Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Aug 17, 2020 |
print number 8504c |
Aug 17, 2020 |
amend and recommit to correction |
Mar 02, 2020 |
print number 8504b |
Mar 02, 2020 |
amend and recommit to correction |
Jan 23, 2020 |
print number 8504a |
Jan 23, 2020 |
amend and recommit to correction |
Jan 08, 2020 |
referred to correction |
Aug 07, 2019 |
referred to correction |
Assembly Bill A8504C
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
PERRY
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
Bill Amendments
2019-A8504 - Details
2019-A8504 - Summary
Requires public agencies and private employers to adopt a policy that requires the public agency or private employer to provide a person who has been convicted of a crime an opportunity to submit an explanation of the facts surrounding the offense and conviction and any other information the person deems relevant to the issue prior to making a determination regarding the convicted person's employment or a determination to refuse to issue a license to such person; requires contracts not be terminated, canceled or not renewed due to a conviction without an opportunity to submit an explanation.
2019-A8504 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8504 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y August 7, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction AN ACT to amend the correction law, the general obligations law and the civil rights law, in relation to enacting the "second chance act" THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "second chance act". § 2. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature hereby finds that notwithstanding moral and ethical upbringing, individuals from all status and places in life are predisposed to making wrong decisions that carry consequences detrimental to such person's best interest. The legislature further finds and agrees with the general consensus that, as humans we are not infallible and are all subject to making errors and mistakes at various stages in our lives. The legislature also finds that the adoption of public policy that embraces and provides opportunities for forgiveness and redemption, and also allows for those who make errors to have the right to a second chance, is in the best interest and the overall good and positive benefit to our great state. Therefore, it is the intent of the legislature to provide with this law a right and a process through which such person, shall be allowed the opportunity to explain the circumstances which led to such person being convicted of a crime, and rather than automatically being dismissed from his or her job, for there to be a process which provides for the reasonable review of the facts and a reasonable consideration for the extension of forgiveness and a second chance which would allow such person to hold and continue in such employment without loss of benefits commensurate with the position. § 3. The article heading of article 23-A of the correction law, as added by chapter 931 of the laws of 1976, is amended to read as follows: EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11000-11-9
co-Sponsors
David Weprin
2019-A8504A - Details
2019-A8504A - Summary
Requires public agencies and private employers to adopt a policy that requires the public agency or private employer to provide a person who has been convicted of a crime an opportunity to submit an explanation of the facts surrounding the offense and conviction and any other information the person deems relevant to the issue prior to making a determination regarding the convicted person's employment or a determination to refuse to issue a license to such person; requires contracts not be terminated, canceled or not renewed due to a conviction without an opportunity to submit an explanation.
2019-A8504A - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8504--A 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y August 7, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction -- recommitted to the Committee on Correction in accord- ance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit- tee AN ACT to amend the correction law, the general obligations law and the civil rights law, in relation to enacting the "second chance act" THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "second chance act". § 2. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature hereby finds that notwithstanding moral and ethical upbringing, individuals from all status and places in life are predisposed to making wrong decisions that carry consequences detrimental to such person's best interest. The legislature further finds and agrees with the general consensus that, as humans we are not infallible and are all subject to making errors and mistakes at various stages in our lives. The legislature also finds that the adoption of public policy that embraces and provides opportunities for forgiveness and redemption, and also allows for those who make errors to have the right to a second chance, is in the best interest and the overall good and positive benefit to our great state. Therefore, it is the intent of the legislature to provide with this law a right and a process through which such person, shall be allowed the opportunity to explain the circumstances which led to such person being convicted of a crime, and rather than automatically being dismissed from his or her job, for there to be a process which provides for the reasonable review of the facts and a reasonable consideration for the extension of forgiveness and a second chance which would allow such person to hold and continue in such employment without loss of income, wages or other benefits commensurate with the position. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
David Weprin
Felix Ortiz
Walter T. Mosley
Harvey Epstein
2019-A8504B - Details
2019-A8504B - Summary
Requires public agencies and private employers to adopt a policy that requires the public agency or private employer to provide a person who has been convicted of a crime an opportunity to submit an explanation of the facts surrounding the offense and conviction and any other information the person deems relevant to the issue prior to making a determination regarding the convicted person's employment or a determination to refuse to issue a license to such person; requires contracts not be terminated, canceled or not renewed due to a conviction without an opportunity to submit an explanation.
2019-A8504B - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8504--B 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y August 7, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PERRY, WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction -- recommitted to the Committee on Correction in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said committee with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the correction law, the general obligations law and the civil rights law, in relation to enacting the "second chance act" THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "second chance act". § 2. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature hereby finds that notwithstanding moral and ethical upbringing, individuals from all status and places in life are predisposed to making wrong decisions that carry consequences detrimental to such person's best interest. The legislature further finds and agrees with the general consensus that, as humans we are not infallible and are all subject to making errors and mistakes at various stages in our lives. The legislature also finds that the adoption of public policy that embraces and provides opportunities for forgiveness and redemption, and also allows for those who make errors to have the right to a second chance, is in the best interest and the overall good and positive benefit to our great state. Therefore, it is the intent of the legislature to provide with this law a right and a process through which such person, shall be allowed the opportunity to explain the circumstances which led to such person being convicted of a crime, and rather than automatically being dismissed from his or her job, for there to be a process which provides for the reasonable review of the facts and a reasonable consideration for the extension of forgiveness and a second chance which would allow such person to hold EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11000-20-0
co-Sponsors
David Weprin
Felix Ortiz
Walter T. Mosley
Harvey Epstein
2019-A8504C (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-A8504C (ACTIVE) - Summary
Requires public agencies and private employers to adopt a policy that requires the public agency or private employer to provide a person who has been convicted of a crime an opportunity to submit an explanation of the facts surrounding the offense and conviction and any other information the person deems relevant to the issue prior to making a determination regarding the convicted person's employment or a determination to refuse to issue a license to such person; requires contracts not be terminated, canceled or not renewed due to a conviction without an opportunity to submit an explanation.
2019-A8504C (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8504--C 2019-2020 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y August 7, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. PERRY, WEPRIN, ORTIZ, MOSLEY, EPSTEIN, RICHARD- SON, DICKENS, SIMON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction -- recommitted to the Committee on Correction in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said committee with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee -- again reported from said committee with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the correction law, the general obligations law and the civil rights law, in relation to enacting the "second chance act" THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "second chance act". § 2. The article heading of article 23-A of the correction law, as added by chapter 931 of the laws of 1976, is amended to read as follows: LICENSURE AND EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONS [PREVIOUSLY] CONVICTED OF ONE OR MORE CRIMINAL OFFENSES § 3. Section 751 of the correction law, as amended by chapter 284 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows: § 751. Applicability. The provisions of this article shall apply to any application by any person for a license or employment at any public or private employer, who has previously been convicted of one or more criminal offenses in this state or in any other jurisdiction, and to any license or employment held by any person whose conviction of one or more criminal offenses in this state or in any other jurisdiction preceded OR SUCCEEDED such employment or granting of a license, except where a mandatory forfeiture, disability or bar to employment is imposed by law, and has not been removed by an executive pardon, certificate of relief from disabilities or certificate of good conduct. Nothing in this arti- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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