Senate Bill S723

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Permits access to certain conviction records by chapters of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America, Inc.

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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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2009-S723 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Finance
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §837, Exec L; add §378-b, Soc Serv L

2009-S723 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Permits access to conviction records maintained by the division of criminal justice services of volunteers and prospective volunteers by New York state chapters of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America, Inc., upon the consent of such volunteers and prospective volunteers; requires confidentiality in handling such records and designates breach of confidentiality as a class E felony; requires notice to volunteers and prospective volunteers of procedures to have access to such division of criminal justice services records and to verify the accuracy thereof.

2009-S723 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S723 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   723

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 14, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. C. JOHNSON, AUBERTINE, DIAZ, ONORATO, PARKER, SAMP-
  SON, VALESKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be
  committed to the Committee on Finance

AN ACT to amend the executive  law  and  the  social  services  law,  in
  relation  to  permitting access to certain conviction records by chap-
  ters of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America, Inc.

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

  Section  1. Legislative findings and intent. The legislature finds and
declares that the volunteers who are  friends  of  and  role-models  for
children  through  chapters of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America, Inc.
provide an important and necessary service to the children of  New  York
state.  The  legislature  further finds that it is vitally important for
chapters of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America, Inc., to screen  volun-
teers  in  order  to determine whether prospective or current volunteers
have been convicted of any crimes involving children.  In  this  manner,
the  risk  should be diminished of having persons in volunteer positions
directly interacting with children who are also persons with  a  history
of  abusing children, either physically or sexually. It is the intent of
the legislature to support the  already  extensive  volunteer  screening
process  employed  by  chapters  of Big Brothers/Big Sisters of America,
Inc., by making available, upon request, to such chapters the conviction
records of all volunteers and prospective volunteers who  have  or  will
have  any  contact  with  children through such chapters. It is also the
intent of the legislature that in providing for access to the conviction
records of volunteers or prospective volunteers who have  or  will  have
any  contact  with  children through such chapters, the legislature will
demonstrate its  support  for  the  provisions  of  the  National  Child
Protection  Act  of 1993 allowing background checks for individuals with
responsibility for the safety and well-being of children.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05834-01-9

              

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