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Senate Bill S7064
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 60th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities 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
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2013-S7064 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9632
- Current Committee:
- Senate Mental Health And Developmental Disabilities
- Law Section:
- Mental Hygiene Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง13.09, Ment Hyg L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2015-2016:
S396, A3653
2017-2018: S2132, A8522
2019-2020: S718
2021-2022: S1716
2023-2024: S249
2013-S7064 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S7064 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to notice of transfer of sex offender to community program or residence PURPOSE: This bill requires that where a sex offender is transferred to a community program or residence, the Commissioner must notify the chief executive officer of any municipality where the transfer was made and the superintendent of schools in which such facility is located. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends section 13.09 of the mental hygiene law to add a new subdivision that requires the Commissioner to provide additional notification when a sex offender is transferred to a community program or residence. The Commissioner must notify both the chief executive officer of any municipality where the sex offender was transferred and the superintendent of schools in which such facility is located. This section also provides that notice must be given no later than ten calendar days prior to such transfer. Section 2 states that this act shall take effect immediately. JUSTIFICATION: This bill changes the current law to require the Commissioner to notify the chief executive officer of any municipality
2013-S7064 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 7064 I N S E N A T E April 23, 2014 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Mental Health and Develop- mental Disabilities AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to notice of trans- fer of sex offender to community program or residence THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 13.09 of the mental hygiene law is amended by adding a new subdivision (h) to read as follows: (H) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL NOTIFY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF ANY MUNICIPALITY WHERE A SEX OFFENDER, AS DEFINED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT-A OF THE CORRECTION LAW, IS TRANSFERRED TO A COMMUNITY PROGRAM OR RESIDENCE WITHIN HIS OR HER MUNI- CIPALITY. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ALSO NOTIFY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF SCHOOLS IN WHICH SUCH FACILITY IS LOCATED. NOTICE SHALL BE GIVEN NO LATER THAN TEN CALENDAR DAYS PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14675-02-4
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