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2019-2020 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 15, 2019
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Introduced by M. of A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Correction
AN ACT to amend the correction law, the penal law and the executive law,
in relation to prohibiting certain sex offenders from entering any
school grounds; and to amend the education law, in relation to requir-
ing school districts to adopt procedures for the admission of visitors
to a school building
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 renumbered section 168-x and a new
section 168-w is added to read as follows:
§ 168-W. PROHIBITION ON ENTERING ANY SCHOOL GROUNDS. NOTWITHSTANDING
ANY OTHER LAW, RULE OR REGULATION TO THE CONTRARY, IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL
FOR ANY LEVEL TWO OR THREE SEX OFFENDER TO KNOWINGLY ENTER INTO OR UPON
ANY SCHOOL GROUNDS, AS THAT TERM IS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION FOURTEEN OF
SECTION 220.00 OF THE PENAL LAW. THE PROHIBITION IMPOSED BY THIS SECTION
SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR AS LONG AS A PERSON IS CLASSIFIED AS A LEVEL
TWO OR THREE SEX OFFENDER.
§ 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 4-a of section 65.10 of the penal
law, as amended by chapter 67 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as
follows:
(a) When imposing a sentence of probation or conditional discharge
upon a person convicted of an offense defined in article one hundred
thirty, two hundred thirty-five or two hundred sixty-three of this chap-
ter, or section 255.25, 255.26 or 255.27 of this chapter, and the victim
of such offense was under the age of eighteen at the time of such
offense or such person has been designated a level TWO OR three sex
offender pursuant to subdivision six of section 168-l of the correction
law, the court shall require, as a mandatory condition of such sentence,
that such sentenced offender shall refrain from knowingly entering into
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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or upon any school grounds, as that term is defined in subdivision four-
teen of section 220.00 of this chapter, or any other facility or insti-
tution primarily used for the care or treatment of persons under the age
of eighteen while one or more of such persons under the age of eighteen
are present[, provided however, that when such sentenced offender is a
registered student or participant or an employee of such facility or
institution or entity contracting therewith or has a family member
enrolled in such facility or institution, such sentenced offender may,
with the written authorization of his or her probation officer or the
court and the superintendent or chief administrator of such facility,
institution or grounds, enter such facility, institution or upon such
grounds for the limited purposes authorized by the probation officer or
the court and superintendent or chief officer]. Nothing in this subdivi-
sion shall be construed as restricting any lawful condition of super-
vision that may be imposed on such sentenced offender.
§ 3. Subdivision 14 of section 259-c of the executive law, as amended
by section 38-b of subpart A of part C of chapter 62 of the laws of
2011, is amended to read as follows:
14. notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, where
a person serving a sentence for an offense defined in article one
hundred thirty, one hundred thirty-five or two hundred sixty-three of
the penal law or section 255.25, 255.26 or 255.27 of the penal law and
the victim of such offense was under the age of eighteen at the time of
such offense or such person has been designated a level TWO OR three sex
offender pursuant to subdivision six of section one hundred
sixty-eight-l of the correction law, is released on parole or condi-
tionally released pursuant to subdivision one or two of this section,
the board shall require, as a mandatory condition of such release, that
such sentenced offender shall refrain from knowingly entering into or
upon any school grounds, as that term is defined in subdivision fourteen
of section 220.00 of the penal law, or any other facility or institution
primarily used for the care or treatment of persons under the age of
eighteen while one or more of such persons under the age of eighteen are
present[, provided however, that when such sentenced offender is a
registered student or participant or an employee of such facility or
institution or entity contracting therewith or has a family member
enrolled in such facility or institution, such sentenced offender may,
with the written authorization of his or her parole officer and the
superintendent or chief administrator of such facility, institution or
grounds, enter such facility, institution or upon such grounds for the
limited purposes authorized by the parole officer and superintendent or
chief officer]. Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed as
restricting any lawful condition of supervision that may be imposed on
such sentenced offender.
§ 4. Paragraph b of subdivision 2 of section 2801 of the education
law, as added by chapter 181 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as
follows:
b. standards and procedures to assure security and safety of students
and school personnel, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCEDURES FOR THE
ADMISSION OF VISITORS TO A SCHOOL BUILDING INCLUDING TO ENSURE SUCH
VISITORS ARE NOT REGISTERED AS LEVEL TWO OR THREE SEX OFFENDERS PURSUANT
TO ARTICLE SIX-C OF THE CORRECTION LAW;
§ 5. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.