Assembly Bill A886

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes a moratorium on the placement of registered sex offenders by the office for people with developmental disabilities in residential placements for individuals with developmental disabilities

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2023-A886 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Mental Health
Law Section:
Mental Hygiene
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A11393
2019-2020: A1422
2021-2022: A2487

2023-A886 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a moratorium on the placement of registered sex offenders by the office for people with developmental disabilities in residential placements for individuals with developmental disabilities; requires the office to study the dangers and effects of such placements and whether there are any other alternatives to such placements and to report to the governor and the legislature on its findings and recommendations.

2023-A886 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    886
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Mental Health
 
 AN ACT establishing a moratorium on  the  placement  of  registered  sex
   offenders  by the office for people with developmental disabilities in
   residential placements for individuals with developmental disabilities

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Moratorium on the placement of registered sex offenders in
 residential placements for individuals with developmental  disabilities.
 1.  Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, there is here-
 by  established  a  moratorium on the placement by the office for people
 with developmental disabilities of registered sex offenders, pursuant to
 article 6-C of the correction law,  in  any  residential  placement  for
 individuals   with  developmental  disabilities.  The  moratorium  shall
 continue in existence until the office  for  people  with  developmental
 disabilities reports to the governor and the legislature on its findings
 and recommendations as required by subdivision 2 of this section.
   2.  The  office for people with developmental disabilities, in cooper-
 ation with the department  of  mental  hygiene  and  the  department  of
 corrections  and  community  supervision,  shall conduct a comprehensive
 study to determine: (i) the dangers to the physical and mental health of
 current developmentally disabled residents  that  may  result  from  the
 placement of registered sex offenders in such residences; (ii) any other
 possible  implications of placing registered sex offenders in such resi-
 dences; and (iii) whether there are any other  practicable  alternatives
 to such placements.
   ยง 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03045-01-3

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