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Assembly Bill A11175

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to the provision of information on post-adoption services to adoptive services

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2009-A11175 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Social Services Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §372-b, Soc Serv L; amd §§112 & 115, Dom Rel L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A1167

2009-A11175 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the provision of information on post-adoption services to adoptive services.

2009-A11175 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  11175

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 24, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. CLARK, SCARBOROUGH -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Children and Families

AN ACT to amend the social services law and the domestic relations  law,
  in  relation to the provision of information on post-adoption services
  to adoptive parents

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

  Section  1.  Section  372-b  of  the social services law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
   4. A. EACH LOCAL SOCIAL  SERVICES  DISTRICT  SHALL  CREATE  AND  KEEP
CURRENT  A  RESOURCE GUIDE DESCRIBING AVAILABLE LOCAL, AND TO THE EXTENT
PRACTICABLE, REGIONAL POST-ADOPTION SERVICES, WHETHER PROVIDED  DIRECTLY
BY THE DISTRICT OR BY A NON-GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY, INCLUDING A DESCRIPTION
OF  SERVICES,  LOCATION  AND  CONTACT  INFORMATION  FOR  EACH APPLICABLE
SERVICE PROVIDER, NOTING THAT THE DISTRICT IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR  COSTS
THAT  THEY  WOULD  NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDE. SUCH SERVICES MAY INCLUDE, BUT
SHALL NOT BE LIMITED TO, RESPITE,  COUNSELING,  MENTAL  HEALTH,  SUPPORT
GROUPS  AND  OTHER  SERVICES  THE DISTRICT DEEMS APPROPRIATE IN ORDER TO
FOSTER AND MAINTAIN PERMANENCY. SUCH RESOURCE GUIDE SHALL BE PROVIDED TO
ADOPTIVE PARENTS IN THE APPLICABLE FAMILY COURT DURING, OR PRIOR TO, THE
FINAL ADOPTION PROCEEDING.
  B. THE RESOURCE GUIDE SHALL BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE FAMILY  COURT  BY
MEANS  INCLUDED  BUT  NOT  LIMITED TO E-MAIL, FAX, OR HARD COPY SO AS TO
GUARANTEE THAT THE FAMILY COURT WILL HAVE CONTINUED ACCESS TO SUCH DOCU-
MENT AND THE FINALIZATION OF THE ADOPTION WILL NOT BE IMPEDED.
  S 2. Section 112 of the domestic relations law is amended by adding  a
new subdivision 9 to read as follows:
  9.  THE RULES OF THE COURT SHALL REQUIRE THAT PRIOR TO THE GRANTING OF
THE ORDER OF ADOPTION, THE PRESIDING JUDGE  OR  SURROGATE  SHALL  ENSURE
THAT  THE  ADOPTIVE  PARENT  OR PARENTS HAVE RECEIVED INFORMATION ON THE
AVAILABILITY AND LOCATION OF POST-ADOPTION SERVICES IN  ACCORDANCE  WITH
SECTION THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY-TWO-B OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES LAW.  FAILURE
TO  PROVIDE  THE RESOURCE GUIDE SHALL NOT DELAY THE PROCEEDING OR AFFECT
THE VALIDITY OF THE ADOPTION.

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

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