What's happening
This bill requires sponsors of proposed community residences to notify local officials of how many registered sex offenders would live there.
Why it matters
Increases transparency for local officials and communities. by ensuring they are informed about the presence and number of registered sex offenders in proposed community residences, which can influence community planning, resource allocation, and public safety strategies.
May impact local decision-making and public input. regarding the siting of community residences, as knowledge of sex offender residency could affect public perception, acceptance, or opposition to new facilities in certain neighborhoods.
Promotes accountability for sponsoring agencies. by requiring more detailed disclosures, potentially leading to better oversight and monitoring of high-risk populations within community-based housing programs.
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Disclose Sex Offender Numbers
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History
- Referred to mental health
- Referred to mental health
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STATE OF NEW YORK
7038
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 29, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. TITONE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Mental Health
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
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The opening paragraph of paragraph 1 of subdivision (c) of section 41.34 of the mental hygiene law, as amended by chapter 1024 of the laws of 1981, is amended to read as follows:
When a site has been selected by the sponsoring agency, it shall notify the chief executive officer of the municipality in writing and include in such notice the specific address of the site, the type of community residence, the number of residents, the number of residents who are sex offenders required to register pursuant to article six-C of the correction law and the community support requirements of the program. Such notice shall also contain the most recently published data compiled pursuant to section four hundred [sixty-three] sixty-three-a of the social services law which can reasonably be expected to permit the municipality to evaluate all such facilities affecting the nature and character of the area wherein such proposed facility is to be located. The municipality shall have forty days after the receipt of such notice to:
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD09163-01-7
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