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NY A11125
Bill
Status
8/16/2018
Primary Sponsor
Steven Otis
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AI Summary
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Establishes a new crime under Penal Law § 260.35 for intentional false written statements about a caregiver's background made during employment consideration or while employed to care for children.
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Applies to caregivers providing 15 or more hours of care per week in a child's home or the caregiver's home, excluding licensed child day care providers.
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Requires the false statement to materially misrepresent the caregiver's background related to safe child care and be the type a reasonable person would rely upon when making employment decisions.
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Classifies the offense as a Class A misdemeanor with maximum imprisonment of six months.
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Takes effect 60 days after becoming law.
Legislative Description
Enacts Lulu and Leo's law establishing the crime of misrepresentation by, or on behalf of, a caregiver for children when a person knowingly makes a misrepresentation about a caregiver's background.
Last Action
signed chap.195
8/16/2018