STATE OF NEW YORK
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6063
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
March 28, 2023
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Introduced by Sen. HARCKHAM -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Health
AN ACT to amend the public health law, in relation to children's non-re-
gulated camps
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 1394-d of the public health law, as added by chap-
2 ter 248 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
3 § 1394-d. Requirement to check sex offender registry. Every person,
4 firm, limited liability company, association and corporation which oper-
5 ates a children's non-regulated camp as defined in section three hundred
6 ninety-eight-f of the general business law shall be required to ascer-
7 tain whether an employee or volunteer is listed on the state sex offen-
8 der registry pursuant to article six-C of the correction law and the
9 national sex offender registry using the [national crime information
10 center, established under the Adam Walsh child protection and safety act
11 of 2006 (42 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.)] United States department of justice
12 national sex offender public website prior to the day such employee or
13 volunteer commences work at such camp and annually thereafter prior to
14 their arrival at such camp.
15 § 2. Section 1392-a of the public health law, as amended by chapter
16 248 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
17 § 1392-a. Requirement to check sex offender registry. Every person,
18 firm, limited liability company, association and corporation which oper-
19 ates a children's overnight camp shall be required, to ascertain whether
20 an employee or volunteer is listed on the state sex offender registry
21 pursuant to article six-C of the correction law and the national sex
22 offender registry using the [national crime information center, estab-
23 lished under the Adam Walsh child protection and safety act of 2006 (42
24 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.)] United States department of justice national sex
25 offender public website prior to the day such employee or volunteer
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 commences work at said camp and annually thereafter prior to their
2 arrival at said camp.
3 § 3. Section 1394-a of the public health law, as amended by chapter
4 248 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
5 § 1394-a. Requirement to check sex offender registry. Every person,
6 firm, limited liability company, association and corporation which oper-
7 ates a summer day camp shall be required, to ascertain whether an
8 employee or volunteer is listed on the state sex offender registry
9 pursuant to article six-C of the correction law and the national sex
10 offender registry using the [national crime information center, estab-
11 lished under the Adam Walsh child protection and safety act of 2006 (42
12 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.)] United States department of justice national sex
13 offender public website prior to the day such employee or volunteer
14 commences work at said camp and annually thereafter prior to their
15 arrival at said camp.
16 § 4. Section 1394-b of the public health law, as amended by chapter
17 248 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
18 § 1394-b. Requirement to check sex offender registry. Every person,
19 firm, limited liability company, association and corporation which oper-
20 ates a traveling summer day camp shall be required, to ascertain whether
21 an employee or volunteer is listed on the state sex offender registry
22 pursuant to article six-C of the correction law and the national sex
23 offender registry using the [national crime information center, estab-
24 lished under the Adam Walsh child protection and safety act of 2006 (42
25 U.S.C. 16901 et seq.)] United States department of justice national sex
26 offender public website prior to the day such employee or volunteer
27 commences work at said camp and annually thereafter prior to their
28 arrival at said camp.
29 § 5. This act shall take effect immediately.