY OTHER
 PERSON WORKING IN A SCHOOL THAT WOULD HAVE  CONTACT  WITH  THE  CHILDREN
 ATTENDING A SCHOOL;
   (II) ANY POSITION IN A CHILD-CARE FACILITY;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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