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A3605Assembly2019-2020 Session

Notify Residents of Sex Offenders

Official title

“Relates to providing that managed-care facilities notify their residents and their residents' families that a registered sex offender resides on the premises”

Sponsor Felix OrtizAD-51+2 co-sponsorsAffects Public Safety & Consumer Affairs
Status
In Assembly Committee
Correction
Impact
4/10
Low
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Correction

What's happening

This bill requires managed-care facilities to notify residents and their families if a registered sex offender is living on the premises.

Why it matters

  1. Enhances transparency and safety. By requiring managed-care facilities to notify residents and their families about the presence of a registered sex offender, the bill aims to ensure that vulnerable populations—such as elderly or disabled individuals—are aware of potential risks in their living environment.

  2. Places new legal responsibilities on facilities. Managed-care facilities would now be legally obligated to both receive and relay sensitive information about sex offenders, which could lead to changes in their administrative processes, staff training, and possibly their admission policies.

  3. May affect resident decision-making and facility reputation. Residents and their families could use this information to make informed choices about staying in or moving to a particular facility, potentially impacting occupancy rates and the public image of managed-care providers.

  4. Could have privacy and integration implications. Notifying all residents and families might affect the privacy and rehabilitation prospects of registered sex offenders, raising broader questions about balancing public safety with the rights and reintegration of individuals with criminal records.

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Notify Residents of Sex Offenders

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
Felix Ortiz

Assembly Member · Assembly District 51

History

  1. Referred to correction
  2. Referred to correction

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

3605

2019-2020 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

January 29, 2019

Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ, WRIGHT, LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Correction

AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to the notification of residents of managed-care facilities of the presence of a registered sex offender living at the premises

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. Section 168-c of the correction law is amended by adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:

5. It shall be the duty of the division to notify any managed-care facility that a registered sex offender is living on their premises. It shall be the duty of the managed-care facility to notify its residents and the immediate family of such residents of the presence of such registered sex offender.

§ 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD08237-01-9

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