Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 21, 2012 |
committed to rules |
Feb 07, 2012 |
advanced to third reading |
Feb 06, 2012 |
2nd report cal. |
Jan 31, 2012 |
1st report cal.151 |
Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to labor returned to senate died in assembly |
Mar 07, 2011 |
referred to labor delivered to assembly passed senate |
Mar 03, 2011 |
advanced to third reading |
Mar 02, 2011 |
2nd report cal. |
Mar 01, 2011 |
1st report cal.118 |
Jan 06, 2011 |
referred to labor |
Senate Bill S1247
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 15th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules 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
Votes
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(R, IP) Senate District
(D, WF) 63rd Senate District
2011-S1247 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A2169
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Labor Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง201-g, Lab L
- Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
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S6998, A10010
2011-S1247 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1247 REVISED 03/07/11 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the labor law, in relation to sex offender registry check for certain employers PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To prevent employers from hiring sex offenders and child abusers for positions in which they would have substantial contact with children, and to prevent those on the New York State Sex Offender Registry from holding jobs in which they would have substantial contact with children. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: A new section, 201-g, is amended into the Labor law. JUSTIFICATION: Keeping children safe from dangerous predators must be our first priority. Public school hiring policy already acknowledges how important background checks are for those we trust, especially around our children. Extending the background check requirement to other fields which are, by their nature, child oriented serves the community as a whole. It would give parents the assurance that their child is safer. It would reduce the risk of creating new victims of sexual abuse by barring
2011-S1247 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1247 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 6, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Labor AN ACT to amend the labor law, in relation to sex offender registry check for certain employers THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The labor law is amended by adding a new section 201-g to read as follows: S 201-G. SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY CHECKS FOR CERTAIN EMPLOYERS. 1. ANY EMPLOYER THAT OPERATES A SCHOOL DESCRIBED IN PARAGRAPH F OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION FIVE THOUSAND ONE OF THE EDUCATION LAW, ESTABLISHED FOR THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF PROVIDING INSTRUCTION TO CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF SIXTEEN, SHALL, BEFORE HIRING A PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE FOR A POSITION WHERE SUCH PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE IS EXPECTED TO HAVE DIRECT AND UNSUPER- VISED CONTACT WITH CHILDREN, ASCERTAIN WHETHER SUCH PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEE IS LISTED ON THE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY ESTABLISHED BY ARTICLE SIX-C OF THE CORRECTION LAW. 2. PRIOR TO INITIATING THE SEX OFFENDER REGISTRY INQUIRY DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, AN EMPLOYER SHALL INFORM THE PROSPEC- TIVE EMPLOYEE THAT SUCH INQUIRY WILL BE PERFORMED. 3. A WILLFUL VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION SHALL SUBJECT AN EMPLOYER TO A CIVIL PENALTY OF NOT MORE THAN ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02021-01-1
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