S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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S. 3309 A. 4118
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
January 31, 2013
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IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sens. LAVALLE, LARKIN, MARTINS, MAZIARZ,
YOUNG, ZELDIN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to
be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction
IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. THIELE -- read once and referred
to the Committee on Correction
AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to prohibiting certain
persons convicted under article six-C of the correction law from serv-
ing as a trustee, principal, officer, or member of a board of educa-
tion of any public school in any BOCES, city, union free, common or
central school district or any charter school
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Section 168-w of the correction law, as relettered by chap-
2 ter 604 of the laws of 2005, is relettered section 168-x and a new
3 section 168-w is added to read as follows:
4 S 168-W. PROHIBITION OF SERVING AS A TRUSTEE, PRINCIPAL, OFFICER, OR
5 MEMBER OF A BOARD OF EDUCATION OF ANY PUBLIC SCHOOL IN ANY BOCES, CITY,
6 UNION FREE, COMMON OR CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT OR ANY CHARTER SCHOOL. NO
7 PERSON REQUIRED TO MAINTAIN REGISTRATION UNDER THIS ARTICLE (SEX OFFEN-
8 DER REGISTRATION ACT) SHALL BE A TRUSTEE, PRINCIPAL, OFFICER, OR MEMBER
9 OF A BOARD OF EDUCATION OF ANY PUBLIC SCHOOL IN ANY BOCES, CITY, UNION
10 FREE, COMMON OR CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT OR ANY CHARTER SCHOOL.
11 S 2. Section 168-t of the correction law, as amended by chapter 373 of
12 the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows:
13 S 168-t. Penalty. Any sex offender required to register or to verify
14 pursuant to the provisions of this article who fails to register or
15 verify in the manner and within the time periods provided for in this
16 article shall be guilty of a class E felony upon conviction for the
17 first offense, and upon conviction for a second or subsequent offense
18 shall be guilty of a class D felony. Any sex offender who violates the
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 provisions of section one hundred sixty-eight-v OR ONE HUNDRED
2 SIXTY-EIGHT-W of this article shall be guilty of a class A misdemeanor
3 upon conviction for the first offense, and upon conviction for a second
4 or subsequent offense shall be guilty of a class D felony. Any such
5 failure to register or verify may also be the basis for revocation of
6 parole pursuant to section two hundred fifty-nine-i of the executive law
7 or the basis for revocation of probation pursuant to article four
8 hundred ten of the criminal procedure law.
9 S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.