Assembly Bill A7598

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to notice of indicated reports of child maltreatment and changes of placement in child protective and voluntary foster care placement and review proceedings; repealer

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A7598 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5456
Current Committee:
Senate Children And Families
Law Section:
Family Court Act
Laws Affected:
Amd §§1017, 1055 & 1089, rpld §1055 sub (b) ¶(i) sub¶ (E), Fam Ct Act; amd §358-a, Soc Serv L

2011-A7598 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to notice of indicated reports of child maltreatment and changes of placement in child protective and voluntary foster care placement and review proceedings.

2011-A7598 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7598

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 10, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. PAULIN, JAFFEE, P. RIVERA -- (at request of the
  Office of Court Administration) --  read  once  and  referred  to  the
  Committee on Children and Families

AN  ACT  to  amend  the family court act and the social services law, in
  relation to notice of indicated  reports  of  child  maltreatment  and
  changes  of  placement  in  child protective and voluntary foster care
  placement and review proceedings; and to repeal certain provisions  of
  the family court act, in relation to technical changes thereto

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 1017 of the family court act is amended by adding a
new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
  5. IN ANY CASE IN WHICH AN ORDER HAS  BEEN  ISSUED  PURSUANT  TO  THIS
ARTICLE  REMANDING OR PLACING A CHILD IN THE CUSTODY OF THE LOCAL SOCIAL
SERVICES DISTRICT, THE SOCIAL SERVICES  OFFICIAL  OR  AUTHORIZED  AGENCY
CHARGED WITH CUSTODY OF THE CHILD SHALL REPORT ANY ANTICIPATED CHANGE IN
PLACEMENT  TO  THE  ATTORNEYS  FOR  THE PARTIES AND THE ATTORNEY FOR THE
CHILD NOT LATER THAN TEN DAYS PRIOR TO SUCH CHANGE IN ANY CASE IN  WHICH
THE  CHILD IS MOVED FROM THE FOSTER HOME OR PROGRAM INTO WHICH HE OR SHE
HAS BEEN PLACED OR IN WHICH THE FOSTER PARENTS MOVE OUT  OF  STATE  WITH
THE  CHILD;  PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT WHERE AN IMMEDIATE CHANGE OF PLACE-
MENT ON AN EMERGENCY BASIS IS REQUIRED, THE REPORT SHALL BE  TRANSMITTED
NO  LATER  THAN THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY AFTER SUCH CHANGE IN PLACEMENT HAS
BEEN MADE. EACH REPORT SHALL STATE THE ANTICIPATED DATE OF  THE  CHANGE,
THE  GROUNDS FOR THE OFFICIAL'S OR AGENCY 'S CONCLUSION THAT SUCH CHANGE
IS IN THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE CHILD  AND  CONTACT  INFORMATION  FOR  A
SOCIAL  SERVICES  OR AGENCY OFFICIAL WHO MAY BE CONTACTED FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION. THE SOCIAL SERVICES OFFICIAL  OR  AUTHORIZED  AGENCY  SHALL
ALSO  SUBMIT  A REPORT TO THE ATTORNEYS FOR THE PARTIES AND THE ATTORNEY
FOR THE CHILD OF ANY INDICATED REPORT OF  CHILD  ABUSE  OR  MALTREATMENT
WHERE  THE CHILD OR ANOTHER CHILD IN THE SAME HOME IS THE SUBJECT WITHIN

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11075-01-1
              

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