S 338 New York Senate · 2021 Regular Session

Enacts the "second chance act"

Summary
Requires public agencies and private employers to adopt a policy that requires the public agency or private employer to provide a person who has been convicted of a crime an opportunity to submit an explanation of the facts surrounding the offense and conviction and any other information the person deems relevant to the issue prior to making a determination regarding the convicted person's employment or a determination to refuse to issue a license to such person; requires contracts not be terminated, canceled or not renewed due to a conviction without an opportunity to submit an explanation.
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Jan 2021
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Governor
Introduced Jan 6, 2021 Last action Dec 15, 2021
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Jan 6, 2021
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REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
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Roxanne Persaud
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