STATE OF NEW YORK
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3653
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 27, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. MORELLE, LUPARDO, MAGNARELLI, CLARK, COLTON,
ARROYO, BROOK-KRASNY, BRINDISI, McDONALD, FAHY, ZEBROWSKI, MOSLEY,
SKOUFIS, JAFFEE, SIMANOWITZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK,
MAGEE, SCHIMMINGER, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Mental Health
AN ACT to amend the mental hygiene law, in relation to notice of trans-
fer of sex offender to community program or residence
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 13.09 of the mental hygiene law is amended by
2 adding a new subdivision (h) to read as follows:
3 (h) The commissioner shall notify the chief executive officer of any
4 municipality where a sex offender, as defined pursuant to subdivision
5 one of section one hundred sixty-eight-a of the correction law, is
6 transferred to a community program or residence within his or her muni-
7 cipality. The commissioner shall also notify the superintendent of
8 schools in which such facility is located. Notice shall be given no
9 later than ten calendar days prior to such transfer.
10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01359-01-5
