NY S00260

Prohibits sex offenders from applying for or accepting any paid or unpaid position, volunteer role, or permit involving substantial contact with children.

Defines "substantial contact with children" to include working with, having access to, being alone with, spending time with, or performing for children.

Specifies employment restrictions including positions in schools, child-care facilities, recreational areas, parks, playgrounds, amusement parks, toy stores, and children's theme restaurants.

Requires employers, organizations, and government entities to check the Statewide Central Registry of Child Abuse and Maltreatment and registered sex offenders database before hiring for positions involving substantial child contact.

Establishes criminal penalties of Class A misdemeanor for first violation and Class D felony for subsequent violations by sex offenders; Class A misdemeanor for employers who knowingly violate the requirement.