New York A 4138: Authorizes the justice center to create a central registry for employees

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A04138 Summary:

BILL NOA04138 

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SAME ASSAME AS S02716

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SPONSORBerger

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COSPNSRColton, Conrad, Seawright, Wieder, Griffin, Weprin, Bores, Yeger, Brabenec

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §563, Exec L

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Authorizes the justice center to create a central registry for employees for all current and prospective agencies, sponsoring agencies or other providers of services that are certified, authorized, approved or funded through contract by the office for people with developmental disabilities to streamline criminal background checks.

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BILL NOA04138 

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01/31/2025referred to people with disabilities

01/07/2026referred to people with disabilities

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4138

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 31, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. BERGER -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on People with Disabilities

 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to authorizing the
 justice center for the protection of people with special needs to
 create a central registry for employees

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

 1 Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 563 to
 2 read as follows:
 3 § 563. Central state registry. 1. The justice center for the
 4 protection of people with special needs shall create a central registry
 5 which shall handle all criminal background checks for all current and
 6 prospective agencies, sponsoring agencies or other providers of services
 7 that are certified, authorized, approved or funded through contract by
 8 the office for people with developmental disabilities. Such registry
 9 shall contain a list of all employees who passed a criminal background
 10 check.
 11 2. The justice center shall establish rules and regulations for the
 12 sharing of information via a consent form for employees in current and
 13 prospective agencies, sponsoring agencies or other providers of services
 14 that are certified, authorized, approved or funded through contract by
 15 the office for people with developmental disabilities to allow for such
 16 employees to work concurrently for or transfer between current or
 17 prospective agencies, sponsoring agencies or other providers of services
 18 without the need for duplicative criminal background checks.
 19 3. The central state registry shall be accessible to current and
 20 prospective agencies, sponsoring agencies or other providers of services
 21 that are certified, authorized, approved or funded through contract by
 22 the office for people with developmental disabilities upon receipt of
 23 the consent form specified in subdivision two of this section by a
 24 prospective employee who will work concurrently for or transfer between

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 A LBD00961-01-5

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 1 a current or prospective agency, sponsoring agency or other providers of
 2 services that are certified, authorized, approved or funded through
 3 contract by the office for people with developmental disabilities.
 4 § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 5 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 6 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of
 7 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made and completed
 8 on or before such date.

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