A731-2011 Actions

• Jan 4, 2012: referred to governmental operations
• Jan 5, 2011: referred to governmental operations

A731-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
 
                                          731
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  ASSEMBLY
 (PREFILED)
 January 5, 2011
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GANTT -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Governmental Operations
 

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in  relation  to  the  definition  of
 qualified agencies
 

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

 

Section 1.  Subdivision 9 of section 835  of  the  executive  law,  as
 amended  by  section  39 of part A of chapter 56 of the laws of 2010, is
 amended to read as follows:

 9. "Qualified agencies" means courts in the unified court system,  the
 administrative  board of the judicial conference, probation departments,
 sheriffs' offices, district attorneys' offices, the state department  of
 correctional services, the department of correction of any municipality,
 the  insurance  frauds  bureau of the state department of insurance, the
 office of professional medical conduct of the state department of health
 for the purposes of section two hundred thirty of the public health law,
 the child protective services unit of a local social  services  district
 when  conducting an investigation pursuant to subdivision six of section
 four hundred twenty-four of the social services law, the office of Medi
 caid inspector general, the temporary state commission of investigation,
 the criminal investigations bureau of  the  banking  department,  police
 forces  and  departments  having  responsibility  for enforcement of the
 general criminal laws of the state and the Onondaga  County  Center  for
 Forensic  Sciences  Laboratory  when  acting within the scope of its law
 enforcement duties AND ANY LEGAL AID SOCIETY  OR  A  LEGAL  SERVICES  OR
 OTHER  NONPROFIT  ORGANIZATION,  WHICH  HAS  AS  ITS PRIMARY PURPOSE THE
 FURNISHING OF LEGAL SERVICES TO INDIGENT PERSONS, OR BY PRIVATE  COUNSEL
 WORKING  ON BEHALF OF OR UNDER THE AUSPICES OF SUCH SOCIETY OR ORGANIZA
 TION PROVIDED THAT A DETERMINATION HAS BEEN MADE BY SUCH SOCIETY, ORGAN
 IZATION OR ATTORNEY THAT SUCH PARTY IS UNABLE TO PAY THE COSTS, FEES AND
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03363-01-1
 
       A. 731                              2
 EXPENSES NECESSARY TO OBTAIN THE INDIGENT CLIENT'S RECORD  AND  PROVIDED
 THE  LEGAL  AID SOCIETY OR A LEGAL SERVICES OR OTHER NONPROFIT ORGANIZA
 TION OR BY PRIVATE COUNSEL WORKING ON BEHALF OF OR UNDER THE AUSPICES OF
 SUCH  SOCIETY  OR ORGANIZATION IS OBTAINING THE RECORD FOR AN INDIVIDUAL
 WHO HAS  AUTHORIZED  THE  SOCIETY,  ORGANIZATION,  OR  INDIVIDUAL  UNDER
 AUSPICES  OF  SUCH  FOR  THE  PURPOSE  OF  ASCERTAINING THE INDIVIDUAL'S
 RECORD, CORRECTING  AND/OR  SEALING  ANY  ELIGIBLE  INFORMATION,  AND/OR
 APPLYING  FOR  CERTIFICATES OF RELIEF FROM DISABILITY OR CERTIFICATES OF
 GOOD CONDUCT.
 

S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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