Bill Text: NY A09210 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides for a sex offender public awareness outreach program to provide educational outreach to schools, community groups and clergy on issues related to sex offenders.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-03-31 - referred to correction [A09210 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A09210-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         9210
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                    March 31, 2014
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SIMANOWITZ  -- read once and referred to the
         Committee on Correction
       AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to establishing the  sex
         offender public awareness program
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 168-l of the correction law is amended by adding  a
    2  new subdivision 6-a to read as follows:
    3    6-A.    THE  BOARD  SHALL  ESTABLISH  A  SEX OFFENDER PUBLIC AWARENESS
    4  PROGRAM. (A) THE BOARD SHALL ESTABLISH AN EDUCATIONAL  OUTREACH  PROGRAM
    5  FOR  SEX  OFFENDER  AWARENESS  BY  PROVIDING  FOR  EDUCATIONAL  OUTREACH
    6  SERVICES TO SCHOOLS, COMMUNITY GROUPS, AND CLERGY.  SUCH PROGRAMS  SHALL
    7  BE  OPERATED  AT  THE COMMUNITY LEVEL IN A MANNER CONSISTENT WITH PROCE-
    8  DURES SET FORTH IN THIS SECTION.
    9    (B) THE BOARD SHALL PROMULGATE RULES AND REGULATIONS NECESSARY FOR THE
   10  IMPLEMENTATION OF SUCH  OUTREACH  PROGRAM,  AND  SHALL  BE  DESIGNED  TO
   11  PROMOTE:
   12    (I)  ALTERNATIVE FUNDING SOURCES OTHER THAN THE STATE, INCLUDING LOCAL
   13  GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE SOURCES;
   14    (II) COORDINATION OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE EFFORTS TO PROVIDE EDUCATIONAL
   15  OUTREACH PROGRAMS; AND
   16    (III) LONG RANGE DEVELOPMENT OF SERVICES TO BE MADE AVAILABLE  TO  THE
   17  SCHOOLS, COMMUNITIES, AND CLERGY.
   18    (C)  THESE  REGULATIONS SHALL ALSO PROVIDE FOR SERVICES INCLUDING, BUT
   19  NOT LIMITED TO OUTREACH TO THE COMMUNITY AND EDUCATION AND  TRAINING  OF
   20  LAW  ENFORCEMENT  AND OTHER CRIMINAL JUSTICE OFFICIALS TO ASSIST IN SUCH
   21  EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAM.
   22    (D) THE BOARD SHALL PREPARE AN ANNUAL REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR  AND  THE
   23  LEGISLATURE,  ON  OR BEFORE DECEMBER FIRST OF EACH YEAR ON THE PROGRAMS;
   24  INCLUDING:
   25    (I) THE PROGRAMS FUNDED BY THE BOARD;
   26    (II) OTHER SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR THE  EDUCATIONAL  OUTREACH  PROGRAMS
   27  PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION;
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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    1    (III)  AN  ASSESSMENT  OF THE NECESSARY APPROPRIATIONS TO THE BOARD TO
    2  MEET THE REASONABLE NEEDS OF THE PROGRAMS UNDER THIS SECTION; AND
    3    (IV)  AN  ESTIMATE  OF  THE  REASONABLE  NEEDS OF PROGRAMS IN THE NEXT
    4  FISCAL YEAR.
    5    S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
    6  have  become  a  law.    Effective  immediately any rules or regulations
    7  necessary for the timely implementation of this  act  on  its  effective
    8  date may be promulgated on or before such date.