Assembly Bill A7206

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires background checks prior to employment in a position involving substantial contact with children while dressed as a children's character

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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-A7206 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1875
Current Committee:
Assembly Correction
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Ren §168-w to be §168-x, add §168-w, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S7031
2023-2024: A9974, S2758

2021-A7206 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires background checks for a person prior to employment in a position involving substantial contact with children while dressed as a children's character and provides certain penalties for violations.

2021-A7206 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7206
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 29, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BARNWELL -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Correction
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the correction law, in relation to employment of sex
   offenders in a position involving substantial  contact  with  children
   while dressed as a children's character

   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 168-x and a new section 168-w
 is added to read as follows:
   § 168-W. EMPLOYMENT IN A POSITION INVOLVING SUBSTANTIAL  CONTACT  WITH
 CHILDREN  DRESSED  AS  A  CHILDREN'S CHARACTER. 1. NO SEX OFFENDER SHALL
 APPLY FOR OR ACCEPT A POSITION WHICH INVOLVES SUBSTANTIAL  CONTACT  WITH
 CHILDREN  WHILE  SAID  PERSON IS DRESSED AS A CHILDREN'S CHARACTER. SUCH
 POSITION SHALL INCLUDE ANY JOB, TASK OR OCCUPATION, WHICH BY ITS NATURE,
 REQUIRES A PERSON TO  BE  DRESSED  AS  A  CHILDREN'S  CHARACTER  AND  IN
 SUBSTANTIAL  CONTACT  WITH CHILDREN IN THE REGULAR PERFORMANCE OF HIS OR
 HER DUTIES OR DEALINGS IN SUCH POSITION. THIS SECTION SHALL  ALSO  APPLY
 TO  ANY PERSON SEEKING A PERMIT OR PERMISSION TO EXECUTE ANY ACTIVITY OR
 PERFORMANCE WHILE DRESSED AS A CHILDREN'S CHARACTER THAT WOULD PRESENT A
 DIRECT CONTACT WITH CHILDREN.
   2. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOW-
 ING MEANINGS:
   A. "POSITION" SHALL APPLY TO ANY PERSON SEEKING EMPLOYMENT EITHER PAID
 OR UNPAID, ANY PERSON SEEKING TO VOLUNTEER,  OR  ANY  PERSON  SEEKING  A
 PERMIT OR PERMISSION THAT WOULD PRESENT A SUBSTANTIAL CONTACT WITH CHIL-
 DREN WHILE DRESSED AS A CHILDREN'S CHARACTER.
   B.  "CHILDREN'S  CHARACTER" SHALL MEAN ANY COSTUME WORN BY A PERSON TO
 DEPICT A SPECIFIC CHARACTER TO CHILDREN AND SHALL  INCLUDE  BUT  NOT  BE
 LIMITED TO:
   I. LEGENDARY FIGURES SUCH AS SANTA CLAUS OR THE EASTER BUNNY;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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