Assembly Bill A5066

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Prohibits certain child care facilities from employing felons; provides criminal record access for certain child care entities

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A5066 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Children And Families
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Add §378-b, Soc Serv L; amd §837, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4136
2013-2014: A5843
2015-2016: A2188
2017-2018: A203
2019-2020: A1366
2021-2022: A1446
2023-2024: A164

2011-A5066 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits certain enumerated child care facilities from employing or using as volunteers, persons convicted of certain enumerated offenses; also allows the facilities to have access to criminal records of its volunteers and employees and prospective volunteers and employees.

2011-A5066 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5066

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 11, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  AMEDORE,  KOLB, TOBACCO, McDONOUGH, CALHOUN,
  BURLING, CROUCH, JOHNS, MURRAY --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.
  MALLIOTAKIS,  REILICH,  SALADINO  --  read  once  and  referred to the
  Committee on Children and Families

AN ACT to amend the social  services  law  and  the  executive  law,  in
  relation to day care for children

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The social services law is amended by adding a new  section
378-b to read as follows:
  S  378-B.  CERTIFICATES  AND LICENSES; RECORD ACCESS; PROHIBITIONS. 1.
NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF ANY LAW, RULE  OR  REGULATION  TO  THE
CONTRARY,  NO  LICENSE,  PERMIT,  CERTIFICATE  OR  REGISTRATION SHALL BE
ISSUED BY THE DEPARTMENT OR ANY AUTHORIZED AGENCY  TO  AN  APPLICANT  TO
OPERATE  A  CHILD  DAY  CARE  CENTER, HEAD START DAY CARE CENTER PROGRAM
FUNDED PURSUANT TO TITLE V OF THE FEDERAL ECONOMIC  OPPORTUNITY  ACT  OF
1964,  SCHOOL AGE CHILD CARE PROGRAM, GROUP FAMILY DAY CARE HOME, FAMILY
DAY CARE HOME, NOR  WHERE  GRANTED,  SHALL  ANY  SUCH  LICENSE,  PERMIT,
CERTIFICATE  OR  REGISTRATION  BE  RENEWED  FOR  ANY SUCH ENTITY, IF THE
APPLICANT AND/OR OPERATOR THEREOF SHALL HAVE BEEN CONVICTED OF A VIOLENT
FELONY OFFENSE AS DEFINED IN SECTION 70.02 OF THE PENAL  LAW,  OR  SHALL
HAVE  BEEN  CONVICTED  OF A MISDEMEANOR OR FELONY AS DEFINED IN ARTICLES
ONE HUNDRED TWENTY, ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE,  ONE  HUNDRED  THIRTY,  ONE
HUNDRED  THIRTY-FIVE,  TWO HUNDRED FIVE, TWO HUNDRED TWENTY, TWO HUNDRED
TWENTY-ONE, TWO HUNDRED THIRTY, TWO  HUNDRED  THIRTY-FIVE,  TWO  HUNDRED
FORTY-FIVE,  TWO  HUNDRED  FIFTY-FIVE,  TWO  HUNDRED  SIXTY, TWO HUNDRED
SIXTY-THREE AND TWO HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE OF THE PENAL LAW.
  2. NO SUCH ENTITY SHALL EMPLOY ANY ASSISTANT OR EMPLOYEE, NOR SHALL IT
ACCEPT ANY PERSON FOR VOLUNTEER ACTIVITY IN ANY  SUCH  ENTITY,  IF  SUCH
ASSISTANT,  EMPLOYEE  OR  VOLUNTEER HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF ANY OFFENSE AS
ENUMERATED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION.   EVERY SUCH  ENTITY,  AS

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07747-01-1
              

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