Senate Bill S3479A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to fingerprinting and background checks of contracted service providers of student support services

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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-S3479 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4983
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1125, 2854, 305, 3035 & 1125, Ed L; amd §§424-a & 390-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7554, A10086
2019-2020: S4357, A2719
2021-2022: S6646, A3695
2023-2024: S3477, A929

2017-S3479 - Summary

Relates to the fingerprinting and background checks of contracted service providers of student support services.

2017-S3479 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S3479 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3479
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 23, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MARCELLINO  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to background checks  and
   fingerprinting;  and  to amend the social services law, in relation to
   statewide central registry clearances by contracted service  providers
   of student support services
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 1125  of  the  education  law,  as
 added by chapter 180 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
   3.  "Employee"  shall  mean  any  person receiving compensation from a
 school  district  or  employee  of  a  contracted  service  provider,  A
 CONTRACTED SERVICE PROVIDER OF STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES or worker placed
 within the school under a public assistance employment program, pursuant
 to title nine-B of article five of the social services law, and consist-
 ent  with  the provisions of such title for the provision of services to
 such district, its students or employees, directly or through  contract,
 whereby  such  services  performed by such person involve direct student
 contact.
   § 2. Paragraph (a-2) of subdivision 3 of section 2854 of the education
 law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (v) to read as follows:
   (V) NOTWITHSTANDING ANYTHING TO THE  CONTRARY  IN  THIS  SECTION,  THE
 BOARD  OF  TRUSTEES OF A CHARTER SCHOOL SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED TO OVERSEE
 THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS FOR EMPLOYEES OF A CONTRACTED SERVICE PROVID-
 ER OF STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES SUCH AS, BUT NOT LIMITED  TO,  SUBSTITUTE
 TEACHERS,  SUBSTITUTE  TEACHER  AIDES,  SUBSTITUTE  NURSES,  EDUCATIONAL
 CONSULTANTS, TUTORS, SUBSTITUTE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT AND  OTHER
 TEMPORARY  STUDENT SERVICES PROFESSIONALS, SO LONG AS THE HAVE ENGAGED A
 CONTRACTED SERVICE PROVIDER OF STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES WHO HAS COMPLIED
 WITH THE FINGERPRINTING REQUIREMENTS ELSEWHERE IN THIS CHAPTER.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05150-01-7
              

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2017-S3479A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4983
Current Committee:
Assembly Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1125, 2854, 305, 3035 & 1125, Ed L; amd §§424-a & 390-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7554, A10086
2019-2020: S4357, A2719
2021-2022: S6646, A3695
2023-2024: S3477, A929

2017-S3479A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the fingerprinting and background checks of contracted service providers of student support services.

2017-S3479A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S3479A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  3479--A
     Cal. No. 112
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 23, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. MARCELLINO, AMEDORE, DeFRANCISCO, GOLDEN, HAMILTON,
   RANZENHOFER, SAVINO, SEWARD -- read twice  and  ordered  printed,  and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families
   -- recommitted to the Committee on Education in accordance with Senate
   Rule  6,  sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to
   first and second report, ordered  to  a  third  reading,  amended  and
   ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading
 
 AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to background checks and
   fingerprinting; and to amend the social services law, in  relation  to
   statewide  central registry clearances by contracted service providers
   of student support services
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  3  of  section 1125 of the education law, as
 added by chapter 180 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
   3. "Employee" shall mean any  person  receiving  compensation  from  a
 school  district  or  employee  of  a  contracted  service  provider,  A
 CONTRACTED SERVICE PROVIDER OF STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES or worker placed
 within the school under a public assistance employment program, pursuant
 to title nine-B of article five of the social services law, and consist-
 ent with the provisions of such title for the provision of  services  to
 such  district, its students or employees, directly or through contract,
 whereby such services performed by such person  involve  direct  student
 contact.
   § 2. Paragraph (a-2) of subdivision 3 of section 2854 of the education
 law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (v) to read as follows:
   (V)  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANYTHING  TO  THE  CONTRARY IN THIS SECTION, THE
 BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF A CHARTER SCHOOL SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED  TO  OVERSEE
 THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS FOR EMPLOYEES OF A CONTRACTED SERVICE PROVID-
 ER  OF  STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES SUCH AS, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SUBSTITUTE
 TEACHERS,  SUBSTITUTE  TEACHER  AIDES,  SUBSTITUTE  NURSES,  EDUCATIONAL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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