Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Aug 13, 2015 |
signed chap.142 |
Aug 03, 2015 |
delivered to governor |
Mar 17, 2015 |
returned to senate passed assembly ordered to third reading cal.94 substituted for a731 |
Mar 17, 2015 |
substituted by s1514 |
Mar 12, 2015 |
advanced to third reading cal.94 |
Mar 11, 2015 |
reported |
Mar 03, 2015 |
reported referred to codes |
Jan 07, 2015 |
referred to children and families |
Assembly Bill A731
Signed By Governor2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ROZIC
Archive: Last Bill Status Via S1514 - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2015-A731 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S1514
- Law Section:
- Social Services Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยงยง376 & 377, Soc Serv L
2015-A731 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 731 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 7, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ROZIC -- read once and referred to the Committee on Children and Families AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to foster home decertification, application for recertification, authorization for non-renewal, notice of removal of a child, and other required notices THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 376 of the social services law, as amended by chapter 539 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows: 1. An authorized agency which shall board out any child and/or minor under the age of eighteen years shall issue to the person receiving such child and/or minor for board a certificate to receive, board or keep a child and/or minor under the age of eighteen years. Prior to issuing such certificate, the agency shall require that an applicant set forth: his or her employment history, provide personal and employment refer- ences and sign a sworn statement indicating whether the applicant, to the best of his or her knowledge, has ever been convicted of a crime in this state or any other jurisdiction. [The] IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REGULATIONS OF THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, IN ADDITION TO THE REQUIREMENTS SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY-EIGHT-A OF THIS TITLE AND PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION FOUR HUNDRED TWENTY-FOUR-A OF THIS ARTICLE, THE agency shall REVIEW INFORMATION AVAILABLE IN THE STATEWIDE AUTOMATED CHILD WELFARE INFORMATION SYSTEM TO determine whether the applicant [has ever] PREVIOUSLY held such a certificate, or a license or approval AS A FOSTER PARENT and, if so, whether [the] SUCH certificate, license or approval was revoked, not renewed, or a FOSTER child was removed from [the] HIS OR HER home[, and the reason therefor. In such instances, the agency shall evaluate the circumstances, pursuant to regulations established by the office, to determine] FOR HEALTH OR SAFETY REASONS AND SHALL CONSID- EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07289-02-5
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