A3325-2011 Actions

• Jan 4, 2012: referred to education
• Jan 24, 2011: referred to education

A3325-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                         3325
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  ASSEMBLY
 January 24, 2011
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. CLARK -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Education
 

AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation  to  background  investi
 gations of all after-school program personnel
 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 3001-e
 to read as follows:

 

S 3001-E. INVESTIGATION OF AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM PERSONNEL EMPLOYED  IN
 SCHOOL  DISTRICTS.  1.  EVERY  SCHOOL  DISTRICT SHALL CONDUCT BACKGROUND
 INVESTIGATIONS OF ALL AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM PERSONNEL  EMPLOYED  IN  SUCH
 DISTRICT.
 2. EACH DISTRICT, IN COOPERATION WITH THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE
 SERVICES,   SHALL  PROMULGATE  REGULATIONS  REQUIRING  ALL  AFTER-SCHOOL
 PROGRAM PERSONNEL EMPLOYED IN SUCH SCHOOL DISTRICT TO SUBMIT TO MANDATO
 RY FINGERPRINTING PROCEDURES AND BACKGROUND QUESTIONNAIRES.
 3. EVERY PERSON, AS A  CONDITION  OF  EMPLOYMENT  IN  AN  AFTER-SCHOOL
 PROGRAM, SHALL BE FINGERPRINTED, COMPLETE A BACKGROUND QUESTIONNAIRE AND
 SIGN A DECLARATION UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY REGARDING ANY PRIOR CRIMINAL
 CONVICTIONS.
 4.  NO AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAM EMPLOYEE SHALL BE ASSIGNED TO WORK INVOLV
 ING THE CARE, CUSTODY OR SUPERVISION OF A CHILD IF IT IS  DETERMINED  ON
 THE BASIS OF A CRIMINAL HISTORY CHECK PURSUANT TO THIS SECTION THAT SUCH
 PERSON HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF A CRIME.
 

S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law; provided, however,  that  any  rules  or  regulations
 necessary  to  implement the provisions of this act shall be promulgated
 on or before its effective date.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06545-01-1

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