Assembly Bill A8136

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Requires children's non-regulated camps to ascertain whether an employee or volunteer is listed on the sex offender registry

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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-A8136 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3966
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1394-c, Pub Health L; amd §424-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S5239
2013-2014: S1986
2015-2016: S1750
2017-2018: S4082
2019-2020: S152

2021-A8136 - Summary

Requires children's non-regulated camps to ascertain whether an employee or volunteer is listed on the state sex offender registry pursuant to article six-C of the correction law and the national sex offender registry using the national crime and information center, established under the Adam Walsh child protection and safety act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.).

2021-A8136 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8136
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Health
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the public health law and the social services law, in
   relation to children's non-regulated camps
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
 1394-c to read as follows:
   § 1394-C. REQUIREMENT TO CHECK SEX OFFENDER  REGISTRY.  EVERY  PERSON,
 FIRM, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, ASSOCIATION AND CORPORATION WHICH OPER-
 ATES A CHILDREN'S NON-REGULATED CAMP AS DEFINED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED
 NINETY-EIGHT-F  OF  THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW SHALL BE REQUIRED TO ASCER-
 TAIN WHETHER AN EMPLOYEE OR VOLUNTEER IS LISTED ON THE STATE SEX  OFFEN-
 DER  REGISTRY  PURSUANT  TO ARTICLE SIX-C OF THE CORRECTION LAW PRIOR TO
 THE DAY SUCH EMPLOYEE OR VOLUNTEER COMMENCES WORK AT SUCH CAMP AND ANNU-
 ALLY THEREAFTER PRIOR TO THEIR ARRIVAL AT SUCH CAMP.
   § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 424-a of  the  social  services  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (d-2) to read as follows:
   (D-2)  EVERY  PERSON, FIRM, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, ASSOCIATION AND
 OPERATION WHICH OPERATES A CAMP THAT FALLS UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF ARTI-
 CLE THIRTEEN-B OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW OR  A  CHILDREN'S  NON-REGULATED
 CAMP  AS  DEFINED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED NINETY-EIGHT-F OF THE GENERAL
 BUSINESS LAW, FOR EVERY EMPLOYEE OR VOLUNTEER, PRIOR TO  THE  EMPLOYMENT
 START DATE, SHALL INQUIRE OF THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES,
 AND  THE  OFFICE  SHALL, UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH INQUIRY AND SUBJECT TO THE
 PROVISIONS OF PARAGRAPH (B) OR (E) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF  THIS  SECTION,
 INFORM  SUCH  AND  THE  SUBJECT OF THE INQUIRY WHETHER ANY PERSON WHO IS
 ACTIVELY BEING CONSIDERED FOR EMPLOYMENT AND WHO WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL
 FOR REGULAR AND SUBSTANTIAL CONTACT WITH CHILDREN IS THE SUBJECT  OF  AN
 INDICATED CHILD ABUSE AND MALTREATMENT REPORT ON FILE WITH THE STATEWIDE
 CENTRAL REGISTER OF CHILD ABUSE AND MALTREATMENT.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

co-Sponsors

2021-A8136A - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3966
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1394-c, Pub Health L; amd §424-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S5239
2013-2014: S1986
2015-2016: S1750
2017-2018: S4082
2019-2020: S152

2021-A8136A - Summary

Requires children's non-regulated camps to ascertain whether an employee or volunteer is listed on the state sex offender registry pursuant to article six-C of the correction law and the national sex offender registry using the national crime and information center, established under the Adam Walsh child protection and safety act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.).

2021-A8136A - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8136--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on  Health -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
   amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, the social services law, and  the
   general business law, in relation to children's non-regulated camps

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The public health law is amended by adding  a  new  section
 1394-d to read as follows:
   §  1394-D.  REQUIREMENT  TO CHECK SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY. EVERY PERSON,
 FIRM, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, ASSOCIATION AND CORPORATION WHICH OPER-
 ATES A CHILDREN'S NON-REGULATED CAMP AS DEFINED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED
 NINETY-EIGHT-F OF THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW SHALL BE REQUIRED  TO  ASCER-
 TAIN  WHETHER AN EMPLOYEE OR VOLUNTEER IS LISTED ON THE STATE SEX OFFEN-
 DER REGISTRY PURSUANT TO ARTICLE SIX-C OF THE CORRECTION  LAW  PRIOR  TO
 THE DAY SUCH EMPLOYEE OR VOLUNTEER COMMENCES WORK AT SUCH CAMP AND ANNU-
 ALLY THEREAFTER PRIOR TO THEIR ARRIVAL AT SUCH CAMP.
   §  2.  Subdivision  1  of  section 424-a of the social services law is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (d-2) to read as follows:
   (D-2) EVERY PERSON, FIRM, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY,  ASSOCIATION  AND
 OPERATION WHICH OPERATES A CAMP THAT FALLS UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF ARTI-
 CLE  THIRTEEN-B  OF  THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW OR A CHILDREN'S NON-REGULATED
 CAMP AS DEFINED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED NINETY-EIGHT-F OF  THE  GENERAL
 BUSINESS  LAW,  FOR EVERY EMPLOYEE OR VOLUNTEER, PRIOR TO THE EMPLOYMENT
 START DATE, SHALL INQUIRE OF THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES,
 AND THE OFFICE SHALL, UPON RECEIPT OF SUCH INQUIRY AND  SUBJECT  TO  THE
 PROVISIONS  OF  PARAGRAPH (B) OR (E) OF THIS SUBDIVISION INFORM SUCH AND
 THE SUBJECT OF THE INQUIRY WHETHER ANY  PERSON  WHO  IS  ACTIVELY  BEING
 CONSIDERED  FOR  EMPLOYMENT  AND WHO WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR REGULAR
 AND SUBSTANTIAL CONTACT WITH CHILDREN IS THE  SUBJECT  OF  AN  INDICATED
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08227-06-1
 A. 8136--A                          2

co-Sponsors

2021-A8136B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3966
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Add §1394-c, Pub Health L; amd §424-a, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S5239
2013-2014: S1986
2015-2016: S1750
2017-2018: S4082
2019-2020: S152

2021-A8136B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires children's non-regulated camps to ascertain whether an employee or volunteer is listed on the state sex offender registry pursuant to article six-C of the correction law and the national sex offender registry using the national crime and information center, established under the Adam Walsh child protection and safety act of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.).

2021-A8136B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8136--B
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               June 11, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. PAULIN, ASHBY, JENSEN -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on Health  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered  reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted to said committee --
   recommitted to the Committee on Health  in  accordance  with  Assembly
   Rule  3,  sec. 2 -- reported and referred to the Committee on Codes --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the public health law and the general business law, in
   relation to children's non-regulated camps
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  public health law is amended by adding a new section
 1394-d to read as follows:
   § 1394-D. REQUIREMENT TO CHECK SEX OFFENDER  REGISTRY.  EVERY  PERSON,
 FIRM, LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, ASSOCIATION AND CORPORATION WHICH OPER-
 ATES A CHILDREN'S NON-REGULATED CAMP AS DEFINED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED
 NINETY-EIGHT-F  OF  THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW SHALL BE REQUIRED TO ASCER-
 TAIN WHETHER AN EMPLOYEE OR VOLUNTEER IS LISTED ON THE STATE SEX  OFFEN-
 DER  REGISTRY  PURSUANT  TO  ARTICLE SIX-C OF THE CORRECTION LAW AND THE
 NATIONAL SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY  USING  THE  NATIONAL  CRIME  INFORMATION
 CENTER, ESTABLISHED UNDER THE ADAM WALSH CHILD PROTECTION AND SAFETY ACT
 OF  2006  (42  U.S.C.  16901  ET SEQ.) PRIOR TO THE DAY SUCH EMPLOYEE OR
 VOLUNTEER COMMENCES WORK AT SUCH CAMP AND ANNUALLY THEREAFTER  PRIOR  TO
 THEIR ARRIVAL AT SUCH CAMP.
   §  2.  Paragraph  (a) of subdivision 2 of section 398-f of the general
 business law, as added by chapter 103 of the laws of 2019, is amended to
 read as follows:
   (a) No person, firm, corporation or association shall enroll or  allow
 participation  of  a child in a children's non-regulated camp unless the
 parent or guardian of the child has been  provided  with  the  following
 written notice on the application or enrollment form:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08227-08-2

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