Assembly Bill A4244

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to written statements upon any adverse action

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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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2019-A4244 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §754, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A6984
2013-2014: A4588
2015-2016: A2393
2017-2018: A4044
2021-2022: A8929

2019-A4244 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to written statements upon any adverse action against any person previously convicted of a criminal offense.

2019-A4244 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4244
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 1, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  WEPRIN,  O'DONNELL,  AUBRY  -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Correction
 
 AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation  to  written  statements
   upon  any  adverse action against any person previously convicted of a
   criminal offense

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 754 of the correction law, as added by chapter 931
 of the laws of 1976, is amended to read as follows:
   § 754. Written statement upon denial of license or employment OR OTHER
 ADVERSE ACTION.  At the request of any person  previously  convicted  of
 one  or  more criminal offenses who has been denied a license or employ-
 ment OR AGAINST WHOM AN ADVERSE ACTION HAS BEEN TAKEN WITH RESPECT TO  A
 LICENSE  OR  EMPLOYMENT,  a  public  agency  or  private  employer shall
 provide, within thirty days of a request, a  written  statement  setting
 forth the reasons for such denial OR ADVERSE ACTION.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07254-01-9

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