Amends the social services law and executive law to provide free criminal history background checks to mentoring programs operated by not-for-profit.

This bill amends the social services law and executive law to provide free criminal history background checks to mentoring programs operated by not-for-profit corporations. It specifies that these checks will not incur any processing fees. The bill also modifies the executive law to allow the Division of Criminal Justice Services to charge a fee for background checks conducted for employment or licensing purposes, with a maximum fee of $25 and an additional $50 surcharge. The surcharge funds will be deposited into the general fund.

Amends the social services law and executive law to provide free criminal history background checks to mentoring programs operated by not-for-profit.

This bill amends the social services law and executive law to provide free criminal history background checks to mentoring programs operated by not-for-profit corporations. It specifies that these checks will not incur any processing fees. The bill also modifies the executive law to allow the Division of Criminal Justice Services to charge a fee for background checks conducted for employment or licensing purposes, with a maximum fee of $25 and an additional $50 surcharge. The surcharge funds will be deposited into the general fund.