What's happening
This bill creates a temporary ban on placing registered sex offenders in residential facilities for people with developmental disabilities while a safety study is conducted.
Why it matters
Protects Vulnerable Residents. By pausing placements, the bill aims to safeguard individuals with developmental disabilities from potential harm or trauma that might arise from living with registered sex offenders.
Focuses on Evidence-Based Policy. The mandated study will collect data on risks, alternatives, and broader implications, ensuring that future decisions about placements are guided by research rather than assumptions or political pressure.
May Impact Service Availability and Community Integration. The moratorium could temporarily restrict housing options for sex offenders with developmental disabilities, highlighting ongoing challenges in balancing public safety with the rights and needs of all individuals requiring specialized care.
Signals Legislative Responsiveness. The bill responds to community and family concerns regarding safety in residential settings, reflecting broader debates about how best to serve overlapping vulnerable populations within the state’s care systems.
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Pause Sex Offender Placements
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Sponsors
Assembly Member · Assembly District 111
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History
- Referred to mental health
- Referred to mental health
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1422
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 15, 2019
Introduced by M. of A. SANTABARBARA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Mental Health
AN ACT establishing a moratorium on the placement of registered sex offenders by the office for people with developmental disabilities in residential placements for individuals with developmental disabilities
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Moratorium on the placement of registered sex offenders in residential placements for individuals with developmental disabilities. 1. Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, there is hereby established a moratorium on the placement by the office for people with developmental disabilities of registered sex offenders, pursuant to article 6-C of the correction law, in any residential placement for individuals with developmental disabilities. The moratorium shall continue in existence until the office for people with developmental disabilities reports to the governor and the legislature on its findings and recommendations as required by subdivision 2 of this section.
2. The office for people with developmental disabilities, in cooperation with the department of mental hygiene and the department of corrections and community supervision, shall conduct a comprehensive study to determine: (i) the dangers to the physical and mental health of current developmentally disabled residents that may result from the placement of registered sex offenders in such residences; (ii) any other possible implications of placing registered sex offenders in such residences; and (iii) whether there are any other practicable alternatives to such placements.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06532-01-9
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