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Senator · Senate District 3
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History
- Reported and committed to finance
- Referred to children and families
- Print number 4183a
- Amend and recommit to finance
- Reported and committed to finance
- Referred to children and families
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Relates to the provision of criminal history background checks free of charge to mentoring programs operated by not-for-profit corporations
In Assembly Committee · Children And Families · Sponsor Philip Ramos
Relates to the provision of criminal history background checks free of charge to mentoring programs operated by not-for-profit corporations
In Assembly Committee · Children And Families · Sponsor Al Graf
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S4183A
Title of bill
An act to amend the social services law and the executive law, in relation to the provision of criminal history background checks free of charge to mentoring programs operated by not-for-profit corporations
Purpose
To direct the Division of Criminal Justice Services to provide criminal background checks to not-for-profit mentoring programs free of charge.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 of the bill amends Subdivision 4 of section 390-e of the social services law to provide that there shall be no processing fee for criminal background checks requested by not-for-profit mentoring programs.
Section 2 amends subdivision 8-a of section 837 of the executive law to provide that the Division of Criminal Justice Services shall not request or accept any fee for conducting criminal background checks for not-for-profit mentoring programs.
Section 3 amends subdivision 3 of section 390-e of the social services law to include youth sports programs in the definition of mentoring program.
Section 4 provides the effective date.
Existing law
Not-for-profit mentoring programs are currently assessed a fee for criminal background checks.
Justification
Youth mentoring programs provide a needed service in our communities. They match troubled or at risk youth with positive adult role models in long-term mentoring friendships for the purpose of guiding them through difficult life decisions and circumstances,. However, not-for-profit mentoring programs have very limited resources and the cost of criminal background checks can be prohibitive. This bill would allow a not-for-profit mentoring program to avoid the fee associated with a background check, thus allowing the organization to dedicate its scarce resources to providing service to the community.
Legislative history
2010: S.8046- Referred to Children and Families 2011: S.2522- Referred to Children and Families 2013-14: A.8126- Held for Consideration in Children and Families.
Fiscal implications
Minimal.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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