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Jan 22, 2025 |
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Senate Bill S2716
2025-2026 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 23rd Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Disabilities Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2025-S2716 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A4138
- Current Committee:
- Senate Disabilities
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §563, Exec L
2025-S2716 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Authorizes the justice center to create a central registry for employees for all current and prospective agencies, sponsoring agencies or other providers of services that are certified, authorized, approved or funded through contract by the office for people with developmental disabilities to streamline criminal background checks.
2025-S2716 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2716 SPONSOR: SCARCELLA-SPANTON TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to authorizing the justice center for the protection of people with special needs to create a central registry for employees PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: This legislation will allow independent contractors working with the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities (OPWDD)to complete a background check once to work with agencies under OPWDD's purview. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 creates a new § 563 in the executive law which directs the New York State Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs to establish a central registry. This section of the bill also establishes that employees, both current and prospective, may work concurrently for or transfer between current or prospective agencies,
2025-S2716 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2716 2025-2026 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 22, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Disabilities AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to authorizing the justice center for the protection of people with special needs to create a central registry for employees THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 563 to read as follows: § 563. CENTRAL STATE REGISTRY. 1. THE JUSTICE CENTER FOR THE PROTECTION OF PEOPLE WITH SPECIAL NEEDS SHALL CREATE A CENTRAL REGISTRY WHICH SHALL HANDLE ALL CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS FOR ALL CURRENT AND PROSPECTIVE AGENCIES, SPONSORING AGENCIES OR OTHER PROVIDERS OF SERVICES THAT ARE CERTIFIED, AUTHORIZED, APPROVED OR FUNDED THROUGH CONTRACT BY THE OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES. SUCH REGISTRY SHALL CONTAIN A LIST OF ALL EMPLOYEES WHO PASSED A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECK. 2. THE JUSTICE CENTER SHALL ESTABLISH RULES AND REGULATIONS FOR THE SHARING OF INFORMATION VIA A CONSENT FORM FOR EMPLOYEES IN CURRENT AND PROSPECTIVE AGENCIES, SPONSORING AGENCIES OR OTHER PROVIDERS OF SERVICES THAT ARE CERTIFIED, AUTHORIZED, APPROVED OR FUNDED THROUGH CONTRACT BY THE OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES TO ALLOW FOR SUCH EMPLOYEES TO WORK CONCURRENTLY FOR OR TRANSFER BETWEEN CURRENT OR PROSPECTIVE AGENCIES, SPONSORING AGENCIES OR OTHER PROVIDERS OF SERVICES WITHOUT THE NEED FOR DUPLICATIVE CRIMINAL BACKGROUND CHECKS. 3. THE CENTRAL STATE REGISTRY SHALL BE ACCESSIBLE TO CURRENT AND PROSPECTIVE AGENCIES, SPONSORING AGENCIES OR OTHER PROVIDERS OF SERVICES THAT ARE CERTIFIED, AUTHORIZED, APPROVED OR FUNDED THROUGH CONTRACT BY THE OFFICE FOR PEOPLE WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES UPON RECEIPT OF THE CONSENT FORM SPECIFIED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION BY A PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE WHO WILL WORK CONCURRENTLY FOR OR TRANSFER BETWEEN EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00961-01-5
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