Assembly Bill A4117

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires children's non-regulated camps to ascertain whether an employee or volunteer is listed on the sex offender registry

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Current Bill Status - Signed by Governor

  • 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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2023-A4117 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6063
Law Section:
Public Health Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1394-d, 1392-a, 1394-a & 1394-b, Pub Health L

2023-A4117 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires children's non-regulated camps to ascertain whether an employee or volunteer is listed on the sex offender registry using the United States department of justice national sex offender public website.

2023-A4117 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4117
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 9, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Health
 
 AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to children's non-re-
   gulated camps
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 1394-d of the public health law, as added by  chap-
 ter 248 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   §  1394-d.  Requirement  to check sex offender registry. Every person,
 firm, limited liability company, association and corporation which oper-
 ates a children's non-regulated camp as defined in section three hundred
 ninety-eight-f of the general business law shall be required  to  ascer-
 tain  whether an employee or volunteer is listed on the state sex offen-
 der registry pursuant to article six-C of the  correction  law  and  the
 national  sex  offender  registry  using the [national crime information
 center, established under the Adam Walsh child protection and safety act
 of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.)] UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT  OF  JUSTICE
 NATIONAL  SEX  OFFENDER PUBLIC WEBSITE prior to the day such employee or
 volunteer commences work at such camp and annually thereafter  prior  to
 their arrival at such camp.
   §  2.  Section  1392-a of the public health law, as amended by chapter
 248 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   § 1392-a. Requirement to check sex offender  registry.  Every  person,
 firm, limited liability company, association and corporation which oper-
 ates a children's overnight camp shall be required, to ascertain whether
 an  employee  or  volunteer is listed on the state sex offender registry
 pursuant to article six-C of the correction law  and  the  national  sex
 offender  registry  using the [national crime information center, estab-
 lished under the Adam Walsh child protection and safety act of 2006  (42
 U.S.C.  16901 et seq.)] UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE NATIONAL SEX
 OFFENDER PUBLIC WEBSITE prior to the  day  such  employee  or  volunteer
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03125-01-3

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