Registered Sexual Offenders

Policy Statement

The “Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act” (Section 106 of Public law 106-38) is a federal law that provides for the tracking of convicted sex offenders enrolled at or employed by institutions of higher education.

Reason for Policy

该法案修订了《Jacob Wetterling侵害儿童罪和性暴力罪犯登记法》，要求已被要求在州进行登记的性犯罪者按照州法律的要求提供其受雇、从事职业或作为学生所在州的每一所高等教育机构的通知。这就要求各州的程序确保这些注册信息及时提供给高等教育机构所在辖区的执法机构，并将其录入适当的州记录或数据系统。

Who Is Governed by this Policy

Faculty, Staff and Students

Policy

The Campus Sex Crimes Prevention Act also amends the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistic Act to require institutions of higher education to issue a statement, in addition to other disclosures required under that Act, advising the campus community where law enforcement agency information provided by a State concerning registered sex offenders may be obtained. Lastly the Act amends the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 to clarify that nothing in the Act may be construed to prohibit an educational institution from disclosing information provided to the institution concerning registered sex offenders; and requires the Secretary of Education to take appropriate steps to notify educational institutions that disclosure of this information is permitted.

The state Division of Criminal Justice Services is partnering with NY-Alert to allow New Yorkers to sign up for alerts when moderate and high risk sex offenders move into or out of a community.

The DCJS system allows New Yorkers to flag communities of interest to their family and then get alerts by phone, email, text message or fax. They can sign up for notices involving three communities at once. The alerts will be carried out by the State Emergency Management Services System.

For more information, contact 1.800.262.3257 or go tocriminaljustice.ny.gov.

To view the New York Public Registry of Sex Offenders, seehttps://www.criminaljustice.ny.gov/SomsSUBDirectory/search_index.jsp

Definitions

This policy does not have definitions associated with it at this time. Upon periodic policy review this area will be evaluated to determine if additional information is needed to supplement the policy.

Forms

This policy does not have forms associated with it at this time. Upon periodic policy review this area will be evaluated to determine if additional information is needed to supplement the policy.

Related Information

Registered Sexual Offenders

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA)

New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services

New York State Sex Offender Management and Registry

Document History

• Last Reviewed Date: July 24, 2019
• Last Revised Date: July 24, 2019
• Policy Origination Date: Unknown

Who Approved This Policy

Gene Palma,Vice President of University Wellness, Safety and Administration