Senate Bill S916

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the provision of criminal history background checks free of charge to mentoring programs operated by not-for-profit corporations

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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-S916 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A11092
Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §390-e, Soc Serv L; amd §837, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8126
2015-2016: S4183, A2546, A8271
2019-2020: A6418
2021-2022: A4823
2023-2024: A5601

2017-S916 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the provision of criminal history background checks free of charge to mentoring programs operated by not-for-profit corporations.

2017-S916 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S916 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    916
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  CROCI  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services
 
 AN ACT to amend the social  services  law  and  the  executive  law,  in
   relation  to  the provision of criminal history background checks free
   of charge to mentoring  programs  operated  by  not-for-profit  corpo-
   rations
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 390-e of the social services  law,
 as  added  by  chapter  459  of  the laws of 2006, is amended to read as
 follows:
   4. Every mentoring program that chooses to apply for a criminal histo-
 ry background check with the division of criminal justice services shall
 obtain a set of fingerprints from each individual for  whom  a  criminal
 background  check  is  to  be completed and such other information as is
 required by the office and the division of  criminal  justice  services.
 For  each  prospective employee or mentor for whom the mentoring program
 completes a criminal  background  check,  the  mentoring  program  shall
 provide  the applicant with blank fingerprint cards and a description of
 how the completed fingerprint card will be used upon submission  to  the
 mentoring  program.  The  mentoring program shall promptly transmit such
 fingerprint card and the processing fee to the office; PROVIDED,  HOWEV-
 ER,  IF  THE  MENTORING  PROGRAM  IS OPERATED BY A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPO-
 RATION, NO PROCESSING FEE SHALL BE IMPOSED  FOR  A  CRIMINAL  BACKGROUND
 CHECK.  The  office  shall  promptly submit the fingerprint card and the
 processing fee, IF imposed pursuant to subdivision  eight-a  of  section
 eight  hundred  thirty-seven  of  the  executive law, to the division of
 criminal justice services for its full search and retain processing.
   § 2. Subdivision 8-a of section 837 of the executive law,  as  amended
 by chapter 561 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows:

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00838-01-7
              

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