BILL NUMBER: S7347
SPONSOR: LANZA
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the education law, in relation to pre-employment inves-
tigations for personnel employed in school districts
 
PURPOSE:
This legislation requires the investigation of school district personnel
involved with the care, custody or supervision of a child.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1. The education law is amended by adding a new section 3001-e.
Section 2. Subdivision 20 of section 2590-h of the education law is
amended by chapter 100 of the law of 2003. Section 4. This act shall
take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law;
provided however, that any rules and regulations necessary to implement
the provisions of the act shall be promulgated on or before its effec-
tive date.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
The legislature recognizes the necessity that any person who is employed
or assigned to work as part of the workfare program involving the care
and custody or supervision of a child shall be investigated as to his or
her qualifications, use of a controlled substance and be free of commu-
nicable diseases. Since the federal government passed legislation
concerning workfare for welfare recipients, there has been concern by
parents of children that there be some standards established concerning
workfare persons assigned to work involving the care, custody or super-
vision of children in various programs. These areas of concern are in
the areas of competence, health, safety, and security for the children.
The provisions of the bill are meant to ease the parental concerns.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2024: S.3081- Referred to Education
2023: S.3081- Referred to Education
2022: S.4566- Referred to Education
2021: S.4566- Referred to Education
2020: S.1123- Referred to Education
2019: S.1123- Referred to Education
2018: S.6148- Referred to Education
2017: S.6148- Referred to Education
2016: S.4575- Referred to Education
2015: S.4575- Referred to Education
2014: S.2302- Referred to Education/A.4953- Referred to Education
2013: S.2302- Referred to Education/A.4953- Referred to Education
2012: S.3545- Referred to Education/A.7352- Referred to Education
2011: S.3545- Referred to Education/A.7352- Referred to Education
2010: S.516- Referred to Education/A.2542- Referred to Education
2009: S.516- Referred to Education/A.2542- Referred to Education
2008: S.5548 - Referred to Education/A.10871 - Referred to Education
2007: S.5548 - Referred to Education
2006: S.4007 - Referred to Education
2005: S.1462 - Referred to Education
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have
become a law; provided however, that any rules and regulations necessary
to implement the provisions of the act shall be promulgated on or before
its effective date.

Statutes affected:
S7347: 2590-h education law, 2590-h(20) education law