Bill > S05257

This bill requires businesses, organizations, or entities that regularly provide instructional, recreational, or extracurricular services to minors, such as dance studios, sports facilities, and tutoring centers, to conduct mandatory background checks on all individuals who have direct responsibility for the supervision, instruction, care, or safety of minors and have contact with them. These background checks, which are to be conducted at the time of employment or volunteering and at least every three years thereafter, will include searches of state and national sex offender registries. Individuals who refuse a background check, make false statements during one, or are registered or required to be registered on a sex offender registry will be disqualified from working or volunteering at these "youth service providers." Furthermore, individuals registered on a sex offender registry are prohibited from owning or operating such a facility, with ownership defined as having a controlling interest. Violations of these provisions can result in civil penalties of up to $25,000 per violation, and youth service providers or owners who fail to comply or knowingly employ disqualified individuals may face suspension or revocation of their operating licenses or permits. The bill also grants the Attorney General or district attorneys the power to seek injunctions to prevent violations. The Division of Criminal Justice Services will be responsible for creating and enforcing the necessary regulations to implement this act, which will take effect 180 days after becoming law.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S5257