Permits that when the division of criminal justice services has provided criminal history information within the previous twelve months to any state agency for certain individuals, such information can be used to satisfy the required criminal history check for such employee without having to re-request such information.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9889
I N A S S E M B L Y
April 19, 2022
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Introduced by M. of A. ABINANTI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on People with Disabilities
AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to permitting
certain previous criminal history information provided to satisfy
certain criminal background checks for certain employees
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 16.33 of the mental hygiene law is amended by
adding a new subdivision (c) to read as follows:
(C) WHERE THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES HAS PROVIDED CRIM-
INAL HISTORY INFORMATION WITHIN THE PREVIOUS TWELVE MONTHS TO ANY STATE
AGENCY FOR ANY INDIVIDUAL SUBJECT TO SUBDIVISION (A) OF THIS SECTION WHO
IS A CURRENT EMPLOYEE OF THE OFFICE OR AN OFFICE-APPROVED PROVIDER, OF
AN OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES LICENSED OR CERTIFIED PROGRAM,
OF AN OFFICE OF ADDICTION SERVICES AND SUPPORTS CERTIFIED, FUNDED OR
AUTHORIZED PROGRAM, OR OF AN OFFICE OF MENTAL HEALTH LICENSED, FUNDED OR
APPROVED PROGRAM, SUCH INFORMATION SHALL BE USED TO SATISFY THE REQUIRE-
MENTS OF THIS SECTION.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14199-02-2
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