Senate Bill S555

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Enacts "Renee's law" to provide greater protection and disclosure to employees of facilities where juvenile delinquents and youthful offenders are placed

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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-S555 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5612
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§501, 501-c, 504, 507-a, 510-c & 837, add §501-i, Art 19-G Title 2 §510, Exec L; amd §166, Fam Ct Act; amd §§720.35 & 725.15, CP L; amd §212, Judy L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S5565
2013-2014: S2625
2015-2016: S3071, A5958
2019-2020: S966

2017-S555 - Summary

Enacts "Renee's Law"; directs the commissioner of children and family services to provide training to all employees of programs and facilities in which youths are placed or committed; grants access to office of children and family services' records, juvenile delinquency records, youthful offender records and juvenile offender records of youths placed or committed to a facility, to staff members and employees who are exposed to such youths and to foster parents who take custody of such person after his or her release; grants courts and attorneys access to such records in any proceeding for the commission of a crime while a youth is in the custody of the office of children and family services

2017-S555 - Sponsor Memo

2017-S555 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    555
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  YOUNG,  DeFRANCISCO, GALLIVAN, LARKIN, MARCHIONE,
   ORTT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be commit-
   ted to the Committee on Children and Families
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, the family court  act,  the  criminal
   procedure  law and the judiciary law, in relation to enacting "Renee's
   law"
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 "Renee's law".
   § 2. Legislative findings  and  declaration.  The  legislature  hereby
 finds  and  declares  that  it  is a fundamental purpose of this state's
 juvenile justice system to provide a safe environment for both the resi-
 dents and the staff of programs licensed, certified  and  registered  by
 the  office  of  children  and  family services. The legislature further
 finds that a safe environment is ensured by providing staff of  programs
 licensed, certified and registered by such office with adequate training
 and  that  this function is a primary responsibility of the commissioner
 of children and family services to ensure. Ensuring the  safety  of  the
 communities into which the youth are placed is paramount, requiring that
 a youth be placed in appropriate locations to avoid preventable tragedy.
 The  legislature finds that residents of programs and agencies licensed,
 certified and registered by the office of children and  family  services
 are  committing  serious  crimes  within  such  programs, and that these
 crimes are not being reported to the proper authorities. The  provisions
 of  this act provide a critical framework to improve and maintain safety
 within such licensed,  certified  and  registered  programs,  non-profit
 community  based  programs and communities throughout the state allowing
 youths under the office of children and  family  services'  jurisdiction
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2017-S555A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5612
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§501, 501-c, 504, 507-a, 510-c & 837, add §501-i, Art 19-G Title 2 §510, Exec L; amd §166, Fam Ct Act; amd §§720.35 & 725.15, CP L; amd §212, Judy L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S5565
2013-2014: S2625
2015-2016: S3071, A5958
2019-2020: S966

2017-S555A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts "Renee's Law"; directs the commissioner of children and family services to provide training to all employees of programs and facilities in which youths are placed or committed; grants access to office of children and family services' records, juvenile delinquency records, youthful offender records and juvenile offender records of youths placed or committed to a facility, to staff members and employees who are exposed to such youths and to foster parents who take custody of such person after his or her release; grants courts and attorneys access to such records in any proceeding for the commission of a crime while a youth is in the custody of the office of children and family services

2017-S555A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S555A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  555--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  YOUNG,  DeFRANCISCO,  GALLIVAN,  HELMING, LARKIN,
   MARCHIONE, ORTT -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to
   be committed to the Committee on Children and Families --  recommitted
   to  the  Committee  on Children and Families in accordance with Senate
   Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said committee and committed
   to the Committee on Finance --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the executive law, the family court act, the criminal
   procedure law and the judiciary law, in relation to enacting  "Renee's
   law"
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 "Renee's law".
   §  2.  Legislative  findings  and  declaration. The legislature hereby
 finds and declares that it is a  fundamental  purpose  of  this  state's
 juvenile justice system to provide a safe environment for both the resi-
 dents  and  the  staff of programs licensed, certified and registered by
 the office of children and  family  services.  The  legislature  further
 finds  that a safe environment is ensured by providing staff of programs
 licensed, certified and registered by such office with adequate training
 and that this function is a primary responsibility of  the  commissioner
 of  children  and  family services to ensure. Ensuring the safety of the
 communities into which the youth are placed is paramount, requiring that
 a youth be placed in appropriate locations to avoid preventable tragedy.
 The legislature finds that residents of programs and agencies  licensed,
 certified  and  registered by the office of children and family services
 are committing serious crimes  within  such  programs,  and  that  these
 crimes  are not being reported to the proper authorities. The provisions
 of this act provide a critical framework to improve and maintain  safety

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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