Senate Bill S4357A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to fingerprinting and background checks of contracted service providers of student support services

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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-S4357 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1125, 305, 3035 & 1125, Ed L; amd §§424-a & 390-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7554
2017-2018: S3479
2021-2022: S6646
2023-2024: S3477

2019-S4357 - Summary

Relates to the fingerprinting and background checks of contracted service providers of student support services.

2019-S4357 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S4357 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4357
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 11, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  STAVISKY, AMEDORE, RANZENHOFER, SAVINO, SEWARD --
   read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to
   the Committee on Children and Families
 
 AN  ACT to amend the education law, in relation to background checks and
   fingerprinting; and to amend the social services law, in  relation  to
   statewide  central registry clearances by contracted service providers
   of student support services
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  3  of  section 1125 of the education law, as
 amended by chapter 363 of the laws  of  2018,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   3. "Employee" shall mean any person: (i) who is receiving compensation
 from  a  school  or (ii) whose duties involve direct student contact and
 (a) who is  receiving  compensation  from  any  person  or  entity  that
 contracts  with a school to provide transportation services to children,
 or (b) who is an employee of a contracted  service  provider  or  worker
 placed  within  the school under a public assistance employment program,
 pursuant to title nine-B of article five of the social services law,  OR
 (C)  WHO  IS  RECEIVING  COMPENSATION  FROM  ANY  PERSON  OR ENTITY THAT
 CONTRACTS WITH  A  SCHOOL  TO  PROVIDE  STUDENT  SUPPORT  SERVICES,  and
 consistent  with  the  provisions  of  such  title  for the provision of
 services to such school, its students or employees, directly or  through
 contract.
   § 2. Paragraph (a-2) of subdivision 3 of section 2854 of the education
 law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (v) to read as follows:
   (V)  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANYTHING  TO  THE  CONTRARY IN THIS SECTION, THE
 BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF A CHARTER SCHOOL SHALL NOT BE REQUIRED  TO  OVERSEE
 THE FINGERPRINTING PROCESS FOR EMPLOYEES OF A CONTRACTED SERVICE PROVID-
 ER  OF  STUDENT SUPPORT SERVICES SUCH AS, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SUBSTITUTE
 TEACHERS,  SUBSTITUTE  TEACHER  AIDES,  SUBSTITUTE  NURSES,  EDUCATIONAL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2019-S4357A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Education
Law Section:
Education Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1125, 305, 3035 & 1125, Ed L; amd §§424-a & 390-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7554
2017-2018: S3479
2021-2022: S6646
2023-2024: S3477

2019-S4357A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the fingerprinting and background checks of contracted service providers of student support services.

2019-S4357A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S4357A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4357--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 11, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. STAVISKY, AMEDORE, BIAGGI, MONTGOMERY, RANZENHOFER,
   SAVINO, SEWARD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed  to
   be  committed  to  the Committee on Children and Families -- committee
   discharged and said bill committed to the Committee  on  Education  --
   committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to background checks  and
   fingerprinting;  and  to amend the social services law, in relation to
   statewide central registry clearances by contracted service  providers
   of student support services
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 1125  of  the  education  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  363  of  the  laws  of 2018, is amended to read as
 follows:
   3. "Employee" shall mean any person: (i) who is receiving compensation
 from a school or (ii) whose duties involve direct  student  contact  and
 (a)  who  is  receiving  compensation  from  any  person  or entity that
 contracts with a school to provide transportation services to  children,
 or  (b)  who  is  an employee of a contracted service provider or worker
 placed within the school under a public assistance  employment  program,
 pursuant  to title nine-B of article five of the social services law, OR
 (C) WHO IS  RECEIVING  COMPENSATION  FROM  ANY  PERSON  OR  ENTITY  THAT
 CONTRACTS  WITH  A  SCHOOL  TO  PROVIDE  STUDENT  SUPPORT  SERVICES, and
 consistent with the provisions  of  such  title  for  the  provision  of
 services  to such school, its students or employees, directly or through
 contract.
   § 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 30 of section 305 of  the  education
 law,  as  amended by chapter 630 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.
                                                            LBD07679-08-9
              

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