Senate Bill S4570

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to background checks in connection with certain contracts and current and transferred employees of the division of homeland security and emergency services

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  • 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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2011-S4570 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8095
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
State Finance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §163, St Fin L; amd §709, Exec L

2011-S4570 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to background checks in connection with certain contracts and current and transferred employees of the division of homeland security and emergency services.

2011-S4570 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S4570 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4570

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 12, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by Sen. BALL -- (at request of the Division of Homeland Secu-
  rity  and  Emergency  Services) -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance

AN ACT to amend the state finance law, in relation to background  checks
  in  connection with certain contracts; and to amend the executive law,
  in relation to background checks of current and transferred  employees
  of the division of homeland security and emergency services

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 10 of section 163 of the state finance  law  is
amended by adding a new paragraph g to read as follows:
  G.  IN  CONTRACTS  FOR  SERVICES RELATED TO CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, A
STATE AGENCY, DEPARTMENT, BOARD, BUREAU, DIVISION,  COMMISSION,  COMMIT-
TEE,  PUBLIC  AUTHORITY,  PUBLIC  CORPORATION,  COUNCIL, OFFICE OR OTHER
GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY MAY INCLUDE IN  CONTRACT  DOCUMENTS,  A  REQUIREMENT
THAT  PERSONS EMPLOYED BY THE CONTRACTOR TO PERFORM WORK PURSUANT TO THE
CONTRACT SHALL BE REQUIRED TO UNDERGO  A  STATE  AND  NATIONAL  CRIMINAL
HISTORY RECORD CHECK. WHEN REQUIRED, THE FINGERPRINTS OF SUCH AN EMPLOY-
EE  SHALL  BE SUBMITTED TO THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES AND
THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES IS AUTHORIZED TO CHARGE A  FEE
IN  CONNECTION  WITH  SUCH CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECK AND SUBMIT SUCH
FINGERPRINTS TO THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, IN ACCORDANCE  WITH
APPLICABLE  RULES  OR INFORMATION, IF ANY, CONCERNING SUCH EMPLOYEE, AND
FOR A NATIONAL CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD CHECK. THE  CONTRACTOR  SHALL  BE
RESPONSIBLE  FOR  INFORMING  ITS  EMPLOYEES  THAT  SUCH CRIMINAL HISTORY
RECORD CHECKS SHALL BE CONDUCTED AND FOR OBTAINING THE FINGERPRINTS  FOR
TRANSMITTAL TO THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES IN THE FORM AND
MANNER  PRESCRIBED  BY  THE  DIVISION. IN DETERMINING WHETHER TO INCLUDE
SUCH REQUIREMENT IN CONTRACT DOCUMENTS, THE COMMISSIONER OR STATE  AGEN-
CY,  DEPARTMENT,  BOARD, BUREAU, DIVISION, COMMISSION, COMMITTEE, PUBLIC
AUTHORITY, PUBLIC CORPORATION, COUNCIL,  OFFICE  OR  OTHER  GOVERNMENTAL

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09686-03-1
              

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