What's happening
This bill authorizes the sharing of criminal history records and fingerprints between the DMV and Education Department for school employee background checks.
Why it matters
Facilitates more efficient background checks for school employees. by allowing the DMV to directly share criminal history records and fingerprints, which could help speed up the hiring process and reduce redundant fingerprinting.
Improves ongoing safety monitoring. by authorizing the Division of Criminal Justice Services to send updates about subsequent criminal history events (like new arrests or convictions) directly to the Education Department, ensuring schools are notified if an employee is later involved in criminal activity.
Reduces administrative and procedural barriers. for individuals already cleared by DMV standards (such as school bus drivers), potentially making it easier for them to transition to other school roles without unnecessary duplication of background checks.
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Require Education Employee Background Checks
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2 Co-sponsors
History
- Referred to education
- Referred to education
Companion bill
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Check School Employee Backgrounds
In Senate Committee · Education · Sponsor Carl L. Marcellino
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STATE OF NEW YORK
4530
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 2, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. THIELE, BUCHWALD, McDONOUGH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to criminal background checks of certain prospective employees
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 3035 of the education law is amended by adding a new subdivision 3-b to read as follows:
3-b. Upon request from a prospective employee who has been cleared by the commissioner of motor vehicles pursuant to section five hundred nine-cc or section twelve hundred twenty-nine-d of the vehicle and traffic law, the department of motor vehicles shall be authorized to forward a copy of such individual's criminal history record and such individual's fingerprints to the commissioner for purposes of conducting a criminal history record check pursuant to this section. Furthermore, upon notification that such prospective employee has been cleared for employment by the commissioner pursuant to this section, the division of criminal justice services shall have the authority to provide subsequent criminal history notifications directly to the commissioner.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05016-01-7
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