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History
- Referred to mental health
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 59–0
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.229
- Referred to mental health and developmental disabilities
- Returned to senate
- Died in assembly
- Referred to mental health
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 62–0
Show 4 earlier actions
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.1314
- Referred to mental health and developmental disabilities
Companion bill
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Requires the sponsoring agency of a proposed community residence to provide the chief executive officer of the municipality with the number of registered sex offenders who will live in such residence
In Assembly Committee · Mental Health · Sponsor Matthew Titone
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S5153
Title of bill
An act to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to requiring the sponsor of a proposed community residence to provide notice to the executive officer of the municipality of the number of registered sex offenders who would be residing in such residence
Purpose
To require community notification when a site has been selected for a community residence housing sex offenders.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 adds the number of residents who are sex offenders that are required to register pursuant to the sex offender registration act to community notification requirements.
Section 2 provides the effective date.
Existing law
Section 41.34 of mental hygiene law requires disclosure to communities of characteristics of community residences (also known as group homes) for the developmentally disabled that could affect the nature and character of communities. For example, the address, type of residence, number of residents and community support requirements of group homes are required to be disclosed.
Justification
Senate passage of several bills to close loopholes in state laws that sex offenders are able to exploit earlier this year proved to be prescient. Shortly thereafter, a proposed group home to house two sex offenders in the town of Danby elicited concern amongst residents who claimed they were not informed that predicate sex offenders would soon be living in their community. This legislation would include an additional important factor of some group homes that has the potential to affect the nature and character of the surrounding community, as intended by current law.
Legislative history
This is a new bill.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
Immediate.
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