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                                   1188
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2017
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 Introduced  by M. of A. SIMANOWITZ, M. G. MILLER, McDONOUGH -- read once
   and referred to the Committee on Correction
 
 AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to establishing the  sex
   offender public awareness program
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 168-l of the correction law is amended by adding  a
 new subdivision 6-a to read as follows:
   6-A.    THE  BOARD  SHALL  ESTABLISH  A  SEX OFFENDER PUBLIC AWARENESS
 PROGRAM. (A) THE BOARD SHALL ESTABLISH AN EDUCATIONAL  OUTREACH  PROGRAM
 FOR  SEX  OFFENDER  AWARENESS  BY  PROVIDING  FOR  EDUCATIONAL  OUTREACH
 SERVICES TO SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY GROUPS, AND CLERGY.  SUCH PROGRAMS  SHALL
 BE  OPERATED  AT  THE COMMUNITY LEVEL IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH PROCE-
 DURES SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION.
   (B) THE BOARD SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY FOR THE
 IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCH  OUTREACH  PROGRAM,  AND  SHALL  BE  DESIGNED  TO
 PROMOTE:
   (I)  ALTERNATIVE FUNDING SOURCES OTHER THAN THE STATE, INCLUDING LOCAL
 GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SOURCES;
   (II) COORDINATION OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE EFFORTS TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL
 OUTREACH PROGRAMS; AND
   (III) LONG RANGE DEVELOPMENT OF SERVICES TO BE MADE AVAILABLE  TO  THE
 SCHOOLS, COMMUNITIES, AND CLERGY.
   (C)  THESE  REGULATIONS SHALL ALSO PROVIDE FOR SERVICES INCLUDING, BUT
 NOT LIMITED TO OUTREACH TO THE COMMUNITY AND EDUCATION AND  TRAINING  OF
 LAW  ENFORCEMENT  AND OTHER CRIMINAL JUSTICE OFFICIALS TO ASSIST IN SUCH
 EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAM.
   (D) THE BOARD SHALL PREPARE AN ANNUAL REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR  AND  THE
 LEGISLATURE,  ON  OR BEFORE DECEMBER FIRST OF EACH YEAR ON THE PROGRAMS;
 INCLUDING:
   (I) THE PROGRAMS FUNDED BY THE BOARD;

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

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   (II) OTHER SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR THE  EDUCATIONAL  OUTREACH  PROGRAMS
 PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION;
   (III)  AN  ASSESSMENT  OF THE NECESSARY APPROPRIATIONS TO THE BOARD TO
 MEET THE REASONABLE NEEDS OF THE PROGRAMS UNDER THIS SECTION; AND
   (IV) AN ESTIMATE OF THE REASONABLE  NEEDS  OF  PROGRAMS  IN  THE  NEXT
 FISCAL YEAR.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.   Effective  immediately  any  rules  or  regulations
 necessary  for  the  timely  implementation of this act on its effective
 date may be promulgated on or before such date.