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                                   3554
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 27, 2021
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 Introduced by M. of A. HAWLEY, McDONOUGH, MORINELLO, DeSTEFANO, MIKULIN,
   ASHBY,  SALKA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY, J. M. GIGLIO,
   GOODELL, RA, THIELE, WALSH -- read once and referred to the  Committee
   on Correction
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  correction  law,  in relation to the employment
   address of sex offenders

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.   Subdivision 4 of section 168-f of the correction law, as
 amended by chapter 67 of the  laws  of  2008,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   4. Any sex offender shall register with the division no later than ten
 calendar  days  after  any  change  of address, ANY CHANGE IN EMPLOYMENT
 ADDRESS, internet accounts with internet access providers  belonging  to
 such  offender,  internet identifiers that such offender uses, or his or
 her status of enrollment, attendance, employment  or  residence  at  any
 institution  of higher education. A fee of ten dollars, as authorized by
 subdivision eight of section one hundred sixty-eight-b of this  article,
 shall be submitted by the sex offender each time such offender registers
 any  change of address or any change of his or her status of enrollment,
 attendance, employment or residence at any institution of higher  educa-
 tion.  Any  failure  or  omission  to  submit the required fee shall not
 affect the acceptance by the division of the change of address or change
 of status.
   § 2. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 6 of section 168-l of the correction
 law, as amended by chapter 513 of the laws of 2011, is amended  to  read
 as follows:
   (b) If the risk of repeat offense is moderate, a level two designation
 shall  be  given  to such sex offender. In such case the law enforcement
 agency or agencies having jurisdiction and the law enforcement agency or
 agencies having had jurisdiction at the time of his  or  her  conviction
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

                                                            LBD02177-01-1

 A. 3554                             2
 
 shall  be  notified and may disseminate relevant information which shall
 include a photograph and description  of  the  offender  and  which  may
 include  the  exact name and any aliases used by the sex offender, exact
 address,  ADDRESS  OF  THE  OFFENDER'S  PLACE  OF EMPLOYMENT, background
 information including the offender's crime of conviction, mode of opera-
 tion, type of victim targeted, the name and address of  any  institution
 of  higher  education at which the sex offender is enrolled, attends, is
 employed or resides and the description of special conditions imposed on
 the offender to any entity with vulnerable populations  related  to  the
 nature of the offense committed by such sex offender. Any entity receiv-
 ing  information  on  a sex offender may disclose or further disseminate
 such information at its discretion.  In  addition,  in  such  case,  the
 information  described herein shall also be provided in the subdirectory
 established in this article and notwithstanding any other  provision  of
 law,  such  information  shall,  upon  request, be made available to the
 public.
   Such law enforcement agencies shall compile,  maintain  and  update  a
 listing  of  vulnerable organizational entities within its jurisdiction.
 Such listing shall be utilized for notification of such organizations in
 disseminating such information on level two sex  offenders  pursuant  to
 this  paragraph.  Such  listing  shall  include  and  not be limited to:
 superintendents of schools or chief school  administrators,  superinten-
 dents  of parks, public and private libraries, public and private school
 bus transportation companies, day care centers,  nursery  schools,  pre-
 schools,  neighborhood  watch  groups,  community centers, civic associ-
 ations, nursing homes, victim's advocacy groups and places of worship.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.