Assembly Actions -
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Feb 26, 2010 |
referred to correction |
Assembly Bill A10045
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
WEISENBERG
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
2009-A10045 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A10045 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A10045 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the correction law, in relation to permissible employment, employment related activities, and volunteer activities that may be performed by convicted sex offenders PURPOSE: This bill amends certain sections of the correction law with respect to the employment of convicted sex offenders. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends the Correction Law by prohibit- ing convicted sex offenders from working or volunteering at any facility where such employment would allow the offender unsupervised access to residential living quarters. Section 2 establishes an immediate effec- tive date. JUSTIFICATION: The enactment of the Sex Offender Registration Act (SORA) (Correction Law Article 6-C) in 1996 established a system within which to protect our communities by requiring sex offenders to register with the State, and to make public information about offenders living in our neighborhoods. Armed with this information, our communities are able to shield the most vulnerable of citizens. While current law provides comprehensive residential prohibitions, it lacks similar employment restrictions. The law goes to great lengths to restrict convicted sex offenders from living in our neighborhoods, yet allows convicted offen- ders to work in our homes without our knowledge or supervision.
2009-A10045 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 10045 I N A S S E M B L Y February 26, 2010 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. WEISENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to permissible employ- ment, employment related activities, and volunteer activities that may be performed by convicted sex offenders THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 168-v of the correction law, as amended by chapter 604 of the laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows: S 168-v. Prohibition of CERTAIN TYPES OF employment [on motor vehicles engaged in retail sales of frozen desserts] AND EMPLOYMENT RELATED ACTIVITIES. No person required to maintain registration under this arti- cle (sex offender registration act) shall: (I) operate, be employed on or dispense goods for sale at retail on a motor vehicle engaged in retail sales of frozen desserts as defined in subdivision thirty-seven of section three hundred seventy-five of the vehicle and traffic law; OR (II) BE PERMITTED TO WORK AT OR VOLUNTEER AT ANY FACILITY WHEREBY THE NATURE OF THE WORK WOULD PERMIT SUCH PERSON TO HAVE UNSUPERVISED ACCESS TO RESIDENTIAL LIVING QUARTERS INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO WORK AS A RESIDENTIAL BUILDING SUPERINTENDENT, MANAGER, OR MAINTENANCE WORKER, OR A HOME HEALTH AIDE, OR IN AN ASSISTED LIVING FACILITY. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD15791-01-0
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