Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 17, 2016 |
referred to education delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 16, 2016 |
advanced to third reading |
May 11, 2016 |
2nd report cal. |
May 10, 2016 |
1st report cal.749 |
Jan 21, 2016 |
referred to education |
Senate Bill S6502
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
Votes
2015-S6502 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S6502 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6502 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the education law, in relation to criminal background checks of certain prospective employees PURPOSE : To provide administrative relief to the New York State Education Department, and prospective employees in processing fingerprints for bus drivers. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1: Amends section 3035 of the education law by adding a new subdivision 3-b. Section 2: Sets forth an immediate effective date. JUSTIFICATION : Recent years have confronted school districts with unprecedented fiscal challenges. While the economic outlook for the state is steadily improving, it is a legislative priority to provide as much flexibility as possible to school districts to enable them to provide the high quality education we have come to expect for our students. While there are many requirements imposed on school districts that provide educational value, others continue to constrain the creativity of a district to provide services to students and relief to taxpayers. This bill eliminates duplicative fingerprinting of school bus drivers. Currently, school bus drivers are required to receive clearance from
2015-S6502 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6502 I N S E N A T E January 21, 2016 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MARCELLINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to criminal background checks of certain prospective employees THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 3035 of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision 3-b to read as follows: 3-B. UPON REQUEST FROM A PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE WHO HAS BEEN CLEARED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF MOTOR VEHICLES PURSUANT TO SECTION FIVE HUNDRED NINE-CC OR SECTION TWELVE HUNDRED TWENTY-NINE-D OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAF- FIC LAW, THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES SHALL BE AUTHORIZED TO FORWARD A COPY OF SUCH INDIVIDUAL'S CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD AND SUCH INDIVID- UAL'S FINGERPRINTS TO THE COMMISSIONER FOR PURPOSES OF CONDUCTING A CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECK PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION. FURTHERMORE, UPON NOTIFICATION THAT SUCH PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE HAS BEEN CLEARED FOR EMPLOYMENT BY THE COMMISSIONER PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION, THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES SHALL HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SUBSEQUENT CRIMINAL HISTORY NOTIFICATIONS DIRECTLY TO THE COMMISSIONER. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08318-02-6
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