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Senate Bill S249
2023-2024 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C) 60th Senate District
Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Disabilities 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
2023-S249 (ACTIVE) - Details
2023-S249 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S249
SPONSOR: GALLIVAN
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to notice of trans-
fer of sex offender to community program or residence
PURPOSE:
This bill requires that where a sex offender is transferred to a commu-
nity program or residence, the Commissioner must notify the chief execu-
tive officer of any municipality where the transfer was made and the
superintendent of schools in which such facility is located.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends section 13.09 of the mental hygiene law to add a new
subdivision that requires the Commissioner to provide additional notifi-
cation when a sex offender is transferred to a community program or
residence. The Commissioner must notify both the chief executive officer
of any municipality where the sex offender was transferred and the
2023-S249 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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249
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 4, 2023
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Introduced by Sen. GALLIVAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Disabilities
AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to notice of trans-
fer of sex offender to community program or residence
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 13.09 of the mental hygiene law is amended by
adding a new subdivision (j) to read as follows:
(J) THE COMMISSIONER SHALL NOTIFY THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF ANY
MUNICIPALITY WHERE A SEX OFFENDER, AS DEFINED PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION
ONE OF SECTION ONE HUNDRED SIXTY-EIGHT-A OF THE CORRECTION LAW, IS
TRANSFERRED TO A COMMUNITY PROGRAM OR RESIDENCE WITHIN HIS OR HER MUNI-
CIPALITY. THE COMMISSIONER SHALL ALSO NOTIFY THE SUPERINTENDENT OF
SCHOOLS IN WHICH SUCH FACILITY IS LOCATED. NOTICE SHALL BE GIVEN NO
LATER THAN TEN CALENDAR DAYS PRIOR TO SUCH TRANSFER.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00188-01-3
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