S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1499 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 9, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER, GALEF, WEISENBERG, ROBINSON, GOLDFEDER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE, BOYLAND, HOOPER, MAGEE, MARKEY, SWEENEY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to employment limita- tions for level three sex offenders THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: 1 Section 1. The correction law is amended by adding a new section 168- 2 qq to read as follows: 3 S 168-QQ. LEVEL THREE SEX OFFENDERS EMPLOYMENT LIMITATION; PENALTY. 1. 4 IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY LEVEL THREE SEX OFFENDER TO WORK WITHIN 5 FIVE HUNDRED FEET OF ANY PUBLIC OR PRIVATE NURSERY, ELEMENTARY OR 6 SECONDARY SCHOOL OR LICENSED DAY CARE FACILITY. 7 2. NO EMPLOYER SHALL KNOWINGLY PERMIT OR CAUSE THE PLACEMENT OF ANY 8 LEVEL THREE SEX OFFENDER AT ANY WORK LOCATION WITHIN FIVE HUNDRED FEET 9 OF ANY PUBLIC OR PRIVATE NURSERY, ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOL OR 10 LICENSED DAY CARE FACILITY. 11 3. THE EMPLOYMENT PROHIBITION ESTABLISHED BY SUBDIVISIONS ONE AND TWO 12 OF THIS SECTION SHALL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR AS LONG AS THE OFFENDER IS 13 CLASSIFIED AS A LEVEL THREE SEX OFFENDER. 14 4. A SEX OFFENDER WHO KNOWINGLY VIOLATES THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION 15 ONE OF THIS SECTION SHALL BE GUILTY OF A CLASS E FELONY. 16 S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed- 17 ing the date upon which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02457-01-3