Assembly Bill A645

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to disqualification of employment for criminal history and the definition of ability to consent

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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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2017-A645 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1055
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §130.05, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S5711
2013-2014: A8582, S5466
2015-2016: A1022, S635
2019-2020: A2053

2017-A645 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to disqualification of employment for certain criminal history information and deeming an individual with a developmental disability as incapable of giving consent.

2017-A645 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    645
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the  penal  law,  in  relation  to  disqualification  of
   employment  for  certain  criminal  history information and deeming an
   individual with a developmental  disability  is  incapable  of  giving
   consent

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (i) of subdivision 3 of  section  130.05  of  the
 penal law, as added by section 2 of part G of chapter 501 of the laws of
 2012, is amended and a new paragraph (j) is added to read as follows:
   (i)  a  resident  or  inpatient  of  a  residential facility operated,
 licensed or certified by (i) the  office  of  mental  health;  (ii)  the
 office  for  people with developmental disabilities; or (iii) the office
 of alcoholism and substance abuse services, and the actor is an employee
 of the facility not married to such resident or inpatient. For  purposes
 of  this  paragraph,  "employee" means either: an employee of the agency
 operating the residential facility, who knows or reasonably should  know
 that  such  person  is  a resident or inpatient of such facility and who
 provides direct care services,  case  management  services,  medical  or
 other  clinical services, habilitative services or direct supervision of
 the residents in the facility in which the resident resides; or an offi-
 cer or other employee, consultant, contractor or volunteer of the  resi-
 dential facility, who knows or reasonably should know that the person is
 a  resident of such facility and who is in direct contact with residents
 or inpatients; provided, however, that the provisions of this  paragraph
 shall  only  apply  to  a  consultant, contractor or volunteer providing
 services pursuant to a contractual arrangement with the agency operating
 the residential facility or, in the  case  of  a  volunteer,  a  written
 agreement  with such facility, provided that the person received written
 notice concerning the provisions of this  paragraph;  provided  further,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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