Assembly Bill A5213

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the definition of "direct relationship" for the purposes of article 23-A of the correction law regarding certain licensures and employment

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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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2021-A5213 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3361
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§750 & 752, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A8065, S4368
2011-2012: A5357, S969
2013-2014: A4887, S3357
2015-2016: A2734, S2096
2017-2018: A2144, S3351
2019-2020: A7937, S2196
2023-2024: A1923, S1278

2021-A5213 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the definition of "direct relationship" for the purposes of article 23-A of the correction law regarding licensures and employment of persons previously convicted of one or more criminal offenses.

2021-A5213 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5213
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 12, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WALKER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Correction
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the correction law, in relation to the definition of
   "direct  relationship"  for  the  purposes  of  article  23-A  of  the
   correction  law  regarding  the  licensure  and  employment of persons
   previously convicted of one or more criminal offenses
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  3  of  section 750 of the correction law, as
 amended by chapter 284 of the laws  of  2007,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   (3) "Direct relationship" means that THERE IS A SUBSTANTIAL CONNECTION
 BETWEEN  the nature of [criminal conduct] THE CRIME for which the person
 was convicted [has a direct bearing on his fitness or ability to perform
 one or more of] AND the duties or responsibilities  necessarily  related
 to  the  license,  opportunity,  or  job in question AND SUCH CONNECTION
 WOULD CREATE AN UNREASONABLE RISK  TO  PROPERTY  OR  TO  THE  SAFETY  OR
 WELFARE  OF SPECIFIC INDIVIDUALS OR THE GENERAL PUBLIC UPON THE ISSUANCE
 OR CONTINUATION OF A LICENSE OR THE GRANTING OR CONTINUATION OF  EMPLOY-
 MENT OF SUCH PERSON.
   §  2.  Section 752 of the correction law, as amended by chapter 284 of
 the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows:
   § 752. Unfair discrimination against persons previously  convicted  of
 one  or  more  criminal  offenses  prohibited.    No application for any
 license or employment, and no employment or license held by an  individ-
 ual,  to  which  the provisions of this article are applicable, shall be
 denied or acted upon adversely by reason of the individual's having been
 previously convicted of one or more criminal offenses, or by reason of a
 finding of lack of "good moral character" when  such  finding  is  based
 upon  the  fact that the individual has previously been convicted of one
 or more criminal offenses, unless[:

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

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