Senate Bill S5456

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-S5456 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7598
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
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-S5456 (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-S5456 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S5456 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5456

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 24, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by Sen. SAVINO -- (at request of the Office of Court Adminis-
  tration)  --  read  twice  and ordered printed, and when printed to be
  committed 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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