Bill Text: NY S02281 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 2281 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Authorizes the adjutant general to investigate any applicant for a position within the division of military and naval affairs' law enforcement or youth programs; requires each applicant to submit sets of fingerprints for the purpose of conducting a criminal history search with the division of criminal justice services; provides that a record of a felony or misdemeanor conviction may be grounds for disqualification from such position.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-18 - REFERRED TO VETERANS, HOMELAND SECURITY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS [S02281 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S02281-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2281
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   January 18, 2011
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  KRUGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Veterans, Homeland Securi-
         ty and Military Affairs
       AN ACT to amend the military law, in relation to providing legal author-
         ity for obtaining background checks on individuals involved  with  law
         enforcement activities or community programs
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 19 of the military law is amended by adding  a  new
    2  subdivision 5 to read as follows:
    3    5.  THE ADJUTANT GENERAL IS HEREBY AUTHORIZED TO HAVE INVESTIGATED ANY
    4  APPLICANT FOR A POSITION WITHIN  THE  DIVISION  OF  MILITARY  AND  NAVAL
    5  AFFAIRS'  LAW ENFORCEMENT OR YOUTH PROGRAMS. EACH APPLICANT SHALL SUBMIT
    6  SETS OF FINGERPRINTS IN THE FORM AND MANNER PRESCRIBED BY  THE  DIVISION
    7  OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES. THE DIVISION OF MILITARY AND NAVAL AFFAIRS
    8  MAY  FORWARD THE FINGERPRINTS, ACCOMPANIED BY THE APPROPRIATE PROCESSING
    9  FEE, TO THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES  FOR  THE  PURPOSE  OF
   10  CONDUCTING  A  CRIMINAL  HISTORY  SEARCH AND RETURNING A REPORT THEREON.
   11  WHERE ANY SUCH APPLICANTS ARE FOUND TO HAVE A  RECORD  OF  A  FELONY  OR
   12  MISDEMEANOR CONVICTION IN THIS OR ANY OTHER STATE, IT MAY BE GROUNDS FOR
   13  DISQUALIFICATION  FOR  ANY  SUCH  POSITION. ANY APPLICANT WHO REFUSES TO
   14  PERMIT THE DIVISION OF MILITARY AND NAVAL AFFAIRS TO HAVE MATTERS INVES-
   15  TIGATED WHICH ARE NECESSARY FOR THE VERIFICATION OF HIS  OR  HER  QUALI-
   16  FICATIONS  OR OTHERWISE HAMPERS, IMPEDES, OR FAILS TO COOPERATE WITH THE
   17  AGENCY IN SUCH INVESTIGATION MAY BE LIKEWISE DISQUALIFIED.
   18    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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