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                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
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 Introduced by Sens. ORTT, VALESKY -- 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  the  employment
   address of sex offenders

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1.  Subdivision 4 of section 168-f of the correction  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  67  of  the  laws  of  2008, is amended to read as
 follows:
   4. Any sex offender shall register with the division no later than ten
 calendar days after any change of  address,  ANY  CHANGE  IN  EMPLOYMENT
 ADDRESS,  internet  accounts with internet access providers belonging to
 such offender, internet identifiers that such offender uses, or  his  or
 her  status  of  enrollment,  attendance, employment or residence at any
 institution of higher education. A fee of ten dollars, as authorized  by
 subdivision  eight of section one hundred sixty-eight-b of this article,
 shall be submitted by the sex offender each time such offender registers
 any change of address or any change of his or her status of  enrollment,
 attendance,  employment or residence at any institution of higher educa-
 tion. Any failure or omission to  submit  the  required  fee  shall  not
 affect the acceptance by the division of the change of address or change
 of status.
   § 2. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 6 of section 168-l of the correction
 law,  as  amended by chapter 513 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read
 as follows:
   (b) If the risk of repeat offense is moderate, a level two designation
 shall be given to such sex offender. In such case  the  law  enforcement
 agency or agencies having jurisdiction and the law enforcement agency or
 agencies  having  had  jurisdiction at the time of his or her conviction
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01348-01-7

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 shall be notified and may disseminate relevant information  which  shall
 include  a  photograph  and  description  of  the offender and which may
 include the exact name and any aliases used by the sex  offender,  exact
 address,  ADDRESS  OF  THE  OFFENDER'S  PLACE  OF EMPLOYMENT, background
 information including the offender's crime of conviction, mode of opera-
 tion, type of victim targeted, the name and address of  any  institution
 of  higher  education at which the sex offender is enrolled, attends, is
 employed or resides and the description of special conditions imposed on
 the offender to any entity with vulnerable populations  related  to  the
 nature of the offense committed by such sex offender. Any entity receiv-
 ing  information  on  a sex offender may disclose or further disseminate
 such information at its discretion.  In  addition,  in  such  case,  the
 information  described herein shall also be provided in the subdirectory
 established in this article and notwithstanding any other  provision  of
 law,  such  information  shall,  upon  request, be made available to the
 public.
   Such law enforcement agencies shall compile,  maintain  and  update  a
 listing  of  vulnerable organizational entities within its jurisdiction.
 Such listing shall be utilized for notification of such organizations in
 disseminating such information on level two sex  offenders  pursuant  to
 this  paragraph.  Such  listing  shall  include  and  not be limited to:
 superintendents of schools or chief school  administrators,  superinten-
 dents  of parks, public and private libraries, public and private school
 bus transportation companies, day care centers,  nursery  schools,  pre-
 schools,  neighborhood  watch  groups,  community centers, civic associ-
 ations, nursing homes, victim's advocacy groups and places of worship.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.