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Senator · Senate District 5
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History
- Committed to rules
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.1044
- Referred to education
Companion bill
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Relates to fingerprinting and background checks of contracted service providers of student support services
In Assembly Committee · Education · Sponsor Linda Rosenthal
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the education law, in relation to background checks and fingerprinting; and to amend the social services law, in relation to statewide central registry clearances by contracted service providers of student support services
Purpose or general idea of bill
To allow contracted service providers of student support services to oversee the required fingerprinting and background check process of their employees working in public, non-public and private elementary and secondary schools and receive information on the required fingerprinting and background check process of such employees.
Summary of specific provisions
Section one amends subdivision 3 of section 1125 of the education law
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Section two amends subdivision 4 of section 2854 of the education law
Section three will amend subdivision 30 of section 305 of the education law
Section four amends opening paragraph of subdivision 30 of section 305 of the education law
Section five amends subdivision 30 of section 305 of the education law
Section six amends subdivision 31 of section 305 of the education law
Section seven will amend subdivision 1 of section 3035 of the education law
Section eight amends subdivision 3 of section 3035 of the education law
Section nine amends subdivision 3 of section 3035 of the education law
Section ten amends section 1125 of the education law by adding new subdivision 10
Section eleven amends subdivision 3 of section 424-a of the social services law
Section twelve amends subdivision 2 of section 390-a of the social services law
Section thirteen sets forth the effective date
Justification
Currently, New York State school districts, BOCES, charter and independent schools must manage the fingerprint process of all prospective employees, including substitute teachers who may only work temporarily. This process has proved to be quite burdensome for school administrators as third-party providers are unable to assist in the process.
Additionally, employers must perform the fingerprinting process for each employee even if that employee will only work one or two days at a particular school. Upon processing each prospective employee's fingerprints, their Social Security numbers and other personal information must be logged into the system. The current regulations allow for this information to be accessed by numerous school personnel, creating potential for serious privacy issues for school employees. Any subsequent notifications of arrest of current or previous employees may also be missed due to the high volume of staff records that must be maintained solely by school administrators.
This bill allows schools who contract with third-party providers of student support services to rely on those third party providers to submit and review fingerprinting and background check data, receive results of such checks, and receive any subsequent arrest notifications the third party provider's employees working on school sites. These services will be conducted through a web-based portal developed by the State Education Department. This act will alleviate a heavy burden on school administrators and the State Education Department while increasing the safety of employees and students.
Prior legislative history
New bill.
Fiscal implications
Undetermined.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately; provided however that: (a)the amendments to paragraph (a-2) of subdivision 3 of section 2854 of the education law made by section two of this act shall not affect the expiration of such paragraph and shall expire and be deemed repealed therewith, (b) the amendments to paragraph (d) of subdivision 30 of section 305 of the education law made by section five of this act shall not affect the repeal of such paragraph and shall be deemed repealed therewith; and (c) the amendments to subdivision 3 of section 3035 of the education law made by section eight of this act shall be subject to the expiration and reversion of such subdivision, pursuant to section 12 of chapter 142 of the laws of 2001, as amended, when upon such date the provisions of section nine of this act shall take effect.
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