| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jan 20, 2010 |
committee discharged and committed to children and families |
| Jan 06, 2010 |
referred to social services, children and families |
| Jan 16, 2009 |
referred to children and families |
| Jan 07, 2009 |
referred to social services, children and families |
Senate Bill S75
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Children And Families Committee
Actions
2009-S75 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6146
- Current Committee:
- Senate Children And Families
- Law Section:
- Family Court Act
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยง1056, Fam Ct Act
2009-S75 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Provides that under a child protective order a judge may order the parent or guardian of such child to participate in family counseling if necessary for the child, provided that such counseling is not contrary to the health, safety or welfare of the child and the person's religious beliefs.
2009-S75 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S75
TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the family court act, in relation to
orders of protection in abuse and neglect cases
PURPOSE : This legislation seeks to grant family court judges the
discretion to require a respondent and his or her parent(s) to
participate in family counseling if such counseling is in the best
interests of the child.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1056 of the Family Court Act is
amended by adding a new Subdivision (g) to enable the court to require
a respondent and his/her parents "to participate in family counseling
or other professional counseling activities conducted by an authorized
person or an authorized agency to which the child has been referred or
placed. provided that such family counseling or other type of
counseling is not contrary to such person's religious beliefs and is
deemed to be in the best interest of the child."
EXISTING LAW : Current law provides that courts may order
respondents to stay away from the home, school, business or place of
employment of the other spouse and to refrain from committing further
acts that endanger the health and/or welfare of the child. The court
may order either parent to provide for expenses incurred for medical
care and treatment arising from the incident or incidents forming the
basis for the issuance of the order. Finally, the court may impose
2009-S75 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
75
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 7, 2009
___________
Introduced by Sen. VOLKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Social Services, Children
and Families
AN ACT to amend the family court act, in relation to orders of
protection in abuse and neglect cases
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Paragraph (h) of subdivision 1 of section 1056 of the fami-
ly court act, as relettered by chapter 253 of the laws of 2006, is
relettered paragraph (i) and a new paragraph (h) is added to read as
follows:
(H) TO PARTICIPATE IN FAMILY COUNSELING OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL COUN-
SELING ACTIVITIES CONDUCTED BY AN AUTHORIZED PERSON OR AN AUTHORIZED
AGENCY TO WHICH THE CHILD HAS BEEN REFERRED OR PLACED, PROVIDED THAT
SUCH FAMILY COUNSELING OR OTHER COUNSELING IS NOT CONTRARY TO THE
HEALTH, SAFETY OR WELFARE OF THE CHILD AND SUCH PERSON'S RELIGIOUS
BELIEFS;
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00142-01-9
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