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S4890Senate2015-2016 SessionSame asA7661

Directs the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to establish standards for the distance from school grounds of the residence of certain sex offenders on probation or parole

Sponsor Tony AvellaSD-11+2 co-sponsorsAffects Public Safety & Consumer Affairs
Status
In Assembly Committee
Correction
Impact
Pending
Passage
Pending

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Tony Avella

Senator · Senate District 11

Chair, Ethics

History

  1. Referred to correction
  2. Delivered to assembly
  3. Passed senateVote 55–2
  4. Advanced to third reading
  5. 2nd report cal.
  6. 1st report cal.939
  7. Referred to crime victims, crime and correction
  8. Returned to senate
  9. Died in assembly
  10. Referred to correction
  11. Delivered to assembly
  12. Passed senateVote 61–1
Show 6 earlier actions
  1. Advanced to third reading
  2. 2nd report cal.
  3. 1st report cal.678
  4. Print number 4890a
  5. Amend (t) and recommit to crime victims, crime and correction
  6. Referred to crime victims, crime and correction

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A7661Assembly

Directs the commissioner of corrections and community supervision to establish standards for the distance certain sex offenders, on probation or parole, or conditionally released, must reside from school grounds

In Assembly Committee · Correction · Sponsor Felix Ortiz

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Sponsor's memo

BILL NUMBER:S4890A

Title of bill

An act to amend the executive law and the penal law, in relation to the requirement for certain sex offenders who are on probation or parole, or conditionally released to reside certain distances from school grounds

Purpose or general idea of bill

The purpose of the bill is to establish a uniform standard for measuring and enforcing the 1,000 feet restriction between school grounds and sex offender residences.

Summary of provisions

Section 1 of the bill would require the department of corrections and community supervision, in consultation with the board of parole, director of probation and correctional alternatives, and division of criminal justice services (DCJS), to establish a uniform standard for measuring and enforcing the 1,000 feet distance restriction between proposed residences for registered sex offenders and school grounds. The standard and methodology for measuring the distance must be posted on the website for DCJS for the public to view.

Section 2 provides that for purposes of measuring the beginning and end points of the 1,000 feet residence restriction, the beginning and end points shall be measured from the closest point of the real property boundary line of the school grounds to the closest point of the real property boundary line of the sex offender's proposed residence. This would exclude any real property portion of the sex offender's residence or any real property portion of the school grounds from being counted within the 1,000 feet restriction.

Section 3 provides that this act shall take effect immediately

Justification

Currently, various criminal justice state entities, such as DOCCS, DCJS, the Board of Parole, and Office of Probation and Correctional Alternatives all have some level of involvement with released sex offenders. After shelters across the state were recently revealed to be housing large numbers of convicted sex offenders, serious concerns were raised about the implementation of the residency restriction laws. In order to address these enforcement issues, this bill clarifies that the department of corrections and community supervision is responsible for measuring and enforcing the 1,000 feet residence restriction laws relating to sex offenders, in consultation with other state agencies. This would clarify which criminal justice agency is in charge of measuring and enforcing the residence restriction.

In addition, the bill clarifies the beginning and end points for measuring the 1,000 feet distance between the school grounds and sex offender's residence.

Prior legislative history

None

Fiscal implications for state and local governments

None.

Effective date

This act shall take effect immediately.

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