Bill Text: NY S00387 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced
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 (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION [S00387 Detail]
Download: New_York-2009-S00387-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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S. 387 A. 953
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 7, 2009
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IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. ROBACH -- read twice and ordered print-
ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime
Victims, Crime and Correction
IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. ROBINSON, ABBATE, BOYLAND, CLARK,
COLTON, COOK, DIAZ, EDDINGTON, GALEF, GUNTHER, KOON, LUPARDO, PERRY,
PHEFFER, N. RIVERA, J. RIVERA, TITUS, WRIGHT, ZEBROWSKI -- 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.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 (C) THESE REGULATIONS SHALL ALSO PROVIDE FOR SERVICES INCLUDING, BUT
2 NOT LIMITED TO OUTREACH TO THE COMMUNITY AND EDUCATION AND TRAINING OF
3 LAW ENFORCEMENT AND OTHER CRIMINAL JUSTICE OFFICIALS TO ASSIST IN SUCH
4 EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAM.
5 (D) THE BOARD SHALL PREPARE AN ANNUAL REPORT TO THE GOVERNOR AND THE
6 LEGISLATURE, ON OR BEFORE DECEMBER FIRST OF EACH YEAR ON THE PROGRAMS;
7 INCLUDING:
8 (I) THE PROGRAMS FUNDED BY THE BOARD;
9 (II) OTHER SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR THE EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH PROGRAMS
10 PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION;
11 (III) AN ASSESSMENT OF THE NECESSARY APPROPRIATIONS TO THE BOARD TO
12 MEET THE REASONABLE NEEDS OF THE PROGRAMS UNDER THIS SECTION; AND
13 (IV) AN ESTIMATE OF THE REASONABLE NEEDS OF PROGRAMS IN THE NEXT
14 FISCAL YEAR.
15 S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
16 have become a law. Effective immediately any rules or regulations
17 necessary for the timely implementation of this act on its effective
18 date may be promulgated on or before such date.
