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NY S02716
Bill
Status
1/22/2025
Primary Sponsor
Jessica Scarcella-Spanton
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AI Summary
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Requires the Justice Center for the Protection of People with Special Needs to create a central registry handling all criminal background checks for agencies certified, authorized, approved, or funded by the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities
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Central registry will maintain a list of all employees who have passed criminal background checks
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Establishes a consent form system allowing employees to work concurrently for multiple agencies or transfer between agencies without undergoing duplicate background checks
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Agencies can access the registry upon receiving a signed consent form from prospective employees seeking concurrent employment or transfers
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Takes effect 90 days after becoming law, with immediate authorization to develop necessary rules and regulations for implementation
Legislative Description
Authorizes the justice center to create a central registry for employees for all current and prospective agencies, sponsoring agencies or other providers of services that are certified, authorized, approved or funded through contract by the office for people with developmental disabilities to streamline criminal background checks.
Last Action
REFERRED TO DISABILITIES
1/7/2026