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Assembly Bill A7818

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Directs the office of children and family services to examine the impact of children of mothers with HIV on the social services system

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2009-A7818 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Children And Families
Law Section:
Health
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A3479

2009-A7818 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Directs the office of children and family services to examine the impact of orphaned children of mothers with HIV on the social services system; requires that such department report to the legislature with a comprehensive plan in response to its findings.

2009-A7818 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7818

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 24, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  P. RIVERA,  ESPAILLAT,  J. RIVERA, ALFANO --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  ARROYO,  AUBRY,  BARRA,  CLARK,  COOK,
  DIAZ,  JOHN,  MAGEE, MAYERSOHN, ORTIZ, TOWNS -- read once and referred
  to the Committee on Children and Families

AN ACT to direct the office of children and family services  to  examine
  the impact of children orphaned by HIV mothers

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

  Section 1. The office of children  and  family  services  shall  study
children  orphaned  as  a  result of their mothers contracting the human
immunodeficiency virus. Such study shall include the projected and actu-
al to date impact that such children have  had  and  will  have  on  the
social services system.
  S  2. The office of children and family services shall report by April
1, 2010 to the legislature the impact of children  orphaned  by  mothers
contracting  the human immunodeficiency virus along with recommendations
on the responses necessary  on  issues  impacting  the  social  services
system,  including, but not limited to, the custody, adoption and foster
care of such children. Such report shall also  present  a  comprehensive
plan to be undertaken by the office of children and family services as a
response to the proposed influx of such orphaned children.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10685-01-9

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