Assembly Actions -
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May 11, 2010 |
held for consideration in codes |
Feb 19, 2010 |
referred to codes |
Assembly Bill A9961
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
RABBITT
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-A9961 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A9961 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A9961 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to extending drug-free school zones to include public libraries and free association libraries PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Amends the penal law, in relation to extending drug-free school zones to include public libraries and free association libraries. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1. To amend subdivision 5 of section 220.44 of the penal law to include public library or free asso- ciation library in the definition of "the grounds of a child day care or educational facility". Also to include public library or free associ- ation library in the definition of "area accessible to the public". JUSTIFICATION: Such a change would enable law enforcement officials greater enforcement powers in and around the library community and help keep the areas around libraries safer. PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY: New Bill. FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None. EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect immediately.
2009-A9961 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9961 I N A S S E M B L Y February 19, 2010 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. RABBITT -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to extending drug-free school zones to include public libraries and free association libraries THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 220.44 of the penal law, as added by chapter 289 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows: 5. For purposes of subdivisions three and four of this section, "the grounds of a child day care or educational facility" means (a) in or on or within any building, structure, athletic playing field, a playground, PUBLIC LIBRARY OR FREE ASSOCIATION LIBRARY, or land contained within the real property boundary line of a public or private child day care center as such term is defined in paragraph (c) of subdivision one of section three hundred ninety of the social services law, or nursery, pre-kinder- garten or kindergarten, or (b) any area accessible to the public located within one thousand feet of the real property boundary line comprising any such facility or any parked automobile or other parked vehicle located within one thousand feet of the real property boundary line comprising any such facility. For the purposes of this section an "area accessible to the public" shall mean sidewalks, streets, parking lots, parks, playgrounds, PUBLIC LIBRARIES OR FREE ASSOCIATION LIBRARIES, stores and restaurants. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD16039-01-0
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