NY S01787

Expands existing restrictions on sex offenders convicted of crimes in Penal Law Articles 130, 135, 263 or Sections 255.25-255.27, and level three sex offenders whose victims were under 18, to prohibit knowingly being within 1,000 feet of any facility or institution where pre-kindergarten or kindergarten instruction is provided

Makes this 1,000-foot restriction a mandatory condition of parole, conditional release, or probation for qualifying sex offenders, in addition to existing school grounds restrictions

Allows exceptions for offenders who are registered students, participants, or employees of the facility, or have family members enrolled there, with written authorization from their parole/probation officer and the facility superintendent

Requires the Commissioner of Corrections and Community Supervision to obtain quarterly updated lists from the Commissioner of Education of all elementary, secondary schools and pre-K/kindergarten facilities in the state and distribute this information to the parole board and probation director

Takes effect immediately except for parole and probation provisions, which take effect July 1 following enactment