Assembly Actions -
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Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to higher education |
Jan 09, 2019 |
referred to higher education |
Assembly Bill A583
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
BRAUNSTEIN
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
Billy Jones
Felix Ortiz
Michael G. Miller
Andrew Goodell
multi-Sponsors
William A. Barclay
Robin Schimminger
2019-A583 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-A583 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 583 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 9, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BRAUNSTEIN, JONES, ORTIZ, M. G. MILLER, GOODELL, D'URSO, PALUMBO, RA, MONTESANO, GIGLIO, WALSH, FRIEND, BRABENEC -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY, SCHIMMINGER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Higher Education AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to directing the board of trustees of the state university to include, on every application for admission to a state-operated institution, a question on whether the applicant has been convicted of any violent felony sex offense THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 355 of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision 17-a to read as follows: 17-A. THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE STATE UNIVERSITY SHALL ADOPT RULES PROVIDING THAT EACH APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION TO A STATE-OPERATED INSTI- TUTION SHALL REQUIRE THE APPLICANT TO STATE WHETHER HE OR SHE HAS EVER BEEN CONVICTED OF A VIOLENT FELONY SEX OFFENSE, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVI- SION ONE OF SECTION 70.80 OF THE PENAL LAW, IN THIS STATE OR OF AN OFFENSE IN ANY OTHER JURISDICTION IN THE UNITED STATES WHICH INCLUDES ALL OF THE ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF A VIOLENT FELONY SEX OFFENSE IN THIS STATE. IF AN APPLICANT HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF SUCH AN OFFENSE, HE OR SHE SHALL IDENTIFY THE VIOLENT FELONY SEX OFFENSE OR OFFENSES OF WHICH HE OR SHE WAS CONVICTED, THE DATE OR DATES OF SUCH CONVICTION OR CONVICTIONS, AND THE COURT OR COURTS IN WHICH SUCH CONVICTION OR CONVICTIONS WERE RENDERED. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02928-01-9
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