Assembly Bill A2546B

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the provision of criminal history background checks free of charge to mentoring programs operated by not-for-profit corporations

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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
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  • Delivered to Governor
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2015-A2546 - Details

See other versions of this Bill:
A8271 ,
S4183 ,
Current Committee:
Assembly Children And Families
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §390-e, Soc Serv L; amd §837, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8126
2017-2018: A3868, A11092
2019-2020: A6418
2021-2022: A4823
2023-2024: A5601

2015-A2546 - Summary

Relates to the provision of criminal history background checks free of charge to mentoring programs operated by not-for-profit corporations.

2015-A2546 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2546

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 16, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. GRAF, GIGLIO, LALOR -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
  of A. CERETTO, CROUCH, CURRAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Children and Families

AN ACT to amend the social  services  law  and  the  executive  law,  in
  relation  to  the provision of criminal history background checks free
  of charge to mentoring  programs  operated  by  not-for-profit  corpo-
  rations

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 390-e of the social services  law,
as  added  by  chapter  459  of  the laws of 2006, is amended to read as
follows:
  4. Every mentoring program that chooses to apply for a criminal histo-
ry background check with the division of criminal justice services shall
obtain a set of fingerprints from each individual for  whom  a  criminal
background  check  is  to  be completed and such other information as is
required by the office and the division of  criminal  justice  services.
For  each  prospective employee or mentor for whom the mentoring program
completes a criminal  background  check,  the  mentoring  program  shall
provide  the applicant with blank fingerprint cards and a description of
how the completed fingerprint card will be used upon submission  to  the
mentoring  program.  The  mentoring program shall promptly transmit such
fingerprint card and the processing fee to the office; PROVIDED,  HOWEV-
ER,  IF  THE  MENTORING  PROGRAM  IS OPERATED BY A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPO-
RATION, NO PROCESSING FEE SHALL BE IMPOSED  FOR  A  CRIMINAL  BACKGROUND
CHECK.  The  office  shall  promptly submit the fingerprint card and the
processing fee, IF imposed pursuant to subdivision  eight-a  of  section
eight  hundred  thirty-seven  of  the  executive law, to the division of
criminal justice services for its full search and retain processing.
  S 2. Subdivision 8-a of section 837 of the executive law,  as  amended
by chapter 561 of the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05570-01-5
              

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2015-A2546A - Details

See other versions of this Bill:
A8271 ,
S4183 ,
Current Committee:
Assembly Children And Families
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §390-e, Soc Serv L; amd §837, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8126
2017-2018: A3868, A11092
2019-2020: A6418
2021-2022: A4823
2023-2024: A5601

2015-A2546A - Summary

Relates to the provision of criminal history background checks free of charge to mentoring programs operated by not-for-profit corporations.

2015-A2546A - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 2546--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 16, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. GRAF, GIGLIO, LALOR, HAWLEY -- Multi-Sponsored by
  --  M.  of A.  BARCLAY, CERETTO, CROUCH, CURRAN, LAWRENCE -- read once
  and referred to the Committee on Children and  Families  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  social  services  law and the executive law, in
  relation to the provision of criminal history background  checks  free
  of  charge  to  mentoring  programs  operated by not-for-profit corpo-
  rations

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

  Section  1. Subdivision 4 of section 390-e of the social services law,
as added by chapter 459 of the laws of  2006,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  4. Every mentoring program that chooses to apply for a criminal histo-
ry background check with the division of criminal justice services shall
obtain  a  set  of fingerprints from each individual for whom a criminal
background check is to be completed and such  other  information  as  is
required  by  the  office and the division of criminal justice services.
For each prospective employee or mentor for whom the  mentoring  program
completes  a  criminal  background  check,  the  mentoring program shall
provide the applicant with blank fingerprint cards and a description  of
how  the  completed fingerprint card will be used upon submission to the
mentoring program. The mentoring program shall  promptly  transmit  such
fingerprint  card and the processing fee to the office; PROVIDED, HOWEV-
ER, IF THE MENTORING PROGRAM IS  OPERATED  BY  A  NOT-FOR-PROFIT  CORPO-
RATION,  NO  PROCESSING  FEE  SHALL BE IMPOSED FOR A CRIMINAL BACKGROUND
CHECK. The office shall promptly submit the  fingerprint  card  and  the
processing  fee,  IF  imposed pursuant to subdivision eight-a of section
eight hundred thirty-seven of the executive  law,  to  the  division  of
criminal justice services for its full search and retain processing.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05570-02-5
              

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2015-A2546B (ACTIVE) - Details

See other versions of this Bill:
A8271 ,
S4183 ,
Current Committee:
Assembly Children And Families
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §390-e, Soc Serv L; amd §837, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8126
2017-2018: A3868, A11092
2019-2020: A6418
2021-2022: A4823
2023-2024: A5601

2015-A2546B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the provision of criminal history background checks free of charge to mentoring programs operated by not-for-profit corporations.

2015-A2546B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 2546--B

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 16, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. GRAF, GIGLIO, LALOR, HAWLEY, TEDISCO -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY, CERETTO, CROUCH, CURRAN, LAWRENCE --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Children  and  Families  --
  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
  recommitted to said committee -- again reported  from  said  committee
  with  amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said
  committee

AN ACT to amend the social  services  law  and  the  executive  law,  in
  relation  to  the provision of criminal history background checks free
  of charge to mentoring  programs  operated  by  not-for-profit  corpo-
  rations

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 390-e of the social services  law,
as  added  by  chapter  459  of  the laws of 2006, is amended to read as
follows:
  4. Every mentoring program that chooses to apply for a criminal histo-
ry background check with the division of criminal justice services shall
obtain a set of fingerprints from each individual for  whom  a  criminal
background  check  is  to  be completed and such other information as is
required by the office and the division of  criminal  justice  services.
For  each  prospective employee or mentor for whom the mentoring program
completes a criminal  background  check,  the  mentoring  program  shall
provide  the applicant with blank fingerprint cards and a description of
how the completed fingerprint card will be used upon submission  to  the
mentoring  program.  The  mentoring program shall promptly transmit such
fingerprint card and the processing fee to the office; PROVIDED,  HOWEV-
ER,  IF  THE  MENTORING  PROGRAM  IS OPERATED BY A NOT-FOR-PROFIT CORPO-
RATION, NO PROCESSING FEE SHALL BE IMPOSED  FOR  A  CRIMINAL  BACKGROUND
CHECK.  The  office  shall  promptly submit the fingerprint card and the
processing fee, IF imposed pursuant to subdivision  eight-a  of  section

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05570-04-5
              

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