Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to finance |
Jun 12, 2013 |
print number 1586a |
Jun 12, 2013 |
amend and recommit to finance |
Jan 09, 2013 |
referred to finance |
Senate Bill S1586A
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Finance 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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
(R, C) 7th Senate District
(D, IP) Senate District
2013-S1586 - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A4415
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §835, Exec L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
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S7005, A10709
2013-S1586 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1586 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to the definition of qualified agencies PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To authorize public defenders, legal aid societies, and administrators of assigned counsel plans to have access to the Division of Criminal Justice Services' criminal history records of clients represented by or who receive representation through those entities. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends subdivision 9 of Executive Law section 835 to add public defenders, legal aid societies, and assigned counsel administrators to the list of qualified agencies. Qualified agencies may enter into agreements with the Division of Criminal Justice Services for access to its criminal history database as authorized by subdivision 6 of Executive Law section 837. JUSTIFICATION: Agencies that are defined as "qualified agencies" under Executive Law § 835(9) have access to the criminal history records
2013-S1586 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1586 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sens. GRISANTI, HASSELL-THOMPSON, MARTINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the definition of qualified agencies THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 9 of section 835 of the executive law, as sepa- rately amended by chapters 14 and 155 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows: 9. "Qualified agencies" means courts in the unified court system, the administrative board of the judicial conference, probation departments, sheriffs' offices, district attorneys' offices, the state department of corrections and community supervision, the department of correction of any municipality, the financial frauds and consumer protection unit of the state department of financial services, the office of professional medical conduct of the state department of health for the purposes of section two hundred thirty of the public health law, the child protec- tive services unit of a local social services district when conducting an investigation pursuant to subdivision six of section four hundred twenty-four of the social services law, the office of Medicaid inspector general, the temporary state commission of investigation, police forces and departments having responsibility for enforcement of the general criminal laws of the state, the Onondaga County Center for Forensic Sciences Laboratory when acting within the scope of its law enforcement duties and the division of forensic services of the Nassau county medical examiner's office when acting within the scope of its law enforcement duties AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS, LEGAL AID SOCIETIES, AND ASSIGNED COUNSEL ADMINISTRATORS WHEN RETRIEVING CRIMINAL HISTORY INFOR- MATION OF CLIENTS REPRESENTED BY OR WHO RECEIVE REPRESENTATION THROUGH THOSE ENTITIES. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
(R, C) 7th Senate District
(D, IP) Senate District
2013-S1586A (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A4415
- Current Committee:
- Senate Finance
- Law Section:
- Executive Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §835, Exec L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
-
S7005, A10709
2013-S1586A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1586A TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the executive law, in relation to the definition of qualified agencies PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To authorize public defenders, legal aid societies, and administrators of assigned counsel plans to have access to the Division of Criminal Justice Services' New York State criminal history records of clients represented by or who receive representation through those entities. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends subdivision 9 of Executive Law section 835 to add public defenders, legal aid societies, and assigned counsel administrators to the list of qualified agencies. Qualified agencies may enter into agreements with the Division of Criminal Justice Services for access to its New York State criminal history database as authorized by subdivision 6 of Executive Law section 837. JUSTIFICATION: Agencies that are defined as "qualified agencies" under Executive Law 5 835(9) have access to the criminal history records maintained by the Division of Criminal Justice Services. See Executive Law § 837(6); 9 NYCRR Part 6051. The proposed bill would add public defenders, legal aid societies, and administrators of assigned counsel programs to the list of qualified agencies. Public defense providers would then be able to enter into use and dissemination agreements with
2013-S1586A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1586--A 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sens. GRISANTI, HASSELL-THOMPSON, KRUEGER, MARTINS, SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the definition of qualified agencies THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 9 of section 835 of the executive law, as sepa- rately amended by chapters 14 and 155 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows: 9. "Qualified agencies" means courts in the unified court system, the administrative board of the judicial conference, probation departments, sheriffs' offices, district attorneys' offices, the state department of corrections and community supervision, the department of correction of any municipality, the financial frauds and consumer protection unit of the state department of financial services, the office of professional medical conduct of the state department of health for the purposes of section two hundred thirty of the public health law, the child protec- tive services unit of a local social services district when conducting an investigation pursuant to subdivision six of section four hundred twenty-four of the social services law, the office of Medicaid inspector general, the temporary state commission of investigation, police forces and departments having responsibility for enforcement of the general criminal laws of the state, the Onondaga County Center for Forensic Sciences Laboratory when acting within the scope of its law enforcement duties and the division of forensic services of the Nassau county medical examiner's office when acting within the scope of its law enforcement duties AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS, LEGAL AID SOCIETIES, AND ASSIGNED COUNSEL ADMINISTRATORS WHEN RETRIEVING NEW YORK STATE CRIMINAL HISTORY INFORMATION OF CLIENTS REPRESENTED BY OR WHO RECEIVE REPRESEN- TATION THROUGH THOSE ENTITIES. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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