STATE OF NEW YORK
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4530
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 2, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. THIELE, BUCHWALD, McDONOUGH -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Education
AN ACT to amend the education law, in relation to criminal background
checks of certain prospective employees
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 3035 of the education law is amended by adding a
2 new subdivision 3-b to read as follows:
3 3-b. Upon request from a prospective employee who has been cleared by
4 the commissioner of motor vehicles pursuant to section five hundred
5 nine-cc or section twelve hundred twenty-nine-d of the vehicle and traf-
6 fic law, the department of motor vehicles shall be authorized to forward
7 a copy of such individual's criminal history record and such individ-
8 ual's fingerprints to the commissioner for purposes of conducting a
9 criminal history record check pursuant to this section. Furthermore,
10 upon notification that such prospective employee has been cleared for
11 employment by the commissioner pursuant to this section, the division of
12 criminal justice services shall have the authority to provide subsequent
13 criminal history notifications directly to the commissioner.
14 § 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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