NY State Senate Bill 2019-S60

Senate Bill S60

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Provides for a sex offender public awareness outreach program to provide educational outreach to schools, community groups and clergy on issues related to sex offenders

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Crime Victims, Crime And Correction Committee

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

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Jan 08, 2020	referred to crime victims, crime and correction
Jan 09, 2019	referred to crime victims, crime and correction

2019-S60 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:: A1290
Current Committee:: Senate Crime Victims, Crime And Correction
Law Section:: Correction Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §168-l, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2009-2010: S387
2011-2012: S360
2013-2014: S3582, A9210
2015-2016: S845, A75
2017-2018: S1014, A1188, A8974

2019-S60 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for a sex offender public awareness outreach program to provide educational outreach to schools, community groups and clergy on issues related to sex offenders.

2019-S60 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S60

SPONSOR: ROBACH
 
TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the correction law, in relation to
establishing the sex offender public awareness program

 
PURPOSE:

The purpose of the legislation to provide public awareness outreach
programs to schools (public/private) community based groups and clergy.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

The board shall establish an educational outreach program for sex offen-
der awareness by providing for educational outreach service to schools
(public/private), community groups and clergy. Such programs shall be
operated at the community level in a manner consistent with procedures
set forth.

(i) alternative funding sources other than state, including local
government and private sources;

(ii) coordination of both private/public to provide educational outreach
programs;

(iii) long range development of services to be made available to the
schools, communities and clergy. The board shall prepare an annual
report to the governor and the legislature, on or before the first of
December of each year.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

This will provide for sex offender public awareness outreach programs in
local counties to provide education to our schools (private/public) and
community based organizations and clergy on the issues related to the
release of sex offenders back into society.

 
HISTORY:

2013 Passed Senate
2014 Passed Senate
2015 Passed Senate
2016 Passed Senate
2017 Passed Senate
2018 Passed Senate

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

Unknown.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
The ninetieth day after it shall become law, provided, however, that any
rules or regulations necessary for the timely implementation of this on
its effective date shall be promulgated on or before such date.

2019-S60 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    60
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  ROBACH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims,  Crime  and
   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.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00685-02-9

 S. 60                               2
 
   (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;
   (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, the addition, amendment
 and/or repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation
 of this act on  its  effective  date  are  authorized  to  be  made  and
 completed on or before such effective date.

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