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Assembly Bill A1477A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the placement of registered sex offenders by the office for people with developmental disabilities

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2019-A1477 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2028
Current Committee:
Assembly Mental Health
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Add §13.38-a, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A11357, S9169
2021-2022: S5538

2019-A1477 - Summary

Relates to the placement of registered sex offenders by the office for people with developmental disabilities; provides that registered sex offenders with developmental disabilities shall be placed only in residential placements specifically designated for registered sex offenders by the office.

2019-A1477 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1477
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WOERNER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CROUCH,
   DiPIETRO,  HAWLEY,  JONES, RA, STEC, WALSH, ZEBROWSKI -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Mental Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law,  in  relation  to  placement  of
   registered  sex  offenders by the office for people with developmental
   disabilities

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new section
 13.38-a to read as follows:
 § 13.38-A PLACEMENT OF REGISTERED SEX OFFENDERS.
   1. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM  "REGISTERED  SEX  OFFENDER"
 SHALL MEAN ALL REGISTERED SEX OFFENDERS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE SIX-C OF THE
 CORRECTION  LAW,  EXCEPT  FOR  A LEVEL ONE SEX OFFENDER WHO HAS NOT BEEN
 DESIGNATED AS A SEXUAL PREDATOR, A SEXUALLY VIOLENT OFFENDER, OR A PRED-
 ICATE SEX OFFENDER.
   2. The office shall  designate  specific  residential  placements  for
 individuals  with  developmental  disabilities  who  are  registered sex
 offenders. The office shall determine how  many  residential  placements
 for  individuals  who  are  registered  sex  offenders  are necessary to
 provide adequate services to such individuals and shall ensure that  the
 location  of  such  residential  placements are geographically disbursed
 throughout the state.
   3. Notwithstanding any inconsistent provision of law, the office shall
 not permit or cause the placement of any registered sex offender in  any
 residential  placement  other  than  specifically designated residential
 placements for registered sex offenders as provided in  subdivision  one
 of this section.  Provided, however, this subdivision shall not apply to
 registered  sex  offenders  who have already been successfully placed by
 the office in a residential placement for individuals with developmental
 disabilities.

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

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2019-A1477A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2028
Current Committee:
Assembly Mental Health
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Add §13.38-a, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A11357, S9169
2021-2022: S5538

2019-A1477A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the placement of registered sex offenders by the office for people with developmental disabilities; provides that registered sex offenders with developmental disabilities shall be placed only in residential placements specifically designated for registered sex offenders by the office.

2019-A1477A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1477--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 15, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WOERNER, ZEBROWSKI, BUTTENSCHON, JONES, McDONALD,
   D'URSO,  SAYEGH, WILLIAMS, ARROYO, CROUCH, DiPIETRO, B. MILLER, DeSTE-
   FANO, SMULLEN, GIGLIO, STEC -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. GRIFFIN,
   HAWLEY, KOLB, RA, WALSH -- read once and referred to the Committee  on
   Mental Health -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted
   as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  mental hygiene law, in relation to placement of
   registered sex offenders by the office for people  with  developmental
   disabilities
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The mental hygiene law is amended by adding a  new  section
 13.38-a to read as follows:
 § 13.38-A PLACEMENT OF REGISTERED SEX OFFENDERS.
   1.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER"
 SHALL MEAN ALL REGISTERED SEX OFFENDERS PURSUANT TO ARTICLE SIX-C OF THE
 CORRECTION LAW, EXCEPT FOR A LEVEL ONE SEX OFFENDER  WHO  HAS  NOT  BEEN
 DESIGNATED AS A SEXUAL PREDATOR, A SEXUALLY VIOLENT OFFENDER, OR A PRED-
 ICATE SEX OFFENDER.
   2.  THE  OFFICE  SHALL  DESIGNATE  SPECIFIC RESIDENTIAL PLACEMENTS FOR
 INDIVIDUALS WITH  DEVELOPMENTAL  DISABILITIES  WHO  ARE  REGISTERED  SEX
 OFFENDERS.  THE  OFFICE  SHALL DETERMINE HOW MANY RESIDENTIAL PLACEMENTS
 FOR INDIVIDUALS WHO  ARE  REGISTERED  SEX  OFFENDERS  ARE  NECESSARY  TO
 PROVIDE  ADEQUATE SERVICES TO SUCH INDIVIDUALS AND SHALL ENSURE THAT THE
 LOCATION OF SUCH RESIDENTIAL  PLACEMENTS  ARE  GEOGRAPHICALLY  DISBURSED
 THROUGHOUT THE STATE.
   3. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF LAW, THE OFFICE SHALL
 NOT  PERMIT OR CAUSE THE PLACEMENT OF ANY REGISTERED SEX OFFENDER IN ANY
 RESIDENTIAL PLACEMENT OTHER  THAN  SPECIFICALLY  DESIGNATED  RESIDENTIAL
 PLACEMENTS  FOR  REGISTERED SEX OFFENDERS AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION ONE
 OF THIS SECTION.  PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL NOT APPLY TO
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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