Assembly Bill A9278

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Requires the sponsoring agency of a proposed community residence to provide the chief executive officer of the municipality with the number of registered sex offenders who will live in such residence

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

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2015-A9278 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5153
Current Committee:
Assembly Mental Health
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง41.34, Ment Hyg L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A7038

2015-A9278 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires the sponsoring agency of a proposed community residence to provide the chief executive officer of the municipality with the number of registered sex offenders who will live in such residence.

2015-A9278 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9278

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 10, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. TITONE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Mental Health

AN  ACT  to  amend  the mental hygiene law, in relation to requiring the
  sponsor of a proposed community residence to  provide  notice  to  the
  executive  officer of the municipality of the number of registered sex
  offenders who would be residing in such residence

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

  Section  1. The opening paragraph of paragraph 1 of subdivision (c) of
section 41.34 of the mental hygiene law, as amended by chapter  1024  of
the laws of 1981, is amended to read as follows:
  When a site has been selected by the sponsoring agency, it shall noti-
fy  the  chief  executive  officer  of  the  municipality in writing and
include in such notice the specific address of the  site,  the  type  of
community  residence,  the  number of residents, THE NUMBER OF RESIDENTS
WHO ARE SEX OFFENDERS REQUIRED TO REGISTER PURSUANT TO ARTICLE SIX-C  OF
THE  CORRECTION  LAW  and  the  community  support  requirements  of the
program. Such notice shall also contain the most recently published data
compiled pursuant to section four hundred [sixty-three] SIXTY-THREE-A of
the social services law which can reasonably be expected to  permit  the
municipality  to  evaluate  all such facilities affecting the nature and
character of the area wherein such proposed facility is to  be  located.
The  municipality shall have forty days after the receipt of such notice
to:
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10570-02-5

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