Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Apr 30, 2018 |
enacting clause stricken recommitted to correction |
Jan 03, 2018 |
ordered to third reading cal.159 |
May 18, 2017 |
advanced to third reading cal.388 |
May 16, 2017 |
reported |
Jan 17, 2017 |
referred to correction |
Assembly Bill A2144
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
SEPULVEDA
Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken
- 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
Jeffrion Aubry
Daniel O'Donnell
Ellen C. Jaffee
Jose Rivera
multi-Sponsors
Carmen E. Arroyo
Carmen De La Rosa
Alicia Hyndman
N. Nick Perry
2017-A2144 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S3351
- Law Section:
- Correction Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§750 & 752, Cor L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
A8065, S4368
2011-2012: A5357, S969
2013-2014: A4887, S3357
2015-2016: A2734, S2096
2019-2020: A7937, S2196
2021-2022: A5213, S3361
2023-2024: A1923, S1278
2017-A2144 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2144 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 17, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SEPULVEDA, AUBRY, O'DONNELL, JAFFEE, RIVERA, CRESPO, ORTIZ, HEVESI, FAHY, COLTON, BLAKE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ARROYO, PERRY, STECK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to the definition of "direct relationship" for the purposes of article 23-A of the correction law regarding the licensure and employment of persons previously convicted of one or more criminal offenses THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 750 of the correction law, as amended by chapter 284 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows: (3) "Direct relationship" means that THERE IS A SUBSTANTIAL CONNECTION BETWEEN the nature of [criminal conduct] THE CRIME for which the person was convicted [has a direct bearing on his fitness or ability to perform one or more of] AND the duties or responsibilities necessarily related to the license, opportunity, or job in question AND SUCH CONNECTION WOULD CREATE AN UNREASONABLE RISK TO PROPERTY OR TO THE SAFETY OR WELFARE OF SPECIFIC INDIVIDUALS OR THE GENERAL PUBLIC UPON THE ISSUANCE OR CONTINUATION OF A LICENSE OR THE GRANTING OR CONTINUATION OF EMPLOY- MENT OF SUCH PERSON. § 2. Section 752 of the correction law, as amended by chapter 284 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows: § 752. Unfair discrimination against persons previously convicted of one or more criminal offenses prohibited. No application for any license or employment, and no employment or license held by an individ- ual, to which the provisions of this article are applicable, shall be denied or acted upon adversely by reason of the individual's having been previously convicted of one or more criminal offenses, or by reason of a finding of lack of "good moral character" when such finding is based EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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